When I hear that one of the posters here has died, I get to feeling like a fellow soldier in the trench has fallen, and there's an eree quiet as he/she is not there anymore. It's an aloneness. It feels a little like Watchtower has won a victory and we will lose the war.
But we trudge on.
hi guys , i know i was never a favorite here and haven't posted in awhile ... question .
what do you think of the new understanding of , " this generation " they seem to go in circles on this one big time , once 1914 generation was almost gone they said they didn't know what it meant and now in the new publication the generation includes the second generation after 1914 .... i agree they don't know what they are talking about and this is just another control move .
any comments ?.
Overlapping hypocrisy. The hypocrisy of the present governing body overlaps with the hypocrisy of the past governing body.
my story: i am a 27 year old ex jw.
former ms and regular pioneer at age 19. i was very active and had many "privileges" including district assembly and circuit assembly parts etc.
as an example for young people.
Welcome to the board young man. You will make friends here. Be aware that there are some negatives here also. Overcome it.
over a month ago, the associated press in minneapolis reported that counterfeit pills were found at prince’s home.
some contained powerful opioid fentanyl, a synthetic drug 50 times stronger than heroin found in dozens of pills.
these and other mislabeled drugs were found in luggage belonging to the late music star.
Prince, (besides the drugs and when they 'learned about it' etc), was already living a life that should have got him DF'd
Screw Watchtower.
ok so i have a question.
i was a very, very true believer until i saw the child molesters in my hall and how that whole thing was handled.. my husband is older than i am and had been an elder for 12 when we married.
so fast forward to 06, we are in a hall where i thought all the elders were ok at the worst and great at the best.
This poor sister is suffering, but a lot of that she brings on herself. She continues to engage these Pharasees.
I would tel her, sister, they can't hang you on a cross. (Rome won't cooperate these days) Stop giving them power over you. I could be specific it's sure, but I think you are smart enough to fill in the blanks.
announcement from spain:.
on monday 26th septriembre, www.elperiodico.es published in its online edition the first publicly reported case of child abuse and harassment in spain watchtower, digital edition monday, tuesday print edition.
please maximum dissemination of the link, it will be online early in the morning of monday 26, in the online edition.
It's good to see that there are countries where they view child rape as a crime.
In Canada, our officials don't seem to feel raping a child is such a bad thing.
No, in fact, it's obviously not on the scale of, say ... stealing a car.
Raping a child, well that's just all in fun, here in Canada. But taking a neighbor's 1998 Toyota Corolla for a spin without his permission, well that is "grand theft auto" and punishable by imprisonment!
And if you knew that somebody stole a car and you covered up that crime for religious reasons or otherwise, they you too must pay a heavy price with the Law.
But child rape in Canada, well not so much. In fact, you can cover that up with lies and the Law won't touch you.
Maybe our elected officials have their own ideas about touching children. Maybe they are fantasizing about sex with children's???
I cannot think of another reason why they wouldn't take issue with a religion actively teaching that it is alright to practice and advocate the concealing of child rape.
is there gods true worshipers on earth today as jesus said there would be?
if they are not jws then who are they?.
who else comes close to being gods true followers today?.
Formerbrother, are you genuinely asking a sincere question? .. or, are you using the question to try to prove a point?
I think you are 'knocking on the door with this question' and getting real close to the nail with that hammer.
Formerbrother ain't sounding so 'former'
http://watchtowerdocuments.org/coping-with-shunning/.
by barbara anderson.
when my husband and i left the religion of jehovah’s witnesses (jws), we, like countless others, lost family members and friends because of the witnesses shunning doctrine.
I cannot, for the life of me, see why a civil suit for violation of civil rights could not succeed against the WTS.
The WTS has talked a broad action that escapes the bounds of religion and interferes with ones right to free speech.
The Watchtower's punitive action has affected persons personal life outside the scope of their religious activities. This cannot be tolerated.
is there gods true worshipers on earth today as jesus said there would be?
if they are not jws then who are they?.
who else comes close to being gods true followers today?.
"Torn apart" great post too.
is there gods true worshipers on earth today as jesus said there would be?
if they are not jws then who are they?.
who else comes close to being gods true followers today?.
"Island Man" you wrote an excellent post. Thanks
