when i truly believed the jws had the truth, i usually reverted back to 'what's the point?
i'm going to die anyway' as a way to justify for doing so-called bad things or not doing so-called good things in jw land.. i shouldn't be watching this r-rated movie.
(why stop?
Yes, I got to the point where I thought I was going to be destroyed. Every Watchtower study, every assembly, was telling me I was doomed for very trivial reasons.
So I got to the point where it didn't seem to matter anymore. My fault was then feeling guilty, trying to go back and putting my head in the lion's mouth. But that helped me wake up in the end.
at this year's annual meeting (2016), david "mark" sanderson asks the audience the question, "are you determined to keep on preaching with us until we say the work is completed?
" to which they respond with applause.
do you think that stopping the preaching work will ever be a part of the gb's long range plan?
Is that an exact quote?
"we say"?
It used to be "Jehovah's says".
avast unveils top ten apps draining your android phone.
jehovah’s witness: this official app produced by jehovah’s witnesses was the heaviest user of smartphone storage.
it allows users to download their bible (in all languages) and browse a library of video tutorials and introductions in high-resolution.
Apparently worldly-made phones cannot keep apace with the celestial chariot.
recently attended a special assembly day.. guest speaker was thomas chicky, a member of the us branch committee and the head of the us ldc (which has replaced the rbcs).. the last talk of the day is scheduled for an hour.
it was the usual boring mumbo-jumbo.
he appeared to have blasted through his hour-long outline in just about 45 minutes, so he "treated" us to informal comments on recent developments.. he commented on the new wt complex in fishkill ny.. then he dropped the bomb (well, to anyone with ears and at least 2 functioning synapses).. the following is not a word for quote, but presents the gist of his comments:.
This reminds me of what Jesus said about "calculating the cost", starting to build something, not being able to complete it and being ridiculed for it.
Perhaps a Bible prophesy is being fulfilled! :)
did anyone see this program on investigation discovery?
it's a true story about scientology's lack of belief in therapy or meds for the treatment of mental illness, and the danger of denial.
though the dubs have eased up their stance on mental illness a bit, their attitudes remain similar.
Yep I watched this. This was analogous to the JW prohibition on blood transfusions.
Of course, when it comes to mental medication, many JWs seem to be on it. Elders have even encouraged me to take some anti-anxiety meds to "take the edge off" in field service and giving talks. They took these same meds. So did their pioneer wives. I've heard many in Bethel are as well.
Sometimes, of course, medication is needed. And especially for schizophrenia!
i started a thread on this guy's comments about building kingdom halls here.. the guy also said this (again, not a word for word quote, but the gist of his comments):.
"the primary hope of salvation is the resurrection.
jehovah does not promise anyone that he will survive armageddon.
I remember a circuit overseer liken it to Plan A and Plan B.
Plan A is living thru Armageddon. Plan B is the resurrection.
I took plan C: See ya! I'm outta here!
recently attended a special assembly day.. guest speaker was thomas chicky, a member of the us branch committee and the head of the us ldc (which has replaced the rbcs).. the last talk of the day is scheduled for an hour.
it was the usual boring mumbo-jumbo.
he appeared to have blasted through his hour-long outline in just about 45 minutes, so he "treated" us to informal comments on recent developments.. he commented on the new wt complex in fishkill ny.. then he dropped the bomb (well, to anyone with ears and at least 2 functioning synapses).. the following is not a word for quote, but presents the gist of his comments:.
I believe it has been shown that they have offshore bank accounts that have much less oversight that in places like the US.
thought this might be of interest....... .
from http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38368526.
jediism not a religion, charity commission rules.
In essence, the Jedi philosophy is based on Tsoism. So there is already a religion by those tenants.
May the Force be with you.
my wife and i started to watch this last night and have covered only 2 episodes so far but it is really interesting.. there are so many similarities between scientology and wt.
not in beliefs of course but in their shunning, of their version of apostates etc.. it was amusing for me to see my active jw wife watch and get all indignant.
at one point a statement was made that a religion "shouldn't separate families" and she muttered to herself "absolutely not".. i am kind of hoping that jws will watch and see what is being carried on by a high control cult and eventually recognize it in their own lives.
I love this series. I hope Leah eventually exposes other cults as well.
i was just thinking, did new song books precede periods of jw doctrinal changes?.
the latest songbook ( 2009 ) came out just before the maniacal rebranding of watchtower into jw.'org..
what about previous generations?
The 2009 songbook had an obscene picture on the back or else bad art that could be construed as obscene. They had to change the picture for newer editions.
I suspect the new gray songbook is to rectify this problem altogether.
And I also suspect that David Splane fancies himself a scholar and a composer. Now he has a playground to introduce whatever brainchild or composition he comes up with.
