Biggest mistake.?
Having the utter arrogance to assume that they know it all.
personally i think it is 1914 and the following " this generation " doctrine.. this particular doctrine went right against jesus's own words of " no one knows of the time not even he " .
he also admonished his true followers to not set a time upon god's own sacred time .. the leaders of the wts even back to the late 1800's set a time calculated on their own theology 1874 being the first time set and proclaimed by c t russell, also proclaiming 1914 would likely be the year of the final day of judgment armageddon.
all throughout the 20th century the wts held to this doctrine but was eventually revised of course when it was realized this generation had passed away who saw the events of 1914. .
Biggest mistake.?
Having the utter arrogance to assume that they know it all.
now, jw's and children if you don't do what jehovah (organisation) says, this is what will happen to you..... did anybody call 'child services'?
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one cong had a back room and one mother would take her kid into that we would hear whack, whack, cry-- and she would come out a bit later. It became known as ******* crying room.
it felt so good to read a card from my youngest son today.
it was a funny card about duct tape and cussing.
it was a day of joy for me being it was my first fathers day card from my son since he and his family left the cult.
yep happy dads day to all the dads and those who have one coming...
spiritual 'pharisaical legal text' makes you 'accountable' if you attend a jw 'judicial committee'.
'regular' jw's attending a 'judicial committee' automatically and without realising it, both admit to a 'wrongdoing' and 'subject themselves' to jw .org-inisation 'elders'.. it has also been well-documented that jw .org is 'coming after long--term inactive ones, that are causing 'divisions'.. there is a greater emphasis being put on 'shunning' those labelled with 'apostate' (behaviour).. the 'slanderous' naming and shaming of (former) members who have questioned the jw.
org-inisation is relentlessly being propagated in both publications and their gatherings, such as their ironically named 'love never fails' 2019 convention.. ironically, the scriptures they often refer to such as the one at titus 3:10 the original greek word hairetikos, which is translated to the the word โheretic,.
Christine.. is 80 has been a jw longer than most of them have lived.. she has humble heart but an inquiring mind and that is what rattles them.
Peace unto you Christine and the lady who made the video.
Live long and prosper in health wisdom and love..
as some of you know by now, i spent sunday, 7 august, renewing ties with a dear friend.
we're both disfellowshipped, the difference between us being he is seeking reinstatement and i am not.
we got into some very spirited discussions on different bible topics and one of them was the value of the new world translation itself.
Were did I read that Wescott & Hort were into the occult? and the wt based the nwt on their writings?
Was it TIME magazine that did a front page interview with Franz? Does anyone have a copy of that a link perhaps? It is heresay that the journalist who did the interview said later Franz was completely whacko.
Me? I read the KJ its archaic english slows you down and you have to read not skim..thanks Jason..
now that i'm out if i ever do find someone and settle down and start a family, my parents wont be a part of it.
my dad wont walk me down the isle if i get married, if i have kids they wont know their grandparents.
oh and by the way i had my freaking tubes tied so as not to have kids in this system.
Inviting jw to a wedding?
put them all on the same table out of the way so you can celebrate as you wish.
F. said it for me.
with family away i had free run with tv to watch what i would.
i came across andrea boccheli (spell it right?
) in a glorious production called "love in portofino".. what a magic setting and beautiful music and beautiful ladies.. ciao!.
With family away i had free run with tv to watch what i would. I came across Andrea Boccheli (spell it right?) in a glorious production called "Love in Portofino".. what a magic setting and beautiful music and beautiful ladies.
Ciao!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrmozm2lo1i .
apart from her outburst (understandable) his was a case of sod off I have a ritual to attend too.
so one night i'm at a meeting.
it's the beginning of the meeting and a brother is up on stage introducing the parts for the night.
he's going through the parts and then he says, "...and apieceofshitnamedtate will be handling our bible highlights.".
sister good looks was on the stage at a convention and let it slip that in presenting magazine she hadnt read them.
I thought that wasnt meant to come out..
and only after my wife got a convention part did I realize just how contrived, rehearsed they were.
that is how much coffee me and another elder went through as we camped out all night until 7 a.m. outside the home where suspected jw fornicators we're staying.
little did i know what a powerful contrast that would prove to be when as an elder i was faced with another case involving the allegation of severe child sexual abuse.
we disfellowshipped the couple based completely on circumstantial evidence of sexual wrongdoing because they simply "stayed the entire night".
Ok If I had a car sitting off the road near my house at night as described I would call the Police to say I had suspicious characters there.
or throw some paint over their car.