so, my wife and i purchased a house about a month ago and recently we met our new neighbors.
they are an older couple.
they are very nice and even brought us cookies.. in conversation they brought up that they were mormons and mentioned how much they loved it.
"@ searcher yeah I wondered how they would react if I go on detail about the cultishness of the JWs and maybe they would see the similarities."
Yeah! That's a wonderful idea. You can share with them your negative experiences and thoughts about JW culture that prompted you to leave. You can choose aspects of JW culture that mirror Mormon culture that way you'll actually be helping your Mormon neighbor to wake up to TTALDS without having to directly attack her religion.
this is nuts and his must be huge!.
what happens when you bolt a jet engine to a bicycle?
you'd imagine "certain death" but you'd be wrong.
It's not so remarkable when you consider the fact that what he has isn't that much different to a motor-bike. If you can put a motor on a bicycle, calling it a motor-bike, and achieve high speeds, it's not so remarkable to put a rocket or jet engine on a bicycle (calling it a jetbike?) and achieve high speeds. I mean, we already know the bicycle form can take high speeds because of the motorbike. Impressive, but not remarkably so.
so, how many times have we heard this expression (or a variation of it):.
"jehovah's spirit seems to be blocked here in the congregation...perhaps he is bringing something to light...etc".
it seems that the org often uses this expression, and links it with the "fact" that god wont bless a cong as much,(or at all) if there is "stuff" or "sins" being carried out.. so, why is it then that the cong i am in is experiencing its best years of activity in all aspects?
Block the free flow of holy spirit? I thought holy spirit was supposed to be the most powerful force in all the universe? How can anything block the flow of the most powerful force in all the universe? What kind of excuse for an Almighty God allows the actions of puny humans to thwart his power? What kind of excuse for a just God punishes a whole group for the hidden sins of an individual? What kind of petty God looks down from heaven and says:
"What! sis. Suzy Slut just slept with her fiance and no one else in the congregation knows about it?! That does it! I'm removing my spirit from that wicked congregation! They all deserve to suffer for her hidden, wicked sin!"
just thought it was funny.
just a shame they couldn't switch the two around.. .
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" and Losch is famous for sunbathing in a speedo on the roof of 124 Columbia Heights."
OMG, that's it! That's why Tight Pants Tony has his negative fixation on spanx and tight pants! Tony probably hates Losch's guts for some reason but he don't dare openly express it. So his repressed hatred for Losch comes out in the form of hating on anything that subconsciously reminds him of Losch or his antiques, such as sunbathing in speedo's - thus Tony's negative fixation with tight pants and spanx.
Here's a clue: Kings and Popes often have ordinal numbers at the end of their name (eg. King Henry V, Queen Elizabeth II). So ask yourself: Which GB member has an ordinal number at the end of his name?
so, how many times have we heard this expression (or a variation of it):.
"jehovah's spirit seems to be blocked here in the congregation...perhaps he is bringing something to light...etc".
it seems that the org often uses this expression, and links it with the "fact" that god wont bless a cong as much,(or at all) if there is "stuff" or "sins" being carried out.. so, why is it then that the cong i am in is experiencing its best years of activity in all aspects?
But wait a minute, didn't Jesus say: "I am he who searches the kidneys and hearts, and I will give to YOU individually according to YOUR deeds."? (Revelation 2:23) Oh, that's right, JWs don't put much stock in what Jesus says. They are a Jehovah-centric people. They're thinking of how Jehovah blamed the whole nation of Israel and let innocent Israelites die in battle because of the hidden sin of the one man Achan. (Joshua 7) Yes, they are worshipers of the OT God of Anthony Morris III.
here they are straigt from the presses of bethel.
a new publication for those trying to date and get that young sister to pay attention to him.
here are the top 10:.
"Wanna come back to mine and help me do mimes to the Kingdom Melodies?
I'm up to Stay Awake, Stand Firm, Grow Mighty!"
ROFLOL . . . "stand firm, grow mighty!" . . . for some reason I just got this picture in my head of a Viagra commercial where a JW pops a viagra pill and he looks down and starts singing the chorus . . . LOL . . . "stay awake, stand firm, grow mighty!" . . . ROFLOL!
jesus said that "my yoke is kindly and my load is light" what did this scripture mean to you when you were mentally in?
did you feel the jw load was kindly and light?
if not, what was the point in him uttering those words?
It meant pangs of cognitive dissonance!
this book can literally be used to fit whatever agenda you have!
you can pull a scripture from here or there and apply it to what you want to do or what your agenda is.
i can't believe i never noticed how bad this was within jw.
Now that you mention that, note this quote from this week's Watchtower study:
"For example, the July 2009 Awake! suggests that if a classmate asks: "Why don't you believe in evolution?" you could simply reply: "Why should I believe in evolution? Scientists don't even agree on it, and they're supposed to be the experts!" - The Watchtower, September 15, 2014 page 16, par 18.
If evolution is to be disbelieved because the experts can't agree on it - although in reality the disagreement is only on minor side issues related to specific animal species - then by the same logic shouldn't the bible also be disbelieved because theologians can't agree on its interpretation? A smart kid would easily reply to the JW shpiel above by retorting:
"Why should I believe in the Bible? Theologians don't even agree on its interpretation, and they're supposed to be the experts! Heck, your own organization can't make up its mind on what certain passages mean because you keep changing the interpretation from decade to decade!"
i am encouraging everyone here to go out a buy some outrageous socks for next week's meetings.
make a statement!
thank you to poster oppostate for the idea!!!.
The Sock-it Overseer will deal with you guys!
