Saltheart...change to reporting?
did I miss something important?
congregations get an annual letter that tells what can be ordered for literature (it's mainly a list of audio cds/dvds for the deaf), but this time it included publications that will be discontinued, and this included the isaiah's prophecy book and the reasoning book, and i think i saw the draw close to jehovah book.
i meant to take a picture of the letter but forgot.
the branch is only going to give what they have on stock, when that stock depletes that's it, you won't be able to order those publications anymore.. this is in canada so i don't know if this is worldwide..
Saltheart...change to reporting?
did I miss something important?
now what is your stance?
i found this to be a thought-provoking film on the trend in higher education.. oubliette drew my attention to a brilliant article recently called "the coddling of the american mind".
please have a look at the film, click the link and check out the links in the article.
i would love to hear your thoughts.. ...
DJS,
Actually, I listened to a local station in L.A.where we got Sean Insanity (from Fox) and Mark Levine along with the local hosts.
Left wing nuts?? Yes, there are plenty too. It's rather easy to identify them. They want to double the minimum wage because the actual minimum wage is not enough to support a family. They are vying for the nomination of the Democratic party. And yes I have plenty of negative things to say about some of the buffoonery on the Republican side. As much as I dislike Hillary, she is becoming the lesser of many evils. Politics for me is so bad that, despite being an atheist since I was in my early teens, I rather read religious studies than watch or read about U.S. politics.
i found this to be a thought-provoking film on the trend in higher education.. oubliette drew my attention to a brilliant article recently called "the coddling of the american mind".
please have a look at the film, click the link and check out the links in the article.
i would love to hear your thoughts.. ...
i am new to the boards, so a little background info may be a good idea?
also, i'm not quite sure which sub-forum to post this to....
i have a typical religious background for my country; grew up with lutheran christianity (which was our state religion up until 2012; we now have a secular constitution).
Welcome northern star,
I know about your frustration. I have been an agnostic/atheist/deist for my entire adult life and most of my teenage years, but always interested in science, philosophy and history. For more than 20 years, however, I have been surrounded by JW's (wife, brothers, brothers and sister's in law, many friends). For decades I have lived and let lived, until I decided to do an in-depth research on JW's. That changed my attitude towards the religion completely., especially the leaders.
Perhaps, to avoid the frustration, you should approach your study as a psychologist with his/her patients. Guide them slowly to discover on their own the flaws of their beliefs and the deception, manipulation, and exploitation they live under.
i am sure you all remember leolaia from this board.
we used to call her leo for short.
she wrote to me requesting the 2010 or revised 2012 elder manual in swedish language.
i read crisis on the conscience and i am about to start, "who wrote the bible?
" does anyone have a list or great books to read for anyone searching for the real truth?
i've only ever seen the world through a jw lens and i am excited to see what other view points are out there!
I call their books secular christain mythology and the authors and their followers often come across to me as secular christian fundamentalists
Christian, secular, mythology, fundamentalists.
Which of the 4 words above doesn't belong. You have 10 seconds.
i read crisis on the conscience and i am about to start, "who wrote the bible?
does anyone have a list or great books to read for anyone searching for the real truth?
i've only ever seen the world through a jw lens and i am excited to see what other view points are out there!
Slimboy ...... Those books sure are the straight dope...Foucault, Derrida? Wow, not to sound condescending but the guys just escaped the clutches of the WT..maybe he needs to walk before running no?!
Exactly. 99.9 percent of us don't understand, don't care, don't have the time, or find it impractical to go as deep as slimboy into philosophical themes, human psychology and metaphysics. We just want a better understanding of the world around us so we can make decisions that are conducive to a more happy and fulfilling life.
Derrida, Foucalt to help the confused mind of an exiting JW?? Really?
i read crisis on the conscience and i am about to start, "who wrote the bible?
" does anyone have a list or great books to read for anyone searching for the real truth?
i've only ever seen the world through a jw lens and i am excited to see what other view points are out there!
if we could get this letter translated we would appreciate it.
we will then send the translation back to barbara anderson.. .
http://postimg.org/image/o1y62yr2b/.
No need to wait for the weekend.
However, can you rephrase " you are going to great effort...". Perhaps: "you are going to great lengths..." or "you are making great efforts..."