i wonder how many are like me staying pimo for the great association and gathering etc.
also find it very interesting having a front row seat watching the collapse of borg.. im not wasting any more time or money on anything i don’t want to do like preaching and mostly just go on zoom .
there is nothing i want to do that would be considered disfellowshiping sin, i’m married and want to live by bible principles but i have serious doubts that the gb were chosen by god and are his one and only spokesmen on earth.
Really, it is my considered opinion that once you have left, and tasted freedom of thought and action, and found wonderful friends in the real world, you will say, why the hell did I not do this LONG AGO !
It is actually horrible to be a liar, and by pretending to believe, you are lying to the people you say you respect and you want to be your friends, that Sir, is a low, dirty trick.
Be truthful to yourself, and your "Brothers and Sisters", they at least deserve that.
dedicate your life to jehovah, by being baptized as a jw - not as a christian.
(a follower of christ - acts 11:26).
par.
It is now the only way in the West, and parts of the World with the Internet, that they can maintain numbers.
Even back when I was "in", in a Congo with a dozen pioneers, and very zealous Pubs. the convert from the public was a rarity.
Now they must be, in our part of the world, as rare as Unicorns that Fart Fairy Dust.
shower thought entered my mind the other day... jesus christ.
as per doctrine.
is still alive in heaven right now correct?
The concept of a "Ransom Sacrifice" as presented by JW/WT is not Biblical.
They have to really twist scriptures, and put bits together from different Bible Books, and then weave in some Augustine of Hippo thinking.
rebekah vardy hosting a new documentary.
"rebekah vardy reinventing herself as a documentary host after wagatha christie ordeal.
the mum-of-five, who is married to football star jamie vardy, is reported to be turning her hand to documentary making and will soon film a show about jehovah’s witnesses.
"The star will travel across the UK to meet and interview members of Britain’s Jehovah’s Witness community - meeting those who follow and used to follow the religion."
Should be interesting, and more of the public will get an insight into the Org. from this, even if the series may fall a bit short of what we would like to see perhaps !
I wonder if the J.W's will be "encouraged" not to watch this ? I do hope so, that usually ensures many more of 'em watch it ! especially the younger ones.
a very recent case i mentioned briefly in another thread might be of interest to many here.
a mormon found through the internet that her church leadership had deliberately misled members regarding the origin of the book of mormon and engaged in historical revisioning.
she sued for damages for the lifelong tithing she had been deceived into giving.
Just on the Topic title alone, a Poster elsewhere said about the GB that "They KNOW they are lying to you, but they think they HAVE to", true dat.
happy birthday 2 me!!.
sunday is my 76th birthday and i know that you want to know how it "feels" to have outlived my usefulness, to have lost my natural beauty (being reduced to wrinkles and flab), and constantly walking into a room not knowing why i'm there.
you also are curious as to how i can continue to find a reason to live since none of my kids think my opinions have any possible value, most of my facebooks friends i wouldn't recognize if i tripped over them on my way into starbucks, and my monthly expenditure on bird treats exceeds u.s. spending on the military.
Happy Birthday Terry !
I always enjoy your contributions here, and enjoyed your summary of what it's like to be our age, I am only weeks behind you ! Well, about 150 weeks but that's still close !
One big bonus for me in reaching this age is that I really do not give a F**K what anyone thinks ! (not that I ever did much).
Have a great day buddy, and keep on Posting ! here's birthday Drink for you, sorry it is "virtual", Cheers !
isn’t it about time they released the report for the service year?
or have they stopped publishing it?
did they released selected figures at the annual meeting as they usually do, such as the memorial attendance or record number of pioneers?
What I find great about the figures for "Jehovah's Worldwide Organisation",is that year on year, and this one is no exception, the global population outstrips their "growth", and by a not insignificant number ! Even percentage wise !
2022 grand totals.
branches of jehovah’s witnesses: 86. .
number of lands reporting: 239. .
What I find great about the figures for "Jehovah's Worldwide Organisation",is that year on year, and this one is no exception, the global population outstrips their "growth", and by a not insignificant number !
warning: this post doesn't belong to me, i took it from reddit and posted it here.
news.
+0.4% growth in publishers globally.
What I find great about the figures for "Jehovah's Worldwide Organisation",is that year on year, and this one is no exception, the global population outstrips their "growth", and by a not insignificant number !
i'm looking forward to this, having watched a trailer i think ex-jws will enjoy it https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/comedy/everyone-else-burns-simon-bird-first-look-exclusive-newsupdate/.
" Everyone Else Burns is a coming-of-age comedy about a Mancunian family and the puritanical Christian sect they are devoted to. Will patriarchal David Lewis (Bird) ever ascend the church ranks and become an Elder? Will dutiful wife Fiona (O’Flynn) deviate from her own dogmatic moral compass? Will their naïve 17-year-old daughter Rachel be allowed to go to university, and will 12-year-old son Aaron ever fend off his secular bullies? All could lead to damnation. Everyone Else Burns is a subversive, authentic and bitingly funny exploration into what it feels like to balance faith, family and identity in a world that could end tomorrow (but probably won't)."
