http://www.newsweek.com/jehovahs-witnesses-russia-ban-police-589791.
after ban, jehovah’s witnesses in russia harassed by police during religious services.
by jason le miere on 4/25/17 at 4:48 pm .
Failure to attend JW meetings is NOT a disfellowshipping offense because it is NOT a bible law.
The verse talking about not forsaking the gathering of ourselves together is NOT talking about twenty first century JW meetings that's a shameless misuse of the scripture by WT. Even if (which it most definitely is not) it was talking about JW meetings it's a suggestion NOT a law. You cannot be disfellowshipped for NOT attending meetings. No elder can force you to attend.
at last night's clam the circuit overseer made this comment, "we elders sometimes have to act as judges in the congregation.
but we (the elders) are imperfect, and so cannot know everything about judicial matters.
that is why we (the elders) have the biblical rule that there must be at least two witnesses to wrongdoing.
WT's answer to child abuse is and always has been call the legal dep call the legal dep call the legal dep - ghostbusters would be more useful.
so lloyd evans aka cedars says on his facebook page when he attended a reveal jw child abuse event.. .
interesting stuff but no details!.
I hope Lloyd is right. These WT cockroaches need to have the light shone on them as long and as often as possible, yeah, the've been pretty good at scuttling back under their fridge at the first sign of trouble but at least people will know they're there and they're disgusting.
http://www.newsweek.com/jehovahs-witnesses-russia-ban-police-589791.
after ban, jehovah’s witnesses in russia harassed by police during religious services.
by jason le miere on 4/25/17 at 4:48 pm .
WT's attitiude has always been when governments make a ban we make mileage!
You watch the borg will milk this ban for all it's worth. Shameless bastards.
over many years i have been pondering how mental illness has impacted upon jw's due to the effects of indoctrination.
in my case; when i was 21 i had a breakdown and was hospitalised for 6 weeks.
i was diagnosed with anxiety tension state disorder.
Since JWs advertise to have the answers to all of life's problems with a side order of instant family it's no surprise the children of JWs and vulnerable adults are their target market for recruiting. That doesn't mean that you have to be mentally ill to be a JW but giving up your own conscience, individuality and reasoning ability is certainly a high price to pay for their hellish spiritual paradise.
http://www.newsweek.com/jehovahs-witnesses-russia-ban-police-589791.
after ban, jehovah’s witnesses in russia harassed by police during religious services.
by jason le miere on 4/25/17 at 4:48 pm .
What is the bible law that states you must attend meetings of a twentieth century american religion always and forever no matter what?
Not going to meetings is not a disfellowshipping offense!
The answer is simple don't break the law of the land because by not attending you are not breaking a bible law!
i have been reading a lot of cases that have to do with church property, especially when the church is affiliated with a larger national church.
it looks like the most common of these is episcopal churches.
a lot of episcopal churches wanted to disaffiliate with the national church when the national church ordained an openly gay bishop, the local churches wanted to join the anglican church of uganda.
RO -oh, ok. So you are saying that WT cannot "take away congregation property" because it already belongs to them?
i have just been looking at jw news about the ban of jws.
they are complaining about how unfair the judicial process was.
ironic.
JWs like most narcissists are incapable of looking in a mirror.
i have been reading a lot of cases that have to do with church property, especially when the church is affiliated with a larger national church.
it looks like the most common of these is episcopal churches.
a lot of episcopal churches wanted to disaffiliate with the national church when the national church ordained an openly gay bishop, the local churches wanted to join the anglican church of uganda.
I don't know of any situation with WT or JW congregations that is similiar in any way to the example you mention.
Do you have any specific examples of JW congregations where an openly gay elder was appointed by WT and the congregation revolted because of it?
i don't think this topic has been discussed before but yesterday i read something to the effect that trump wants a human mission to mars to be completed within his presidency.. with that being said, the watchtower teaches that what started on earth ends on earth, in other words, the fall of adam and eve would end with the passing of the 1,000 year millennial reign when christ destroys all his enemies, rebellious "perfect" humans, and the devil and his demons who are let out the abyss for a short while.
he then hands the kingdom back to his father.
an elder in my old congregation once told us during a public talk that he was an ardent astronomer but then referenced the scripture where it says, "the earth he has given to the sons of men" (psalms 115:16).
Everything NASA does invalidates Bible prophecy.
