i expect the 144,000 will be made symbolic soon. The new FDS teaching was the setup man for making the 144,000 symbolic. now even if every witness began to partake the GB still has the ultimate trump card as the FDS. Many witnesses believe everyone should partake, and they cant really defend their teaching scripturally.
kneehighmiah
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Any New Light(TM) for 2014?
by punkofnice ini know there has been some real nauseating rubbish in the publications recently.
the governing body(r) are god it would seem.. each year the wbt$ trots out some real hilarious nonsense to make the drones feel as if they have special knowledge.
like the 'toes are not significant(tm)' from a couple of years ago.. ....and......my all time fave 'overlapping generations(tm)'.
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On a Scale of 1 to 10---How Devoted Were You To Being One of Jehovah's Witnesses?
by minimus inas i grew up in the religion, i was a 10. i wanted to be made a "servant" because that was instilled in me from infancy.
i diligently studied ever piece of watchtower literature and defended my religion intensely.. when i got into my 30's, i started to see little cracks in the watchtower's surface but decided to "wait on jehovah".
then i started to research a little more critically and realized i couldn't defend the prophecies, the treatment of people and the hypocrisy that was becoming more obvious, that especially an elder can see.. it was a gradual thing---from a 10 to a zero!.
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kneehighmiah
I was an 8 at my peak. Even though I had priveleges I secretly did whatever I wanted. Then after having my life constantly micromanaged as an MS and seeing that "the truth" actually caused the most stress and that people were super judgemental I decided to do research. Now I'm a 0, even though I'm still MS (just to keep the peace). I do whatever I can to help those still in, and help them to stop chasing the dangling guilt carrot and live happier lives.
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U2 songs more spiritual than kingdom melodies
by kneehighmiah inwas getting some food when a u2 song came on.
i'm not a huge fan but i like some of their songs.
i noticed that the lyrics of their songs exude more emotion and spirituality that bland kingdom melodies.
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kneehighmiah
Was getting some food when a U2 song came on. I'm not a huge fan but I like some of their songs. I noticed that the lyrics of their songs exude more emotion and spirituality that bland kingdom melodies.
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BOE Letter: New Adjustments
by pixel in**this was predicted from some members here**.
to all congregations .
re: adjustments in organizational terminology and assembly arrangements .
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kneehighmiah
Expect regional conventions to be huge. Just like this year. Rent fewer venues. Cram more brothers into venues. Hold less conventions. Spend less cash. I think they were not breaking even at some smaller venues. I used to attend at a venue locally. Now we are to travel 3 hours. This makes the tract campaign of invitations even more useless.
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Is there going to be a 2014 district convention?
by booker-t ini have heard rumors for over a year now that the wt is not going to have a 2014 dc.
i know they are having a circuit assembly and special day talk assembly but what about their yearly dc.
has anybody heard anything?.
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kneehighmiah
The OP is partly correct. They are getting rid of District conventions in 2015. See the post on the new regional conventions. This will save the branch money.
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Child Abuse or Apostasy...which is worse?
by kneehighmiah ini believe that apostasy is the ultimate jw sin.
only apostates are mentally diseased.
it's hilarious how a child predator or psychopath has never been called mentally diseased.
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kneehighmiah
I believe that Apostasy is the ultimate JW sin. Only apostates are mentally diseased. It's hilarious how a child predator or psychopath has never been called mentally diseased. Child molseters cannot be disfellowshipped over the testimony of one witness, but elders will use entrapment to convict "apostates." I never knew that 1914 was an essential Christian doctrine. How ludicrous.
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New May WT continuing to beat persecution/organization drum
by kneehighmiah incheck out the new may wt.
" is nauseating.
http://www.jw.org/en/publications/magazines/w20140515/moving-ahead-jehovahs-organization/.
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kneehighmiah
The WT has quietly divorced any Biblical events of significance from this 1914 date. Most people are too dumb to notice. I haven't seen any recent references to Jesus' presence beginning in this year in a long while. Please let me know if there has been info relating 1914 to Christs presence recently published.
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New May WT continuing to beat persecution/organization drum
by kneehighmiah incheck out the new may wt.
" is nauseating.
http://www.jw.org/en/publications/magazines/w20140515/moving-ahead-jehovahs-organization/.
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Check out the new May WT. The article "Are You Moving Ahead With Jehovah's Organization?" is nauseating.
http://www.jw.org/en/publications/magazines/w20140515/moving-ahead-jehovahs-organization/
List of awful quotes from this article (in no particular order):
1. " God wants us to maintain good spiritual health by sticking to him and supporting his organization in its various activities."
2. " Brother Pryce Hughes, who resolutely stuck to God and kept in step with His organization, once wrote: “I am so thankful that I have lived in the knowledge of Jehovah’s purposes from those early days just prior to 1914 . . . If one thing has been most important to me, it has been the matter of keeping close to Jehovah’s visible organization. My early experience taught me how unsound it is to rely on human reasoning. Once my mind had been resolved on that point, I determined to stay by the faithful organization. How else can one get Jehovah’s favor and blessing?”
3. " We too need to study diligently and be open-minded when there are adjustments in the understanding of God’s Word or in our preaching work."
4. " All who remain loyal to Jehovah and his organization will have his continued blessing."
5. " The earthly part of Jehovah’s organization is moving ahead in various ways. For instance, our understanding of Bible truth is constantly becoming clearer."
6. " We do not boast in numbers, for it is ‘God who keeps making things grow.’ ( 1 Cor. 3:5-7 ) Nevertheless, it is evident that the great crowd is growing and becoming greater with each passing year... There has been remarkable growth in the number of God’s servants because Jehovah himself is backing his Witnesses."
7. " This unparalleled tribulation will start when Jehovah brings destruction on “Babylon the Great,” the world empire of false religion, by using the political powers." (Apparently the UN teaching is dead as so many here have already mentioned.)
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Has the Governing Body Become More or Less Authoritarian in Recent Years?
by cofty init seems to me that this is a no-brainer but i have been out since '96.. so based on your personal experiences what do you think?.
lots more - a bit more - just the same as always - less - a lot less?.
if you think more or lots more can you spot a time or event when it started to change?.
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kneehighmiah
Welcome back committeechairman. As a longtime lurker you always had my favorite posts and are the reason I was motivated to finally post. It was good to see that another insider was as uncomfortable as I was.
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Why JWs would commit murder if ordered to by the GB
by kneehighmiah inpsychology class is teaching me so much.
it's a core class, as i want to study medicine or biochemistry eventually.
we were assigned to read about obedience.
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kneehighmiah
The whole "bible trained conscience" thing is pure conditioning. Studies show that blind obedience causes us to ignore our conscience. That's exactly why the test subjects who followed orders felt uncomfortable. Yet they did it anyway. The GB has caused many people to ignore their natural conscience and make choices they normally wouldn't. Chosing to die because of blood and shunning family members are examples.