i thought paradise was supposed to be a delight?
not according to the august study wt, on page 20 paragraphs 4-12 it outlines how much paradise will be exactly like being in the org today.
still following rules, waiting on jehovah and obeying those taking the lead.
"Brothers and Sisters, we have been enjoying Paradise for years. Not a literal but a figurative one. Now STFU and get your ATM cards, cash, checks or you can simply donate all your belongings to WTBS."
They already say this - it's a SPIRITUAL Paradise, remember?
few realize just how wicked some of the most revered people in history were.
helen keeler (1880 to 1968) was a wolf in sheep's clothing, no hero.
keller was a communist.
Careful, your ignorance and paranoia are showing:
1) American Sign Language, used in the US, Canada and Mexico, is a real an actual language.
http://www.lifeprint.com/asl101/pages-layout/history3.htm
2) Helen Keller did not invent or create "the hand sign system for the deaf,".
3) "The ILY (I Love You) Sign is similar, but unrelated to the Diablo sign" that you discuss. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ILY_sign
4) A lot of people were Communist during this time period and read many of the same authors. It is a reflection of the times, not necessarily a reflection of the value of a person. It is entirely unfair to judge historical figures in hindsight.
5) You should really post your own thoughts and be careful to avoid plagerism. Not good form.
http://www.whale.to/b/hand.html
BAFH
to all congregations in the united states branch territory .
re: jw congregation support .
dear brothers: .
within the first few minutes, mr. stewart asked geoffrey jackson if the members of the governing body consider themselves to be god's spokesperson on earth.. his response: "that would be presumptuous of us" (implying that they don't consider themselves to be god's sole channel of communication).. to me, that was the worst lie of about 26 lies he's told during this hearing.
however, mr. stewart missed an opportunity to call out mr. jackson on this bold-faced lie.
he should have asked him to explain why the watchtower magazine teaches otherwise.
sorry as this topic may have been covered many times but any thoughts or links to other topics on how the pro-jw websites are commenting on this.. rub a dub.
in the posts about the australian royal commission there have been several references to discussions on jw-archive.
i'd not heard of that site, so checked it out.
it seems to be used by many active jws - its tumblr style archive is full of pictures of jws doing their thing.
what can i add?
this says it all.. elder on stand is mute till prompted.. .
i guess i could encourage you to watch to the end and a guest commentary, lol..
Wow! Just, Wow! The future of WT in Australia looks bleak.
And may it spread around the world...
http://www.childabuseroyalcommission.gov.au/downloadfile.ashx?guid=7ba22716-556c-43c2-9fc6-76697afad440&type=exhibit&filename=wat.0001.004.0076&fileextension=pdf
at the bottom of the page, it has the internal document code and the date:
S-66-E 5/13
I would read this as having been prepared and possibly delivered May 2013.
This is current. May they get what they deserve.
well another big bad elder here just wanting to say sorry.. i'm sorry that so many were treated like crap, and shown that god's love is not to be found around jehovah's witnesses.
i'm sorry that inadvertently i've likely taught many to judge and as such see that racism permeates every corner of the jw world, else why else would someone be of the world, or even inactive.
i'm sorry i sat in on a jc, and voted to df.
Can you say more about this:
What did the letter say about how to do it?
this lengthy article was in yesterday's 'guardian', a national uk newspaper.
(comments following thearticle are interesting!):.
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jul/14/jehovahs-witnesses-evangelism-church-god-armageddon.
Stupidest thing I've ever seen a JW say:
“We’re very ahead with technology,” says O’Malley, pulling up today’s set scripture on his smartphone. Later, he says: “We’re like Google – we’ve mapped the world.”
