I DF'd them years ago. They haven't even tried to "come back" to me. Clearly, they are a bunch of unrepentant bastards. Their brazen conduct condemns them.
Subsequently, I am forced to DF anyone that takes succumbs to their "smooth words."
when the wtbts association with the un & the osce was exposed, their own rules should have been rammed down their corrupt and lying throats!.
thank you so much for the watchtower cd rom.
you made a huge rod for your own back.
I DF'd them years ago. They haven't even tried to "come back" to me. Clearly, they are a bunch of unrepentant bastards. Their brazen conduct condemns them.
Subsequently, I am forced to DF anyone that takes succumbs to their "smooth words."
i'm not sure if this has already been posted and i just haven't seen it, but here's an email i received recently that gave me a chuckle.... ...................... run, idiot, run.
br.
jackson of the governing body concluding a talk @ la district convention had this neat illustration at the very end of the convention.
What kind of "teacher" calls his student(s) an idiot?
The leadership of the WTBTS are pathetic excuses for Christians.
It would seem that this sort of behavior would identify HIM as a member of the "evil slave."
Jesus spoke of the evil slave immediately after discussing “the faithful and discreet slave.” He said: “If ever that evil slave should say in his heart, ‘My master is delaying,’ and should start to beat his fellow slavesand should eat and drink with the confirmed drunkards, the master of that slave will come on a day that he does not expect and in an hour that he does not know, and will punish him with the greatest severity and will assign him his part with the hypocrites. There is where his weeping and the gnashing of his teeth will be.” (Matthew 24:48-51) - w04 3/1 pp. 13-18
check out the new jan 2015 study wt, article, they offer themselves willingly.
they give examples of young and middle age brothers and sisters who are selling their dream homes, uprooting their lives, etc, to move to help w/ building branches, etc, and how they know it's only temporary but not worried about what happens when they send them home.
they then say will you put jah to the test and see if he won't open the flood gates of blessings for you.
Why don't the GB members downsize?
Fuckin' hypocrites.
And Stephen Lett is a clown, sans makeup.
in my most recent talk, i got counseled for using some terms that were not prefered.
for example i said "new testament" rather than "the christian greek scriptures".
i also used the term "gospel", but even worse, i made reference to the "synoptic gospels" and the "gnostic gospel".. i guess i never thought of it before, but when i looked at the societies information on the matter they always say things like, "the so-called new testament..." or "the so-called synoptic gospels..." why with all the "so-called?".
I know they don't like it when you say the Governing Body members are liars and hypocrites and the organization is a cult!
weekday afternoons: a soap opera featuring judicial committees, demon possessions, and wives clamoring to be the ones who host the circuit overseer's lunch.
saturday mornings: sparlock cartoon.
friday evenings: reality show featuring jw dating.
What's is like shunning a loved one? - a heart-wrenching segment in which devoted congregation members discuss how painful it is to show their "loyalty to Jehovah" when they are forced to shun family members--fathers, mothers, sisters, brothers and even children--that have chosen to "leave Jehovah."
Better bring a hankie!
weekday afternoons: a soap opera featuring judicial committees, demon possessions, and wives clamoring to be the ones who host the circuit overseer's lunch.
saturday mornings: sparlock cartoon.
friday evenings: reality show featuring jw dating.
Live Q&A with the GB members!
1st Episode: What does the word "Generation" mean?
2nd Episode: What does the word "evidently" mean?
3rd Episode: What does the word "soon" mean?
4th Episode: GB CloseUp: Tell us about your personal background: education, work experience, family life ...
5th Episode: What's it like having millions of other people pay all of your personal expenses?
i was publicly reproved last year and the elders have taken their sweet time in reinstating my "privileges".
it's been six months and i can't answer at the meetings or participate in the theocratic ministry school.
in all honesty- i don't care about the privileges.
STS,
Sorry you're dealing with this. The control-freakery of the elders is really discouraging to someone that just wants to live their own life.
STS: my mom repeats the same hopeful attitude over and over- "keep an open mind". She went so far as to tell me to "stop taking in outside information" about the JW's.
Ask your mom, "So which is it mom? Should I, 'keep an open mind' or 'stop taking in outside information'?"
ok, internet tv, some new songs and updates on a couple obscure prophecies no one cares about.... .
i for one was so disappointed at the smallness of it.
i guess i bought the hype that when they said "big", they meant it.. .
I for one was so disappointed at the smallness of it.
Well said!
As usual, the WTBTS once again delivers on underwhelming!
is not on the public website yet, but here it is, full more changes:.
to the 2015 school:.
bible highlights: brothers as- signed this part will have two min- utes to consider one interesting and practical scriptural point from the weekly bible reading.
Bible Highlights: Brothers assigned this part will have two minutes to consider one interesting and practical Scriptural point from the weekly Bible reading.
Wow, I used to like this part when it was 10-ish minutes because it afforded the oportunity to share the results from personal research and reflection.
Why is the GB cutting it down to only 2 minutes? I can hazard a guess: they don't trust even the elders to say something intelligent.
Let's review: It's a cult!