hi, i seem to remember that the society have said that you are not viewed as a witness if you have not reported for 6 months.. does this ring any bells?
someone i know has been called for a judicial, even though she has said she doesn’t believe and is not not attending meetings and hasn’t for 6 months.what she did was 12 months ago when she was a witness.. she is not sure whether she should turn up or not, as turning up shows she thinks she answers to elders still.
but also doesn’t want to be automatically disfellowshipped which may happen if she doesn’t turn up.. if there is an article to quote saying someone inactive isn’t seen as a witness, this would be helpful.. any thoughts?.
Interesting thread!
While they may not view her as active, they do still count her as "a publisher" (inactive)
So they feel that they have power over her - or the right to try and dictate a meeting.
If she feels uncomfortable, she should just keep politely saying "Please respect appropriate boundaries. I don't appreciate your harassment. Have a lovely day good-bye"
ladies and gentlemen, i proudly present you with mr and mrs @stucknomore2.0:.
https://youtu.be/o9bqz9jj_qg.
sacha and sherrie, you've done an amazing job in spreading the word about this forum, and it is my sincerest hope that the plug you made brings some newcomers in.
Hey Sparrowdown, no back lash or anything.
In fact, we have received an overwhelming show of support from so many people. (via so many platforms)
Also, we have had so many reach out to us personally and ask to meet up or chat online etc... Hopefully we can provide some support. We are all in this together after all! Some who have reached out too have known personally us but are secretly faded or PIMO. It has been very interesting to see!
I hope that family or friends we knew while in do see it. It will hopefully prompt some discussions.
I do think it is interesting though if ones who are fully in see it. If they try and question us, my first questions back will be "So do you often watch apostate content? How long have you done so? Have you learned anything about the Society while doing so that has concerned you?"
someone you looked up to some who did something amazing?.
i live in new zealand and 1 of mine is sir edmound hillary,a great yet humble man.. he and tenzing norgay were the 1st to reach the top of mt everest.it went to the grave with both of them who put there foot on top 1st,neather of them reviled that.. he did alot for the sherpa's of napal making sure they were payed well for their work as well as setting up schools there.. he came to my school and gave a speech then walked around the play ground talking to us children,his phone number was in the phone book and he would talk to anyone that rang him partially children doing a project on everest.. the british tryed to say that mallory and irvine may have made it to the top of everest years before,hillarys reply.....they may have but i made it down again.. karter..
Simon - For this forum!
i have just watched the glass smashing on the wt video on education.. please consider these experiences from the opposite side of that "coin".. i have heard young ones say out-loud on the mike in the kh that "jehovah is my special friend.."these ones who were at the top of the wt 'tree' pioneering, putting in the hours etc but, it followed that soon saying that pivotal statement they dropped their pioneering, faded, picked up the girl/boyfriend and suffered being dfd.. so where did their wt "education" leave them?
it left them as young adults naive to the world, unskilled, with no qualification to offer any employer and having to replace their former family/associates/friends with new ones.. ( dont get me going on shunning) in some cases with little success as we have read here where they moon about for months or longer unable to emotionally heal after the leaving or df'ing and also others with such a turn around they would never have believed it possible... there was a wt that related how a brother (!
) followed an interest in history and left the truth.
I guess this highlights the difference between Education vs Indoctrination.
The Society itself had an article years back that had a paragraph:
"Education teaches you how to think, while Propaganda tells you what to think"
So the Society practices propaganda to its young ones, all while condemning education....
someone you looked up to some who did something amazing?.
i live in new zealand and 1 of mine is sir edmound hillary,a great yet humble man.. he and tenzing norgay were the 1st to reach the top of mt everest.it went to the grave with both of them who put there foot on top 1st,neather of them reviled that.. he did alot for the sherpa's of napal making sure they were payed well for their work as well as setting up schools there.. he came to my school and gave a speech then walked around the play ground talking to us children,his phone number was in the phone book and he would talk to anyone that rang him partially children doing a project on everest.. the british tryed to say that mallory and irvine may have made it to the top of everest years before,hillarys reply.....they may have but i made it down again.. karter..
My heroes are all the people who bravely blazed the trail for human rights of all causes.
Those who first stood up to oppression, injustice, sexism, misogyny, abuses, racism etc!
Those who raised the awareness of others to things that are simply not right.
We live in a world that makes me so proud compared to many appalling periods of human history - all because of such people.
they can smash a glass expressing their disdain for higher education.
where is their anger over child abuse or domestic violence?
these are actually issues worthy of anger and even a violent display in order to gain attention.
BRILLIANT thread and comments!
Yes, they really do not have their priorities right....
Appalling indeed!
my wife and me have a booth at the local framers market.
there is usually about 12 t0 14 vendors each week on a small short street in town.
what is funny on each end of this short street are cart setups with 3 people on each cart.
Its so sad!
This "busy work" is so pointless. Yet, the annual report will show another 12 hours or so!
If you get the chance, try and implement the suggestion that Pale.Emperor (I Think it was) mentioned on this forum a few weeks back:
Ask them a series of questions after some small talk:
"so is your religion perfect?" (allow response)
"ok, so what would be the thing or point that you have an issue with or that troubles you about your religion?"
family of six swept away by floods at esreso near kumasi read more: https://yen.com.gh/115560-family-swept-by-floods-esreso-kumasi.html#115560.
"angels guide and protect us " watchtower 2010 1/15.
Very sad indeed. Regardless of anything, they were people who lost their lives.
I feel for all who will be affected by this.
I hope the Society helps out their families in some way
Love it!
Yes Amiable Atheist! JW.BORG indeed!
anybody else think this picture (the top one) from tomorrow's wt study is a little christendomy?
lol.
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And the next picture has Jesus gagging and wiping away bird poo from his eyes.....
