The fact that the elders are trained to believe they have the right and authority to both decide and then judge what another is thinking and feeling says it all really.
sparrowdown
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what are your thoughts on this quote from the elders book?
by aboveusonlysky in'in order to extend mercy, the committee must be convinced that the wrongdoer has a changed heart condition and that he has a zeal to right the wrong and is absolutely determined to avoid it in the future.'.
shepherd the flock page 91. i remember this is one of the first things that concerned me as an elder because it seemed to sound like a person is guilty until proven innocent rather than 'love believes all things', especially given the word 'convinced' appears in bold.. then in a training video one elder said something like 'unless we are convinced of repentance the shepherd the flock book says we must disfellowship'.
that was the begining of the end for me as i thought surely true christians would reason the other way round and show mercy wherever possible.. any thoughts?.
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Who has the authority to decern what the bible really teaches?
by TTWSYF inso i ask because of all the books, mags and testimonies that the wts promotes.
not only the wts, but many other christians attempt to speak about the bible with authority.
how do we measure who is an authority if we don't know that much?.
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sparrowdown
My take on this question is this.
The bible is a book, read it if you like and make of it what you will.
But, never ever give over your right to think critically and for yourself on the thoughts, observations and accounts contained in it. And, never ever give authority to any person or group to make personal life decisions for you based on what they think the bible says. And never ever give money to any person or group who claims to have authority from God to think for you.
And finally NEVER EVER believe any person or group who claims to speak for God.
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LEAKED Talk - Depression Is A Part Of This Life
by pale.emperor inanother leak from my collection of talks that i was ordered not to share.
an elder gave me a ton of talks from bethel and special assembleys to put on his ipod.
of course i copied them to my computer and will share them for all of us.. depression is a part of this life by brother nathan fuel.. this talk also touches on the subject of family members being disfellowshipped, feel depressed?
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sparrowdown
Shunning, victim blaming, depression shaming.....WT could have written the instruction manual on GASLIGHTING!
They absolute fricken masters at it.
They could have called it "Gaslighting for Jehovah" but they called it the elders manual instead.
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Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia!
by darkspilver infrom the front page of jw.org.
same view on google street view .
https://goo.gl/maps/b9wnsnxzu2r.
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sparrowdown
Wing Commander - After armagedon the Princes (elders) will have first dibbs duh, but, they will assign a team of privileged sisters to clean up any bodies or worldly mess leftover in the house first.
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If a JW Came To Your Door How Would You Handle It?
by minimus injehovah's witnesses have never come to my door but they have come to my girlfriends door.
i have coached her as to what to say or ask but it appears that they always seem to come when she's not there.
.....just curious would you get into it with a jehovah's witness at your door especially if it was someone you did not know?.
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sparrowdown
If it was someone I didn't know then yes I would play dumb (easy for me) act interested and pose some innocent widdle questions about the structure of the borg, qualifications of the leaders, what other community work they do - if any, what happens to donations, if their leader's speak for God, if Jesus died for everyone in the whole world..........
Oh God, how I would enjoy tying them up for hours and their heads in knots.
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BIG news Trump...His lewd conversation leaks.
by James Mixon inif he get pass this, america deserve him...... conversation 10 years ago..
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sparrowdown
Maybe he was at a party at Bill Cosby's house lol.
.....What....Too soon?
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The Writing Committee Needs Higher Education!!!
by The Searcher inwatchtower january 2017 - how was fire transported in ancient times?.
"the biblical account found at genesis 22:6 states that, in order to prepare to offer a sacrifice at a distant location, abraham "took the wood for the burnt offering and put it on his son isaac.
then he took in his hands the fire and the knife, and the two of them walked on together.
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sparrowdown
Maybe crazed psycho killers that think God is telling them to kill someone just have a scout's knack for restraining victims and starting fires and shit. -
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JW's Are All About Free Will Now
by pale.emperor infrom the january 2017 watchtower:.
first paragraph reads: when faced with making a personal choice, one woman told a friend: “do not make me think; just tell me what to do.
that is easier.” the woman preferred being told what to do instead of using a precious gift from her creator, the gift of free will.
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sparrowdown
You gotta hand it to them. Kings of f***ing spin!
No wonder JW minds are twisted into a pretzel.
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The Org is Growing???? Really???????
by The Searcher inwatchtower january 2017 - par.
15 - "we live in exciting times.
the earthly part of jehovah’s organization is growing in many ways, but growth necessitates change.".
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sparrowdown
The org is growing for the same reason Pinochio's nose grew.
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Front cover of the 2017 Watchtower - unbelievable!
by freddo instudy edition.
january 2017.
(can someone put up a link please?).
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sparrowdown
How else are they gonna prove "..the earth has become filled" with their propoganda!
The next magazine will show a sister witnessing in a skirt on MT Everest and the one after that under the sea in diving gear and skirt -of course!