i know most people here are totally out and that’s fine.. many these days are staying physically in for the social life and that is also fine.. i feel being fully mentally in is dangerous as it could be such a shock mentally if or should i say when the tower collapsed.. im sitting in the fence like so many others here.
mentally agnostic if god exists or not and if the bible is his word.. when i talk to people who are physically and mentally still in i can tell that they so need it to be true.
i’m worried for them when they wake up to the fact that they have been lied to 1914 wasn’t true 1975 wasn’t true 1999 wasn’t true and now here we are 2025 it’s all not true.
KerryKing what Christian religions are you familiar with ? So often on here l read descriptions of religion that l just don't recognise.
In order to love your neighbour as you love yourself firstly you have to love yourself . My religion tells me to be kind , to take care of the widows and orphans , to strive for justice and peace .
Which is just as it should be.
Jan from Tam
to dig deep into what has taken place in ukraine both pro and con.
i tasked a.i.
with a pro vs con proposition.
Blotty, why only over half ?
Jan from Tam
https://youtu.be/qzpj3kzgidi?si=x1xazpqmed1zq5h2.
ah, yes, another shining example of the watchtower’s *unmatched* commitment to rational thought.
forget logic, science, or even basic common sense—just blame that suspiciously cursed handbag for all your troubles!
NotFormer so like the people in the parables the Christian man / woman are not actually real people. They are being used to illustrate a principal or to explain how something works .
So the the WT really thinks that people need to be warned about the dangers of buying second hand handbags?
Jan from Tam
well, i am an ex jw, disfellowshipped twice.
yes - you heard right.
first time when i was 18, second time when i was 33. the last 30 years i have spent abroad - always in different countries (diplo.
Welcome Dromedar007 .
I am a British never been a JW member of the Church of England. I have learned a lot on this site , and not just about the WT.
Jan from Tam
jeffrey sachs tries to reason with the eu parliament.that war does not benefit the countries.
it's mutual respect that allows countries to prosper.. he reminds them that the news media is not your friend.
he explains why trump is pulling away from the war.
Which neighbours? Russia ? It's them that started all this . They invaded Ukraine, which simply reacted just like America would if Russia tried to invade there .
Jan from Tam
https://youtu.be/xfk3wpsqoms?si=ep5uts_4uggces0w.
so from the get go in study article 18 and the theme :"imitate the faithful angels" we read the following questionable statement in paragraph 1: "when jehovah drew you to the truth, he invited you into a diverse and loving family of worshippers, which includes millions of faithful angels.
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@Fedupjw brilliant answer .
Jan from Tam
https://youtu.be/qzpj3kzgidi?si=x1xazpqmed1zq5h2.
ah, yes, another shining example of the watchtower’s *unmatched* commitment to rational thought.
forget logic, science, or even basic common sense—just blame that suspiciously cursed handbag for all your troubles!
Herelam60 that's brilliant, wise man .
Jan from Tam
https://youtu.be/qzpj3kzgidi?si=x1xazpqmed1zq5h2.
ah, yes, another shining example of the watchtower’s *unmatched* commitment to rational thought.
forget logic, science, or even basic common sense—just blame that suspiciously cursed handbag for all your troubles!
I would have to ask if any of these stories told by the WT actually true ? They all start with ' A Christian man ' or ' A Christian woman ' , so very anonymous.
Jan from Tam
trump said in another speech, had the citizens never voted democrat, and rinos were more concern about the citizens than lining their own pockets, the government would of had enough money to buy every citizen a home, car, full paid college education, and all social security recipients would be receiving 100k a year.
the trillions of dollars that were stolen by democrats and rinos and given to other countries for transgender surgeries, wars in other countries, and other worthless stuff throughout the years, could have been invested in so many avenues, and american citizens would be the richest people in the entire world and the most innovative.
don’t ever vote democrat again.
Liam what is this obsession that you have with transgender surgery ?
Jan from Tam
if you substitute j.w org for c of e this really hits home : (from bbc news site) :.
the church of england risks further crisis if it fails to adopt a sweeping new independent system to keep people safe, the former head of a national inquiry into child sexual abuse has said.
(prof. alexis jay).. "i think it's absolutely necessary because church safeguarding as it stands falls below the standards of secular organisations, and i do not think that can continue when it has also led to such serious weaknesses," she told the bbc..
This is part of a statement made by Marsha de Cordova in an interview about the vote . She is the MP for Battersea and the Second Church Estates Commissioner.
" The motion passed today did call for further work on the practical and legal implications necessary to implement Model 4 . I hope that work will be up with energy . I will be following these developments closely . "
Model 4 is the option to have all safeguarding independent.
So that option has not been completely rejected .
Jan from Tam
