anon in japan says:.
i served in the third circuit of shikoku japan.
a few years ago, a well-known theocratic family disassociated.
Good news Wifi!
The population of Japan are having fewer offspring than in other parts of the JW world. This means that any increase has to come more from outsiders instead of born-ins. The Japanese being sophisticated people, have access to free internet information which kills the cult mentality.
It's worth continuing to observe the stagnation of JWism in Japan as it should set a pattern for other developed lands.
watch tower touts russell's prophesying of 1914 (albeit a tad off as to the true fulfillment).. watch tower refers often to "the world" magazine of august 30, 1914.. quotations from this magazine are: "look out for 1914" and "the terrific war outbreak in europe has fulfilled an extraordinary prophecy".
(box on page 60 in the proclaimers book: “look out for 1914!” when world war i broke out in 1914, “the world,” then a leading newspaper in new york city, stated in its magazine section: “the terrific war outbreak in europe has fulfilled an extraordinary prophecy.
‘look out for 1914!’ has been the cry of the hundreds of travelling evangelists, who, representing this strange creed [associated with russell], have gone up and down the country enunciating the doctrine that ‘the kingdom of god is at hand.’”—“the world magazine,” august 30, 1914.).
Thanks Berrygerry for the info.The Watchtower is exposed for publicly giving itself a slap on the back since no one else would want to. It always was a devious and dishonest cult.
ok the first thing that come to mind, how in the hell a frog make in through all the food handlers into a salad..but when you think about it i became a jw thinking a nice spiritual meal and i ended up with crap and no one warned me, there is something ugly in your organization.......the restaurant bj's w. covina ca.
one of my favorite restaurant....ktla.com/woman-finds-frog-in-salad-at-bjs-restaurant-in west-covina.
I have just come across a recipe for "frog water" as a substitute for tea for the poor villagers who couldn't afford the real stuff. It comes from a book about rural life in Victorian times in the region I now live:
First place a frog in the teapot and pour boiling water on it. After letting it stand for a few minutes-- or boiling it--the liquor will be fit for use.
The 'frog' however was made from a chunk of bread crust baked to the point of being nearly burnt in the oven!
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tell me me more about your just & loving god..
Btw, according to Michelangelo's painting (on Millie's post) what on earth was Eve up to just before she was so rudely interrupted by a talking serpent?
there is no holy spirit.
i lead a double life.
i post on apostate web sites, swear like a sailor, covertly subvert the watchtower religion and do many other things i'd rather not mention.
What sometimes concerns me is that some ex JWs still imagine holy spirit exists. Of course at the point of departure from the org we still are bound to carry some of the old baggage with us but "holy spirit" takes the biscuit as a ludicrous childish joke.
Just how far removed from concrete reality is the whole religion business? There is no tangible evidence for spirits in the first place let alone the magic spirit of a spirit.
To believe in fairy dust you have to believe in fairies.
did any of you attend the old school week long conventions?
i have heard stories and it seems like these were mostly in the 70's and 80's before my time.
i couldn't imagine.
Yes Alan, the assembly days were reduced in number but they were still all about the opposite sex...........
saw this on the exjw reddit forum - very thought provoking.. "when your own thoughts are forbidden, when your questions are not allowed and our doubts are punished, when contacts with friendships outside of the organisation are censored, we are being abused, for the ends never justify the means.. when our heart aches knowing we have made friendships and secret attachments that will be forever forbidden if we leave, we are in danger.. when we consider staying in a group because we cannot bear the loss, disappointment and sorrow our leaving will cause for ourselves and those we have come to love, we are in a cult .... when family and friends are used as a weapon in order to force us to stay in an organisation, something has gone terribly wrong".. deborah layton.
seductive poison: a jonestown survivor's story of life and death in the people's temple.. .
Deborah Layton summed up the reality of being in a cult.
The terrifying thing is that when a cult is in decline or its leaders are, their only defence is to take the most extreme measures to maintain control or avoid exposure and the humiliation which goes with it. The Jonestown suicide massacre is testament to this and the deaths caused by Koresh at Waco happened when the authorities challenged the legitimacy of the Davidians cult.
What sort of organisation is it which instills into the imagination of its members the notion of retreating to a hidden bunker?
What organisation is educating its members to put the value of their lives as of secondary importance to an imagined utopian future?
Which organisation is it which has warned its followers to obey its leadership "whether the instructions seem reasonable or not"?
Please don't say that Jehovah's Witnesses are not a cult.
hi everyone, this is my first post .. it takes a little bit of courage to do it, i have to admit and even thought i have been lurking for some time as time goes by it gets more and more difficult to keep attending meetings and just been around the friends in the congregation.
ever since i learned about the arc something inside of me just broke and it feels pretty hollow, now i pay attention to every single form of manipulation in every direction, what difference it makes with the catholic church or with any other religions ?
i wonder why the publishers are under obligation to report about their lives and decisions to the elders but they don´t keep informed the congregation about what´s going on legally other than russia.
Hi Red tomato and welcome to the site. You ask, any suggestions?
I would say the first thing is to realize that the JW org is a sham religion and that you have no need to respond to their demands. Ok, they make it very difficult for leavers to negotiate family loyalties because they are a mind controlling cult and want to intimidate you. I suggest that you develop your own interests and life goals and you consign this long episode of folly into the past.
Find good sympathetic worldly friends, get to know why the JW org is a cult, get tertiary education if you have time and can afford it and make sure you realize that the only life you will ever have is precious-- so use your time well to enjoy this life.
All the best to you and do keep posting!
who do you believe is financially benefiting from watchtower business dealings.
i know about the gold apple watch, but that is only a small percentage of the billions that they have.
so who do you think is keeping all of this money.
Fulano if you have the real facts on where the money goes do at least let us know.
watchtower october 2017, page 11, par.
17 - confess and abandon secret sins.
some christians who have committed a serious sin try to cover it over in order to avoid embarrassing themselves or disappointing others.
Forget the niceties of doctrine, to the JW org doctrine is simply something to distract the minds of the Sheep with.
I reckon they have thought, "Why is Jerhoover not blessing His People any more? (that is why have the contributions plummeted) Ah! it must be that the brothers must be secretly sinning, that's why the holy cult is going down the tubes". Fess up brothers, it's all your fault!
