i have looked for this topic today, and didn't find it.
so i was wondering if you fine folks could tell me and others what was it exactly that got you out?.
sarcasm is welcome provided you tell us the real reason under it .
It began with an Enzyclopedia i bought and guess what i looked up? ... Destruction of Jerusalem 587bce
So for me it was breaking up the information control because after that i read hours and hours on the internet. And also similarities to Orwells 1984 e.g. changing OWN history made me angry.
in the aug. 1 wt, in a secondary article on numbers, the following paragraph appears:.
"what were "the signs" around which the three-tribe divisions were to encamp in the wilderness?.
the bible does not give a description of what these signs were.
Even if they might be frightend about flags ... in this explanation they seem to be right!
Numbers 2:2 The sons of Israel should encamp, each man by his [three-tribe] division, by the signs for the house of their fathers.
So if they say you don't know what the "signs" (hebrew othot) are it is ok because hebrew "degel" in the NWT is translated with "[three-tribe] division"!!!
Aren't they smart?
btw. fun if you put it here:
Song of Solomon 2:4 He brought me into the house of wine, and hisbanner[three-tribe] division over me was love.
does anyone have it?
i was asked to take a look at it.
wonder how it will help me back to borg..lol
Surely it will help you going back. Just meditate on
Psalm 84:10 For a day in your courtyards is better than a thousand [elsewhere]
and you're longing for the next meeting
sorry, no english comment on this ... but you'll know what it would be.
i will be combining the few points in this article with next week's due to time constraints.
if you want to share an observations, please do.
i learn so much from all of you.. just a few points.
that older persons have outlived their usefulness, are unproductive and over-dependent
I was asked to join a sheparding call on one of my book study (yes MS are conducting, if there are not enough elders). I thought of an elderly sister i knew from years ago - she also had a BS in her home - and she was at that time in a "Pflegeheim" (elderly home?. She couldn't even speak anymore due to physical handicaps. It was good to give her a visit by me and the PO i thought.
His answer? "Better visit Brother xyz and encourage him reaching out to become a MS. This sister is visited by her family and that's enough".
there are a lot of things discussed on this forum that could be duplicated here, but i need some answers for a dissertation.
the themes jws prioritize that i know are armageddon, judgement day, christ.
but can you all tell me why they prior.
Main Theme: keep busy, do more in preaching work - Armageddon and Paradies are just around the corner.
One only needs to learn about cults and could apply it to JWs
in the 7/15 wt i dont recall the exact page, i dont have the magazine here at work but there is a chart that lists blood, what components are up to you and which ones are not allowed at all.
anyway its very odd because they list which ones christians should avoid from left to right, i.e.
red blood cells, white blood cells, plasma, etc.
Best compared with a sandwich: don't eat it as a whole, instead take the single parts bread, cheese and ham.
with all the talk about how awful the convention is i am thinking about going this weekend in fort worth just for kicks and giggles... and to record the talks.
does anyone local to the dfw are have a digital recorder that can record up to eight hours of voice?
i'd like to try to avoid buying one.
So if you think it is worth going there to record the talks - which are of special interest? I mean, last year it was "Beware of the voice of strangers" or the "resolution" that got my attention. Do you plan to attend all three days?
Maybe someone could direct to the "good" ones for us apostates and for that talk i'd maybe also go to tape it.
[added] And don't forget to scan the new brochure
i was reading the july wt.
at my mother's yesterday and the qfr asked about who should and shouldn't be viewed as an "unbeliever".
if a person was attending meetings and might even be an "unbaptized publisher" they should not be considered an "unbeliever".
That totally makes sense to me
You are a believer but not in the Lord, cause you don't believe in the Lord unless you are baptized. But before getting baptized show your faithful believe through Field-Service ? , where you praise Jehova your Lord ... i mean not Lord ... ähhmm ... i'm screwed
according to dubdom, what are you?
i am a lame weakass lamb who goes on apostate websites who faded.
in the real world i am free from mind control.
Eagles "Hotel California" should be changed to:
You cancheck outleave any time you like
But you can neverleavecheck out
