i recently watched the 90s movie fight club for the first time and heard the phrase "near life experience.".
for me, a different definition of this phrase would be someone who grew up in the truth and led a very secluded and restricted life (like me) but on rare occasions actually experienced something that was considered quite normal by most people.. growing up in "the troof" was depressing.
it was characterized by long periods of loneliness.
My earliest recollection of a real-life experience.
7 years old and for the first and only time I was allowed after school to go and play at my friend's home for 1 hour.
I played with his toy soldiers, WOW but as a typical ADD child I only stayed for half an hour.
When I got home mum says "what are you doing home early?"
Geez was I pissed off at myself.
sooner or later it happens to all of us.the time comes for us to draw our last breath and pass from this life into the next.over the years history has recorded some fascinating "famous last words"...here are a few.. "i've never felt better".douglas fairbanks,sr.,actor.. "iam about to----or i am going to-----die;either expression is correct".dominique bouhours,french grammarian.. "don't let it end like this.tell them i said something.
"pancho villa,mexican revolutionary.. "all my possessions for a moment of time!
"elizabeth 1,queen of england.. "everybody has got to die,but i have always believed an exception would be made in my case.now what?
Nobody on their death bed has ever said
"Wish I had spent more time in the office"
jesus christ, the son of the most high god, jehovah has this to say: "if the world hates you, you know that it has hated me before it hated you.
if you were part of the world, the world would be fond of what is its own.
now because you are no part of the world, but i have chosen you out of the world, for this reason the world hates you.
How long is a piece of string?
Can ducks swim?
Is the pope a Catholic?
why-do-people-oppose-jehovahs-witnesses?
Because we can. full stop.
thank you to those that have passed on "leaked" videos.
one point that i have not seen discussed is "why" apostates are getting these videos.. are videos getting out because of a lack of internal controls, or are there more than a few disloyal insiders that are more than happy to pass on inside information.
or, is there a strategic intent of releasing leaked videos?.
Good question, I would like to know too.
i told someone and they became very angry with me.
we have been friends for many years but lately his breath is eye burning.
he is single so he doesn't have a wife to tell him, dear you need a mint.
easy
"Mate your breath sinks what have you been doing, chewing on dogs shit or what"
don’t know how i ended up here but no one who understands will listen, or any one who will listen doesn’t understand.
i grew up in the “truth”, i was baptised at 17 as it was encouraged by the elders.
i really didn’t understand what i was getting into.
Welcome aboard Damaged
So much solid advice has already been given, this ship sails with free-thinking people.
Thank you, Simon, for clearing that up.
I was going crazy scrolling up and down looking for BS comments which seemed to upset so many people
my dad died a couple years back (not how you thought this would start, i know).
he was an elder, and a very emotionally abusive father, well before the point where he ever shunned me.
he died pretty much penniless, and never would buy life insurance or anything.
Wow well-done debstepped
Just a heads up this week you will be announced as reaching the "Special Apostoneering" ranks as you have put in more than 150 hours per month truly a warm and hearty blessing from our heavenly father.
Congratulations from all the "friends"
jesus christ, the son of the most high god, jehovah has this to say: "if the world hates you, you know that it has hated me before it hated you.
if you were part of the world, the world would be fond of what is its own.
now because you are no part of the world, but i have chosen you out of the world, for this reason the world hates you.
BS just needs to stay logged on for 2 more days and they will be a cat publisher
"me-ows are up"
jesus christ, the son of the most high god, jehovah has this to say: "if the world hates you, you know that it has hated me before it hated you.
if you were part of the world, the world would be fond of what is its own.
now because you are no part of the world, but i have chosen you out of the world, for this reason the world hates you.
In this thread, so far BS has drummed up 42 RVs
anyone got a spare £75 million, for a good cause?.
go to the uk charity commission accounts for watchtower bible and tract society of great britain: http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/showcharity/registerofcharities/documentlist.aspx?registeredcharitynumber=1077961&subsidiarynumber=0&doctype=accountlist
now download the accounts for 2017. see page.4 (signed by robert li on p.7, april 2018) .
Hang on let me check my back pocket.....
