the watchtower article on "mentally diseased" apostates has caused a lot of commotion and might even be investigated as hate speech in some countries.
the united states has a different political climate and a different approach to balancing individual freedoms against the freedoms of religious organizations.
this makes it unlikely that charges of hate speech would get much traction in the united states, unless things escalate further or result in violence.
As much as it's a good idear the courts don't like getting involved with religious arguments.
The 1st ammendment will negate most of your argument.
The KKK,Westbro church ect have way more wackey idears than the JW's and opperate with the full protection of the 1st ammedment.
as many of us realize- times are hard for the wt society getting men to " reach out " for an elders or ministerial servants position as young men aged ( 18-35 ) are opting out of doing that due to the pressure they are under from the wt society leaders and just that it takes up too much valuable time where men could be earning a living and helping their own families instead of a thankless magazine printing corporation.
in the article " train others to reach out " in this issue it has lots of strange, controlling, yet perplexing statements which i'm sure will confuse jw men who are considering " reaching out ".
in fact, i think this article will discourage more than encourage them from doing so.. on pg.
I guess to pool they have to pick from is getting smaller so just dumb down the qualifications.
Anything ???
Karter ...i race go-karts
we had an elder that was hung up on mens haircuts he had a real thing about how short mens hair should be and even told one bro off for parting his hair down the middle.. even told one bro to shave off his sideburns.. a c.o who was paronoid about sound always telling the bro in charge off.. .
a d.o who orded the attendants to remove crying babys from assemblys on more than a few occations...hans hubler for those that know him..
Lifes to short.
More worryed about BOOBIES then PEDOPHLIES...a truley sick man.
we had an elder that was hung up on mens haircuts he had a real thing about how short mens hair should be and even told one bro off for parting his hair down the middle.. even told one bro to shave off his sideburns.. a c.o who was paronoid about sound always telling the bro in charge off.. .
a d.o who orded the attendants to remove crying babys from assemblys on more than a few occations...hans hubler for those that know him..
One D.O was totley hung up on sisters wereing stockings wile doing a demo on stage....He even thanked them for doing so after.
we had an elder that was hung up on mens haircuts he had a real thing about how short mens hair should be and even told one bro off for parting his hair down the middle.. even told one bro to shave off his sideburns.. a c.o who was paronoid about sound always telling the bro in charge off.. .
a d.o who orded the attendants to remove crying babys from assemblys on more than a few occations...hans hubler for those that know him..
We had an Elder that was hung up on mens haircuts he had a real thing about how short mens hair should be and even told one Bro off for parting his hair down the middle.
Even told one bro to shave off his sideburns.
A C.O who was paronoid about sound always telling the bro in charge off.
A D.O who orded the attendants to remove crying babys from assemblys on more than a few occations...Hans hubler for those that know him.
after having faded 12+ years ago, finally decided to da my-self.
i haven't done it before, mainly because the jws have left me alone and have family that are heavily into the religion cult.
in recent weeks i've had the "in" family go off the deep end with their actions increasing being rediculous.
Wizardca,
My guess is 2 elders will call on you i belive thats the way they handle it.
You can say nothing or try makeing your piont(s) about why you want to DA.
All the best.
karter.
it's an interesting story .
.. in 1992 johnston, a jehovah's witness who sometimes preached door to door, had started with an improbable goal: he would make a fortune selling nothing more than a concept.
it was a magic pill that cut emission and made fuel last longer.
I remember Johnson from his days here in NZ he had a bissness called 'Everyday brushers".
He seemed to me like a decent sort of guy.
However that was some years ago .
Karter.
i have the wt may 15 1994 scan with the birthdates & deaths of the 16 people featured, and it occured to me using wt logic,that you could extend the generation timespan this way.. #6 d.d.
was born in 1892 and died in 1984. that was the earliest birth of this group.
#4 j.e was born in 1912 and died in 1997. the age gap between these two is 20 years.
Send it to the G.B.
Seems only you and them can understand it.
Karter.
it is a known fact that on average a pedophile will abuse as many as 200 children in his/her lifetime.. with that in mind.
read an extract from an august 1, 1995 letter to all bodies of elders in the usa.. i guess these untrained elders are somehow experts in this area and can determine if someone will reoffend even though law enforcement, psychiatrists and specialists cannot offer the same guarantee and in many cases will even suggest that these known sex offenders are very likely to reoffend when the opportunity presents itself.... to all bodies of elders in the united states.
august i, 1995.
I had a conversation with an Elder that went like this.
ME: So child abusers are aloud to go from door to door freely?
Elder: Yes in some cercumstances.
Me: So you have decided for the house holder that it's OK for a child abuser to come into their house and start a study with them even if the householder has young children?
If i saw that happen i would be obliged to say something (there is 2 child abusers in my old congro) it's not up to us to decide that it's OK the house holder has that rite.
Elder: No comment.
