let’s say that you haven’t been around a kingdom hall in years and everyone knows you are not a “true believer “ anymore.
yet a tragedy strikes and you want to give a real heartfelt expression of your feelings— what would you say?
would you acknowledge the resurrection hope that the witnesses entertain or say something very different?.
No it’s not time to “get even”
And when the roles are reversed it’s not time to preach.... but we all know how that works
imagine a JW in the home of a deceased DF’d sibling, imagine the uncomfortable silence from him, that silence would scream “if he wasn’t DF’d he’d have the resurrection, he knew better”
Unfortunately Most JWs enjoy when a DF dies, gives them a real sense of validation
this just in from the 2017 annual meeting:.
1. watchtowers and awakes won't be released regularly, at least three watchtower and awakes per year.
6 magazines a year.. 2. a new book is being released: remain in god's love, more of an update like how they did for the what does the bible really teach book.
Boy a 4 year university education just got a lot easier to achieve
(long time ex dubs will get this reference)
my family hasnt signed the blood paper but still say no blood (well the adults do).i overheard a elder taking to my aunt about the blood papaers she needs to fill out.but he also aid she needs a make a small little letter saying i wont take blood.some times i wish i never heard that talk.. even tho i knew i would have to stand up for me being hable to have life.now i just zone out and think will i die for something thats a lie?.
im going to try not to think about it for a little my head hurts after this..
Carla is right
my dr did axactly that
staff knows too that if they view a patient file it’s logged, and if done without authorization they will likely lose their job
My dr told me this cause there was jw working in same office
In my hall we had talk recently about blood cards, said Cong. only had 4 blood cards on file from over 100 publishers. Pretty obvious the “friends” don’t want big brother policing their personal medical choices
when i was a jw, i relished explaining my beliefs and why we had the truth!
lol.
todays witness has no clue , in my opinion..
JW- We are going to live forever in paradise
when? Soon
Catholic- we are going to live forever in heaven
when? When we die
just for fun, some thoughts about the paradise teaching:.
will all the carnivores be transformed anatomically?
if a lion is transformed into a herbivore would it still be a lion?
Think of all the flies and maggots on all those dead carcasses !
or will they also eat grass?
and i am finding the adjustment to the real world far more difficult than i ever imagined...i f...it has been about five years since i totally woke up to the fraudulant nwt and then all my other doubts i had carried for years were proved true as well.
but almost all of my few friends are exjw or slack jw's and i feel so isolated...my sons friends are mostly exjw too but not their gf's and they have way more normal friends .
how have you done at replacing lifelong friends and family?
I remember oompa well
he always appreciated insightful posts with depth
he shared a lot
it was a sad day to read of his suicide
cheers my friend!
i have noticed another popular pattern of behaviour amongst witnesses in recent years.. many, and i mean lots of ones with instagram accounts have closed the wife's account, and have started a "couple's" account instead.
also, for families.
the children's accounts have been closed, and the husband starts a "family account".. it is mainly on the husband's device, and seemingly under his control.
I disagree with you completely
families members are being more and more isolated by "private" social media. Creating family accounts would encourage family time, conversation and a better sense of family
All families should do this, JW, catholic, atheist, Muslim or otherwise
You should stop letting anger control your life and quit looking for the "bad" in everything.
has anyone else heard this?
a poster on another thread said it's a new rule brought in at this years convention.. last year they were told to shun even non df people and now this?
a religion cant force someone where to plonk their ass surely?.
I did not hear this either
i have noticed it more strictly enforced, even refusing entry until after the song and in the "back room" then leaving immediately after prayer
ive also noticed announcements now when someone is no longer a publisher and no longer a pioneer
i don't seem to remember these being announced off the platform before
i would really like to read the thoughts of an evolutionist as they lie on their deathbed.
their "honest to nogod" thoughts.
their terrors.
Imagine the theist fearing eternity in hell?
what an awful thought
im not ready to die yet, but as an old man years from now I don't fear death.
I actually have quite a bit of peace about that
theists talk about this stuff to fluff up their egos. They laugh about others dying. Very "Christian".
i think the finished mystery book probably contains the stupidest beliefs ever recorded!
almost any prophecy publication but especially anything to do with revelation, is unbelievable!
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Eternal life
Seriously
Living a trillion trillion trillion trillion trillion trillion trillion trillion trillion trillion trillion trillion years times a trillion trillion trillion trillion to the power of a trillion over and over again without end
unbelievable
