back when i was a wee lad, my dad told me that the brothers in brooklyn had voted to purchase a cadillac motor car for the sole use of the then president, nathan h knorr.
he'd got this information from the london bethel, him being a chum of the then branch overseer, pryce hughes and his pal ron drage.
religious leaders of non-profit sects are supposed to take a vow of poverty!.
The destination of the Watchtower's President was Tuntutuliak, Alaska, a well know salmon-fishing Inuit village.
Was it fishing for men, or men fishing for salmon?
Irrespective of the type or elegance of the aircraft, why afterwards conceal its ownership?
simon:.
do your mods never merge identical threads?eg.. today pope francis tells kid dogs go to heaven!.
pope francis: all dogs go to heaven.
Simon:
Do your mods never merge identical threads?
eg.
Today Pope Francis tells kid dogs go to heaven!
Pope Francis: All dogs go to heaven
1) science and technology appeared as a savior to mankind, yet the overall result points to the opposite direction.. http://aeon.co/magazine/science/why-has-human-progress-ground-to-a-halt/.
2) john kerry warns of catastrophe if climate change is not tackled.
http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/environment/article4295230.ece (times, saturday 13, 2014).
so they try to get rid of that feeling by preaching harder. This is an often futile attempt to eliminate that discomfort.
Sadly, I've seen it.
"I'm pleasing God, because many times a week for x number of years, I've been told that this is what pleases God."
i ran into an elder the other day at walmart.
he's a fairly good man and has a wife that is very sickly.
so sickly in fact i don't know how she's holding on.
Shepherd book, Page 116, Par. 6.
It would not be wrong for the mother to visit with her kids, as long as it were not spiritual association.
freedon of religion guarantees any individual the legal right to abandon any religion at any time for any reason.. if you are a citizen of a country which champions human rights, then your government doesn t care what religion you join, but they will uphold your freedom to join it, without interference, coercion or persecution.
your countries human rights legislation will conversely uphold your rights when it comes time to abandon any religion you so choose.
those (elders) who incite others interfere, coerce or persecute those who have left will be in transgression of the human rights statutes.. a person is only obligated to ecclesiastic law if he exposes himself to it or transgressed it while still a member of a religious community.. when your time comes to abandon the jw-wt cult, do it while still in good standing, be proactive - be decisive -put it in writing!..and do it before the hounders set sights on you.. write a card or letter with as much or as little explanation as you one day might wish to share with pharisees and lawyers.. take this card to a notary public to have your signature witnessed and have the writing overstamped in several places with the date.
As despicable as the shunning is, I don't think it's a good idea to get the judiciary involved.
Could not disagree more.
You do not have the right to crap on my lawn.
The rights of any institution, corporation, church, or otherwise, should never surpass the rights of the individual.
The interpretation in the US that a corporation is a person is one of the worst interpretations in jurisprudential history.
NO INSTITUTION has the right to tell you who you can associate with, and certainly does not have the right to tell you to hate your own family.
Show me where that right is either granted or is reasonable.
freedon of religion guarantees any individual the legal right to abandon any religion at any time for any reason.. if you are a citizen of a country which champions human rights, then your government doesn t care what religion you join, but they will uphold your freedom to join it, without interference, coercion or persecution.
your countries human rights legislation will conversely uphold your rights when it comes time to abandon any religion you so choose.
those (elders) who incite others interfere, coerce or persecute those who have left will be in transgression of the human rights statutes.. a person is only obligated to ecclesiastic law if he exposes himself to it or transgressed it while still a member of a religious community.. when your time comes to abandon the jw-wt cult, do it while still in good standing, be proactive - be decisive -put it in writing!..and do it before the hounders set sights on you.. write a card or letter with as much or as little explanation as you one day might wish to share with pharisees and lawyers.. take this card to a notary public to have your signature witnessed and have the writing overstamped in several places with the date.
Does anybody know if this will hold up in court. In other words can this be used to bring a suit against the watchtower?
No it won't. The Watchtower is also free to associate or not associate with people as it sees fit. And you're free to leave if you want. Your family and freinds are free to stop talking to you if they so desire. The UN statement on freedom of religion is more like a goal or a statement of principle than a law.
Not in the US.
Other countries have a better balance of rights.
hey gang, i'm a fader and i've made a few posts in the past, but i mostly lurk.
i had a visit with a family member the other night and they know how i feel about my life as a witness growing up.
my life as a witness was not fun, i had no friends "in the truth," was picked on relentlessly in school, and basically my life as a witness left me with not one real good memory.
When I don't go, I don't have to take pills, and I don't feel like killing myself.
I went through a multi-year depression. The less I was involved with meetings, the better I felt.
The night I was kicked out was horrible.
The day after, overwhelming relief.
And despite all of this, I still feel a spiritual need of sorts. I like what the Bible teaches as far as morality, love, kindness, praying, etc.
My favourite verse is Mt. 5:3 Philips "Happy are those who know their need for God."
I do believe in a Creator.
I do believe that the Universe was created by the greatest mathematical mind conceivable (actually inconceivable).
How to put everything together - who knows?
But, Matt. 22:37-39 is a good start.
The post about the Good Samaritan.
Was it looking down at this unconscious wretch, and stuffing a tract in his pocket, and saying: "Hey, if you survive, read this. If you accept the way we teach the Bible, then God will take of you"?
http://imgur.com/a/e6dos.
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(With Rodney Dangerfield adjusting his tie.)
So, there was this Pair o' Bulls, see, and then, see...
http://imgur.com/a/e6dos.
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especially in a spiritual sense.
Ummm, wasn't the point that these two men were of different religions, and then offered medical and financial help nonetheless?
Colombia reports that 66 percent of the Witnesses are sisters and 34 percent are brothers.
Okay, you guys have convinced me.
I'm returning, and going to where the need for brothers is great.
Hubba, hubba.
