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and..... there is not a damn thing you can do about it because freedom of religion is guaranteed in the constitution.
suck it up buttercup.. - would make a nice billboard.
While I don't hold them accountable for all of the harm my family suffered, I can say that they certainly contributed a great deal to it. As I still have a fair relationship with some of my JWs relatives, I have held back a great deal on my activism against them. I just hope that I'll live long enough to take actions once these relatives pass away.
I know, this is not a heroic stand, however, my relationship with my relatives is still more important than speeking up for the moment.
during tonight's meeting the brother seemed to read out something along the lines of "you may be helping a poor sister who you think may be struggling, but in turn that sister may be getting financial assistance from the government.
it is always best to stick to jehovah's arrangement in these matters so that help can get to those who most need it, including the worldwide work".
i think it may have been an article about social media platforms initially and how they should be avoided and then this was mentioned.
But what about those examples in the watchtowers and convention where someone got help from fellow brothers and sisters and they saw it as an example of Jehovah's hands?
Another example of double speech!
you will be resurrected.
but if you live one more day when armageddon starts you will die a horrible death with no chance of a resurrection.
makes sense to me!.
That never made sense to me when I was in. Never believed it. I was thinking that God would be just somehow and never put too much thoughts into it. But if you stop and think... it doesn't make any sense, at all.
since the watchtower has already made this bible public, i can put a link out here.. no, the rank & file will never notice the words "governing body" have been inserted into acts 15: 1-35 in the 2019 new world translation, matthew to acts.. click the image to make it larger if need be.. https://postimg.cc/sqvdl10w petra!
JW reasoning:
The apostles = Governing Body
The elders = Governing Body helpers
The whole congregation = represented by the apostles and the elders.
csa victims need our support, not vindictiveness.
in that vein, lord farquaad has these kind words for shelly, aka “bcg”.
false dilemma logical fallacy.
To be honnest, I'm a bit surprised that Loyd fell for this one. He should have entirely ignored that thread until his name came up. Sure, she likely talking about him and I can understand he toke it personally. But her statement implying that other xJWs take advantage of sexual victims is baseless and merites no attention. Unfortunately, by replying to that comment, he landed her some vague credibility that ultimately brought the thread on this discussion board.
I'm disappointed that such thread exists. .
https://www.jw.org/finder?srcid=jwlshare&wtlocale=e&prefer=lang&docid=2020600.
It always amazes me how JWs will say that it was not a prophecy. A prophecy is a prediction, a claim about something that will happen in the future. "Millions now living will never die". How is that not a prediction, a prophecy?
Ridiculous.
my experience was that most jws wanted to have an elder “friend” just in case they got into any “trouble “.kinda like knowing that certain cop who might get you out of a jam.
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of course there was another group who did everything they could to either kiss the elders’ ass or stonewall them anytime they came snooping around.. how did you and the “older men” get along?.
There was a period in my life where I was young, with no car, and struggled for basic groceries. At that time, I expected them to be there for me. They weren't.
Eventually, as my situation got better, I got married, got a
family of my own and thinking back on what happened, I realized that the issue
at its base was not these man. It was the Watchtower. I’ve been in several
congregations and the story was always the same: Elders had families, full time
jobs and simply running the business congregation was the
equivalent of a second job. Then, top this off with the problems of parishioners
where a noticeable part of them suffer from depression and other mental
illness.
The expectations of the Watchtower are too high, they are unattainable. In the end, the problem at its core is that elders should be able to make a living and focus on their role.
the watchtower—study edition | june 2020. .
study article 26.
6 who can share in the search for inactive ones?
Something isn't right with the elder that "brought back" 40 people. I can see two scenarios:
1) Its a fanatic that threthened them with disfellowshipping if they didn't come back
or
2) They lived in a region where where the last brother with priviledges in their congretation moved to some place else. With no one to organize their meetings, they became inactive for a month or two. Having heard of their situation, this elder from a near by congregation invited them back into his congregation.
I'd go with option two. But of course, Watchtower would spin it out of context to illustrate a point.
my dear, dear simon,.
it is with a heavy heart that i approach your throne today.. i fear i have become aware of a minor boo-boo on the site.
remember, we must be perfect just as our lard is perfuct.. the problemo esta dis: .
Remember, we must be PERFECT just as our LARD is PERFUCT.
ahahahahah, that one made me laugh! :)
i'm new to the forum.
i'm an ex-jw who actually faded from jws.
i'm here to drop by every once in a while to ask a question or two.
While Jeus, as a Jew in the first Century, was likely a fondamantalist Creationist, mentioning a story to draw a point doesn't mean you believe that story to be historical or true.
For instance, if I say: It is the turtle that won the race, cause, unlike the rabit, she never stopped moving towards her objective. This doesn't mean I believe that this race actually ever occured. I just use a well known story to drive a point.
