today i called to my sister and she told me that two elders went to her house to announce her that a judicial committe is waiting her in the kingdom hall this friday.
she told them that she will confirm if she will go.
however, i have told her that she shouldn't go, instead she should ask them to write a formal letter, with signatures, asking her for which charges she should be submitted in a private room with two men (or three?
I would't go. It's not a court case and these elders have no power over anybody!
However, I have told her that she shouldn't go, instead she should ask them to write a formal letter, with signatures, asking her for which charges she should be submitted in a private room with two men (or three?)
has anyone seen the movie inherit the wind?
i just got done watching the 1999 remake of the original 1960.. it's about two lawyers arguing in court about the guilt or innocence of a school teacher, teaching evolution.. it's about as pertinent today as it was in 1999 or 1960. it's really a good movie.
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Has anyone seen the movie inherit the wind? I just got done watching the 1999 remake of the original 1960.
It's about two lawyers arguing in court about the guilt or innocence of a school teacher, teaching evolution.
It's about as pertinent today as it was in 1999 or 1960. It's really a good movie.
hey everyone, this is my first post.
i was contacted by the witnesses in1965, baptized in that same year at age 15. i was appointed an elder in 1975 and served as an elder for 20 years..
it hasnt been long since i learn ttatt and when i totally woke up.
for those of us still trying to break free from the org and all its "baggage", these words may be of encouragement:.
"growth is painful.
change is painful.
There is nothing better for a man that he should eat, drink, and rejoice and see good for all his hard work.
One of the few bible stories I agree with.
i have read the site with great interest over the last few weeks.
some interesting stuff thats for sure.. i have left the jehovah's witnesses (was almost going to say the 'truth') for some time now.
i was one of the lucky ones that was baptised then faded, no humiliating disfellowshipping but nonetheless was very hard to get myself out.
Welcome to the site both "village idiot" and "WateredDown"
Without being to specific tell us about yourselves.
the outcomes of jehovah's witness court cases, to most first amendment scholars, the witness successes in court, especially the supreme court, were accidental.
legal scholars have uniformly dismissed the witnesses' methods for bringing about first amendment cases, referring to their legal successes as mere unintended consequences of fanatical preaching.
for example, legal scholar bernard schwartz noted that jehovah's witnesses, "who became involved in trouble with the law were only seeking to propagate their unpopular creed.
disbelief is the default position, no one is born having a belief.
beliefs are.
acquired through culture and education, we all know that.
One need only to look at this link to see a group of rationalists.https://royalsociety.org/about-us/history/
spear points dating to thousands of years before the flood (or even adam's alleged creation, for that matter) found preserved in situ among mammoth bones in naco, arizona.. or the 14,000 year-old footprint of a child at a mammoth hunting camp unearthed in a bog in monte verde, chile:.
the kicker is that this isn't even the oldest evidence for human settlement of the americas.
since the wt loves to trot out frozen mammoth carcasses as "proof" that mammoths died in the flood, who were these mammoth eaters in north america?
Jonathan Drake
here is another one you could check out. Things like these are ubiquitous on the information superhighway we all call the net
http://ncse.com/cej/3/2/answers-to-creationist-attacks-carbon-14-dating
spear points dating to thousands of years before the flood (or even adam's alleged creation, for that matter) found preserved in situ among mammoth bones in naco, arizona.. or the 14,000 year-old footprint of a child at a mammoth hunting camp unearthed in a bog in monte verde, chile:.
the kicker is that this isn't even the oldest evidence for human settlement of the americas.
since the wt loves to trot out frozen mammoth carcasses as "proof" that mammoths died in the flood, who were these mammoth eaters in north america?
spear points dating to thousands of years before the flood (or even adam's alleged creation, for that matter) found preserved in situ among mammoth bones in naco, arizona.. or the 14,000 year-old footprint of a child at a mammoth hunting camp unearthed in a bog in monte verde, chile:.
the kicker is that this isn't even the oldest evidence for human settlement of the americas.
since the wt loves to trot out frozen mammoth carcasses as "proof" that mammoths died in the flood, who were these mammoth eaters in north america?
Jonathan Drake
Trust me there is a lot of scientific thought that goes into carbon dating. Look up accuracy of carbon dating on Wikipedia for a start. If a lot of it seems a little esoteric at first just focus on the real world, things like,why are there no native kangaroos in North or South America? Why are there no moose in Australia? Why do bacteria become immune to anti antibiotics? When you start to research (even on your own) any subjects like these in any depth your faith in a global flood will subside. That's why the Governing Body discourages higher education.
I forgot to say welcome to the forum.
