i just watched that stupid talk by gary while e bro on not using a gun for self defense but it went deeper.
i was that you don't defend yourself against violence.
well ain't that great from an asshat living in a gated and guarded compound.
They always loved to selectively quote Jesus on this issue but never had a plausible explanation for that verse
This is true for so many teachings the Watchtower espouses.
"Bodily training is beneficial for little...' some how is twisted into "Don't work out."
"Bad association spoils useful habits" some how is morphed into "Don't spend time with people who are not Witnesses."
yep, i never heard him use profanity------ever.. a couple of us were invited to lunch, which in my case never happened before covid because i never got baptized.. but now i’m being invited by most of my jw family to family cookouts.
and we never talk about kingdom stuff.
they always ask questions about politics.
The Global Flood myth is the foundation of my exit. Research how much water it would take to cover the entire planet. The amount is so great that it would increase the mass of the earth, this changing the earth's orbit.
"when he who says: ‘all the gold and silver of the mountains are mine,’ fails to provide necessary funds, we will understand it to be time to suspend the [watchtower] publication.” consistent with that, there is no begging for money in the literature of jehovah’s witnesses.. what is true of their literature is also true of their meetings.
there are no emotional appeals for funds in their congregations or at their conventions.
" - when he who says: ‘all the gold and silver of the mountains are mine,’ fails to provide necessary funds, we will understand it to be time to suspend the publication.” consistent with that, there is no begging for money in the literature of jehovah’s witnesses.. what is true of their literature is also true of their meetings.
The last time was in the 2021 Regional Convention videos. It was basically their version of "hit the donate button".
since this pandemic, especially, are witnesses fine with never having to go to another meeting or assembly again?
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In all the years I was a Witness I was hard pressed to find Witnesses who actually enjoyed the doo-to-door ministry. I knew some, but it was a small portion.
noun: convention; plural noun: conventions
3.
a large meeting or conference, especially of members of a political party or a particular profession.
"a convention of retail merchants"
I'm sure the past 2 years have been extolled as "the best convention ever!"
each eye-opener in my awakening had nothing to do with apostates.
it was always by looking directly at the so-called spiritual food that helped me awaken.. in 2019 they changed the wording of the second of two baptismal questions which are answered aloud before the audience.
now i realize that these questions have been adjusted over the years.
If the questions changed then the dedication is no longer valid. My baptism therefor is now null and void, thus meaning I no longer subject to disfellowshipping.
i just watched that stupid talk by gary while e bro on not using a gun for self defense but it went deeper.
i was that you don't defend yourself against violence.
well ain't that great from an asshat living in a gated and guarded compound.
I would imagine if an axe murderer walked onto Bethel property the Watchtower would call the police knowing full well the police may shoot and kill the axe murderer. How does having someone else use deadly force to protect yourself absolve you of being "blood guilty"?
The Watchtower is rather hypocritical in this aspect.
did you ever reach a point in field service , you knew you were lying to people ?
just before the pandemic , i had an encounter with a witness and i didn't let on who i was or my past.
i just very politely listened to his nonsense.
Everything has changed, not just the embarrassing overlapping generation but also the identity of the faithful slave and even the meaning of God’s name.
What does the Watchtower now say God's name means?
they wear jewelry like they are some don from the cosa nostra.
watches and rings like some cheap pimp.
hey they are cheap pimps.
They seem to be originating with the world.
i just watched that stupid talk by gary while e bro on not using a gun for self defense but it went deeper.
i was that you don't defend yourself against violence.
well ain't that great from an asshat living in a gated and guarded compound.
More Doublethink from the religion more dynamic than an IP address (i.e. they move the goal posts a lot).
David, the man who would have the Messiah come from his bloodline, begins his career as Jehovah's appointed ruler over Israel by slaying Goliath with a shepherd's sling. You know, the ancient ancestor of the firearm. David goes on to be King of Israel and is lauded for slaying tens of thousands.
"But that was righteous warfare ordered by Jehovah!" says the Watchtower.
Well, either using violence is righteous or it is not. Mistranslating Murder into "kill" doesn't help the cause either.
I am all for non-violence and non-violent resolution. I also know that some people are just out to hurt others and to let that happen is a greater wrong than using violence to stop them.
