Kind of like how Islam teaches that everyone is born a Muslim.
JWs would love it if this applied to their faith because then they'd have grounds to completely shun the entire would for not bowing to the Governing Body.
foetus baptism - surely coming to a watchtower study article soon?
jw parents are reminded of 2 ti.3:14,14 "from infancy you have known the holy writings".
and the watchtower explains the greek word bre'phos "infancy" as follows: "...it is generally used of an unborn child.
Kind of like how Islam teaches that everyone is born a Muslim.
JWs would love it if this applied to their faith because then they'd have grounds to completely shun the entire would for not bowing to the Governing Body.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5748191/woman-blamed-sexual-abuse-ostracism-jehovahs-witness-reasons-killing-suicide.html.
revealed: ex-jehovah's witness turned model, 45, left a video and suicide note blaming childhood sex abuse and exclusion from her religion for killing her husband and children.
lauren stuart of keego harbor, michigan had been researching suicide methods on youtube and videos on how to use a glock for weeks .
Lauren’s father told police that he had not spoken to his daughter in years and that her mother died when she was 13. He said that he never cared for her husband and that he believes “Dan pulled Lauren away from the family.”
One of Lauren’s sisters told police that she had not spoken to Lauren in six years and that she, too, believes “Dan pulled Lauren away from the family.” She told police that Lauren and her husband both suffered from mental illness and that they “fed off of each other.” She said her sister was deemed “Apostasy” for speaking out against the JWs and leaving the organization.
Sometimes my heart wells up with so much despair that it hurts to just beat. Lauren's father and sister sound almost GLAD about what happened. I'll bet Lauren knew that they would react this way, too. The top reason for people taking their own lives is when they believe their existence is doing their family/loved ones a disservice and that those around them would be better off without them.
To Lauren's father and sister: you have BLOOD on your hands. Your sociopathic approach to kinship was undoubtedly a driving force behind this heinous tragedy.
a&e has a new show this season called cults and extreme belief.
the second episode will air on 5/29 at 9:00 pm and jehovah's witnesses will be featured.
hopefully they do a good job exposing them for what they really are.
@OrphanCrow... Do you believe in reincarnation?
I'll wait for the penny to drop ;).
a&e has a new show this season called cults and extreme belief.
the second episode will air on 5/29 at 9:00 pm and jehovah's witnesses will be featured.
hopefully they do a good job exposing them for what they really are.
"Who's the poster on here that says 'Let's review. It's a cult.'"
That would be the illustrious @jp1692.
of course this is an open ended question but have you ever really thought about what makes you who you are?.
is it our looks, our personality, our physique, our intelligence, our experiences and subsequent memories, our beliefs?
is it a combination of all these things and even more?
Nothing.
I guess I figured that out after listening to Lawrence Krauss' lecture on A Universe From Nothing.
At the most, I'm just a field of energy dancing for itself.
Existential crisis over.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ki5pg4fjugi.
hi guys!
we are so happy to share with you the interesting story of former jehovah's witnesses member jason droboth.
Omg first time I comment on a Christian/Katja thread and I said "outstanding" twice in the second last sentence.
Did I mention I thought the episode was outstanding? I did?
Okay... cool. Just making sure.
...
Meanwhile inside head:
if this happened, and they went into the bunker....only to be rescued by "satan's forces"....what would be going through their minds?https://youtu.be/wn9_oil_qqy.
Thank you for rewiring the post traumatic stress that the original bunker video had triggered.
just thought i'd share what i found in my fortune cookie.
(i know, fortune cookies are inviting demons, just like lucky charms cereal 😜) well actually it's more of a proverb, like most of them are nowadays:.
"as one grows to understand life less and less, one learns to live it more and more.".
@Compound Complex: "...those who feel certainty are stupid" - Bertrand Russell.
How many of our loved ones are living in a false state of certainty? They don't even claim to have truth, but rather, are IN it!
Hawkings and Boorstin appear to have understood our plight with waking family up when expressing the following sentiment: "The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance; it is the illusion of knowledge."
It's like when you're dead. You don't know you are dead - it's only painful for others.
Same with being stupid.
the new releases for the regional convention are out at the borg's page.
but remember, you can not see them unless first you attend....
@stuckinarut2: "More hype about nothing. The GB really do have a gullible audience who will clap and ooh and ahh over the most inane "releases"."
It would be like attending a car show and hearing "NEW, from Chrysler... a car space."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ki5pg4fjugi.
hi guys!
we are so happy to share with you the interesting story of former jehovah's witnesses member jason droboth.
@Christian Gutierrez You guys really set the bar high by starting with such an incredible interview! I watched Jason's story twice. I'm just wondering how on earth you're going to top this masterpiece with episode two?!
Thank you so much, Katja, for sharing Jason's story with us all. Between your gentle nature and Jason's sincere method of delivery, this homemade docu-series has surpassed all expectations. The whole episode was just an outstanding demonstration of yours and Christian's outstanding workmanship and passion for the community.
Love to you both from Sydney.