Posts by truthseeker100

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My sister was invited to a Judicial Committee

by opusdei1972 in

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?

truthseeker100

Another addendum to the elders manual is they are not to pursue judicial action against people who threaten suicide.

Tell your sister to write a letter saying that the very thought of such a meeting makes her feel suicidal and she is going for therapy and will let them know how she is.

(dont ever get back with them)

OR - if your sister happens to be seeing a therapist currently, have the therapist write a letter stating that the person is "too fragile" for this meeting at the present time.

I know someone who did this - worked like a charm.

Millie210 You evil girl you! If we are ever in a fight I hope your on my side.

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My sister was invited to a Judicial Committee

by opusdei1972 in

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?

truthseeker100

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?)

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Inherit the wind

by truthseeker100 in

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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truthseeker100

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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Hi everyone, this is my first post.

by John Aquila in

jw
friends

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.

truthseeker100

HI JON so nice that your life is working out.

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Encouragement for those of us trying to break free!

by stuckinarut2 in

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.

truthseeker100

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.

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Thought I would introduce myself

by WateredDown in

jw
friends

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.

truthseeker100

Welcome to the site both "village idiot" and "WateredDown"

Without being to specific tell us about yourselves.

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Legal scholars: JW court cases before Supreme Court were "accidental wins."

by TerryWalstrom in

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.

truthseeker100

Five years before my appearance before a draft board, the Watchtower Society had quietly and unceremoniously changed Romans 13: 1,2 rather quietly, back to the traditional interpretation Christendom had held for two thousand years! Ironically, the JW texts I was operating from had not been updated to include this change. I found out the hard way. The Watchtower headquarters would not provide me with a membership card nor a letter attesting to my ministerial status. I later found out this was only provided in special cases where a "special Pioneer" was involved who spent 100 to 150 hours monthly knocking doors.

While in prison, I was sexually attacked by a non-JW inmate. I should not have been there in the first place. I had the legal right to serve alternate service working in a hospital--had it not been for the private counsel of my JW elders in strict accord with their covert (by this time) policies on Christian neutrality.

Terry I feel sorry for you, you poor bastard!

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Have there been any existing cultural group made up of rationalists with neither a religion or a mythology?

by James Mixon in

disbelief is the default position, no one is born having a belief.

beliefs are.

acquired through culture and education, we all know that.

truthseeker100

One need only to look at this link to see a group of rationalists.https://royalsociety.org/about-us/history/

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How do flood apologists explain these?

by marmot in

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?

truthseeker100

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

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How do flood apologists explain these?

by marmot in

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?

truthseeker100

Billie LOL I don't know what would be more scary to a young JW male? The picture above or the picture in your avatar. LOL