this file is being passed around by jehovah's witnesses concerning adjustments in understanding the 2013/7/15/watchtower.
the first draft they prepared had a typing error, and nevada sent the draft back to the jws for correction.
they corrected the typing error and sent it back to nevada.
JOEPUBLISHER1 said,
"...those charts are very revealing on so many levels. First it shows how complicated this religion is. Second, the WTS makes it look like they are the only ones who understand the deep things of the Bible - of course, if that was really true than you wouldn't have a column on the left of those charts entitled "Previous Understanding".
Wonderful point clearly stated.
TRUTH is simple.
i am a newbie to ttatt.
i have been reading your posts for a few months and joined in a few times.
thank you so much for taking the time to write you experiences it really helps us newly awakened ones.. so here is my story........ my name is 70wksfyrs and me and my kids are victims of domestic violence at the hands of a so called jw.
I'm an atheist.
Believe it or not, that's OK.
Here's the answer to your question: There is no god, there is no "spiritual realm" populated with any kind of "spiritual beings." You do not have an immortal soul and you don't go to heaven when you die.
What is "the Holy Spirit," the ghost of a ghost? There is no Magic Spirit.
Unburden yourself of supstitions ans accept full responsibility for your life.
...or blame the boogeyman.
This BS (Bible Stories) is made up by sociopaths who are power-tripping with the "authority" you give them over your life. They are FRAUDS who are more effed-up themselves than you will ever be, but they so love their titles and the submission you offer them.
They're like Charlie Manson with a haircut and a J.C. Penney three-piece suit.
sept. 12th (tomorrow night) in los angeles right by the freeway - 405 and santa monica blvd.. i'll be there!.
well the link is also here:.
gregorio smith is an independent filmmaker and writer.
What's the reason for using TRUTH and KINGDOM for the magazine titles?
If they aren't accurate in that, what other doctrinal blunders did they make?
How many were in the audience? 6? 25?
They've got a real genius marketing plan.
the tv news about syria is truly disgusting, and it is only the tip of a much bigger situation that has been going on for milleniums.
:"mans inhumanity to man".
but i can't get the scripture at james 4:17 out of my mind.
God gets to "talk the talk."
He doesn't have to "walk the walk" because he doesn't have feet.
like the title said, i shall have visitors (jw young men) next week.. i don t want to scare them away right away, i wish them to have a wake up call.
so what do you suggest?.
shall i inplant one or two questions the first meting, or not?.
Cook them over an open hardwood fire. The hardwood smoke adds a delicious yumminess. Dispose of the bones properly.
these days my jw past stay safely under wraps from nearly everyone.. i dont dig it up- and i see no need to talk about it with anyone.. sometimes i feel as if my past is a large and terrible secret, and i will be found out eventually.
people can sense i am different.
i never talk about my family.. i guess people chalk it up to being a private person or let me be a mystery.. however, there is one thing that i feel completely reveals me as having been raised a jehovahs witness:.
I burst into flames if anyone says "Jehovah, Jehovah, Jehovah" in my presence.
If anyone says "Yod He Vah He" I give them a pot of gold.
i just wanted to introduce myself and share my verbose story.
my name is kyria, i'm 29 years old, originally from the pawtucket/lincoln rhode island congregation in the states.
i found this board yesterday, and am completely blown away by what an amazing place it is.
bttt... after a 9 year nap.
"i'm perfect, you're doomed" by kyria abrahams, 2009, touchstone.. if you want a way to get people out of that horrible cult, easily, quickly and expeditiously, then here is how to do that.. i can say with a vote of confidence that anyone who reads this book will never and i mean never become a dub.
dubs who read it (assuming they have at least one or two brain cells left) will run from their religion like flies on shit when you pour bleach on it and blow it up with dynamite.. toss away crisis of conscience, apocalypse delayed, 30 years a watchtower slave and all those other very nice books and read this one.
i read those and all the other ones.
...seems Kyria is no stranger here:
http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/59748/1/Introducing-Myself#.UjNQBcZDlKU
...drink a lot?
gosh i love wine.
i like a good bottle of wine each night, and i have a high tolerance to alcohol, though i never drank much (except for a couple of times with the vodka, but i don't keep that stuff in the house anymore, way too dangerous) as a jw because getting slightly happy is a 'sin'.
Julia,
You aren't bound by Watchtower rules and judgements, but you should give thought to modern medical advice and moderation.
No one benefits from excessive consumption of alcohol. Ethanol is a toxin that in itself has NO health benefits.
The health benefis of wine are identical to the health benefis of grape juice, but the health benefits can be outweighed by excessive consumption of EITHER wine or grape juice.
My doctor would suggest that 750 ml a day is at least twice as much as wisdom would dictate.
Please take good care of yourself.
i was looking for july 15th watchtower article today to use the words type and antitype but they didn't.
i wonder when they stopped using those phrases as it seems to be a few years.
who was the person who liked to use that word like the person who loved to use antediluvian?
I think the type/antitype hoopla came with the Dispensationalist Dectective Kit that 8-year-old Fred Franz ordered with coupons from his Quacker Oats cereal box way, way, back in de day, and he learned how to construct fold-out charts with grand arcs connecting the distant past with the unforeseeable future, like ink playing leapfrog.
"...Kid's either completely nuts or he's gonna be a star..." his father was heard to say.
