Crazydrinker, you say, If the WT found out that you were on this site you were disfellowshiped what would you do???"
" Now we have a circumstance of the Watchtower finding out I am on this site. The Watchtower is a magazine I read daily so I don't think it would be too mad."
Bleep,
NOW you're being purposely hardheaded. You knew exactly what he meant.
"Did you mean an elder by chance?"
Do you suppose he might have meant "The Watchtower SOCIETY" that you claim and believe to be the ONLY true religion on the earth today? Come on.....
"If I was disfellowshiped you keep asking. Now why would I be disfellowshiped from my congregation?"
You CAN'T be that naive! After ALL the "warnings, subtle reminders and being TOLD that the INTERNET (ie; having FRIENDSHIP with the "world") is not "pleasing to Jehovah"......and then you HANG OUT here on a regular basis......you WOULD be "going against" what the Organization says........and you'd be a GOOD candidate for removal from the Congregation. You don't mind Momma and you get disciplined.
"Most of them came into the truth by my grandmother. I would say about half now. My grandmother also donated 10 grand to the building of our hall. That was a lot of money in the 80's. My mother also showed a few people the truth."
Bleep....are you saying that the Society would view YOUR (mis)conduct on the basis of what your family members did? Hardly seems appropriate OR scriptural!
Do you really feel that Jehovah is favorably influenced towards YOU by the actions of your family?
If YOU are deliberately going against what a "thinking Christian" should do.....Gramma's $$$ and Mom's loyalty wouldn't matter one bit!......
UNLESS....... you're saying that the SOCIETY can be INFLUENCED by folks who
a) donate large sums of money, or
b)bring in a lot of recruits...
Now THAT I can buy!
" I had a choice to be baptized"
MOST of us did.
" An apostate talking to me is like a preschool student talking to the President of the United States."
Perhaps........but more importantly; HOW does the Society view YOU deliberately talking to APOSTATES?
"I am not afraid of man and I will never be afraid. That would include an opinion of a man"
Don't look NOW, Bleep, but the Governing Body, and the Elders and the CO and the PO and the Boys-in-Writing.......are ALL MEN!!!!!..
"If the Watchtower found out then I would have the Watchtower to read at home instead of the Kingdom Hall."
If the WTS "found out"........so, how does it feel to be hiding a secret? If you believe the Watchtower "speaks for Jehovah" then you ain't hidin' a THING from HIM, are ya?
Also, your entire JW "fleshly" family, and all your friends will cut you off as dead, you won't be welcome at ANY JW social functions, and have to sit by yourself at the KH, Conventions, etc.
" I would still be loved by Jehovah and Jesus since Jesus died for us all since he paid the price for our sins."
Not according to the Watchtower Society.......remember, friendship with "the world" is enmity with God, and if you're an enemy of God---you're toast, right? You can't use Jesus' death to cover sinning against the Watchtower Society, they're two separate matters and two sets of rules.
"The Watchtower has no rules. The Magazine does have some Bible principles. I am not brain dead but i have my own opinion and right to be here."
WHAT?????
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Did you say "I am not brain dead but i have my own opinion and right to be here".? Isn't that considered "Independent Thinking (tm)" in having YOUR OWN opinion????? The Society doesn't agree that you have ANY rights unless THEY give them to you, and in THIS case....it's a BIG
NONO!
Bottom line, Bleep---ya gotta (a)wake! up and "Pay Attention".........and clip those ornery wings and knock on those doors!
OR...you can admit that the WTS does NOT "represent Jehovah", does not deal fairly with its members, and is a mind-controlling, manipulative, and evil cult!
Hugs,
Annie