That last picture Unclebruce put up looks like Wille Nelson for God's sake! Anyway on a more serious note, maybe the blacks became servants of Jehovah, devoted themselves to prayer and turned white. Like that Mr. Draper the WT mentioned in the 1900's who was black and prayed to be white and became "fully nine-tenths white"!
Isaac
i found this quoted by a few people on another thread and they attributed it to wt teachings.. i would like to know for sure....did wt actually teach this?.
or was some speaker making this up?.
if you are of african descent, and you heard this....how did it make you feel?.
"now fully nine-tenths white"! I love it! When I first read this I was still a dub. What proof to me that they were NOT teaching the Bible when Christ supposedly showed up.
Isaac
the use of the word "soon" at the kh is used so much by jw's.
that it has almost turned into a "soon" doctrine.. i counted the word soon 15 times at the meeting yesterday during the.
public talk and wt.
Yup, they are soon to be the "soon" cult! They can't make dates anymore without looking stupid. So this is all they have left. You'd think dubs would wake up and see how ridiculous that soon business is. At least from your post it's obvious that you are.
Isaac
It actually felt like a weight was lifted when I realized that there really isn't any such thing. I think the whole "need the new system" thing just messes with one's mind, self-esteem, and leaves one in bondage to the WT future.
Isaac
http://www.watchtower.org/e/20050901/article_01.htm.
we cannot do as you ask, replied one of the family heads.
those people came to teach us the bible.
They are so full of their own shit, they don't even recognize that they smell like shit anymore....
So true. If that family or any member thereof disagreed with the GB, they would shunned all over again!
Isaac
coolest day ever!
i've only flown twice in my life and that was a long time ago, and never in a helicopter.. .
1st and 2nd batallions participated in a helo medevac drill today.
I am so jealous. But very happy for ya.
Isaac
so what do you guys think the next major lie will be?
or should i say wt light getting brighter teaching?
they had to change 1874 to 1914 since it didn't have anything to be backed by but 1914 they at least based it on 537bc minus this plus that blah blah blah we got 1914 (hide the pyramid measurments) :) if 1914 comes and goes they will have to do something major!
I think they are in a real jam. I've always thought that they might declare a start to the "great tribulation". But then again they then start a countdown to Armageddon. 2014 has never been mentioned so aside from them catching heat on Jesus' lack of activity for one hundred years I don't think much will be said about it. They are in a real jam in if they start spouting years and dates again. I don't think they have anymore credibility in that area. They will probably keep saying "soon" and stay in a devastating holding pattern hoping that "Armageddon" pulls them out of the pickle they have placed themselves in.
Isaac
i was an elder many years and only sat in on one case of marital infedilty.
since there was a confession in this instance.
we didn't need to know anything about the "act" (and none of us really wanted to know).
What Metatron and Stillajwexelder said. Add to that that these acts can be with someone of the same sex and still be considered adultery.
Isaac
on the thread about 'moving on after leaving the witnesses', it brought to mind how hard it is to build new friendships .. for me i have been out for a little over three years .
i knew before i quit that it would be important to fill the void that would be left when old "friends" began dropping us .
lucky for me i worked with some very fun out going people at my job .
I have made new friends in two places. Work and my school community. I started this process even before leaving. In both cases I have built on my strengths and not had to change myself too much. What I mean is that my co-workers know about the JW's and so I can be open with them. In my school community I've tapped into my volunteer and leadership skills I developed as a JW and an elder. I use both and find that I fit right in. If you'd like, PM me and we can talk either that way or by phone if you would like to hear more of my story.
Isaac
...crisis of conscience and combatting cult mind control in my possession!!
bought them today!!.
i can't say enough how much this site has helped me thus far!
Awesome. It's always great to see someone learning what is wrong with WT rather than simply leaving because of the stress.
Isaac
