genuine question here.
a lot has been said on this site about how judge rutherford responded to events in his day by 'revealing' the great crowd of earthly subjects of the kingdom.
it was always portrayed to me as a reaction from the ground up of those who didn't want to go to heaven.
Didn't they foresee that their movement would grow past 144,000 members, so they had to change doctrine?
By the way, many mainstream Christian churches believe that someday, after first residing in heaven after death, people will reside on earth, when earth is made new and the tent of God will be with his people. But witnesses are the only ones who take 144K literally and believe in two different hopes. (The one faith one Lord one hope thing I guess fell on deaf ears that time).
we eat turkey on thanksgiving why not rabbits on easter???
what's your traditional meal.
for easter??
its a short anonymous survey - perhaps you would like to contribute 5 minutes- .
via: icsa (international cultic studies association).
""i'm passing on the message below from a duke university student who is conducting a research study that has gone through the duke institutional review board.
just imagine the panic.disbelief.oh my god they were right.then you pee in your pants.what will l do?the plea for forgiveness.please let me through.l promise l''ll change.l didn;t mean what l said on that jw.com site.l was jokin.then you wake up it was only a dream.disbelief turns to relief.
but it could happen..
my husband and i have been out for a long time, maybe fifteen years, i must say we are in a bit of a nowhere land spiritually, we find it impossible to attend any other church.
we really resent so much of how they messed up our and our children's lives.
we can't get back all those 25 years we were in.
hi, i am doing a research project on jehovahs witness and wanted to understand it better from people who practice the religion.
i have a few questions and it would really help out if you could answer as soon as possible.. .
what are your main beliefs?.
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.
