on february 22, 2023, anthony morris iii was officially removed from the governing body of jehovah's witnesses.
a few months later it was revealed that the watchtower bought him a house in lumberton, north carolina.. however, and correct me if i am wrong, since leaving the gb nobody has reported seeing tony attending jw meetings or participating in field service.
in fact nobody has reported seeing him anywhere, not even at a local liquor store.
“…the way I’d heard it, Ol’ Freddy spent his twilight years aimlessly shuffling around Bethel dressed in Herb Tarleck’s hand-me-downs, and muttering to his shoes.”
And these days, I’m imagining his ghost shambling around Bethel, whispering “what the fuck? what the fuck???”
😏
my wife of many years is more-or-less pomo, but she still (nominally) believes in jehovah and the bible.. she raised her eyebrows when she realized the full scope of the csa problem… rolled her eyes when letto the clown called babies “little enemies of god”… but today, we apparently crossed a real threshold….
…her response to the governing body being referred to as “our future kings” was….
…“what????!!!!!”.
A while back, I’d read that some of the weirder JW urban legends were actually made up on purpose by a handful of Bethelites and sent out into the wild just to see how far they’d go…
…which honestly makes me wonder sometimes if there are PIMOs in the Writing Dept. who deliberately slip increasingly extreme rhetoric into the JWTV scripts as a subtle form of sabotage.
‘Cause let’s be honest…
…the more ridonkulous and over-the-top they sound, the more PIMQs are gonna Q.
my wife of many years is more-or-less pomo, but she still (nominally) believes in jehovah and the bible.. she raised her eyebrows when she realized the full scope of the csa problem… rolled her eyes when letto the clown called babies “little enemies of god”… but today, we apparently crossed a real threshold….
…her response to the governing body being referred to as “our future kings” was….
…“what????!!!!!”.
May as well be basing it on a fortune cookie, for all the good it’ll do ‘em.
i apologize if this post ends up in the wrong place.
i have been a lurker here for several years.
i thoroughly enjoy this site, have for years, and read something or another on this site many times a week.
jehovaxx - “…Unless you are absolutely sure about your interpretation of the Bible, and if anybody says that then almost certainly they are not correct…”
I like that.
The more certain you are of something, the likelier you are to be wrong about it.
i have several jw family members.
i have been shunned many years now.
i was not baptized, but i was indoctrinated as a child.
TonusOH - “…If anything, the JW version is a poorly-worded explanation that was probably borne out of their need to be contrary about even minor details. The Rutherford Effect, if you will.”
😎👍
i have several jw family members.
i have been shunned many years now.
i was not baptized, but i was indoctrinated as a child.
“He that exalts himself will be humbled.”
What if someone humbles himself in the hopes of being exalted?
Or better yet, doesn’t want to be exalted, but has it imposed upon him anyway?
Or doesn’t believe he’s humble even if he is?
Or mistakenly exalts himself whilst being secretly humble?
Or simply exalts himself humbly?
Or humbles himself exaltedly?
😵💫
i have several jw family members.
i have been shunned many years now.
i was not baptized, but i was indoctrinated as a child.
ThomasMore - “…they still find ways to over-complicate each of these teachings…”
Yup.
I blame most of their current problems on Ted Jaracz’s legacy…
…but that one’s all on Fred Franz.
'many survivors of clergy sexual abuse have never received an apology or any acknowledgement of the harm they suffered.
but at the may 3, 2024, meeting of the general conference of the worldwide united methodist church in charlotte, north carolina, the following resolution of apology to all survivors and their families was approved.. .
“the united methodist church apologizes for the times we allowed our desire to protect the church to outweigh our desire to care for victims and survivors of sexual misconduct.
There’ve been rumblings that WT higher-ups half-expect CSA to actually sink the Org sooner rather than later, likely as a result of the Pedo database (and more importantly, the accused GB member names listed in it) being publicly exposed.
IF that’s actually the case…
…a vocal and steadfast refusal to apologize (for anything, really)* would absolutely factor into it.
*…particularly in the face of other, far more prominent religions actually doing so…
we've got some really knowledgeable members on here so i have a question for them and everybody.
what was the earliest adjective used to describe the snake of genesis 3:1?
currently one can read words in english translations like 'cunning' and 'crafty'....but in other languages you see words like 'wise' and astute...which convey a completely different idea.. i'm wondering what may have been the earliest and most accurate adjective known or used.
Eve and the Serpent:
we've got some really knowledgeable members on here so i have a question for them and everybody.
what was the earliest adjective used to describe the snake of genesis 3:1?
currently one can read words in english translations like 'cunning' and 'crafty'....but in other languages you see words like 'wise' and astute...which convey a completely different idea.. i'm wondering what may have been the earliest and most accurate adjective known or used.
“…It was during this period that Christianity developed the idea that Jesus was likely divine, and thus an ‘archenemy’ in the Devil made more and more sense…”
Every hero needs a nemesis.
Holmes and Moriarty.
Optimus and Megatron.
The Powerpuff Girls and Mojo Jojo.
