just reading a thread about one circuit saying the pubs must donate $10.. it got me thinking, that if it ever became policy to donate a % of ones income, that would be my cue to leave.
or i would kick up such a stink about it i would be kicked out.
either would be good for me.. so, is there any public policy changes which would be your cue to leave?.
I had my fill about 40 years ago. Don't hesitate!
I like what Lost Generation said, "Nothing wrong with waiting on Jehovah from the comfort of your own couch."
A few years ago I said about the Memorial, "I can reject the emblems from the comfort of my living room; I don't need to "gather" with others for this."
what scripture if any is the organisation using now to validate the changes they have made regarding new light?
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has anyone heard any more on this and do all the brothers and sisters now know about the changes.. just curious
""You have fooled me, O Jehovah, and I was fooled. You used your strength against me, and you prevailed. I have become a laughingstock all day long; Everyone ridicules me." -- Jeremiah 20:7
for years adventist sects, including the jws, have believed that the dead sleep at death and remain non-existent until the resurrection.
its strongest argument seems to be text in the non-escchatological book of ecclesiastes in the old testament.
although a part of the canon of scripture, the book is not written by a prophet, nor is there any prophecy or recognizable doctrine contained therein.
I was associated with the Dubs from the late 1950s when my mom had her free home brainwashing sessions until the mid 1970s, when I left my mom's home and, soon after that, left the JWs for good.
There used to be a part of the TMS that was reading through the Bible, end-to-end, not even skipping the "begats." (That was tedious!)
When we finally got to Ecclesiastes I thought to myself, "AHA! Now THIS is TRUTH!"
The comment "Atheists shut out things they can't understand, or don't want to understand" has it backwards.
There is no spirit realm containing any kind of sentient life, and there is no such thing as the soul. We are made of meat, and WE ARE DELICIOUS!
You must be a COMMUNICATIONS MAJOR.
Am I right?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsbfnzrbiqq
hey ya'll!
i have been lurking for years on this site and others but never had the courage to post anything.
actually i was afraid of posting on an apostate site in the event i was wrong.
following is a letter i am going to send to the entire family both jw and non.
i would like to get your advice on whether i should do it.
my husband has told me before to voice my complaints but i have yet.
You must do what you feel is right, but you should know that you may feel differently later.
Sorry if this sounds like a fortune cookie, but I had Chinese for lunch.
I give you five stars for spiciness.
it occurred to me today, that so often, my mother will make the comment that .
"those false religions teach that everyone is going to heaven when they die, oh sure, .
all you have to do is be a good person, and off you go to heaven.
Q.: What's so bad about believing people go to heaven?
A.: For openers, such a believe is incorrect and has no basis in observable reality. It is an extraordinary claim for which no extraordinary proof is offered. The fact is that there is no such thing as a "spirit realm" populated by any kind of gods, angels or demons. There is no soul and there is no heaven for a soul to go to. These things are the inventions of chimpanzee imagination seeking desperately for a meaning for their lives. On a universal scale, our lives are as meaningful to the universe as the life of a spider, axolotl or fossa.
Secondly, such a belief encourages the believer to view this life as a "dress rehearsal" for something better that will come along as soon as they finish with this nasty trail of tears. Such a belief encourages people to tolerate evil because they figure that evil will be handled in the "world to come."
It makes trusting simple souls the dupes of narcissistic liars and con men.
It is the desperate refuge of ignorant shallow thinkers.
THAT is what is so bad about believing people go to heaven.
some statistics.
this graph charts national responses to the statement, "human beings, as we know them, developed from earlier species of animal," and show some strange bedfellows.. .
as you see, a huge majority (70% and higher) of western europe people surveyed, accept evolution (in some form).
"...and a woman said, "Speak to us of FREEDOM."
He replied, "Freedom is in the heart of every child. It is the heart's desire of every creature above the level of the insects.
Freedom begins when we first learn to say NO."
last night, during our "christian life and ministry" meeting, we had a session on local needs.
elder opened the talk with a disclaimer saying that this was a reminder (cited psalms about how david loved jehovahs reminders).
he reminded us of how bless we are of having our own local assembly hall.
Did they make it clear that this $10 obligation is for EACH MEMBER OF YOUR FAMILY for each day of the assembly?
It's great that they don't take collection and rely on Jehovah to keep the work going forward.
The Jehovah Sock Puppet, on the other hand, relies on guilt-trpping and threats that you might not see Paradise if you're not a cheerful Borg-anism.
It's all BIBLE BASED, you see!
