my little bethel bird has whispered in my ear some encouraging news.
it has been reported to the canadian branch that some witnesses doing cart work had police stop them from carting in public parks.
the direction sent to the southern ontario congregations is to cease carting until further notice.. this is no joke.. have a jw-free day..
The hardly ever do the cart work in the centre of our town anymore. (it used to be right near the centre intersection where hundreds of people would pass by)
Now they just set it up on some deserted walking / bicycle path where no one really passes by! They sit under the trees enjoying a nice day in the park!
if someone does the same things over and over again and says sorry and then does it again and you point out that their apologies don't mean anything anymore, then they accuse you of not being forgiving enough, who is in the wrong?
(i mean as in constantly over a long period of time).
im trying to work out whether it was just part of the persons mental/ emotional manipulation tactics or whether i have the wrong view and i'm not forgiving enough.
Learning to define appropriate boundaries is a vital step in life.
If such appropriate boundaries have been overstepped, this is a warning sign that the offender lacks respect for you.
from what i understand, a letter was read this past week in regards to congregation reassignments and that the elders want to meet with people at their homes to tell them where they have been reassigned.
obviously, this would be due to the merging and dissolution of congregations.
can anyone confirm this?.
ONLY in a high control society can a negative be spun as a positive to the people...
Think of Orwells 1984: "War is Peace" "Freedom is Slavery" etc...
Now the GB is saying "Mergers are Expansion" "Selling halls is Growth" etc...
https://www.theepochtimes.com/australian-archbishop-resigns-amid-uptick-of-sex-abuse-cover-ups-and-acts_2608598.html?utm_source=epoch+times+newsletters&utm_campaign=3ecf79a4af-epoch+10+07-31-2018&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_4fba358ecf-3ecf79a4af-238225877.
Good!
So a legal precedent has now been set in Australia for all high ranking officials who did not report child abuse to police.
Watch out Branch committed and local Elders! You may be next!
yep the convention is upon us.
i know by the sol apparent in the household.. yes jehovahs people are the happiest people.. not.. we went out for afternoon tea today and silence was served well.
its bloody painful...
But, you know they will come back and say "It was the BEST convention ever!!"
WOW!!
Thanks so much for sharing!
This reduced me to tears. So moving.
when people hear the name jehovah instead of thinking about god, they think about a religion or organization.
with all the problems with child abuse and the downhill motion the organization been having.
do you think they change name of organization?
Well, with the LOVE they now have for the logo, they may as well just be called jwdotorgs !
When I grew up, we were scolded if we ever dared to say we were "jaydubs" It was tantamount to blasphemy!
NOW though, all witnesses are happy to call them selves "jwdotorg"
So maybe thats the new name?
i have to say that it was quite a strange feeling.
for many years that i was in, i had to do a lot of pretending with various teachings i personally didn’t believe in.
still, i believed in some foundation and went for that.
Well done for enduring such an experience with strength and dignity!
Its almost like you were able to apply the Convention title and were "courageous" hehe.
I think it was nice that you went for your father's sake. After all, that is what families should do - support one another's big events in life. So I wonder would he now attend some event of accomplishment in YOUR life? perhaps some work awards night, or community awards night?? Would he afford you the same support to something you hold dear?
again from the shepard the flock book, this is about dealing with child abuse, it gives the elders points to think about and discuss when deciding on child abuse cases.... "(5) what is the.
body believe that he can be trusted with children?
the following questions should be answered with re-.
Yes, once again, the perceived level of "spirituality" is seen of more value in such a report of abuse than anything else! It is like more credibility is given to the report if it comes form a "spiritual" source"!
Sick!
Because as we all know, the culture within the JW circle of "spiritual ones" is to "leave matters in Jehovah's hands".
This point also rings true with the situation described in the elders book later on when it states that "if an elder has committed an offence that is worthy of DF but the act took place many years back, and he still has "jehovah's blessing", then it DOES NOT need to be dealt with by a Judicial Committee."
YET, if it was just a Normal JW, you can bet they would be called to task for it!!
over a period of time i got to thinking - what does the word 'apostate' mean to me.
having given it some thought, this is my view;.
the org has given the word its own definition and basically use it to demonise people and consider them pariahs.. however, the jw meaning of 'apostate' is a mere word and only has power if recognised as such.
Apostate simply means "one who has left their former belief system"
It doesnt mean a "mentally diseased lunatic who spits fire and sulphur" like the Society would like all to believe...
If you stop following a sporting team, or a political party, you are an apostate of them. Thats all...
As mentioned above, Jesus was an apostate of judaism.
