have anyone of you read, the absolutly jaw dropping paragraph in this article about a women who was hit by her husband?
its in page 25 of the 2/15/12 wt study edition (i read the dumbed down version).. .
if there was any question, that the watchtowers stance is for wives to simply take it when their husbands abuse them, this makes it crystal clear.. who the hell is scanning these things before they go to print?
THEY CHANGED THE STORY IN THE SPANISH VERSION... STEVE DOES NOT HIT SELMA... HE MERELY GETS "FURIOUS" WITH HER... SEE MY POST UNDER "SCANDALS & COVER-UPS"
This is very interesting, my wife has recently switched from an English to a Spanish congregation......
have anyone of you read, the absolutly jaw dropping paragraph in this article about a women who was hit by her husband?
its in page 25 of the 2/15/12 wt study edition (i read the dumbed down version).. .
if there was any question, that the watchtowers stance is for wives to simply take it when their husbands abuse them, this makes it crystal clear.. who the hell is scanning these things before they go to print?
Thanks Cedars for all the work you have done on this, I think I will resend some of the things I had sent a few months ago after the study takes place.
i actually find this whole matter a bit creepy.
i find it very hard to think of the watch tower society as a cult in the same mould as jonestown or the branch davidians, and yet their out-of-town facilities increasingly take on the appearance of a cultish stronghold.. where is the society headquarters these days?
is it up in wallkill?
Pleades star system???
there has already been much discussion about how the watchtower society has declared in australia that going door to door is part of a personal ministry.
this seems to be a lame attempt to avoid liability considering that they require time reports and have formal meetings for field service at the kingdom hall.. this is a bit of a dilemma.
reporting time and formal meetings for field service are important methods of control, however it's not clear if the organization is willing or able to handle the potential liability that may come from this.. imagine what would happen if they lost these methods of control.
They still tend to have guilt to drive people even if the time reports would go away, uberpioneer or an elder could occasionally query the folks in the hall and ask about service.....just keep driving home how close we are to the end and how your chance to live in paradise depends on your honesty and your field service.
a friend just showed me a message from steven unthank on facebook where he mentioned (about 4 hours ago) that the state of victoria will be launching an investigation into all religions, including the jehovah's witnesses... he also mentioned that he will likely testify.. i don't know anything else about this because the message was brief, but i assume it has something to do with the protection of pedophiles.... has anyone else heard this yet?.
All churches/organizations have an issue with this, hopefully some requirements/controls can be put in place to help with the problem.
I know that in Virginia folks who work with youth are required to have background checks and when I have worked with youth, we had a rule that there had to always be two adults present around any child.
Laws and guidance can not stop everything, but if it can stop even a few of these heinous activities it is some benefit.
be courageous.
we may think of a courageous.
others displayed courage.
Thanks again Blondie, amazing what a group can teach from the Bible when they are so expert at selective scripture use!
have anyone of you read, the absolutly jaw dropping paragraph in this article about a women who was hit by her husband?
its in page 25 of the 2/15/12 wt study edition (i read the dumbed down version).. .
if there was any question, that the watchtowers stance is for wives to simply take it when their husbands abuse them, this makes it crystal clear.. who the hell is scanning these things before they go to print?
Thanks for keeping this issue up at the top Cedars, I still can not fathom that this was written and will be the topic of study..
i have to wonder if the watchtower is having financial problems of some sort.
at the very least they are spending more than they are taking in.
which would explain all of the cutbacks of the last decade.
I agree with Blondie and the others, the only reason they would be parting with the Brooklyn property at a time like this is the need to generate cash flow....(and to reduce the negative cash flow of the expense of living in NYC)
or will the wts maintain a presence in brooklyn so they can continue to call it bethel?
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So in the WTS system, there is no fixed 'holy land', Bethel is just any location where they have offices. Thanks!
or will the wts maintain a presence in brooklyn so they can continue to call it bethel?
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Or will the WTS maintain a presence in Brooklyn so they can continue to call it Bethel?
