this is an excerpt about shunning from the royal commissions latest (final?
) report: i think it is a must read and shows clearly that shunning also needs to be considered when child abuse is discussed and how cruel it is.. here the report:.
jehovah’s witnesses are counselled against associating, fraternising or conversing with a person who has been disfellowshipped or who has chosen to disassociate from the jehovah’s witness organisation.
Great thread!
Thanks for posting these report findings of the ARC!
Yes, this practice of speaking critically and negatively of those who fade or leave, smacks of paranoia and propaganda!
The society (GB) paints the picture that all who leave are wicked, evil, unrepentant sinners. The reality is, that is far from the truth! Most who leave have just learned the disturbing facts of the society! Simple!
the february 2017 wt had stated that the gb is "neither inspired nor infallible" and that it can make errors in doctrine.. the language of the online wt issue now says, “the governing body is neither inspired nor perfect.
therefore, it can make mistakes when explaining the bible or directing the organization.”.
why the change?
So, they are not "perfect" nor "inspired" AND YET, every witness is guilted into following the GB as if THEY WERE the PERFECT JESUS??
Huh??
What a jump that is.....
so it looks like now i'm a return visit.
i don't have it in me to be mean to the j dubs when they drop by so i chat with them.
on thanksgiving morning one of them dropped by (my wife previously asked them to stop coming by).
Be careful. All your words will come back to bite you if you allow them to keep visiting.
They will come back with a couple of elders...and unless you remind them of "appropriate boundaries" , they will try and railroad you....
turning 42 and celebrating my second birthday!
there's some strange crap only we could understand..
It seems so many of us wake up around the age of 40.....
Yes, I've never had a birthday...so am I really 40, or am I just 1?
if in the wts earthly-paradise fantasy, the wolf won't eat no more the lamb and they will be the best friends, will human continue to kill lambs to eat?.
the earthly paradise is vegan?.
Well said Xanthippe!
it seems that many times in life there is a moment or an action that changes your whole world.
it could be just a look that someone gives you.. many times it can be something rather small.
something hardly noticeable by anyone but you.
The day I allowed myself to simply ask "but WHY?" .....
It was almost like a 2 year old who keeps asking questions...I simply asked questions in my mind about all the things I was told were facts all my life...
Then, the house of cards just comes crashing down....
A great quote helped "Facts do not cease to exist just because they are ignored"
it seems that many times in life there is a moment or an action that changes your whole world.
it could be just a look that someone gives you.. many times it can be something rather small.
something hardly noticeable by anyone but you.
The day I saw that an appointment in Bethel was carried out after an expensive bottle of scotch was given as a gift to a branch committee member!
Yes, seriously.....bribery gets you a LONG way in bethel....
i'll leave this open for you guys to fill in the blanks.
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Ok ok...I'll bite.
So, based on the idea that the paradise will consist of a vegan diet, the Simpsons well prophesied: "You don't win friends with salad!, you dont win friends with salad!"
if in the wts earthly-paradise fantasy, the wolf won't eat no more the lamb and they will be the best friends, will human continue to kill lambs to eat?.
the earthly paradise is vegan?.
Haha! You beat me to it Diogenesister!!
"Keep spending most our lives dreamin' of our vegan paradise"🍌🍉🍎🎶🎶🎶
Very cool!
i'm at my quasi-thanksgiving dinner with relatives.
i hear a haunting sound from another room.
"is that a children's song?
The very fact that they have the elderly couple in the final scene proves that the older ones are getting frustrated at the delays..... This seems like a deliberate attempt to keep them hanging on.....
