chapter 50. life after death.
since i had been in a religion that was focused on death.
it was now time to focus on life.. the wonderful line from shawshank redemption says it so well.
Question from New Boy:
First did god kill the baby because it got a blood transfusion to drive the point home to the disobedient husband?
I don't believe so. It may have been the prolonged delay in administering the potentially life saving blood. How very sad. The baby must have had a very serious condition.
hello to all pomos, pimos and lurkers!
i would firstly like to introduce myself, as i should have done in my initial post.
i will remain anonymous for this website.
Yep, the urge to pass judgment on those we deem to be our inferiors is one that dies hard. The indoctrination was wicked but certain aspects of it seem to continue to produce pleasurable sensations.
The Judge was very good at what he did judgmentally. The cult lives on even outside the cult!
my wife (unstuck) just saw a new 2-3 min video in her ex jw facebook feed, depicting a "paradise" scene preview.. it was complete with aerial shots and slow motion montages, with moving music.. scriptures were quoted across the screen, such as rev 21:3,4. i shazamed the music, and it came from another "worldly" album called "world of dreams.future world music" (you should see the song titles from that album!).
is it an official wt video, or some private persons production?.
if it is official, they seem to have once again resorted to desperate emotional manipulation tactics..... anyone else know?
The question asked:
Will you be there?
is a good one.
It has a splendid answer too. The witnesses will be shocked to discover that yes, they will be there, among the very great crowd of everybody else. That has always been the plan. We have much to learn on the way there.
just viewed this interesting video on youtube... thought i'd share.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7levkjddng.
Really well done! He's an able and capable spokesman for TTATT.
Hits that proverbial nail smack on its head too. For the WTBorg Cult Inc., baptism is indeed a trap.
there’s a lot.
i think one strange view is how only 144000 go to heaven.
since the number is mentioned in the symbolic book of revelation, you would expect that the number would be viewed as figurative, but jws say otherwise.
I agree, there are so many of their teachings which are strangely exclusive.
One that I never believed is that the WTB&TS is God's chosen earthly organization.
Another that I never believed is that only Jws will be "saved" and all others are doomed to eternal destruction.
Actually, I wasn't alone. I knew other witnesses who doubted those teachings as well. Back when the thinking ability of most witnesses wasn't as strongly controlled and discouraged as it has become nowadays.
i'm sorry if this is in the wrong category!
i am formerly adimmedlight, or something close to that.
i have been lurking here a few years now and while i did make an account before, i used a fake email (i no longer remember it, since it was made only to log in the one time i posted.. )because i was so paranoid people in my home town would discover me and "out" me.
Welcome Hal! You're on your way!
Your facebook page is very positive.
your thoughts...how is it that trump can dictate what goes on in other countries?
can anyone from another country come here and tell us what to do...trump is now the president of the world now, uh?.
i'm not really savvy regarding politics but i'm no dummy either...what the heck is going on in the world.... again, any thoughts ?
Quote from _Morpheus:
Also, from someone who lives in the nations capitol, common usage here is either/or. Im not saying its “correct” but its reality, even in newspapers, to conflate the two.
Aye, that is precisely how languages are changed by incorrect usage becoming the "new normal."
Et Cetera (etc.) in earlier times was rarely incorrectly abbreviated, but today it is very common to see ect. instead. Correct grammar and correct spelling are going the way of the unicorn since the West's embrace of mediocrity.
What is happening on the World Scene regarding Trump's Jerusalem Executive Order is quite interesting.
Comments on the fate of Jerusalem:
https://gods-kingdom-ministries.net/daily-weblogs/2017/12-2017/comments-on-the-fate-of-jerusalem/
An Israeli view of Trump's Jerusalem decision:
Trump's Evangelical Support Group is very pleased with his decision as they believe it will hasten Armageddon and all that follows. The Middle East may soon go very hot.
your thoughts...how is it that trump can dictate what goes on in other countries?
can anyone from another country come here and tell us what to do...trump is now the president of the world now, uh?.
i'm not really savvy regarding politics but i'm no dummy either...what the heck is going on in the world.... again, any thoughts ?
your thoughts...how is it that trump can dictate what goes on in other countries?
can anyone from another country come here and tell us what to do...trump is now the president of the world now, uh?.
i'm not really savvy regarding politics but i'm no dummy either...what the heck is going on in the world.... again, any thoughts ?
Quote from The Grammarist Source:
As a noun, capital refers to (1) a city that serves as a center of government, (2) wealth in the form of money or property, and (3) a capital letter. As an adjective, it means (1) principal, (2) involving financial assets, and (3) deserving of the death penalty. There are other definitions of capital, but these are the most commonly used ones.
Capitol has two very specific definitions (outside ancient Rome): (1) a U.S. state legislature building, and (2) the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C. State capitols are located in the capital cities of U.S. states, and the Capitol is located in the capital city of the U.S. If you’re not talking about any of these capitol buildings, then the word you want is probably capital.
The Capitol building located in Washington, D.C. is spelled with a capital C, but state capitol buildings ordinarily don’t have the capital C (which is not to say that some writers don’t capitalize them anyway).
It is always nice to know when there is a difference.
your thoughts...how is it that trump can dictate what goes on in other countries?
can anyone from another country come here and tell us what to do...trump is now the president of the world now, uh?.
i'm not really savvy regarding politics but i'm no dummy either...what the heck is going on in the world.... again, any thoughts ?
There will no doubt be a very heated reaction to Trump's declaration.
Prophecy tells us that Jerusalem will be utterly destroyed. Perhaps we'll see it happen in the not too distant future.
Apparently Damascus is prophesied to suffer the same fate. The beating of the War Drums has been fairly constant for the past several years.
