ectopic pregnancies, when detected, are usually treated by surgically removing them.
i always understood that this procedure was ok for jehovah's witnesses.
but the subject came up during pioneer school.
What an idiot of a Circuit Overseer! I give you credit for remaining dignified and polite as you reasoned with him.
I would have called him ignorant!
I know of a Regular Pioneer and wife of an Elder who had an ectopic pregnancy and had it taken care of. No congregational punitive measures were leveled at them.
guadelope an island near brazil has 1 in 49 people are witnesses.
403,000 population 8,300 witnesses!
the main language is french and cereol.
Clearly they would not need a police force there then??
Hmmm....
i'm a best man to a fader like myself and just now i have found out that 1/3 of guests are jws.
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would love some ideas on things to say in the speech to not cause offense to them.. thx in advance.. paul.
"What a wonderful occasion to be here. An occasion based on truth, honesty and sincerity. Nothing can stand in the way of these wonderful qualities. No doubt all of us here value these qualities, and base our very lives on the foundation of such personality assets. My dear friends _____ have certainly done this, and thats why we are here...It is a privilege to share a few words today as the 'best man'. etc...."
the hollywood reporter has photos of jon bernthal on set of the walking dead and has confirmed he's gonna reprise his role as shane.. considering they killed shane off that's gonna be hard...what do you think they are planning to do?
maybe a fever dream by rick in his dying moments?.
hey, what if ricks always been shane.
We also have loved the show, and always tried to defend it when others criticize the plot...BUT, the last couple of seasons have really been a case of beating a dead horse (A zombie if you like)
But, because we have been so invested in it for so long, we keep watching and hoping it gets better.....but it does not....
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/jehovahs-witnesses-child-sex-abuse-stephen-lett-chessa-manion-20180620.html.
Here in Australia, the HIGHEST ranked Catholic Bishop is due to be sentenced to jail for not reporting sex abuse cases he was made aware of.
If that happens, a valuable legal precedent will be set to show that failure to report is punishable!
If one of the GB also is made to stand trial, I wonder if the rest of the GB will hang him out to dry and abandon him??
https://youtu.be/pzdxen9rvw0.
as the leaked financial meetings show, watchtower (by it's own admission) has to liquidate 3000+ properties quickly.
how do they choose?
When the so called "Almighty" creator of EVERYTHING stops providing funds, then that should tell the Organization everything!
with the ever present issue of the society seeming to run out of money, and constantly asking the flock for more donations, maybe it is time to revive this quote!.
the leaked financial dept videos that have done the rounds, clearly show the society is in desperate trouble financially.. so, where is the "almighty's hand"?
where is his ability to provide funds?
I just wonder if the new generation (overlapping) of millennial JWs even know of this quote? And would they even realize the irony?
not completely but the expensive renting of halls or assembly hall ownership.
maybe with streaming they could have assemblies at the kh and stream the program.
i bet they cut costs in a lot of ways.
In most parts of Australia, they simply use the Assembly halls. So those halls are pretty well used EVERY weekend of the year (with both Circuit Assemblies and Regional Conventions)
That way the Org gets to charge "Rent" every weekend on an assembly hall that was well and truly paid for many years back!
Its pure profit!
daniel kokotajlo's new film apostasy has it's world premiere at the toronto international film festival in september 2017. apostasy.
family and faith come into conflict for two jehovah’s witness sisters in manchester, when one is condemned for fornication and the other pressured to shun her sibling.. this fresh, unadorned first feature from director dan kokotajlo carries an unmistakable note of authenticity from its very first scenes.
set in a jehovah's witness community in england, the film's strength and power lies in its directness.. apostasy depicts the growing rift in a family — a mother and two daughters — who are rigorously devoted to their religion.
We just bought it officially (happy to support such an awesome endeavour!) through amazon.
It will be shipped to us here in Australia in a month or so.
we all know of the tactic employed by the society to flood the russian govt with the mass letter writing campaign.
no doubt, one of their aims was to send a clear message of the governing body's views to the russian authorities.. what can't we all do the same to the governing body?.
with the advent of ever tightening data privacy laws occurring in many countries around the world, we now have a valid and legitimate reason to write the society!
Fair responses. Thanks all for your feedback.
I hear what you are saying.
Well, I know of at least three local appointed men who have simply stopped attending (not DF or DA) who have sent in letters to their respective congregations requesting any and all data held on them by any office of the organization.
The local governmental departments that deal with Privacy Laws have given their support and backing to the endeavours.
Lets see how it unfolds.
