i have two questions about warwick.
see the picture included.
1) at the other side of the lake you see other buildings.
Gorbatchov
I have two questions about Warwick.
My question is why the hell aren't the rank and file dubs asking,
"With Armageddon 'just around the corner', why are we spending hundreds of thousands of 'sacred service' hours building stuff instead of doing the "vital" preaching work?"
just saying!
so just finished telling your concerns about the pedophiles cover up, failed prophecies, revisionists history and lack of financial transparency.
so elders ask you the questions.
" so does this mean you don't want to to be a jw anymore?
If you are in a situation like mine, 65 year old born-in jw, all your close friends are (sort of) jw's, most of your family members are jw's, you're not a militant apostate, you want to swing from both sides so to speak, I'd advise , tickle their ears, nod in agreement, thank them for their 'loving concern', assure them that you will try to apply their 'loving counsel'. When they leave, pop a beer or pour yourself your favorite drink and be satisfied that you used their own weapon against them---'theocratic warfare'.
just saying!
funny but for whatever reason, i can't stop singing walking in integrity from the old songbook!
it's in my head and in my opinion it was one of the few songs i really liked..
"Amazing Grace"
just saying!
during the watchtower study today, i browsed genesis and looked for evidence of noah ever preaching to anyone.
from what i could glean from the scriptures, it was a foregone conclusion that noah's family would be it on the ark.
(unless they towed some rafts behind) my wife says that building the ark could be considered a witness of his faith to the wicked world, but that seems kind of lame to me.. so, should i just assume that god decided not to give anyone else a chance for redemption?
If Noah(and his family) were preachers of righteousness, then they were g'damn lousy preachers, IMHO! How could they possibly preach that many years and not convert even one soul?
As Blondie metnioned,
"Likely", or "We can assume", or "From this we can imply"
that jehober did not bless his ministry! How heartwarming and fulfilling it must have been for Noah and his family to have witnessed such a thrilling vindication of jehober's name as millions got to drown to death.
just saying!
vigil help for burney man who died after being set on fire.
community members shared their memories of wicks, a member of the jehovah's witness hall in burney.
many of them remember him from his post at the shell station, where he worked along with his wife.
When we first heard about this horrific event, we were stunned and saddened like so many others. My jw wife's reaction was, "Jehovah will surely remember him in the resurrection". My apostate reply to her was, "Well I certainly hope so, but it would have been much more loving of God to have stepped in and protected his loyal servant from dying in such a horrific manner".
just saying!
https://www.bisnow.com/new-york/news/commercial-real-estate/10-biggest-nyc-real-estate-stories-2016-69239.
december 23, 2016. the 10 biggest nyc real estate stories of 2016.
wikimedia: jud mccranie .
I will admit that the wt society did help increase the desirability of the Brooklyn Heights area. They showed how run down property in that neighborhood could be restored. After all, the labor was basically free so why not?
just saying!
do all potential converts have to take part in field service before baptism?
and do new members generally try to bring in their friends and family or do they generally keep their religion to themselves?
what do pioneers do if they're going door to door and chance on someone they know or work with in their personal lives?
Show up and endure the next 1-2 hours of utter non sense trying to avoid anyone that really has a real question! It's only important to show up which makes a pretense of righteousness!
just saying!
who celebrated even in their heart?
what were your grievances?.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/festivus.
Even during my 50 plus years as a true blue dub, I always enjoyed this time of the year. Contrary to what we were suppose to believe about people being angry ans selfish during the holiday season, I found it to be the complete opposite. It's a time for family and time off work. What could be better?
Oh yea, getting ready for a jw convention. Oh what joy!
Back to reality, I wish all a happy, loving, and prosperous fest of your life!
just saying!
i recently spoke to an old friend of mine who is still under the clutches of the watchtower.
a while back, i had told him about all the child sex abuse coverups, false prophecies, false doctrines etc.
he was really shocked and surprised.
JW's have a little brown book of 'canned responses' and even "practice sessions", (so to speak), on how to refute anything negative about the wtbts. The book is "Reasoning from the Scriptures" (lol). Having a "canned reply" makes them feel like they have done something so truly wonderful. They have defended the troof! How do I know?
eye use 2 b a dub 4 50 plus years!
just saying!
there are two kingdom halls in two parts of the county i live in.
one is smaller and their are already about to begin work to replace with a new one.. just posting because i noticed posts saying their wasn't new khs being built.
and i learned this today from someone..
In the small town of Chowchilla, CA they will soon be building a "new kh". It will replace the basically "new kh" that already exists on the property. 'Apparently', or 'clearly' the RBC did a poor job of checking out the building site. They built a "quick build" kh on an abandoned landfill about 5-6 years ago. lol The existing kh and parking lot have since partially caved in. What a fiasco for those poor brothers in Chowchilla!
Praise jah!
just saying!
