i am not a regular poster, but i like to read discussions.
i'm picking up a comment in the other post regarding the millions jw organisation claims from tax payer in gift aid, and the recent independent article saying that a complaint has been submitted to the charity commission.. in times of austerity, the government is searching every corner in order to find cut backs.
it seems an appropriate time to petition local mps to remove charity status from non-deserving organisations.. i am a very laze ex-jw, and rarely get worked up about anything, but this opportunity seems too good to miss.
http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/143526/1/IMPORTANT-JWS-and-the-CHARITIES-COMMISSION
http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/beliefs/151261/1/UK-Charity-Law-Changes
http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/32088/1/Sugg-for-Brits-Write-to-Charity-Comm-re-Panorama
See the above threads I have linked to. You can still download the magazine in PDF format on the org's website. If you are in the UK I would be happy to post a hard copy to you.
i realise that may sound like a stupid question on a jw forum but i was thinking about the events in the uk this week and i am wondering if we need to 'widen out our associations'.
it would be preferable if our efforts were directed not against the leadership of a single religion but towards raising awareness of the use of thought reform.
as things stand i am not aware of an effective way for us to communicate with ex cultists from other groups.
I realise that may sound like a stupid question on a JW forum but I was thinking about the events in the UK this week and I am wondering if we need to 'widen out our associations'.
It would be preferable if our efforts were directed not against the leadership of a single religion but towards raising awareness of the use of thought reform. As things stand I am not aware of an effective way for us to communicate with ex cultists from other groups. Could we reach out to ex mormons, ex scientologists, ex Plymouth brethren etc and be more effective? Is there already a forum for this sort of thing? If not do we need one, either here or elsewhere?
i have been inspired recently by some of the comments on this forum regarding the society having reached a "tipping point".
it's been observed that, despite the overwhelming weight of evidence that the society is nothing more than a damaging cult, the number of witnesses continues to increase, albeit gradually.
the latest figures i have available are those in the 2011 yearbook, showing a global 2.5% increase between 2009 and 2010.. as we all know, the internet is steadily rising in accessibility (or "penetration") around the world, and it provides a wonderful resource for those who are curious about joining the faith, helping such ones to quickly identify precisely how warped the teachings of the watch tower society really are.
Very interesting. The internet is killing them.
Too bad for the WT that the snake in question is a boa constrictor that will squeeze the last bit of life out of them eventually.
I bet their apostates are 'mentally diseased' too.
There's an echo in here!
i ran across this post on fb-.
the november 15, 2011 study version of the watchtower, has this to say in an article praising jehu's actions against the family of ahab.
"the prophet elisha sent one of the sons of the prophets to anoint jehu as king and to instruct him to kill every male of the apostate house of ahab.2 ki.
Since the quote cannot be found on the internet, it is quite possible that the term scholar is loosely being used to refer to some JW in the Bethel writing department.
Since the writing department consider themselves the only true bible scholars, I would not be at all surprised if that was the case.
police minister peter ryan has written a letter to mr unthank advising that jw's are now applying, in mass, for the wwc in victoria.
to little to late.
criminal charges still stand and cannot be backdated!
Do we have any Australian "moles" who would be willing to scan & post that letter?
On the second page of this discussion http://www.topix.com/forum/religion/jehovahs-witness/T231GBC7IBK38I573/p2, it appears that someone has a recording of the letter being read out at the meeting. May be worth keeping an eye on this in case the recording gets posted.
"hotel california" was considered a major demonic song.
ac/dc stood for anti-christ devils children....{not according to the band} kiss stood for knight s in satans service {not according to the band} anyone else have to toss albums?.
Fleetwood Mac because Stevie Nicks was supposed to be a witch (probably rubbish), Guns n Roses because of Axl Rose's name being an anagram of oral sex. Annie Lennox because she was supposed to have summoned demons at a concert (almost certainly rubbish). I remember the ACDC/KISS stuff too.
the united nations charter is for all un countries to follow, to its best ability.. the united nations is for the right to change one's religion, without coercion.
it applies to both countries who thwart changing religions directly, but also holds governments responsible if it allow private actors to coerce people from changing one's religion.
coercion is thought of broadly, and goes beyond mere physical force.
Can you imagine if we got the UN to investigate the borg?
Wouldn't they just love that?
i ran across this post on fb-.
the november 15, 2011 study version of the watchtower, has this to say in an article praising jehu's actions against the family of ahab.
"the prophet elisha sent one of the sons of the prophets to anoint jehu as king and to instruct him to kill every male of the apostate house of ahab.2 ki.
Bella it is still on the org's website http://download.jw.org/files/media_magazines/w_E_20110715.pdf
