a single sister in her 40s and her two single daughters were visiting my mom.
i would say her daughters are in their early 20s.
my mom got sleepy and we put her to bed but the three sisters stayed to finish their drinks..
Sabin - Personally I think they have absolutely no respect for the marriage arrangement at all.
I agree and even less respect for women. They are basically saying that the Servant Body should have their choice of a mate within the congregation. "Man's helper" -doncha know. They want the 1950's forever.
i stumbled on this wikipedia page giving alternative 10 commandments:.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/alternatives_to_the_ten_commandments.
this was #10 on a list by bertrand russell (british philosopher 1872-1970).
first off, i certainly agree the jw's are a cult.
but i'm sensitive to black-and-white thinking now.. so, where do they rank on the scale?
think of a cultish religion scale from 0-10.. consider the likes of unitarian universalism vs baptist vs amish vs charles manson.. where do you think jw's fall on the scale?.
First off, I certainly agree the JW's are a cult. But I'm sensitive to black-and-white thinking now.
So, where do they rank on the scale? Think of a Cultish Religion scale from 0-10.
Consider the likes of Unitarian Universalism vs Baptist vs Amish vs Charles Manson.
Where do you think JW's fall on the scale?
boy oh boy did i feel paranoid at today's wt.
not only are we to watch our associations outside of the congregation, but also watch our associations 'within' the congregation.
this was emphasised by the wt study conductor.
8/15 Study Edition
pg 24
boy oh boy did i feel paranoid at today's wt.
not only are we to watch our associations outside of the congregation, but also watch our associations 'within' the congregation.
this was emphasised by the wt study conductor.
I swear you can predict the outline of this stuff.
It's a broken record.
boy oh boy did i feel paranoid at today's wt.
not only are we to watch our associations outside of the congregation, but also watch our associations 'within' the congregation.
this was emphasised by the wt study conductor.
Yes this WT study was atrocious.
do the lottery.
celebrate my child's birthday.
sign workmates birthday cards.
I do not put "Kingdom Interests" first
and I never will...
in page 10 of the correspondence guidelines, in the section of apostasy" i found the following:.
one who has sincere doubts orquestions should be kindly aided inthe spirit of galatians.... i am forced to conclude that many of you didn't get any aid because your doubts were fake.
so according to the wt manual, your main sin may have not been doubting, but faking having doubts.
Good points khaleesi, they don't have any patience for independent thoughts or doubts that can't be handled in like 5 minutes and never mentioned again.
in page 10 of the correspondence guidelines, in the section of apostasy" i found the following:.
one who has sincere doubts orquestions should be kindly aided inthe spirit of galatians.... i am forced to conclude that many of you didn't get any aid because your doubts were fake.
so according to the wt manual, your main sin may have not been doubting, but faking having doubts.
If the elders ask you if you believe the FDS is the governing body or if the FDS is being used as Gods Channel, and you answer No, you are basically a cooked goose.
quite telling how quickly they write off somebody as soon as they deny the FDS. It means they know you see the con. You are a lost cause at that point. You are literally dead to them.
in page 10 of the correspondence guidelines, in the section of apostasy" i found the following:.
one who has sincere doubts orquestions should be kindly aided inthe spirit of galatians.... i am forced to conclude that many of you didn't get any aid because your doubts were fake.
so according to the wt manual, your main sin may have not been doubting, but faking having doubts.
They put doubters into two categories. The "sincere doubters" that are little innocent doves that maybe heard something that troubles them or have a question they can't get a satisfying answer to.
Then there are the Apostate Devils that have already convinced themselves that the org is crap.
They write off the apostates and disfellowship them. They play shepherd to the "sincere doubter".
