important note: i am not a theist and this is all meaningless of course from an atheist perspective, but this critique is written from a theistic perspective for those who are interested in picking apart jw theology or are still religious.
if this is not you, please just ignore!.
comments, additions, corrections to my crazy ramblings all welcome.
Thank you for posting this. I was very curious as to why my uber PIMI husband has been obsessed with talking about Satan and the demons the past couple of weeks. I don't like to ask what the meetings are about and I also don't like going to the jwbog website.
Is it just me or does the society seem obsessed with Satan and the demons? Now hes convinced the end of the world is SO CLOSE...!
this is so touching that i had to post it again in a new thread.. thanks, smiddy!.
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Aww so precious!
i was very lucky to have be dating somebody who didn’t run and snitch on me when i started having questions and showing him research i did, instead he listened to me, and after a few arguements, he did wake up as well.
it really didn’t take much to wake him up, and he was more just tired of the crazy witnesses in general.
and now we are planning on getting married and fading together so that our families can at least enjoy our wedding, that special time in life, before we possibly loose them one day.
You have gotten some really amazing advice on here.
You are LUCKY he no longer wishes to be a witness. That is one of the biggest challenges some of us on here have to face.
So yes, be THANKFUL he is done and let him deal with it his way. Maybe hes not ready to deal with his feelings. I have ex jw friends who don't like discussing their JW past. Everyone has their own way of dealing with it-like dubstepped said. If you need help dealing with your family, maybe you can seek therapy? Or like Wake me said, you can vent on here. I know that helps me a great deal.
i was watching lloyd evans rebuttal to the saturday program of the be courageous convention.
lloyd pointed out something that had occurred to me as well:.
all this talk and examples of courage, whether it be standing up in class defending intelligent design, putting up with being imprisoned, not running away from bullies, always having a reply to someone who tries to ridicule your faith... the young ones are encourages - nay, commanded - to stand their ground and be courageous.
http://dismythed.blogspot.com/2014/11/flipside-news-governing-body-member.html?m=1
That is a link that a JW wrote excusing Losch's actions, words. If you have the stomach for it. The comments are even worse.
sunday my old bethel roommate came up to visit me.
he left a couple years ago and he wanted to catch up and reminisce.. while we sat back remembering crazy things we saw take place at bethel he reminded me of a creepy instance with bro.
swingell.. it was a saturday morning and we decided to actually go get breakfast.
@silentbuddha Thank you for sharing, I'm always up to hearing stories from ex-bethelites. I lived in Queens a long time ago and spent a lot of time at all the Bethel buildings. (I was secretly 'dating' one'). I have a few funny stories myself.
@wake me-I would read that book! ha
the large horn on the goat is the first king of greece (8:21), obviously alexander the great.
after his death, alexander?s kingdom was divided among four of his generals (8:22).
the high priest), and further causes the daily sacrifices to cease, and the sanctuary to be defiled (8:11).
I know this post is 14 years old, but I'm bumping it for newbies like me. My spouse is so sure that these prophecies are now happening thanks to the latest convention. Thanks Leolaia!
this is bigger than christmas and birthdays wrap into one.
thanks to the australian royal commission our youngest son has woke up.
we received a e-mail from him tonight where he apologized to us for shunning us all these years, how bad he felt for doing this.
SO happy for you both!! This gives me some kind of hope for my still in parents, brother & spouse.
Must feel so amazing!
im not sure if anyone has posted this before?
(sorry if so).
http://exitwatchtower.weebly.com/.
That was amazing, thank you for sharing! Gave me chills.
But can anyone please elaborate on what he meant by CTR's biography being a lie? I have not heard of this in my research?
you know when you are in a deep sleep and something happens that may put you on a different level of sleeping, not as deep.
anyway, then i thought, 90 minutes for lunch?
so, there is a group waiting to cross the street.
Watching a member of the GB lie and mislead the audience with his answers at the ARC. I think he has and will continue to help many start to wake up.
someone on jwtalk has shared their convention notes (for those interested in a jw perspective).
jehovah’s people will experience hardships, so reliance on god is paramount!.
prayer is essential and vital for our spiritual well-being.
With the majority probably being born-ins. Or children under 18.
