i was just browsing the russian jw site and saw this image that appears to represent christian persecution by showing handcuffs in front of prison bars that appear to form a cross.
which would be weird because they don't even believe in the cross, or maybe it was clip art from another source and they didn't notice.
or last and most likely i'm seeing things that aren't there 😜.
I know news outlets will insert this kind of imagery all the time as the official image for a story to a make a point so you could be right.
The cross of the bars forming a crucifix with the cuffed hands placed strategically in front signally the incarcerations related to religious freedoms etc yeah I could see an editor running with that.
Is it a stock photo or theirs?
i've been out of the loop somewhere along the line.
the wt is trying to raise money i guess.
is this in anticipation of major pay-outs to child abuse victims?
They're selling them because they have too many halls and not enough bums on seats to fill them. I think why wouldn't they sell something they have an excess of? Attendance overall has been dwindlng for years they would be stupid not to sell them and consolidate congregations.
Ah, but first they had to make sure they owned them hence the great "forgiveness of loans" from the great and powerful Oz.
it's that time of year again when i can get back on the fields with the metal detector looking for ancient stuff.
the first field to be harvested was full of peas - ideal as it leaves no stubble and it's a two minute walk from my house.
it has given up two coins in two visits this week.. the first one is a cut-half silver penny from the reign of henry ii.
Yeah, the anticipation of what you may discover is just as thrilling. Also, the story behind the item, how did it get there who was the last person holding it etc? The thought that stuff we lose now could be found in the future - so cool.
why do jws insist on still quoting from the old testament to back up some of their wacky ideas?
such as on blood, beards, abortion, tattoos, etc.
surely if the mosaic law code was nailed to the torture stake all of its parts were cancelled.
JWs believe they are the spiritual jews and the jews of old were the original JWs, they believe they have more in common with the old testament and all their boys like Moses, David, Solomon, Abe etc.
angus stewart qc, senior counsel, has had a long and distinguished legal career, beginning with his passion for justice in south africa, fighting apartheid, then later working in the truth and reconciliation commission, and more recently acting as senior counsel in the case studies on jehovah's witnesses in the australian royal commission into institutional responses to child sexual abuse.
angus discusses, from his own personal point of view, and not representing the carc or the commissioners, what the journey was like, learning about the internal law and policy of watchtower society, how he became determined to stand for justice for all the victims and for the whole community of ex jehovah's witnesses and how he felt about the evidence being presented to him and the people presenting it.. interview by lara kaput and louise goode for jw community podcast.. https://jwcommunitypodcast.simplecast.fm/cf4d380d.
Educated, intelligent and humble - a rare combination.
how bout ..... jehollywood or just jollywood.
mad sacred cow productions.
big brother productions.
Wow you've all given this some thought, I'm impressed (and slightly surprised I normally don't get many replies)!
Well done class, we'd make a fantastic think tank for WT cept for they hate us and don't appreciate our efforts 😣😢
it's that time of year again when i can get back on the fields with the metal detector looking for ancient stuff.
the first field to be harvested was full of peas - ideal as it leaves no stubble and it's a two minute walk from my house.
it has given up two coins in two visits this week.. the first one is a cut-half silver penny from the reign of henry ii.
I 'm also interested in it as I live near a beach in a historic area.
I enjoyed watching a show called The Detectorists btw.
my personal experience.
i was born as jehovah's witness.. i was baptized at the age of 10.. i was reproved at the age of 10.. i later served as a regular pioneer at the age of 16.. i woke up to the truth about the truth at the age of 17.. i attended my pioneer service school at the age of 18.. i disassociated from the jehovah's witness religion at the age of 19.. i went to higher education at the age of 21..
Just say NO.
Don't meet with them.
They cannot "force you."
figures from that latest 2-weekend convention in caridff (wales) reveal jw “growth” now in decline.
baptisms are discouragingly low (21, combined), and circuit overseers have been primed to deal with assemblies where there are no baptisms; see these leaked 2018 instructions:.
pdf summary: https://1drv.ms/b/s!arekzxkzlp8ybsl45pov7y6k26a.
What's occurrin in Wales?
Nuthin, apparently.
Way to go Wales.
i was watching youtube the other day and came across " cart wars".
i understand different people have different ways of protesting and dealing what they have been through, but this guy genuinely scares me.
am i the only one?.
Don't watch then.
