hello, i am in the beginning stages of a slow fade.
over the years i have become more and more dissatisfied with the beliefs, teachings, and organizational practices of the organization.
i no longer have faith in it.
Huxley, I'm glad you asked that, as it is a great question. The inner turmoil when we as Jehovah's Witnesses start to use our God given thinking abilities without consulting the indoctrination we have had.
It all boils down to this simple thing: Either you believe that the current and past members of the Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses are "God's official and only communication channel to all mankind" or you don't.
the latest issue of the watchtower shows a man with a beard praying.. .
i fully expected to see him 'progress' to clean-shaven in the following pictures, but instead he is still bearded when 'applying bible principles'.. .
i then realized that he was already featured on the cover itself.. .
Excuse Me! But, that is NOT a beard. These are examples of Beards and Men, not peach fuz.
jwdotorg released a picture gallery with dozens of images from around the world of jws celebrating ('commemorating') via zoom, organized by continent:.
https://www.jw.org/en/news/jw/region/global/2020-memorial-commemoration-international-photo-gallery/.
the vast majority of photos show the people's faces, but this european 'brother' is a rare exception.
I think that it is red wine, it is the reflection of the glass stem and base.
hi one of my jw parents died recently of old age , after decades of brainwashing of the dead are just a sleep and if we are good we would see them again in paradise .. i fully understand now you have one life and should make the best of it but finding it difficult at the moment to get my head around it .. it's just a bit of a rant but your the only ones that i can try and express how i feel and be able to understand after the years of brainwashing how it affects my thinking process.. thanks for any help and advice..
Sorry for your loss.
Yes, WTBTS was able to convince us to invest totally into the future idea that if we obeyed them it meant a big payday in the future. They are worse than a TimeShare.
so you're stuck at home, you may be worried about your income, welcome to the world of filling your stuck-in-the-house time with saving some money!.
here in canada, our energy costs are going up because we have a carbon tax.
today, in the middle of the crisis, trudeau is raising it by 50%, probably as some perverse "thank you" to all the truckers delivering vital goods.
If you remove the electric meter and turn it upside down and reinstall it, or put a copper wire from one side to the other this will "cut down on electricity used".
study watchtower, june 2020, box on page 22 - "note the comment made by an inactive one in spain: “i want to be reactivated, but it is very difficult.
but it is not easy.
i have to change my lifestyle and cut ties with some worldly friends.".
I was praying the other day and a robo caller contacted me about my autos extended warranty.
so you're stuck at home, you may be worried about your income, welcome to the world of filling your stuck-in-the-house time with saving some money!.
here in canada, our energy costs are going up because we have a carbon tax.
today, in the middle of the crisis, trudeau is raising it by 50%, probably as some perverse "thank you" to all the truckers delivering vital goods.
Trudeau should pay Canadians a refund since everything is shut down because of the Corny Virus and it has resulted in a drastic drop in air and water pollution and you have voluntarily been assisting in the greenhouse co2 gasses.
logged into a zoom 'pep talk' from one of the local elders last night.
about 9 families were connected via zoom which was pretty cool.
however the information shared was even better.
My family (some baptized at the in 1941 as Rutherford presented the Children's Book) have told me that years ago that the Memorial used to be only for the anointed. Meaning, the other sheep were not invited.
2020 march 9, letter.
https://docdro.id/cfjrhgb.
2020 march 12, letter--coronavirus--memorial.
Probably time to make another liquor store run to get several cases of Jameson just in case.
i ask you all would anyone of you throw a party and have everyone atttending just to look at the refreshments?
would you invite people to a meal only to not be allowed to eat?.
absurd you say!.
So, it's alright to drink the blood but one cannot eat the blood. Intervenious eating of the blood in a blood transfusion is not permitted.
