I made it all the way to part time auxiliary pioneer, mike handler and sound dude.
Ooooh, touch me!
i pretty much did it all.
vacation pioneered as a youngster and became a regular pioneer out of school.
i became a ms then an elder.....the organization pushes you to be somebody within the confines of their realm.
I made it all the way to part time auxiliary pioneer, mike handler and sound dude.
Ooooh, touch me!
a thought occurred to me that simply because something is old does not make it valuable or worthy of sacred reverence.. the bible is held up as sacred just because it is "old" and apparently preserved.. but, that does not make sense.
if in thousands of years someone finds a notebook of my scribbles or sketches that i threw away, that doesn't elevate them to "valuable status" simply because they survived.
they were thrown away because they were worthless.. or if an archaeologist finds an ancient broken bit of pottery that was used for garbage disposal, it doesn't change its status from what it once was - a garbage bin.. i guess what i am trying to ask is, why is it that we as humans give value to writings just because they are old?.
One of the reasoning points offered by WT that the bible is the WORD OF GOD is that it has survived all these years through so many attempts to suppress or destroy it.
With that kind of reasoning, it makes the bible special, sacred... valuable.
All in how you twist it.
hello there.. i just ordered the book coc, and will son recieve it.
does anyone have anything you want to mention about the book - perhaps some things you stumbled upon that might help me understand something more?
or maybe you have any thoughts you want to share regarding the book?
I'm surprised the book is even available. I got a digital copy years ago (which I am willing to send to anyone who asks - send me a PM) and read it twice. Definitely a game-changer.
one thing that surprised me shortly after joining this site was the number of individuals who, after experiencing the deception of being a jw and the hypocrisy of the “truth”, switched to being catholic or “born-again” evangelists.
it seemed to me like jumping from the hot pan into the fire.. i don’t want to piss anyone off for his or her choices.
i feel everyone is free to believe what they may.
When I left the TRUTH, I felt compelled to go in search of the real truth - if for no other reason than my respect for "Jehovah." I considered Catholicism but ended up at a non-denominational community church. That lasted a few weeks... and several $20 bills in the plate.
Eventually I arrived at the conclusion that religion - in all it's forms - was a bunch of bunk. BUT I STILL BELIEVED IN CHRISTIANITY.
Now, I believe ALL RELIGIOUS PHILOSOPHIES are man-made attempts at explaining the unexplainable.
I AM STILL NOT AN ATHEIST!
I can't look at the physical universe and conclude "random chance." I think there is an intelligence out there who made all this possible. I don't think for a moment he gives a shit about the human condition and I offer up no explanations. I am perfectly comfortable with "I DON'T KNOW!"
Go with God.
says it all really.
total hypocrisy once again..
It's wrong to adulate other celebrities. OTHER!
Governing body pin-ups are okay... in fact, encouraged.
local.
irs raids televangelist benny hinn's office in grapevine.
lauren zakalik, wfaa2 hours agofacebook.
Benny Hinn is being persecuted. Obviously this is evidence that he has the truth.
;)
i was so excited about visiting bethel.
it was a dream come true.
all my life i was told that i had to visit bethel.
You didn't get infected with holy spirit?
in my case; 27 years.
7 of which were as a ministerial serpent ... sorry, i mean 'servant' ;).
My case is embarrassing.
Born in. Baptized at 14. DF'd at 19.
Stayed out for 15 years trying to kill myself with chemicals but always believed. (Never occurred to me to research)
Spent 5 years trying to return. Reinstated for 2 years, decided it was a cult cult and DF'ed.
6 years out now.
I consider the 44 years from birth to DF the years wasted.
school-bus-driver-accused-of-telling-boy-hed-go-to-hell-because-of-his-mom/.
It is disturbing that heterosexuals are always so eager to recruit young people into their lifestyle.
this line used by abusive spouses and governing bodies who mandate shunning:.
look what you made me do to you...".
it's got a bit of a history (according to the bible).
This line used by abusive spouses and governing bodies who mandate shunning:
LOOK WHAT YOU MADE ME DO TO YOU..."
It's got a bit of a history (according to the bible). The plight of humans on this earth was created BY GOD! After all, for lack of any other creature with the power to create, did he not set about defining what would constitute human imperfection, physical and mental disease, and eventual death? And with those imposed conditions would come murder, deceit, abandonment, birth defects, war, and Donald Trump?
"Look what you made me do to you."
This not a concept we can blame on the governing body. They're just following the example of their GAWD!
Smiddy's post got me to thinking about this but I didn't think my comment fit in with his topic. https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/6549393140350976/jehovah-god-guilty-sin-omission