where did this phrase 'in the truth' come from?.
it's been around as long as i can remember.
is it from the time they were promoting 'the truth shall make you free' book back in 1943?
I hate this phrase, also. In fairness, I was watching Sister Wives on TV, and Kody Brown called his form of religion “the truth”. And when he said it, I watched his eyes glaze over, just as though he was in a cult!
I’m a born in from the early 1960’s, and this phrase pre dates me, so it’s been used for a long time.
hi, my name is leacy and i am 41 years old.
i live in california.
i attend the rancho santa margarita congregation.
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in the org's vocabulary, the term "independent thinking" is applied pejoratively to any jw who thinks & reasons for themselves.
the org's lawyer knew exactly what he was doing in court when he voiced his carefully prepared words:.
"watchtowers lawyer anders ryssdal compares jehovah’s witnesses’ baptism to the norwegian state church’s confirmation of 15-year-olds, arguing that their baptism is no different.
They conveniently leave out parents who tell their kids that, if they are not baptized by age 18, they are kicked out. I had so much pressure put on me to get baptized because Armageddon was coming in 1975, and I “knew” the truth, so if I was not baptized, I would likely be killed at Armageddon. I absolutely DID NOT want to get baptized.
i see there is an opportunity to get involved with research into disfellowshipping aka mandated shunning.. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-art-of-critical-thinking/202502/evaluating-the-effects-of-mandated-shunning?fbclid=iwy2xjawiz45dlehrua2flbqixmqabhuqypaxnuhdb7coi_9byojrfese4mn9z-sz9fqdsgsfjd4vxm2h13q_kha_aem_1g9mbjngxupj6pr-wwp2lq.
This is a great article! Recommend it.
a secretive christian church that is extremely similar in beliefs to jw religion, and has a surprising global reach is at the center of an fbi investigation for csa.
the religious group goes by multiple names, such as "the truth" and "two-by-twos.
"as child sex abuse allegations aimed at the church continue to come to light, we are learning more about the organization.
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This was funny!
w93 6/1 p. 15 par.
6 be sound in mind - the end is close - "of course, well-meaning, faithful christians in the past have sincerely tried to predict when the end would come.".
more than 140 years of a sincere & well-meaning "it's coming soon" from the org, can be swept under the carpet - nothing to see here!.
Tonus, where is this from?
so i am having these discussions about children etc and there are witness ties and family history in these discussions.
i got the feeling having this discussion that they seemed to imply somehow it was ‘the parent’s fault’ for having a miscarriage.
whether it was domestic violence, or the mother did something wrong themselves.
As a kid, I remember when someone would suffer a miscarriage, my parents would remark, but not their faces, that that baby would not get a resurrection, because it never breathed the “breath of life”. They would, of course, express sympathy to the ones who this happened to.
that aged well lol.
since then 4 younger gb members appointed.
I really appreciate your thoughts and insights, Vidiot.
the jws haven't been to my door for a while, but i don't doubt that they'll turn up eventually*.
(i saw easter eggs in the supermarket yesterday, so "memorial" season is fast approaching 🙄).
what's a good question to ask, to get the ball rolling?.
Stan, if you told them that, that’s why you don’t see them any more. You scared them off, you scary apostate!
