"i slay and pray" :).
serena williams knows how to own a red carpet.
the 23-time grand slam champion turned heads at the vanity fair oscars afterparty, dazzling in a midnight-black, off-shoulder gown.
Why are so many JW Celebrities black?
Because the The Jackson family made being a Jehovah's Witness look cool.
It all started because of a JW Mom named Katherine Jackson.
From eldest to youngest: Rebbie, Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, La Toya, Marlon, Brandon, Michael, Randy and Janet.
In the end only Katherine and Rebbie remained Jehovah's Witnesses. Wikipedia puts Katherine as 94 years old with no mention of a death date.
the wts has used to above terms, over the years, some more preferred in certain time periods.
more though, but these occurred to me first.
also the terms "new world" and "new world order" have been used by some us presidents and other leaders..
When I was growing up in the Org I always heard the witnesses say The New Order when referring to the future paradise. Nowadays you don't dare say New Order when talking about the paradise. That word is now associated with illuminati world domination.The witnesses now have an smart phone app to keep tabs on service hours and congregation announcements called NW Publisher. The NW stands for New World but when it first came out I thought the NW stood for North West. That's what happens when you don't go to all the meetings and besides it's only for the US.
as jw's we swallowed such concoctions for years - without a single scripture provided as proof!.
w71 12/15 p. 759 - "apparently, the apostle peter was the chairman of the governing body on the festival day of pentecost of 33 c.e., and the disciple james, the half brother of jesus christ, was the chairman at a later date, according to the account in acts of apostles.
from this, and from what historical evidence there is available, the chairmanship of the governing body rotated.".
i've always had difficulty understanding how watch tower interprets 1 thessalonians 5:3 as prophetic of a future event - that the nations will unite in a (false) cry that they have achieved 'peace and security' which will signal the start of the great tribulation.
whenever i've read that passage i got the sense that it is simply stating a general principle... that when people are complacent and off-guard, thinking everything is o.k., peaceful and secure then sudden unexpected events hit them harder and they don't know what to do.
when i was first coming in (1980s) i well recall the "true peace and security" book that made a big deal about the un having declared 1986 'the international year of peace'.
I'd like to add another scripture that the Organization uses to say that Paul was even a Visionary, when in fact he was not.
2 Corinthians 12:1-5
This is where Paul relates a man's vision of him being sent to the third heaven and to paradise. Paul is boasting about this man's special vision but he refuses to boast about himself in any way. The vision was not given to Paul it was given to this unnamed man. The Insight Book says this about that vision on 2 Corinthians in the section on Heaven.
"Since there is no mention in the Scriptures of any other person having had such an experience, it seem likely that this was the apostle's own experience."
Paul said it wasn't his vision and he didn't want to boast about himself so he boasted about this guy. They can't throw in the words "seems likely" to prove their point without data to support their conclusions.
quote from karoline leavitt, white house press secretary.
why is the media so against cutting waste, fraud, & abuse?'.
“we won’t be deter from people like you and the press, who are clearly adamantly opposed to cutting wast fraud and abuse.
Main stream media has no sense or reasoning. Sometimes when I watch programs like CNN I feel like I'm watching a scene out of "Don't Look Up". Leo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence can't get through to the show's staff that a killer asteroid is on the way. The only thing that concerns them is the relationship between two famous people that may be getting back together.
when god hates certain things does that mean you are not expected to do that particular thing or certain things 100% .
1. god hates divorce does that mean we are not expected to divorce at all?
(hint: jesus allow divorce) .
He hated the high places for many generations in Israel but apparently he tolerated their existence otherwise he would have torn them down by having the earth consume them.
where did this phrase 'in the truth' come from?.
it's been around as long as i can remember.
is it from the time they were promoting 'the truth shall make you free' book back in 1943?
The Truth book broke publication records at the time. It was included in the Guinness Book of World Records for highest printings. By 1992 it had been published in 117 languages and reached 107,553,888 copies,
AI Overview told me all that, which came from Wikipedia, Just search under Jehovah's Witnesses publications.
it is with profound humility and reverence that i share a message of great significance.
in the year 2001, my son and i witnessed the birth of the kingdom of god, experiencing spiritual battles that affirm our divine calling.
as prophesied in the scriptures, my son is the elijah to come, the forerunner to jesus' second coming.. living in the wilderness by his own choosing, my son embodies the spirit and mission of elijah, preparing the way for the lord.
If your son is the real deal then tell me the big part I'm supposed to play. If you know I will take the red pill with you.
hi to all, i have been away from the organization since the 1980's and as it seems, i haven't missed a thing.
i have seen a deterioration take place that is continually getting more dramatic than i have ever seen.
the thumbing down or the minimizing of spiritual food is reason enough that people are starving for something good.
Please describe what you read in the letter that shouldn't be present in Daniel chapter 11. I'm curious because I still attend but have doubts.
Did you know in 1964 they believed the original serpent had limbs. Then the new leadership in 2007 decided the old leadership was wrong and said it didn't. They were in Watchtower articles in the "Questions from Readers" section. There's actually pictures of it with limbs in the book, "New Heavens and a New Earth" published in 1953, page 81.
If there was time machine and the old leaders came to greet the new leaders the new ones would be disfellowshipped in a heartbeat due to all the changes they made.
in the org's vocabulary, the term "independent thinking" is applied pejoratively to any jw who thinks & reasons for themselves.
the org's lawyer knew exactly what he was doing in court when he voiced his carefully prepared words:.
"watchtowers lawyer anders ryssdal compares jehovah’s witnesses’ baptism to the norwegian state church’s confirmation of 15-year-olds, arguing that their baptism is no different.
Just remember, it's not just the parent's fault it's also the three elders that interview the baptismal candidate. Those three elders decide if the person is qualified and understands what they are getting into with the baptism. The organization trains those elders. They do not think independently. They think as one mind with the organization. The fault lies with those in Warwick, NY USA.