imagine that you are in the middle of the (jws version) great tribulation.
food and basic supplies are scarce, the secret and not-so-secret police are actively searching for you and your family.
you have to make it to bro faithful's secret bunker to hunker down with the rest of the congregation.
Why hide in a bunker ? Shouldn`t they be putting their trust in Jehovah to protect them ?
Stand firm and go before the courts and await the Holy Spirit to put words in their mouth giving a great witness?
A classic example of this was at the CARC when an Elder was obviously waiting for the Holy Spirit to put words in his mouth when asked questions and it was embarrassing to watch when no such help was given .I wish I could download stuff
i just don’t get it.
it would make their life so much easier!.
because the law is an ass ?
Because Politicians are afraid to tackle religion because it could mean a loss of votes ?
And many Politicians and Law enforcement officers are religious themselves and do not want to upset the apple cart?
Religious people in Authority who know of child sex abuse and do not report it should be prosecuted for aiding and abetting a criminal or with being an accessary to a crime.
so i don't really care about these things anymore, but i was reading this article (and it's a very good one): gamified life.. in the article it mentions (without references):.
dice-based games of chance are thought to have originated with ancient divination practices involving thrown knucklebones.. .
so it's okay to play yahtzee but not okay to go trick-or-treat.
Of course their against gambling that`s money that could be put in the contribution box .
i would like as many people that can, to respond to this appeal as i am sure their are many examples out their that may help lurkers and fence sitters to make a decision on where they stand regarding the "truth".
i look forward to your comments either negative or plus..
In 1963 Jehovah's Witnesses adopted a resolution establishing the official view of the United Nations. The resolution was published in the November 15, 1963 issue of Watchtower. At 24 assemblies held throughout the year, a total of 454,977 convention attendees adopted the resolution.[6]
Regarding the United Nations, paragraph 5 of that resolution states, "the nations further refused the surrender of their sovereignty to God's Messianic kingdom by setting up ... the United Nations, ... This international organization stands for world sovereignty by political men. For years men without faith in God's kingdom have endeavored to get all people to worship this international image of human political sovereignty as the best hope for earthly peace and security, in fact, the last hope for humanity. To date 111 nations have given worship to this political image by becoming members of it. However, we, as witnesses of the Sovereign God Jehovah, will continue refusing to engage in such idolatrous worship."[6]
Their was also an article in JW`s publications WT ? that stated that the United Nations was set up as the Counterfeit Kingdom of God to take away emphasis from the Kingdom of God by Christ Jesus .
Sorry I cant find that article .
in this 21st century with so many nations involved in space exploration sending satellite`s out into the far reaching` s of the universe and none have detected anything resembling what could be described as a heaven ,i`m just wondering how these 3 major religions that base their beliefs on sections of the bible would/could answer this question.?.
not only have these many satellites been deployed to various parts of our solar system but at least a couple have even ventured out of our solar system into deep space .. and none have encountered a heaven of any description.. your thoughts ?.
In this 21st Century with so many Nations involved in Space Exploration sending satellite`s out into the far reaching` s of the Universe and none have detected anything resembling what could be described as a Heaven ,I`m just wondering how these 3 major religions that base their beliefs on sections of the Bible would/could answer this question.?
Not only have these many satellites been deployed to various parts of our solar system but at least a couple have even ventured out of our Solar system into deep space .
And none have encountered a Heaven of any description.
Your thoughts ?
i never understood this in my entire life in the borg.. who knows how many angels there are, millions, billions?.
an angel protected rahab when the walls of jericho fell.
then one angel killed 24,000 one night.. yet there seems to be this paranoia in the borg like the bunker video and the field video where jw's are under attack and apparently alone or at least it appears alone.. can't a few angels be put on overtime and protect the brothers from the potential "authorities" that wish to harm or eliminate them?.
Heaven can`t be all that its cracked up to be either can it ? Didn`t a third of the Angels rebel and side with Satan ?
Come to think of it what penalty have the Angels been given compared to what humans have suffered all of these millennium`s ?
Sickness,disease,death after a few years ,birth pangs,natures elements against them,judgement`s resulting in death by Jehovah,wars sanctioned by Jehovah resulting in death ,etc,etc. These are just some of the things humans have endured and their are plenty more afflictions that could be listed against humans because of their so called sin .
However the Angels have got off free of any penalty`s Satan in particular because they have had no such afflictions targeting them and they have had a free reign to carry on their work for millenniums.
And yet they were the instigators of humans sinning in the first place.
However according to the WT /GB the only thing Angels have suffered is their alienation from Jehovah`s grace or favour ?
Big deal.
WTF ?
how long does it take for the light to come on?
how long to realize the great deception you were a part of.. of course everyone is different.
it took over 50 years for me.
It took me 33 years before I left and yes I Had warning signs long before that but chose to ignore them , silly me.
And it took me another twenty years for me to DA myself from them severing the ties on my terms not theirs.
do you have examples of hymns you will never hear in kingdom halls in any country.. here are a few of my favorites:.
https://youtu.be/cjivdc-_njs.
https://youtu.be/7gfvl0ef-be .
I loved that movie and song from O brother Where Art Thou .
Can somebody post the American Marines singing the Elijah/Jehovah song ( I cant remember the proper name )
And I`m sure that would be one not to be played in a Kingdom Hall.
here we go--a uk registration plate for a dub named neville.. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/registration-numbers-cherished-number-jw03-nev-neville-initials-jw/292781303151?hash=item442b20256f:g:zdiaaoswhvfzb1cu:rk:16:pf:0.
Maybe it was some cluey guy who was never a JW but saw a way to make a fast buck out of the gullible ? LOL and he thought of the idea in 2003.
there's a preview note on one of the articles in this newly released watchtower.
the note can be found on an article titled "part 1 of 4 love and justice in ancient israel".the note states -.
this article is the first in a series of four that will discuss why we can be sure that jehovah cares about us.
That Awake article is just another example of the GB speaking out of both sides of their mouth or another way of putting it is They speak with a forked tongue.
