a bit late in coming, but i have a new article on the cry of peace and security at https://www.jwfacts.com/watchtower/peace-and-security.php.
this was prompted by trump using the term peace and security a few times in 2017 and 2018, and the excitement this generated amongst jehovah's witnesses.
i would love to see other quotes you like on this topic, or texts and experiences..
I sometimes wonder if the anxious eagerness certain JWs display over the impending End is due to an unconscious desire to actually be free of the WTS...
...as though they think that once Armageddon is finished, their servitude to the Org will be over.
this article seems to confirm what we already knew:.
https://thewest.com.au/news/australia/jehovahs-witnesses-accused-of-selling-off-assets-and-moving-cash-to-avoid-sex-abuse-compensation-ng-08ffe6d55e293182580d9e34b4400088?transactionid=72145.
Holey_Cheeses - "Local kingdom hall on the North coast of NSW up for sale - 2.5 million dollars... watchtower will pocket the funds to quite likely fund court cases..."
Sooner or later, the family silver runs out, though.
this article seems to confirm what we already knew:.
https://thewest.com.au/news/australia/jehovahs-witnesses-accused-of-selling-off-assets-and-moving-cash-to-avoid-sex-abuse-compensation-ng-08ffe6d55e293182580d9e34b4400088?transactionid=72145.
Well done, Ms. O'Brien...
... jeezus, it's like the Org isn't even trying to hide their shadiness, anymore.
Bets on how soon they lose their tax exemption Down Under? 
i don't remember disfellowshippings happening very often and announcements about being re instated but i think i remember that we used to clap hands if someone came back after being disfellowshipped.
but then i think clapping wasn't allowed.
am i correct in my recollections?.
Incognito - "WT disregards various Bible examples of kindness, tolerance, and loving behavior..."
It sure seems to find examples of ruthlessness, condemnation, and legalism useful, though.
the point of the letter was how many are feeling disappointed these days.. no circuit assembly, convention, how we can't fellowship at the k.h.
disappointed we might have had a love one die, etc etc.
he then goes on to write about how disappointed jehovah must have felt when his first human creation rebelled.
slimboyfat - "They can switch all the assets and income from congregations to central branch all they like, but if the flow of money stops then it simply stops, no matter what clever structure they have in place. People will look after themselves first, and when the headquarters doesn’t have the income they once relied upon, then difficult choices will need to be made."
Anything that makes it easier for fakers, faders, and fence-sitters to GTFO, amiright?
the point of the letter was how many are feeling disappointed these days.. no circuit assembly, convention, how we can't fellowship at the k.h.
disappointed we might have had a love one die, etc etc.
he then goes on to write about how disappointed jehovah must have felt when his first human creation rebelled.
Hoser - "He told me some are opening saying they are never going back because they prefer the zoom meetings. These seem to be older ones as they are simply afraid of catching covid."
Like I've said, the Corona crisis seems almost tailor-made to facilitate transitioning to an e-religion.
Hoser - "...in these crazy times paranoid is the new normal..."
i’m not sure if this is in the right topic area or not, but sometimes i wonder:.
if it were not for “religion”, what would the current gb do for a living??.
my speculations:.
nowwhat? - "Vidiot, that was a hall of fame post!"
Thanks, but I can't claim credit for it...
...I don't know who originally made it (I think it might be someone here at JWD, actually), but that pic's been floating around the net for a few years now.
I did tweak it slightly by putting moving Beaker/Lett to the end, like a punchline.
this is a topic that i find really interesting- how the bible, in particular, the new testament was compiled and how the jw organisation strives to negate, scoff at and diminish the influence of the catholic church in its development.. here is the official stance of the org: .
https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/library/r1/lp-e/all-publications/watchtower/the-watchtower-1963/april-15.
'the roman catholic church claims responsibility for the decision as to which books should be included in the canon, and reference is made to the councils of hippo (a.d. 393) and carthage (a.d. 397), where catalogues of books were formulated.
Bible canon conundrums...
..."canondrums"?
i’m not sure if this is in the right topic area or not, but sometimes i wonder:.
if it were not for “religion”, what would the current gb do for a living??.
my speculations:.
You're all wrong.
In fact, they already have a gig lined up:
puritans!.
we need them to help us become more righteous.we need to feel the sting of their whiplash and suffer the tongues of flame, branding irons, and denouncement.why?gosh - we aren't as pure as they are, that's why!.
8th century christian orthodox iconoclasts smashed statues used by catholic christian worshipers - to save them from idolatry.let us us cheer that intervention!
IMO, the ones who cry "persection!" the loudest are the ones most likely to persecute others.
Of course (as I've said many times)...
...going around jabbing people in the eye with a stick and then whining when you get a beatdown for it doesn't actually make you a martyr.
It just makes you an asshole.
