"Well there's one thing you gota ask yourself punk..Do you fell lucky well do ya punk"
And we all know were that line came from.
Karter.
i loved taxi with (alex) judd hirsch and his fellow cabbies.
one of the funniest lines involved reverend jim trying to get a license.
"what does a yellow light mean"?, jim quietly asks.
"Well there's one thing you gota ask yourself punk..Do you fell lucky well do ya punk"
And we all know were that line came from.
Karter.
i think now that the governing body is in this big power grab in order to stay alive as an entity, thus tighten control, the more controling the more they open themselves up to legal consequences.. blood tranfusion forbiden by a authoritarian religous corporation.. disfellowshipping enforcement that brought pain and suffering thousands i'm sure these type of lawsuits could break them but i'm not well versed in law so i thought i would thow this out for discussion.. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/class_action.
in law, a class action, a class suit, or a representative action is a form of lawsuit in which a large group of people collectively bring a claim to court and/or in which a class of defendants is being sued.
class actions are commonly referred to as class action suits; however, this phrase is redundant as the historical distinction between "actions" at law and "suits" in equity is no longer recognized.
Frankiespeakin,
Good luck but the 1st amendment gets rite in your way here.
Lets face it organizations with way more wacky idears opperate with the full protection of the 1st IE the "KKK" "Man boy love association" and many more.
All the WTS would say is you knew the rules when you became a JW.
Appart from the fact that the courts don't like geting involved in these things.
Finkeistein,
I respecitfully disagree with you on the shunning polices the "Exclusive breatheren" "Armish" and quite a few other religions have the same polices as the JW's
Karter.
literal or figurative .
rain, at long last, has penetrated into the interior of our land and my soul.
the burning sun of a protracted summer had effectively removed my resolve to get necessary things done.
C.C.
I'm from New Zealand.
karter.
literal or figurative .
rain, at long last, has penetrated into the interior of our land and my soul.
the burning sun of a protracted summer had effectively removed my resolve to get necessary things done.
Southern hemisphere......warm spring weather here and long hot summer on its way.
Karter from downunder.
australia's prime minister julia gillard has announced a national royal commission into child abuse within religions and religious charities (not-for-profit sector).
julia gillard announces royal commission will probe child sex abuse.
royal commission to probe child abuse.
At a Royal Commission anyone can apply to make a submission.
They will appoint a group of M.P's from all partys and they will go around the country takeing subbmissions.
Anyone who has any information regarding child abuse among the J.W's should apply to make one.
This could get interesting.
karter.
whith this recent fds and gb debacle i cant think of one teaching that they have not altered since this org began?.
The worlds going to end any day.
One thats never changed.
i seem to remember somebody saying that since the 90's the number of elders has declined from 90000 to 60000. does anybody have any hard figures regarding this?.
the organization is desperate for "qualified" men.
but their standards are much too high, especially the monthly field service hour requirements tagged on to endless meetings and congregational busywork.
They have lowered the bar for being appointed i see Elders who at best are not up to the job.
One had smoked far to much dope in his younger days and was a dreadfull specker and slow in speach used to dribble on.
One was appointed an Elder as he was ripping off alot of bro's ...he was an accoutant and was doing their books.
Ended up doing 2 years inside.
Many are just too old and not up to it but like the statis.
Karter.
the whole world is going to die soon except us..
The whole world is going to die soon except us.
i've seen several posts on various threads about a particular "loyalty question" or two that elders ask during judicial hearings.
granted it's been several years since i was an elder, but i never heard of this practice.
is there anything officially in print on this from the wt?
Phizzy,
They may ask you if you think the govening body is Gods sole channel of comunicating with his people here on earth or something simular.
You can say yes or say any thoughts i have on that matter i would prefure to keep to myself.
Karter.
pls share, i love these stories!.
We had one bro who was not fully plugged in.
There were 4 pregnent sisters in the congro and he confessed to the Elders he was the father to them all.
One sister who would go home after the service meeting and go from door to door till after midnite.
To many drunks to mention.
Karter.