this is pure speculation.
just one of those things that make you go, " hmmmmm??!!
8th member of the gb is appointed just in time for the nu-light?!.
Off topic slightly, who is the oldest member of the octal pope? From the picture it looks like maybe Guy Pierce.
It will be interesting to see as they die off, if the replacements will all be in thier mid forties like M Sanderson, and how they manage to say that they are still part of the seemingly bottomless pit of the 144000.
i believe that this site, jwn, serves many purposes.
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some are here almost, out of need.. others are here because they want to know the latest in watchtower world.. still others come here for the entertainment.. why do you frequent this place?
I come here because I enjoy it.
I am not addicted. I could stop at anytime if I wanted.
in the video you see his arrogant mom wearing pants around the house.....well later that sunday distracted by the days events, she went to the meeting in pants and was pulled over by two elders in the hall library!!!!.
elder brownose: "hello sister thanks for meeting us.".
calebs mom: "oh what a great talk you gave today.
Sounds like Caleb's mum is on a slippery slope. It starts with wearing pants at the Kingdom hall, next she will be selling herself on the streets to fund her crack cocaine addiction.
She should have listened and obeyed.
can jehovah's witnesses eat blood sausage if its made with only blood fractions
It would need to be appropriately seasoned, and served with vegetables.
according to 1 samuel 13:1, in the oldest hebrew manuscripts, saul ruled for two years (assuming saul actually existed at all, for which there is no hard evidence).
however, various [christian] translators assume this 'must' be an error because acts 13:21 says saul reigned for forty years.
saul's age at 1 samuel 13:1 is conveniently missing from the oldest manuscripts.
Maybe the climate? The Australian aborigines were not circumcised either, so that could present some difficulties for god.
according to 1 samuel 13:1, in the oldest hebrew manuscripts, saul ruled for two years (assuming saul actually existed at all, for which there is no hard evidence).
however, various [christian] translators assume this 'must' be an error because acts 13:21 says saul reigned for forty years.
saul's age at 1 samuel 13:1 is conveniently missing from the oldest manuscripts.
I favor divine manipulation vs. simply coincidence, though.
Yes who doesn't love divine manipulation. Coincidence is dull and boring.
It's great that whenever massive leaps in logic are needed to get over the impossible, that is so often presented in the bible, we just wave the magic divine manipulation miracle wand and ignore the obvious errors and contradictions. It is isn't really a level playing field when believers cry miracle when presented with insurmountable facts.
i never met such a physically and mentally ill group of people outside jws except for at the local hospital or old folks' home.
from chronic fatigue to fibromyalgia to depression to arthritis to kids lacking lustre to heart problems to cancer, bipolar to every co and his wife having food intolerances.... are jehovah's witnesses the most ailing group?
what is your observation?.
I think it just seems that JWs are constantly ill because they whinge and whine and complain all the time about every little thing they suffer in this wicked system that they lament so much.
We need the new system.
we as jw's have always been told by the gb that the preaching work is paramount, they imply that if your not preaching that your not going to make it to the kingdom.
so what scriptures do they use for this idea?
the only one i can think of is the one in matt.
They use a scripture in Romans I think, maybe 10:13, something like 'with the heart one excercises righteousness, with the mouth one makes public declaration for salvation'. They also like the blood guilt verses from Eziekiel. I am sure I spelt that wrong.
as i have said many times, i did not really study jw teachings in depth until i went to prison.. i had a period from 1959 to 1967 when i---sort of----could explain things to a shallow depth.
once i entered that profound place in my head (while in federal prison) when everything got serious.....i entered a secret room, so to speak, where.
all the mysteries were hidden!.
How many JWs could use the bible to show how they arrive at 1914? One of the most important dates in all of history according to WT theology, yet I would guess that less than 10% of them could demonstrate the method for calculating it.
When I still believed the troof but was doing my own research on 1914, I spoke to a few brothers ( at least 3 of them elders) about the WT 1914 chronology. Nobody had any grasp on the reasoning. Some would even say stuff like, "Jeremiahs 70 years has nothing to do with how we arrive at 1914".... they are clueless
Once I saw how the WTS manipulates and idealizes its own history the flood gates opened.
Now I know the 'mentally diseased' are more familiar with the WT teachings than most JWs.
JWs are ignorant. Ignorant of their of own beliefs, ignorant of science. But they know its the truth.
so i've heard lots of talk from within about the 'new light' in this watchtower...i'm yet to look at it in any detail.
i'm kind of surprised actually...i first heard about it here before it was even available but close to the time it did come out people started bringing it up - even our co.. some say things like "have you heard about this?
" or "big changes," or "allot of things they said we believed, i didn't realize,"(lots of that) or "brain-overload" or " too much information, but i've never felt more pumped up" or "it's soo exciting to see jehovah's spirit lead his organization..." or "it requires time to sink in, but it's a good feeling!
A JW can remain in the doubting state for their entire life, or they can wake up at some point. It usually takes an emotional event of some sort to push them through the cognitive dissonance and start acting on their concerns.
This is so true. I believe that nearly all JWs would have doubts about some things. The problem is the cognitive dissonance is so strong, and they are stuck in the constant cycle of meetings , study, field service, conventions, assembly's, special talks, CO visits and so on, they can never get off the treadmill.
The have been taught that information critical of Gods Organization is Satanic. JWs will not scrutinize their religion out of fear of death at Armageddon. It is the mind control that keeps millions of good people trapped in this religion.
And the worst part is, it actually all crumbles pretty quickly once you put the religion under scrutiny. The latest Watchtower on the FDS is a prime example. The leaps in logic are ridiculous, yet the R&F will accept it as directly from God.
