john 7:8-10.
"go up to the festival yourselves.
i'm not going to this festival yet, because my time has not yet fully come.
Jesus waited until his brothers left, then secretly slithered around to see what they were up to, thus setting the example for modern-day dub elders to spy on their flock to see who is up to no good.
Lies for the sake of truth are just great, aren't they? It's also known as "the end justifies the means," a principle used for many noble purposes.
Inspires undying faith and implicit trust, doesn't it?
Yes, betterdaze!!! Thank you.
so i've been thinking about my jw family members a lot lately, especially since i just saw them a couple of weeks ago at my youngest sisters wedding.
with all the current animosity towards apostates that seems to be more aggressive than usual it hit me when i saw this posted on fb today.
would it be possible for the gb to demand that jw's kill apostates?
Apologies to Twain:
"There are cults, damned cults, and Jonestown."
The WTS and the dubs are a cult, but the WTS would never order nor would the dubs obey an execution order for apostates. The cult would be shut down faster than you can say "Armageddon."
Mass murder or vigilante retribution is always the last gasp of an extreme cult.
The WTS loves itself more than it hates apostates.
Can you see it now?
Rats. I'll have to try it another way.
a number of years back i heard a story of a young girl in a congregation ( i have some good friends in this hall ) who had an amazing field service experience.
it was so amazing that it was retold in the 2007 yearbook!.
it is retold in the highlight of the past year section.
Just another story in the long line of dub fairy tales about the poor dubs who face any danger to get to the district assembly -- swim rivers filled with crocodiles, walk 50 miles (uphill both ways), walk protected with God's spirit through howling mobs, etc., etc.
i downloaded the hobbit.
didn't see it in theaters because at nearly three hours, it's just too damned long.
not sure i'm going to make it through the whole movie.
"The Hobbit" book -- charming.
"The Hobbit" movie -- boring as whale snot.
"Lord of the Rings" books -- wonderful.
"Lord of the Rings" movies -- pretty good.
i agreed, if only because i want to see my friend of many years.
the 'heavy' is a large, imposing man with a booming voice and is a creature of the gb through and thru (eg only visited his dfd dad on his death bed because it was a 'good witness' to the hospital staff) and i'm feeling stressed about seeing him.
i so badly wanted to see my friend though, i agreed without thinking and now wish i hadn't have.
Julia: " I actually have a little community page for my bird breeding program with a small following, and there are some really great ladies on there whom I'm starting to get to know pretty well. I know it will be a friendship based on mutual interest in these birds.... "
This is off topic, but I hope it will provide a little distraction for you, Julia. What kind of birds do you breed? I love birds of all persuasions, but my absolute favorites are parrots and parakeets.
i don't even know where to start.. more than anything, i'd like to say that i am not a woman of vengeance.
i am very much a forgiving person.
if you say "i'm sorry," and you're genuine, i can move on from it quickly and easily.
Use your anger; don't let it use you. Use it to help you plan the best strategy you can to protect your children from the cult. If it means getting reinstated and then fading, that's one plan. Please, don't let your anger make you do anything that can be used against you. Those dubs are just itching for that to happen. Don't give them the satisfaction.
