this week's reading included exodus 25:2 where moses was to collect contibutions from those whose heart incites him to.
i commented on this verse and quoted from the watchtower 1879 where it says, "we will not beg or solicite funds...when jehovah fails to provide the necessary funds it will be time to suspend publication.
" mind you, this was the same meeting where the letter was read about the new donation "arrangement" was read.. comments anyone?.
"we will not beg or solicite funds...when Jehovah fails to provide the necessary funds it will be time to suspend publication."
It's way past time to suspend publication then surely? They have been begging for money for years. I heard this quotation for thirty years and still they asked for money.
the finish minister of justice has publicly attacked the practice of judicial committees in her country which are in violation with the basic rights and freedoms enjoyed from citizens in her country .read the full article here :.
finland attacks judicial committees.
please like and share article so more get to see it!.
Don't mean to be pedantic but people and things from Finland are Finnish not Finish. It just gives a bad impression.
or atleast tweaking it again... apparently there has been rumors of this coming out of bethel.
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As far as I can see they already have ditched it with the overlapping generations teaching. If they can get people to swallow that, and they have, then they can just keep it rolling on and on. The 1914 ditching has already begun.
Now that they've made the GB the faithful and discreet slave to take any importance away from the remnant who partake every year they could turn the increase in partakers into new light rather than a problem. To replace anointed who became unfaithful in the past or something. That way as long as there are partakers the overlapping generation keeps rolling on and on and who needs to even remember 1914?
your comments will be appreciated..
Where's my log cabin in the mountains with tame tigers and bears roaming around my vineyard and fig trees? He promised
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Ah, the beautiful Portmeirion........been wanting to visit for a number of years............
Oh so have I. I remember The Prisoner. Always wanted to go there. Love the vid Tim Hooper thanks.
were there ever specific occurrences which you or those around you thought might be the start of "armageddon"?.
i remember 9/11 being such a day as it happened right as the meeting for field service ended.
it was the week of the c.o.
In 1988 the UN kept going on about peace and security, it was all over the newspapers. None of the JWs we mentioned it to were even remotely interested. Which we thought was odd We left the following year.
friend on fb shared this with me and after watching it, i thought i'd relay it here for any that wished to view it.. .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7dlu6fk9qy.
StoneWall I like it, good one. We really need to get out there and look people in the eye and talk to flesh and blood humans. This is fun too, talking to you, whoever you are. Variety, it's the spice of life.
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this is old news, as it happened six or so months ago, but i just found out today.
timothy campbell died of kidney cancer in november of 2013. he started one of the first ex-jw forums, beyondjw.
i met him in person once.
However, freedom is a frightening thing. From birth to death, most people work hard to avoid freedom of choice. They want to be told what to think, what to do, and what to believe. We are social creatures, and we crave a sense of belonging, and sometimes that means giving up our freedom.
What a wise man and he helped so many people with his gentle words. Thanks for telling me about him Wild_Thing.
i know its very common for jws and ex jws to deal with depression.
maybe it's a side effect of cognitive dissonance or the whole outlook on life being a jw.
but what are some ways to cope with depression?
make yourself sorry you are going through a rough time. I had depression for years as a young pioneer, I know how terrible it is. Not helped by the Watchtower making out I was spiritually sick and telling me not to take antidepressants because they are addictive. Go and help someone else to take your mind of it or do some hard physical work they said.
They don't know what they're talking about. There is more than one cause of depression. For me it was caused by both a physical illness called systemic candidiasis which affects the brain chemistry and stress from working my butt off pioneering depleted a neurotransmitter in my brain called serotonin. Prolonged stress depletes serotonin. There is also some evidence that some people are born with lower levels of serotonin in their brain to start with, then if you pile on the stress your brain can't function properly.
The way I dealt with it was to cut out all unnecessary stress in my life. Obviously there are some responsibilities we have to take care of but other than that pull back, learn to say no to things. As a short term remedy I have taken SSRI medication to build up my serotonin. They do work but you can also build up your serotonin yourself with rest and reducing stress.
Learn to do things to make yourself happy and don't let JW ingrained guilt make you feel you always have to be working. As others have said avoid negative people who drag you down. When you are feeling really bad just live in the present completely. Don't think about tomorrow that just stresses you. Deal with now, this moment. Living in the now really works but it takes practise. Hope you feel a little better soon. Take care.
