if a jw tries to gather you back to the flock or debate with you, try these questions:.
on what date did the watchtower arrive at the truth?.
(a sharp jw will try to be fuzzy.
THAT certainly is a good question, OTWO.
A crafty JW will answer as BluesBro was answered, that probably at the end of The Millennium and after the Final Test humans will have an "accurate knowledge" of The TRUTH. MOST JWs are nowhere near crafty.
I like to ask how many imperfect men it takes tomake a Spiritual Paradise. It's like asking how many rotten apples it takes to make Eggplant Parmesan.
The fewer the better!
peacefully after a short bout with leukemia.
she was 88 years old and the foundation of my life.
she will be sadly missed by me and everyone whose lives she has touched.. .
My condolences to you, Diana.
my life ... and how jwd came to be - part 1. my life ... and how jwd came to be - part 2. my life ... and how jwd came to be - part 3. my life ... and how jwd came to be - part 4. i swear, i thought it was only a couple of years at most since i wrote part 4 of "my life and how jwd came to be".
i re-read it after someone posted to it and brought it back on active topics and it was kind of prophetic in a way ... well, i had the 5 years part right if nothing else:.
it would be nice to visit the site (or whatever one is around then) in 5 years time to let people know how we're doing and find only a few of the same people still around.
I'm glad this has recently been commented on because I too missed it on the first go-round. I can't see how that is even POSSIBLE, but I don't recall reading any of this at any earlier time, and I haven't left any indications of an earlier presence.
Simon, have you and the family has a chance to visit Vancouver BC or Victoria?
I Vancouver, though it has been quite a while since I've been there. It is a great metropolis! Victoria, on the other hand, is more like a carefully preserved artifact of Old Canada - still delightful, but in a totally different way.
If you drive to Victoria - which involves a ferry crossing - then you can drive into the northern reaches of Vancouver Island and quickly see how underpopulated it is. The island's west coast is wild and undeveloped and the east coast only very slightly more populated. Top off your petrol at EVERY opportunity, and do not expect civilization to be close-at-hand.
By the way, I was unable to get Part One to show itself. Certainly your story should be in the JWN permanent archives.
in an effort to get some help and hopefully help others, i'd like to start this thread about psychology, specifically starting with the subject of anger management.. .
personally, i don't have much of a temper.
what i do have, i've learned to control.
If it wasn't for anger I wouldn't be in this game. My anger is seldom on public display, unless you count some of my posts here.
Anger is the nitromethane that fuels my XJW turbocharged funny car.
Koheleth might have added another verse; "There is a time for anger and a time for reconcilliation."
The legendary Jesus chased the money changers out of the temple. What mood do you think he was in at that moment?
Don't apologize for your anger, learn to USE it, Sith-like, to contribute to the desolation of the Brooklyn Abomination.
If only a handful of Bible Students had the chops to jump Rutherford in 1920 and drop his body into the East River, think of what a better world we'd be in today!
tarot and pendulum readings to anyone who is open to the concept.
i am on a learning curve but have really gotten some positive feedback from friends and strangers that i have read for.
please, i don't mean to offend anyone here who doesn't believe in this.
Thank you, Diana. What can you read concerning my health and wealth?
question: how does the leadership of jehovah's witnesses instruct its members to prepare for the eventual elder care of its members?.
answer: it pretends it will never happen!.
is this responsible leadership or some kind of cognitive dissonant malfeasance?.
Question: How does the leadership of Jehovah's Witnesses instruct its members to prepare for the eventual Elder Care of its members?
Answer: IT PRETENDS it will never happen! but it also tells them that when they die, their estate should go to the WTB&TS.
tarot and pendulum readings to anyone who is open to the concept.
i am on a learning curve but have really gotten some positive feedback from friends and strangers that i have read for.
please, i don't mean to offend anyone here who doesn't believe in this.
Read me, Diana. Don't be afraid.
1945 black and white photo of beth-shan (now hand colored):.
beth-shan house built in 1939, ten years after beth-sarim on adjacent property.
beth-shan, which means "house of security" in hebrew, was literally a house of security -(cult compound)*- it was accessed by a single dirt road that was guarded and gated.
I wonder how much Coca-Cola stock is owned by the WTB&TS or one of their false-front businesses?
i recently came to the realization that the organization is corrupt and is false.
my story is similar to many i think.
i was raised in the religion, pioneered and served as an elder for a number of years.
Hi SkinnedSheep!
Did you know about the UN scandal? If so, what were your reactions and thoughts about it?
Some additional reading, if you don't mind:
Visions of Glory by Barbara G. Harrison (out of print)
Captives of a Concept by Don Cameron (available at http://captivesofaconcept.com/index_for_site_all.html or AMAZON.COM)
A People For His Name: A History of Jehovah's Witnesses and An Evaluation by Tony Wills (aka Tim White), available from AMAZON.Com
The Desolations of the Sanctuary by Emil & Otto Sadlack, available from AMAZON.COM
Best wishes to you!
i don't know if this is the right place to put this topic, so feel free to correct me.
i'm looking for the watchtower magazine (in any format, pdf, scan, etc) from april 1st, 1979. the one which talks about how jesus is not the mediator for all mankind.
i know it might be an elusive magazine to get ahold of, but if any of you reading this have a vast watchtower magazine library, would you consider helping out a fellow?
Have you checked your local laundromat?
