hello, i thought i should introduce myself.
first, i apologize if my writing is not too good because english is not my first language.
my name is art and i am 25 years of age.
I'm glad you woke up, art. I'm also sorry, because I'm sure you have lost at least a part of your family, maybe all, and now you don't know how to proceed with your life. This site has many many people who have lost their families and who have been able to rebuild their lives. It takes one step at a time.
You never know who may follow you out. You may be pleasantly surprised.
can someone help me understand how the wt came up with the overlapping generation theory?
i just don't understand it even though i read the information several times.
it's bewildering.
Russell had made other predictions of Christ's coming before 1914. The only reason they clung to 1914 was the coincidental occurance of WWI. They changed their prediction tho and said 'actually, his presence is invisible...but he's here! Believe us!!' So since that time, they've been buying time with different variations on the generation teaching. Desperately looking for ways to string people along and keep that carrot on the stick just out of reach.
They've been successful for 102 years now!! Which is quite a feat when you think about it. Those are some pretty legit manipulation skills.
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wishing everyone a happy resurrection sunday.... from my family to yours!.
Happy Easter! Church was great today and we are heading out for our family Easter egg hunt soon followed by some good feasting. Christ is risen!
P.s.And you and the family are looking very sharp.
i wanted to write my experience on how my husband helped me see the ttatt (the truth about the truth).
first, let me mention that he wrote his own experience a couple months ago under the name sanchy.
for his story please click here….. http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/5148261828526080/walking-thin-line-resigning-elder
Your suggestions are really great, I know because it's what happened between me and my husband (I woke up first in our case).
Another family saved from the cult!! It's fantastic.
I still believe in God as well.Take your time working out your beliefs, and do lots of research.
ezekiel 37:15-17 prophesies about two sticks being joined together to become 1. one stick represented the two tribe kingdom of judah and the other stick represented the 10 tribe of israel (ephraim).
the article explains how the coming together of these two sticks meant the reuniting of these tribes in 537 bce.the modern day fulfillment was previously taught to mean that the anointed had once again come together in unity in these last days.the july watchtower now explains that one stick, the stick of judah, represents the anointed and the other stick, the stick of ephraim, represents the other sheep.
they further explain that since 1919 god's people have gradually reunited to become one flock.they are now saying that the other sheep are represented by 10 tribes of israel.
i was recently told by an american i was chatting to online that in the usa people are not allowed to grow their own food.
she said that if you have a vegetable patch or something that the government will come along and bulldoze it?
she said that farmers are not allowed to grow food either and that the government bulldozes the crops if they grow?.
Yes there are some neighborhoods like that in America...they wouldn't come bulldoze it probably, but there are rules...lots of rules...about what is and isn't acceptable. I would never live anywhere where theres a homeowner's association!! Someone telling you what your front yard should be like, what color your curtains should be...had enough of that stupid stuff growing up witness :P.
Tikis right, there's generally a movement in America to have your own organic vegetable garden, raise chickens, have a beehive etc. That stuff also brings simple pleasures and personal satisfaction. I think it truly is the simple things in life that make us happy.
ignorance really is bliss and reality is harsh.
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just having a bad, emotional day i suppose.
Dystopia you were deleted from this site because you offended people who have been personally hurt and abused by the watchtower organization. They come here for support when they have nowhere else to go. There is no place here for people who say 'actually your complaints are completely unfounded, witness policies work fine!' The people who have been hurt know better.
But why would you want this thread deleted? It wouldn't be because the responses you have gotten show how legitimate our feelings toward the organization are, would it?
I'm still interested in why you would come to this site and name yourself dystopia.Its not just a coincidence. I feel like you are almost one of us. Maybe in denial half the time of your own doubts.
We have all been there and know what that's like. It's a hard time.
I agree 100 percent with njws.
Also, if witnesses didn't have so much hatred towards other people and wish for the eternal destruction of most of humanity, they would be easier to like! Their own intolerance makes them 'hateable.' Even so, my ire is with those at the very top, mainly. Truly and dearly love MANY witnesses I've known, and I always will.
my wife and i had business to attend to out of town today and i had thought if we made it back home in time, we'd go to the memorial.
as it turned out, we didn't get home in time and we missed it, but we had a real good talk with each other on the way home.
we are largely successful faders and at the very least, i like to try and make the memorial.
