an average of five kingdom halls being constructed daily, almost 8 million brothers and sisters, dissemination of bible literature in 595 languages, 111,795 congregations worldwide, distribution of 179 million bibles available in 116 languages, 239 countries where jehovah's witnesses have a presence, etc.. need i go on?.
on the other hand........... crisis of conscience, freeminds, the awaa, jw.net, ummmmmm........hmmm........idk six screens or something?
not exactly working out for you guys.
"The reason behind why the ex-JW community can never match Jehovah's Witnesses' success"
SFPW - you will NOT enter paradise. (Num 20 v 12)
Taking credit for jehovah's work, bad SFPW, BAD!
Should have really remembered how touchy your god is before spouting off like that... Don't worry, you'll like gehenna, we'll make you nice and welcome!
thou hast made me endless,.
such is thy pleasure.. this frail vessel thou emptiest again and again,.
and fillest it ever with fresh life.. this little flute of a reed thou hast carried over hills and dales,.
Oh who is that young sinner with the handcuffs on his wrists?
And what has he been after, that they groan and shake their fists?
And wherefore is he wearing such a conscience-stricken air?
Oh they're taking him to prison for the colour of his hair.
'Tis a shame to human nature, such a head of hair as his;
In the good old time 'twas hanging for the colour that it is;
Though hanging isn't bad enough and flaying would be fair
For the nameless and abominable colour of his hair.
Oh a deal of pains he's taken and a pretty price he's paid
To hide his poll or dye it of a mentionable shade;
But they've pulled the beggar's hat off for the world to see and stare,
And they're taking him to justice for the colour of his hair.
Now 'tis oakum for his fingers and the treadmill for his feet,
And the quarry-gang on portland in the cold and in the heat,
And between his spells of labour in the time he has to spare
He can curse the god that made him for the colour of his hair.
they said i needed help in selecting appropriate music to re-adjust my thinking.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_trsibcgf0.
You did a funny.
For some reason "happy happy happy happy - boing boing boing boing" killed me... Glad elders can't get into your house like that though.
matthew 5:37 " just let your word yes mean yes, your no, no, for what goes beyond these is from the wicked one.
" rnwt.
question: .
Nope.
Some masorete threw a Y a W and two Hs in a scrabble bag with some vowels... hey presto!
At least that's what it says in my history books.
(But I call god Bob, he doesn't seem to mind at all)
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szeqb29z6au.
adam.
Spot on.
Stockholm syndrome's a bitch.
after some considerable thought i have decided that i will no longer post on this forum because i want to return to jehovah.
thank you for all the kindness and many interesting discussions over the years.
i wish you all well in the future and the decisions you make.
I have no idea what your situation is or why you would consider returning - I am aware this lack of information makes my wishes or opinions on the matter invalid... but shit. I don't even know what to say.
I enjoyed your posts on here a great deal - I would be most pleased if they resumed at some point.
I wish you nowt but the best bro.
for those twisted individuals who like pain, here is audio acquired from ca.
circuit overseer is mark lawver.
district overseer is norman mosure.
Spanks!
does god have free will?
does god have free will?
why couldn't they be like him in that they had free will but just wouldn't or couldn't be bad?.
When the Himalayan peasant meets the he-bear in his pride,
He shouts to scare the monster, who will often turn aside.
But the she-bear thus accosted rends the peasant tooth and nail.
For the female of the species is more deadly than the male. --Kipling--
i just finished reading the articles that tell us that the last 100 years of turmoil are supposed to be proof that jesus is on the throne.
i have always been confused about this, especially when i compare it to what the bible says about his return.
matthew 24:27 says, "for just as the lightning comes out of eastern parts and shines over to western parts, so the presence of the son of man will be.".
I remember being told "every eye did 'see' him, they just didn't understand what they were seeing"
You see?
this was a famous case here in the uk, based around the experiences of matt barrie (aka hobo ken).
we've uploaded the audio recording of his judicial committee meeting with the glasgow bishopbriggs congregation elders and you can listen/download the (long) unedited file here:.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/k1pajlf7duc5zgh/matt%20judicial%20raw.mp3.
Cheers for this, I'm listening uncomfortably right now.
About 1 hour 8 mins in... It sounds to me as if the "two brothers" who heard Matt's parents admit he spoke to them about some things were likely also on a SV at the time.
He handles them lovely.
I had to laugh when one of the elders tries to bluster that going on holiday with someone who's DF could also come under apostasy... Twats.
