just spent 8 hours in a 1 day elders school last weekend.
clarification given: "moving forward any elder, ms, or pioneer who themselves or someone under their roof enrolls in higher education, may no longer qualify for privileges in the congregation.
their qualifications will have to be reviewed by their boe.".
Education is just like any other investment. You need to be a smart consumer. It is easy to discount the value of education by showing examples from people that did not make good decisions.
However, be sure of this fact: A good education is a critical factor in a person's success.
What the Watchtower is doing is shameful. Fortunately, I did not follow the advice, but I know of many who did.
we know there will be no money in paradise.
but there will almost certainly be jobs to do.
we will be perfect at our jobs but that doesn't mean we will be perfect at every job.
We know there will be no money in paradise.
How do we know that? I must have missed the Wt.on speculation. I have always questioned the economic structure of the paradise. In fact, this was one of the many ah-ha moments of the insanity of the fairytale of the JW earthly paradise.
we all know that this cult will drive those trying to leave to desperate measures, and today by brother was very nearly one of those statistics.
he slashed his thigh with a kitchen knife and was bleeding out until he called the police.. i got a call on my way home from work from a police officer, coincidentally it was one of my old friends from school who's now a cop.
he told me my brother is in hospital after an attempted suicide and has lost some blood but will be ok. but i should get to the hospital as he's asking for me.
This is a heartbreaking story. I wish you well.
this is how the conversation went.
decide for your selves.. dad : joe if ever i need an operation i've told them i don't want blood.
not a drop.. joe : well what about blood fractions.
I thought JWs can take blood fractions. Do the R&F know the rules?
here's a hypothetical: you find your elderly jw father - a lifelong witness, unconscious in his home - you are alone with him.
you ring an ambulance.
at the hospital the doc says they need to give him a blood transfusion straight away or he'll die.
I have a real situation - similar but with a few additional details.
At an end of life situation, after my father had kidney dialysis for a few weeks, it was clear that my father's blood count was at a level where he would require a blood transfusion. He was not in a position to make his own medical decisions, Thus, I initiated a no-blood decision.
I did not see how blood would extend his life. From my position, I thought my decision was the right thing to do. He died shortly after, but not because of my decision to support his no-blood stance.
Happy birthday. You have your whole life ahead of you. Remember, living a successful life is the greatest revenge.
quite possibly the most cringeworthy thing i've seen them do yet.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tk88rstv6o.
I lasted to the 1:51 mark. I am scarred for life.
first it's like wearing a big sign on one's forehead:.
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But it is such a privilege to be a cart captain. Only a select few spiritually worthy brothers and sisters are able to work the cart. That is worth any potential humiliation.
questions to ask witnesses.
1. does the bible teach when the great crowd of revelation 7 started forming?.
the watchtower had expressed the hope that a convention scheduled for may 30 to june 3, 1935, in washington, d.c., u.s.a., would be “a real comfort and benefit” to those pictured by jehonadab.
This is my point. The bible does not speculate. It can't because it is simply a book. Religions, such as the JWs, use the bible to justify their own speculation. So, don't blame the bible - in fact the bible has no relevance to the speculation.
questions to ask witnesses.
1. does the bible teach when the great crowd of revelation 7 started forming?.
the watchtower had expressed the hope that a convention scheduled for may 30 to june 3, 1935, in washington, d.c., u.s.a., would be “a real comfort and benefit” to those pictured by jehonadab.
"Does the Bible Teach" is an example of an anthropomorphism. The bible is simply a book and has no ability to do anything other than to sit on a shelf.
What you really mean is do individuals use the bible to justify their position about..(fill in the blank)...
