mrs phizzy ran into a jw lady from a neighbouring congo who has known us since we were teenagers, before we married, sometime in the pleistocene era lol.. during the conversation said lady asked if mrs phizzy was going to the r.c, to which mrs phizzy replied, "oh you haven't heard, we no longer go to meetings".. the jw lady then came back with the question in the thread title, which mrs phizzy handled well.. the point of this is though, what a god-awful, stupid, cult-minded question to ask !.
did she think we woke up one morning and thought "we don't love god anymore" ??
would that happen to anyone ?.
millie210
my mindset is that is that in talking to someone who believes in Jehovah (a JW) how can they possibly think that the God of the universe - omnipotent and all powerful who "does not dwell in buildings built by human hands" (Acts 17:24) only be accessed at the assembly?
I like that millie210, I'm going to use that for meetings at the Kingdom Hall
if ray franz would have kept his mouth shut and not disfellowshipped, and remained part of the governing body how many of us ex-jw would still be trapped in the cult?.
would we have come this far?.
I guess Ray or no Ray, the evidence that the WT is a scam is just to crystal clear for those that have a strong sense of justice and compassion. His books seem to just confirm what you already knew.
if ray franz would have kept his mouth shut and not disfellowshipped, and remained part of the governing body how many of us ex-jw would still be trapped in the cult?.
would we have come this far?.
i only recently became aware of cases of people being born with tails.
having looked into it this is a evolutionary leftover and we have many other examples within each one of us like the appendix, wisdom teeth, and muscles to move the ears.
plus many more, this seems to me to prove evolution completely.
Have the WT addressed this? And how did they explain it?
Sin
if ray franz would have kept his mouth shut and not disfellowshipped, and remained part of the governing body how many of us ex-jw would still be trapped in the cult?.
would we have come this far?.
If Ray Franz would have kept his mouth shut and not disfellowshipped, and remained part of the Governing Body how many of us ex-jw would still be trapped in the Cult?
Would we have come this far?
im going by memory, so not an exact quote...i believe this was around 2002, at the crownsville assembly hall (now sold from what i understand)..
he said basically: some people watch an hour show and give up the faith that theyve had for decades..
the impact of this show was like a canon being shot into a swimming pool.
what an embarrassment or worse it will be for those who continue loyal, to call themselves JWs.
In my opinion, if I was still a JW and standing next to one of those carts, it would be torture knowing that I must look to passerby's as loco in the head for being a JW. In our world today it does matter to people - even JWs - what others think of them, that's why JWs work so hard to put on a good front - cars clean, dress well, speak well - so the world will listen to them. Mark my words, JWs (except the crazies) in this modern world will exit this shameful religion because of their shame coming from being a part of it.
Barbara
That’s true Barbara, if I didn’t know TTATT, and with everything that is happening to the WT in the past two years, I would walk away just out of embarrassment.
I know a couple of young JW girls that just walked away, not because they figured out it was a scam but because they were just to embarrassed to be associated with the WT and all the bad publicity.
over here on the left we have a governing body which is inspired directly by jehovah to receive his instructions for how to worship and interpret the bible accurately.. on the other hand, on the right we have a governing body which isn't inspired nor directed by jehovah, but which is making the best guesses they can make as mere humans as to proper worship and bible interpretation.. here is our thought experiment.. what differences would we see or would have seen in the last 100 years of jw teaching in each instance, .
and how would they differ?.
my jw boyfriend just ended a year and a half relationship with me.
it came out the blue and i'm deeply hurt by this because we were so compatible.
he did it right before the big annual gathering he is presently attending.
What type of religion condones the type of rationale to deceive people and if you don't follow them they just up and throw you away?????
The Watchtower Religion.
Don't ever date a Jehovah Witness again. It will bring nothing but trouble and regret.
may be some of you will be shocked by this question.
however, when i was studying the bible with critical eyes i detected that paul ( or saul of tarsus) misquoted the hebrew bible in order to get false support for his arguments.
of course, this tricky kind of use of the "scriptures" was not only used by him, but others, like the author of the gospel of matthew got unsupported doctrines misquoting verses.
may be some of you will be shocked by this question.
however, when i was studying the bible with critical eyes i detected that paul ( or saul of tarsus) misquoted the hebrew bible in order to get false support for his arguments.
of course, this tricky kind of use of the "scriptures" was not only used by him, but others, like the author of the gospel of matthew got unsupported doctrines misquoting verses.
Paul was not telling the Corinthians that it went against biological norms for men to wear long hair, but that it went against Roman convention
Caleb, what exactly did Paul mean when he said;
(1 Timothy 2:12) . . .I do not permit a woman to teach,. . .
The Watchtower uses this scripture to prevent women from
giving talks, being an MS or Elders.Women in the WT are only good for going out in service and making cookies.
