These men (BOE, COs, DOs, GB) make the Catholic Inquisitors look good. Imagine if the JW hierarchy had the rights to strangle, burn at the stake, and use the rack as torture. During these days of increased apostasy (JWs opening up their eyes and seeing the falsehoods taught as such due to the Web and increased communication) the JW inquisitors would be salivating with new tortures and unconcerned with New Light. Silence is golden, the water test or the rack is not.
and now we have to silence you
by A Paduan 18 Replies latest watchtower beliefs
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Honesty
If a jw reads jw pulications, figures out it looks like a sham, and then brings up the inconvenient truths to "the wrong people" - is that all it takes to get silenced - ousted - removed - ceased etc ??
I am just very grateful that the New System had not arrived when I escaped from the Watchtower because it may have had an extra measure of pain added to what was already present.
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avidbiblereader
Honesty, wow, that is about how it feels, good pic, it says it all, none of the JW can appreciate that until they cross the line, then they can understand just how unloving they really are. I am ashamed that I use to treat DF'd ones that way. It never felt right and I pray that I never act that unloving to anyone ever again.
abr
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blondie
The Diary of an Armageddon Survivor
http://macgregorministries.org/jehovahs_witnesses/armagsurv.html
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becca1
At best, a red flag will go up and you will be watched. At worst you could be disfellowshipped.
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Atpeaceatlast
Back in late '87 when I was living with my aunt in Chicago to get away from the harassment and intimidation of the elders from the congregation I once attended, my mother called me sounding like she was crying and told me one of the elders came to visit her, placed his hands on her, shaking her and demanding my whereabouts. She told him that I was at work and to get out of her house. Not satifisfied at my mom's answer, he began to open doors inside of her home looking for me! At that, my mom became enraged and grabbed her broom, throwing him out of the house (my mom is 5'2" and diabetic). As he was being thrown out, he threatened my mom that if I said "anything," he will see to it that I would be "taken care of." Even though what happened to her scared the hell out of me, I calmly told my mom that the next time he shows up, she is to call the police. My mom eventually calmed down, but she was very confused about his behavior (my mom was studying with a JW lady from the Spanish congre.), and didn't understand how bad the JW religion can be (yes, I guess I was scared into silence about it even to my mom). At that point, I began to tell her all about what happened to me for the past two years. She couldn't believe it and promptly stopped her study.
To this day, she doesn't answer the door when JWs come around (she lives in FL now). When they do, she always mentions the day when Bro. J--- came around to shake her down!
We laugh about it now, it was truly a bizzaro world I got myself in, but at least we're not afraid of JWs, and we freely tell it all like it is if anyone wants to know about the Watchtower.
Hmm, maybe I should write a book. The more I remember my times with JWs, the crazier it sounds, sort of like a soap opera.
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Confession
That is one horrible experience, atpeace. Shaking your mother, searching the house, threatening you? I'm glad to know you're now free and "at peace."
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JWdaughter
I read someones post who stated the old JW adage "They are imperfect men and make mistakes". I think the next person confronted with a JC should say "I am an imperfect person and I may make mistakes, but since i don't even have the same enlightenment as say, the FDS, my mistakes should be given as much, if not MORE mercy than you expect me to offer up regarding THEIR mistakes. The slave is to be at least as merciful to his servants as the 'master'. Remember the story of the wicked slave?
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OnTheWayOut
If a jw reads jw pulications, figures out it looks like a sham, and then brings up the inconvenient truths to "the wrong people" - is that all it takes to get silenced - ousted - removed - ceased etc ??
Definitely. I was never on a JC to remove an apostate, but I have heard from CO's, DO's.
I wrote a resignation as an elder, citing doubts in the organization. BUT I knew how far
I could push things. I quoted references to the FDS and the Governing Body. I never
went further than saying I expected more accuracy as the light got brighter. I did not give
them enough rope to hang me. If I avoid further disagreement in writing or in discussions,
I should be alright. If I were to outright say things are wrong- I could say it to an elder or to
rank-and-file that talk to the elders- I would be in a JC so fast. They cannot afford for
questions to come up that will increase the number of doubting examiners.
