i am still in & gradually fading.
i have always wondered why alot of jw's that i know are really into alot of sci-fi stuff like star wars, i robot, x-men stuff etc.
i mean they take it another level with this fantasy stuff.
I think Sci Fi is an alternative to magic. Anything is possible with Sci Fi because it's all in the future. Magic is totally banned, but with Sci Fi you can disappear and reappear it can be put down to quantum leaps, or laser beams.
I am surprised Sci Fi is not branded as violence....lol it's nothing compared to some biblical adaptations.
Kate xx
recently there have been several claims made regarding prophecies that came true.
i've not personally seen a prophecy that i would consider as having come true.
i would consider the following as the requirements to say something is a prophecy and evaluate whether or not it came true:.
What a wonderful example of a baiting thread. The OP is disingenuous. No prophecy in the Bible can be verified as written before it happened....that is all about faith.
I have lost faith in the bible and what it says, hence no one can convince me prophecies were fulfilled.
The way that some posters have been treated by others on this thread is a disgrace. This was not a good thread to read IMO, and confess I did not read it all.
Kate xx
my brother (non-jw but became a christian 6 months ago) and i nursed my aged jw mother back to a semblance of strength over the last three weeks.. the elders were happy to pass the buck on to me, her da'd daughter and my bro.. he has been living with her for 3 months and has transformed her ill-kept home and garden and literally nursed her like a professional alone.
before i stepped in to help him care for her.
he repeatedly told her how much he loved her and was so caring, it brought a lump to my throat.. he has been going to church sunday mornings, telling her he 'was meeting up with friends' so as not to cause friction.but she knew where he had been.. we noticed a shift in her demeanour towards us (she knows i'm a church-goer) over the week-end and she started to.
You and your brother have done your best from what you say. How any parent can respond in the way you have said is purely unbelievable....but it happens everywhere.
It's such a shame your relationship has come to this. Families should be more resilient and stronger, but sadly JW families are fragile and subject to the GB.
Kate xx
when i first started 'pioneering' at aged 19 i was encouraged by my so called spiritual leaders(elders) to do window cleaning.
which i did but could never make enough to support myself, so i had to take a second part time job which was also a cleaner at a primary school.
i was always broke and always poor.. what never really clicked with me until many years after leaving was that none of these so called elder spiritual guides did window cleaning or pioneered themselves.. in fact they did the very opposite and lived very full and rich lives.. one ran his own building firm and dealt with milt-million pound contracts, another had his own very successful double glazing business, another was some kind of mechanical engineer who worked for some big multi-national organisation, another was a chemical engineer, another owned and ran his own very busy printing firm.
I left ten months ago. I am still in a ditch trying to earn a living after giving it all up to pioneer.
I can't believe I fell for it and gave up a career as a chemical analystfor the GB.
Kate xx
i've applied to be reinstatement in a new city after attending meetings for a bit.
i wrote my letter and they heard my case.
they were very helpful.
I am sorry you are going through this process. I feel the whole RI ment process is unscriptural and causes pain and suffering.
I hope you feel better soon, my thoughts are with you.
Kate xx
therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself.
each day has enough trouble of its own.. .
true or false?.
I think it's good advice especially for JWs who live their lives just waiting for the new system and don't have fun in their lifetimes.
Kate xx
click "premium download".
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pdf: http://bayfiles.net/file/1kv2k/uaqn2y/w_e20141215.pdf.
What the point of the thread?
Kate xx
i put the kingdom first - by sheree stokell.
so they dunked me in a pool.
armageddon would be here soon.
Nice poems Julia and Hey there. Thanks Kate xx
what specifically made you stop believing in god and the bible?
was it a steady road of doubts or it was reading one book or one major event that made you realize the bible was not what it's claimed to be?.
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Have you read the arguments counter Bart's arguments?- PSacramento
I have watched a debate he had with a believer of the Bible, his arguments were weak IMO. Have you any specific examples that would give me a better perspective?
Kate xx
what was the most outrageous comment you ever heard during a wt study?.
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please share your experiences..
One sister commented about the Iron curtain being in Berlin. The Study conductor did not correct her, I was horrified and at the end of the meeting confirmed with my kids the difference between the iron curtain and the Berlin wall and which was in Russia and Germany.
Kate xx
