i was a jehovah's witnesses for 15 years (1983-1998) in pietermaritzburg and durban, south africa.
i was baptised in 1985; appointed a ministerial servant in 1987 (aged 21); refused military service on religious grounds in 1989 (served a three year community service sentence) and was appointed an elder in 1993 (aged 26).
i wrote to the governing body in brooklyn four times between 1992-97, respectfully questioning the nonsense they were publishing about science and evolution (you can see all my correspondence and their hilarious replies here: http://bit.ly/jw-md-letters ).
Welcome Mario,
I love to read correspondence with the GB and it's minions like yours. The logical way that you build your arguments is devastating. The lame attempts at answering your points are not worthy of the time reading them.
How do they continue to defend the indefensible? There is no answer to most of your research and clear view of the flood myth and the creation story.
Good stuff!
hi friends ,.
is it just me or do others on this forum like to know where posters are from ?
what country state or region you are from ?
Yorkshire, god's own county, don't need a country.
watchtower president dies of covid-19.
https://nycinews.com/jehovahs-witnesses-president/?fbclid=iwar3n7jwlxwtmvhkjswhhdxekgxcvogw0jxp-rkyhfb_mg1trztlsb3uhkiw .
petra!.
Petra, you have nothing to apologise for. This board is indebted to you for your huge contribution. It was a juicy morsel whilst it lasted.
watchtower president dies of covid-19.
https://nycinews.com/jehovahs-witnesses-president/?fbclid=iwar3n7jwlxwtmvhkjswhhdxekgxcvogw0jxp-rkyhfb_mg1trztlsb3uhkiw .
petra!.
No confirmation, hold the press.
when to begin the countdown of the 2300 days?
to get an idea, it could be helpful to discern when those days end relative to time times and half a time.. i see a possibility that the 2300 days end the same day as the 1260 days.
that is because the woman in revelation 12 will be fed 1260 days.
Gawd! I just don't care.
this night i could not sleep and my thoughts went on and on.
the result:.
i observe that many jw family members follow the instructions of the elders at zoom meetings like they come directly from god.
religion of Zoom and Doom!
Fabulous, that may go further.
very sad news .i am zing's partner.
first time on any kind of blog so please forgive any mistakes.
we have lost zing to the coronavirus this saturday gone, in the early hours.
I am very sorry to hear of this loss. Zing was a man of humour and intelligence. The virus is an indiscriminate monster.
Whether you close Zing's account or not. I suggest you stay around on this site, it is full of people who care. You will need that in the days to come.
Stay well we are thinking of you.
the watchtower witch-hunters are still sending out subpoena's and closing down websites.
it is safer for simon, this board, and us if we send out internal confidential documents privately.. from time to time i will let you know something has arrived that you might want.
just send us a "pm" and we will give you the download links.. you do not need to include any personal information.
Thanks Petra, wise and thoughtful.
humans are basically social animals.
see most any isolated mammal, whether in a zoo or even an outcast of its pride and you'll see one mentally disturbed creature.
maybe, after this pandemic has faded and humans are able to interact once more, some jw's might think twice before being so quick to shun.
Having experienced both, indeed disfellowshipping multiple times, I would say that isolation is nothing like as harrowing. You at least are able to communicate to your loved ones and although self-isolation is horrible you know it is a positive thing, has a limited span and is not a punishment.
what happened to all those new printing presses?
the wt said they were going to double the amount of mag's every month.
i wonder what ever happened.
Here is a press release from 2003 from the supplier MAN Roland who had an order for 7 of these humongous presses. Where are they now?
http://whattheythink.com/news/17031-watchtower-society-orders-seven-lithoman-presslines-man/
And then a printing industry article mentioning the worldwide purchase of 7 more of these machines and the fact that the London based one was put up for sale. Oh dear!
https://printbusiness.co.uk/news/Jehovahs-Witnesses-close-north-London-web-offset-operation/110571/
