jerry bergman, ph.d. .
the first american study.
the watchtower influence was often not positive, and there was no evidence that it had in the long run helped those who had emotional problems when they joined.
This is also my main concern with the withness bubble. A lot of the jw population were people with problems, got "helped" into the organization.
Much of these have mental problems, and their children got it also. We see witness children with mental problems choosing a jw partner with mental problems. And so one and one.
The genes pool is a problem.
Gorby
my only prowess in making predictions stems from my 77-years of life in the united statesgrowing up under president truman, eisenhower, kennedy, nixon, .....etc.
etc.i was a widdle kid sitting in front of a tiny black and white tv set when the very first broadcastsof political conventions, deal-making, debates (nixon vs kennedy), assassinations (jfk, rfk, martin luther king, etc.
) i grew up with duck and cover under my elementary schooldesk, the cold war, the iron curtain, the korean war, the vietnam war and i went to federal prisonas a jw conscientious objector while hippies, flower children, political activists protested and universitystudents were fired up on by troops.i grew up reading newspapers (2 of them).
Trump knows to connect with voters. What a show man. I like his performance.
Gorby
witnesses do not give to charities.
mm writes:.
"they are specifically told to only donate to the watchtower organization to let the organization handle disaster relief.
There was a France initiative, 2 JW doctors started Aidafrique, witnesses donated an mass. Jw.org took it all over and Aidafrique became a Watchtower NGO, used for diplomatic relation between Watchtower, UN. UNHCR and a lot of politic and diplomatic traffic with Country's and politician.
It all was terminated at the end of the 90's.
Gorby
mind you, it took the org over 30 years to think it was an idea worth copying.. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/family_home_evening.
imitation is the sincerest form of flattery!
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Tell me, how can a x Mormon enter the GB??
Gorby
the watch tower society of pennsylvania filed a lawsuit on september 3, 2024, naming as defendants the russian federation, the russian ministry of health, and the almazov national medical research center.
unfortunately, i can't access the case documents, including the complaint.
i would appreciate if someone with an active pacer account could make them available.. anyway, it is enough to know the almazov center is one of the entities sued by the wts to say what this case is about.
mind you, it took the org over 30 years to think it was an idea worth copying.. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/family_home_evening.
imitation is the sincerest form of flattery!
😁.
We discussed this here right after te start of it.
We, on the board here, got the news of the deleted meeting first. I remember I told an elder that one meeting in the week would be skipped.
It was before the midweek meeting and he accussed me being wrong. I told him: now waiting for deleting the rest. I said it with a smile. He becane mad.
Gorby
with the statement in the study watchtower this sunday, that stop serving jehovah is a serious sin, the following:.
- can i conclude now, that we, (i, wife and 2 children), since 2008 pomo and no longer active in any religious activity, are serious sinners for jehovahs witnesses?.
writing this in a watchtower, a statement like that, could have big implications.. it makes me so sad.
@blondie, serious sinners, was my conclusion, because of the remark in the current wt about stop serving Jehovah is a serious sin.
Gorby
with the statement in the study watchtower this sunday, that stop serving jehovah is a serious sin, the following:.
- can i conclude now, that we, (i, wife and 2 children), since 2008 pomo and no longer active in any religious activity, are serious sinners for jehovahs witnesses?.
writing this in a watchtower, a statement like that, could have big implications.. it makes me so sad.
Thanks all for the replies.
G.
he will not pressure her to engage in sexual acts that make her feel uncomfortable, that are demeaning, or that bother her conscience..... the bible does not provide details as to what sexual practices between a husband and a wife should be considered clean or unclean.
a christian couple must make decisions that reflect their resolve to honor jehovah, to please each other, and to maintain a clean conscience.
generally speaking, a couple would not discuss with others this intimate aspect of their marriage..
It's a fucking sect, is my conclusion.
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G.
today i read a quote of erich honecker, leader of east germany about hear.
it made me think abount the current "beard" changes at jw.org.. he said "people's hair length is not important.
it is what's in the heads that hair grows on".. gorby.
