it is said of jw elders that they "can provide protection by listening attentively to his problem, offering bible-based counsel, and giving encouragement or practical help.
like their appointed king, christ jesus, they want to help those who have been 'thrown about.
' (matthew 9:36) and they desire to assist others who have been damaged by the winds of false teaching.
the elders i've had experience with are haughty, do not help you, and are always looking to get you into trouble.
i'm sick and tired of hearing things from uptight-short-sighted-narrow minded hypocritics. all i want is the truth just gimme some truth - John Lennon
on the way home from a function last night, an old song from the 80's came on the radio.....flashback time.. dad: you can not listen to that song!.
sister: why not dad?.
dad: because it is like the society says!
I find that the racist middle aged white views of the majority in the WTS detest rap music with no basis whatsoever...the majority of rap music is socially conscious music...only a very small % is gangsta rap....
i'm sick and tired of hearing things from uptight-short-sighted-narrow minded hypocritics. all i want is the truth just gimme some truth - John Lennon
is it just me, or is "everyone" on this board bitter?.
i do know alot of happy jws and, i could not see them being anything else but jws.... .
this is just my take on what i have been reading on the boards sence i joined up...
I think I'm just really depressed.
i'm sick and tired of hearing things from uptight-short-sighted-narrow minded hypocritics. all i want is the truth just gimme some truth - John Lennon
in the case of silent lambs versus the christian congregation of jehovah's witnesses.. did you ever think that discussing these cases here accompanied by your vitriole against all things watchtower could be used to:.
1. show that ex jehovahs witnesses harbor such a hatred for the watchtower society that they will say anything to discredit them.. 2. show that there is a network of ex jehovahs witnesses that may have helped to create these abuse accusations in the alledged victims' minds or at least have encouraged them, even unwittingly, to exaggerate their claims.. i guarantee you that the watchtower society has documented every word anyone here has said, especially on this issue.
i can easily see a defense team using it to, if not exonerate accused molesters and the watchtower society, to at least create a reasonable doubt regarding their guilt.. if your hatred of the watchtower causes you to join in irrational behavior and accusations, you have to contemplate the fact that you may be adding to the future grief of any real victims.. i present this for your thoughtful consideration.. as always, i wish all here peace.. joel
I don't think you can generalize xjw's or jw's into one category. As far as I'm concerned there are some really nice people in both groups and some absolute nuts in both groups. I think you are right - some people are using the child molesting situation as a way to promote their own agenda. I think they are the minority though - most people just want to see things handled in a just way. If the Watchtower Society just was upfront about certain things (The UN situation for example) then most people would say "ah, its just another religion". which it is. But when they label it "the truth" and then proceed to cover up everything (1984 anyone?) it makes people angry and hurt.
i'm sick and tired of hearing things from uptight-short-sighted-narrow minded hypocritics. all i want is the truth just gimme some truth - John Lennon
a talk about love from thurday, january 3rd.
a portion of his talk (which i taped) regarding the 1st century congregation, verbatim:.
"...there would be needs to be met, physical needs.
Mr. Biggs -
Please email me at [email protected]. I'm in the next congregation over and have visited your hall many times.
i'm sick and tired of hearing things from uptight-short-sighted-narrow minded hypocritics. all i want is the truth just gimme some truth - John Lennon
diamond's thread inspired this idea... at least, this is how i wish my last talk had gone.. next on the school is brother hmmm.
his talk is based on the song of solomon, and his theme is: "be steadfast and faithful, like the shulamite maiden.. "throughout history, babylon the great, the world empire of false religion, has fornicated with the scarlet-colored wild beast.
they have traded support for the league of nations--and it's successor the united nations--for political clout and expediency in furthering their selfish goals.
i wish i had the guts to do something like that.
i'm sick and tired of hearing things from uptight-short-sighted-narrow minded hypocritics. all i want is the truth just gimme some truth - John Lennon
jesus only was away from god for 33 minutes.. i would let my children suffer like jesus if i knew they would be with me for the rest of eternity.
good point logical...i'm not really sure what the "official" WTS backed view is, but I've heard both views from many many pioneers and elders...I think most JW's believe both defintions.
i'm sick and tired of hearing things from uptight-short-sighted-narrow minded hypocritics. all i want is the truth just gimme some truth - John Lennon
jesus only was away from god for 33 minutes.. i would let my children suffer like jesus if i knew they would be with me for the rest of eternity.
if a 1000 years is a day according to God, and according to the WTS, we have been living in the last days (plural!) since 1914, then there is at least about 1900 more years in this system. hahahaha...
i'm sick and tired of hearing things from uptight-short-sighted-narrow minded hypocritics. all i want is the truth just gimme some truth - John Lennon
lord of the rings review/jackson.
or, the nitpickers guide to lotr jackson.... spoilers spoilers spoilers.
the hardest thing to do, i think, must be to make a movie and get it sold, when everyone already knows the ending.
I've read the series 10 times or so, and I can say that I loved certain aspects of the movie and absolutely detested certain parts. The whole creation of the Uruk-Hai orcs was awful as was the fight between gandalf and sauraman....i also felt they over dramatized the ring wraiths...maybe i'll see it again, but i'm not sure right now.
i'm sick and tired of hearing things from uptight-short-sighted-narrow minded hypocritics. all i want is the truth just gimme some truth - John Lennon
its a fact:.
the wts cleverly and insiduously "pushed" the date of 1975 on the congregation of jws.
this is especially true since the year of 1968 and the release of the "blue bomb" or "truth" book, which finally totalled in circulation over 100 million copies in some 115 languages worldwide.
they were saying the same thing with the Knowledge book a few years ago....they just want to create a sense of urgency in the brain washed followers.
i'm sick and tired of hearing things from uptight-short-sighted-narrow minded hypocritics. all i want is the truth just gimme some truth - John Lennon
