incredible.
absolutely incredible.
so i asked, " isn't it 100 years since 1914 ?
That was a fantasitic anti-Witness!
"but you know the elders are imperfect and they make mistakes, Jehovah uses imperfect men."
That's the excuse every church uses. JWs really are no better than the rest of the pack. It's the old, "We're imperfect and get caught sinning and lying, but you better treat us like we're divine prophets and the only way to salvation.
so one of my in-laws, a born in dub, started asking me questions about the issues i am having with the religion.
so i told her, rather carefully, how i discovered all the child pedophile cases, went over some of the case details, explained it is occurring all over the world, so isn't just some random misunderstanding, but is widespread hiding of child sex u all abuse.
she was horrified.
"I am an unbaptized publisher."
This puts the elders in a tight spot. They can't disfellowship you, but they can try to pin the "apostate" label on you.
"She suggested I talk to the elders, I told her I was not comfortable doing that."
I'd suggest going to the elders and telling them that this in-law has serious concerns about things she'd heard about the WT pedo cases and that she's very disturbed about the new donation arrangement. Perhaps say that you really didn't want to be involved with this, but she was very insistant on talking to you about it and then suggested that you talk to the elders about it for her.
Man, that would make a sticky mess. I understand if you didn't do it, but it's interesting to wonder how it would play out.
well, of course nothing else would be expected, but it passes me off.. for example, they show this short video that shows a child dying, shows her father crying as he visits her grave...and then she is reunited with her family in "the new system" and then it shows a handicapped girl who is sad she can't ice skate with friends...fast forward to tns, she can skate!!!
then an elderly couple is shown happily young again.... .
and of course the end is "so close!
"Its no different to the way kids are told stories about "Santa bringing toys, or Easter bunny bringing eggs, or the stork bringing babies""
There is one significant difference: The kids get toys, candy, and baby siblings. They just don't get the truth of where these things come from for a few years.
For JWs there are no toys, candy, and many of us were deceived into not having children. Oh, those things are promised, but the WT 'carrot' is never delivered. Many go their entire lives without getting the truth about "the truth"... all the way to their pathetic JW funerals.
{in an assembly chairman voice with reverb} "Friends, aren't we happified to enjoy this spiritual truthiness feast here on JWN?!?" {cue applause}
teresa graves was a beautiful, talented actress and singer.
she was deceived by wt false prophecies and worthless teachings.
she threw away a very promising career to become a jw.
I hope she didn't come back as the child of a JW family. She deserves better.
how's these comments in this weeks study?.
i understood that i had neglected my children when they most needed my guidance and affection, admits eduardo.
i had not been there to read them bible stories, to pray with them, to cuddle them, and to play with them.
"my meager income did not always cover expenses, and I was physically tired.... The hand of Jehovah is not short."
Sounds like the hand of Jehovah is short. What expenses were they not always able to cover. Healthcare? Heat? Rent?
Was there no mention of assistance from their fellow believers? Were these JWs going to the food pantry in the Methodist Church in order to feed the kids?
teresa graves was a beautiful, talented actress and singer.
she was deceived by wt false prophecies and worthless teachings.
she threw away a very promising career to become a jw.
It's listed on a broadcast channel. I rarely use cable.
teresa graves was a beautiful, talented actress and singer.
she was deceived by wt false prophecies and worthless teachings.
she threw away a very promising career to become a jw.
Teresa Graves was a beautiful, talented actress and singer. She was deceived by WT false prophecies and worthless teachings. She threw away a very promising career to become a JW. In 2002, at the age of 54, she died in a house fire. Such a terrible waste of human life.
new book about the kingdom and jw's history.
they are pushing this overlapping generation and with this graph we can see how they have a short time before they are forced to adjust this "new light".
the 3 musketeers.
Sorry, all the pandas are apostate now.
http://www.mostholyfaith.com/bible/reprints/z1879jul.asp.
the first issue of the watchtower was july 1879, about 135 years ago.
it is interesting to skim the first issue, as well as the letter that russell sent out to the readers of the previous magazine he was involved with, the herald of the morning.. as to the split between russell and barbour, while the issue over the ransom seems a contributing factor, the first concern in russells letter is a monetary dispute.. the early issues of the watchtower were open to many viewpoints.
As I recall, that first Watch Tower issue had a prominent article about the ransom and reasoned that Adam and Eve would be resurrected.
take this 72 yes/no question test to find out.. http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/jtypes2.asp.
Sorry DJS, I'm gonna be a little too busy for the next 30 years or so.
There's television to watch, there's chips to eat, there's beer to drink. I just don't have the time to be sent back to the bOrg.
Sorry
