not really a scandal, but serena williams doing the crip walk on national tv wtf .
truthlover123
If one was rumored to be having an affair, elders or certain ones in the congregation took to peeping in windows to try and catch them
LOL.....that sounds a little far-fetch.
I can't even picture a group of elders peeping in someone's window to try to catch them doing wrong. I've seen comedies of adults doing that to their children but GROWN ASS MEN WHO ARE ELDERS!
not really a scandal, but serena williams doing the crip walk on national tv wtf .
Magnum Back in those earlier days, any congreagation I'm aware of would have been shocked to see a JW do what Serena did, and it's really not the dancing, but just being there in that situation......The endtimes mindset was strong.
Sounds like I dodged a bullet.
Today, just about everyone 30 years old and below, don't give a hoot about what others do. It's more of a place where all your friends you grew up with go there, and you go there to hang out with them. Once some get married, they basically stop going to the KH, step down from privileges, and stay away from elders.
I guess that's what you call FADING.
Most stay on ZOOM for the sake of parents, but most don't believe in the END TIMES. They all know 607 is wrong.They know about all the child sex abuse in the organization. They know it's just another religion being supported by boomers and gen X.
The next generation of born ins will be even more vocal about not having anything to do with Watchtower. Especially since the parents who are 25-30 years old today are just in for the sake of parents.
Two more generations of born in and it's over for the Watchtower.
we get old because jehovah had to prove to all the angels that his way of ruling was the best?
that's the sorriest argument the watchtower has come up with.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/11hz_jqjkjo.
I'm completely in the dark as to context. Has there been a recent WT article saying something stupid about aging?
The reason we get OLD and die is because there was a challenge to Jehovah by Satan that if he allowed humans to rule themselves, they could do a better job with a better outcome.
This is one of the Main Core teachings of Jehovah's Witnesses that is suppose to answer the question; "Why do we get old and die"
So Jehovah accepted the challenge and is letting us humans rule ourselves to see if we do a better job than Him. If there was no challenge, we would never get old.
not really a scandal, but serena williams doing the crip walk on national tv wtf .
You weren't a JW in the 70's or 80's or 90's, were you?
LOL, I wasn't even born. I'm still in my twenties. My family is sort of JWs but not real strong since Covid.
I guess those years were a pretty crazy time to be a Jehovah Witness.
It's not like that anymore. Only the old timers are very strict, but the young ones don't pay any attention to them. Of course there are some young ones that want to be elders but not very many. Even then, those wanna be elders go to night clubs, do Serena stuff, and don't take all the rules seriously.
I don't attend the Kingdom Hall anymore, but once in a while I go to hear a relative's talk and the kingdom Halls are not like most JWs describe them.
Here's a post on reddit who describes exactly what a Kingdom Hall looks like these days. Keep in mind that almost all the men and boys have beards, very few of the women wear dresses, Some of the speakers wear a tie, a coat and tennis shoes. It's not like my dad tells me that they used to all wear suits, ties, dress shoes, and the women were all dressed in nice modest dresses.
Oh, and most don't attend the KH, they ZOOM, Plus, nobody really goes out in service door to door anymore. It's carts and letter writing.
You can read the rest here to get an idea of what a KH looks like now days.He describes it pretty well.
Is it just me or does the atmosphere feel different? Or should I say indifferent?
I wonder if it’s because I am PIMO, but I honestly think there is a lack of enthusiasm and apathy now.
These are things I have noticed:
Yesterday, the attendant minding the front door could barely muster a smile. He just looked put out to be there at all. At least a third of the congregation strolled in late. A lot are openly texting on their phone.
Also, frumpiness and sloppiness seem to be acceptable now. Running shoes with suits. Very casual and sometimes wrinkled pants worn by the boys handling the mics. I personally couldn’t care less what people wear, my point is that these things would not have been acceptable in the past (pre-pandemic and pre-changes to dress and grooming)
It’s interesting that I have seen the wife of an elder at maybe 4 meetings in the past year and their 2 children once. Apparently on Zoom. Good for them, but aren’t they supposed to be “exemplary”? 😏
The same people commenting meeting after meeting and the same small group of sisters who actually give talks.
Am I being hopeful in this gradual decline of enthusiasm? I wonder.
https://www.reddit.com/r/exjw/comments/1imaglr/my_fellow_pimos_does_it_feel_different_at_the/
not really a scandal, but serena williams doing the crip walk on national tv wtf .
The lyrics are..............well, not very "Godly"
But How is that Different from all the Child Sexual abuse committed by "Holy Spirit Appointed Elders" that has been covered up since the 50s according to the ARC?
we get old because jehovah had to prove to all the angels that his way of ruling was the best?
that's the sorriest argument the watchtower has come up with.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/11hz_jqjkjo.
We get old because Jehovah had to prove to all the Angels that his way of ruling was the best?
That's the sorriest argument the Watchtower has come up with.
not really a scandal, but serena williams doing the crip walk on national tv wtf .
I don't see what the problem is
so trump has signed an executive order to withdraw from the united nations human rights council, a refugee organization, some others parts as well and calls for a review of american involvement in funding of the united nations.
he said the united nations has not been living to its potential and they need to get their act together or just dissolve the organization completely.
he said america will continue to be a part of the un but it's tiring that the united states is the country that funds most of the monies and that can't continue.
i was reading an intriguing post on the exjw reddit, a forum i do not with to sign up for, as i'm not interested in the internal politics of reddit.
https://www.reddit.com/r/exjw/comments/1hwlja8/the_governing_bodys_letter_that_shook_bethel_and/.
another post counteracted this one, driven by the "conspiracy theory" card.
Vidqun
So Liam, what would be an answer to all your questions?
"There are no solutions, only trade-offs"
In life, every choice comes with costs and compromises, rather than perfect solutions.
This perspective encourages a realistic understanding of human nature and societal issues.
This Truth suggests that we should focus on finding the best possible trade-offs instead of seeking unattainable ideal solutions.
Thomas Sowell
i was reading an intriguing post on the exjw reddit, a forum i do not with to sign up for, as i'm not interested in the internal politics of reddit.
https://www.reddit.com/r/exjw/comments/1hwlja8/the_governing_bodys_letter_that_shook_bethel_and/.
another post counteracted this one, driven by the "conspiracy theory" card.
So Trump took the Vaccine and O' Riley also, and their both still alive.
And Biden freaking took it and He's still alive.
That's what I mean, If the vaccine was bad, everyone that took it should be dead. But they're not. So it must be something else. One thing for sure, a lot of people that died were obese. That's not a good thing. Others were just old and that means their body is already heading on the decline.
Maybe it's evolution.......The strong survive......the weak die. It's always been like that.
If you were a gladiator 6' 10" tall 310 lbs and went against a man that was 5' 2" tall 110 lbs, who would survive and who would die.
Same thing with plagues. So the moral of the story, put your health first, and don't eat to much junk.
