Agreed. I cannot understand why the GB interpret the bible this way. They maintain Judas Iscarriot would never get resurrected. Who are they to judge. We do not know what passed between God and Judas or what was said, or if he was forgiven, Judas full of remorse took his life, he felt deep regret or guilt, who are we to say what he may have pleaded for in his final hours, typical GB they claim to know, what arrogance.
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IMITATE JESUS RC - BRIGHTON, WEST SUSSEX (UK)
by Nicholaus Kopernicus infollow jesus, but not "at a distance" (luke 22:54).
speaker opened with matt 26:57-58 stressing "fear of man" which led peter to follow at a distance after jesus was arrested.
the speaker compared this with peter's earlier stated confidence in verses 33 & 35. speaker then moved on to 1 peter 2:21 as evidence that it is jesus' example which is to be followed.
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Who oversees the money for the WT?
by John Aquila inwhen the wt sells property for a billion dollars profit, who decides what that money is going to be used for?.
when all the money comes in from all the kingdom halls bank accounts worldwide, did all that money go into one big account and who has authority to spend it and cut some checks to whoever?
when all the monthly donations come in to the watchtower headquarters, who decides distribution, and to who?
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Trust in jehovahs earthly servants, do not question where the money goes for you will be told voice dissent and you will be disfellowshipped. -
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Can someone explain to me ......
by notoneoftheboys ini was never told before i got baptised that i would loose my family if i got disfellowshipped.. no one told me i would get disfellowshipped if i had a blood transfusion.
no one told me that the gb was all powerful and tolerate no dissention.
that if i spoke to a d/f person i would get disfellowshipped.. no one told me in my marriage bed there were rules if broken d/f shipping resulted.. i was told my brothers would die or care for me.
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I was never told before I got baptised that I would loose my family if I got disfellowshipped.
no one told me I would get disfellowshipped if I had a blood transfusion
no one told me that the GB was all powerful and tolerate no dissention
That if I spoke to a D/F person I would get disfellowshipped.
No one told me in my marriage bed there were rules if broken D/F shipping resulted.
I was told my brothers would die or care for me
I was never told that I would be taken to the back room and severely reprimanded for minor sins.
no one said the Elders could do as we say not as we do
in the early 80s we had lots of tv evangelists, GB were very critical of using tv to solicit funds. Now we have god knows how many millions spent on JW broadcasting and who else asking for money but the GB.
why was I never told once I got baptised that I could not argue or question the direction from the GB or be disfellowshipped, yet during the bible study of the truth book I could say what I liked.
I was never told my wife and I would be interrogated into aspects of our love life where did that come from??
Why is it then when I bring these absoloute truths forward I am told Jehovah speaks thru the GB as he did with Moses.
And lastly why was I so blind I did not see????
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London Ontario Old Boy Network alive and thriving.
by notoneoftheboys ini served for years as an elder in london ontario.
finally stepped aside because of the old boy network, elders covering up for one another, practice of elders and their wives party times with excessive use of alcohol.
the elders families getting slaps on the wrist for major sins.
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I served for years as an elder in London Ontario. Finally stepped aside because of the old boy network, elders covering up for one another, practice of elders and their wives party times with excessive use of alcohol. The elders families getting slaps on the wrist for major sins. Elders wives knowing intimate details of judicial matters. We had allegations of incest against a prominent elder in the city that were hushed up because his daughter refused in fear to testify. The old boy network was city wide, elders covering up for one another, favours shown to elders sons who were guilty of porniea. The entire city turned a blind eye even the CO and the DO, to a prominent elder in the city, who were witness to his close association with his disfellowshipped daughter at district and other circuit assemblies while others shrank in fear over even being in the same store as a DF relative. So if anyone has been or is aware of these things drop me a private note lots more to share. If anyone still in the ORG thinks I am an apostate liar tell me and I can name dates places persons. that's y I am not one of the boys. -
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Homeless Man Plays Piano Beautifully (Sarasota, FL) (ORIGINAL)" Is it wrong to donate money to him? Would the Watchtower help out?
by The1975Blues inmitch jensen 13 minutes ago.
jehovah's witnesses have learned by the mistakes of all the christian churches who wasted valuable money by spending it on "food banks", "woman's shelters", "orphanages" and "homeless shelters feeding the poor and hungry kids".
the current may 2015 "awake" magazine deals with the only way to help the homeless people.
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Let me say that the GB has long given the elders information on how to deal with homeless people. its in the secret letters the rank and file never see.
There are no charitable works in the KH, they will not help even their own members who fall into financial difficulty. in the cong I was in we had an elder body of 10 who were wealthy, when one of the poorer brothers went broke, no work, they told him the same thing I was told. you are not praying enough, hidden sin, not willing to work in menial jobs, the cong is not like churches no charity here, you can walk to meetings brothers in Africa, they have no idea of what real charity is. when I asked that question to the elders I was told the greatest charitable work is the preaching. thank GOD I am free at last.
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Master piece!
by coalize inwhat we can read in the wt 10/15/2015... they have really no shame!.
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Sadly when the org spoke I believed angels directed their words. Since finding TTATT I realised all websites like this were doing was exposing the hypocrisy and lies. Long may it be. -
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Blondie's Comments You Won't Hear at the 06-28-2015 WT Study (TRUST JAH)
by blondie in6-28-15 blondies comments trust in jehovah (4/15/15 study wt).
http://www.jw.org/en/publications/magazines/ .
so how does the wts start out in the first paragraph?.
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Blondie, it has always boggled my mind that due to the internet I am now aware that I am not alone. so many mirrored experiences through out the world that all relate to essentially the same issues. Backstabbers in the KH, the BOE leading double standard lives. the GB making all kinds of rules, the paedophiles, who serve as elders, being called into the back room for some minor offence. And no charity for the poor or mentally ill, pray more use food banks, hidden sin, its your own fault, and what is more astounding is what I was told by the WT about apostates was all BS. Free at last free at last. -
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Do JW still drink like a fish in small gathering??
by James Mixon inin the 60's and 70's when i became a mindless cult follower there.
were gathering for the elite and they would get sh---t face, i mean down right.
drunk.
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This is still a problem and has escalated, I served on an elder body and it was a closed group. never any outsiders who could rat on the drunkenness they saw. no cameras or camcorders, booze was in abundance, fine wines, 20 year old scotch. elders and their wives could drink like fish. the rank and file have no idea. its a closed group old boy network. that's why elders families get slaps on the wrist for major wrongs because they are all culpable. -
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What was your eye opening moment?
by WasOnceBlind inif you had to pinpoint the time or experience that finally made you open your eyes, what would it be?.
i think for me it was the time i saw my dad shun his brother who he had not seen in decades just because he was a da'ed jw.
i thought to my self "no way jesus would do that.
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For me it was when I saw the hypocrisy on the elder body, do as we say not as we do, we will behave as we please in private but if you get caught there is a committee waiting. Old Boy network. -
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God Unrighteous
by berrygerry infor decades, i slaved for wts, mentally, emotionally, financially, familially, socially, educationally.. at times, when i was the only one caring for the maintenance needs of the local kh, and being discouraged at the "sacrifices" being contributed to the borg, my spouse would say: "jehovah sees what you are doing.".
and yet, later, my spouse turned on me, turning instead to "jehovah's elders" and totally threw me under the bus.. paul, allegedly, said in hebrews: "for god is not unrighteous so as to forget your work and the love you showed for his name.".
i feel nothing of the sort.. does anyone feel similarly?.
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I was in a congregation of 42 pub. 3 would always be counted on to show for hall cleaning. The rest had families.??? When I would enquire why it was so I was told "no complaining" quoted scripture and lectured frequently. we had 5 elders who were old bible students never out in service regular counted time shepherding.
when it came to special talks elders families would show up in their sunday best never invited anyone for a meal. I never saw one person in our hall in the years I was in the truth visit me in my home. I was in the back room over grooming dress etc I was told not to get further education end imminent why was I blind!!!!!!