forward it to [email protected]
A new address to send news articles , etc.
Thanks, 'doin...'. You really are.
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WTS Letter: Tracking Down Displaced JWs
by doinmypart inshortly after the hurricanes hit the gulf coast region of the u.s. the wts organized committees and met with elders in the affected/surrounding states.
one point of discussion was the damage assessment to khs and homes; the other point of discussion was locating displaced jws.. the wts is concerned about losing publishers.
at the time it was stressed that if a displaced person or family moved into your area be sure to get at least name and former congregation and forward the information to wts.
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have elders ever been sued successfully?
by silentWatcher inquote: what i am waiting for is one of their rank and file elders to get sued over this issue and some of the hospital liaison puppets to lose everything he owns because of it.
this point was brought up in the "big news has started" thread (and is now buried on page 3).
interesting point, and i wonder if anyone has ever heard of a case where elders have been successfully sued over judicial matters (slander / libel) or wrongful death (blood)?
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If individual elders were sued, regardless of their motives, then they may think twice about df'ing someone, or possibly about being elders at all.
Good point, TT
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New light for the Catholic Church
by TallTexan inthis may have been covered already, but i missed it if it was.. a lady i work with who is catholic told me that not too long ago the new pope changed the catholic doctrine on purgatory - in that now it no longer exists.
of course i couldn't help but think "hmmmm....new light....".
my question to her was "well, do all the people that paid to get their loved ones out of purgatory get a refund?".
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It makes me think that all of our efforts to expose the WTS are a waste - they'll still believe what they want and we'll still be the 'lying apostates'. It's frustrating.....
As Paul says---never may that happen. There is plenty of proof thatr our efforts are bearing fruit.The train is grinding to a halt and will soon start backing down the grade.
'Move ahead, move ahead in your ministry I just donated CoC to the library
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I think I've finally had it! (long)
by lynnmelo insome of you may know that i had regularly been studying with the jw's for about two years, but i was never baptized.
i stumbled on some information about the child molestation scandal a few months ago, and that started me on the road to questioning the organization (for further details on my situation, see my topic history).. anyway, up until now, i had decided to just fade into the background, still attending sunday kh meetings because i want to attend some church, and i just don't know where else to go (don't agree w/ the teachings of the other churches in my vicinity either).
my last "study" w/ my bible study conductor (a month or so ago) was terrible.
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When someone like you pulled out of the study, I would always find peace by looking again at Jesus' illustration in Mt 13. I would put the person in one of the catagories he mentioned. Now I realize that doesn't work because it is not kingdom seed that Jw's are sowing in the first place.
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My Dad died this evening
by Mulan ini thought i would let you know that my dad, passed away a little while ago, tonight, january 23. they called me at 6pm to tell me.
he had been failing rapidly for the past month, and had completely lost his hearing and was totally blind.
the dementia was extreme too, and he still knew me on thursday, but didn't wake up to know me in the following days.
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Sorry about your loss
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Many Questions
by urstruly inhi i'm new to this forum.
i've looked at other websites to and i see all this about the jw's, now i'm not one, i was raised a jw but made my own decision and my parents respected that.
i've read so many horror stories, but my life wasn't like that at all, as a matter of fact, when they first knocked on our door and my mother accepted a study our life changed for ever, it was for the best in many ways.
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You also need to understand the incredible power the teachings have over the members minds, often even years after they leave.
I agree 100% with this statement. The problem is, I question if that is possible for someone who has not been where we are. It is not so hard for me to look at a given situation that I can't really identify with and say 'why don't they just get over it and move on'?
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Many Questions
by urstruly inhi i'm new to this forum.
i've looked at other websites to and i see all this about the jw's, now i'm not one, i was raised a jw but made my own decision and my parents respected that.
i've read so many horror stories, but my life wasn't like that at all, as a matter of fact, when they first knocked on our door and my mother accepted a study our life changed for ever, it was for the best in many ways.
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What does being free to you all mean? Being able to swear and live inmoral life?
I don't do either.
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I think I've finally had it! (long)
by lynnmelo insome of you may know that i had regularly been studying with the jw's for about two years, but i was never baptized.
i stumbled on some information about the child molestation scandal a few months ago, and that started me on the road to questioning the organization (for further details on my situation, see my topic history).. anyway, up until now, i had decided to just fade into the background, still attending sunday kh meetings because i want to attend some church, and i just don't know where else to go (don't agree w/ the teachings of the other churches in my vicinity either).
my last "study" w/ my bible study conductor (a month or so ago) was terrible.
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Hi Lynn,
I read the post of Auld Soul and it is so true. I got a warm feeling as I remember sending you a note or 2 also. It is just like when I was a JW and watched and helped someone 'come in the truth'.
There are even now some new ones starting out at the same place you were. They have not seen what we have seen , so it is hard for them to understand the strong feelings of some others on this board.
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Many Questions
by urstruly inhi i'm new to this forum.
i've looked at other websites to and i see all this about the jw's, now i'm not one, i was raised a jw but made my own decision and my parents respected that.
i've read so many horror stories, but my life wasn't like that at all, as a matter of fact, when they first knocked on our door and my mother accepted a study our life changed for ever, it was for the best in many ways.
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I heard a 13 year old say his goal was to get baptized. Really, how much diffrerent is this than infant baptism? If he decides when he is 21 that he no longer believes the WT is equal to God, then he is DF.
His family will no longer speak to him. Is that a good thing?
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I aree it is not there. But consider--WTS says it is God's channel. We say it 'professes' to be God's channel. We would never say "God's channel shuts down quotes".
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