Posts by expatbrit

englishman's post about "living forever not such a good idea" got me thinking on the subject of death.. now, i'm not a morbid person, and i've never had a problem with depression.

death is a subject that should be discussed and considered like any other.. englishman is right: as jw's we never really confront death.

it's just a temporary separation from our loved ones.

expatbrit

Englishman's post about "living forever not such a good idea" got me thinking on the subject of death.

Now, I'm not a morbid person, and I've never had a problem with depression. Death is a subject that should be discussed and considered like any other.

Englishman is right: as JW's we never really confront death. It's just a temporary separation from our loved ones. We never confront our own mortality.

Sitting here, I can see the bookcase holding my small collection of old books. When I hold them, I feel time. How many people have owned and held these books, treasured them during their lives, over the past three or four centuries? What were they like? People like you and I, with joys and pain, ambitions and loves. People who were born, lived and died, and whose books I now have the care of for a little while, until I too become part of that history. Perhaps some future collector will hold these same books and wonder about who owned them in the long ago 21st century; will wonder what I was like.
How temporary I am, just a chapter in the life of a book.

One day, I will die. I don't know if there is any type of afterlife.
I must accept that quite possibly, there is not. Now that I am freeing myself of WT delusions, I must confront my own limited lifespan and learn to live with old mortality.

How?

Expatbrit.

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YOU CAN LIVE FOREVER is not such a good idea.

by Englishman in

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the biggest problem that jehovahs witnesses have to deal with, is that they expect to live forever.. i think that this belief messes up their minds, interferes with their personal growth and also stops them from learning how to live with loss.

it is, after all, a totally unnatural belief.

everything around us comes and goes, lives then decays.. believing that you can live forever means that you can never risk taking time away from your beliefs so that you can re-appraise them.

expatbrit

Englishman:

I remember hearing many times the comment along the lines of:

"ah yes, the death of a loved one is certainly very sad. But thank goodness we don't have the inconsolable or hopeless grief that worldly people suffer....".

Used to think it myself, in fact.

Now I'm out I recognise the reality: I never have come to real terms with the deaths of family and friends. I've never really comprehended the loss.

Yet another stage to go through in WT recovery.

Expatbrit.

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Child Molestation

by Friend in

following is a slightly improved version of something i posted onto various web site forums a few months ago.

i hope it helps those working so hard on this subject.

what is revealed about the societys motivations regarding reporting (or not) of child abuse to secular authorities?

expatbrit

Hi Friend:

Did the good state of Canada accept the return you linked to as valid and in accordance with its laws? If so, then, according to that state’s requirements for a registered charity the Society met it. But Tina seems to think that the Society is register somewhere as a charitable organization where they are not meeting whatever that registration means. Do you know of such an instance?

The good state of Canada accepted the return as valid, as evidenced by the stamp upon the return.

This does not actually mean that the WT meets the state's requirements for a registered charity. It merely means that the information the WT has put on it's application and returns meets those requirements. To my knowledge (and I work in this field), the WT has never been subject to revenue services audit in Canada. Therefore, the Canadian Revenue services have taken on trust the information given them. Splitting hairs, I know.

I'll not second guess what Tina thinks. If I get it wrong she'll kick my ass!

I do not know of any instance where the society has been found not to meet charity registration requirements. Neither my last post nor this one imply that I do. My opinion however, is that the society again is complying with the bare minimum required by the letter of the law, but is violating the spirit of the law. Just my opinion.

Expatbrit.

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Child Molestation

by Friend in

following is a slightly improved version of something i posted onto various web site forums a few months ago.

i hope it helps those working so hard on this subject.

what is revealed about the societys motivations regarding reporting (or not) of child abuse to secular authorities?

expatbrit

Friend:

The WT is registered as a charity in Canada. It's 1996 charity return may be viewed at this address:

http://www.redrival.com/wis/taxreturn.html

Expatbrit.

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WT official video response online-molestation

by Dogpatch in

http://www.randytv.com/.

get with it and say what u think about j.r. brown!.

downtown mr. brown kicks butt!

expatbrit

THE FLAMING HYPOCRITES!

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new jehovah's witness?

by tiawani18 in

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i am deceiding on becoming a jehovah's witness, but i need for information on the whole religion.

i need to talk to someone and ask questions.

what do i do?

expatbrit

Tiawani:

For a subject by subject JW view, try to get hold of a book entitled "Reasoning From the Scriptures". You may find it a little difficult to get, because it's not really available to the general public. However, an especially keen JW may lend you a copy. If not, try one of the rare book search engines:

www.alibris.com
www.abebooks.com
www.bibliofind.com

BUT, be careful!

Expatbrit.

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