No. It would not gain respect from me because I don't trust them. If they apologized, I would be suspect of their motives.
Apologies From The Watchtower Society
by The wanderer 39 Replies latest jw friends
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moshe
an apology from the WTS for actively helping break up my marriage would be a first step in the healing process- and a check for $1,000,000 would convince me they were sincerely sorry for the pain they caused me and my children. Maybe, I should write them and give them my current address just in case?
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Gayle
I would forgive the individuals on a personal level, but what has been done organizationally is unforgivable. I have no need for any direction/control from an organization any more, forever, AMEN!
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Abandoned
Character is doing what is right even if it means you lose half of your membership...
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Pioneer Spit...oh, i mean Spirit
Help me out with some WWCoC history. . .was their apology issued at a time when they came under new management? What was the situation at the time at which they apologized for their mistakes?
(as I recall, their printed issuance is quite humbling, and seems to not hold back--addresses unscrupulous motives, haughtiness of leaders and underhandedness.)
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Pioneer Spit...oh, i mean Spirit
Oh, my answer is No, thank you.
They'd have to tear it all down and start over, in my book.
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Save My Soul
I believe that all religions have made mistakes. Taking responsibility would be a start.
The thought of DF because someone disagrees is still foreign. As a witness you can not disagree.
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sspo
I recall the church of God doing this and it lost nearly 50% of its membership.
Every teachings of theirs also revolved around Armstrong and the fulfillment of prophecy.
Once he died the church had to acknowledge that he was wrong and took a lot of humility to do so.
With the GB of JW i do not see the humility there and they will never die as a group, it will continue to be replenished as needed and of course they will always have the ultimate weapon " NEW LIGHT FROM JEHOVAH"
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BFD
I agree with DJK. An apology would mean nothing to me. The damage is done and they need to go down.
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greendawn
It wouldn't really make any difference to me and certainly not to others that suffered grieviously and would rather receive some compensation, to them apologies don't mean a thing. This org needs to change so fundamentally to become good and stop harming its followers, it will never happen.