between being funny, sound effects, editing and info., my fave thus far.
i just wish they would have included the miricle wheat and dummy money laundering wts companies that were also exposed.... still pretty neat... .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dnpocd529g.
Agreed, an updated version would be awesome.
Most of the things they mention in the video as false prophesies, younger generation Dubs have never heard of. I hadn't heard about most of that stuff until my wake up!
Most dubs would avoid a new video, demonize it, or ignore it. But it could get some thinking, and hopefully get more people to ignore them.
i found this article to be quite ironic!
here is the pdf for the lesson http://download.jw.org/files/media_magazines/w_e_20120315.pdf.
i had to endure this at the kh today and wondered if everyone would like to have fun picking the mind control and other nonsense out of this lesson.
Perhaps the atheist they were talking about is George Carlin?
" I've begun worshiping the sun for a number of reasons. First of all, unlike some other gods I could mention, I can see the sun. It's there for me every day. And the things it brings me are quite apparent all the time: heat, light, food, a lovely day. There's no mystery, no one asks for money, I don't have to dress up, and there's no boring pageantry. And interestingly enough, I have found that the prayers I offer to the sun and the prayers I formerly offered to "God" are all answered at about the same 50-percent rate." - George Carlin
i hate gloom and doom but sadly..... http://www.latimes.com/news/science/la-sci-solar-storms-20120505,0,6214500.story?page=2&sc=7369001384796169482.
this is no laughing matter.
a major cme or flare could wipe out civilization by destroying power grids everywhere.. this is why i get so angry about global warming hysteria - there are far more serious threats that could emerge in months, not decades ahead.. i also understand that a small asteroid is scheduled to come breathtakingly close to hitting earth in two years.
had a meeting with elders today.
got wasted at a party with worldly friends to take my mind off things.
anyone else use drink as a coping mechanism?.
had a meeting with elders today. . . . got wasted at a party with worldly friends to take my mind off things. anyone else use drink as a coping mechanism?
Well there's your mistake. You should have gotten wasted at a witness party! You'll never get in trouble after one of those.
How did the meeting go?
had a meeting with elders today.
got wasted at a party with worldly friends to take my mind off things.
anyone else use drink as a coping mechanism?.
had a meeting with elders today. . . . got wasted at a party with worldly friends to take my mind off things. anyone else use drink as a coping mechanism?
Well there's your mistake. You should have gotten wasted at a witness party! You'll never get in trouble after one of those.
How did the meeting go?
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Naw, Jehoopla will never let that happen. Repent! How dare you look up "facts" on the INTERNET?!?
i've just finished an article for randy over on freeminds.org, which i've submitted to him for review.
hopefully it should be online soon, so please keep checking!.
the article discusses the fact that the watch tower society is already in decline, and suggests the year 2005 as the turning point.
Sorry bud, but as you continue reading and learning, there is only one way for the house of cards to fall. I can tell from your writing style that you are still a believer...
Try this. Have you ever noticed how witnesses always seem to think most scriptures are talking about ministry or the new system or how tough it is in this system? Forget all of that. Read scriptures that you have read a million times like Matt:23-24 or Daniel ch. 4 with a completely OPEN mind. Read from an objective viewpoint, not trying to apply a scripture, but to understand what it really says. Try to understand what the writer was trying to say to people IN THEIR TIME. The bible wasn't written so only people 2000+ years later would understand. You will quickly see what I am talking about. You will find that Daniel 4 had its fulfillment right there in that chapter. You will find that there is NO reason to believe that Jesus' parables were really prophecies about the governing body or "faithful slave". It will blow your mind. Plain and simple.
Enjoy
the truth (as i seen it) according to jehovah's witnesses.
written by gary busselman wednesday, 22 october 2008 14:38. warning: this is not for little jw children!
you will not find it in "my book of babble stories.
Excellent! Not sure about anyone else, but I found the lack of punctuation almost easier to read, but I read it really fast. My reading voice in my head didn't have a chance to take a breath! Haha
Nice work. So simple.
i was raised as a jw, baptized in a 1998 district convention, somewhere in portugal.. studying with jws had some positive things (not many... just a few).
i learned to read before going to school and developed this excelent skill of reading, interpreting and resuming texts.
i was an excellent student.. as a teenager my life sucked (and i considered it a "privilege" at that time) because i simply couldn't enjoy these best years of my life, because had to avoid all contact with people of my age (there were no young people in my congregation) so i lived the best years of my life as a "forever alone".
Welcome Jamir! Many people on here (myself included) are going through EXACTLY what you are right now, and many more have been there. You will find lots of good advice on here.
I hope the best for you and your wife, she sounds like she has potential. Dont forget to try and see the situation from her eyes when talking to her, that's the best thing I can tell you. That and read Crisis of Conscience by Ray Franz. You won't doubt anymore.
Hang in there, PM me anytime.
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what attracts new ones into the jw fold these days, the message, the friends, someone to listen to their problems, a personal relationship with god?
what?.
It doesn't.
