i was just sent a link to a jewish scholar that apparently he has found 1,000 manuscripts with yehovah and latest discovery is one with vowels that supports the spelling yehovah.
so this pits the myth that jews have forgotten the name into rest.. i got excited jws about the finding in support of the nwt showing the name as it should be.. just wanted to share this with you guys.. link to the blog and podcat: https://www.nehemiaswall.com/1000-manuscripts-yehovah#more-13611.
also link to michael rood (blog:https://www.michaelrood.tv/) interview who is his friend:.
" I am who I am", that's God's name. Moses turned it into the third person "He is who he is" and therefore the initials YHWH. The writers of Genesis and Exodus liked having fun with names, puns and word games. God was just fooling around with Moses.
This is the theory that I like best. It fits the style of the J writer.
been baptized for two years but being in the truth for longer.
one thing i have always noticed is the lack of young people in the congregation.
does anyone feel the same ?.
Welcome IamjustMe!!!
I haven't been to a kingdom hall in years, but I hear that there are babies, toddlers, children and teenagers. But ten years from now those teenagers will be gone, 15 year from now the children will be gone, 20 years from now babies and toddlers will be gone.
How do I know this? I see it with my own eyes. Most young ones that I met in the last 25 years are GONE for good. Unfortunately, my own nephews and nieces remain in the "truth" (they are in their 20's and early 30's). I guess my brothers give the strongest KoolAid.
9 days to go until i hand my d'a letter in.
its extremely short, as in one sentence long.
i'm not giving them a reason coz i don't need to coz it's my life and my choice and i don't have to answer to the boe or gb.
Excellent!
Short, to the point, and mainly very clear on how little you care about their shunning, guilt tripping and hounding.
Brief disassociation letter is the way to go. I understand the motives of the faders, but I admire the ones with the guts to give the middle finger to the Watchtower and walk out proud, strong and renewed.
jehovah's witnesses to settle sex-abuse case - san diego reader (california, us), friday, january 12, 2018.
@Bobby"The only way to drain them is for a government to literally steal their money"
That would be nice. The Watchtower stole it first from congregants, as a result the congregants are now too poor to afford their own bills so they resort to "stealing" from government social programs. The money goes full circle, doesn't it?
The only losers here are the rest of us, taxpayers, who have to work hard to support so many parasitic organizations like the Watchtower
Welcome back. Of course I remember you. Aren't you some sort a techie? knowledgeable in internet stuff? a bit opinionated??
this is my first post to this site, im pale.emperor's brother:).
first of all, i've left being a jw in june.
since then my family have tried to convince me it's "the truth" and force me to go back even though it's my own decision.
Welcome Dan. Glad you made it out of the cult. You have a wonderful brother to lean on.
It may be tough at first, but later it gets better, much better.
recently i talked to an elder about this type of witnessing.
i’ve known him for many years and he is a very honest upright man.
he marveled at how many people have become baptized in the last couple of years because of cart witnessing.
"he is a very honest upright man"
Are you sure?
is this true?
is this really true?!.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qirjv48c55m.
"Unclean habit of self abuse"
I knew it, I knew it!! I was abused as a teenager many, many times. It must have been a suppressed memory that is coming back, a case of denial. Someone is going to pay for this.
Anyone knows a lawyers that specializes in lawsuits against right hands.
just seen this announced on reddit:.
ken cook was announced today at morning worship as the new member of the governing body.
i dont recall him from the broadcasts, but he was formally a helper on the writing committee as per https://www.jw.org/en/jehovahs-witnesses/faq/governing-body/.
Wondrous expansion!!
The Governing Body in 2018 is hotter than the stock market. The stock market has gone up 5 or 6 percent in the first weeks of the year. The Governing Body has gone up 14%!!! That must be proof of divine favor.
does anyone know where i can get a pdf version of this book?
i’ve always wanted a physical copy but those seem really hard to come by, and if you look online they’re super expensive.
thank you.. -jules.
"There is so much opportunity out there. In the end it isn't about how much money you make or if you have more degrees than a thermometer, it's about how happy you are in life" You can say that again...and again
More details about my knowledge of jobs by JW's:
My exposure to JW's is by means of the Hispanic immigrant community in L.A., of which I am part of. All the people that I know, except for the couple that I mentioned above, are immigrants or first generation Americans. I know them well. they are my friends. The levels of intelligence can run the whole spectrum, but because they had a rough early life, in most cases working since childhood (often as young as 6), they had no chance to attend university. I don't question intelligence or ability. I never tried to demean any type of work, I simply attempted to describe based on my observations. My conclusions are the most common jobs among immigrant Hispanic JW's are cleaning and landscaping, generally performed by those with lower education; and translators, performed by those with more education, generally by first generation Hispanic Americans or immigrants raised and educated in the U.S. These jobs will never expose you to the "dangers" of evolution or history or bible scholarship. Therefore, I feel the JW leadership is quite happy with that status quo. Nothing else intended.
OK, off to fix some copiers.
