is anyone else staggered by the fact that outside of the organization most of the general public seem to know very little or nothing about jw’s?
when i was in i was led to believe that 99% of the worlds population had been giving sufficient warning, knew what it was all about and were stubbornly sticking to their immoral ways.
the reality seems to be that the entire jw universe is barely noticeable to the masses.
Is anyone else staggered by the fact that outside of the Organization most of the general public seem to know very little or nothing about JW’s?
On one hand they claim not to be part of the world, on the other they try to reach out to people to join them. That mismatch is quite off-putting to people.
so as some of you know i have a podcast called this jw life.
i put my story out there in 9 parts, and i've had lots of great experiences so far and met lots of nice people and i've made new internet friends, even some in person.
this last seven days though has been soooooo cool!.
That's amazing. You just never know how you can touch other people's lives. Thanks for sharing your cool week with us.
let’s say that you haven’t been around a kingdom hall in years and everyone knows you are not a “true believer “ anymore.
yet a tragedy strikes and you want to give a real heartfelt expression of your feelings— what would you say?
would you acknowledge the resurrection hope that the witnesses entertain or say something very different?.
what would you say? Would you acknowledge the resurrection hope that the Witnesses entertain or say something very different?
I don't see any difference between asking this question about a JW and any other person who hasn't been part of your life at all. Why would it be my job to console people who are not pat of my life? Where are their go-to people?
of all the religions out there one religion that's always filled me with exasperation was the born again christian belief system.
to make matters worse, the street preachers i see and hear here in liverpool always tend to be crack pot, loud mouths, attention seeking and just plain annoying.. this idea that "im going to heaven, you're going to hell" is enough to make me not want to worship their god even if he did exist.
but today i met two.
...here in Liverpool always tend to be crack pot, loud mouths, attention seeking and just plain annoying.
In Liverpool and everywhere else for that matter.
At this point i didnt want to upset him because i do actually think people find comfort in their beliefs and if it's keeping them sane and happy then i just let them carry on with their delusion as long as it's not hurting anyone else.
This is why I like our posts so much.
Thank you for sharing. I wouldn't dismiss your interaction. You never know if/when that person will remember that conversation in a different context.
female martyrs will be chief of 72 virgins the fairest of the women, and plus she will made beautiful , happy and without jealousy .."whoopee" their paradise is worst than jw's paradise..
what can female suicide bombers expect???
72 virgin guys. Equality for all.
while making bread this morning and between answering the door and phone calls, i listened on steam radio to the programme in our time with melvyn bragg.
his panel of experts explained how the discovery of thousands of bird fossils has revolutionised our perception of avian evolution.
i recall watchtower literature smugly presenting darwin’s admissions in his origin of the species that the geological evidence for bird evolution is “imperfect” in fact missing.
i was just thinking about the account of adam and eve, and how they both attempted to 'pass the buck', or shift the blame to someone else.
eve to the snake, and adam to eve.... does that sound familiar??.
the society has never taken ownership of its mistakes!
all other religions have myths that show satan as inferior to god almighty.
but only jw religion portrays satan more powerful than god through their teaching of “issue of sovereignty” which implies god almighty needs validation from satan as though he waits till satan is satisfied which has not happened even after killing of jesus 2000 years ago and things like ethnic cleansing, spilling of oceans of blood ….
etc..
All other religions have myths that show Satan as inferior to God Almighty. But only JW religion portrays Satan more powerful than God through their teaching of “Issue of Sovereignty” which implies God Almighty needs validation from Satan as though He waits till Satan is satisfied which has not happened even after killing of Jesus 2000 years ago and things like ethnic cleansing, spilling of oceans of blood …. etc.
And that's supposed to be worse than the Heaven's Gate group that castrated and poisoned their members? Or the Jim Jones religious groups that poisoned hundreds of people? How about all those other religions that cover sexual abuse of children? Are they all better than the JWs because they portray Satan properly according to you? I'm certainly not defending the JWs, my point is why is that supposed to matter?
as i was driving home last night, i happened onto a radio station that had two "ministers" answering questions from the listeners.. they were just as clever as the wt in twisting explanations.
i had to laugh as well as shake my head over the manipulation of the scriptures.
the last question was, why does satan attack god's holy city after he is let loose at the end of the 1,000 years.
SIN - SIN makes you STUPID!
Wow! The WT is quite full of sinners!
what happens to the wife after their gb husband dies..
When a governing body member dies, what happens to their spouse?
The spouse remains alive.
