Posts by stuckinarut2

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The reality of "shunning" and character assasination highlighted at the Australian Royal Commission

by stuckinarut2 in

once again, the arc has brilliantly highlighted the reality that any witness who either fades or disassociates is subjected to active official shunning by the organization.. the "brothers" tried to state that it was the choice of the indiviual who steps away from the organization to shun them!

they actually tried to make it out to be the fault of the one who leaves!

then they tried to say that those who fade are not shunned!.

stuckinarut2

And as many of us who have simply faded out (not DA or DF) will attest, preemptive shunning takes place!

The ARC know that fact, and were obviously frustrated at the lack of honesty by Spinks and O'Brien.

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ARC Live Streaming site ?

by Gayle in

jw
friends

what is the exact live streaming site for the arc today in sydney?

i hope someone or more here will be watching and giving info/quips throughout the case.

also, will someone here or elsewhere be able to 'save' a video of this (all or part).

stuckinarut2

Well, didn't Jesus say that when hauled before judges, He and Jehovah would help with the words to say?

Well, it seems that Jesus and Jehovah were asleep today!

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What's up with the numbering of the songs and reading them off the screen?

by Spiral in

i don't have to go very often, but last time i took my mother they were singing songs off a screen.

the numbers weren't the same as the songs with the same number on my tablet.

seemed like a lot of people were confused, but a couple of more gregarious attendees were singing (and swaying a bit) "church-style".

stuckinarut2

This religion has morphed into something so different to what it was just a decade ago.....

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The reality of "shunning" and character assasination highlighted at the Australian Royal Commission

by stuckinarut2 in

once again, the arc has brilliantly highlighted the reality that any witness who either fades or disassociates is subjected to active official shunning by the organization.. the "brothers" tried to state that it was the choice of the indiviual who steps away from the organization to shun them!

they actually tried to make it out to be the fault of the one who leaves!

then they tried to say that those who fade are not shunned!.

stuckinarut2

Once again, the ARC has brilliantly highlighted the reality that any witness who either fades or disassociates is subjected to active official shunning by the organization.

The "brothers" tried to state that it was the CHOICE of the INDIVIUAL who steps AWAY from the organization to SHUN THEM! They actually tried to make it out to be the fault of the one who leaves!

Then they tried to say that those who fade are NOT shunned!

What absolute liars! We know the culture and conduct of the organization!

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ARC Live Streaming site ?

by Gayle in

jw
friends

what is the exact live streaming site for the arc today in sydney?

i hope someone or more here will be watching and giving info/quips throughout the case.

also, will someone here or elsewhere be able to 'save' a video of this (all or part).

stuckinarut2

I hope to be in attendance at the event

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Baptism at 10 years of age! March 2017 broadcast

by stuckinarut2 in

(i wanted to put this in the child abuse section of the forum!).

we have seen that during the march 2017 broadcast, m stephen lett has openly praised children who get baptised as young as 10!.

so lets summarize why it is wrong to push child baptism (not far off "infant baptism" that jws condemn other churches for).

stuckinarut2

(I wanted to put this in the child abuse section of the forum!)

We have seen that during the March 2017 broadcast, M Stephen Lett has openly praised children who get baptised as young as 10!

So lets summarize why it is wrong to push CHILD baptism (not far off "Infant Baptism" that JWs condemn other churches for)

Too young to drive a car
Too young to open a bank account
Too young to marry
Too young to decide their own education or career
Too young to cross a big road on their own
Too young to get a job
Too young to smoke
Too young to drink alcohol
Too young to travel on their own on a holiday
Too young and naïve and gullible to trust all adults
Too young to buy a house
Too young to vote
Too young to choose their own medical procedures
Too young to have sex
Too young to play with matches
Too young to fill a car with fuel
Too young to use power tools
Too young to live alone

Shall we go on??

Please feel free to add to the list!

So here the society is actively using witness peer pressure to "encourage" all young children to get baptised. The results of which have FAR reaching implications if they ever change their minds as they grow.

A child can not fully understand the importance of such a step, nor its effects on their lives. Heck, a child cant even understand the doctrines or history of the organization that they are committing to at that age!

Seriously GB, you should be ashamed of yourselves for scraping the barrel like this all in the name of trying to make the numbers seem like they are growing! If witnesses didn't have kids (which was actively discouraged remember), then there would be no growth, as most comes from born-ins!

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Elders Correspondence Guidelines PDF

by pale.emperor in

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0b0d-uj0uvjrasknuagrmd0vixza/view.

interesting reading.

a few things i learned from reading this that i wasn't aware of when i was a jw:.

stuckinarut2

Wow! That's great.

So once again, just as the scribes and Pharisees did in Jesus day, the society has ADDED to the bible. The scriptures obviously are not sufficient, but require a CONFIDENTIAL document to be created in order to explain things....

Yes, they "have made the word of god invalid by their traditions"

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