had a brief chat with an elder from a distant congregation today: long story short - he has spoken to "someone" at london branch regarding the 'famine' of bibles within the org, and was told by this "someone" to just wait until nearer the end of this year.. he said it sounds like we're going to get an announcement via the annual meeting!!.
i said that it was strange that two world wars, the spanish 'flu, the wall street crash & the great depression couldn't stop the society producing bibles, so something major must be causing it now.. does anyone have any more info on the new york court action against the wtbts and the nwt writing committee?.
a sister in my congregation is still using her 1960 'Green' NWT, full of underlining and annotations.
When I was a teenage JW, I had picked up a green NWT at a thrift store for sixty cents. I used it for a little bit until I got councelled about using an out-of-date bible.
so we know all the things the wts prevents us from doing, but that's much, much different than the stuff we've grown accustomed to.. for those who have been out for a number of years, what kind of things would end up being abandoned if you suddenly started going back to the kingdom hall?
you know, stuff that you now do on the nights you used to attend meetings, the things you own, the things you wear, etc..
So we know all the things the WTS prevents us from doing, but that's much, much different than the stuff we've grown accustomed to.
For those who have been out for a number of years, what kind of things would end up being abandoned if you suddenly started going back to the Kingdom Hall? You know, stuff that you now do on the nights you used to attend meetings, the things you own, the things you wear, etc.
"ours is the god of true prophecy, what he fortells comes to be".
i don't know if this song is in the new "scream at jehovah" songbook, but i always found this lyric odd even when i was in.
it seems to imply that there are many gods and not just one.. anyone else ever think that?.
"Ours is the God of true prophecy, What he fortells comes to be"
I don't know if this song is in the new "Scream at Jehovah" songbook, but I always found this lyric odd even when I was in. It seems to imply that there are many Gods and not just one.
Anyone else ever think that?
with all the threads about the dc, i am wondering why on earth does the wt use the wording 'human' apostates?
will next year have a 'spiritual' apostate talk?
i don't get it and no, i have not and will not go to their site and watch the mind numbing video or whatever......
Well, there's always the possibility of a JW encountering a talking snake or a real live smurf. Satan the Devil sure is crafty!
so i just have to ask... how many of you who are still technically in surf the net on your phone while at the meetings?.
So I just have to ask... How many of you who are still technically in surf the net on your phone while at the meetings?
new dvd return of the prodigal son download link.
http://adf.ly/sppiz.
(click on skip ad at the top right when its finished encounting) click download on google drive.. .
Yay! I get to finish watching it!
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Almost sounds like my experience, except I was actually beaten up in school. I didn't fit in, my mother made me wear hand-me-downs that were horrendously out of date because "Jehovah's people are supposed to stand out". And when I wasn't getting beat up at school, I was getting beat up at home.
As time progressed, I because marked as "bad association" in the congregation. Why is beyond me. So people in the Hall wouldn't talk to me, and I wasn't allowed to spend time with worldly kids. It's the spot where you're truly alone.
awake!
"if you are a young person, you also need to face the fact that you will never grow old in this present system of things.
because all the evidence in fulfillment of bible prophecy indicates that this corrupt system is due to end in a few years... therefore, as a young person, you will never fulfill any career that this system offers.
According to this article, we've been in Paradise Erf for a few years now. Time to go find some lions to pet...
i'm in a pissy mood and would love to hear your stories.
personally, i'm thinking of getting a tatoo on my rear end saying wbt$ kiss this!.
donating blood. feels great every time i do it!
i find in the day and age of texting or commenting on boards etc.
if people don't know you, it's easy for them to mis-understand you.
its bad enough to be judged in the org.
It's a side effect from being part of the organization. JWs naturally develop the ability to judge others. When we exit out of the org, we need to work at getting rid of this side-effect. On that same token, I think that those who exit out of the org are very much afraid of being judged as well. People who have this fear need to learn that they're independent people with independent thoughts, morals, and ideas, and do not need to live up to the opinion of others. This was one of the first things I decided I needed to learn when I was exiting the org. I truly wanted to not give a damn about what people thought about me. You know what? It made me a much stronger person.
Everyone who exits the org will (hopefully) discover defects in their personalities that need to be fixed. Those are two major ones.
