i don't really engage in doctrinal discussions about jw's anymore.
they seem to say some pretty crazy stuff.
but i have read some threads discussing doctrinal changes and how watchtower is really out of ideas and money at the same time.
To answer the subject question....,
Are you kidding? What great tribulation? We're living large here in the States!
The past RC is nothing more than fear tactics to stop/slowdown the profuse bleed the WTBTS is experiencing due to people waking up to their bull shit.
DY
it's about disfellowshipping clickondetroit.
After watching this, led me to believe that this young man just did not want to lead a modest JW life, so he's let go by the religion.
Could not wear the earrings, the saggy pants, the trendy haircut, so go where does things are cool and alright; perhaps some unchristian behavior also accompanied the 'worldly' look.
Sorry. This is nothing new; usually, when a 'worker' cannot conform to the objective of any org/company, he/she is usually let go. JWs as an Org do the same thing.
Sad.
DY
is something going on in jw land i don't know about.
she and her new husband and my two.
grand daughters, one i have never seen.
This could be 2-fold purposed:
Be lovingly cautious.
DY
there are threads on the content of the rc and reaction of awake jws here, but how are indoctrinated jws reacting to the convention.
my family and i have not attended yet, but i am bracing myself for it.
anybody talking in jw circles?
Oh, yes, and pointing out/bringing out any old literature that contradicts what's being taught will certainly get one accused of apostasy.
"Move with Jehovah's chariot", a step behind or ahead is wrong. This and the Proverb text that talks about the path becoming clearer are golden commentary for JWs and what keeps so many in the fold.
DY
a little background- i faded in august 2015. ive got to small kids and one on the way.
i dont believe the jw cult nonsense anymore.. .
ok so last night i had the scariest dream.
Indoctrination plays a big role in the subconscious mind. Our deepest fears come out in our dreams.
This is one of the ways that ex-jws may have left the Org, but the indoctrination received will never leave.
Hotel California!
DY
http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/03/us/muhammad-ali/index.html?adkey=bn .
May this man finally rest in peace.
One of the best examples that building fame and fortune by getting beat up creates a horrible existence eventually.
Boxing, MMA, and any other violent contact sport is not good for our physical well being.
As I continue to emphasize, the WTBTS does have a few well-meaning policies, based on biblical directives, that help in living a good life.
DY
the generation that will be no means pass away have passed away.. the 144,000 were sealed up in 1935, oh, no wait, we got that wrong, we still have some.. russel is the faithful and wise servant... oh, no he wasn't it was me, rutherford... no, actually, we got that wrong it's knorr... erm, no we mean the governing body.. shunning is pagan, true christians would never do that (1946)... oh, actually, we should do that too.. the revelation book has been re-written.. the un is the satan's visible organisation.. wtbs signs up for fellowship with the un in 1991.. exposed in the guardian newspaper so ends it's fellowship in 2001.. the greatest man book is now obsolete and replaced with another jesus book.. the mags are reduced in pages.. encouraged to use tablets instead of actual books to save paper (money).
halls being sold off.. congregations sharing halls.. society owned buildings being sold off.. video pertitioning for money only last year to fund a new building.. bethelites reduced.. missionaries sent back home.. young members leaving.. long time members discovering the history and leaving.. how long do you think this religion has left?
i cant see it being here in another 100 years.
It's a financial/real estate empire, so it'll never go away as long as it continues profitable for the controlling masses.
It'll just continue to evolve to fit the current human climate.
DY
anyone else notice that in the video where the sister was reinstated after many years of freedom, that the congregation applauded at the announcement of her reinstatement?
it been a few years since i was an elder, but when i was, we were instructed by the co that it was "not appropriate" to applaud when the announcement of a reinstatement is made from the platform.
his words, "because the one being reinstated is only doing what they should be doing!".
It was okay, then it wasn't, now it's okay again.
Like JT and Lady C said in their 'Ex-JW Critical Thinker' videos: Men's ideas elevated to 'Divine'.
There have been a couple reinstated recently in my Spanish cong; I refuse to applaud as I feel a bit sad they couldn't stay away.
DY
there are threads on the content of the rc and reaction of awake jws here, but how are indoctrinated jws reacting to the convention.
my family and i have not attended yet, but i am bracing myself for it.
anybody talking in jw circles?
This convention is all about recycling the same 'fear' instilled in JWs during the early 70s, early-to-mid 80s and mid 90s.
So, now that there's a new impressionable generation of JWs listening, well, it's time to put the 'fear' in them so that the same behavior based on fear, obligation and guilt happens all over again. DO NOT FALL FOR IT!!!
This hopefully will fail royally because we now have the WWW with all the information on past fear mongering tactics used by the WTBTS.
DY
my initial pangs of unease and doubt led me to research some things.
well, a lot of things really.
i've never felt comfortable using the bible to try to calculate dates (1914).
In wanting to keep family/friends, I'm one of many that only remain for the time being physically present but nothing they can possibly say reaches us mentally/emotionally; the 'Teflon' class.
TTATT is the best that's happened to so many inside the Org. The WTBTS has become a buffet style religion for some and nothing more than a social contact for others. Long live the WWW!
DY
