Yup! The similarity: Both Fictious! Funny that such claims are not found in Reliable News Services; try it: type "Watchtower Lawsuit". The only sites you'll find are church or WT-Bashing sites.
the Mad JW
yeah cheesy but whatever works .... rocky representing "child abuse lawsuits".
ivan drago representing the watchtower's "legal dept.".
the russian president and cabinet representing the "governing body".
Yup! The similarity: Both Fictious! Funny that such claims are not found in Reliable News Services; try it: type "Watchtower Lawsuit". The only sites you'll find are church or WT-Bashing sites.
the Mad JW
i ask because i am planning my lovely wedding with my sweetie... .
and the chapel that we are doing this in has a cross on the altar.
will the dubs see it and hightail it out of there?
Utter nonsense! Many of us will go to them to honor a friend or relative that is a non-believer. I Did when one of my sons (an unbeliever) was married- and all in the congregation knew. Nothing of that ridiculous claim- as a lot said here- is true!
the Mad JW
PS- That's when I decided if I ever do that again, to bring earplugs!
forgive me for starting a new thread - apart from the emerging news about child abuse settlements .
but i simply feel that, for all of us who have suffered persecution from the watchtower society, their.
end may now be in sight.
What else do you prophesy, O Mighty Prophet? Bwahahahahahahahahahahahaha!
the Mad JW
well it has finally happened.my wife is not going back to the meetings again.as you would probably read in my previous posts, i have written a book about my experience in the watchtower organisation which is on the verge of being published.she still tried to cling to what little belief she had in the borg and did not want to read my manuscript.we discussed many of the issues and concerns i had about the watchtower but most of the times it ended in a heated argument.. i was quite surprised when she approached me about two weeks ago and asked to read my manuscript.after reading it she handed it back to me and said she fully supports me in publishing this book.her eyes have been opened to the deception and lies.i think she and a friend had a bad experience calling on one of her so-called jw friends.furthermore, she did not attend this past weekends circuit assembly..
hooray!!!.
all i have to do now is to introduce her to all you wonderful people here on jwd.. jakes.
I never go to ASSemblies anymore, either.
Buuut- it sounds like you have just came up with a Pulitzer-Prize Winning Book Plug!
the Mad JW
i ask because i am planning my lovely wedding with my sweetie... .
and the chapel that we are doing this in has a cross on the altar.
will the dubs see it and hightail it out of there?
To bring earplugs!
saturday i photographed a witness wedding .
during the part about the woman's role the speaker made the comment to the new bride ,"don't try to manipulate your husband .....we know how you women can be ...!".
my jaw noticeably dropped and i uddered " what the heck " as i looked around to look for support from other women there,.
Well, TM- I freely admit our dumb mistakes & flaws-but in all my 35 years of being a JW - and many weddings- I have NEVER seen nor heard anything like that. You must have been in a congregation of phonies...if you are not exaggerating!
Agape,
the Mad JW
philippeans 1:15-18 (nwt).
if someone you were witnessing to at a door or on the street presented you with this scripture, and told you that paul supported even false intensions about christ, in fact he rejoiced in it.
in other words if witnesses have issues with "false religion" or some church leaders(on tv) out there acting like big supporters of the gospel, but they're really in it for the money, how would you handle that paerson saying that paul rejoiced in it?
Phil 1: 15 -It's true that some preach about Christ because they are jealous. But others preach about Christ to help me in my work. 16 The last group acts out of love. They know I have been put here to stand up for the good news. 17 But the others preach about Christ only to get ahead. They are not honest and true. They think they can stir up trouble for me while I am being held by chains. 18 But what does it matter? Here is the important thing. Whether for reasons that are right or wrong, Christ is being preached about. That makes me very glad. And I will continue to be glad.
Mad replies: To understand, you have to go back in your mind to that time: a huge world to preach to, and few doing it! You can tell by Paul's words, that instead of letting the false preachers discourage him, he looked at it in a way that ENCOURAGED: they taught many about Christ that never heard of him, and Paul knew that many would investigate, wanting to know more, and if their heart was right, find the Truth!
it's worhy of note that john 1:1 is also anarthrous, "in beginning.
" this is because the bible doesn't tell us about the beginning or it would say "the" beginning.
an infinite series of beginnings being alluded to.. .
Your point? Seems you did a LOTR of research for a Book you ridiculed...
the Mad JW
Yes, Bizzy- that is correct! That's why I said what I did: MANY, no longer part of the WTBS, are STILL in the Truth- because they worship God & Christ (worship=giving Highest Honor), and reject the false dogma of the world's religion! They still LOVE the Only True God, and His Son- even tho not going to meetings because of bad examples, etc.! And they still preach- even if it isn't door-to-door!
Agape,
the Mad JW (Still a part of the WTBS!)
Thanks for your help, Jgnat- I told you I was slow!
Mad