This will be a good question to ask the JW at your door, when they come advertising the blessed website in August.
How do I search for these answers? I will go to the site, and have them show me...
i registered as a user (under an alias of course) but can't find a search bar anywhere on the site......i'm not a tech-savvy person, but usually can find what i need.
i will repost this question under the post "counteract jw.org august 2014 campaign" participating in that idea was what prompted me to open an account on the jw site in the 1st place.
other than that the whole thing makes me want to puke..
This will be a good question to ask the JW at your door, when they come advertising the blessed website in August.
How do I search for these answers? I will go to the site, and have them show me...
heard this in church on sunday.. bible = book of instructions before leaving earth.. cheesy?.
That is cute, as long as it's not the outline for a sermon.
they claim their schools, literature and teaching are far more superior than any "worldly" education.
how would you counter that belief?.
If you don't use it, you lose it.
apologies for being so thick.i haven't been to one since 2004!!
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When do they start passing out the invitations?
following on from a recent post that asked for a list of the watchtower changers since you left, it would be intetesting to compile the list with why the changes were made.. .
Keep them confused and interested.
Most JWs I talk to, don't know what they believe.
My mother has said, "Oh, I guess the Witnesses believe..."
I guess...
where do you guys find old tower books and material other than flea bay and their outragous prices?
looking for some of the old books..
Oh... I just saw you ruled out ebay. I didn't get it the first time. I never heard it called flea bay before. Oops.
where do you guys find old tower books and material other than flea bay and their outragous prices?
looking for some of the old books..
Is this the book you are trying to find?
my judicial meeting was 6 weeks or more ago, and still no action.
i used a lawyer and a letter to them after i had already met with them and admitted everything.
the crazy part was they didn't tell me that night if i was df or not.
Safe from DFing and my parents, siblings, and all other extended family shunning me.
Based on my personal experience, your family is going to do what they want to do in this situation. Even if they are not instructed to DF you, their conscience could still cause them to stop associating with you.
(Me: Never a JW, but my sister has declared she will "no longer communicate" with me. I didn't get a hearing).
i am looking for more ideas of interesting movies and gritty crime shows to watch.. .
the killings, wallander, luther, dexter, braquo (french (english subbed) german (berlin berlin), sherlock, george gently, inspector frost, inspector lewis, did i say "dexter (though the ending was a bummer :( ) "orange is the new black", "house of cards", "mad men".. .
can you add to my profile of movies and series i need to see?
We watched a sort of "slow burn" horor movie/pyschological thriller last night:
"We Are What We Are"
It is about a quiet family who lives in the woods, and once a year they fast for a few days, then kidnap and eat a person. It is tradition, and the father has some weird religious fantasies. The ending really did come as a shock.
We watched the "Interviews" with the director, and he mentioned high-control or strange religions and groups, traditions that we just accept (like the odd things people do at Christmas, without knowing why...) Kinda stuck me as appropriate.
they claim their schools, literature and teaching are far more superior than any "worldly" education.
how would you counter that belief?.
My kids both learned to read at 4 years old, without the aid of Watchtower publications. Everyone's brain develops differently. Are they receiving less of an education, without reading the WT magazines? YES! Their education is inferior, by JW standards.
IQ and academic tendencies will vary, inside and outside the organization. Simply focusing all of your energy and time on learning one specific skill, will limit you in other areas of your development. Take a genius and indoctrinate him into the society, and he will just be a well-spoken robot... which is the goal of the "education" you receive in the ministry school.
All JW's are studying at Watchtower U, and all study the same subject: Field Service.
All true servants of Jehovah ('s organization) share the same goals: Serve the Organization & Vindicate Jehovah's Name.
Their "education" level is measured and recognized by their degree earned at WTU: Publisher, Pioneer, Ministerial Servant, Overseer, etc...
Intelligence and education are not the same thing. There are many intelligent people being manipulated by this high-control society. They believe what they say about themselves. Since their goals are to serve the society and earn Degrees in Service, they are correct. Their education is far more valuable than any college degree.
If you are going to measure by worldly standards, you will come to a different conclusion.
Truth is relative to the situation.
Once programmed sufficiently, after years of schooling at WTU, I think most JWs who actually pay attention in class are going to sound educated to those who are still sitting there listening to them talk.