in march of 2014, i was a very active jw, a ministerial servant, gave a public talk, was an attendant for the memorial, and one of 4 cleaning captains for an international convention of 40,000+ attendees.
so what woke me up?
an innocent comment from a co-worker about the candice conti court case rang a bell that could not be unrung.
To the OP, Israel Ricky Gonzales . Your story sounds so fake, like an ad from an anti-JW. The common ole Child abuse, UN NGO, Russell and Rutherford and then Greber. That sounds so unreal and not common among people.
My awaking is how people follow the GB/FDS/Watchtower that they are drones and it makes people so unkind and unloving. Why would I want to be with people that treat me and others like that.
in the january 2012 awake, pages 28-29 there is another article about homosexuality.. .
the writers argue that genetics, the environment, and sexual abuse do not justify homosexuality.
the bible clearly states that homosexuality is wrong and is an abhorrent sin.
Men are not attractive enough for homosexuality to be justifiable.
at our meeting last night there was a talk about having run out of magazines for the last three months.
it's expected this will continue to happen.
the "branch" has not sent the requested number of magazines.
within the past couple of days, women in nyc are going around topless in public.
i read in a news article, that in new york city, there are no laws against women going topless in public.the article says that family people are getting offended and they want to stop topless women in public.
in europe women show their breasts on on tv, the beach, and breast feeding in public.
i started watching game of thrones online back in april and watched all 5 seasons by june.. i wonder how my life would be different if i had watched it from the beginning.. if i had seen it over a year ago, i would have left the organization the way the hound left the capitol.. during a battle when sandor clegane, aka the hound, had lost half of his men and saw that the king was a coward, when told that he needs to protect the city, protect the king, he replied - f--k the king's guard, f--k the city, f--k the king and left.. i wish i would have done that.
f--k the elders, f--k the judicial committee, f--k the gb.. best if done during a comment or from the platform.
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I started watching Game of Thrones online back in April and watched all 5 seasons by June.
I wonder how my life would be different if I had watched it from the beginning.
If I had seen it over a year ago, I would have left the organization the way the Hound left the capitol.
During a battle when Sandor Clegane, aka the Hound, had lost half of his men and saw that the king was a coward, when told that he needs to protect the city, protect the king, he replied - F--k the king's guard, F--k the city, F--k the king and left.
I wish I would have done that. F--k the elders, F--k the judicial committee, F--k the GB.
Best if done during a comment or from the platform.
we have the convention this weekend and many jw families are arriving.
one family that ive known for many years from new mexico stopped by to visit my mom.
hes been an elder since the 80s.
"I said, “What do you mean it doesn’t affect you?” If Jerusalem wasn’t destroyed in 607, that means 1914 never happened, it means Jesus never started ruling in 1914, it means Satan wasn’t thrown to the earth in 1914, it means that the last days never started in 1914, and that means we are not living in the last days."
Yes, 1914 happened. It came after 1913.
But that's not what you meant.
But you are wrong in that even if Jerusalem was destroyed in 587, that would not affect the kingdom being established in the heavens in 1914. So many can't see the forest because they look too closely at the trees.
607 was when Daniel was taken captive. That was when the kings in the line of David lost their sovereignty. That is when the gentile times started, ending in 1914.
wt publications http://www.a2z.org/wtarchive/archive.htm (old).
united nations http://www.randytv.com/secret/unitednations.htm .
when pornography is mentioned by the wts they mean men, who obviously cant control their sexual desires, so that even a moment is too much.
When an engaged couple engages in sex, and they get married, that was not fornication. They did that to improve their relationship as a married couple would, it was not done for incidental pleasure.
But the legalistic religion thinks about legalisms
i remember a little over 15 years ago, one of my first jobs at a grocery store, the manager was happy that they passed a new policy allowing them to grow a beard.
previously they were not allowed.
among the usa, i guess beards were considered not very professional still.
"Jesus and apostles had beards"
That is because people back then did not have access to razors and scissors to cut them often.
And no Data-Dog, beards are not cool. They prevent airflow around the face to cool it off.
this question is known to be posed by jws to other jws as an acid test of loyalty.
i'm not the first to notice what i'm about to point out and comment accordingly, but today i felt compelled to add a short article on my blog highlighting the new language that governing body member geoffrey jackson supplies as a response.
a person who honestly hesitates to respond with a robust "yes!
I don't believe that the FDS is a group or anything special.
They are no more correct about that than that Catholics interpreting Matt 16 for the Pope based on the foundation of Peter.
It is all interpreting to get their way.
since waking up i find i am bridling at being called 'sister'.
but it feels like an identity that is being forced on me.. i feel like shouting "i have a name you know!".
it is just me or does anyone else recognise this?.
Blonde said" I hate people who hardly know me claiming kinship"
Is anyone keeping up with the series "Under the Dome" on CBS? It is about people being lead by mind control and into a kinship. Reminds me of the organization.
