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berrygerry
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Aussie Aux Pioneers picked a bad month to be behind on their time
by berrygerry in(courtesy of reddit ).
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Crazy myths about the way GB is "guided"
by paradisebeauty inthere are a few jw's i know who believe that when the gb takes a decision this is what happens:.
each member goes into a separate room, prays about something.
after that, they get together and they all have the same thought about the issue.. what are the craziest ideas you heard about the way they are "guided".
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berrygerry
The best thing that I recently read, in court transcript, is that of Fred Franz, as vice-president of WTS (and therefore a member of, if not THE, FDS:
Q. "Who is the editor of The Watchtower?"
FF: "Jehovah God."
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Blondie's Comments You Will Not Hear at the 07-26-2015 WT Study (Imitate)
by blondie inblondies comments you will not hear at the 07-26-2015 wt study (imitate god (wheres jesus?
))(may 15, 2015 issue).
http://www.jw.org/en/publications/magazines/.
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berrygerry
Just as a mother has tender feelings for her baby, Jehovah is moved to act lovingly in behalf of his people.
Of course, when that baby later refuses to comply with the Borg, that child will be condemned to everlasting rejection and death.
For instance, the common people lived in fear of the religious leaders, who deceived them and burdened them with many man-made rules.
For example, look up "Questions from Readers" on the WT Library.
After one extensive preaching tour, Jesus and his apostles were about to go to an isolated place to get some rest. Because he felt pity for the crowd awaiting him, however, Jesus took time “to teach them many things.”
How about you? Are you tired after trying to provide for your family because you work a dead-end minimum wage job, according to the Borg's desires. Well, attend the meeting and field service anyways.
Gradually, Alan understands what it is like to be an older person who finds it hard to read the Bible or walk from house to house.
Finally, Alan looks at the elderly man, and Alan says to himself: Why the heck did you listen to the Borg all those years telling you that you would never grow old in this system? Why did you not prepare for retirement and old age like a normal human being?
Alan says to himself: "FTS, I'm outta this cult!"
Others are coping with emotional trials because of depression, panic attacks, or the aftereffects of abuse.
Hello, Borg drones.
Still others are part of a religiously divided family or a single-parent household
Again. Hello, Borg drones.
Everyone faces some problem, and often it is one we ourselves have not experienced. In such a case, how can we imitate God’s love? By listening intently until we understand the other person’s feelings, at least to some extent. This will move us to imitate Jehovah’s love by acting according to the need. The need is different with each individual, but we may be able to provide spiritual encouragement and some other practical help.
An extremely empty Borg statement.
God’s Son said: “The Most High . . . is kind toward the unthankful and wicked.”
How can we imitate God’s kindness?
Imagine that a congregation member, whether an adult or a child, comes to us, as an elder, with a complaint of sexual abuse?
How should we view the person being complained about? Often, such allegations of abuse are not substantiated by two witnesses.
Clearly, this goes against Jehovah's thinking as expressed to us in the law given to Moses.
However, even if there was SOME substantiation to the allegation: Should not the elders consider more important factors?
For example, is the person complained against repentant?
Does he have evidence of Jehovah's blessing? That is, is he regular in field service?
Does he give thoughtful comments at meetings, of which he is a regular supporter?
Does he contribute his time and resources to the advancement of Jehovah's Kingdom and his interests?
Clearly, this is how Jehovah views imperfect men.
Do we hold imperfect worshipers of Jehovah to a different standard?
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The Australian Royal Commission hearings on the JWs handling of child abuse begins here in the US later today. It will be streamed.
by AndersonsInfo inthe royal commission hearing starting on monday, july 27, 2015 - australian day and date - (and it could go on until august 7th depending on how many witnesses testify) regarding jehovah's witnesses handling of child abuse is supposed to be streamed.. it could be that the hearing will only be audio not video although we were informed it will be streamed.
we'll find out in a few hours.. i live in the central time zone of the us and right now here it is sunday, 3: 45 pm.
in sydney, australia, it is 15 hours ahead of us.
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berrygerry
it was stated that the Aussie Branch said that they and all the other branches don't make the rules, but they follow the rules made elsewhere. This is a glimpse into what no doubt will be part of their defense. Wait and see how they're going to put the blame on WT leaders in the US.
If there was ever such a case for a global class-action lawsuit.
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The Australian Royal Commission hearings on the JWs handling of child abuse begins here in the US later today. It will be streamed.
by AndersonsInfo inthe royal commission hearing starting on monday, july 27, 2015 - australian day and date - (and it could go on until august 7th depending on how many witnesses testify) regarding jehovah's witnesses handling of child abuse is supposed to be streamed.. it could be that the hearing will only be audio not video although we were informed it will be streamed.
we'll find out in a few hours.. i live in the central time zone of the us and right now here it is sunday, 3: 45 pm.
in sydney, australia, it is 15 hours ahead of us.
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berrygerry
The jerks do indeed keep track of all the pedos and their victims.
(credit to a redditor - https://www.reddit.com/r/exjw/comments/3eq603/paedophiles_repeatedly_promoted_to_positions_of/ )
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Basic Bible and Religious Vocabulary the Watchtower Never Teaches
by CalebInFloroda inwhen i began formal study of religion and biblical analysis it was like peeling off layer after layer of dark matter, sticky and putrid that had stuck over my eyes and ears and mouth.
i learned that under the watchtower one only builds a widening gap between yourself and the world of biblical academia and scholars.
i used to think i knew a lot because i learned to quote a few scholars or lexicons as a witness.
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JW ended a relationship with me
by V1922 inmy jw boyfriend just ended a year and a half relationship with me.
it came out the blue and i'm deeply hurt by this because we were so compatible.
he did it right before the big annual gathering he is presently attending.
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berrygerry
I dont know where he goes but after reading all the post and other information, this religion seems very disturbing. I thought they were nice people and I don't want to blanket judge anyone but he has some serious problems stemming from his upbringing.
After Scientology, this is the worst cult on the planets (Earth and Xenu).
This religion messes up virtually all of its members.
http://www.jwfacts.com/watchtower/mental-issues.php
Consider yourself lucky that you did not marry a Dub, and especially have children together.
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JW Hatred and Elders Apathetic Manners Drove Me Here! Why are JWs fooled in to thinking the WTS Cares?
by Judas Maccabee infor years i've been screwed with by some very bad people, people satan would kick out of his organization because even the devil might let up on evil just to allow someone to catch their breath.
with the jwism's bad people move up while good people move down or leave the kingdom hall for good.
i was talking with two elders who said "you know if you return to the kingdom hall, jehovah will bless you and these people will stop screwing with you.
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berrygerry
Catch your breath and agree with "Proceed With Caution."
Sounds like a typical relationship that becomes toxic, more so because of the Borg (WTS) than anything else.
There are numerous questions that need to be answered:
- Do you love your wife? Does she love you?
- Would you love each other if the Borg influence were removed?
- If you were DF'd / DA'd, do you have anyone still-in that you would really miss?
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exJW Billboard is up.
by cappytan inwaiting on higher resolution photos from wifibandit.. but here is the (redacted) notification from the company.
apparently they take photos with a potato.. (the billboard directs folks to http://jwawake.com ).
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berrygerry
With all due respect, I think the money could have been better spent elsewhere.
On this thread, https://www.reddit.com/r/exjw/comments/3edm0i/here_are_some_traffic_stats_for_the_billboard/
I posted these comments:
One would very conservatively guesstimate a MINIMUM of 4,000 unique visitors over the 4 weeks.
Less than $1. per unique.
Somewhat better than WTS' 10,000 hours per recruit. (Even at $10. per hour, think $100,000. per new recruit ) ( never mind, the real hours wasted, and the fuel and food costs, elder policing, etc. )
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exJW Billboard is up.
by cappytan inwaiting on higher resolution photos from wifibandit.. but here is the (redacted) notification from the company.
apparently they take photos with a potato.. (the billboard directs folks to http://jwawake.com ).
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berrygerry
Pathetic to see such a glaring grammatical mistake in the message. Try again.
It's actually impressive that they use correct grammar (although it seems to have been disappearing over the past 20 years).
https://web.cn.edu/kwheeler/grammar_subjunctive.html