i was watching this new show on tlc called "the messengers" it's a reality show to find america's next great inspirational speaker.
the first episode, the participents spend 24 hours on skid row with homeless people.
they then write and deliver a two minute motivational speech about the topic of charity.
Fade away, Run away, Hide, but they won't let you leave quietly. They will try to drag you back to humiliate you before they throw you away. Fade, But, Don't Fade Away. Instead, Run Away before thery Throw you away. They will say "Your terminated' even after you have first terminated your ties to them
ARoarer
it's the top news at http://wcbstv.com/topstories/local_story_178173758.html .
see "boy in minister sex scandal speaks to cbs.
investigators compiling mountain of evidence against suspect.
If the police raided Bethel Farm to go through his computer, who knows what else they will dig up. The Bethel lawyers must be scrambling to keep up that image
or other stupid rules for women?
ours were contingent on the spirituality of the sister and, if she was married or an elder's wife, etc.
then, she got more leeway.
We were counceled not to wear open toed sandles or shoes without pantyhose and that when out in service we must always dress as if you were going on a job interview with IBM or some big Corporation. One sunday afternoon in Sept when my son was little around10 the PO came over to my husband and said "You really need to discontinue your son's service in white shoe, for white should not be worn after Labor Day and I know you can well afford to buy him a pair of shoes suitable for the fall so that we may give a fine impression in our door to door ministry
ARoarer
mine are, in no particular order:.
"the friends".
"glean".
JW terms from their"pure lanquage"
spiritually sick, spiritually week, you're gonna die, materialistic, marry only in the lord, kingdom songs, be joyful doers of the word, armegeddon, rebellious ones, unbelieving mates, wives must give their "due", theocratic, kingdom intetests, put on a complete suit of armor, worldly relatives, bad association, fine association, duncan donuts stop, Babylon the Great Harlot, walking in the truth, preach the good news, antitypical, 1914, wrong thinking, dangerous thinking, demonized, Christendom, Revelation bookstudy, deaf assembly, truth, pure worship, those whom Jehovah will see fit to destroy, those whom Jehovah will judge, on his side, Bulding committee, volunteer sisters to cook, the big A, we don't celebrate pagan holidays, shun, disfellowship, Apostates, Bible study is coming to the meeting, pioneer school, home school. theocratic ministry school,
ARoarer
after reading about puternuts (ari) suicide, and also reading about sabine and js losing their daughter to this cult, i think it would be a fitting memorial, so to speak, to write a list of all the people we know who died because of this cult.
i also know that cruzanheart lost her dad to it, too.
i'm sure there are many here that can make a list of suicides brought on by the shunning/threatening policies of the watchtower cult.
I remember the Christian Longo case where he murdered his wife and and 3 little children.
Apparently his d'fing had left him isolated and depressed . So he took it out on his family.
the watchtower society has, for about seven decades, been attracting new volunteer workers for its field ministry with the promise of life forever on a paradise earth.
even the titles of its main study books since 1968 bear the promise: the truth that leads to eternal life, you can live forever in paradise on earth, and knowledge that leads to everlasting life.
how logical is this hope that leads people to entrust the watchtower with their time, energy and worldly possessions?
Just stopping in to say hi and Happy New Year to all of you wonderful people. Live Forever????? With all those witlesses? Nah don't think so. They're still trying to draw them in with that one huh? Seems to me that Satan told Eve she would surly never die. Watchtower trying the same tactics with their Paradise spiritual fruit, hoping to fool more witlesses into believing they can be just like Jehovah and live for eternity too.
Love, ARoarer
i ask this question because i know alot of "born-agains"that do not like roman catholics and feel that they worship mary and will not make it to heaven.
my friend that is a devout catholic has told me many horror stories of christians sending pamphlets to catholic churches telling them that they will burn in hell.
i was igronant of the anti-catholic hatred that is taught in many born-again christian churches.
I think the Pope was more christlike than born agains because he taught religious tolerance and respect of all those with spirituality. I saw a news footage today of him appologizing for any uchristian behavior towards others that Catholics have done in th past. Can you picture the G B doing anything like that?? They wouldn't even make an apology for unchristian acts to thier own flocks, let alone making a public appolgy to the nations. All the years I was a JW I was never aware of his role in the fall of communism.
can you imagine suddenly never hearing from gumby, blondie, metatron or simon again?
think about never hearing from your favorite poster or online friend.
Hi Everyone, I am sorry I have not posted in a long time. I have no exuse except a busy schedule these last few months. It's funny I noticed this post minimus, because I am just checking in after a very long time away from this board. I guess I needed to be away from th JW subject for awhile
In the congregation there was a pedophile with many victims who was protected by his nephew and brother in law and other interrelated elders. Incest was being covered up by them even though many of the victims were little girls in the family. It was a matter of hiding the secret to protect the family name not Jehovah's name. Even one of the Son's of the pervert covered for his father the pedophile and turned on other family members who tried to expose what he had done. This was all because of spiritual incest from nepotism that led to the cover up of true incest in the congregation.
whether you're a doubter or another agitator, just look at what the bible says: .
1- jesus started one true christian religion.
after the christian arrangement had been established for some time, the apostle paul under inspiration further showed at ephesians 4:4, 5 that there must be just one body, or group, of true worshipers of god.
The most outstanding mark of true Christians according to John 13:34, 35 is that they have real love among themselves. They are not taught to think that they are better than people of other races or skin color. They aren't taught to hate people from other countries. So they do not share in wars.
Some "love" . They take some from among themselves and practice hate by shunning and not forgiving. Hate and intolerance is their mark. They do not share in wars to defend the freedom in this country that they enjoy and use the courts for their "rights" of religious freedom. They are damned lucky that their are those who layed down their lives to fight for the freedom JW's enjoy. Doesn 'the bible say no man has greater love than to lay down his life for his fellow man.?? A soldier is noble for that.The children of Jehovah' Witnesses are safe in school and in thier homes because young men are willing to defend our homeland against evil men who would kill them because of thier own religious belief against the indfidels.
