i know your going to be thinking what???.
but it's true, when i was a young boy i had to go to the 5 weekly meetings.
also with my mum we would be at the doors and actually have debates.
Substance no longer exists. I can remember my mother and pioneer have discussions that showed depth. No more. I can recall watching a YouTube video of an "apostate" and a witness at a cart. The witness seemed like a nice enough guy, but his comments demonstrated how little he knew about his own faith.
I propose that the lack of depth is a strategic decision.
i speak semi-regularly to an old friend of mine who i would describe as a super-dub.. he knows i am inactive but over the years i have peppered him with a lot of questions about the org.
that i hoped would make him at least pause and think somewhat rationally about the reality of being a jw in this brave new- post gb 2.0 world.. we have discussed everything from the generation changes, to the u.n. , failed prophecy, flip flops, the reduction in size of the wt magazine, the closing/ consolidation of bethels including lay-offs, jw broadcasting, cart witnessing- etc, etc.. what do i mean by super-dub?
he is a born-in, has missionary parents, he reg.
I have a friend on the "inside." He is also very vocal with me about all the faults of the organization.
i used to be a staunch believer in god.
maybe its technology and science advancing so much thats got me doubting idk.
do you believe in god?
I would love to believe in god, I really would love to think of a benevolent caretaker of my life and beyond. I just don't see this happening.
at the agm on oct 7th, his eminence miserable morris iii stated the jw yearbook would cease publication and that the annual report would instead be released via the "about us" menu in the jw website.
related to this, the "life and ministry meeting workbook - january 2018 (living as christians)" outlines the following item to be considered jan 1-7 2018...."annual service report: (15 min.
) talk by an elder.
I suspect, that they will not publish comprehensive numbers. We will probably only ever see the numbers that are "cherry-picked" for effect.
it has been a couple of months since the last time i updated.
i got a good news to share.
i have been accepted to university!
Congratulations. I wish you the very best.
so in my part of the world, they are currently holding the week long elders schools.
my father is attending one.
does anyone (hello wifi bandit?
A week-long elders meeting! Yikes I can't imagine. I sat through a few 2-day meetings. Those were painful beyond any description. By the 3rd day, you will have an audience full of old men sleeping. The noise of the snoring will be deafening.
i've recently been at an assembly here in romania and there was an announced they were running a 10,000 euro deficit and urging all attendees to donate more money besides the already 5k has was donated during that day.
i really don't understand these things.
it's their own assembly hall.
God is all-powerful, all-perfect, all-knowing, and all-wise, somehow just can't handle money!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iouZYYzQEjU
God loves you - and he needs your money. So, it is no coincidence that assemblies run at a deficit.
the sky is so dark here in the south of the uk.
could be armageddon starting.. or then it could be dust particles in the atmosphere..
the sky is so dark here in the south of the UK. could be armageddon starting.
or then it could be dust particles in the atmosphere.
No Armageddon. The official answer is that an angel farted.
when i was a jw, i relished explaining my beliefs and why we had the truth!
lol.
todays witness has no clue , in my opinion..
How could they explain their beliefs when they don't even know what the beliefs are.
last thursday meeting was the verbal begging bowl item.
in which having told the audience that wt doesn't ask for money... proceeded to then ask for money.. among the usual scriptures cited "honor god with your valuable things" etc was also the widows mite story "she dropped in two coins of little value..".
and it occurred to me, two coins of little value in the uk would be two one penny coins!
I remember when I was accounts servant I would always leave the loose change in the box so the other congregations could fuss with the coins. The other accounts servants also had the other idea. Thus, there were always a few coins that remained indefinitely in the contribution box. Our actions showed that we considered these coins of little value and more of an annoyance than what they were worth.
