the time has nearly come to switch over to the new forum software.
of course it's not completely finished yet (and never will be) but i think it's good enough to go live with and probably already better than the current one.
i'll give you a quick overview of what to expect and post more detail about the changeover process later.. cloud platform.
Another question, if i may impose...
does the new forum have an "active" button? The only reason i ask is because i went to the web address you noted and saw the forum but i didnt see an active button. I know its small and petty but that button is really my life here. I click it, see what people are talking about and go from there..
the time has nearly come to switch over to the new forum software.
of course it's not completely finished yet (and never will be) but i think it's good enough to go live with and probably already better than the current one.
i'll give you a quick overview of what to expect and post more detail about the changeover process later.. cloud platform.
Sweet... Looking forward to it
when a person is disfellowshiped by a religion just because he or she doesn't believe it all is very serious.
some disfellowshiped ones have even taken their own lives because they have been made to feel so bad.
it's down in black and white that parents and friends are supposed to shun them, shunning is acting like someone is dead.
Understand im not a fan of the WT by any strech..... But I think your wrong.
DF'ing dosent prevent you from practicing the dubbies religion Or believing as you wish. DF'ing is protected by that very freedom. The freedom comes into play when the religion practices its rules and tenants, rules you agree to when you practice it as constitued. They (the org) are protected and allowed to make up whatever rules, including those that get you DF'd, they want. Its their right (freedom) to do so. Its also your right (or freedom) to be a dubbie and play by their rules. Or not.
its also your right to believe anything you wish. You can take every belief of witnessdom you want, strip it of a few odds and ends like the shunning doctrine, and practice that if you want. Your free to do so. But they arnt obligated to reconize you as part their club. There is no inherent right of a person to force an organization to reconize them as member in good standing if the person dosent agree with or works against the precepts of the organization. Imagine a furrier suing PETA because PETA wont let them be a member.
i hate the shunning practice and NEVER, not even when i was a die hard dubbie, shunned anyone, but I cannot see it as denial of freedom of religion.
so, imagine that you're just a regular joe who's not familiar with the witnesses and is looking for the answers to life, the universe, and everything.
you hear a knock at your door.
before long, you are studying with a jehovah's witness.
Is it possible...? Of course its possible And may have been a stumbling block for some, but like magnum i havnt seen or even heard of anyone stopping a study over that particular issue. Its really rather esoteric, the whole fraction thing. During a study its not emphisised greatly and the fraction thing even less. I also tend to think theres an element of emotional distance on that issue, meaning humans tend to think it will never happen to them. Its hard to discuss blood tranfusions and think it will actually happen to you personally if it never has before. I think thats true of most dubbies. They dont ever really think they will faced with the blood issue, its easy to dismiss, coupled with the hype over the alternatives that the HLC touts it turns into a moot point in the minds of witnesses.
you can put me in the "ex-elder" catagory as well. Definatly helped wake me up, served about a decade.
the revised edition of the bible teach book is up on jw.org with a new cover..
@Newyork44m- good catch! Part of me said 'oh no way' when i read your post, but there it is, in black and white, in all its stupidity. More rhan just intolorant, how in the world does such a leap in 'logic' happen?? Because there are people with bad traits god is going to destroy 99.99% of the human population...? According to the bible thete is NO ONE who does not sin, that is, no one who does not have bad traits. Do they think this through before they print it? if thats the best "evidance" they have its nothing short of a miracle they get any converts.
have you found that,.
the longer she stays 'in' the greater her sense of entitlement?.
that any convo immediately reverts to the wt 'party line'.
@zeb,
Yes, in my case that is true, HOWEVER i wouldnt suggest or presume that all women in the org are like that any more than I would suggest all men act domineering or like jerks. Its is a tendancy of some, org or no, to take advantage. Some simply use the org as their justification to do so...
i came across a great quote.... the distinction between cult and religion lies squarely in how those leaving or those wanting to leave are treated.. hits the nail on the head for me!.
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Indeed. And unfortunatly tht critical difference is only seen after you are already a witness
found this on a jw group on facebook.. .
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bangalore.
"He also told me That we can post scriptures and discuss those in our posts without violating the organizations's copywrite"
How very generous! They have permision to discuss the bible without the worrying about the organizations copywrite! /endsarcasium
i have been looking and finally saw the logo on the kh sign............. .
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Yep, all the local halls in have it, cheap blue sign on brick or wood KH sign
