hi there this is my first post as i’m not sure what to do.
my family (both sides) are well known in our circuit and very dedicated to the truth.
but we’re relatively normal people and i love them all so much.
You asked, "...should I say I just genuinely don’t believe in a god?"
No! Avoid the subject! If you can't avoid the subject, LIE! There is no sin in doing so, because - as you have already concluded - there is NO ONE to sin against!
"Do as thou wilt is the law..."
hi there this is my first post as i’m not sure what to do.
my family (both sides) are well known in our circuit and very dedicated to the truth.
but we’re relatively normal people and i love them all so much.
Welcome!
As Incognigo Montoya said, "You have the right to remain silent."
Once you open your mouth you betray yourself.
Here's some crazy advice. You are young and you CAN do this, but it won't be easy. How tough are you?
You need to put geographical distance between yourself and your family and circle of former friends; you need to split!
That's what I did in the mid-late-1970s. I took a job on the opposite side of the country. It made fading SO MUCH easier, because no one in my new area knew - or cared - who I was. But maybe you think you don't have a job prospect. But you might...
You could move across the country to an area that you like that has a large military base and you can enlist in the military! If you're really smart you can try to get into a high-tech military field, if you are good with tools you can get into a maintenance job, if none of those turn you on you can become a cook.
The military will provide you with food, housing, clothing, education, exercise, etc, etc, etc. You just have to have an adult attitude about fulfilling your commitment.
People sometimes jump when I suggest this. They think they are going to have to become Rambo or a Dark Operator in a jungle somewhere. Some guys will, but YOU don't have to, unless you WANT to! You could see about getting into the Space Force. After your service you will have continuing benefits...
Give it a thought... you can DISAPPEAR and live happily ever after!
i've know ttatt for over three years.
stopped going to meetings three months ago.
i recently contacted the bible students.
ptt7000 mentioned, "...Bible Students but they are strictly bible..."
Except for when they ain't, right? Like accepting CTR's impression that the pyramids at Giza were the FIRST bible and that the dimensions of the great pyramid was the basis for selecting 1914 as a "significant" year.
I will agree that the Bible Students seem to do a better job following the Bible's suggestions about how a Christian congregation should be organized and run. The pre-Rutherford Russellites used to have a similar structure, but after angels whispered new instructions to Joe Rutherford, that changed. In a totalitarian organization, you CANNOT let the flock select their shepherds, can you?
ptt7000 added, "I find they don't believe in evil speaking or gossiping about each other."
Too bad, really. If they had some stones back in the day they would have thrown JFR out on his ear and history would have been changed, but those limp-wrists didn't want to resist the Holy Spirit that was putting the adulterous drunk at the top of the church, just under Jesus. SO spiritual! So humble! So weak! Are they weak today? Who knows? They won't "evil speak."
will there be an announcment on the world news saying " a great tribulation has begun in the world" or will the gb send a letter to all the kh's to scare the piss out of everybody saying "we the gb being gods chosen channel of communication have decided that the world's situation seems dire and are pleased to tell you that the great tribulation has started!".
obviously the world has been in a great tribulation since the time of jesus.
great tribulation does not mean some event that has to happen all at once all of a sudden.
slipnslidemaster said, "I have a great tribulation in my pants."
YES! We need to bring back "in my pants" as a rebuttal technique!
Sincerely,
In my pants!
jehovah's witnesses are presecuted in russia.
on par with the is and other terroristic groups.
it happened when the anti-extremism laws were extended to non-violent groups.. i don't believe that russia actually cares for the well-being of their citizens with this move and probably merely a law to stop other political forces (and the jws are one in a way, since their gather authority over large groups of people and also have their own political and judicial institutiona), but are they right about it anyway?.
Corney asked, "Nathan Natas, I guess you justify the Holocaust in the same (sick) way, don't you?"
Yeah, your powers of discernment are stunning! You'll be contributing LOADS of valuable content here, I can tell.
"Fire up the ovens! JWs comin' in!"
thanks to atlantis and his sources, we are able to examine material from the alleged "faithful slave" which is intended only for the eyes of the shepherds wolves in the congregation.. information needed for visit of circuit overseer .
all congregation accounts records covering the period since the last visit, which would include any bankbook being used and the records for any additional accounts being kept by the congregation.
(do you have excess money which should have been given to us?).
sorry to let you down but it's not the watchtower.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjuvfzj-fm0.
Ha ha! M A G A!
jehovah's witnesses are presecuted in russia.
on par with the is and other terroristic groups.
it happened when the anti-extremism laws were extended to non-violent groups.. i don't believe that russia actually cares for the well-being of their citizens with this move and probably merely a law to stop other political forces (and the jws are one in a way, since their gather authority over large groups of people and also have their own political and judicial institutiona), but are they right about it anyway?.
Here's how I feel about this: If the Universal Sovereign sees fit to permit His Chosen People to be tested in this way, who am I to question it?
In fact, it may be WRONG for me to object. "Let Thy Will be done."
Case closed.
scandal in malta.
by paul j. bonanno and kent steinhaug.
it was, and still is, a fact well advertised by jehovah's witnesses (hereafter referred to as jw) that every member who works in their general headquarters (which is located in brooklyn, new york, america), and their other worldwide offices, receives only room, board and a few dollars per month.
It warms my heart to know that Kent Steinhaug is still takin' names and kickin' ass!
More power to you, Sir!
have you had a religious experience, such as being saved, that made you beleive in a higher power?
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please share your experience..
AtomAnt shouted from the rooftops, "... a 5.2 quake the strongest felt for over 3 decades."
Dude (or Dudette, or wotever), I live in Seattle, Washington, USA. You might fool flatlanders with exclamations about a 5.2 quake, but you and I both know that a 5.2 will wake you up or, if you are already awake, send you under a solid doorway, but a 5.2 is NOT ARMAGEDDON, regardless of how long you've waited for it.
Let me know the day before the next New Madrid, USA quake happens. THAT should be one for the books. The first New Madrid mega-quake was actually FOUR separate earthquakes. The first 7.5 (199.5 times more powerful than a 5.2) quake was followed by a 7.0 aftershock around 5 hours later. In January of the following year, there was a 7.3 earthquake then a 7.5 in February. That last one destroyed the town of New Madrid, Missouri.
As far as "religious experiences" go, your premonition is on the order of getting a "YOU MAY ALREADY HAVE WON" email from Publisher's Clearing House!
