https://www.yahoo.com/news/3-decades-later-remains-jonestown-bodies-found-203438454.html.
remains of people's temple cult members still unclaimed.
very sad tragedy.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/3-decades-later-remains-jonestown-bodies-found-203438454.html
Remains of people's temple cult members still unclaimed. Very sad tragedy. Long before I was born. Those deluded people. It can happen to anyone. At least we woke up!
it was announced at our meeting tonight that our co (who is actually a pretty good sort) and his wife have been reassigned as regular pioneers.
they are both relatively young (50s) and have been used extensively by the society recently.
as far as i know there are no personal issues.
Just regular pioneers? Not special? That's strange.
over the past several months, we've seen a flood of youtube video's showing not just the advertising of the cities for the international conventions, but also of the "entertainment" happening at various convention halls and congregations.
examples would be the line-dancing, worldly music, dancing outside the conventions, etc.
many of us who grew up in this ultra-strict, thou-shalt-not cult are left with our jaws on the floor at this seemingly "worldly" display of showy, excessive, mainstream behaviour.. progress is happening.
No these are definitely pushed. theyve been secret previously. I've been to such an event in a foreign country with a governing body helper in attendance. A CO was an emcee of the event. These events are just new to people here, but the event i attended was a year ago and was of much higher quality. Professional dancing and musicians at an assembly hall.
for those that care about such things..... .
attendance right around 60k everyday.
.6 percent.
That's right in line with the other conventions. Jehovah speeding up the work. Lol.
hi guys!
is anyone sensing an increasingly sanctimonious arrogance in j-dubs recently?
im asking this as i am finding that with the two major news stories in the last few weeks (ie.
Just wait a few weeks until the usual gaza peace treaty and everyone forgets it.
last month, my best friend of four years and boyfriend of six months came home from a jehovah's witness convention.
he'd been acting strangely the entire weekend and i knew something was wrong.
i initiated a discussion and he said, "essentially our relationship is wrong and i'm not supposed to be with you.
Sorry tiff, this guy is a fraud. I'll PM you because I have a similar story. were you the first girl he slept with? If so, it's definitely over. He won't confess to the elders either. For him it's all about appearances. His world will crumble if he acknowledges you as his girlfriend. It took me a long time and many failed girlfriends to realize how messed up many JWs are in relationships. Of course there are even more messed up people from all walks of life, but JWs have unique issues. They will choose the cult over you. The cult makes their life easy, especially if they still believe it. your ex is still a believer. He just wants to have sex, grow a beard, party and not go to meetings. Ask him to read crisis of conscience. If he declines because he believes it's apostate material, then he is still a believer and a huge phony.
this a excerpt from the article "the sacredness of human blood (why vaccination is unscriptural)", the golden age, february 4, 1931, page 294.. .
the following is an excerpt from the article: "vaccination---why not?
", the golden age, february 4, 1931, page 298.. .
Everyone is an idiot except for the publishers of the watchtower. How could any reasonable person not agree with them.
i made a post a few days ago about stagnant jw growth at international conventions.
i also enjoyed reading analysis of the statistics from jwfacts.
what the watchtower claims and what the reality is, are two different things.
I made a post a few days ago about stagnant JW growth at international conventions. I also enjoyed reading analysis of the statistics from jwfacts. what the watchtower claims and what the reality is, are two different things. It's so easy to disprove what they say. The same can be said for the 1914 teaching. It's a complete joke. in this modern society why did it take some of us so long to see what everyone else outside the organization sees? Fear? Wanting to believe? What caused me to never check references used in the watchtower? Why didn't I read other bible commentaries? Im an indoctrinated born in, so in some ways I was probably afraid my worldview would collapse and I'd be hopeless. I'd no longer have ALL the "answers." Surprisingly, I'm happier now that I don't have ALL the answers.
oh wow!....
i have seen some really pathetic instagram posts today..... so many have posted pictures of "all of us out in service in the greatest month of witnessing ever camapign"..... there are slide shows, with snapshots of old and very young in service handing out leaflets etc... it is really quite sad to see the hype building up!.
anyone else seen such things?.
Magnum. That's excellent.
I guess I live in an apathetic area. No one is buzzing about the campaign. Check that. I live in an area where people have more important things to worry about. I go to a poorer black congregation where single moms have to worry about feeding their kids and keeping them out of trouble. They have to work extra just to pay for a hotel and travel expenses at an international convention. Oh and we just had a pointless invitation campaign last week to invite people to said convention that was in another state. People need a break. Nobody has shoved a pioneer application in my face as an MS. I wouldn't be surprised if most elders don't pioneer this month. Everyone is freaking worn out.
I don't know how you can take it stuckinarut. But here if the elders got in someone's face talking that nonsense, they might actually get slapped.
so at the international convention 235 were baptized.
the attendance was 34k.
that's resents less than 1% its about .6%.
So at the international convention 235 were baptized. The attendance was 34k. That's resents less than 1% its about .6%. Overall there were 691 baptized and 108k in attendance. This again represents .6% of the attendance. No new ones baptized from my congregation. Still this beats the dismal amount baptized at my circuit assembly. In February we had 2 people baptized and an attendance of 800.
