my wife went out of curiosity.
she is out enough to where it doesn't affect our marriage, but she keeps it a secret from her family and others.
she is beginning to understand what it means to give over your thinking to an organization, and once she works that out there will be no going back.. so she went to the branch visit.
Thanks for sharing.
Everything to defend the cult. Funny (in a sad way) how a JW can be disappointed or discouraged by something like this ... until somebody like a child, or spouse, points it out then all of a sudden they defend the cult.
I have noticed this with my wife too.
The Org emotionally abuses their followers and the rank&file just say hit me again.
my wife went out of curiosity.
she is out enough to where it doesn't affect our marriage, but she keeps it a secret from her family and others.
she is beginning to understand what it means to give over your thinking to an organization, and once she works that out there will be no going back.. so she went to the branch visit.
ditto what 4thgen said
my mom only goes out for doctor's visits.
they are "encouraging" her to spend three hours to hear the annual meeting at the kh.
she is on oxygen and can barely move.
I hope all went well for your mother, Minimus.
this is the scuttlebutt in one of the "bethel congregations" by us.. no details as to exactly what this "faith-testing" announcement might be.. anyone else hear any of this pre-zone visit hype?.
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Great review Oubliette!
So far my wife hasn't said a word about the "special" event.
Shortly before she got home I posted the following video to my Facebook page. I wonder if I will be unfriended by any more JW "friends".
this is the scuttlebutt in one of the "bethel congregations" by us.. no details as to exactly what this "faith-testing" announcement might be.. anyone else hear any of this pre-zone visit hype?.
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Tony the Third gives plenty of ammunition to test the faith of older ones, he is a moron.
my mom only goes out for doctor's visits.
they are "encouraging" her to spend three hours to hear the annual meeting at the kh.
she is on oxygen and can barely move.
Special meeting, special meeting ... that's what has been coming from my wife's mouth the past couple of days, everything today is planned for and around this "special meeting" ... I want to ask, "what's so special about it" ... but I keep my mouth shut.
in gerrit losch's public statement to the superior copurt of california.
http://www.watchtower.exposed/?p=364.
documents: https://www.dropbox.com/s/49zyexvagn7ux7j/losch%20public%20statement.jpg?dl=0.
JW's pride themselves on being cautious as serpents yet as innocent as doves and are thrilled at how they can fool Satan's world. Technically Losch speaks truthfully from a legal, corporate standpoint. And that is what the game is in a court of law.
i posted here a week ago some disturbing news for congregations being consolidated in britain.
my goodness that was nothing !
a letter was read today from bethel addressed to all congregations in britain that can only be described as the biggest news for years.the main points:.
After reading the quoted letter in it's entirety, it doesn't seem as scandalous. Just my opinion.
one of two things will happen.
i'll get disfellowshipped and never have to worry about being "told on" again for living a normal life, or; they won't do anything.. either way, it's freeing and i feel relieved... it will be sad if i get disfellowshipped but i've come to terms and made peace with it as much as can be expected.
it's a huge weight to have off.. was told on a week ago and haven't heard anything.
I think the Shepherd book says to let it go, although you would not be exemplary, if it's not a religious holiday ... I suppose Halloween is debatable on that one. If you don't want to be disfellowshipped then you have to answer untruthfully, let them know it was a moment of weakness just for fun and acknowledge it was wrong ... Or, it opens the door for you to let it all out and get df'd.
i saw this exact headline on jw-archive.org and couldn't find no other info about it.
anyone know anything?.
possible hoax ha ha.. .
The Watchtower is God's Organization after all, so they won't really consider themselves to be testing the faith of others, rather, they are presenting new and refined truth, so the individual is responsible for their tested faith, and if they can't keep up with Jehovah's chariot that can move whichever way it chooses, well, that's on the individual. Casualties are never the fault of the Organization, it is a sifting out of those who don't belong in the first place.
One paragraph from a whole issue of garbage ...
*** w87 6/15 p. 20 par. 17 Testing and Sifting in Modern Times ***
Year after year Jehovah continues to refine and cleanse his people. Collectively, they have subjected themselves to the refining process as to their organization, activity, doctrine, and moral cleanness. But what about us individually? Through his organization Jehovah continues to dispense “solid food” for guidance that refines the heart. Our motives are tested and examined. (Hebrews 4:12; 5:14) By responding to the refining, cleansing process of the Great Refiner, we keep clean as we await “the coming of the great and fear-inspiring day of Jehovah.”—Malachi 4:5.
