i note that they're making reference to this in the upcoming convention programme.
someone has has dropped a bollock here, have they not?.
i mean, if i were a jw, i'd be sitting thinking of all the promises made and broken.
Well, what choice did they really have.
Either they avoid the whole issue, and let doubts fester only to erupt at some time in the near future. . . . .
OR. .. .
Embrace the 100 year anniversary as a sort of "feature" of god's invisible kingdom!
I think they knew what their choices were and are gambling on #2 as the way to go.
If I were in the same position as they (i.e. a cold, calculating psychopath) I think I would've chosen the same.
http://gma.yahoo.com/fla-woman-says-church-scientology-ripped-her-family-165522676--abc-news-topstories.html?vp=1.
this was posted on yahoo news, informing people about a woman that claims her family has been ripped apart by the teachings of scientology.
sounds like the situation for many of us here with our families still in jw land.
This is a GREAT article/video. Showed it to my wife yesterday. Pointed out that if you only switch a few words of Scientology-Speak with JW-speak and you have the same damn story.
She commented on how hypocritical L Ron Hubbard's writings on the "importance" of family were. . .
I showed her the 2009 Awake on not having to choose between family and religious belief. . . .
A very effective piece.
"Let's review: They're both cults!"- OUBLIETTE
Amen!
researchers working with a telescope at the south pole beleive they have glimpsed light from the first "trillionth of a trillionth of a tillionth" of a second after the big bang.. a lot of work has still to be done to confirm the findings, but if it holds up it is one of the biggest discoveries ever.. _________________________________________.
...inflation came with a very specific prediction - that it would be associated with waves of gravitational energy, and that these ripples in the fabric of space would leave an indelible mark on the oldest light in the sky - the famous cosmic microwave background.. the bicep2 team says it has now identified that signal.
scientists call it b-mode polarisation.
Yes! Just reading this on the NYTimes. . . Fascinating stuff!
its up on jw.org the 2014 convention program.
friday 2:00 symposium : what must be kept in second place?
recreation.
2015 Convention Talk Suggestions:
"Oxygen and Food Are Overrated"
"Why Bother With Bathing?"
"Cardboard Box in the Park - A Perfect Pioneer Pad"
somehow the significance of exodus 20:11 has slipped right past my critical thinking skills for several decades.
"for in six days jehovah made the heavens and the earth, the sea and everything that is in them, and he proceeded to rest on the seventh day.
that is why jehovah blessed the sabbath day and proceeded to make it sacred.".
This is a good point OPEN MIND. Glad you brought it up.
JWs like to appear "reasonable" and not like "fundamentalists" (which is what they really are). In the end, you get a kind of pseudoscience-y mix of reality (the earth/universe is obviously billions of years old) and myth.
Ken Hamm really makes more sense. At least he sticks to the myth.
i am so annoyed!!
why can't jws just be normal?!?
a local eldub and his family want to invite us over for family worship!!
On the one hand, I feel sorry for you. Yes, why couldn't they just have you over for dinner and talk like human beings.
On the other hand, I see this Family Worship thing as a source of potential problems for the society at some point. I keep seeing families inviting other families over for FW Night and planning what topic they're going to talk about on social media. What you have then, really, is private study groups - something the society does not want.
Just wait: there'll be a Kingdom Ministry article about how FW Night is just for your family, and not an excuse to have your own private study group. That could be dangerous!
some of you may remember what i posted back in january:.
http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/271786/1/my-son-has-had-two-very-big-university-interviews#.uyrnovldv2e.
well, it's now march, and we have been getting answers:.
Worrying about whether your kid's going to Princeton or MIT is one of the best worries a parent can have.
Congrats and best wishes!
http://www.tampabay.com/news/scientology/scientology-clergy-force-a-mother-to-choose-son-or-daughter/2170325.
This is great - thank you!
http://download.jw.org/files/media_books/b8/co-pgm14_e.pdf.
i think i will want to kill myself during the friday afternoon symposium.
it should be called "how to not enjoy life or have fun.".
Page 2:"Arranged by the Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses"
I don't ever remember seeing that in a program.
rehashed format but same ole' shite.. hypocritical article on viewing "weak" ones compassionately usign the example of a single mum arriving late yet the may km has a whole article on how rude it is not to be punctual.. read it and weep....
OUTLAW - Flavia tells me just add extra ice and make sure you rim the margarita glass with lots of salt
