while browsing throught my facebook timeline today, i came across a post from a facebook "friend" who is a hardcore zealous jw.
he obviously has no idea that i'm an apostate.
and so this person provides me endless entertainment on a daily basis with his delusional posts about the org.. today we had this gem, where he said he had just designed his paradise home in photoshop which i am posting a picture here.
We heard a public talk, in which the speaker was joking about his friend. He lived in a big mansion, and had a security system with a sound system installed at his door. The JWs came knocking, and he heard one of them say to the other, "This is going to be my house in the new system."
The speaker was laughing and so proud to announce that this little comment got the householder to invite them in, and "One thing led to another, and Now he is a pioneer!"
while browsing throught my facebook timeline today, i came across a post from a facebook "friend" who is a hardcore zealous jw.
he obviously has no idea that i'm an apostate.
and so this person provides me endless entertainment on a daily basis with his delusional posts about the org.. today we had this gem, where he said he had just designed his paradise home in photoshop which i am posting a picture here.
rebel8: no sex? I never heard about that one.
I overheard a JW (in the mommy room at convention) say she was going to have a dozen babies in the new system (???) There seems to be a lot of inconsistency in what they believe.
we had an elderly pioneer/ms in our hall and he used to like to rattle the elders.
he liked using the "n" word in his comments.
he one time started to comment about the "ni##er pool" that he would observe among the poorer blacks.
There were red flags raised on a regular basis, when we were bible students.
One that stands out, was when I mentioned that I liked shopping at garage sales. The husband said, "You gotta be careful. You don't know if the people might own a Ouija board or some other spiritistic items, and their stuff could be possessed..." The wife quickly nudged him and that weird comment came to a halt. I blew it off and didn't really pay attention to it. It was so far off the wall. I guess the wife knew we weren't ready for that truth yet...
Now, I hate to say... EVERY time I talk to a JW, they say something that makes me raise my eyebrows (and try not to bug out my eyes or make audible noises out of shock).
is it sex?.
simply getting along?.
someone that makes you laugh?.
Trust above all else.
the writer of this article commends the work jw's have been doing on suicide prevention.
obviously he has not seen the secret elders tapes.. .
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/josh-rivedal/mental-health_b_4788273.html.
Here we go! This must be an example of one of those "outright lies" being told in the media! (see Watchtower, December 15, 2013: "Don't Be Shaken from Your Reason!")
How DARE you, Huffington Post!?!
Defaming Jehovah's organization in such a manner?
if you and a fellow jehovah's witness went to a house where the homeowner brought up a watchtower doctrine which you secretly disagree with, would you defend it or tell them what it is you really believe?.
either way you are at a loss.. defending something you disagree with is living a lie and telling a lie.
not defending it and telling the home owner what you really believe makes you an apostate by watchtower society standards.
No offense to anyone here, but I don't really consider myself part of the "JWN community." What do you mean by that, exactly?
I was never a JW, but according to your own words, the public is being deceived by Watchtower publications... does this encourage me to join, or does it prompt me to ask more questions?
Clearly, I was deceived by the WT publications.
I wonder if any JW's have been deceived?? (I think that was the original question)
i was just wondering.
say you were baptised and stopped going to the meetings, when the elders and people ask why can you just say you don't want to be a jw anymore without giving a reason?
i mean it's not like they can force it out of you and you aren't necessarily spreading lies or whatever they say apostates do.. if anything they'll have to keep talking to you to find an actual reason to df you so if you're literally as vague as possible then what basis do they have?
Since you're not actually a JW, I don't think you need to say anything. They do not own you, if you were never baptized and declared yourself part of the organization.
Find excuses not to attend meetings. I think you will find that after a few weeks away, it will get much easier. :)
if you and a fellow jehovah's witness went to a house where the homeowner brought up a watchtower doctrine which you secretly disagree with, would you defend it or tell them what it is you really believe?.
either way you are at a loss.. defending something you disagree with is living a lie and telling a lie.
not defending it and telling the home owner what you really believe makes you an apostate by watchtower society standards.
(Outlaw took my answer... especially about "change the subject!" I have experienced this many times. I am a curious householder. but never a JW.)
OK, I am totally confused now. The JW's of today started when??
What about the study article in the Watchtower of July 15, 2013, which includes a time line, showing that the harvest began in 1919. Please review the article titled, "Look! I am with you ALL the days."
http://www.jw.org/en/publications/magazines/w20130715/jesus-parable-wheat-and-weeds/
Jesus came in 1914, inspected them, and then appointed them as the faithful and discreet slave in 1919. Paragraph 12 states:
Since 1919, anointed ones have been gathered into the restored Christian congregation.
Can you explain this? I am really trying to understand...
PS: Welcome. It is good to see a JW who has the courage to speak up.
http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/11039189.judge_prevents_naming_of_dead_jehovah_s_witness/.
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"You will know them by their fruits."
At least her family is getting some privacy, but what a sad story! Another statistic...
during a discussion over the weekend, we exchanged ideas about recent changes in terminology related to assembly days, conventions and new titles for the higher-ups.
i commented that for years in 'security' at larger meetings we were told to talk to any that seemed out of place and ask questions that would indicate if they were apostates - antiquated terms like 'overseer' or a reference the 'truth' book.. another in our group brought up the character in the orwell book 1984 and how his job was to separate new and approved terms from old words.
this was called doublethink and blackwhite.
Keep them confused.
Reaffirm their beliefs that the GB knows what is best for them, and that they need to rely on the GB to keep them informed during this time of the end.
