http://www.insuranceboard.org/press/covenant_winter2005.pdf.
http://drustevenson.blogspot.com/2005/02/more-church-liability-17m-for-van.html.
i believe that the society - and its lawyers - are agonizing over this trend in the us.
Interesting metatron, and I'll bet the gb have seen this as well, or had it pointed out to them.
They are having enough trouble with child abuse lawsuits now, so I hear. They wouldn't want
to risk any more from another source, so maybe news like this will bring some "new light" on
how they do things in future. If they did make any changes because of their fear of lawsuits,
they certainly wouldn't inform their members that that was the reason for the change.
i remember several dubs getting all into the satan being santa thing (yes adults too) mixing around the letters to make satan from santas name.. ever see this?.
Yes, I heard it from various dubs, even elders, every xmas I was in the lie.
Ah well, small things amuse small minds
remember the infamous mulberry street video, obviously posted by active jws?.
enjoy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rg-pk_twcbm.
I think it is a bit mean. There is no need to be mean like that
Maybe it is mean, in the same way that shunning someone who you have known for years because he no longer shares your belief is mean, or not dealing with a child abuser in the comgregation because he's a baptised male and his victim is only a little girl. That's mean as well, don't you agree?
even though you might think it's painfully obvious, explain why you chose your avatar and/or username.
it could help us faceless "netizens" get to know each other a little better.
open mind.
My avatar is a pic of Harpo Marx, who I have long thought bears some resemblance to the now late Carey Barber. I am a fan of the Marx Brothers as well.
I have used the name dedpoet for years on the internet. I am a poetry fan, both reading and writing it, and my all-time favourite poet is T S Eliot, who is a dead poet.
what a rollercoaster the last couple of days has been.
having been prompted gently and lovingly by husband 'besty' i have examined my faith, sorry the organisation, and finally realised that he has been right all along in his reservations.
i feel all sorts of emotions, mainly happiness at finally feeling free - no more meetings (i never could see why we had to attend 3 a week and always felt stressed about taking the babies along when they should be in bed!
Hi sweet pea, welcome to the forum and to fredom.
As others have said, it is possible that you will lose many of your jw friends, and you also may be labelled an apostate.
Actually, being labelled thus isn't as bad as the watchtower makes it out to be. The dictionary definition of an apostate shows it to be merely someone who has abandoned a previously-held religious or even political belief, which makes many jws apostates, as many have left other religions to become jws.
I get called an apostate by jws quite often via email, and tend to respond in kind. It's really nothing to worry about
Trev
hi folks.
been a lurker since the h2o days.
posted once or twice under another usename but i forgot it .
Hi Locutus, and welcome to the forum
I was raised in the lie since about 5 or so.
A man after my own heart I see, I've referred to it as the lie for years.
Trev
it's been a while since i've posted - been busy with family, work and school.
missed a lot of you - see a lot of new faces!
just had to get on tonight and let you old timers know that i finally did it - i graduated with my bs in computer science.
That's great news Dawn, congratulations!!
remember the infamous mulberry street video, obviously posted by active jws?.
enjoy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rg-pk_twcbm.
Remember the infamous Mulberry Street video, obviously posted by active jws?
Here's how it really went. Enjoy
and that's all i know.. he was 101 and appointed as a governing body member in 1977.. .
http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/97874/1.ashx.
yesidid.
I can't say I'll miss him
Here's a video about the crap he supposedly believed for most of his life
when you were a good active jw, would you have considered marrying a non jw or was this completely out of the question..
No I wouldn't. I didn't really know any eligible non-jw females when I was a jw anyway.
