jhine, there are people like this in all religions, feeding off their fellow members, but it is most betraying when it is within an organization you thought was on your side..
Posts by blondie
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10How to spot wolves in sheep's clothing!
by BoogerMan inw64 11/1 pp.
645-646 wolves in sheep’s covering - "can you detect them?
how can you avoid becoming their prey?....to his first-century disciples jesus sounded a warning that applies to us today with even greater force: “look out that you are not misled; for many will come on the basis of my name, saying, ‘i am he [anointed],’ and, ‘the due time has approached.’ do not go after them.” (luke 21:8) .
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They are running out of people to do their stuff.
by liam inthis is the watchtower study article being studied today.
so it’s the current new light!.
what are the new qualifications to be an “elder-aka older man...and circuit overseer?.
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blondie
Actually elders do keep secrets from other elders, mostly new ones not knowing the tactics yet, but even elders keep secrets from long-time elders. Like agreeing to something in private at an elders' meeting and then announcing what the chief elder wants not what was voted for. Many, many secrets, not in every congregation but in too many. Even secrets from the circuit overseer. (a more appropriate word is "lies")
"the elders have absolutely no idea what goes on."
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Clergy Accountability Report Child Secual Abuse
by blondie inthere a group is fighting in the legal area to make clergy accountable to report child sexual abuse cases https://www.morningstar.com/news/pr-newswire/20250127ph04780/clergy-accountability-coalition-urges-support-as-legislature-renews-battle-over-clergy-reporting-bill-sb-5375-amid-fierce-catholic-pushback "if passed, sb 5375 would align washington with six other states—new hampshire, north carolina, oklahoma, rhode island, texas, and west virginia—that mandate clergy to report knowledge of child abuse, including information disclosed during private religious rites like confession.
washington is one of only five states where clergy are not required to report child abuse under any circumstances.
" for the past three years, the catholic church and catholic state lawmakers have fiercely opposed similar legislation, even as the church remains under investigation by the attorney general's office for clergy abuse and institutional concealment.
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blondie
There a group is fighting in the legal area to make clergy accountable to report child sexual abuse cases https://www.morningstar.com/news/pr-newswire/20250127ph04780/clergy-accountability-coalition-urges-support-as-legislature-renews-battle-over-clergy-reporting-bill-sb-5375-amid-fierce-catholic-pushback "If passed, SB 5375 would align Washington with six other states—New Hampshire, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Texas, and West Virginia—that mandate clergy to report knowledge of child abuse, including information disclosed during private religious rites like confession. Washington is one of only five states where clergy are not required to report child abuse under any circumstances." For the past three years, the Catholic Church and Catholic state lawmakers have fiercely opposed similar legislation, even as the Church remains under investigation by the Attorney General's Office for clergy abuse and institutional concealment. In 2024, the Archdiocese of Seattle refused to release documents related to clergy abuse, citing court-upheld exemptions under the Charitable Trust Act. The case is now on appeal. However, other religious organizations, including Jehovah's Witnesses and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, also rely on the exemption to shield themselves from accountability in reporting abuse.
"Abuse thrives in silence," said Mitch Melin, a former member of Jehovah's Witnesses. "Washington's failure to protect its children with mandatory reporting laws is a betrayal of its most vulnerable. This hearing is a chance for every voice to demand justice and ensure no institution is above accountability when it comes to the safety of our children." About the Clergy Accountability Coalition: The Clergy Accountability Coalition is a diverse group of organizations and hundreds of individuals who have joined together to support this important legislation. Supporters include Father James Connell, a canon lawyer, Rabbi James Morel, the Catholic Accountability Project (CAP), Heal Our Church (HOC), The Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF), Ending Clergy Abuse (ECA Global), and social service agencies like The Atlantic Street Center in Seattle. To learn more about HB1211 & SB5375 and current examples of Abuse, visit: www.catholicaccountabilityproject.org.
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Why the WATCHTOWER doesn't believe in the GREAT APOSTASY but you should!
by raymond frantz inhttps://youtu.be/i4uttjj7eus?si=0b-fzpqm8axb_d3p.
in its latest april 2025 watchtower study article 17 and paragraph 12 the watchtower promotes 2 dangerous lies that will cost your life if you are a believing christian during the time of the end, so i'm considering today the first lie in the first part of the paragraph, but first let's read the paragraph itself: "today, jehovah promises to provide us with spiritual protection.
he will never allow satan to corrupt true worship.
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blondie
Halcon, you forget the days around 1980 and 1981, when the WTS considered there was a "nest" of apostates in the midst of Bethel, and heads rolled right and left, starting with Ray Franz and the one in charge of the school for missionaries. You might enjoy this (1 hour long) There have always been times when "those in charge" forget they are in their positions as long as they agree privately and publicly with everything the WTS says and prints. Throughout WTS history, those who spoken up in positions of authority, found out who was really in charge and it was not Jehovah and Jesus. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pU60dPdqTKI
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American Primeval and the Mormons
by Simon injust finished season 1 on netflix.. holy crap, i had no idea of the history of the mormons!.
i always thought they were like the jws, or the quakers, but they were full on fascists committing massacres.. i'm sure they are hating having more people be aware of their past, but i gotta say, it is more event-filled than the jw history..
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blondie
Simon, sort of like people think when they read the history of the Watchtower Society. All most see is the PR version.
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The JW G.B. & Elders - imitating the Pope & priests. 😄
by BoogerMan inthe coal calling the kettle black!
change the names - you get the same result!.
w58 2/15 p. 106 the growth of papal g.b.
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blondie
DOC, that is why I use the most current comments on the topic from WT publications. I had elders say that was long ago, then I would say, it was in the WT magazine the previous month, or they must have missed that point in the "book" study. (Of course ready to show them where). They just got quiet and walked away.
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The JW G.B. & Elders - imitating the Pope & priests. 😄
by BoogerMan inthe coal calling the kettle black!
change the names - you get the same result!.
w58 2/15 p. 106 the growth of papal g.b.
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blondie
I have seen many similarities in the religious authorities in the WTS, like the religious "leaders" in Jesus' time, who at that time still part of the Jewish religious system that their god recognized, as Jesus recognized too as a Jew. Take any comments of Jesus about those religious leaders, and easily apply that to the WTS.
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Does the GB Desire to be Worshipped?
by Sea Breeze inhow did i miss this after studying the rev.
book 3 times:.
obeying christ’s kingdom rule, they (the great crowd) hope to inherit its blessings here on earth.
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blondie
Sea Breeze, I did update the chart "And the WTS teaches they are God's representatives on earth (the "anointed" on earth) (now (edited) neutralized to only the Governing Body." I have also said the there is a term I have used: "Where is Jesus" in the presentations of the WTS or in the songs they sing. It is always Jehovah, Jehovah, Jehovah. And that Jesus is not just errand boy, he is really just an inanimate tool that their god uses.
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Even DEMONS were conned by the org into believing 1975 was the end!
by BoogerMan inyb71 p. 97 country reports (part one) - "in malta there is a monk reputed to have the powers of a seer, in the confessional being able to know a person’s sins before they are even confessed.
a woman in one of the villages was having family trouble, and made a journey to this confessor in the hope of getting some hidden information by the monk’s psychic powers.
after being told of the problem, the monk said: “don’t worry about it, my dear, the end of all things is very near!” another woman in the same village, somewhat opposed to the truth, told this to her husband, who is having a bible study.
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blondie
Well, I always reasoned this. Satan and his angels were there when Adam and Eve sinned (something jws believe). Then Satan must have know when the countdown started for the 6,000 years to end (and allowing 1,000 years for the testing). He could have guessed it would be around 1975 per the WTS interpretation of the timeline. Add to this, in the RNWT said that his followers would not know the day or the hour and that they should be on guard. The thief coming to steal from your house does not send a notice of when he/she is coming. Also Jesus said, that if you set a date, you can be sure it wasn't coming then. (You can tell I did not buy into the 1975 idea) Matthew 24:42-44 42 Keep on the watch, therefore, because you do not know on what day your Lord is coming.43 “But know one thing: If the householder had known in what watch the thief was coming, he would have kept awake and not allowed his house to be broken into.44 On this account, you too prove yourselves ready, because the Son of man is coming at an hour that you do not think to be it."
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JWs and Christmas
by Rnadomchris83 ini have been lurking around here for years.
i'm not a witness, but my in-laws are.
my wife grew up in it but was never baptized.
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blondie
I will say this, I went to schools that had practicing Jewish children, Muslim, HIndu and Buddhist. I ended up in the room with them excused from the Christmas events. Nowadays, many non-religious schools leave the Christmas customs out of the school setting.