hi i have to go to one of these soon.
i find it difficult enough to sit through a meeting knowing what i now know.
how to survive a whole three days???!!!
1. Get there 30 minutes late.
2. say you forgot something in your car - Goof off for about 30 minutes.
3. come back and sit for 30 minutes "taking notes" (doodling, poem writing)and listening on the "radio"(music)
4. go to the bathroom-30 minutes
5. repeat number 3.
This should get you through the morning. and you can repeat this everyday with some variation.
a poster on another thread made the following comment, that really made me think.. it is about god: .
"imo i would say [god is] not evil but just indifferent.
apathy allows it.
Perhaps because like god, if ants piss me off, I destroy the little bastards.
the following e-mail is circulating among jws about the international convention at fedex stadium in landover, md.
note the all-too-familiar jw claims: everything they do (including the simple act of parking cars) is proof of jehovah'stm blessing, and everything wt did at the convention was the fastest, greatest, best ever.
oh, and the never-fails-to-get-mentioned alleged 'persecution'/resistance from some unnamed authority who tried to get in watchtower's way and hamper the effort...but jws prevailed anyway (as always):.
I dont know what's worse, the usual JW boasting or that some of you are Redskin fans!! HA HA (a cowboy fan)
some of you might remember my first post on here about my dilemma of whether or not to remain in a relationship with my jw girlfriend after learning ttatt http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/experiences/278710/1/im-new-and-need-help#.u-kltpldvyq.
while we were taking a break, well it turned out to be not very much of a break because of our still strong feeling for each other (we eventually went from talking every few weeks to once a week and then to everyday again) and things started to get complicated.
well last night we officially decided that it would be best for the both of us to at least part ways for now and end things.
Its takes a a set of big ones to do what you did. Although it may take a while to move on, you will. I only have one warning; Do not backslide! Resist all urges to conact her. Treat her as she is a drug you are going cold turkey on. The next few weeks are crucial.
wow, it's true - they don't call to 'promote god's kingdom' anymore but just their website!.
we just had an old lady call and tell us that was exactly what they were doing and it has "lots of good things on their for children".
yeah, right ... sparlock?.
As long as Bethel in New york or whever it is is still operational, the GB have to answer to the thousands working there. UNless they shut everything down and everyone goes home but they would still need a skeleton crew to run the site. Who exactly stands to gain monetarily from this scheme?
Im beginning to think that perhaps the GB themselves are just tools. For whom I dont know.
wow, it's true - they don't call to 'promote god's kingdom' anymore but just their website!.
we just had an old lady call and tell us that was exactly what they were doing and it has "lots of good things on their for children".
yeah, right ... sparlock?.
My question is Who are the ones playing golf? The GB? Lawyers? Who are the real ones ruling this corporation?
wow, it's true - they don't call to 'promote god's kingdom' anymore but just their website!.
we just had an old lady call and tell us that was exactly what they were doing and it has "lots of good things on their for children".
yeah, right ... sparlock?.
maybe they will call this prophecy fullfilled since they can say that people are flocking to Jehovahs mountain on their own accord.
wow, it's true - they don't call to 'promote god's kingdom' anymore but just their website!.
we just had an old lady call and tell us that was exactly what they were doing and it has "lots of good things on their for children".
yeah, right ... sparlock?.
Thats exactly what I told my brother. Why get up in the morning, take shower, get dressed, drive to the KH, drive to the territory, walk to the house, knock on the door, wake up the people, have them rush to grab some clothes and open the door just to hand them a slip to go to a website? Wouldnt just mailing it out be more convenient for everyone? Why does everything have to be so dramatic with them?
atheists believe that god should stop the large-scale injustice on earth; if he does'nt, then he does not exist.
jws believe that god will intervene sometime in the last days!.
interestingly, both throw themselves on their own expectation of soemthing god should or will do, yet in fact something god does not have to do.
I wish, for once, theists would stop telling me what I believe, what I dont believe, why I think the way I do and so on. I didnt choose to be atheist. Only after carefully analyzing and critically going over everything thing I believe along with all the information I have at my disposal, I had no options left but to abandon the belief in a Supreme Being. I didnt choose this as much as theists didnt choose to cease believing in Santa Clause or the tooth fairy.
Imagine if you met an adult who fervently believed in the Tooth Fairy and then judged you for not having the same faith as them. Imagine if they presumptuously argued that "the reason you dont believe is because you never lost a tooth!" or "the reason you dont believe is because you never got money when you lost a tooth" or " You dont believe because you have no teeth!"
In the end there is no point in even explaining, discussing or arguing with this person. Why? BECAUSE HE FREAKIN BELIEVES IN THE TOOTH FAIRY!
atheists believe that god should stop the large-scale injustice on earth; if he does'nt, then he does not exist.
jws believe that god will intervene sometime in the last days!.
interestingly, both throw themselves on their own expectation of soemthing god should or will do, yet in fact something god does not have to do.
Speaking for myself, It's not that I do not see the reasons to believe in God, I simply do not see the evidence.There are alot of reasons why I should believe in God.
1. It would please most people,more importantly, my family.
2. It would give me a hope to live beyond this life.
3. I could have a relationship with a GOD.
4. I could have a personal self therapy with prayer.
5. I could have a simple answer to why something happened or didnt happen. God's will.
6. If I ever won anykind of award I would know who to thank.
All great reasonsto believe in a Supreme Being and , to be honest, I wish I could look past the biggest hurdle that exists (for me) and that is the lack of scientific and tested: EVIDENCE.
