so when we used to roll up to someones house for the book study group, we would study a book.
the jw's don't conduct bible studies, but book studies.
dipping in and out of the bible as they seem fit..
Isn’t it true at various times that the WT discouraged meeting together just to read the Bible? They asserted you had to use the “helpers” to understand correctly. If you only used the Bible you would be opened up to misunderstandings and apostasy?
It seems like I recall something in CoC about this.
did it ever happen in your congregation?.
it did in one of mine a decade ago.
not only were funds on hand in the congregation account used but repeated announcements were made to contribute towards the medical treatments for an elder’s wife who was battling breast cancer.
Did it ever happen in your congregation?
It did in one of mine a decade ago. Not only were funds on hand in the congregation account used but repeated announcements were made to contribute towards the medical treatments for an elder’s wife who was battling breast cancer.
It created a divide not only in the rank and file but also among the elder body. It was a stepping off point for several families.
The argument made was, why should one person benefit from congregation funds for an emergency when nobody else can or has?
It was a good one. Many families were struggling severely and some with health issues. They did not receive the same favor or outreach.
Was this bending the accounting rules? Or were they more relaxed then? Anybody else ever see something similar happen with congregation funds?
so a friend today asked me what his deal is and i honestly don't know.
i saw someone post about his accusations that the doj is investigating watchtower and people seemed down on the guy, as well has johnny the bethelite or whatever his name is that claims to leak stuff.
i don't know rick fearon, don't watch his show, but his site just seems a little crazy, and he seems to get into occult conspiracies and the jws, which never lends credibility.. so for those of you who have been around a while, what's the deal?
Personally I miss JWStruggle. I hope he is doing well.
There seems to be a consensus on Six Screens but I just wonder.
Sure a lot of would be JW defectors may be scared straight after a journey down the rabbit hole, but I wonder. Did that rainbow of a website and the “sensationalism” lead some out the door? Even if one JW saw the madness and felt a kindered spirit in Johnny the PsuedoBethelite, wouldn’t that be worth it?
Na. I think it is still an in out equation. Scare 100 off to gain one? Sometimes silence is golden.
ps: if you haven’t seen JWStruggles aposatacy trials where he records his judicial committee hearings, DO IT. (;
so when we used to roll up to someones house for the book study group, we would study a book.
the jw's don't conduct bible studies, but book studies.
dipping in and out of the bible as they seem fit..
The third time the Revelation book was studied I refused to go to the book study which set up a string of requests to meet with me for a “shepherding call”. I received the typical “repetition for emphasis” and “Nu-Lite” rhetoric. I wasn’t having it. My argument was simply, “it is a complete waste of time”.
Like my entire journey as a JW.
so a friend today asked me what his deal is and i honestly don't know.
i saw someone post about his accusations that the doj is investigating watchtower and people seemed down on the guy, as well has johnny the bethelite or whatever his name is that claims to leak stuff.
i don't know rick fearon, don't watch his show, but his site just seems a little crazy, and he seems to get into occult conspiracies and the jws, which never lends credibility.. so for those of you who have been around a while, what's the deal?
Here is a Rick Fearon style theory.
Rick has actually been planted and is funded by the Watchtower to give credence to their claims that apostates are liars. His agenda is to make preposterous claims against Watchtower that are demonstrably false so that JWs can point to it and say, “see! Mentally diseased apostates!”
He is the Alex Jones of ExJWs.
i wasn't sure which topic to ask this question under.
three days ago my very first grandbaby, a boy was born.
so i still have time to think about stuff, and not royally screw up things.
I know you said grandson but you get the idea! Lol
i wasn't sure which topic to ask this question under.
three days ago my very first grandbaby, a boy was born.
so i still have time to think about stuff, and not royally screw up things.
Reasons to go to grandma’s house:
Eat yummy stuff
Learn how to make it
Pick flowers from the garden
Learn their names
There’s no need to fake it
Snuggle under a colorful yarn throw
Learn how to knit or crochet in the snow
Have a tea party with stuffed fuzzy friends
Learn to set a table, with runners and trims
Put on pretty dresses
Learn how to sew
Paint a pretty picture
Learn what makes colors go
Listen to music
Learn how to sing
Fall asleep under the stars
Or watching birds wing
Get warm hugs
Take a bubble bath
Learn from grandma
Things that will last
bible is flooded with blood.
god is depicted as spilling blood for no reason.
to mention a few:.
It is not what “evolutionists” say, it is what evidence says.
i think she’s very intelligent and dignified.
plus, in my humble opinion, i rate her as the most attractive first lady ever..
Melania’s jacket was a jab at the media. Not children separated from parents at the border.
Tone deaf is sitting for questioning at the Benghazi hearings and declaring “What difference does it make?” Or while campaigning in mining counties after declaring, “We are going to put a lot of coal miners out of business”.
there were numerous objections and claims that watchtower lawyers made to try and get out of being held responsible for their negligence and malice.
here’s the juicy ones:.
montana is a mandatory reporting state, but watchtower lawyers claimed that the law for reporting abuse only applies to “individuals” and they are “corporations”.
Just a casual look at Silent Lambs’ website makes it very clear how “wide-spread” CSA among JWs is.
