It could work.
I'll stop telling athiests they're going to burn in hell, if they stop telling me I'm stupid for beleivng in an 'imaginary' God.
ricky gervais tweeted this 11/14/12 and i totally agree with it:.
"there are good atheists and bad atheists.
there are good believers and bad believers.. no god has ever changed that.".
It could work.
I'll stop telling athiests they're going to burn in hell, if they stop telling me I'm stupid for beleivng in an 'imaginary' God.
he said: "<biometrics>, if you can't see 1914, and don't beleive the gb is god's only channel, there's not much point in discussing this any further"..
The truth set me free.
he said: "<biometrics>, if you can't see 1914, and don't beleive the gb is god's only channel, there's not much point in discussing this any further"..
He said: "<biometrics>, if you can't see 1914, and don't beleive the GB is God's only channel, there's not much point in discussing this any further".
) - p. 7 par.
10:12, 13) - p. 20 par.
- p. 25 par.
Now that they're beating the "overlapping generation" drum I beleive 1914 is still as strong as ever. I really wonder how many JWs woke up from the whole "overlapping" theory? If the R&F can swallow that, they'll accept anything the GB throw at them.
so the watchtower says that the afterlife is purely an invention of satan, because of the 'you won't die' lie told to eve.
(even though the bible is littered with afterlife talk e.g.
luke 16:19-31, matthew 10:28, matthew 25:46, revelation 21:8,revelation 6:9-11, luke 23:43, john 3:16 ).
So the Watchtower says that the afterlife is purely an invention of Satan, because of the 'you won't die' lie told to Eve. (even though the bible is littered with afterlife talk e.g. Luke 16:19-31, Matthew 10:28, Matthew 25:46, Revelation 21:8,Revelation 6:9-11, Luke 23:43, John 3:16 )
Wouldn't Satan have more to gain by people NOT beleiving in a (heaven) afterlife?
jw's will of course argue that they have the truth.. if that be the case, why are they terrified to talk to.
people or visit sights that expose their beliefs?.
if someone speaks the truth there should be nothing.
They're worried that people will discover the truth about 'the truth'.
i just came back from the meeting .although the local announcements have been abolished recently as an item for the second part , an elder came on the platform to announce that the society needs more money and there is a letter on the noticeboard for all the congragation to read to this effect.
although the announcement was read half heartedly (this elder's daughter is an apostate ,it looks like he knows what's going on) the implictions are dramatic .
the society in brief,requests any brother or sister with funds sitting on personal accounts to loan them to the society ,he didn't go into any specifics but i will take a picture of the letter next time and make it available here .. i'm not amazed that they're asking for money ,i thought it will happen sooner or later .what i'm amazed is that 99% of the congragation are oblivious to the financial crisis that the society finds itself these days and the reasons why .i can see the future now .the watchtower will be the fist part of the babylon the great to go down in a blaze of scandals and financial troubles !.
Maybe they should invest less in hedge funds, and use that money.
i just came back from the meeting .although the local announcements have been abolished recently as an item for the second part , an elder came on the platform to announce that the society needs more money and there is a letter on the noticeboard for all the congragation to read to this effect.
although the announcement was read half heartedly (this elder's daughter is an apostate ,it looks like he knows what's going on) the implictions are dramatic .
the society in brief,requests any brother or sister with funds sitting on personal accounts to loan them to the society ,he didn't go into any specifics but i will take a picture of the letter next time and make it available here .. i'm not amazed that they're asking for money ,i thought it will happen sooner or later .what i'm amazed is that 99% of the congragation are oblivious to the financial crisis that the society finds itself these days and the reasons why .i can see the future now .the watchtower will be the fist part of the babylon the great to go down in a blaze of scandals and financial troubles !.
How many R&F sold everything before 1914, 1925, 1975 ... and all the other 'end' dates. How much of that money went to the Watchtower. How many families gave their inheritance to the Watchtower instead of their children?
i just came back from the meeting .although the local announcements have been abolished recently as an item for the second part , an elder came on the platform to announce that the society needs more money and there is a letter on the noticeboard for all the congragation to read to this effect.
although the announcement was read half heartedly (this elder's daughter is an apostate ,it looks like he knows what's going on) the implictions are dramatic .
the society in brief,requests any brother or sister with funds sitting on personal accounts to loan them to the society ,he didn't go into any specifics but i will take a picture of the letter next time and make it available here .. i'm not amazed that they're asking for money ,i thought it will happen sooner or later .what i'm amazed is that 99% of the congragation are oblivious to the financial crisis that the society finds itself these days and the reasons why .i can see the future now .the watchtower will be the fist part of the babylon the great to go down in a blaze of scandals and financial troubles !.
Can't they just mortgage a few KH's. Now they effectively own them, it shouldn't be an issue.
They've always asked for money, yet make it quite clear "We don't require donations".
Typical Watchtower Speak
We need more donations -> We don't require donations
We love everyone -> They're all going to be killed unless theyr'e one of us
We love congregation members -> If they do something wrong we will not allow anyone to speak to them (including family)
The 144,000 are the anointed slave class, giving food to the sheep -> There's only 12 anointed, and a writing dep producing literature
We only follow the bible -> Watchtower literature is not only required, but given precedence
i hear that comment from my mom that there are more baptisms, more magazines placed, more of everything!
(a sign of jah's blessing)..
Another subject matter where JWs have you double-dammed. If you prove growth has stalled or declined they turn it around and say: It's because we're so close to the end. Satan's persecution. ... etc. If there is any growth they say it's because we're so close to the end ...