in the real world, very few parents would disown their own children simply because they read a magazine that told them to do it.
very few people would forever completely ignore their own parents because an elder got up on a platform one day and announced that they no longer follow the same religion as you.. in the real world it just doesn't happen.
and yet, for 8 million jehovah's witnesses it's very a normal part of their world to treat "other people" differently than they'd treat each other.
A phrase I remember is this - they don't have the right heart condition
It means no matter how pleasant or friendly they appear, they will never be like the JW's. Honest, truthful, and loving like God. Knowing right and wrong and acting on it.
It means they embody everything that you would attribute to Satan - headstrong, unrepentant and looking to do evil.
It makes turning your backs on them justified.
lm getting conflicting advice.ls it the 144000 or jesus.l was always under the impression it was jesus.lf its the 144000 then when they pray the jw;s should be praying through the remnant not in jesus christs name but in the 144000;s name..
I thought all the time it was Jesus. But then my sister said no, only the 144,000 get to have jesus as their mediator because well, they are the anointed etc. The other poor sheep, are supposed to wait for the "brothers of Jesus" to intercede on their behalf because, well, they're just the other undeserving sheep. She said this after she realized it was hooey.
That banana basket looks as if it was Photoshopped in place.
Not sure what you mean. Many African places still carry food etc. on their heads. Maybe you think it is the lady witness that is carrying the fruit? Nah, she is the one with the bookbag.
i have been reading where the watchtower is closing down kingdom halls.
there is something that i don't understand, or maybe i am just misunderstanding it.
can someone clear this up for me?
The other problem with this, is the regular JW's view on this. One JW I know, when I commented on this said "Well it all goes to Jehovah" So they equate all the money they've lost, as merely going to "God". Which it does. Guardians of Doctrine
i guess we all know the answer why this still happens... but really, why?.
just a month ago i was having some conversation with this sister and since i'm on inactive status, she was trying to get me to download all those jw apps because the "work is speeding up" and i shouldn't be missing out on anything from the org.
especially when they come up with all these "provisions" that intend only to benefit the members.
What can you say? The WT demands ignorance of the majority of it's followers, but decorates itself with the educationally accomplished.
how many of us would confidently say that we know more about the bible now that we have ceased being jws?.
i know that i was proud to say that i was a "serious bible student" when a jw.
we boasted about how much we learned each week, and how we shared bible truths with the community.. but it's only after leaving, and really delving into a broad range of research, that i realise how little i actually knew!.
I actually did know a lot of the bible. But that is because I read as if I were watching a movie. So I'd be able to recall events and people because it was like watching real life. The missing part would be that I didn't scrutinize the information or see the incongruities.
Now I see it as a pretty good example of manipulation. Men are designated by God (just like Egyptian pharaohs were gods) to be the rulers over women (cause they were the source of all trouble) Makes it easy to win all arguments with that trump card. (hey does pres Trump use that?) It also validates wars, raping of the enemies females and subjugation of "enemies" and taking all of their resources. It has been used by Christendom, ISIS etc for those "rewards".
It has allowed many to start a new business of religion because it's all about the "Holy spirit" giving you inspiration to start your own version of it.
“the christian witnesses of jehovah are the best oriented, happiest and most contended group of people on the face of the earth.
so why on earth would any good follower need the help of a mental health professional?” the society tells about the evils of seeking help from outside their organization.
"as a rule, for a christian to go to a worldly psychiatrist is an admission of defeat.
Yes, if you are depressed and have anxiety, it doesn't mean that you should have counseling by a worldly person. It means that you've done something wrong. That's what one Elder told me.
i´ve come up with a partial list (i am only in 1 kings) of the many reasons and ways to die in the bible.maybe, when i am in revelation, i am going to share the full list.
how many do you think i´ll end up having??
number.
Did you do the crushed by giant hailstones?
The list is so long, I've already forgotten half. Have you done these?
Is the brain hemorrhage the young boy of the widow? David throwing men off a cliff so they burst. Priests because they let David eat the bread of the temple. Not saying the password correctly. Suddenly having a high sodium content. Wasting semen. A windstorm caused by supernatural forces that crushes you under a house.
That's all I can think of in the early section of the bible.
when your fridge is getting empty, what should you do?
a recent wt shows the ideal next step.
(in picture form, so all ages/education levels can understand.).
Doesn't look like his fridge is empty....
