my wife and i were discussing this and thought of a few examples of words that the wt society changes meanings on in order to accomplish their own self serving agenda .
the term - generation - definition in webster's new world dictionary : " generation - a single stage or degree in the succession of natural descent ( father, son, and grandson are three generations ) .
the average period ( about thirty years ) between the birth of one generation and that of the next .
Everything is loaded in JW speak. Christian can only refer to them, Religion is everyone but them. Armageddon, a location mentioned only once in the bible, is a grand occurence that will take place soon.
That is another word that is redefined by the WT... soon. Very soon, really close now, just around the corner, shortly, within our lifetime, before the end of the 20th century, the time is at hand, on the horizon.... SOON.
Edited to add: Independence.
Excuse the italics, my iPad is demonized.
for those of you who are still faking meeting attendance and field service, do you still greet the dubs after the sessions?.
because for me, i am increasingly finding it difficult to showcase any fake smile and pretend everything is allright.
in fact, i'm already getting exhausted with the hypocrisy, i just have to remain in for family reasons.
I would only have concerns for helping your wife learn TTATT. If you can help her wake up you would probably find attempting a fade much easier.
I can imagine how difficult it would be having a wife that still believes. I didn't know at first how my wife would respond and I was stressing about how to approach the subject. I was pretty lucky that she trusted my concerns were genuine and came to the same conclusion as me. It still sucks though, we have young children and our parents are in the org but we want out.
I know how frustrating and thought consuming the whole situation is. Learning TTATT and then the turmoil that comes afterward can be one of the hardest things someone ever goes through. Take it slow, and look after your own health. Many have been able to help their partners wake up by being patient.
Very funny.
Any questions are answered awkwardly with aggression.
I appreciate apostates with ability for humor.
for those of you who are still faking meeting attendance and field service, do you still greet the dubs after the sessions?.
because for me, i am increasingly finding it difficult to showcase any fake smile and pretend everything is allright.
in fact, i'm already getting exhausted with the hypocrisy, i just have to remain in for family reasons.
Yes I agree Quiet One, I could not handle pretending anymore than the meeting on Sunday. Even that probably has detrimental effects to my mental health. Once you are fully awake, the meetings are almost impossible to handle.
for those of you who are still faking meeting attendance and field service, do you still greet the dubs after the sessions?.
because for me, i am increasingly finding it difficult to showcase any fake smile and pretend everything is allright.
in fact, i'm already getting exhausted with the hypocrisy, i just have to remain in for family reasons.
It's hard, I can relate to your feelings.
I usually head for the door straight after the closing prayer. Like DD said, the majority of JWs are good people who are just captives of a concept. I don't have any problem with the bros or sisters, but find it hard to pretend that I like being there.
I try to arrive just on time and leave straight away. My wife is awake and we are in aggressive fade mode, because we can't do this forever. The family will just have to accept our position whenever it is that we finally stop attending, that is if I don't get DF'd before then.
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.
