it is well documented that the jw religion frowns on there members engaging in competitive sports to the extent they discourage school age children in the organization from being a part of competitive sports..gal.5:26. i have commented before on an afl payer in victoria who claims he is a jw who threatened to leave his club and pursue his religious convictions a year or two ago ,of course he didn`t and probably got an increase in his pay/salary.
good on him that`s business,and his business.. i now notice that he is sporting a well kept grown beard another thing that his professed religion frowns upon .i wonder if he still professes to be a jw or if he has left the religion.?.
to my knowledge he was never baptized even though he is in his mid twenties and married to a jw.sister.. jehovah`s witnesses encourage young teens to be baptized and suggest that a jw sister should not look to being yoked with a brother unless he is baptized certainly by the time he is twenty .. if alec rance still professes to be a jehovah`s witness and if he is not baptized while in his mid twenties and sporting a beard, he is not considered a jehovah`s witness by his fellow congregants until he gets baptized and gets rid of his beard.. if the above is correct does his claim to be a jehovah`s witness publicly warrant a disclaimer by the religion he professors because he doesn`t abide by the governing body /faithful & discreet slave class directives of his religion ?.
Yeah smiddy3.
I saw that pic in the Herald Sun yesterday. As I recall, he did state in an interview some time ago that he made the correct decision in choosing to stay in footy over the spiritual pursuits. And as you well know the gb do whatever they feel like doing, just as individual groups of elders do. If she, his wife, is a 'good' contributor then I'm sure no-one will bat an eyelid. I will ask my friends if they know what he's up to with jw dom.
jtg
my name is sophie, and i am currently in the class ap research.
the aim of ap research is to have students enter into an academic conversation that exists about a specific topic or issue.
for my research project, i have chosen to evaluate the social stress levels, or sense of belonging, within members of the jehovah’s witnesses community, due to my personal background with the religion.. the following attachment will help me collect data for my research.
Hi Sophie.
I endorse your idea. However, I wonder which research you could quote to support the '16 times higher than the general population' claim. I do see a higher rate of mental delusion and other issues among the jws I know compared to non jws but quantified research would be good to view.
All the best with your project.
jtg
single zipped folderhttps://we.tl/t-uiqj87wimd.
2019-02-02-musical preludeshttps://we.tl/t-zyfpnodizd.
s-21-e congregation's publisher record (2018-12).pdfhttps://we.tl/t-i9qamx3s0q.
Well, Farmer Atlantis Extraordinaire.
The fruits of your farming activities are appreciated to the max.
There's a RUMour that RUM is in crates coming your way.
Incredible male/female/personage irrespective of years.......
jtg
i was thinking of how witnesses were always admonished to take care of their own before they should ever help a worldly neighbor.
i don’t think they ever do anything for the community unless it’s a benefit to them..
Well, for wot it's worth.
A prominent CO and SKE instructor based in Victoria and often NSW, is cruising around the Australian country side while his capable mother has been dumped in a nursing home because the other sibling (not in the religion) could no longer be with her as her own partner needed her full time attention. The super spiritual son convinced her to go into a nursing home. When he does rarely visit he tells her she is in the best nursing home in Melbourne. He had to keep his 'spiritual status' and his mother keeps trying to convince herself this is best for her and her son. PATHETIC.
jtg
i personally feel that vaccinations are beneficial.
there has been a modern movement that vaccinations are more harmful than beneficial to which i disagree.
what is your stance as an ex jw on vaccinating your children?
The plural of anecdote is not data.
Top of the class cofty.
That's the problem in jwdom. Their publications are full of it and the Muppets nod ad infinitum .
That is why they fall for these anecdotal references of no substance.
Sadly when some leave the jws they still cling to the ideology of anecdotes
Another two bobs worth.
jtg
i was thinking of how witnesses were always admonished to take care of their own before they should ever help a worldly neighbor.
i don’t think they ever do anything for the community unless it’s a benefit to them..
Right on the money as always blondie.
We see it right here in Australia,,,,,,If an ageing jw with no family nears death the elders fall over themselves to get the estate signed over to the org. If they have family in their thoughts or a will,,,, zero help from the elders. I have personally been involved in this scenario as a third person offering help on more than one occasion including the passing of my aged parents. If there were no relos, the elders would take over. If there were were relos I was left alone to offer help and practical assistance unhindered by the 'holy ones' ,,,,Charlatans.
jtg
the final part of the october, 2018 annual meeting has now been released of jw org tv.the following includes a transcript of mark sanderson's speech for those that don't want to listen to the broadcast.. we have long held that the land of decoration is the "spiritual estate of jehovah's people"... now brothers what can we say about all these events that have taken place (referring to recent events in russia) in such a short period of time?
well, truly, if you're a student of the history of god's organization, you can say these events are unprecedented in our history.
we've never seen a country or a territory with 175,000 witnesses of jehovah go under ban.
Wot a crock of shite. Thank you for posting. I had a gut full after am111 in last weeks vomitville.
Here we go again, 'the needle returns to the start of the song and we all sing along like before'.
(refer earlier posts about the theory of communist block and king of north over the years)
And for those who fall for the con,'And we'll all be lonely tonight and lonely tomorrow'.
I think that's how the song goes. But, it's so fitting. Rinse and repeat.
Yes, in jwdom they are lonely tonight and forever because of the F.O.G. and perception that 'Spirituality'
is defined by a group of Fiddlers. Don't read the music,,,,,, play by ear,,,, she'll be right on the night.
just my two bobs worth.
jtg
P.S. I am a muso but, we never did shit like this. And we had a Fiddler in the European music band.
Yay to all Aussies.
We all love a happy holiday here in Oz. I did, Lamb loin chops and a S.A. Coopers Sparkling Ale.
And a special hello to all Melbourne'ites.
jtg
https://tv.jw.org/#en/mediaitems/latestvideos/pub-ism_2_video.
interesting video explaining how to end a bible study.. watch the kind of uber behaviour of the witnesses: make a choice or we leave.... so hard, so not christian.
no love for the person.. g..
That's correct zeb....... six month bullshit study then sack em if they didn't commit to baptism.
jtg
poster westiewilly quoted on another thread the biblical proverb “expectation lost is sickness to the heart”.
the kjv puts it well, “hope deferred makes the heart sick but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life”.. does this not encapsulate the emotional tone of the jw organization today; “heartsick”?.
those who saw the total failure of the watchtower promises of the twentieth century must be heartsick from the disappointment.
Well smiddy3.
From my perspective they are now pushing "serve to the end" "even if that means the end of our lives"
They are moving away from the "paradise at hand" bullshit they spruiked in our younger days.
jtg
