How many generations do you see in this picture?
The world: 3
The dubs: 1
so this is a topic that seriously boggles my mind and please correct me if i'm wrong.
to me, the jw definition of the overlapping generation teaching is that the lives of the anointed from 1914 overlap with the lives of the anointed right now.
david splane used the example of fred franz and how he finished his "earthly course" in 1992 but while he did, he had a lot of "contemporaries" that outlived him and are currently living today.
How many generations do you see in this picture?
The world: 3
The dubs: 1
a friend of mine has contacts to a family with several circuit overseers and special pioneers.
they have good connections to bethel.. he told me that the latest rumor from bethel states that the cos should be abolished in their present form.
they have also recently begun to take cos back to bethel.. over the same channel i have already heard of the car fleet program and that the dos should be abolished.. has anyone else already heard of it?
Good. Our CO is a douchebag anyway.
a pro jw forum.
interesting reading, very one sided of course:.
https://jwtalk.net/forums/topic/23726-the-challenges-and-benefits-of-home-schooling/.
Virtually all of the school aged kids in my hall were/are homeschooled. Most of them have no social skills and would not last a day “in the world”. Maybe that is the point, to keep them dependent on the borg.
this has happened to me on 4 occasions.
3 times it was an elder and i simply pretended i didn't know him and avoided eye contact.
the other time was someone of my age that didn't really talk to me of the opposite sex.
Yeah I did, actually. I only saw him there once and I'm there all of the time.
a fair bit of time was spent discussing the (one) scripture in the bible that "proves" that when the bible touches on scientific subjects, it is absolutely correct.
this was at the most recent clam meeting this past week.
from isaiah, the reference to the "circle" of the earth.
The New NWT has replaced "circle" with "sphere".
Just kidding!
there is usually a metamorphosis that takes place for a person to leave the jehovah's witness religion.
most people do not just up and go simply because they realize this could not be the truth.
it often takes time.. for those that go to meetings or engage in the ministry, will you forever continue doing these things, knowing that it is all bs?
I have been mentally out since 2010. I still go to the occasional meeting/convention with my wife and son. Even that is dying off.
just finished a 7-day cruise from nyc on norwegian cruise line (ncl- gem).
this is my first cruise in 30 years, so my past experience does not count.. overall, a great experience.
ncl does a great job.
I have been on three. The best one was in 2006. It was a 7-day southern Caribbean cruise. I absolutely loved it.
what is the funniest or strangest thing to happen to you or your partner when knocking on doors?.
mine was seeing a greenhouse with mannequins inside.
scary...paul.
I have two.
When I was a teenager, I was working with a group of brothers. In order to cover the territory quicker, we went to the doors by individually. I walked up to this one door, rang the bell and this very attractive woman wearing just a bathrobe and a smile answers the door. I go through my presentation and still smiling, takes the magazines and thanks me. That just made my day.
One time, I got my Social Studies teacher at the door.
apologies if someone else posted this.. my pimi (physically in and mentally in) friend just let me know there are new episodes of leah remini: scientology and the aftermath.
here's a link: http://www.aetv.com/shows/leah-remini-scientology-and-the-aftermath/season-2/episode-1.. my friend is starting to drive me crazy, but only after assemblies.
otherwise we can avoid talking jw stuff mostly.
My wife was watching it last night. But so far, nothing.