a few years back i was in a meeting between fades and it was the co visit.
he said something i thought was crazy and a lot of jws buy into this mentality.
i don't remember the talk but he asked this question.. what if this isn't the truth?
Its been 3 years since I have stopped going to meetings, and about 7 since I figured out it was all BS.
I still can't deal with not only losing 4 decades +, but knowing that my best years are all behind and that death is really the end.
On top of that, I am loosing what is most important in the world to me other than my 2 kids.
On top of that, decades of "doing the least you need to do to just get by, while working for the lord" is a habit really hard to break.
I am not coping well at all.
a few years back i was in a meeting between fades and it was the co visit.
he said something i thought was crazy and a lot of jws buy into this mentality.
i don't remember the talk but he asked this question.. what if this isn't the truth?
We had a D.O. maybe 6 or 7 years back at an assembly actually come out and say that - if this ISNT the truth - we are all wasting our time.
So many witness say "if it isnt it is still the best way of life."
He disagreed with that premiss.
It was refreshing. (though of course he felt it was the truth).
hi, i seem to remember that the society have said that you are not viewed as a witness if you have not reported for 6 months.. does this ring any bells?
someone i know has been called for a judicial, even though she has said she doesn’t believe and is not not attending meetings and hasn’t for 6 months.what she did was 12 months ago when she was a witness.. she is not sure whether she should turn up or not, as turning up shows she thinks she answers to elders still.
but also doesn’t want to be automatically disfellowshipped which may happen if she doesn’t turn up.. if there is an article to quote saying someone inactive isn’t seen as a witness, this would be helpful.. any thoughts?.
No this is not true at all.
You are inactive.
It will be the elders mission "when the CO reminds them" to REactivate you.
If only it were so easy.
someone you looked up to some who did something amazing?.
i live in new zealand and 1 of mine is sir edmound hillary,a great yet humble man.. he and tenzing norgay were the 1st to reach the top of mt everest.it went to the grave with both of them who put there foot on top 1st,neather of them reviled that.. he did alot for the sherpa's of napal making sure they were payed well for their work as well as setting up schools there.. he came to my school and gave a speech then walked around the play ground talking to us children,his phone number was in the phone book and he would talk to anyone that rang him partially children doing a project on everest.. the british tryed to say that mallory and irvine may have made it to the top of everest years before,hillarys reply.....they may have but i made it down again.. karter..
Ray Bradbury
so serena williams lost the us open final 6-2, 6-4 to naomi osaka, her japanese-american opponent.. williams received three code violations from the umpire, carlos ramos: .
1. a warning for illegal coaching (subsequently admitted by williams's coach).
2. a point penalty for smashing her racquet.
Serena made it all about her, and help ruin a crowning achievement for a young player who idolized her.
Its always about her.
if/when jw drop around to have a coffee or meal what do they talk about?
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They avoid me like the plague too thankfully
Yes this is a gift!
The other side of it makes you feel mad that - wow this is how much they care about you?
will you avoid nike or tend to not buy apparel because of their support of colin kap?
would you stop doing business with anyone simply because you disagree with their politics?
in california, in and out burger, democrats were being told not to support the chain because they donated to republicans.. will politics affect your spending habits?.
I will go OUT OF MY WAY to buy NIKE.
sept 2018. https://vimeo.com/288327363.
BOY !! DID I SEE HOW SATAN WAS AT WORK - When I went to college for engineering!
All that MATH! All that figuring out how many trucks of concrete are needed to make a foundation.
I am so happy I listened to the elders and my pioneer friends and got out of Satans workshop!
Who needs a career and money.
i saw a topic on another forum where a sister was supposedly carrying the mics.
i was curious if this was even possible?
is it new light or just a lie?.
It is possible. Sister can do other functions as well. Like working behind the counter.
The caveat is there MUST be NO brothers who could be qualified to do the work.
as a "deep pimo" i can say that there is a confirmed re-branding.
the coordinators committee formed a focus group from service and teaching committees.
the results of that group roughly three+ years ago, with gb approval, trickled down to the other committees and eventually into what we have been seeing before our eyes in the org and local congs.. pick an organizational level and see the shift.
I think they’re going to stop publishing the numbers sooner or later
I really thought that was going to happen when they stopped printing the yearbook.
But the just put the numbers on the website.
Remember, they can spin the numbers however they want.
If they grow, its Jahs blessing, if they shrink, its because we are near the end and satan is working hard.
Shrinking numbers actually plays into their "close ranks" mentality better right now.
