i don't really engage in doctrinal discussions about jw's anymore.
they seem to say some pretty crazy stuff.
but i have read some threads discussing doctrinal changes and how watchtower is really out of ideas and money at the same time.
To remain faithful, will we be willing to experience material loss? Will we be ready to do whatever is required of us to prove our loyalty to Jehovah?
This sounds almost like the GB is going to make a call out to all Borg worshippers to hand over their assets to the Borg, selling property, cars, life insurance, etc
Anyone else has got this feeling?
The sheeple are being told to be loyal no matter what even if instructions may not seem reasonable from a human standpoint!??
i don't really engage in doctrinal discussions about jw's anymore.
they seem to say some pretty crazy stuff.
but i have read some threads discussing doctrinal changes and how watchtower is really out of ideas and money at the same time.
All this reminds me of a woman who is delusional and wants to convince her surroundings that she's really pregnant. She concentrated so much on her body trying to make out typical symptoms of pregnancy to a degree that she is falsely convinced of being pregnant. The morning sickness, the mood swings, etc
When her belly fails to develop a bump she blames it on her doctor that he miscalculated her due date.
The more time passes the more desperate she gets about her womb remaining flat. So she starts using cussions to fake a baby bump.
This is the point where the GB is at now.. more and more desperate
morning part 1. .
.chairmins address.
show loyalty by shunning family memebers no mater what.. part2 be loyal in thought.
What the hell... be loyal to the gb and elders and eff your family and friends? I have a feeling that this won't go down well with lots of ppl separating the jdub world into two camps
the wts has gone off the rails and is "unrepentantly" hateful.
they are blatantly requiring mothers and fathers to disown/hate their own children that they have loved and cared for since birth simply because they don't comply with the orgs demands.
how is this love?
Your posting has touched me deeply and my heart goes out to you and your wife.
I dearly hope we will live to see those seven psychopaths being brought to justice.
At some stage there must be a point when they cross the final line and cause a clear and public outcry reaching the ears of people influential enough to put an end to this and get those lunatics locked up!
:'(
what do you guys think?.
are they only some uber religious zealots or do they pursue hidden agendas beyond religiosity?.
Joe134cd this may be where the rabbit hole runs deeper. There must be other ppl pulling the strings. A friend recently assumed that they may just be marionettes. I also wonder whether they are really true believers.. or if they are just running some kind of show. R. Franz wrote about the way they make decisions over policies and how their articles are being written. It didn't sound like it is really about encouraging and "leading" their followers but more like it is about personal power.
Will we ever know the answers? It's really interesting reading all your opinions. Keep 'em coming :-)
hey folks.
to those of you who were secrely smoking while being a jw how did your cover get blown?
do you have any funny stories to share even if at that time they may not have been funny at all due to impending consequences.
Thanks @ all for sharing your stories :-)
Rubadub your story cracked me up LOL ill make sure in case theyll ever call me to a JC that I'll eat lots of spicy stuff hahaha
what do you guys think?.
are they only some uber religious zealots or do they pursue hidden agendas beyond religiosity?.
What do you guys think?
Are they only some uber religious zealots or do they pursue hidden agendas beyond religiosity?
this sweet older sister needed help and while trying to download the clm on her tablet, the history showed some porn pictures.
how does someone overlook that and carry on?.
Does she have a grandson or other male relatives? Maybe someone else used her device ;-)
so here an update on my current situation, in a nutshell i've been trying to quietly fade for the past 5 months.. well, my mom somehow found out that i am currently fading and that i live with my boyfriend (for more info on this check my previous posts) i told her yes i live with him and yes i no longer want to be a jw.
anyways, yesterday she met my boyfriend.. awkward.
and after lunch she pulled me aside to tell me that the po came up to her (he was part of my jc when i was reproved) he said to her "someone came to me and said - i cannot say who so they will remain anonymous- but that your daughter is living with someone" my mom confirmed and apparently he told her that i have one week to confess this, and if i don't my parents are obligated to tell them everything.. what kind of nonsense is that?
About the lying that you are married. Tell them you got married abroad in your husbands original country and are still in the process of registering your marriage in the usa. Fake the foreign cert.
please note that when you tell me of the corrections i need to make that this is a simplfied, minimalist presentation dealing with the society's appointment in 1919.. it is available as a powerpoint show: http://www.jwstudies.com/appointed_in_1919.ppsx .
and as a pdf: http://www.jwstudies.com/appointed_in_1919.pdf.
doug.
How presumptuous of them to claim they are appointed by Jehovah backed up by muddy bible prophecies.
I never fully understood those "prophecies" and after reading your excellent presentation i can see just how outrageous their claims are
(Edited the first sentence by adding "to claim")
