it struck me just how odd and weird it is that jws are told that if they do not preach, they are "bloodguilty" for failing to warn people of the upcoming destruction at armageddon.. hang on a minute now, hang on!.
why should a mere human be made to feel "bloodguilty" and "responsible" for "failing to warn someone" of gods wrath??.
these average people are not the ones who are about to unleash a genocidal massacre on 99% of humanity (including babies born to non-witnesses).
Maybe the Almighty was an optimist when the command to preach so that we're not bloodguilty was issued. Perhaps he thought there'd be a successful conversion rate so there'd be minimal carnage at Bumageddon.
Ah, who are we kidding. The big guy upstairs loves a good brawl. No wonder he made himself so obscure and hard to believe in. More people to destroy - YIPPEE!
Douche.
a modern day jewish prophet who correctly predicted the six day war in 1967 and the yom kippur war in 1973 has also predicted north korea would bomb seoul which would culminate in the final war of gog and magog.. .
for details.
http://www.wnd.com/2017/04/mystic-rabbi-predicted-todays-top-threat-22-years-ago/.
@slimboyfat Those pesky dipped-in-ink feathers caused some real typos back in the day. They called it "Gog of Magog" because scribbling out "God's a Mad dog" caused too many ink blots.
i get infuriated when i see the god's (guardians of doctrine) sporting pinky rings or rings on there right hands.
like a club association.
when i try and take a look at the ring it resembles a masionic ring.
@punkofnice You're not far off when you describe it as a "pedophile ring". In the original edition of the Learn From The Great Teacher book, the illustration of the pedophile depicted him wearing a pinky ring on his left hand. I wish I had it handy, but that book lives at my parents' house. So I just downloaded the digital version (blergh) and it appears the updated version has had the pinky ring edited out!
just went to the assembly yesterday and during the final talk the circuit overseer said:.
'sure, there are some adults baptised here and there, but do you want to know something wonderful?
the vast majority of those getting baptized are teens and preteens!
After watching the Broadcasts, Witnesses are left with the impression that they are coming out as number one and that things are booming. This is because of the subterfuge/half-truths and the skewed presentation of the real statistics. My theory is that the WT will ditch the tabulated format of presenting the numbers in the yearbook and opt for a more narrative-like approach in its place. For example, a menial congregation of perhaps 60 publishers may merge with another similarly dismal congregation. The report would sound something like, "A congregation in Puerto Rico experienced the marvelous blessing from Jehovah when their size doubled by nearly 90 percent this past year! We are humbled by the rich rewards we have reaped from the countless hours our brothers have spent in their ministry."
I know vague editorial when I see it. Keep it positive. Keep it fluffy. Keep it fake.
ok i want to pose a question to those who care to discuss this.. imagine a scenario.
you hear of a exjw writing a book, however, before writing this book this exjw is requesting money to publish said book.
you go along with it and help to get this book out to the public as you think that it will be beneficial.
By the way, what is this Cult of Cedars everyone keeps talking about? Is there an option where I can donate my firstborn? Lol.
ok i want to pose a question to those who care to discuss this.. imagine a scenario.
you hear of a exjw writing a book, however, before writing this book this exjw is requesting money to publish said book.
you go along with it and help to get this book out to the public as you think that it will be beneficial.
@stuckinarut2 I credit his Worst Convention Ever video series to my waking up during the Remain Loyal convention. The John Cedars channel was pivotal in my waking up. It all started there and I haven't looked back since. I burned through four highlighters going through his book. But before it was published, I had read Apocalypse: Delayed by James Penton, half read Crisis of Conscience by Raymond Franz (it's a heavy read and I still haven't finished it), along with Carl Olof Jonsson's Sign of the Last Days: When? I wouldn't have even ventured to these "apostate" books if it wasn't for the concise, logical approach Lloyd introduced apostasy with. Glad I discovered him.
for some background - i studied on & off as a child with a jehovah's witness who has been patiently working on lots of our family for more than a decade and never gave up on any of us.
as a middle-schooler and a highschooler, my love for jehovah and any association with my childhoood bible teacher... faded.
disappeared.
Upvote if y'all read this post looking like this:
i want to share my story.
(might be a tad long).
i have no idea where i stand anymore regarding being a jw and where i stand in my marriage.. im 28 years old and the years are certainly ticking by.
Hey sweetie, I can feel your heart breaking all the way over here (Australia). To relieve some of your guilt and confusion pertaining to whether or not the Bible says that the truth comes in the form of an organization, please check out these two articles and keep your Bible handy : ).
https://jwfacts.com/watchtower/organization.php
http://spiritwatch.org/doesgod.htm
Sending you love from Down Under.
i want to know the latest trend in jw land.
after i have disassociated from jw land last year, now my father has forced me to write a reinstatement letter.
and i will soon be reinstated back very soon because those cult elders will meet with me.
Did you hand over your hostage letter for reinstatement like this:
we all know of the well used scripture that speaks of "a three-fold cord" in marriage.. sure, it is meant to indicate that any marriage that has "god" in it as the foundation of the couple's life will be successful.
but how often have we noticed that what it really means for witnesses is that the society, or the gb has the right to be an unwelcome and nosey intruder in the lives of couples.
every decision that family unit makes is influenced by the organisation.
A Witness girlfriend of mine just got married. In the lead up to her marriage, she was sure to sit with her elders and ask them if she and her soon-to-be husband were "allowed" to go down on each other. I hit the roof when she told me. I screamed that it is BEYOND abnormal and inappropriate to divulge and seek that kind of "approval" from the elders. In what world is it okay for a thirty year old woman to implore a bunch of older men for advice on oral sex?! She dismissed my horror with, "oh, my elders are cool. They're good, babe. We're real close like that." About as close as the elders' NWTs were to their crotches when she asked.
In the WT cult, all sense of normalcy and appropriate boundaries have vanished.
