now that i'm free to bet, i figured it would be neat to start a pool on when the watchtower is going to change light bulbs on the prophecy about the united nations turning on worldwide religion.
there is no doubt in my mind that this prediction will be dropped.
not only is this the longest-running unchanged prediction in the wt's history (1925 and 1975 had much shorter gestations) it's the last detailed concrete prediction the society has left in its bag of tricks.
Won't ever be dropped.
It's one of those things that can keep going with no punitive response.
The terms the WT uses are so broad and generic, and the fit in with the general purpose of the UN to help facilitate a peaceful world
It is also one that they can KEEP SPINNING depending on the world situation.
Like the King of the North - Russia, China, Islam, Coalition of Nations.
Its all vague BS that works when people are Uneducated - and are Dissuaded into looking at FACTS, or History.
in your personal experience, do you think that the wt attracts needy types of people?
over the years, my experience is that they do attract very needy, insecure, dysfunctional, types.
i had an acquaintance that i just basically cut off.
Yup. I remember for years friends would joke that we attract some real oddballs.
"you don't go to church in a kingdom hall" was stated during the public talk yesterday.
the speaker then elaborated that "people who go to church, go to fulfill a spiritual obligation.
coming to the kingdom hall is coming to learn.
Shoo Enoufff, Ah yesderay I dun learned dat jesus aint god, and dats I gots to give my moneys to the warch tarwer just like calib and sofia.
i can't recall the word that describes a group that keeps to itself like the witnesses do.
i thought it was "insular" but i don't think that's the one i'm looking for after reading the definition.
i remember an elder using the word "clannish" and that has the proper definition but it reminds me of a group of elves.
Delusional is my best opinion.
Because (including me for a long time) they are completely ok with accepting anything the WT says as fact without any evidence scriptural or otherwise to back it up. Not only that - they do not view as credible ANY outside information, whether from the Medical community, or Science, or Archaeology, or History, or other Religious scholars.
Reality is aborted for the comforting thought that the GB are always right no matter what.
All 1984.
does anyone have any information on jwleaks.org?
it is still down.
does anyone have any contact with them?.
as many are aware, the society automatically downloads a years worth of programs on a 32 gb tablet --or whatever you have -- using up space.... without permissions i may add... yet i cant get rid of the old copies on there, does anyone know how to delete them - i have downloaded them then clicked on the delete button, away it goes from the download page but when i go back to the original page that the download comes from, it is still there to download again... so i repeat the process and same thing happens....... .
help!!!
.
Are you using the JW app? You have to generally download any book video or magazine - and its very easy to delete what you want. If you are using the browser - nothing downloads automatically?
Not sure what you could be doing.
i guess we have to assume that jesus was circumcised on the 8th day but what about adam?
he was "perfect", so did he have the weenie cut or not?.
i would like to bring this question up at a "get-together".. rub a dub .
the organization has many problems.
certain doctrines are problematic.
the men who run the organizaion have issues.
was a man made date when jesus came and that a generation is not 102 plus years.. why not say something like this.when the disciples asked jesus for a sign and the end of the age.jesus gave them a composite sign and said all these things will take place.when-before the people now living(at the end of the age which no one knows)have all died..
the world is filled with superstitious people.
and some of the most superstitious are jehovah's witnesses.. remember, i didn't say they alone are the most superstitious, nor did i say they are on an island.
how do we know that this is true?
