i'm asking because i was reading an article on the huffington post about ricky gervais having arguments on twitter with christian fundamentalists.. they talked about ricky being on the cover of the new humanist magazine in september/october and how that was part of the controversy.
they showed a picture of the cover and on the lower left hand corner there was an article teaser about "leaving jehovah"!
just wondering if anyone read it and/or has access to it.
I'm asking because I was reading an article on the Huffington Post about Ricky Gervais having arguments on Twitter with Christian Fundamentalists.
They talked about Ricky being on the cover of the New Humanist magazine in September/October and how that was part of the controversy. They showed a picture of the cover and on the lower left hand corner there was an article teaser about "Leaving Jehovah"! Just wondering if anyone read it and/or has access to it. I'd love to hear more! Thanks!
NR
a letter to jehovah.
to write a letter to santa.
to write a letter to jehovah.. thank you for promising.
Good ones punk! LOL!
a letter to jehovah.
to write a letter to santa.
to write a letter to jehovah.. thank you for promising.
Well, the 2012 Yearbook PDF is on JW.org. Here are a few high... er, lowlights!
First, the number of partakers was still listed, surprisingly: 11,824 (That number just keeps going UP, UP, UP!!!!)
They also talk about the fact that all of the North America WT's and Awakes are printed in Canada now, no doubt to save on health care for Bethelites! Memorial attendance was allegedly almost 20 million.
A LOT about the reduced hour auxillary pioneer campaign in April and how much "excitement" it generated. Talked about changes to Gilead and more about the new MTS schools for single men and couples. (Even at the couples MTS there is a "brothers only" section that the wives are banned from!)
? “Yes, Armageddon
must be coming
soon!”—A non-Witness
who noticed our increased
activity in April. (A priceless bullet point quote!)
Also talked about a custody lawsuit that they prevailed in in the US:
On August 10, 2011, the Supreme Court of Kansas
upheld a favorable decision grantingMonicaMc-
Glory, one of Jehovah’s Witnesses, custody of her
son. The child’s father had sought custody, claiming
that Sister McGlory should not have custody of
their son because (1) she would refuse to consent
to a blood transfusion, (2) she took the child with
her in the door-to-door ministry, and (3) she allegedly
alienated him from his father and his community
by teaching their son about Armageddon.
The Kansas Supreme Court affirmed constitutional
principles already set out in 1957, when it stated:
“Religious freedom, as guaranteed by our constitution,
should be faithfully upheld, and religious
teachings to children should not and must not be
considered as basis for making child custody orders.”
With regard to the blood transfusion issue,
the court stated: “We cannot decide [custody] cases
based on some hypothetical future accident or illness
whichmight necessitate [a blood transfusion].”
Still the number of new baptized ones seems low to me: 263,131
There were also a few lame stories that made me really pity the children trapped within:
A LETTER TO JEHOVAH. Seven-year-old Joshua attends
school in the United States. During December, he
and his classmates were assigned by their teacher
to write a letter to Santa
Claus. When Joshua politely
refused to do so,
his teacher said, “Write
to anyone.” He decided
to write a letter to Jehovah.
“Thank you for promising
a paradise,” Joshua
wrote. “Thank you forhaving
a Son, whose name
is Jesus, who would give
away his life. Thank you
for creating things that
we can enjoy. I love you,
Jehovah God.” The letter,
along with other students’ letters, was published in a
local newspaper.
And this one:
A CUPCAKE LEADS TO A WITNESS. Caleb is six years
old. On the first day of school in Canada, one of his
classmates had a birthday, so the boy’smother, Natalie,
brought in cupcakes for the class to share. Caleb politely
refused. Natalie then approached Caleb, asking if he
had food allergies. “No,” Caleb answered, “I serve Jehovah.”
After school, Natalie
approached Caleb’s
mother and asked, “Are
you one of Jehovah’s Witnesses?”
When she said
yes,Natalie became excited.
She had studied with
the Witnesses as a teenager,
but because of intense
family opposition, she had stopped studying.
When asked if she would like to resume her study of
the Bible, Natalie agreed.
There was also some notalgic BS about Norway and Rwanda.
NR
what saying made it all around the country?.
the ones that were passed around, word of mouth.. for example.
"donations basis proves jehovah is behind the work!".
My brother used to open his prayers with the same, long intro. It was so lengthy I called it his "preamble" like the opening to the Constitution because it was so long! It was EXACTLY the same every time to the point I could mouth it along with him!
"Our heavenly father Jehovah, we deem it a grand privilege to approach your throne of undeserved kindness in Jesus Christ's name......"
Every time!!! Arrrgh!
NR
i'm an atheist but i've recently been curious enough to sit quietly on the hard wooden pews of a local and very simple english village church - it was sweet, humble and surprisingly calming.. now, how exactly is this monstrosity supposed to motivate anyone?!.
what does it tell us about the mentality of the religions leaders?
does this look like a place of worship?
Flying high: I don't know. Her husband was no kind of heavy. I guess someone on the RBC thought they were purdy!
i'm an atheist but i've recently been curious enough to sit quietly on the hard wooden pews of a local and very simple english village church - it was sweet, humble and surprisingly calming.. now, how exactly is this monstrosity supposed to motivate anyone?!.
what does it tell us about the mentality of the religions leaders?
does this look like a place of worship?
Where I grew up in Minnesota, there was a sister who was a "decorator". She made these paper fans out of wallpaper, ribbon, fake flowers and other misc. BS! They were SO ugly and littered the walls of the KH's all over the area. I mean they were ASS-UGLY!
NR
how wonderful it was... i saw two women over the road knocking on doors .
i could see they were jws...i prayed & asked they would call here... but no!!!!
the lord sent two men!!!!elders!!!!
Great great work mouthy! Ya never know if you might get through to either of them! At the very least, they will never forget you and your words!
NR
http://www.archive.org/details/spirituallydeadchildren.
you have to be fucking kidding me... this is mind control at it's best.
encouraging parents to ignore their kids who have left the jw's and blaming the kids themselves for the rift that's caused.
That was REALLY disgusting!! I need a drink and a shower!
the governing body of jehovah's witnesses has decided (oct., 2000) that the positions of president, vice president, secretary-treasurer, etc.
in the legal corporations (e.g., watch tower bible and tract society of pennsylvania, watchtower bible and tract society of new york, inc.,) do not have to be filled by anointed brothers.
therefore, all of the brothers that were currently holding these positions, all of whom were on the governing body, have resigned.
What a turd-vehicle! It's almost like it was written by the GB! Cherry-picked quotes, circular logic! Priceless! Thanks for sharing!
parents that handed their kids off to another congregation member for a beating?
a 15 year old boy they suspected of smoking?
sounds like witnesses!
Just inquiring about it. Not jumping to any conclusions. I posed it as a question!
