while reading the magazines the other day it occurred to me that jws never really had a very good answer to that question.
because it was aimed at young people and it said something along the lines, "if you believe in god you have a purpose, but if you don't believe in god your life has no purpose or meaning".
i think that is a faulty analysis of the situation.
So if you find your own purpose and live happily or if you subscribe to temporary work to attain a paradise (albeit due to a benefactor) and THEN you lay around and eat grapes all day,
what is the difference?
In both scenerios the end game is to have a "dream" life.
it's been some time.
wondering if anyone remembers me from the 'old days'.
:).
Hi jeanniebeanzz!
Blondie is still here, I dont know about the others. Welcome back!
did anybody see the service meeting video this week?.
australian sister was sexually abused as a child and thought of ending her life at 14 years old, sometime later jw's call on her father who accepts a study and eventually the whole family becomes witnesses, life gets much better as the sister immerses herself in pioneering etc, she still has some dark days but prayer along with going for walks and swimming has helped her cope with bad memories of child abuse, the new system (just around the corner) will completely fix everything......... i'm dumbfounded, the hypocrisy has literally rendered me speechless......comments anybody?.
Life is to short 2
Listenar
You make a very good point about it being harmful, every since I have seen it I have been in such a depression. I wonder how many others have been affected like me.
I am going to my counselor next week and it is one of the first thing's I am going to show her, I really want her take on it
Over on a staunch JW site, some of the "sisters" are talking about how much viewing it upset them.
This was a dumb thing for the Org to do. It shows no sensitivity or awareness on their part.
I am sorry you have been feeling down about it all.
Much love and respect to you Life is to short.
of providing high quality food?.
personally i prefer the small restaurants with a owner who cooks the food.
often the food is equally imaginative and just as tasty as the more expensive restaurant.
Sysco not Cisco...just in case anyone wants to order their food directly from there LOL
rebel, it sounds like flowers might be in order.....or a nice little hand written note.
what's is the goal of this religion?.
i mean, if it's for money they could do a lot more like other religions do: tithing, paying for prayers from the gb, selling "miracles", selling "blessed" items, selling courses.. if its for power then what are they hoping to do with that power?
they dont seem to do anything.
All the above thoughts seem completely accurate.
One additional thing that might keep them from moving in a good direction is the old "death by committee" axiom.
I suspect there is tremendous in-house fighting for control right now.
of providing high quality food?.
personally i prefer the small restaurants with a owner who cooks the food.
often the food is equally imaginative and just as tasty as the more expensive restaurant.
So many U.S. restaurants are really just clearing houses for Cisco. The food comes off the truck, gets re heated or reconstituted, put on a pretty platter and served.
This is especially true of desserts. Very few places make a dessert in house anymore.
source: http://www.extj.com/showthread.php?28321-asamblea-regional-2017 (for a more literal translation) here is the gist, edited for formatting/chronological order/correct minor errors:.
regional convention 2017 rumors.
theme: the bible and the divine name.. 3 dramas and 2 dramatic bible readings.. .
Looks like they are tossing some regurgitated material out to the masses in various combo platters.
Maybe they got too many complaints about the lack of handouts?
till yesterday it seems my world was very quiet.
my kids and friends kept telling me you are so hard of hearing.
finally i got tired of asking them to repeat what they had just said.
So happy with your good results Rebel!
That was really fun to read and see (or I should say "hear") it all through your viewpoint.
or do they stay at hotels?
do most jws know who's on the governing body?
if one just showed up at church would he be immediately recognized?
As to how they fill a vacancy....
The self ahem, "GOD" appointed existing members pick him!
Seeing a pattern here? Yikes!
Their flagrant nepotism make the "smoke and chimney" group look downright legitimate.
the watchtower published anthony morris iii's autobiography last year ... "remembering my first love has helped me to endure" by anthony morris iii.
i absolutely cannot believe how quickly he became a jehovah's witness.
in the span of less than a year, he attended his first meeting, studied, got baptized, became a pioneer, and married a jw girl.
Awesome!
How did you know that is one of my favorite songs?
I had never thought about your line about the "tower" but I totally see it!
How about "clouds of mystery pourin' confusion on the ground"?
That should fit concerning their publications maybe?
