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?
Excellent!
catholic church's top exorcist claims he rid world of 160,000 demons.
read more at http://www.christianpost.com/news/catholic-churchs-top-exorcist-claims-he-rid-world-of-160000-demons-96794/#65iwkhvqfbzv6zf8.99 .
i'm an - that's right - atheist.
Catholic Church's Top Exorcist Claims He Rid World of 160,000 Demons
I'm an - that's right - atheist.
This impostor knows his "flock" love being fleeced.
i know most jehovah's witnesses believe in the soul sleeping doctrine.
by this, given that neither man nor beast has a spirit, but that they do possess souls (or "intelligences" unique to themselves).
where this intelligence resides between death and resurrection is more than a passing interest, but again, assuming that yehweh can recreate one's distict soul, does the society believe that animals have souls?
I'm an atheist so I'll accept your kind invitation.
There is no spirit realm inhabited by any kind of creature.
There are no souls, angels,demons or gods.
There will be no resurrection.
This life you have right now is the only shot you'll ever have.
This is not a rehearsal for something else.
You're welcome.
okay, this is pretty weird.
is it really supernatural?
or is it just my imagination?.
There is no "supernatural," so your vivid imagination wins by default.
I saw nothing in either picture.
as most of you know we got a very angry letter from our oldest son.
it hurt her very much.
i feel so bad for her because he attacked her for what i feel was very unfair.
The way I understand it, Reopened mind & Totally ADD are an XJW married couple.
I'm not quite clear about whether the son is JW or XJW because there seems to be some shunning of the son toward his parents.
Did I misunderstand something?
