had a sit down chat with an elder who is aware of my doubts.
we were on the subject of new light, i was saying that if the org changes a teaching then the old teaching was wrong and cannot qualify as truth at the time it was taught, so where did the falsehood come from?.
his response was the gb is imperfect!!
Bad analogy.
Guided by Holy Spirit Jesus selected Judas, then Judas chose to become bad. Jesus had no control over what Judas chose to do after having been selected.
Guided by Holy Spirit, GB teaches thus-and-so...but then, does the teaching choose to become wrong? Or was it wrong all along?
no silly meetings.
no wasting time knocking on doors, bothering people.....life is good..
I still get up early on weekends because I have to let my dogs out. But afterward I can go back to bed, or I can enjoy a leisurely big breakfast (and then go back to bed if I wish) or throw in a load of laundry and do some chores so that the rest of the day is free. Every other week I go out to breakfast and have a big feast - Belgian waffles, omelets, a stack of pancakes or whatever...it is so nice to just take my time and not be on a schedule.
I live pretty close to the assembly hall. Often on the weekends I pass by it and see the parking lot full. All those people are sitting there - in their suits and dresses - wasting the whole day while I'm either doing something fun or getting errands done so I can have fun later on.
Other religions have weekend activities, but they do not take up the whole day. Those churches realize their members have other - important - things to take care of on their days off from work.
The Bible says, "Keep first the kingdom." It does not say, "Seek only the kingdom," and do nothing else.
so i found out last week that a coworker of mine has been studying with jehovah's witnesses.
i think she said she had been studying for a long time and has been to plenty of meetings.
her grandmother is a jw apparently.
As skeeter said, be careful and tactful. Otherwise she could do what witnesses usually do - complain to the boss about "persecution".
You're definitely more relaxed and you look more approachable than previously.
my story in brief..... after being a born-in, getting baptized at 15, and seeking to excel based on the approval of elders and my parents, i hit a bump in the road.
i moved to a new congregation, and was a little more than disheartened by the lack of love.
with all my responsibilities removed from the recent move and being told that i no longer qualified for responsibilities due to my declining activity, i sat down to do some long overdue research to appreciate our spiritual heritage.
Good for you! You did a good thing by telling him you'll be there for him. Your behavior gave a good "witness" to him about how unloving the organization is. You showed interest in him as a person. "Actions speak louder than words."
not sure if this has been posted but the jwsurvey site received the videos in english from someone.. this crap is pathetic to watch.
how to counsel someone who is suicidal... really.
http://jwsurvey.org/cedars-blog/doubts-over-organizational-solidarity-as-disturbing-video-on-handling-suicide-is-leaked.
JW GoneBad, you're absolutely right!
not sure if this has been posted but the jwsurvey site received the videos in english from someone.. this crap is pathetic to watch.
how to counsel someone who is suicidal... really.
http://jwsurvey.org/cedars-blog/doubts-over-organizational-solidarity-as-disturbing-video-on-handling-suicide-is-leaked.
The fornication one would make a good commercial for "Sparlock brand condoms" and what happens when you don't use them. Sparlock uses them. So ask yourself, what would Sparlock do?
not sure if this has been posted but the jwsurvey site received the videos in english from someone.. this crap is pathetic to watch.
how to counsel someone who is suicidal... really.
http://jwsurvey.org/cedars-blog/doubts-over-organizational-solidarity-as-disturbing-video-on-handling-suicide-is-leaked.
So if they wwere in a skyscraper, and the sister climbed out the window and was on a ledge ready to jump, they would tell her not to jump, they'd read some scriptures to her...and then they'd leave her on the ledge and they'd go on their way, inside the building.
not sure if this has been posted but the jwsurvey site received the videos in english from someone.. this crap is pathetic to watch.
how to counsel someone who is suicidal... really.
http://jwsurvey.org/cedars-blog/doubts-over-organizational-solidarity-as-disturbing-video-on-handling-suicide-is-leaked.
In the suicidal video, notice that they are not at all interested in her as an individual or her problems. Their only concern - their only purpose in meeting with her - is to get her to "stick with the program".
But, our dear sister, think about poor Brother Smith who has to compile the field service reports. If you kill yourself, he won't be able to get your hours from you and submit the report to the society by the 5th of the month. That would not be very loving on your part, now would it?
last week's service meeting had brought out the experience in the 2013 yb about sharing their lunch with someone in the audience, who didn'y have anything.
although i beleive this to be a good idea, but, i couldn't help but think how things had changed.
the society wasn't playing by that same principle of hospitality, when they had the food arrangement at the assemblies.
Well then why didn't the 5 wise virgins share their oil with the 5 foolish virgins? And doesn't the Bible say, "Each one must carry his own load"?
Seriously, though, if someone was too poor to bring their own meal, they are probably too poor to travel to the convention site anyway. (Except for local homeless people who might wander in looking for a free meal.) Usually those with special needs - elderly, single moms, etc - are either brought there by someone else (who can feed them) or receive financial help through their congregation so that they can attend. For example, a single mom "in good standing", the congregation might pay for her gas money, motel room and meals.
Myself, if I was too poor to afford to bring my own lunch (let's say if I had lost my job or something) I would not merely show up and hope to receive a handout. I'd make arrangements beforehand...ask for help from a friend or from the congregation.
Another thought. Why should the publsihers bring extra food to feed other attendees? Let the society set up an arrangement for them. They can add it to the cost of having the convention there, and recoup it from the contributions.
