i was invited to a small get-together by a long time friend.
we both served as elders for years.
he is in his late 70s.
John Aquila,
I am of that 30-40 generation. 39 to be exact.
I got connected to web in 1999. This was way before MySpace and Facebook.
I am somewhere between Gen X and Gen Y. The Millennials grew up with Facebook, smartphones etc. For my age group we adopted it.
I disassociated in 2012.
I think our age group has more chance of leaving and making some sort of life for ourselves.
Truthseeker
pdf .
this issue contains the study articles for february 29 to april 3, 2016.. what about the number of those partaking at the memorial?12, 13. why should we not worry about the number of those who eat the bread and drink the wine at the memorial?12 in recent years, we have seen an increase in the number of those partaking at the memorial of christs death.
that trend contrasts with the decrease in the number of partakers that we saw for many decades.
Absolutely laughable....
During the last days, Jehovah has
continued to select those who will make
up the 144,000.[2] If he chooses to wait
until late into that period to select some
for that privilege, who are we to question?
The Gibbering Body questioned those who claimed to be of the anointed by questioning their mental health
why did the gb direct the expansion of printing facilities if their literature is already online?.
Why did the GB direct the expansion of printing facilities if their literature is already online?
something struck me last week.
i have been dealing with what i can only describe as a fear of death.
i'm not old and not in bad health.
problemaddict 2,
Thank you for your post. I do struggle with this. It's hard to just accept that you will one day die when all you have ever known is living forever in Paradise on earth.
As I approach middle age I realize that my time and my life are precious to me.
imagine if the watchtower completely collapsed.
now image millions of people who put jehovah first suddenly see their hopes, dreams, beliefs and faith shattered.. they have been told all their lives that there is no place else to go except jehovah's organization.. there will be casualties from the fall out - perhaps hundreds or thousands of suicides.. the exjw community should do all they can, if able, to help these ones.
they are in the best position to understand their fellow jws.
Imagine if the Watchtower completely collapsed. Now image millions of people who put Jehovah first suddenly see their hopes, dreams, beliefs and faith shattered.
They have been told all their lives that there is no place else to go except Jehovah's organization.
There will be casualties from the fall out - perhaps hundreds or thousands of suicides.
The exJW community should do all they can, if able, to help these ones.
They are in the best position to understand their fellow JWs. Counselors and psychologists who are unfamiliar with the religion or its demands will not understand how the JW system can destroy the mind.
That might include opening up our homes, utilizing community centres or god forbid, churches! to assist these ones.
the chelmsford project in the uk has already come to a halt and every one has been sent home.
the bethel family in london is to be cut by several hundred.
my impression is that most ambitious youngster in the org dream of being involved with the building program.
The chariot has stopped!
the changes the governing body are making are of such magnitude that it resembles the stock market with violent swings in both directions.. when the dow moves 50 points in either direction, nobody comments, but when there is a 500 point swing people sit up and take notice and this is shown by the number of visitors to the jw survey site..
The changes the Governing body are making are of such magnitude that it resembles the stock market with violent swings in both directions.
When the Dow moves 50 points in either direction, nobody comments, but when there is a 500 point swing people sit up and take notice and this is shown by the number of visitors to the JW Survey site.
according to the scriptures, jehovah makes his sun rise upon wicked people and good and makes it rain upon righteous people and unrighteous.
- matthew 5:45. in that case, if we look at the account in genesis, god is shown to give pharaoh a dream that he will cause seven years of famine.. genesis 41: pharaohs dreams.
25 then joseph said to pharaoh, the dreams of pharaoh are one and the same.
I understand what you're saying. In that case, and not being Jewish, I don't see how I could ever understand the Bible and know what's really true and what's exaggerated without first knowing where the narrative device is.
i can't begin to count all the changes that have happened in the last five years.. i just read they're getting rid of the theocratic ministry school from cedar's blog.. i remember when they released the new theo school book back in 2001. how times have changed.. it's almost scary in a way what's happening.
there's barely any time to adapt to one change before another change comes along.. there's been more changes in the last five years than the previous 100 years.. i feel like there's some grand puppet master pulling his string.. what if the governing body are not really in charge but just give the impression they're in charge.
could there be someone else behind the scenes?.
I can't begin to count all the changes that have happened in the last five years.
I just read they're getting rid of the Theocratic Ministry School from Cedar's blog.
I remember when they released the new Theo school book back in 2001. How times have changed.
It's almost scary in a way what's happening. There's barely any time to adapt to one change before another change comes along.
There's been more changes in the last five years than the previous 100 years.
I feel like there's some grand puppet master pulling his string.
What if the Governing Body are not really in charge but just give the impression they're in charge. Could there be someone else behind the scenes?
None of the changes (except financial cut backs) make any sense.
It comes down to two questions for the Governing Body.
We believe we have the truth and want the rest of you to believe that
We don't believe we have the truth but want the rest of you to believe we have the truth
what if the society know it only has to lose one big case to lose a whole set of cases on precedent of the first case?.
this means they will lose millions of dollars in lawsuits and settlements.
which means their financial stability is under threat.
