the usa, claiming that the usa supports freedom, has often supported revolutionaries/dissenters in other countries.. some examples:.
currently, the syrian war commenced circa 2011 in the so-called arab spring.
it is claimed that the usa supplied weapons to anti-government forces.
More hyperbole. As a gun owning citizen of the united states i can verify that purchasing and owning a firearm is not the easiest thing in our coutry. Its far easier to buy milk and butter, for example, than a firearm.
if the op was a an entry way to discuss American presence in foreign politics then im all for it! Perhaps we could also discuss chinas influance in north/south korea ....
the usa, claiming that the usa supports freedom, has often supported revolutionaries/dissenters in other countries.. some examples:.
currently, the syrian war commenced circa 2011 in the so-called arab spring.
it is claimed that the usa supplied weapons to anti-government forces.
Jesus christ what the hell is wrong with you people??? Arming protestors??? HES NOT EVEN PRESIDENT YET! Let him do something before pressing the panic button.
China has enough for you go worry about. We dont need your insane suggestions or misplaced hyperbole regarding our politics.
the door to door salesmen .
southern california wasn’t hawaii after the war but it was real close.
there was great weather, plenty of jobs and no smog yet.
Awesome :) waiting for the next installment
has anyone noticed the wt's most recent shell-game revisionism in the november study tractazine, relating to the shifting of its "babylonish captivity" doctrine, from a 3 1/2-year period around the ww 1 years, to a period now spanning about 16 centuries, or from the 4th century (constantine's legal recognition of christianity) to 1919?.
Ver interesting.... this is a big blow to everything in the revelation book. Changes are a comin
study article: who is leading god's people today?
start of paragraph 12.. standard version: "the governing body is neither inspired nor infallible.
therefore, it can err in doctrinal matters or in organizational direction.".
That is fabulous. I cannot believe they were so forthright but the truth is..... why not? Superdubs wont care one bit or even catch the awful implication of the statement
update on u.s. local design/construction arrangement—november 2016 video will be considered the week of november 7, 2016. english and spanish.
I agree that its telling regarding the lack of productivity in preaching.... but its also telling in that they cant keep exsisting memebers either. Halls were never built on predicted growth. It was always need based, meaning the need was there before the build. To close and consolidate is a very clear indication of contraction and not just failed growth predictions.
watchtower misinformation on blood, coupled with coercion equals undue influence, and makes informed consent nearly impossible for most jw's in life or death situations.
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http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/jehovah-s-witnesses-incapable-of-free-informed-refusal-of-blood-former-adherent-says-1.3829778.
I greatly appreciate the efforts of so many to draw attention to these issues in wt policy that are truly life and death. Its thankless work but so valuable
i'm always interested to hear what a 'spokesman' for the organization has to say when newspapers report on child abuse issues.. for example the following statement was made in a recent guardian article.
a spokesman for the jehovah’s witnesses said: “we are in no position to, and neither would we wish to, force any victim of abuse to confront their attacker.”.
and this is straight from the shepherd the flock book -.
Two thoughts
1) The spokes weasel said "force". Thats their built in escape. They will simply say such meetings wernt "forced".
2) The ks says to call legal before arranging a meeting of that nature. Legal will advise against it.
Im no fan of the goddamn cult but the spokes weasel left enough wiggle room that its not a real gotcha monent
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdyjb_v4gye.
http://imgur.com/a/yhraf.
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It makes me nostalgic in its own way. The 97 parking ramp is where all new laundry delivery guys got initiated , meaning pushed delivery racks up the ramp until they puked.
i have been out now for 6 years but lately i have been giving some thought to da.
i just kind of feel that chapter in my life is still open and for some reason i feel like da'ing might close that chapter but i'm not entirely sure.
im not df either, when i left i basically faded and disappeared.
The answer to the original post is easy...
obviously no.
Unless the answer is yes.
The beautiful thing about leaving the bonds of slavery is that we are free to choose what course of action makes the most sense to us and to us alone. It dosent matter what the org think or members of the congregation think or even anyone else on this forum. If it means something to you to DA then its worth every ounce of effort, worth every penny of ink or byte of data to send the email. Or not if you dont want to be bothered with it all.
