i've seen references to baptism annulment on a few websites, does anyone know if there has ever been a successful annulment of a baptism?.
eg.
a minor claims they didn't understand a key wtbts teaching prior to baptism, is there any realistic chance of annulment?
I was baptized at age 10. I'm sure mine would never be over turned however because I pioneered a while as an adult.
It's really similar to an adult being baptized who doesn't know the org's true history but may learn TTATT later in life. Which is basically everyone.
when i was working in a shipping company, captain invited me to his house for his wedding anniversary.
there i was attracted to his father (aged around 80) who seemed to be very healthy.
with me he became very comfortable, and talkative.
Reminds me of this guy:
i think the numbers shown in the yearbook and with other occasions that are used by the gibberish buddies to boast about the blessings from jehovah are super fake and inflated, much of it even without their knowledge.
i think they like to take advantage of all sorts of technicalities and loopholes to report numbers as great as possible, but it's not like jws are super reliable sources of reporting.for example i have not been in field circus for something like two years.
i never talked about "the truth" with any non-jw, yet i've never been considered inactive.
Wow! I've narrowly fudged some hour numbers before but not literature. I guess I figured the literature "servants" would realize if someone lied. Then again I doubt they inventory placements the way restaurants do liquor and pharmacies narcotics. I completely agree though that the "growth" in yearbooks seems very inaccurate, not accounting for the inactive, faders, etc.
Being new on here, I'm intrigued by your blood experience in the OP, cookie. So I went back and read your previous threads. How horrifying. This is something I worry about for my own parents. I am wondering how the elders knew she received blood. Medical information is to be kept private and confidential in the U.S. at least. How intrusive...
this is a very tragic situation and i feel bad for her friends and family.
i didn't realize it until this morning i was listening to sway in the morning on sirius shade45.
and they were discussing it.
Apparently she was studying but her "progress" was paused...
http://www.people.com/people/mobile/article/0,,20956658,00.html
my mom especially had some go-to phrases that to this day echo in my head and piss me off.
things like, .
"don't get mad at me for enforcing the rules, because jehovah made them, so if you don't like it, you're disrespecting him.
my mom especially had some go-to phrases that to this day echo in my head and piss me off.
things like, .
"don't get mad at me for enforcing the rules, because jehovah made them, so if you don't like it, you're disrespecting him.
my mom especially had some go-to phrases that to this day echo in my head and piss me off.
things like, .
"don't get mad at me for enforcing the rules, because jehovah made them, so if you don't like it, you're disrespecting him.
Haha yes, talesin, all those hit close to home.
Wow Pete those are pretty nutso.
my mom especially had some go-to phrases that to this day echo in my head and piss me off.
things like, .
"don't get mad at me for enforcing the rules, because jehovah made them, so if you don't like it, you're disrespecting him.
my mom especially had some go-to phrases that to this day echo in my head and piss me off.
things like, .
"don't get mad at me for enforcing the rules, because jehovah made them, so if you don't like it, you're disrespecting him.
My mom especially had some go-to phrases that to this day echo in my head and piss me off. Things like,
"Don't get mad at me for enforcing the rules, because Jehovah made them, so if you don't like it, you're disrespecting Him."
"Boys on the loose causing their mother shame...." (said in reference to unruly aka normal-acting kids at the meeting).
"I really feel bad for those kids because they're going to suffer at Armageddon for their parents' choices."
At preschool age: "You're making Jehovah sad," "Jehovah doesn't like that," and "That's pagan." (Really.)
....No wonder I felt so messed up. Does anyone else have some old goodies to add to the list?
i find the timing of the new mid week meeting rather strange.
we all know jw's love their carrot on the stick, they salivate over speculating what the new releases will be at the convention.
with all these problems going on, layoffs, child abuse, money issues, building halts etc... what better way to have your average jw ignore it than to completely change up the meeting.
