several months ago i approached a nice young couple who were standing by a jw literature stand in my local community.
they were pleasant and polite but incredibly stilted when it came to answering my "innocent" questions about their beliefs.
this was the occasion of jws featuring the article headlined "is religion dying?".
Gone are the days of the JWs who could defend or even understand their own beliefs.
Basically, if confronted, they might go get an article from the JW online library, but they are not prepared to discuss it or field any questions about it.
When worse comes to worse, the strategy is like something from Monty Python and the Holy Grail: Run away! Run away!
the february 2017 watchtower says: “the governing body is neither inspired nor infallible.
therefore, it can err in doctrinal matters or in organizational direction.”.
could this frank admission be a prelude to any fallout to australian royal commission’s recommendations in march 2017?.
Maybe this admission opens the door for them to make some changes. Maybe.
1. three jw ladies, standing on the avenue along the beach here in sunny, warm fortaleza, ceará (brazil)2. two jw guys sitting on a bench doing the same as the ladies in pic 13. let's see how productive they are being doing this urgent, life-saving work.
If I'm not mistaken, not every JW gets to do carts. Only if approved by the elders. Usually pioneers. The rank and file still have go door to door.
1. three jw ladies, standing on the avenue along the beach here in sunny, warm fortaleza, ceará (brazil)2. two jw guys sitting on a bench doing the same as the ladies in pic 13. let's see how productive they are being doing this urgent, life-saving work.
Easy time. Back when I was a JW, you could only count time in pairs (door-to-door, business, street witnessing, Bible studies).
This is like some sort of joke: How many JWs does it take to watch a cart?
the february 2017 watchtower says: “the governing body is neither inspired nor infallible.
therefore, it can err in doctrinal matters or in organizational direction.”.
could this frank admission be a prelude to any fallout to australian royal commission’s recommendations in march 2017?.
The February 2017 Watchtower says: “The Governing Body is neither inspired nor infallible. Therefore, it can err in doctrinal matters or in organizational direction.”
Could this frank admission be a prelude to any fallout to Australian Royal Commission’s recommendations in March 2017?
had our midweek meeting last night.
they had a resolution to send an extra (i wanna say $1100 but i only remember it was at least $1000) per month to forward the kingdom preaching work etc.. you know how they work in the kh...no one votes against anything.
i abstained as i almost have always done.
Watchtower are such leeches.
just thought we could have a concise thread listing the signs of a high control, or cult-like group:.
feel free to add to the list:.
the true sign of a cult-like group is:.
Exactly: if the group officially practices shunning leave takers, it is a cult.
witnesses always claim to have a "bible trained conscience" yet they are really just watchtower robots who cant piss without checking with an elder or watchtower.
an elder who cuts hair was scared when i asked for a bald buzz cut since my hair was receding and grey.
he actually rang a bethel elder to see if this was okay watchtower wise!
I remember on the shaved head rule...if you were black it was okay, but if you were white, it wasn't, even if that person was balding.
so sunday afternoon tea with my "anionted" mum and her old witness holy friends.
they start talking trump how he "is gonna do somthing to start armegedon.
" no sad faces about this apocalipse.
Nearly every presidential election was going to lead to the governments to turn on "false religion" and the Big A.
4 to 8 years from now, JWs will forget all about what they said, and speculate how the new president will get the ball rolling.
pentecostalism is now the largest christian faith in london.
what is it about this rapidly growing religion that makes it so appealing?.
black-majority pentecostal churches in particular are one of the big success stories of the black community in britain.
Charismatic churches are all about emotion...and they promise miracles.
One Pentecostal schoolmate said to me, "Don't think. Just believe."
Charismatic/Pentecostals are much more extreme than 'evangelicals'. Many charismatic churches are cult-like to almost the same degree JWs are...at the very least, they aren't as boring.
