incorrect @WTWizard, it's a theological anarchy.
Why are so many people on this forum politically on the right?
another "gem" from the convention.
there's a talk about remaining neutral.
one of the topics they say jw's should avoid is the topic of "peoples lives matter" which is barely veiled code for black lives matter.
incorrect @WTWizard, it's a theological anarchy.
Why are so many people on this forum politically on the right?
another "gem" from the convention.
there's a talk about remaining neutral.
one of the topics they say jw's should avoid is the topic of "peoples lives matter" which is barely veiled code for black lives matter.
but they are absolutely correct by saying this. All lives do matter, it's just an understood moral law.
in this summer's convention theres a video showing the tale of a rather geeky plain looking brother whose relating the tale of how the prettiest girl in the whole school fancied him (!
) and sent him a love letter, the letter is read and it says .
"i think we would get along,i'm attracted to you, i like your personality, and that's not all, i think we could have fun together.
It was exaggerated. But you can always get better women marrying a jw since there's such little competition. And if you have a job and a decent income? Then there's less competition, as college and income are not promoted.
Not that I would ever marry anyone, JW or not. #mgtow
it has been over a year and a half since my last ceremony.
which was way to long.
my son came up from scottsdale for the ceremony.
I know someone who left and came back and is now an elder. He said that he heard demons talking to him when he was on lsd. But was that merely JW training/preconditioning telling him what to think? Who knows?
hey everyone.... i'm new to this but i would like to run my experience with medical marijuana past you.
i'm 48 years of age and have been in the truth for my whole life.. i suffer from ankylosing spondilitis and have for many many years.
it's a debilitating form of spinal arthritis and the symptoms of this auto-immune disorder affect more than my spine.
I found the truth, it's banning was related to paper and biodiesel:
i know someone who's family is very spiritual and says that her brother only pioneers and does not want to become an elder for various reasons, probably not wanting to deal with people's problems, and also the tremendous workload they put on them.
is this considered refusing advancement by god, or just choosing your own way?
he has not been "tapped" to become one, but he merely hasn't strived to become one..
I know someone who's family is very spiritual and says that her brother only pioneers and does not want to become an elder for various reasons, probably not wanting to deal with people's problems, and also the tremendous workload they put on them. Is this considered refusing advancement by God, or just choosing your own way? He has not been "tapped" to become one, but he merely hasn't strived to become one.
here are some quotes by the guy, from his youtube channel.
his name is stefan molyneux, and he’s apparently popular among the alt-right crowd.
he’s also widely quoted on these discussion boards, by certain ex-jws, who use him to help promote their political views.
There are black people who say that God cursed african people because Ham shamed Noah who was naked and drunk. But I don't believe that this is true, because God cannot be tried with evil.
source:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curse_of_Ham#Early_Judaism_and_Islam
hey everyone.... i'm new to this but i would like to run my experience with medical marijuana past you.
i'm 48 years of age and have been in the truth for my whole life.. i suffer from ankylosing spondilitis and have for many many years.
it's a debilitating form of spinal arthritis and the symptoms of this auto-immune disorder affect more than my spine.
I know someone in oregon who gives his daughter who is dying from cancer cdb oil, and he's an elder. I have not yet seen anything from the society yet on this psychoactive and thc free medicine. I even use hemp and cdb oil myself for anxiety and adrenal issues.
There's always a delay before the society addresses anything new. It takes time to research things and determine what God thinks about it. I am thinking about using medical marijuana and if a dr gives it to me, then oh well. I won't speak about it at the hall and it's between me and God.
I wish they would put a bibliography or list sources or the name or date of the studies in the watchtower and awake, so that we can research articles like this one:
https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/102001483
Never reveal anything to the Elders. They are not trained or equipped to do anything that takes a thoughtful and educated response. They turn to their secret flock book and look it up.
Just threaten to sue the elders and the congregation and you won't be disfellowshipped!
Also it's a myth that marijuana and hemp do not create more paper per acre per year than trees. But I think the logging and paper industry is behind making marijuana illegal.
old people are allowed to be grumpy,eccentric and outspoken.
i think of the old-timer jws in my local congregation during my childhood and youth.
some of them were very critical of “the brothers” but the presiding overseers and later, the elders, tolerated their ravings, seeing them as still loyal but eccentric.. i even recall a watchtower article or two in the late 1960s that talked about the disappointment many older ones felt as this system of things wasn’t showing any signs of imminent collapse.
Me too! and my wife complained because she couldn't look in the mirror in the ladies room because they always covered it!
What? They really did that?
we've posted updated and new research on our history blog.
http://truthhistory.blogspot.com/2018/06/temporary-post.html.
this is rough draft material for a chapter in vol.
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