i know i would have never, ever been interested if someone would have come to my door as a jw.
i guess i really don't feel like i've ever had a real spiritual side to me.
the 'truth' would have never interested me, nor would i have ever accepted a bible study with anyone who came looking for a sheeple.
If JWism wasn't forced on me by my mother, I'd never have become a JW. Had my mother given me the freedom to make my own choice regarding religion, I probably would have become Roman Catholic, since most of my close friends at school were Catholic . As things turned out after leaving the JWs I became an Episcopalian (Anglo-Catholic).
My feeling is that if JW parents gave their children the freedom to choose, most would reject JWism for another religion or no religion.
probably stupid kids but all will suspect persecution.
http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_19456172?cref=twitter.
If that KH was your usual "quick build" the fire may have been caused by shoddy electrical work. But I'm sure the investigators will soon be able to determine the exact cause.
in the previous thread of this series, i called lurkers attention to the need of being discreet when contemplating an exit from the jw religion.
i mentioned that the thread was borne as a result of the general observations i made reading old posts here and discussing with many ex-jws and their lives have gradually turned out.
that thread alone was visited more than 2,980 times and graced with 204 contributions.
Manny’s scheme of frightening dissatisfied JWs so that they stay in the Borg, could backfire. As in any totalitarian society, eventually the dissidents will organize underground and form a resistance movement. Look what is happening in the around the world. The Borg is not immune.
Doubting JWs locked in a spiritual prison are not an asset to the Watchtower Corporation and will be a constant problem for the jailers. Since anyone can write in hours on a timesheet, active JWs who know the “truth about the ‘truth,’” may be more numerous than we realize.
watchtower not one female!.
today i uploaded a new article to my blog taking a fresh look at a now 40-year-old watchtower illustration of what it terms the modern-day theocratic organization of jehovah's christian witnesses.
something is missing in the picture.
The Watchtower GB has never bothered to read Romans 16 which mentions women in leadership positions in the ancient church. In fact one woman, Junia, was an apostle (Romans 16:7, Revised English Bible).
i received the following email from a former jw that i thought to share.
note: i retyped the boe letter that was sent from the christian congregation of jehovahs witnesses to all congregations in the us.
the letter is authentic.
What will they think up next? Perhaps the Governing Body will start selling indulgences.
i have seen scans of the december 25, 1940 consolation story before, but today i came across a site where the complete issue can be downloaded: http://www.archive.org/details/1938-1940consolation.
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One reason for the favorable article in the December 1940 Consolation regarding blood transfusions may have to due with Judge Rutherford's health at the time. He was suffering from cancer and had undergone several operations. Whether Rutherford required a blood transfusion during surgery is not mentioned in Watchtower publications.
But the fact that Rutherford permitted an article mentioning the benefits of blood transfusions indicates that he was not opposed to this medical procedure. Rutherford also exercised some control over Freddie Franz and his kookie ideas. However, once Rutherford joined Chuck Russell beyond the vale, Freddie was free to push his screwball opinions on the JWs, one of which was no blood transfusions for the faithful.
my town will no longer collect old books like that as trash and they're pretty hard to burn.
my solution has been to include one in every bag of used cat litter when i clean the cat boxes.
i've gotten rid of around 30 that way and i'm about halfway there.
I sold my set of bound volumes to a JW for $150. He must have found them helpful as he made elder the following year.
Why burn the bound volumes when you can sell them and recoup some of your original investment.
nathan knorr in high school.
today i uploaded a short article onto my blog showing nathan knorr in his high school days.
since nothing associated with watchtower would be complete with some prophecy, my article contains the 1923 high school prophecy for knorrie.
Interesting find, Marvin. Hopefully you will dig up more information about this Watchtower mogul.
I sent you a PM that you may also find interesting.
election year is approaching.
are we ready for the political campaigns?
for those who vote, does it really matter whether we vote democrat or republican?.
Probably not. My dad always said that we have the best politicians money can buy.
i came across a website that presents decent argumentation against three main areas of jw doctrine.. http://jwreform.org/index.html.
who do these people think they are?
do they really believe that the wts will sit up and take notice of their objections?
The JW GB may reform the Organization if there is pressure from the outside. If the governments threaten to confiscate Watchtower property and tax the hell out of Watchtower income because JWs are denied basic human rights, the GB would suddenly get New Light. If the governmental agencies enforce their demands, the materialistic GB will reform the JW Organization to protect their assets.
But to date all JW reform movements that worked from the inside have failed.
Regarding governmental interference in Watchtower politics, what if the U.S. Government were to arrest the GB and all top Watchtower officials, does the Borg have a contingency plan? Do they have an order of succession for the GB membership during emergencies?
