how has the wt's false predictions damaged you personally?.
i was 12 in 1975. i never believed i'd "make it".
after i made it, i never really trusted adults again.
Eustace: " Ah, Jehovah's Witnesses, the ONLY religion where 3 years of clinical depression is getting off easy. "
LOL!!! But still true. Some of the stories I've read here are truly heart-rending, with children involved in tugs-of-war between dubs and their enlightened exes. And the years and years some have endured not being allowed to have contact with their families. Horrible.
how has the wt's false predictions damaged you personally?.
i was 12 in 1975. i never believed i'd "make it".
after i made it, i never really trusted adults again.
" Scooter "
THANK YOU, PERRY! I've been asking for years and you've finally told me! Parrots rule!
Back on topic, I've never been directly damaged by failed predictions because I never put much stock in them to begin with. I was generally a reluctant dub, having been dragged into the cult by my parents when I was a child.
When 1975 came and went without earth-shattering incident, however, I did decide to ignore the WTS's assurance that I would never need a career and went to college.
I was lucky in that I got out of the cult relatively unscathed by my experiences. By relatively, I mean a 3-year-long clinical depression that included 2 months of hospitalization. But others here have fared far worse.
how has the wt's false predictions damaged you personally?.
i was 12 in 1975. i never believed i'd "make it".
after i made it, i never really trusted adults again.
I'll tell you as soon as you tell me the name of your adorable African Grey Parrot.
health care studies are showing obese body weight index is worse than smoking "death sticks", so how is the tower going to address their growing problem of overweight elders and elderettes?
if a organization is able to disfellowship a member for smoking, why not do the same with other vices and crutches their people use to hide stress, emotional disorders and depression?
employers are asking for a bmi test a their potential employees to create a diet to get healthy.
" According to the Elders's manual, gluttony is NOT to be judged by a person's size, so mere observation of weight means nothing. "
Then how do they judge it?
If I'm seen taking one bite of my tiramisu in a restaurant, I'm still in Jehovah's good graces? But if I polish it off, I'm damned?
Chairman: "Tell us about yourself."
Hi, Brother Kangaroo. Love your suit. Kmart?
ok i think most of you at some point have come across the apologetic saying "wait on jehovah" from jws whenever an injustice occurs in the organization.
many have also used this expression to abandon evidence against the "truth".
this has easily become one of my biggest pet peeves now since speaking to others about ttatt.
Dub: "Wait on Jehovah."
You: "Sure. Mr. Jehovah, would you like the table by the window? I'll be back in a minute to take your order."
if and when you deposit the check from me in your own bank--what happens to my actual personal wealth?.
2.what happens to my ability to use my entire personal wealth?
so, how do we answer the question of what happens to you when you die?.
You're steering very close to the philosophy of Zen Buddhism, Terry.
If you haven't yet read Alan Watts' "The Way of Zen," you might want to give it a look. It asks and answers (in a way) the questions you're posing here.
using bible in determing the date of the creation of adam .
anyone in their right mind believe this to be true in today age.. don,t you think this nullify the whole bible?
the very first book.
Phizzy: " This is the usual response when a bit of the bible is shown to be false or nonsense or both 'Oh that bit is only metaphorical !' Where does metaphor stop and truth start, who is to adjudicate on that ? "
From the number of religions, sects, splinter groups, and cults in the world, it would appear that anyone can and does judge how they interpret the Bible.
That fact alone should give believers pause.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lm3sqb7pgdm.
the wolf and the lamb will feed together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox, and dust will be the serpent's food.
they will neither harm nor destroy on all my holy mountain," says the lord..
When I asked an elder about this when I was a RDT (Reluctant Dub Teenager), he told me that during WWII, the London Zoo could not afford meat for its big cats, so they were fed straw instead and did just fine.
When I asked him why, after the war, the zoo went back to feeding them meat since they did so well on straw, he said, "Excuse me, I see someone I have to talk to."
using bible in determing the date of the creation of adam .
anyone in their right mind believe this to be true in today age.. don,t you think this nullify the whole bible?
the very first book.
" The very first book of the Bible is a lie "
The very first sentence in the Bible is a lie.