okay, so its no secret that many of us are hoping to see the downfall of the wtbts (or at least a mass exodous of jws away from them anyway).
i was wondering if you had any thoughts on what this might look like?.
we all know that most every jw has their doubts, large and small, but is afraid to speak due to the illusion of unanimity and self censorship .
"The Illusion of Unanimity and Self Censorship".
Interesting, and whilst I'm sure these play a role, I doubt I ever thought that everyone believed everything the GB said, except maybe in regard to their divine appointment over us dumb sheeple in 1919. How stupid we were...
yesterday a gentleman came by to install some peripherals for my projector room and as he was looking for something to test the connections and picture i told him to look around in the media center for a video.
i cam out about 3 minutes later to see how things were coming and i noticed that i still had a dvd from the jehovah's witnesses.
i bent down to pick it up and as soon as i did he asked me if i was one.. i told him no, but i use to be.
https://www.google.com.au/?gws_rd=ssl#q=%22John+Salvi%22
" On December 30, 1994, John Salvi walked into a Planned Parenthood clinic in Brookline, Massachusetts. He shot and killed receptionist Shannon Lowney. "
"On December 30, 1994 AD, John Salvi III walked into two Brookline abortion mills to stop the murders by using a 22 caliber rifle. First he fired shots into the ..."
" John Salvi was captured in Norfolk Virginia, after another abortion clinic shooting. On March 19, 1996, he was found guilty of murdering receptionists Lee Ann ... "
i came accross.
of people when they are dying.
i immediately thought of people lives spent in the 'truth'.
thought i am gonna introduce myself.
i am a girl from a country in europe, and not an english speaking one, so if i am writing strange or something, you know why.
anyway, have been reading here for a while now, the other day i thought it was time to register as a member.
Welcome to the best part of all things Watchtower, namely JWN, Powermetal4ever!
i'm trying to pin down a definition for evolution, hopefully in plain english, and some questions have come to mind:.
is this a fool's errand?.
has evolution itself evolved?.
Thank you hamsterbait and Coded Logic.
i haven't been here in quite a while and thought i'd pop by.
i do lurk at times, i confess lol.
after reading the recent publications at the new golden calf (jw.org), my mind is kind of blown that jw's are still not seeing through the constant adjustments, clarifications, new light and reversals.
WBTS creates "thought eunuchs".
Now there's a spot-on phrase worth remembering and repeating.
what was the most outrageous comment you ever heard during a wt study?.
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please share your experiences..
"It is better to be wrong with the Society than right on your own."
i was a jw for many years.
during those years i learned how to identify a false religion.
all the other religions were easy to prove false.
Domenic, I suspect there are millions of non-religious believers worldwide.
What about an online forum where they can meet?
tell us a little about yourself and your family.. i have a husband and we've been married nearly three years.
no kids.. were you a born in or a convert?.
convert- converted from atheism in my teens.. are your parents / family jws?.
Hey Julia!
I'm no art fundi, but love your distinctive work.
Go Julia!
Best wishes
Fernando
this is a true experience that i thought i would share, one that occurred just a few years ago in my area.
it is a real experience, nothing made up here.. a younger couple moved into our kh, into the joining congregation (so not ours, but the other one that shared our kh).
they seemed nice enough, they had one boy that was about 8, and a baby on the way.
I would not be surprised if the percentage of Pedophiles and cases was higher in the Watchtower than the Catholic Church.
