like all the best comedy this is hilarious and agonising in equal measure.. if you have not bookmarked the jehovah's trumpet blog do it now.. shunning makes us joyful .... "fiends, we are the happiest people on earth because of true worship, and this includes the practice of shunning our closest loved ones...".
Another fantastic article from Jehovah's Trumpet.
I agree with Cofty that it's "hilarious and agonising in equal measure".
I'm being shunned and I'm not even DF'd or DA'd.
Thankfully, I don't have blood relatives in the cult so I can laugh at their un-christian behaviour. (Hilarious)
I can imagine it being a very painful experience for many though. (Agonising)
I wish the site was updated with new articles more often.
My favourite is probably Conjoined Twin Shuns Brother. Genius.
if the wtbts can have a hospital liaison committee (hlc), then why not a child protection liaison committee (cplc)?.
elders can form positive relations with police and children's services before an incident is reported.. make it clear that the wtbts has a zero tolerance attitude to child abuse, and has a desire to root out this evil as soon as it is exposed.. co-operate with the appropriate organizations to protect the abused, not to protect the abuser/image of the wtbts.. if it is important to ensure that blood is not administered, then surely it is more important to protect vulnerable children from abuse that will affect them for the rest of their lives?.
If the WTBTS can have a Hospital Liaison Committee (HLC), then why not a Child Protection Liaison Committee (CPLC)?
Elders can form positive relations with police and children's services BEFORE an incident is reported.
Make it clear that the WTBTS has a zero tolerance attitude to child abuse, and has a desire to root out this evil as soon as it is exposed.
Co-operate with the appropriate organizations to protect the abused, not to protect the abuser/image of the WTBTS.
If it is important to ensure that blood is not administered, then surely it is more important to protect vulnerable children from abuse that will affect them for the rest of their lives?
before i start, i'm not a wt apologist and i am certainly not trying to minimise sex abuse.
i was looking at the amount of sex abuse cases in light of witness population.
just say wt ended up on paying out on 30,000 individual abuse cases.
Just read the above link.
A tragic story. Typical of the congregation elders to neglect those on the fringe. Clearly, you are unworthy.
If they're the only true Christians, there's no hope for any of us.
"Life has been happier since I got kicked out" I bet it has. You're free of the mental anguish and guilt thrust upon you for not doing all you can.
"I may die at Armageddon" No you won't. There is no Armageddon.
Enjoy the rest of your life.
Look forwards, not back.
before i start, i'm not a wt apologist and i am certainly not trying to minimise sex abuse.
i was looking at the amount of sex abuse cases in light of witness population.
just say wt ended up on paying out on 30,000 individual abuse cases.
If an organization claims to be the ONLY ONE with the support of the Creator of the universe...
if the same organization claims that it's active leader is the resurrected Jesus...
then yes, it's a very big deal.
If satan controls all of the other 'false' religions then it shouldn't come as a surprise to find these organizations having child abuse problems.
The only true religion should be noticeably different and better than satan's.
Let's say that Joe Publisher wants to pioneer. He takes the matter to Jehovah in prayer.
In time he's pioneering, confidant that it only occurred as a result of Jehovah's blessing.
Joe Pioneer is commended publicly, is interviewed at Assembly's, etc.
Now, let's say that a young child is being abused.
He/she also goes to Jehovah because He can make it stop, if He only wants to.
Jehovah effectively says "Do you have a second witness? A confession? No? Sorry, I'd love to help you, but the abuser has got me on a technicality."
Learning about child abuse within the 'only true religion' led me out of the door of the Kingdom Hall and I'll never return.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-28275535.
:(.
They are the only band I can think of whose T-shirts are better (and better known) than their songs.
Ramones were never my thing. I just couldn't get away with them.
Tragic that he died at 65. Worked hard all his life and never got to draw on his pension.
i don't know whether i should laugh, or run screaming into the night.. tonights "local needs" was titled "are you following 'the slave' "?.
the theme scripture was 1 peter 2: 21. it was applied that by following jesus steps closely we would then be able to keep up with 'the slave'.
now i don't know about others, but if i were to follow one person and that meant to keep up with someone else, it would mean that the person i was following was following the other person.
Do both.
Laugh... while running screaming into the night.
Being a local needs, this outline did not even come from the GB.
Yet, through decades of mind control, the elders instinctively spew out their own guilt-inducing items and then the congregation lap it up.
Critical thinking is forbidden in every KH around the world.
However, blind obedience to every word from the WTBTS, and the from platform, earns Jehovah's approval.
It's a strange world .
gorby and his lovely wife had during dinner a chat about watchtower hypocrisy.
she faded with me since 2007 and shows sometimes affection for the organization.. we talked about the gb and ray franz.. she asked me if she could read my ray franz books.. now i have a dilemma.
the books gave me a hard time in the '90.. i know the ray franz truth can hurt and shock her so much.
First, talk to the lovely Raisa.
Remind her that whatever happens, you are acting with the best intentions.
Tell her you'll leave CoC out for her.
Make her very aware of the potential consequences of reading the book.
Make it clear that she should only read it if she's prepared to cope with the candid information presented.
Leave the matter with her.
The decision is then hers.
(That's what I would do anyway.)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-28166192.
can't make link clickable!.
i pass them in london on a daily basis at one of mainline train stations in the city and the only people i've seen talking to them are lost tourists (looking for directions).
"The Singhs are both cutting back on their paid work away from the movement in order to be, as Deep states on his WhatsApp mobile messaging profile, "On the Lord's Work!!" from 7am-7pm."
Please tell me I was never this deluded
if you do, or decide to do it please take a video and post it on utube.
call it 'sparlock's revenge'.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxfupd89wxs.
Ahh, I SOOOO wanted the title of this thread to be true.
You could've included a poll to find out which GB member we would prefer to see as the victim.
A Morris III would likely be a very popular candidate.
Anyone heard of the Biotic Baking Brigade?
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i'm really looking forward to what the day may bring...... wish you were here to share it with me..
Happy Birthday!
Earlier this year I had my first birthday since 1991.
My family were more excited than me.
Have a great day.
