i have had a conversation this evening with a jw friend i have known since childhood.
he is of the opinion that armageddon will have come and gone within the next 5 years.
are the jws now pinpointing 2020 as the supposed year?
Is the year 2020 the new prediction for Armageddon?
It would be 1975 all over again..
New Years Eve 2020..
At the stroke of Midnight bringing in 2021..
7 million JW`s would simultaneously get instant amnesia and forget..
They preached Armageddon by 2020..
to me it seems that there are a growing number of jws who reject a few to most doctrines of jws and yet still believe that they are in "jehovah's organisation.
" i have come across quite a few who for example, reject the 1914 doctrine entirely and yet remain psuedo-jws.. take a look at this page: http://e-jw.org/index.php?threads/the-ultimate-generational-leap-rebuttal.2521/#post-21793.
those are jws who reject 1914 and even the gb.
The JWs who don't believe JW doctrine..
Most don`t care about doctrine,which could change tomorrow and often does..
JW`s parrot what ever the WBT$ wants..
I`ve often heard JW`s say:
"Even if it wasn`t the Truth,I`d still be a JW!"
Nothing but Loyalty to the WBT$,matters in WatchTower World..
It`s simple,no thinking involved..
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That`s why a lot of JW`s are happy..
Right Where They Are..
when i was younger i used to hear about "marking talks" given in the past.
i believe they stopped in the 80's or 90's.
basically, if someone wasn't baptized or doing something unrepentant, they would get a "marking talk" and be treated the same as a df person.
Yep..
Change the WBT$/JW Cult Language up every once in a while..
That way you know who`s really a Loyal WBT$ /JW.....And..
Who may fall under suspicion,for not speaking the WBT$/JW Cult Language correctly..
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You Didn`t Know the Special Word!..
starting an o.p is a challenge.the person who starts the o.p then relies on fellow posters to obtain feedback and hopefully keep the o.p, informative and positive.
so starting an o.p becomes " shared accountabilility" between o.p starter, and thread poster.. some o.p's will be more of a risk factor than others, because some topics are more controversial.
so when i start an o.p i now ask myself what is:-.
Threads have a life of their own..
Once you start one you never know where it will go.
Some die after a few posts..
Some are pleasant conversations..
Some start smoking,drinking,doing drugs and party..
They`re all over the place,all you can do is watch..
i'm thinking his willful failure to be briefed by the cia about russian election tampering and not understanding diplomatic protocall.
making off handed statements without proper research about the mater.
he's an outsider when it comes to running the government that will make big mistakes at every turn because he seems clueless when it comes to running a government.. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/michael-moore-predicts-trump-impeach-resign_us_58261464e4b0c4b63b0c6dee.
Isn't this the same crowd that said Trump wouldn't win the election?
A buddy of mine said "Trump Would Never Win"..
I told him..
Then he asked..
"How many stupid people could there possibly be?"
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Enough to win the $100.00 he wanted to bet me.....LOL!!..
i'm thinking his willful failure to be briefed by the cia about russian election tampering and not understanding diplomatic protocall.
making off handed statements without proper research about the mater.
he's an outsider when it comes to running the government that will make big mistakes at every turn because he seems clueless when it comes to running a government.. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/michael-moore-predicts-trump-impeach-resign_us_58261464e4b0c4b63b0c6dee.
Someone in the CIA will eliminate him.....Stealth
Nope..
It`s going to be Rosie O`Donnel..
Entertainment at Donald Trumps "Presidential Inauguration" will include..
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Donald Trump wrestling Rosie O`Donnel on WWE ..
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"The End Of Donald Trump`s Presidency"
i saw this on reddit:.
https://www.reddit.com/r/exjw/comments/5mlgsm/2017_yearbook_of_jehovahs_witnesses/.
overall the numbers are better than last year (1.8% growth compared to 1.5% last year -- as i predicted ;-) ) with an increase in all major figures including 1300 more congregations (i assume this is not physical kingdom halls?).
Total Hours Spent in Field: 1,983,763,754
Total Number Baptized: 260,273
7,499 hrs to get 1 Baptizim..
We know at least half of those are JW Kids..
So..
It`s really 14,998 hrs or more.....To get 1 converted JW..
a known poster on this site (anon) says:.
i have just received a text from an elder i've known for decades in my circuit who has some sympathy for my feelings and who is aware of the arc, the uk charity commission, etc., etc.
here it is verbatim, and my reply.
Just admit that no matter what Watchtower does, even if every expert and government in the world agree that their policy protects children you wouldn't be satisfied....RO
If you want to know what someones opinion is,ask them,don`t tell them.....
You`re not in WatchTower World anymore..
Then in the same light who are to condemn people who want to JWs or even condemn Watchtower. What position are you in to do that.....RO
WTF does that mean?!.....It`s gibberish..
someone just told my wife, that those who are just leaving organization or not going anymore will be dfed, has anyone read that or heard of that?
i have seen nothing of that, and according to jackson at royal commission, we are free to go as we please...
If a minor voluntarily chooses to engage in JW activities, that's one thing, but if a minor is compelled to do so, then the door to door ministry becomes child labor. JW's have been accused of violations on this front more than once and the standard defense is that JW activities are wholly voluntary for all......TD
As a JW Kid I was led to believe JW activities were voluntary..
I found out other wise when I refused to go out in the field service..
When you`re a JW Kid,you volunteer free labour for the WBT$..
OR..
Face the Consequences from your JW Parents..
i was on an official tour last week to another part of my country.
on my way to the hotel, i noticed sign-board of jw kingdom hall.
i thought i would attend sunday meeting as i knew no one would recognize me.. seeing “a new-comer” in the audience, public speaker adapted his material making it especially appealing to me.
An interesting reasoning for the existence of God (from JW public talk)
There are some thinking persons in an organization where thinking is banned.
Thinking?..
Unless he has Proof of Gods Existence..
It`s one more WBT$ Fairy Tale..
