a young jw i used to know (nice person), said within earshot to a non df'd ex jw he knew that his "..parents are up and down in the relationship and the elders(tm) are going to help.".
the non df'd ex jw said to me that he considered that after the elders(tm) get involved his parents were bound to split up.
the non df'd ex jw also commented: "what do elders know?
When my wife pioneered she got depression (what a surprise) and missed a few meetings.
A COBOE phoned me up asking if a couple of elders could come over to help and encourage her.
I said that simply telling her to just 'do more service, go to more meetings' was not what she needs, and I was going to get her some proper help.
I don't know if the stunned silence at the end of the phone was because I knew what their 'help' would consist of, or if it was because I turned him down.
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i have always thanked randy/dogpatch for creating free-minds because i always felt i was the only one that felt that jw's were teaching some nonsense.
i admit i still think they got some of their teachings correct but one doctrine i think is full of bologne is the 1000 year reign doctrine.
if jesus came into power in 1914 and now it is 2014 does that mean jws believe it will only be a 900 year reign?
What happens between 1914 and Armageddon does not count towards the 1000 year reign because it does not include the anointed.
The start of the 1000 year reign is still future.
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i had a look in the library last meeting and my hall still has all the bound volumes going right back to the beginning.
including studies in the scriptures.
i thought the order from on high was that these were to be destroyed or taken away?
When our KHall was replaced with a quick build, one elder decided he would like the oldest books and records (from the gramaphones), so he stole them for himself.
From time to time he mentions his theocratic library with pride.
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latest newspaper coverage containing more details on the newly filed lawsuit against the watchtower.. lawsuit alleges exploitation, negligence, fraud throughout organization.
plano.jpgrelated documents.
jehovah's witness lawsuit.
AndersonsInfo Officials at WBTS did not return calls for comment.
I think the tactic of burying their heads in the sand will soon prove to be ineffective.
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(disclaimer- i know this is all fairy tales but i like to pick genesis apart since many millions still take it literally and is the foundtion of jw doctrine.
without genesis being real, the whole thing collpses).
i was just reading through genesis yesterday, and it really hit me.
What was that WT article that suggested Adam may have 'tried out' the animals prior to getting Eve?
I've definitely seen something like that.
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as of now iam making an unbiased examination of evolution.
however one thing keeps me hanging on to the belief of a supreme spirit being; the existence of spirits.
i have heard countless accounts of people who have experienced frightening encounters with evil forces.
Being able to read between the lines without all the evidence is a valuable skill.
It means you do not have to have everything spelled out to you. Instead of it being a foolish thing to do, it is a trait of an incisive person in my view.
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as of now iam making an unbiased examination of evolution.
however one thing keeps me hanging on to the belief of a supreme spirit being; the existence of spirits.
i have heard countless accounts of people who have experienced frightening encounters with evil forces.
I believe in spirits. I've experienced it
I've been told by those who do not believe in them that I am mistaken and that what happened actually didn't happen.
If that's the explanation that makes nonbelievers contented then so be it. We all like to believe what we believe and convince ourselves that we're right.
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my mom seems to railroad me into a debate at least once a week.. anyway long story short,.
she says 'there is no where in the literture that the wt writers claimed that a specfic year it was going to be armageddon.. well i thought there was, and id like to print it or show it to her, i have some older books but not many.. so, is there?
i told her that the wt claimed that 1975 was going to be the end, she said no, they said that was the beginning of the tribulation.. wow, she forgot about the most recent article ablout that already!.
Before you show her anything ask her what difference it would make to her - what would she do differently.
When she says it would make no difference, just tell her that she has given up thinking for herself so there's no point in showing her anything or discussing anything.
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questions from readers.
please answer my question in the watchtower.unsigned.. among the many readers of the watchtower who write in for information are some who ask personal questions on which they want a scriptural answer, but who give no name or address.
others give an address but no name.
They require your details, but as other threads have shown, if you ask for the persons name you're speaking to when you call bethel, all they'll provide is a three letter desk reference.
Rules for you and rules for me.
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i'm in a little urgency to know this, so please, if you can help:.
as far as i understand, this is the sequence of events:.
a) june 14th 2012 - on a trial by jury, cancace conti wins a civil law case involving child sexual abuse.
The cost of the interest on that bond that WT had to arrange must be running close to $1million by now, isn't it?
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