there were several times when i was inside the congregation that i met up with a problem in my life and on mentioning it at a group i would be told to do my own research about it.. of course, they didn't mean for me to research worldly material for the answer but to use the wt indexes and look into the wt society magazines.. it was only when i started to do my own research outside of the wt that i began to see the limited scope of the society's magazines as all problems usually fell into the category of 1. read the bible, attend meetings, go out on the work, and pray; or 2. this isn't going to be fixed now but in the new world god will sort it out and the former things (what you are suffering from now) will not be called to mind.. i wonder how many people still in are struggling and are not being encouraged to research away from the organisation where they would receive practical and valuable advice?.
Anyone who thinks that "researching" through a stack of Watchtower publications is actual research deserves to remain stuck in the cult.
It is a BIG world; OPEN your mind to include those opinions the Watchtower would "protect" you from. Study real history, study comparative religions, consider the opinions of scientists and historians who are called "fringe" by the academic establishment.
Only you can set you free!
the narrator of the book of ecclesiastes had very little knowledge of many things that jesus and his apostles later preached.
the author does not make statements, but only wonders (thinks, observes, often raises questions, and leaves them open).
he looked at the world based on the law of moses and found nothing but vanity, as the earthly reward promised in the law did not always accompany good deeds and earthly punishment for evil deeds.
Experience has taught me that it is not just the dead who know nothing at all.
Let the reader use discernment.
my name is kevin shelton.
my wife is a jehovah's witness.
my two children are jehovah's witnesses.
Kevin, you have a private message from me.
my name is kevin shelton.
my wife is a jehovah's witness.
my two children are jehovah's witnesses.
I think the first thing you should know is that this site is populated mostly with ex-JWs and this site is considered "apostate" by The Watchtower.
Second, your kids are NOT JWs unless they are baptized, and if they are not it is in your - and their - best interest if they DO NOT get baptized until they are of legal age - Jesus got baptized at 30 years of age.
Third, you need to spend some time reading the following site: https://www.childabuseroyalcommission.gov.au/case-studies/case-study-29-jehovahs-witnesses
Good luck to you and your entire family.
you can live forever on blu-ray now available for pre-order from kino lorber - releases on june 6th 2023.. this canadian movie was made by ex-jw sarah watts.
it is about a forbidden lesbian love within the jws.. https://kinolorber.com/product/you-can-live-forever.
I had no idea I could live forever on Blu-ray! I suppose if the discs are carefully stored, maybe I could!
for newbies, who was carl olof jonsson?
he was a jw in sweden who was challenged by a householder in the 1960s, who pointed out to him that secular history books don’t agree with watchtower that jerusalem was destroyed in 607 bce, but instead place the event 20 years later.
the reason the date is important is because it is the starting date for jw chronology which leads to 1914 as the end of the gentile times, and the beginning of the last days, as jws understand it.
Thank you Carl Olaf Jonsson.
" All that your hand finds to do, do with your vigor, For there is no doing or devising or knowledge or wisdom In the unseen where you are going."
you may have been wondering: what is greg stafford up to these days?
lots of interesting things, is the answer.
exposing the false trinity doctrine, of course, but keeping on top of other issues too.
Slimboyfat asked, "You may have been wondering: what is Greg Stafford up to these days?"
Nope, never occurred to me.
Be on the lookout for the new musical album from JW(dot)ORG, titled "Van Amberg On The Beach".
lloyd published a video, "things are bad," pretty much along the lines of lett's appeal for more money.. he'll have to let go tbo who does his editing, if he doesn't get more sponsor money.
he even mentions dijana.
he claims the defamation has hurt his family.. but he says the defamation suits are still ongoing and will take maybe years since it caused great harm to his channel saying that due to the defamation hundreds of his supporters dropped off because the defamation gave them the impression that he was someone he isn't and that led supporters to think he was misleading them somehow.. you can watch if you can sit through it at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5hinrjexm4.
I wish Lloyd Evans/John Cedars discomfort that makes Job's ordeal look like a walk in the park.
In my opinion, Evans is parasitic vermin.
As for his bullshit "case", “Substantial truth” is an absolute defense to defamation. Under the substantial truth doctrine, courts will look at the “gist” or “sting” of a statement. If the “gist” or “sting” of the publication is substantially true, then no liability for defamation can be established.
Almost everything Lloyd Evans is bellyaching about are things that he himself announced in his videos.
Moulder in sheol, Lloyd Evans!
probably but they’ve sent him back pretty darn quick!
i have from a very reliable source that he attends one of the poughkeepsie ny congregations.
i think there are 5 congregations there might be worth paying a visit if anyone lives near there..
Regarding unusual names of towns in the USA: many originated from the "First Nations" (to borrow a Canadian term) names for these locations. They're as real as can be. If you ever get to Washington State, check out the quaint town of Sequim, pronounced "SKWIM."
