25-29)(righteousness).
is this the only example of how a young woman can seek righteousness first, .
3. what is righteousness?
"After years of indoctrinating a fear to question the WTS many need this site and posters like Blondie to analyze their writings to better understand what happened to them and remind them why they left. "
Do they? Does Blondie analyse (def:analyze: consider in detail in order to discover essential features or meaning) the writings or does she more accurately criticise (def:knock: find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws)?
if there is a god...don't any of you find it odd that we don't even know his name!
i mean... if he was real why didn't he preserve his name for all of us to know?
i mean think of it, it is really stupid isn't!
To me , this thread illustrates the vaccuum that many ex-JWs live in. They have taken the step to leave the truth (often on very flimsy grounds - UN , 607) and replaced it with - er - nothing. As belief in Gods name being Jehovah / Yahweh etc is so tied up with being a witness , the very act of leaving means that this belief must be junked because it "must be wrong".
having been fairly proud of my jw parent's behaviour (and to be honest, my handling of them) in the 13 years or so since i walked away i now find myself in a quandry.
i basically arranged my departure from the cult in such a manner that i would neither be da'd or df'd, to avoid a situation where their family loyalty might be streached by their adherence to organsiational law.
why should i play by their rules and write a letter leaving an imaginary religion?
Aside from the issue that a Catholic church would happily marry someone who doesn't believe in their doctrines , isn't a member and has lived "in sin" for many years prior to being married...
You won't be DA'd - you no longer associate and have been away for 13 years.
I wholeheartedly agree Ian - to paraphrase Kevin Keegan "I'd love it" if the WTS posted a Question from Readers about this , or referred to it in a study article and justified their position. I spoke to a CO about this who said that some US COs had tried to get the WTS to publish information at the time but Brooklyn vetoed it. I suspect now that too much time has elapsed - we are talking about several years now.
Having said that , I go by the botch-up theory rather than the conspiracy theory - I suspect that the whole NGO business has been hyped up by opposers for their own ends.
25-29)(righteousness).
is this the only example of how a young woman can seek righteousness first, .
3. what is righteousness?
A tremendous effort goes into this highly critical analysis. The writer has diligently copied all of the paragraphs and basically tried to tear the Watchtower article apart (perhaps she(? - presumably - an alias is used) has some clever character recognition software to reduce the time spent on this activity). There is little , if any , acceptance of any point whatsoever in the article - it is all condemned. This appears to be a weekly effort.Occasionally the writer makes a legitimate point but when she starts from such a negative basis , it is difficult to consistently sustain this.
Sorry to be ignorant - can I ask - what is the point? Do all ex-JWs spend hours pouring over the latest WT study article trying to pull it apart? Any what motives are involved here - "encouraging" existing ex-JWs that they have made the right decision to leave or giving much needed "food at the proper time" ammunition to still-in JWs who are too lazy or too "brainwashed" to study and analyse the articles themselves? Just asking - don't burn me out.
how do posters feel about the physicians , doctors , surgeons and others giving their experiences and views in the societies videos and dvds?.
is the prevailing view that these are amateurs and/or stooges who do not represent mainstream medical opinion?
or do some posters feel that these clinicians maybe have some justification for their views?.
Danny asked for my views which I suspect are different to many on this forum.
Personally I feel that there is a strong medical case for non - blood medical treatment. The excellent website http:www.noblood.com and other resources would seem to support forms of treatment that would be acceptable to many witnesses. It is difficult to dismiss the clinicians who appear on the DVDs , as many ex-witnesses do.
Having said that , some JWs do go "over the top" and assume that the medical establishment is very much anti-blood transfusion. I have to tell them this isn't the case.
how do posters feel about the physicians , doctors , surgeons and others giving their experiences and views in the societies videos and dvds?.
is the prevailing view that these are amateurs and/or stooges who do not represent mainstream medical opinion?
or do some posters feel that these clinicians maybe have some justification for their views?.
How do posters feel about the physicians , doctors , surgeons and others giving their experiences and views in the Societies videos and DVDs?
Is the prevailing view that these are amateurs and/or stooges who do not represent mainstream medical opinion? Or do some posters feel that these clinicians maybe have some justification for their views?
i am new here, excuse my english.
it seems that some of you are serving or have been serving as elders and have judical committee experience (stillajwexelder for example).
i want to know how i must behave in jc meeting to avoid disfellowshipping.
"And brother billy-boy: take your self-righteous, arrogant, brainwashed ass back to your king-dumb hall and stop participating in apostate discussion boards."
Sorry - I didn't know that this was an apostate board - it is advertised as a Jehovah Witness forum where everyone is welcome. My apologies.
this is not a spoof
school decides to ban the bun
suffolk evening star, uk - 8 minutes ago .
The JW issue is a bit of a red herring. I know witnesses down in East Anglia & apparently the report is misleading as it is Islamic pupils who requested the ban. In Britain , schools are terrified of upsetting Moslems.
Hot cross buns have been banned in most London schools for the last few years (see link)
i am new here, excuse my english.
it seems that some of you are serving or have been serving as elders and have judical committee experience (stillajwexelder for example).
i want to know how i must behave in jc meeting to avoid disfellowshipping.
Hi Albert - I'm an elder in Britain. Most of the responses you will get will be very negative - "get out of this cult" etc - as they are from apostates & very bitter & twisted ex-witnesses (many of whom have been DF on porneia grounds themselves). You will get probably 50 posts today - they don't get many existing witnesses posting & you will be a minor celebrity & regarded as easy meat for opposers!
My response having served on many JC is - be honest & open. The elders aim is to "gain you" as a brother - not vindictively disfellowship you. DF is absolutely a final option. Tell the facts & how you feel. Pray to Jehovah. The passage of time isn't necessarily a factor - it is a positive matter that you want to get the matter sorted out.
