for the many years i was mentally " in " the congregation, i equated the organisation as interchangeable with the persona of jehovah, in effect whatever the organisation said or thought, that was what jehovah thought and that was what jehovah said.... it was that simple.
so when i found out the ttatt and the cynical moves of the organisation over the years,including 1975 , the donation arrangements, the united nations, etc i was devastated and thought " where's jehovah in all of this?".
the god who i'd poured my heart out to on many occasions and who i thought was silently listening and hearing my pleas ..... was not there , .
I saw someone on this forum mention Jehovah as the invisible cult leader and it has stuck with me. As a cult leader he becomes whatever you want him to be.
(of course you can't get to Jehovah except through them - they invented him!)
It reminds me of a bad con job you might see in Hollywood. A guy walks up to a girl and says he knows Brad Pitt and if she is lucky he will put in a good word for her.
in an effort to reduce the number of posts, this year i will try to add links to this post.
now, on with the leaks & releases!
first up.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nzvwhflss4.
"Almost out of nachos" - love it
You know it's getting rough when the brother taking the lead has to loosen his tie. 😮
Ditto on thanking the source wifi....
i remember many years back a fellow ministerial servant saying this to me.
he felt that even if jehovah’s witnesses were not the only true religion, the regimented routine of meetings and field service and the strict rules and enforcement provided a beneficial structure for his life.
at the time i thought if this wasn’t “the truth”, i’d have no need for all that “structure”.
Amen Grreatteacher...
If you need structure that bad, here's an idea: Grow as a person and develop a stronger more disciplined personality to the point you no longer "need" that king of nanny-level structure. In the meantime get some coaching or counseling, get a personal trainer, commit to volunteering a couple times a month. Join a club or professional organization - even make yourself available to be a leader or organizer in that group.
There are many things a person can do to seek structure and self-improvement. That is, if they aren't giving all their time away to a cult-y religious movement
in an effort to reduce the number of posts, this year i will try to add links to this post.
now, on with the leaks & releases!
first up.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nzvwhflss4.
On the one hand they are encouraging financial martyrdom (as long as the borg benefits from it of course).
The unintended consequence of videos like this (which you can already see happening in the religion) is that members will be more likely to hide their financial prosperity.
I have known JW millionaires that lived in an old mobile home to appear "Spiritual" or to claim they "Simplified".
The closer you look at "The Truth" the more lies you see....
in an effort to reduce the number of posts, this year i will try to add links to this post.
now, on with the leaks & releases!
first up.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nzvwhflss4.
Another message in this video:
"Just Pioneering Isn't Enough"
One Explanation: There are many witnesses in the U.S that have figured out a way to game the system a bit. They have one spouse "pioneer" while the other spouse makes some good money - usually in their own business. Once the business gets built up and can be run more from a management level, or better yet, sold for a nice cash-out, then both spouses can "pioneer". They get a nice comfortable lifestyle while maintaining the pioneer status. (The reason I am putting pioneer in "quotes" is that a large percentage of pioneers do not make their time. Many more fudge the numbers.)
The organization is cracking the whip here and saying if you have a big house or fat nest egg, then you aren't sacrificing enough (even if you are a pioneer). You should sell off 75% of your possessions, give half of it to the WT and then spend the rest of your money supporting your volunteer work serving "kingdom interests".
They have assessed the net worth of some of the "friends" and want a bigger piece of the pie.
GREED. Plain and simple.
in an effort to reduce the number of posts, this year i will try to add links to this post.
now, on with the leaks & releases!
first up.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nzvwhflss4.
Love the $500,000 house that pioneers could afford.(sarcasm)
They live in a fantasy world. It's getting worse it seems.
This is nothing but propaganda to entice people to sell their assets and invest in the Watchtower corporations. Time, money, skills, labor..... they will take whatever you have to give.
The phrase "Feed the Pig" comes to mind...
in an effort to reduce the number of posts, this year i will try to add links to this post.
now, on with the leaks & releases!
first up.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nzvwhflss4.
Un-Freaking-believable ......
More with the basement BS? .... They are becoming straight up "Preppers" at this point.
Are they going to start selling Great Trib supplies on JW.borg?
"you miss 100% of the shots you don't take".
"you always regret the things you didn't do more than the things you did".
"think for yourself, question authority".
Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; this right includes freedom to change his religion or belief, and freedom, either alone or in community with others and in public or private, to manifest his religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship and observance.
Article 18 from the- The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
a brother went on stage and read .
job 41:1-26. jehovah is straight up talking to job about a fire-breathing dragon in this passage.
it was surreal to hear this read without as much as a raised eyebrow in the audience.. here it is: (mind you this is almighty god talking one-on-one with job).
Lol puff the magic dragon....
I can't believe how the Dunba$$ writers at WT can shove this crocodile BS out on the table and everybody just nods their head like stupid children. Crocodiles don't have necks to speak of at all. They sure as hell don't breathe smoke and fire. And they don't rise up.
Dragons do rise up and they have long necks and they breathe fire and smoke. Just sayin'.
Hey here's an idea WT.... Stop faking like ancient bull shi@ is something real and sensible. And why the hell would God almighty refer to a stupid a$$ crocodile to prove his power anyway? The stupidity is endless.
WT writers.... You are con-artists. You are liars. Get a real job. Do something with your pathetic life.
a brother went on stage and read .
job 41:1-26. jehovah is straight up talking to job about a fire-breathing dragon in this passage.
it was surreal to hear this read without as much as a raised eyebrow in the audience.. here it is: (mind you this is almighty god talking one-on-one with job).
Here is quote from Insight Book
This Hebrew word occurs six times in the Bible. It is believed to come from a root word meaning “wreath”; hence the name indicates something that is “wreathed,” or “gathered into folds.” The word is transliterated in most Bible translations.
Since, with the exception of Job 3:8, the references mention water in connection with it,Leviathan appears to signify some form of aquatic creature of great proportions and strength, although not necessarily of one specific kind. Psalm 104:25, 26 describes it as cavorting in the sea where ships travel, and for this reason many suggest that the term here applies to some type of whale. Though whales are rare in the Mediterranean, they are not unknown there, and parts of two whale skeletons can be found in a museum at Beirut in Lebanon. An American Translation here says “crocodile” instead of Leviathan. Additionally, the word “sea” (yam) by itself is not determinative inasmuch as in Hebrew it can refer to a large inland body of water such as the Sea of Galilee (Sea of Chinnereth) (Nu 34:11; Jos 12:3), or even to the river Nile (Isa 19:5) or the Euphrates.—Jer 51:36.
The description of “Leviathan” at Job 41:1-34 aptly fits the crocodile, and the “sea” ofverse 31 may refer to a river such as the Nile or another body of fresh water. It should be noted, however, that some crocodiles, as the Nile crocodiles (Crocodylus niloticus), are found along the seacoast and at times go out into the sea some distance from land.
