this week's study ( no.
88) on the illustration of abraham and the begging lazarus and the rich man, all dying, in heaven and hell fire.
the bible stories, convoluted as they are, even more pretzelled by wt.
The WT interpretation of the rich man and Lazarus account is ludicrous.
It's not even internally consistent.
For example, "death" means a reversal of circumstances in this life... until the very end, where coming back from the dead means... coming back from the dead.
https://www.patheos.com/blogs/thefreethinker/2019/10/op-ed-intruders/.
here are some excerpts of a man who was called on by 2 young female jws, received a not-at-home letter as well, and what he thought about them.
i encourage you to read the whole thing, it is worth the laugh.. "it wasn’t pompeo knocking but he would have beamed approval on the two young women on the doorstep.
I don't think most people are offended by JWs except when they encounter JWs who won't take no for an answer.
our goal is to help our bible student to grow spiritually.. .
as his love for jehovah grows, however, he will likely begin to think about how he can help others, including those who are already part of the congregation.
(matt.
Reasoning book, p. 201: "No collections are ever taken at their meetings; they do not beg for money from the public."
Oh, right. They don't beg.
They just "mention the privilege of supporting the Kingdom work financially."
every single watchtower soldier lied to god out of fear of the brooklyn popes..
When you think about it, the whole thing is absurd -- measuring someone's spirituality by the number of hours they put down on a report card.
All the more so when you consider that even with honest reporting, the vast majority of reported time is spent walking, waiting, and not talking with anyone about anything...
perhaps not a topic for everybody... mine.. in both sp service in a foreign field in europe , the freedom and helping people to read and write in spanish .
doing a lot of work in the congregations.. in missionary-service.. helping congregations in a third-world country and see good results in family relations.
and the siestas from 13:00 to 15:00..... who has good memories of bethel?
It's never enough.
You could always have put in another hour...
i haven’t been on here in awhile and this is my second user name because i was busted by my pimi wife on the first one.
i have been basically awake since 2013. i have a super dub wife that i love and don’t want to lose and my sick mom in the hall that is a true believer.
stupid religion has gotten between my wife and i (of course).
How are you going to respond if they ask you if your decreased activity is because you're having doubts about the borg?
Better have a contingency plan for that...
i have never been there!
where should i visit in washington dc while i am there?
thank you in advance for your recommendations!
Depends on what you're interested in and how much time you have. Prioritize.
There's lot to see:
1. White House
2. Congress
3. Supreme Court
4. National Archives
5. Washington Monument
6. Lincoln Memorial
7. Jefferson Memorial
8. Smithsonian
9. Ford's Theater (where Lincoln was short) and Peterson House (where Lincoln died)
Across the bridge behind the Lincoln Memorial, there's Arlington National Cemetery.
There's lots more, but the above ought to keep you plenty busy.
just heard from a friend who keeps in touch with the jw's.
a person who has been studying found out some things on line about the witnesses and decided to not get baptized and stopped attending the meetings.
she lives with a witness.
Sometimes I think the WT goes out of its way to find more people to kick out.
what unique to jws phrases do you remember?
something fun for those of us taught to speak an entirely unique and pure language.
there have been posts in the past in this forum but perhaps some have new ones after having kept up with jehovah's chariot as the light gets brighter.
Information board, NOT bulletin board
https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/19-40.html.
watchtower bible and tract society of new york, inc., petitioner v. j. w., a minor.
I've lost track.
What is this particular case about?
