page 3, par.
2 - "...a 19th century visitor cried out, “oh, what a paradise!”.
(companion & useful guide to the beauties of scotland, by the hon.
its O.K. for these 8 old men who are running this religion who class themselves as the Governing Body ,they don`t work ( as Paul said they should ) they live very comfortably with good food and accommodation fly all around the world etc,
In reality live like kings all at the expense of donations given by gullible J.W.`s
And they tell you not to get higher education so you can live like they are.
december 2018 study article :.
honor “what god has yoked together”.
17 admittedly, there have been instances where an “unbelieving husband” seems to prove that he is not “agreeable to staying with her.” he might be extremely physically abusive, even to the point that she feels that her health or life is in danger.
The J.W.religion needs to be held accountable on so many different fronts ,but will they ever be.?
talking to my friend who's an elder, when i asked him did the leadership ever attempt to apologize for the 1975 prediction fiasco he said they did.
and he was going to show me.
i'm still waiting..................................................tic toc did they???
Not only did they say in their publications that 6000 years of human history would end in 1975 ,they also said that it would be an appropriate time for Christ Jesus to start his 1000 reign as King in the heavens.
This all coinciding with there teaching that a creative day was 7000 years long .
And at the end of the reign of Jesus Christ 1000 year rule would be the end of the seventh creative day mankind would be brought back to perfection into a paradise earth .
The 7th day: 6000 years of human imperfection
Christ Jesus 1000 year reign : Restoring humans to perfection
Culminating in the 7th day.
Then everything under creation being perfect handed back to Jehovah.
edit to add : The words apology and sorry are not words the G.B. are familiar with they are not in its vocabulary.
https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/judge-rules-against-pregnant-teen-who-wanted-to-refuse-blood-at-birth-20180831-p5012k.html.
this article has come up in my newsfeed on facebook today.
it was posted by a non witness midwife who is up in arms about the girl not being able to choose her own course of treatment in pregnancy.
You can`t argue with stupidity ,I know because I was stupid once.
just concluded a twelve-day holiday in spain... seven cities in twelve days -- and not one sighting of a jw cart..
Sorry Room 215 , but you should have spent 12 days in 7 cities and then you might have seen one J.W cart .?
Or hunky dory ,the Spanish brothers and Sisters are more enlightened than we are and concluded that its all bullshit
Come to think of it I live in a regional/town for the past 12 years and I have not seen a J.W. cart either ?
And for that matter very, very, seldom has anybody knocked on my door ?
What`s wrong with me ? why are they avoiding me ?
or is it because the witnessing life saving work is losing its edge.
J.W.`s are losing faith in the message without even realizing it.
the wordings suggest much of the bible is written by false friends of god.
to mention a few:.
1) god planted a special tree to pay the way for suffering and death into the lives of his children.. 2) god protected cain who murdered his innocent brother out of sheer jealousy.
Take out the books referring to other items on your list, or written by the same writers, and we're left with not much of a Bible anymore, are we?
That about sums it up for me
a qfr in the watchtower asks ".
n what sense was the apostle paul “caught away to the third heaven” and “into paradise”?—2 cor.
they've been flip flopping regarding this, stating that it is paul talking about himself to paul talking about the congregation and back again to paul talking about himself.it appears that three years ago david splane gave a talk during the convention explaining their latest ideas and it has taken all this time for it to get into print.
I`ll check those out Saethydd how about T.V series or movie ?
on board his trip home from eire - the pope gave a 45 min on board press conference (26 aug 2018)..... "... the pope also highlighted the need for parents of gay children to have a dialogue with their offspring and not condemn them.
'your question is clear: what would i say to a father who sees that his son or daughter has that tendency?
i would say first to pray, don’t condemn, dialogue, understand, make space for them.
His humanity, versatility, understanding, and spirituality comes across. He is the beneficiary of higher education!
The Pope that is.
And what education level have the 8? popes of Jehovah`s Witnesses attained ? Certainly not higher education , because they frown upon it.
recent archeological discoveries have found that the ancient israelites were not exactly monotheistic to yahweh, apparently the israelites also worshiped a god which was seen as yahweh's wife asherah.
small carved sculptures have been found in places of worship and homesteads to support these findings.asherah's connection to yahweh, according to francesca stavrakopoulou, is spelled out in the bible and an 8th-century b.c.
inscription on pottery found in the sinai desert at a site called kuntillet ajrud.
Thank you Finkelstein for posting this enlightening thread.
i’m sorry that i talk about dating a lot, i know it is probably very annoying, but you don’t have to read it.
but did anyone else have the most difficult time dating as a young jw?
me and my boyfriend have been dating for a year in half, we are in our early 20’s, and we are still not allowed to hold hands, cuddle or kiss.
I`m sorry but I cant take this post seriously !
You are both in your early twenty`s ? And your carrying on like 12 year old`s ?
You say you don`t believe the religion so why are you still under their control ?
If your b.f. is then dump him he`s not a man.
If your still living at home move out and live your own life ,free to do whatever you want ,however the key word here is FREE.
I can`t believe you have been here 6 months claim to be an atheist /agnostic and you post this crap at your age.?
Sometimes being blunt is the only cure.
