just wonderin' if anyone has heard of anything about something big going down in the borg?
good friend of mine just told me today that he will be attending a 4.5 day elder "training school" all nest week!
the "special" elder "schools" are usually only 2-3 days.. lots of dumbing down coming?.
I think it is because they have to sit and watch video presentations whereas in the past elders got up and presented talks. Now it's watch a video, discuss the video, and then see if the conclusions in the room agree with the 2nd part of the video which tells them how to use or interpret the 1st part of the video.
If you have to do that for each of the chapters in the elder text book. Yawn. 4-5 days easily and usually from 8.00am to 5.00pm.
this article in a trade construction journal about the new uk jw hq made me laugh.
i wondered just how intimate this relationship was!
🤣🤣.
This article in a trade construction journal about the new UK JW HQ made me laugh. I wondered just how intimate this relationship was! 🤣🤣
http://www.fox5ny.com/news/jehovahs-witnesses-headquarters.
iliana says "i can do what every normal person can.".
sorry dear, but no you cannot.
http://www.fox5ny.com/news/jehovahs-witnesses-headquarters
Iliana says "I can do what every normal person can."
Sorry dear, but no you cannot. You can't watch new movies that contain violence or swearing. You can't visit relatives who used to be of the same religion as you. You can't get drunk with your girlfriends. In fact you can't make friends who aren't in your religion. You cannot celebrate your birthday. Or buy a Christmas gift for your friends. Or go to a friend's child's christening in a church. Etc, etc.
In short, Iliana, there is very little that you can do that a normal person can do without a second thought. Which might be funny except it is very very sad for you.
i have been in crisis regarding the international problem of the way child abuse has been handled in the wt organization.
i have been dealing with serious health issues that made it necessary for me to go on permanent disability since 2015. since then my health has gotten worse making it nearly impossible to attend meetings.
in this period i have received no spiritual or other help of any kind.
Inactive 1.
Your experience is not unique. I too had to go on permanent disability, and as a result came off as an elder. It was during this period that I discovered that my former friends, elders, and brothers couldn't give a damn about me as a person since I was no longer able to attend meetings or share in the field service. I became the invisible Man.
The fact that I already had serious doubts about the organisation as I had seen things from the inside, and then could not believe the lies being spun by those who had never liked me on the Body of Elders as to why I was no longer serving, made my departure arrive faster than I had planned.
My biggest regret is the number of years which I dedicated to this crap! I wish you well my friend on your journey. The more you read the more you will discover that is shocking about an organisation that you once believed in fully.
april 22nd 2019 is world earth day.
an opportunity for people to join in doing something to protect our planet now rather than hoping g_d will save it in the future.
https://www.earthday.org/earthday/ .
April 22nd 2019 is World Earth Day. An opportunity for people to join in doing something to protect our planet NOW rather than hoping G_d will save it in the future.
so after almost 5 months of not attending meeting, today my husband decided to attend the special talk.
i am sad, frustrated, nervous, but also hopeful that he will see something that he never did before .
lies and manipulation.
@The Fall Guy.
A videoed speaker? Whatever happened to audience contact? (as taught in the TM school in the past). How on earth can a videoed speaker interact with the people who are listening.... Don't they trust local elders to give these talks anymore?
cdc warning about a new superbug affecting patients in us and uk hospitals.
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https://blogs.webmd.com/webmd-interviews/20190409/superbug-yeast-spreads-through-us-hospitals?ecd=soc_fb_190414_cons_blog_superbugyeast&linkid=100000005816456 .
CDC warning about a new superbug affecting patients in US and UK hospitals.
https://blogs.webmd.com/webmd-interviews/20190409/superbug-yeast-spreads-through-us-hospitals?ecd=soc_fb_190414_cons_blog_superbugyeast&linkId=100000005816456
an interesting article - the watchtower’s medical expert - health - nigeria.
misleading the masses.
https://www.nairaland.com/5131533/watchtowers-medical-expert .
An interesting article - The Watchtower’s Medical Expert - Health - Nigeria. Misleading the masses.
https://www.nairaland.com/5131533/watchtowers-medical-expert
all i have to say about that is that i agree with the following quote attributed to marcus aurelius:.
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I still struggle with the fact that the universe has no end to it.
In other words there's a lot of things that blow my mind and I can't explain.
Since disavowing the JWs version of events I have put God into the same box, full of quandaries and perplexities that I find difficult to comprehend.
To each his own, if you believe I am OK with that, if you don't believe I am OK with that also.
i’ve always wondered about this one.
if the bible says there will be a resurrection of the righteous and the unrighteous, does that mean all mankind that have died will come back to life?
if so, what’s the incentive for jws to have an urgency to preach and save people?
I can remember a Zone Overseer's talk where he said that natural disasters like the floods in Pakistan and India where many people lost their lives was probably Jehovah’s way of ensuring that people who would never get the chance of a witness now would have the opportunity to hear the truth after their resurrection in the New World. (Thunderous applause from the audience).
A scary thought if you ask me....
