i was googling the subject and came across this story.
i just had an incredible phone conversation with a long-time jw who has strong "q-anon" "sovereign citizen" beliefs.
the wife(first gen) says she is not surprised.
Blues
Most I know around here are left leaning with out admitting it.
A friend who lives in a higher socio/economic area seems to have people who are right wing. Except he likes biden.
True, Pollsters start with a conclusion then frame their questions.
yesterdays wt study (wt january 2022) stressed the issue, to set aside time to deepen the relationship to god.. in order to strengthen one`s faith, it was encouraged to ask god anytime for basically anything.
and each time god answers your prayers the faith grows.. now, each one of us has wishes, desires, hopes.
some naturally will fail, some will come true.
If I ever win lottery I will claim divine direction.
As for studying, best to be a slow reader.
If you casually follow trends in churches you will find fads. Things like the "way". The ever present obedient child who listens and is saved from a lion/ car/ river. And my favorite: letters thanking mom and dad for joining army/ college/ no college (pioneer). The truth there is when we become adults we find dad wasn't dumb.
me i slowly came to see religion was a crutch we use to dream of a better "afterlife"....i feel half my life was wasted building an organisation that had no criminal mastermind behind it...just alot of mislead people looking for leadership.
if your still religious explain why..
The big puzzle is "stuff". Is the cosmos eternal, and why; or did a higher power make it. Then again why, and whence came the eternal being.
Are the galaxies part of a giant molecule, and our molecules decrease to things we cannot see to infinity? get out your bong.😃
me i slowly came to see religion was a crutch we use to dream of a better "afterlife"....i feel half my life was wasted building an organisation that had no criminal mastermind behind it...just alot of mislead people looking for leadership.
if your still religious explain why..
Agnostic. I want to believe but see the internal politics in JWs; the illogical waiting for more converts; the crazy ever-changing doctrine; the lack of intervention in things "we" would cure. If god is up there he is not interested.
My experience with " babylon" is mostly funerals, a little bit of seeing real charity. The social structure there is at least as good or better than the " true religion".
phone call to us.
attend meeting, wear mask, distance, get shots.
every one was said to be nobodies business.
Phone call to us. Attend meeting, wear mask, distance, get shots. Every one was said to be nobodies business. The midweek announcement said zoom would continue " for the time being".
I aint going.
2022-03-29 letters.. https://www.filemail.com/d/hvvwafkfzzvsprhorhttps://we.tl/t-hscrfr1ifratlantis!.
You cant make stuff this good up. " "lovingly" suspended monetary assistance.
first off, i have made it real clear with jw's my thoughts on being a jw.
i'm out, there is no coming back.. second, i'm on their " do not call list" .. so why now all of a sudden my mailbox is getting bombed 💣 by their memorial invites and letters?.
don't they follow their do not call list?
The do not call list is only as good as the volunteer servant handling it and the little old lady writing the letter. If they are not just using a city directory which has no information.
I get loan offers, house offers, new church in the area, charity all the time. Easily thrown away.
Wait until they resume door knocking, then it will be worse. I know, I was territory servant once and got yelled at for not having the secret elders (I wasnt) directions on the do not calls. Funniest part was after a hostile person made a scene they sent 2 elders back to apologize. One a pushy type, the other too dim to catch on to body language
not according to this verse:.
(mark 3:28, 29) truly i say to you that all things will be forgiven the sons of men, no matter what sins they commit and what blasphemies they speak.
but whoever blasphemes against the holy spirit has no forgiveness forever but is guilty of everlasting sin.”.
Blondie. Also good to see you again
We will have to add "the bible doesn't say, but," to the other trademarks; " probably, maybe, apparently, by extension....."
https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/home-and-garden/jehovahs-witnesses-to-resume-in-person-services-opt-not-to-resume-door-to-door-ministry/ar-aavnxv0 .
so apparently robert hendricks the spin doctor of the wt society has been proudly telling news channels how wonderful the wt org has been during the 2 years of the pandemic, checking in with each and every member to meet their needs on a weekly basis.. except, based on the comments of former jw friends on facebook, it's news to most of them since they are screaming out that they were totally neglected by the elders/ms throughout most of that period.
a couple even said that because of being ignored by the congregation during this time, that they have walked away completely.
2 edged sword. When the isolation started there's was a smothering daily text meeting on zoom locally. Showed a video every day, prayers. Half hour to hour and 2 on saturdays.That was the extra meetings that was squashed. If you didn't attend you got nagged at. There was no real concern on how we get by and now we get a monthly call, combination welfare check/ turn in time.
The group leader is a somewhat dim bulb. If we really have a SHTF he will need help himself. I have told my wife to rely on neighbors if I'm not home, we have good ones.
The food here was moldy and scarce.
There was a real disaster locally and there haven't even been gossip stories about the aid given, no announcements asking for donations.
not according to this verse:.
(mark 3:28, 29) truly i say to you that all things will be forgiven the sons of men, no matter what sins they commit and what blasphemies they speak.
but whoever blasphemes against the holy spirit has no forgiveness forever but is guilty of everlasting sin.”.
It is being stalled so the population can increase. There are many unborn who will be deserving of death
