went to the weeknight meeting this week for the first time in a long while.
the study was all about how having children was ill-advised in this time of the end- the comments dwelled on what a burden children are, how you can spend more time in the ministry without children, and look what they did in jerusalem- they cannabilized their own children!
it's going to be so horrible to watch our children suffer during the great tribulation!
Dissonance: I was thinking the same thing this week--not only bashing having children but glorifying those that stay single.
Littlerock guy: I remember that talk in 1987. I can still hear the booming voice of the speaker howling about"responsible procreation". I was married soon after and hubby and I decided that we weren't going to have any kids. I almost didn't . I am so grateful that 'accidents' happen or else we would be childless.
just reading all the aawa related topics this morning and it makes me really sad.
i'm not related to aawa, just a fader in western europe and a longtime member of h2o and later on jwd.. it makes me sad to see what's the legacy of the watchtower society religion: kgb style betrayal of family members, making screenshots of facebook group members, just to betray their christian brother and sister to the elders, to interrogate them, try to confess their faults and correct them aggressively.
this behaviour places our religion definitly at the dark pages of history.. it makes me sad to see that some group of good peope, forming an association, then some things going wrong with the important and sacred topic named privacy.
well said Gorby. Personally after been within the bonds of a organization for 40 years, "having the freedom to chose the path I want to take" as you say, is very important to me. The thought of being associated with any group is not appealing.
yes the wt has been warning us about this evil, insidious way of thinking for many years.
it has been described as a form of haughtiness, a form of pride, a subtle form of satanic propaganda.
oh my that sounds pretty scary... .
That was great! You must be very proud of that little girl of yours.
in an effort to keep their delusion alive it is only natural for them hate something that lifts the vails of their delusion and lay it barren.
their hate is transfered to the faithful rank and file and manifested in their forbidding it to the young who will surely see the ignorance of their delusion.
narcissistic delusions of divine appointment are resisted at the expense of the young.. they hate higher education to the same extent they hate psychiatry because both tread on their delusion and identify it in clear terms..
They used to blabber that if one read the watchtower and awake for six months- it was equivalent to a college education.
in an effort to keep their delusion alive it is only natural for them hate something that lifts the vails of their delusion and lay it barren.
their hate is transfered to the faithful rank and file and manifested in their forbidding it to the young who will surely see the ignorance of their delusion.
narcissistic delusions of divine appointment are resisted at the expense of the young.. they hate higher education to the same extent they hate psychiatry because both tread on their delusion and identify it in clear terms..
I am not sure either why they demonize education. The instructions are pretty specific too. For example according to one of BOE letters, a "bachelor" is viewed as higher education and unnecessary. Any one who defies this cannot be appointed to any of their position.
since coming to know ttatt, i have always wondered if there are others in the congregation who also share similar experience with me, are there pointers to identifying others who are also faking meeting attendance and fs activities..
Exwhyzee: you really nailed it! those are definitely all tell tale signs. I'm going be watching very carefully from now and see If I can spot an TTATTers
i didn't know the watchtower had that on facebook .
did you?
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At last year's DC they railed against using social network. Now its ok for this to be up. Hypocrites
good afternoon jwn... .
i`ve spent the morning and part of my afternoon... getting to the bottom of... why names were added to the awaa fan page... it`s a dangerous thing to happen in our world... faders can be outed,we can lose,family,friends... the results can be an absolute disaster... .
aawa "did not" create the facebook awaa fan page.
Read this whole thread--feel a little vomit coming up in my mouth.
today i added a translation feature to my blog page.
it would be very helpful if readers of various languages could take a look at this feature and let me know whether it helps or not.
what i need is some idea of how well the translator works and whether the translation renders the essence of the english.
I checked the Italian. the program translates the words literally. It does not follow the language structure. Phrases are all a jumble. Not a good translation in my opinion.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcic4g5tulw.
http://www.jwactivists.org.
facebook the association of anti-watchtower activists.
I love the concept. When I watched the video I literally cried. Its professional and It feels right. I wish AAWA much success in its mission goals.
As some have expressed, I am not in favor of the name either. The "anti" gives it a very combative tone. Someone mentioned the more softer "The Association of Watchtower Activists".
But I will respect the name and what it stands for. A name can always be changed. Its done all the time. Its only the inception of this organization.
All the best to the amazing protagonists. Thank you for fighting my cause and you are giving many of us a voice .
