Posts by possum

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Watchtower crackdown on anointed expansion - are they reaching for a solution to the expanding numbers problem?

by slimboyfat in

if this has been discussed i missed it.

i think the january study watchtower is a concerted attempt to reduce the numbers claiming to be anointed.

but i love the sneaky way they go about it this time.

possum

DATA DOG I met some much younger anointed acquaintances of my parents. I found them to be genuinely full on and zealous but on the whole frustrated by elders and others who didn't care about the religion/flock as much as they generally did. My dad was actually disfellowshipped temporarily by visiting CO because he assumed that his constant references back to Russel and the older publications where apostasy. Much scrambling by other elders (relatives) to be him reinstated. My poor father saw it as spiritual test bought about by satan!

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Watchtower crackdown on anointed expansion - are they reaching for a solution to the expanding numbers problem?

by slimboyfat in

if this has been discussed i missed it.

i think the january study watchtower is a concerted attempt to reduce the numbers claiming to be anointed.

but i love the sneaky way they go about it this time.

possum

My father and step mother both anointed since 1960/1970. Memorial night they would ring other anointed friends. Even as an adult I was never privy to those conversations. Too deep for a mere member of great crowd.

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Watchtower crackdown on anointed expansion - are they reaching for a solution to the expanding numbers problem?

by slimboyfat in

if this has been discussed i missed it.

i think the january study watchtower is a concerted attempt to reduce the numbers claiming to be anointed.

but i love the sneaky way they go about it this time.

possum

Mephis/talesin ditto totally agree............makes you wonder for all the individuals obviously suffering some sort of religious mania or undiagnosed/untreated mental illness who profess to be anointed.

How many of the secret 7 are just stone cold sober opportunists?

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Watchtower crackdown on anointed expansion - are they reaching for a solution to the expanding numbers problem?

by slimboyfat in

if this has been discussed i missed it.

i think the january study watchtower is a concerted attempt to reduce the numbers claiming to be anointed.

but i love the sneaky way they go about it this time.

possum

Sorry, edited that post maybe too off topic..

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Untrusted

by Esmeralda001 in

greetings,it seems that jw immediately assume that all "wordly" people (as they like to call it) are immoral and unworthy of their trust.

i sort of understand how it can be dangerous for a christian to have association with someone who doesn't share their values, but don't you think that some members take the conceal lied in corinthians 15:33 to the extreme?

what about romans 2:14?

possum

No he was not punished he disassociated himself. Because I reported the abuse when my daughter was of legal age it is all up to her. For many valid reasons my daughter (the victim) is not able to pursue legal action at this time in her life.

JW.ORG is a cruel and controlling CULT. It will not allow you to criticize or discuss its shamefully inadequate child protection policies or procedures. Shown up so well in Royal Commission.

I was even accused to "worshipping my daughter ahead to Jehovah" because I put her needs ahead of continuing to protect a peodohile under 2 witness policy.

It is absolutely their way or the highway!!

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Untrusted

by Esmeralda001 in

greetings,it seems that jw immediately assume that all "wordly" people (as they like to call it) are immoral and unworthy of their trust.

i sort of understand how it can be dangerous for a christian to have association with someone who doesn't share their values, but don't you think that some members take the conceal lied in corinthians 15:33 to the extreme?

what about romans 2:14?

possum

I trusted in the ORG

I trusted the "2 witness rule"

I trusted my own anointed parent who "stated that the angels will keep the cong clean"

for 12 years

When my teenage baptised (used on platform at assemblies) daughter remembered the abuse the spiritual guides I "trusted" said "only Demonized people remember abuse".

I reported to police/australian royal commision resulting in such vicious shunning we had to sell our home and move.

Just before we left we had visit from presiding overseer let us know that they were no longer willing to protect offender had left his wife and moved in with much younger woman and we where now free in their eyes to take action against him . (with not financial or support from them) how nice of them!

Now the bible gives me hives and I don't trust men/religion,authority, angels........ect,ect, ect

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Untrusted

by Esmeralda001 in

greetings,it seems that jw immediately assume that all "wordly" people (as they like to call it) are immoral and unworthy of their trust.

i sort of understand how it can be dangerous for a christian to have association with someone who doesn't share their values, but don't you think that some members take the conceal lied in corinthians 15:33 to the extreme?

what about romans 2:14?

possum

As I was being an obedient/trusting sister I left the room to hospitably make a cup of tea for an elder who I assumed called in (alone)on an important shepherding visIt he took advantage of proximity to my small child to sexually assault her. He arrived with another brother but sent him away to the next house.

I wish/wish/ I didn't trust!

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Changes to reporting

by Formerbrother in

so it seems placing literature is not so important anymore, now that we live in a digital age.. we are being pushed to show videos instead.

this is the new reporting from next month, just hrs and any literature placed in one box and then how many videos you showed in another box.. bib changes for sure..

possum

Evidenced-based scientific studies state that deep reading and comprehension requires reading on paper. Although we can recount what we read on screen it isn't as deeply assimilated and disappeared more quickly from memory.

so what happened to all those admonitions from platform to be like the 'noble minded Berean Jews and engage in deep studies????

King James Bible
These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.

JW.org is complettely dumbing down and shovelling diluted WT dribble as truth (no thinking required).

my old faithful parent (who has sacrificed) his short 77 yrs on this earth to WT.ORG just cant cope with technology...too bad so sad!

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Old, Faithful and Forgotten...

by rrb2016 in

had a conversation with my jw mother the other day.

she has been baptized for over 50 years.

i've been out for 30 years, but because both my mother and mother-in-law are jw's i keep up with all things jw.

possum

talesin

right

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Old, Faithful and Forgotten...

by rrb2016 in

had a conversation with my jw mother the other day.

she has been baptized for over 50 years.

i've been out for 30 years, but because both my mother and mother-in-law are jw's i keep up with all things jw.

possum

Persons who choose to live their lives according to a religious precept would at least expect fellowship and user friendly materials eg, magazines they can write on and read in bed.....

According to Webster’s New Collegiate Dictionary it means: (a) companionship, company, associate (vb.); (b) the community of interest, activity, feeling or experience, i.e., a unified body of people of equal rank sharing in common interests, goals, and characteristics, etc.; (c) partnership, membership (an obsolete usage but an important one. It shows what has happened to our ideas of fellowship).

Isn't the whole purpose of having a religious faith is interpersonal relationships?...... Not possible to create this electronically........JW.ORG has lost he plot.