it's incredible how this cover, and also this "series" of watchtower's is burned into my mind.
i was almost 5 years old when these were released.
β1914 and youβ β may 1, 1984 watchtower.
Hilarious!π
I was regular pioneering when that wt first came out. I remember it well.
My mother was first contacted by ones who came into the jw religion in the 1940's & 50's.
Yesterday she said 'I wish all the ones who first contacted me who are all long dead could be alive now, just to see how close to the end we are.'
I was so stunned by this absolute load of utter crap and twaddle I just said 'Thank you for sharing your thoughts mum.'...
iβve been invited to the dedication at chelmsford.. itβs crazy here, several thousand ex bethelites here for lots of events.
all hotels booked.
big marquee.
It promises to be a 3 hour bladder marathon..
Hilarious, but so aptly describes brainwashed jw land..π’π’π’
it is proposed to the seimas not to grant state recognition to the religious community of jehovah's witnesses.
lithuania05/05/2024 09:30. jehovah's witnesses; baptism associative / e. ovcharenko / bns photo.. it is proposed to the seimas to refuse to grant state recognition to the lithuanian jehovah's witnesses religious community.. community representatives told bns that they hope that parliamentarians, taking into account the practice of the european court of human rights, will make a different decision.. the draft resolution registered by the chairman of the human rights committee of the seimas, tomas vytautas raskeviΔius, states that this community does not meet the requirements of the constitution and the law, that its education and rites do not conflict with laws and decency.. "the ministry of justice has determined that the religious teaching of this community is possibly not compatible with the constitution of our country in two aspects.
the first is that jehovah's witnesses oppose blood transfusions due to certain aspects related to health care (...).
Thank you.π
Should we expect a strange reversal/dumbing down from the watchtower on accepting blood, using the analogy that 'everybody else takes it, and 'it is excepted medically worldwide', like the reasoning they used on beards, slacks etc?
What scripture could they misquote to backtrack on their blood policy I wonder?
i apologize if this post ends up in the wrong place.
i have been a lurker here for several years.
i thoroughly enjoy this site, have for years, and read something or another on this site many times a week.
A great post.
A very warm welcome SLCF - The book sound like one I would love to read.
Regards
Ron
i am way late to the party on this message board but i saw that there were some folks from the new england area who had stories about familiar jws that i grew up with.
my story, as brief as i can tell it, goes like this.. i was born in boston, ma in the early 70s to two my mom and dad who were in their early 20s and woefully unprepared for marriage and raising kids.
dad becomes drunk and violent, mom is bipolar, desperate and high strung and looking anywhere for help.
Oh my goodness, what a difficult time you have had in your life - I so sympathise.
I thought I was having an extremely hard time with my own aged jw mother at the moment - but my difficulties pale into insignificance compared to yours.
Best wishes to you
Ron
i was listening to a youtube where a pastor relates his experience of attending a jw memorial.
he said something that was profound to me.. "how do you have a memorial for someone alive?".
they use this phrase all the time, even printing thousands and thousands of invitations to invite everyone to join them in doing this.. i googled that phrase to see what other christian church's use this phrase and was astounded to see that at least the first two pages of results are in relation to jw's only..
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You got it in one Listener - I too am waiting expectantly for the scriptural proof that millions should attend, but NOT partake!
a slightly tongue in cheek, but also serious roundup of jw speak and why trying to reason with them is like trying to chip through concrete with a plastic spoon.. how many can you think of??.
elder: 'yes.
i read through the material you asked me to at your judicial meeting - you're right we're both in a cult!
uh oh, looks like the mega thread gave up the ghost, so while i investigate / fix it just continue the discussion here .... it's been a long 9 years lloyd evans / john cedars.
Well said!π
does anyone know how many hours were required to be a pioneer back in or around 1970?.
etude..
Somehow they managed their personal self esteem in being called pioneers. In reality, they were sad people and impressed no one. All were uneducated, shallow, and pitiable. It still makes me sad thinking about it.
Yep, being honest, that describes me very well back than!π’π’π’
does anyone know how many hours were required to be a pioneer back in or around 1970?.
etude..
Like your style Stan!
I used to post a tract through a random letterbox on the way to the ministry group.
My time stopped when got back to my front door 8 or 9 hours later.
I never knocked any time off for tea breaks/lunch/calls of nature..;.even so, getting the lesser 90 hrs a month in the 1980's was a still a slog!
