sometimes holidays can be hard on us.
some of us deserve a little toast today.. a toast to all the brave kids who broke up with their toxic moms.
Yes.
A toast to all of us 'motherless' ones!
And a toast to my mother whose most valuable lesson to me was how not to mother. From her, I leaned what not to do with my own children.
And, today is my favorite day of the year. My children treat me like a queen every Mother's Day.
Thank you , Mother. You taught me well what not to do.
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after todays watchtower lesson, and the lessons coming, something tells me bigger and bigger new understandings are coming.
and that it will culminate with 1914. notice how jesus is now coming, and no longer already here.
the current understanding is both, he is here and hes also coming.
I agree, wallsofjericho.
1914 is definitely on the chopping block.
The WTS is morphing into a more 'acceptable' mainstream 'Christian' church. They have made some rapid changes in a very short time.
Soon, the Rutherford years, and the Knorr and Franz years, will read as ancient history.
All ye behold - the new arisen jw..org is here!
The serpent is shedding its skin yet again.
from an informant who contacted atlantis:.
.. i consent to my relevant medical records and the details of my condition being shared with.
the emergency contact below and/or with member(s) of the hospital liaison committee.
Looks like that website copy pasted parts of the usual advanced medical directive and added in their own stuff.
Yes. But - "that website" was run by JW HLC members and we know that the HLC are Watchtower affiliated.
shiamak davar, bollywood star, defends spiritual group after assault allegations.. the vrrp spiritual learning group follows the teachings of khorshed bhavnagri and her book the laws of the spirit world, written, she claimed, through messages she received from her dead sons, who were killed in a car accident in india in 1980.vrrp stands for vispi, ratoo, rumi and popsie the names of bhavnagri's two deceased sons, their father and their grandfather, respectively.. bhavnagri's book predicts a catastrophic shift in the earth's axis that will wipe out "all negative energies" and kill 75 per cent of the world's population.
"cataclysmic earthquakes will cause this major imbalance which will be followed by floods, tidal waves, fires, more earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and so on," wrote bhavnagri.but her book assures members of her group that people "at higher realms will be saved.
""ufos will send down levitation beams to evacuate good souls who are trapped in dangerous places," wrote bhavnagri.. dr. michael elterman, a forensic and clinical psychologist who has studied cults, said the difference between a spiritual group and a cult is whether other aspects of members' lives are controlled by the group.
Shiamak Davar, Bollywood Star, defends spiritual group after assault allegations.
The VRRP Spiritual Learning group follows the teachings of Khorshed Bhavnagri and her book The Laws of the Spirit World, written, she claimed, through messages she received from her dead sons, who were killed in a car accident in India in 1980.
VRRP stands for Vispi, Ratoo, Rumi and Popsie — the names of Bhavnagri's two deceased sons, their father and their grandfather, respectively.
Bhavnagri's book predicts a catastrophic shift in the Earth's axis that will wipe out "all negative energies" and kill 75 per cent of the world's population.
"Cataclysmic earthquakes will cause this major imbalance which will be followed by floods, tidal waves, fires, more earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and so on," wrote Bhavnagri.
But her book assures members of her group that people "at higher realms will be saved."
"UFOs will send down levitation beams to evacuate good souls who are trapped in dangerous places," wrote Bhavnagri.
Dr. Michael Elterman, a forensic and clinical psychologist who has studied cults, said the difference between a spiritual group and a cult is whether other aspects of members' lives are controlled by the group.
"What really particularizes it as a cult is the sense of control that is over the individual" said Elterman, who has not studied VRRP.
"If you look at the history of cults, there is generally what is called a charismatic leader, who will control every aspect of the individuals' life, from how they dress to what they eat, to their daily routine," said Elterman.
from an informant who contacted atlantis:.
.. i consent to my relevant medical records and the details of my condition being shared with.
the emergency contact below and/or with member(s) of the hospital liaison committee.
Curious to see the most recent US versions.
Here is a version of the Medical Directive that you probably won't find many places.
I downloaded the above medical directive as a pdf and printed it off and scanned it, in January 2011 from a now defunct website - mybloodsite.com. The site had several connections to JW HLC members - Richard Melseth, for one. And it was linked to the SABM - a Society that was founded by JW HLC heavies The site - mybloodsite.com - is now accessible through the waybackmachine but the medical directive is no longer available.
What is particularly interesting about the above medical directive is that it has the UN logo on it, and it refers to a United Nations Act of 2000.
i've noted active, devoted jw's state the above.. and, it's not a problem for me to remain trusting of god, i just don't trust religions or men.. recently, a member of this forum stated that he remains an active jw, in the family of god's people, wanting to encourage and do good - whilst recognising that the pastoral leaders (the gb) have shipwrecked the faith of many, being unsound scripturally etc, etc.. stop and think about this - the bible says to not follow after those who lie and hurt the faith of "little ones".. the pharisees were accused of traversing over lands and expending much energy to make a single convert - only for that convert to end up worse of than he started off with.. it's one thing to not believe this is the 'truth' and feeling the awful pressure of managing ones life, trying not to lose ones family.. it's quite another thing to declare oneself to be a christian believer of god's jw household, and somehow believe the god of love would use corrupt liars to parade as jesus' brothers in the urgency of last days.
really?
and, to then visibly promote faith in corrupt men, and try to bring converts into a place where the rulership is wrong.. some of us are dying from hurt here.......give me a break..
"The organization is imperfect, but it doesn't affect my relationship with the organization."
I have heard that statement from JWs. I think it is one of the most pompous, self-centered, egotistical statements that they make. It makes me want to scream when they say it.
In other words, what they really are saying is, "Oh yeah...all those guys...the sinners...but, not me! No, no no! My relationship with the Mighty One is perrrfect. So...I am perrrrfect too!"
Accompanied by either a) a smirk of self satisfaction...or b) sad little eyes for all those sinners who are the imperfect men in the organization...or c) righteous indignation (flared nostrils and raised eyebrows).
the 12 apostles????.
jesus' astrology birth chart???.
maybe the jehovah's witnesses have something right about the cross and its connection with paganism???
The symbol of the cross is much older than Christianity and images of the cross exist across many ancient geo-cultures.
from an informant who contacted atlantis:.
.. i consent to my relevant medical records and the details of my condition being shared with.
the emergency contact below and/or with member(s) of the hospital liaison committee.
BluesBrothers: I thought that this was a big admission on the notes to Secretaries:
sisters when complications arise.
Special instructions are available....Out of their own mouth they said it..
Pregnancies can prove to be particularly dangerous for our
Of course the HLC has to identify the pregnant JW women. They have a recruiting responsibility to provide babies to InfaCare Pharmaceuticals Corporation, the producers of Stantate:
https://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT00076960?term=jehovah&rank=2
with all the furor over the jw's cash strapped pleas, i'm surprised no one noticed a different issue with this broadcast.
it was historic!
yes, all 7 of the gb have broadcast in the 7 months of the channel's existence!
Icarus: With all the furor over the JW's cash strapped pleas, I'm surprised no one noticed a different issue with this broadcast. It was HISTORIC! Did anyone else get that? Yes, all 7 of the GB have broadcast in the 7 months of the channel's existence! Is that not HISTORICAL?
But, wait. What?
Given that it is a group who believe that Revelation prophecies were fulfilled by giving a talk at a Cedar Point, Ohio Conventions*, I guess it doesn't take much for delusional minds to make something over any trivial thing.
Ah, yes...that mystical number 7 rears its head yet again. For sure...that must mean that the Tower is blessed.
It was at that Cedar Point convention in 1919 that Wm.F. Hudgings gave his sermon "Prison Experiences" and revealed how significant that number 7 figured was the conclusive sign that the 'divine appointment' of the Tower as the 'Word of God' was from Jehovah himself.
Then they were taken down to Raymond Street jail. None of us knew how long they would be there. They kept them there exactly seven days, and while there, the officers of the Society and both compilers of the Seventh Volume were placed on a tier of cells known as Number Seven on the North side.
At the end of the seven days they were removed to Queen's County jail.
Nobody knew how long they would be kept there. They were kept there exactly seven days.
And on the seventh day they were removed from there and taken to Atlanta on the 4th day of July (the seventh month), which day was being celebrated by exactly seven nations for the first time in history.
And more about the significance of "7":
This matter is further emphasized when we look into the details of the circumstances as they occurred. Our brethren were convicted the day previous (June 20th), and the Court had announced that at noon on the following day he would pronounce sentence. About 11 A. M. the officers came to Raymond Street jail and took our brethren to the courthouse. Everything was arranged just before 12 o'clock for the judge to make his appearance in the court room and pronounce the sentence according to schedule. But 12 o'clock came, then 12:10, 12 :30, 12 :40, and the judge had not yet put in his appearance. He did not arrive and impose sentence until 1 P.M.
"Oh," you say, "I am sorry he spoiled the picture. Why couldn't he have gotten there on time?" I do not know why. He did not explain, but merely apologized for having been delayed an hour; and then he pronounced the sentence at 1 P. M. instead of 12 o'clock, — as announced. But, isn't it a fact, that all the clocks were running one hour fast all last summer? (Laughter.) And if he had pronounced that sentence at 12, it would have been one hour before the sun reached its zenith in the heavens, on this longest day in the year. The Lord permitted him to be one hour late in order that the sentence might come upon the seven representatives of the feet members of the body at exactly high noon, when the sun was at its very highest point in the heavens.
And then the sun began to wane, even as the moon waned back there at the crucifixion of our Lord, and showed the passing away of the privileges upon the nominal Jewish house. Just so, this pictures the passing away of the privileges of nominal Christendom down here. The picture is complete.
Let us see further: the 13th of Nisan back there when the Lord was crucified occurred on Friday. You look at the calendar and you will find the 21st day of June in the year 1918 came upon a Friday.
Furthermore, the Lord was found guilty the night previous, — Thursday, at a late hour. Our brethren, the seven representatives of the Feet Members of Christ, were found guilty the night previous, at a late hour.
ok bible scholars, do i have this right?.
jehoopla promised the israelites lots of great stuff in the promised land, but they didn't believe him so they sent spies to check it out.
they came back with fruit so large it had to be carried on a branch by 2 men.. from this, dubs believe they are going to have strawberries the size of king king's skull when they get to their own promised land (the new system).
I forgot about the giant pumpkins.
http://www.gardenersnet.com/vegetable/giantpumpkins.htm
They have ten tips listed as to how to grow those pumpkins so frigging big, but...they don't say to 'pray to God' or...God did it.
Time Lapse Giant Pumpkin - Little Willie and the Atlantic Giant Pumpkin Boat:
