oz branch coordinator terrence o'brien opined a number of times at about 1:00:00 until about 1:15:00 of his testimony, that a dub does not need to da, they can become "inactive.".
i sent our beloved angus stewart my personal experience, as well as observations about official borg teachings.
(he replied in short order.).
Since this year's commemoration I've been to perhaps 2 meetings.
But even before, I was skipping more and more during the last year or so. Sometimes I was going to one meeting in a month.
They gave me 2 assignments in school, but 2 weeks before the assignment I told them I can not make it.
I've only been contacted by the elder to whom I was suppose to give the preaching report.
And I only have contact with one person from the organization, a friend to whom I also told my concerns.
as has been observed in western congos, the decline is real.. usa is 12.475 % less -2015 vs 2014.
I don't know is memorial attendance means something.
People come out of curiosity. I am sure most find it very strange that almost no one partakes.
matthew 24:45-47: who really is the faithful and discreet slave whom his master appointed over his domestics, to give them their food at the proper time?
happy is that slave if his master on arriving finds him doing so.
truly i say to you, he will appoint him over all his belongings.".
the same with the little flock - Jesus was speaking with the 12
Also in Luke 22:29, where jw's read "covenant for a kingdom", no other translation has the word "covenant" there.
The disciples were fighting who would be the greatest, and Jesus calmed them down: don't worry, my Father gave me the kingdom, and I assign it to you, the 12 of you will judge the 12 tribes of Israel.
And if you look in revelation chapter 21 or 22, the new Jerusalem has 12 gates with the apostles' names on each of them.
But the JW's say that God took the kingdom from the Jews to give it to them ... would God exchange some pharisees for other pharisees?
pixel and wifibandit present, in its original form, gmb_e.mp4 "you became so beloved to us".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odfdkl8lwpk.
i have always said that if a god showed itself i would follow the evidence and renounce my atheism.
i have now seen enough to start believing again, i am so happy, i feel a inner contentment, when he connected with me i really knew it was him.
if you are not a believer you will not understand this, but trust me, look at the evidence, open your heart to him, let him in and your life will change for the better.
@ cantleave
I am so happy for you!!!! It is amazing!
I am also a believer.
Don't believe in the jw doctrine (because it is not Biblical), I believe in God, in His Son Jesus and I read the Bible.
May God bless you.
2 corinthians 13:14 "May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all."
one of the jw high-ups questioned by the australian royal commission (i think it was o'brien) stated that those who had disassociated (as opposed to being disfellowshipped) do not have to undergo a lengthy reinstatement procedure of proving repentance over many months, but can simply ask to be reinstated immediately.
is this true?
has anyone heard of this ever happening?.
One brother also moaned about DA'd brothers or sisters walking straight back to the WTS, saying something along the lines of "she can do what she wants for a number of years, while we ['the faithful'] have to suffer being JWs".
If the JW's would do any thinking they'd realize that the easiest way to get to paradise is for people who never learned the "truth" because their doctrine states the "unjust" will be resurrected in paradise just like all the hard working jw's.
taken from http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/showcharity/registerofcharities/charitywithpartb.aspx?registeredcharitynumber=1077961&subsidiarynumber=0.
i wonder what exactly the uk charity commission is looking into.
just financial data or also practices of the watch tower?
These are for 2013:
Question 5 - The charity's income and spending What were your charity's most significant activities during the year and how much did it spend on them?
Charitable activities £ 000s:
Production of literature and magazines. 10,812
Promoting Christian missionary work. 1,403
Donating to further religious education overseas. 19,004
As you can see, they donated 19.000.000 punds to "further religious education overseas"- I guess these are money donated to the watchtower in US
taken from http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/showcharity/registerofcharities/charitywithpartb.aspx?registeredcharitynumber=1077961&subsidiarynumber=0.
i wonder what exactly the uk charity commission is looking into.
just financial data or also practices of the watch tower?
I wonder what exactly the uk Charity Commission is looking into. Just financial data or also practices of the watch tower?
Because if they will look into practices, I think sending some complains to the uk commission about their shunning practices maybe would make them change things in the future.
I think the authorities that approve charities in countries need to be informed about the practice of "shunning" in JW land.
Normally a charity should not harm people.
If they do, they should not call themselves "a charity".
I am thinking if a human rights commission looking into this practice of shunning could maybe change things.
It is not normal for an org. who pretends to be a charity to do this to people. Not in today's world.
Especially that there are people who get baptized as young as 9 -10. If they change their mind when they grow up, they have to face this cruel treatment.
