it always puzzled me why those that were accepted as of the annointed class in congregations that i belonged to , and their were quite a few , never had any say in congregational matters , were not elders or ministerial servants , and had no input whatsoever in the running of a congregation.no matter how trivial .. in effect they were second class citizens ,in their own congregations despite the fact their destiny was to rule with christ in the heavens over all mankind for a thousand years.. i would encourage them to band together and take on the authourotative / dictatorial attitude that the wtb&ts has against them , putting them down all these years.. the memmorial of 2014 would be an appropiate time for the annointed to come of age and take back control from a group of wannabes .. smiddy.
There's a website called annointedjw.org that does something like this.
I like that they help JW's see Watchtowers lies - but they also encourage ignorance in regards to the mind control etc - so I'm afraid the JW's might not get rid of all their fears and guilt on exit.
one thing is absolutely certain, bible chronology reinforced with fulfilled bible prophecy shows that six thousand years of mans existence will soon be up, yes, within this generation!
(matt.
24:34) this is, therefore, no time to be indifferent and complacent.
I'm not sure I get what they're saying.. watchtower speak.
Are they saying it's not the time to be speculating when the end will come (then they just go ahead and speculate anyway)?
Or are they more brazenly saying it's not the time to be listening to Jesus words? The sentence immediatly afterwards seems to indicate this.
This is not the time to be toying with listening to the words of Jesus that “concerning that day and hour nobody knows, neither the angels of the heavens nor the Son, but only the Father.” (Matt. 24:36) To the contrary, it is a time when...
how loving of our dear brothers in poland to spot a gap in the market and fill it with this fine piece of crap, i mean christian entertainment:.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/new-ver-pl-house2house-bible-board-game-for-jehovahs-witnesses-/380566554257?pt=uk_magazines&hash=item589b88c691.
such a wholesome way of enjoying upbuilding association.. etc..
I wonder if they've got an 'apostate' wild card.
if we keep dishing out cash, to pay for all of our wonderful new light and spiritual food, have we, in return, actually only been fed garbage?.
example.. when they tell us not to bring up anything in older publications, because it is no long considered "the truth"(tm), was it ever the truth(tm)?.
have we been strung along for 130 years, on imitation food, masquerading, as real food?.
Lol! new article on JW.org - "Why should I help others?"
Some quotes:
"Two secrets that many people don’t know.
Secret #1: When you give, you are likely to get back!
People will notice that you are generous. As a result, they’ll probably be generous to you. The Bible puts it this way:
“Practice giving, and people will give to you. . . . With the measure that you are measuring out, they will measure out to you in return.”—Luke 6:38.
No money? No problem. :
“I moved from the United States to Mexico to help teach the Bible. Sometimes it’s difficult to be generous with money or things because I don’t really have much to give. But I’ve found that when I give of my time and energy in the ministry, that’s more appreciated than just giving materially.”—Evan.
what if the annual meetings changes was actually something positive?.
perhaps a lift of the blood ban - or loosening the disfellowshipping - or changing the child abuse policies.. first, what would you like to see the most.
second, how would it make you feel towards the borg if they made a change for the better?.
What if the annual meetings changes was actually something positive?
Perhaps a lift of the blood ban - or loosening the disfellowshipping - or changing the Child abuse policies.
First, what would you like to see the most. Second, how would it make you feel towards the borg if they made a change for the better?
- 23 day to go .. annual meeting unofficial rumors.
- new bible.
- new nwt (revision).
New light.
In accordance with biblical precedences, Tythes will be introduced around the world. Though evidently, a correct interpretation of the passage indicates 40% of your income as opposed to 10%.
Gnats speculation actually sounds interesting - perhaps there is a mandatory meeting attendance you need to make, otherwise you are attomatically disfellowshipped.
the podcasts (radio shows) are getting better and better.
here are the links for those interested.... (all available on i-tunes).
the atheist experience:.
Just on the thinking atheist podcasts, when I click on any of the archived podcasts it just scrolls up - anyone know how to download them?
this thread was inspired because of 3rdgn, and her asking, on behalf of her destitute elderly widowed mom,.
for the return of her mother's "conditional loan" to the society of $20,000.00.. (this was stated today, under my thread of, "what was the effect on you of knowing hypocritical jw's?").
the society more or less yes, no, it is now our money, and you can't have it back.
I can think of a few "exemplary" ones that would drag it out forever.
Lol! "I'll pay you back in the new system."
this thread was inspired because of 3rdgn, and her asking, on behalf of her destitute elderly widowed mom,.
for the return of her mother's "conditional loan" to the society of $20,000.00.. (this was stated today, under my thread of, "what was the effect on you of knowing hypocritical jw's?").
the society more or less yes, no, it is now our money, and you can't have it back.
I'll just add.
Later in life when my car broke down and I had no money to fix it, a worldy workmate that smoked, swore, and drank, offered to give me $500 to help - he offered it not as a loan, just as a gift.
JW's are nothing special. There's good people and bad people, just like everyone else in the world.
this thread was inspired because of 3rdgn, and her asking, on behalf of her destitute elderly widowed mom,.
for the return of her mother's "conditional loan" to the society of $20,000.00.. (this was stated today, under my thread of, "what was the effect on you of knowing hypocritical jw's?").
the society more or less yes, no, it is now our money, and you can't have it back.
Small fry example but it always bugged me.
I used to do a window cleaning run with my brother in law - I was maybe 16 and he in his 20's. We used to go in his car and I would contribute (far too much) for the petrol.
Anyway, we pulled up to a job and I got out and found $50 in the gutter. I could have just pocketted it, but I mentioned as we were cleaning that I found it - he went very quiet all of a sudden and remained so for a while. Then he said - perhaps I should put it in the kitty (as in add it to the money we made that day and divide it between us).
At the time, I was a pretty good JW, kind of the turn the other cheek / be humble / material things aren't important kind of thing - so I pretty much straight up said okay I'll do that.
However, for the remaining hours whilst we were working, he just would not stop with trying to justify that it wasn't me just being a decent (if slightly dumb) person by sharing my find - but that he actually was entitled to AT LEAST half of the $50. He was saying that if he didn't park the car in that exact spot I wouldn't have found the money, and if it wasn't for him I wouldn't even be out there at that time and in that place etc etc.
Not exagerating this, and he was completely serious. This went on for hours, he couldn't just accept I had offered it out of my generousity, but that it rightfully was HIS - I think he was actually trying to obtain the whole $50.
What an asshole.
