hot topic on topix seems to be candace conti settlement.
but it's all quiet here.
are you guys aware that your hero, who was not in it for the money but to change policies, settled without changing anything?
They filed the appeal to support their protestations that they are faultless.
They settled because every time they go to trial it is bad publicity. Newspaper, magazines and entire news segments have exposed the organization's role and lack of moral and ethical leadership and responsibility. The case itself notwithstanding, the publicity is harder and harder for even loyal JWs to ignore/dismiss without question.
"hot topic on topix seems to be candace conti settlement.
but it's all quiet here.
are you guys aware that your hero, who was not in it for the money but to change policies, settled without changing anything?".
I think that they (elders)should be mandated reporters and anyone known to have harmed a child should not have organizational support to represent themselves as ministers. That would be a huge change.
The org can't be held responsible for what they don't know-which is why any one baptised and expected to be a minister-ordained! Should be getting the same background check all teachers and child workers have to. Many churches require them for anyone in the ministry.
while researching a comment on the long-running naga rebellion in india, i came across this charming image.
a woman wearing a burqua (so obviously muslim) walks her son to school.
its described as being a festival day, so the boy is dressed as the lord krishna.. from the indian newsnation: http://www.newsnation.in/photos/entertainment/only-happen-in-india-1021/slide1#more.
Krishna or Buddha is not seen as a prophet even by ahmadiya Muslims. There is an understanding that there is truth in most religion which is attributed to humanity starting out with truth and it getting mixed with falsehoods. So if a non Muslim religious person speaks with wisdom or truth, it is accepted as such.
there is usually a lot of religious interaction and acceptance in India and elsewhere. It becomes a contentious issue when other aspects of society lose their stability. Folks then want a scapegoat.
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an elder in my congo gave a talk.
he was always interesting to listen to and one of the nice guys.
(the nice elders are always targets of the bully elders, no?).
Religion, every religion is just the corruption of power over faith.
That elder just proved he was a human with self righteous brown nose inclinations. That he is a JW is only incidental. He'd still be the equivalent jerk in a SBC church, a mosque or the Buddhist temple down the street from me.
this is a work in progress so let me postulate a few and then post your observations.. i think when we examine this subject we will be able to understand how they picked this recent batch of new comers who can just about manage to even tie their shoe laces and clearly are almost complete idiots.. i'm sure they test any gb hopefuls as to loyalty and courage to face pressure and make defenses for the corporation sound at least plausible and with in the limits of understanding imposed by the corporations edicts.. i know anthony morris came from wealth and he mentioned in one of his talks that his aged father tried to warn him about giving money to the wt corporation and he said that what his dad didn't know was that he was the society (he may have been trying to get some money from his wealthy dad to give to the corporation as sort of an investment in loyalty that would catapault him to gb stardom and who knows maybe even chief honcho.. so i wonder can some buy their way to the top?
after all it is a scam operation based on bullshit and all the members of the elite are money hungry if not for themselves then for their sock puppet jehovah/me.. what say you?.
DD, good theory, but if they have dirt on them, so does someone else. Better to get a not so bright company man who has no dirt, along with no intellectual inclinations, preferably no children, and one who isn't too fooled by any of this. Without true conviction or conscience but rather their looking for a good retirement situation and clout. They had guys who were intellectually curious. They had them with a conscience. That backfired. Some crazy visionaries with weird ideas, quite megalomaniac. . .these new guys are sometimes suspicious by their very stupidity-who couldd BE that stupid, right? Those guys got no where to go but the streets.
I agree that they are no way in charge of anything but stupid deliveries of poorly thought out speeches.
so, i left about 5 years ago and at that time, the official ruling on number of members was a little over 6 million.
i google jw out of boredom the other day and find they are now claiming 8 million members.
sooooo.... hold on 2 million increase in 5 years?
while researching a comment on the long-running naga rebellion in india, i came across this charming image.
a woman wearing a burqua (so obviously muslim) walks her son to school.
its described as being a festival day, so the boy is dressed as the lord krishna.. from the indian newsnation: http://www.newsnation.in/photos/entertainment/only-happen-in-india-1021/slide1#more.
a little background first....i have been dating my boyfriend for a year.
both of us are disfellowshipped.
we attended the same congregation 7+ years ago when we were both married.
warning, novel ahead:.
after a few months of lurking on this site, i've decided to take the plunge...i don't really care so much about introducing myself, but somehow there is some relief in the thought of getting my little story out there, just getting it out of my system.
i am the oldest of 5 kids.
Welcome. My mom took her time about the JWs, all the while insisting we followed it. Her weakness? Smoking. She is as raised in it, sort of. She is hardcore now.
Just get out and forget about it. Removeyourself from the influence. The bible says you will know his people by their love, not that they are rolling men, have a particular doctrine or understanding. Surround yourself with good and loving people. Leave off the idea that there is one true religion. Put your faith in God and leave off following fallible men.
would it really affect them?
how would it affect volunteers at any construction project since that work would now be taxable.
any materials they buy would be taxable.
I think anyone with a charitable/non profit status that has tax exemptions should be MORE carefully monitored and that ONLY actual charity should be exempt. If they get 1,000,000 yearly and provide $100,000 worth of food to a food bank or to buy clothing for poor people, let them take that off their taxable income. If they have a building that is exclusively used as a food bank, let that bit not be taxed. But seriously, the WTS had a billion dollars worth of property that they never had to pay taxes on-in Brooklyn alone. And what did they do? house people to publish their magazines. That serve no actual charitable purpose WHATSOEVER. All churches, mosques, temples should pay the same property taxes as everyone. If God can't afford it, they don't need to be there, IMO.
