what do you think of the following sample disassociation letter from 4jehovah.org ?.
if you are looking to disassociate from jehovah’s witnesses, here is a sample letter you can modify for your use:.
i have decided to disassociate myself from the ____________ congregation of jehovah’s witness.
I can’t see this producing more than a good laugh among the elders . The WT know they are on safe legal ground.. Better to just say “ I no longer wish to be one of Jehovah’s Witnesses “ They will announce that, and job done.
Nothing will stop your old friends avoiding you if they think you have “ left Jehovah “
however good certain religious principles may or may not be, there seems to be complete insanity that only religion breeds.. a buddhist monk in thailand has apparently chopped off his own head to give himself 'good luck' in the afterlife.. .
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9488127/buddhist-monk-chops-head-guillotine-buddha.html.
Events as described in the o/p are truly irrational, however, other things like politics and injustice can move men to acts of irrationality too.
At least religion,as practiced by the vast majority of it’s followers teaches them to be virtuous and aspire to a higher level of conduct than otherwise. Despite it’s failings I still see religion as having been a force for good in mankind.
.. darn, the beard trope is back.
bible student has beard, then shaves when coming in the truth.. .
it's also kinda weird that this jw met what looks like his biological brother in the door to door work.
I see what you mean about Eve’s picture. Hmm. Best not said..... BTW.. “ I would not eat that pear if I were you,love, it looks all lumpy “
As for that “sexist “ quote, I guess that is how it still is in much of the world. But they could counter it by commending a sister for , say, her Watchtower answers. However, WT conductors hate it when smart arse sisters give good answers. Despite what the recent study article said, this is still a sexist , male dominated organisation .
i overheard mrs eyeslice listening to '2021 governing body update 3' yesterday.
apparently, they have started ditching foreign language groups and congregations as these weren't exactly roping anyone in.
of course there is a positive spin on all this - '4,000 plus elders freed up to serve in local language congregations' and of course there has been immensely positive feedback from various branches about the benefits of this.. i suspect though there will be an awful lot of elders who were serving as king pins in these congregations who are going to have their noses put out by going back to local language congregations where they will barely be used.
Yep.... a friend of mine who still attends his congregation meetings told me that at one time a number of deaf ones attended. They made them into a ‘deaf group ‘ using signed material. Later they became the Deaf Congregation, with support from others who had learned sign language.
Before lockdown they were reduced to a group using a back room at his meetings. I wonder if that will continue in the future, I doubt it .
youtuber "king of fader's" caught this unbelievable piece of cant from watchtower in thursday's life and ministry 'daily text'.. (based on 2 corinthians 1:24 " not that we lord it over your faith").
"jehovah has not given us authority to make personal decisions for others.
someone who makes needless rules is not protecting his brothers safety - he is trying to become the master of his brothers faith.
Yes, but that is just the sort of ammunition I used to use to defend myself when I was not doing everything "the society's way"
Its a valuable quote.
webmaster for removing jw's that come on here to preach their crap.
i don't want to hear their fake stuff.
i come here to recover from their damage and to help others.
Well,, why not?
This is supposed to be an open forum to discuss all things JW in an " open, frendly and tolerant manner" . So why seek to ban those whose views differ from your own?
Far better to engage with them and seek to show them the reasons why you disagree ..... or if it offends you to do that, simply ignore them as I do the American political threads.
i have been in several congregations over the years.
the hypocrisy was staggering.
so many of these idiots were fake jws.some were strict followers and were as annoying as could be.
Is it hypocrisy to be more liberal in your views and conduct than the strict, anal ones who take everything to limit?
When I married I was surprised at the films my wife liked to watch... she was no fan of the heavy rock music I loved.. We found a balance and learned from each other. Others we knew in the congregation would not have approved, we allowed them their “ weak consciences “
Some of the most “mature” dubs we knew used to reveal tastes that surprised us. We did not think Christianity revolved around such things.
has anyone on here downloaded the app " jw scheduler"?.
in perusing this site i see info re if publishers are going back to the halls after the covid is "in control".
some comments are that numbers are dropping - not here... more connected than were actually going to the halls.
I don’t know if it is widely used but it is not something the rank and file would use . This seems to digitise the paper work that I-and many others had to do. It may raise data protection issues but that may be covered by the forms they all sign..
This... from the site:
”JW Scheduler was created to help simplify and unify the scheduling and organising by appointed brothers in the congregation. Whether you are serving as an elder or ministerial servant, the Coordinator of of Body of Elders, Secretary, or have any other responsibility, we hope that JW Scheduler makes your work easier and quicker. That way we can all spend more time with our families, preaching, teaching and shepherding!
JW Scheduler was created and is maintained by a small team of brothers and sisters based in Australia. Our team are all currently in full-time service, and all brothers are elders. Between us we have spent over 30 years in the full-time service, including more than 10 years in special full-time service. Our team members have also served at branch offices, remote translation offices and in lands where the need is greater.”
to the person who requested the files and documents on the watchtower doing business with the klu klux klan, i will need to send you that in a file folder.
it would be easier if i could send everything to your email.. bottom line was, the canadian branch of the watchtower had a radio station in canada named "chuc" in the 1920's.. i am giving jeff and alan credit on this.
they did a wonderful video about it.
Wow ! .... I thought I had heard it all in terms of scandals and allegations regarding this society but this is new to me.
Now, trying to make some sense of it, I know that we should not apply 21st century knowledge and attitudes to the past . However by the 1920s the KKK were already notorious for lynchings, cross burnings and violence. To give them air time on one’s own radio station is just indefensible.
Re , the above post about the article Birth of The Nation, when I became aware of the KKK film The similarity of titles struck me as more than a coincidence. I often thought of posting it on here but never got my thoughts together....
Thanks Atlantis for directing us to this gem
so rolex sam said this.
is this something the whole cult buys into?
any links to rolex sam saying this?
The O/p should find the link , ideally a recording of it and then we can discuss the context of it and the time when it was said , if it ever was.
