that was a quote from a dyed in the wool jw recently.
it was a complaint.. we all know that with 'new light(tm)' that the watchtower corporation's version of 'religion' has kept changing for a long time.
since i remember.....and i go back a long way too.
"Kingdom Halls looking like funeral homes."
This happened to the old Columbia Congregation in Lancaster County, PA. Was disbanded (merged into another Mt. Joy congregation), and then sold off to become a funeral home. I believe this is also what happened to the old Red Lion Congregation in York County if memory serves me right.
How fitting. Truly, let the dead bury the dead.
the gilead graduate videos are now up on jw org tv.
they've outdone themselves this time by presenting 3 videos.
i didn't listen to it all but here is a little summary of them.. losch's talk about spiritual richness.
So let me get this straight:
This is a "Missionary School", where the graduates are sent back to their own countries, instead of away to other countries to preach where "the need is greater"?
What is wrong with this picture? Has the word finally been spread to all of the inhabited earth, to lands such as Bhutan, Nepal, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, Dubai, Qutar, all of the Malaysian and Indonesian islands, etc? I highly doubt it!
What a farce!!!!!!
i joined this wonderful site, only a few weeks ago, although i have been away from the borg, for almost 20 years.
i didnt introduce myself, on a personal level, but i jumped right in, commenting, making threads, and just immersing myself in this community.
what a time, indeed, to be here, its almost as if i was "called" here, because the week i lurked, and joined, was when all this recent stuff came out.
"Masters of your faith" is putting it mildly in JW La-La-Land.
Wonder how Jesus feels about these fine "shepherds" driving people out the way they do? Feel the love!!!
a day in the life.
i took a hot bath this morning.
then, after making my bed and saying "good morning" to my roommate, sana--i jumped on my bike and headed off to breakfast.sound exciting enough for you yet?
jesus said "look to the fruits" of real christians.. it is unbelievable that the wt says that new anointed christians are merely false.
how can humans decide who is anointed and who's not?.
how can the watchtower society say these unchristian statements?
bethel in brazil (and i think in other countries as well) when a jw does 10 years of regular pioneer (or other form of full-time service) it can ask to stay three days in bethel.no longer in brazil, according to a letter sent today to all the congregations in brazil:ref .
: accommodation in betheldear brothers:in recent years, there has been a great privilege to stay in bethel those be welcome for over 10 years as regular pioneers and be encouraged by the zeal they have shown.
- rom.
Ha!! Be warm and well fed, Brothers!!!!!
The reality: 1.) No outsiders coming in and getting "the scoop" from the remaining (few) Bethel families.
Also, no more mooching or free rides of any type on the Org's dime!!!!! You freeloading Pioneers are on your own! How do you all like your "loving" shepherds, as they fleece you from head to toe for every dime you have, then toss you out on your bums in the cold to fend for yourselves?
In "worldly" corporations after 20-30 years of service it's customary to get a nice party and a gold watch. In the WatchTower corporation, you'll get a kick to the ass and a silver screw! That's "Christian Love" - WatchTower style!
i didn't realize they had comic books and collector cards for children.
it seems they rail against the world about things and then years later do the same thing.. i remember talks blasting comic books, and other similar teaching devices the local southern baptist would use.
i can recall an elder holding up a comic book about burning in hell from a local church and blasting that religion.
Wait......wha?? They have "Collector Cards" for children? Who is on them? Is Caleb? Sophia? The Wizard? How about rubber-faced Lett, is that clown on a trading car?
What........
The..........
Hell !!!!!!
??????
so i called a few jwdubs that still talk to me, not to try to convince them of anything or wake them up but to try to get a feedback on how they took the big meeting change and other announcements.
generally speaking, all the ones i talked to were not even fazed by the changes.
many of them still didnt even realize the meeting format had changed and thought the layoffs were a normal thing that happens all the time.
so i called a few jwdubs that still talk to me, not to try to convince them of anything or wake them up but to try to get a feedback on how they took the big meeting change and other announcements.
generally speaking, all the ones i talked to were not even fazed by the changes.
many of them still didnt even realize the meeting format had changed and thought the layoffs were a normal thing that happens all the time.
Oh, the "New Order" is going to be here soooooon, is it? Your Elder friend must really be up in years. "New Order" is very outdated cult terminology, new light (since late 1980's anyway) dictates that it be referred to as the "New System." Even the New World is kind of passe', as it sounds too much like New World Order.
However, I also say New Order, as it implies you've been in da Truth a looooooooonnng time and know what you're talking about. It's like instant JW street credit and respect. Kind of an "in the know" sort of thing.
lol
at my mom's bed side all i see is either jw family or friends making a concerted effort to have me return to their fold.
evidentlyy, my mom has encouraged this and i'm a trapped prisoner, as they do their best to have me come back.
it's bad enough that i have to endure my mom's dying, now i have to be bombarded with this bs..
Tell them you'll come back, if you are made an Elder within 6 months. If they say no, tell them you feel stumbled (again).
LOL.
