when i first was appointed as an elder, i could not wait to be on a judicial committee.
it semed like most hearings invovled middle age men and women cheating on their mates because either they had married early or felt that were being neglected by their mate.
most times i felt i need to take a long hot shower after a hearing.. the toughest part was seeing these sweet young children grow up in "the truth", and now you are about to judge their future based on their repentance.
Welcome James Jackson...Thanks for your honest post! I am definitely not one to judge. Look forward to more of your experiences as an Elder. I think it's a good thing for Lurkers to read the thoughts of all these former "Gifts in Men".
I respect all of you, even if you were at one time a gung-ho Elder.
last year i wrote a letter to the religion writer at the local paper.
didn't get very far...but thought i'd do it again.
can't hurt, right.. here it is:.
Zound, Oops try posting again....your link didn't work.
last year i wrote a letter to the religion writer at the local paper.
didn't get very far...but thought i'd do it again.
can't hurt, right.. here it is:.
Zound...Nice Job!
last year i wrote a letter to the religion writer at the local paper.
didn't get very far...but thought i'd do it again.
can't hurt, right.. here it is:.
Here's is a follow up email I sent today...it's a link regarding a Parking scandal that happened out west in Seattle area. I have relative there and have been to some DCs at a place called the Tacoma Dome.
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Sorry to bother you again. There is another link that I wanted to include, but forgot. It is an article that was in the Tacoma Reporter (Tacoma, Wa) about 10 years ago regarding a dishonest practice by the Watchtower. A JW Convention overseer was eventually disfellowshipped (the action that results in shunning) because he did not agree with the dishonesty that was going on. I think you would find it interesting. It links directly to an image of the Tacoma Reporter article. http://www.watchtowernews.org/tacomapark.htm Thanks again for your time! ----------------------------- end ---------------------------------------------------------- ldnomo...sadly you are right, I'm sure not many people care about the paper, let alone the religion section, and further down the line, the JDubs. I think doing this is more theraputic for me than anything.
i'm in a major uk city, and we're assigned to an out of city location for our district convention.. to set the scene this site is off a busy motorway (freeway).
it's a football (soccer) stadium.
there is nothing around aside from one petrol (gas) station which also has a tiny supermarket in it.
Here's an interesting story about JDubs and DC Parking:
people going door to door uninvited should be required to get a licence and sercurity check if they are going door to door and required to show it on demand while engaged in the door to door work.. after all it is a perfect stranger for the most part who could be an imposter or maybe even a violent criminal or rapist.
no one convicted of sexual molestation or violent crimes should be given a permit.
an added benifit would be less people knocking on your door trying to sell you something be it a vaacum cleaner or armegeddon life insurance protection.. what is your opinon?.
I understand the arguments about freedom of speach...but I don't see a problem to having to get some kind of permit to go door to door. You have to get a permit to drive, permit to build something on your property, etc, etc...
I wouldn't have a problem if the watchtower needed to pay a permit fee for ea witness going door to door...say $10 per year, per pub in the US. Would we all like to see the WTS have to shell out 10mil.
last year i wrote a letter to the religion writer at the local paper.
didn't get very far...but thought i'd do it again.
can't hurt, right.. here it is:.
La Verité...You added the accent marks and found me out, Oui...Je suis très déçu!!! ;-)
last year i wrote a letter to the religion writer at the local paper.
didn't get very far...but thought i'd do it again.
can't hurt, right.. here it is:.
Last year I wrote a letter to the religion writer at the local paper. Didn't get very far...but thought I'd do it again. Can't hurt, right.
Here it is:
Dear xxxxxxxxxxxxx, Last year about this time I wrote the guy who usually does the articles about the Watchtower convention (Sorry I can't remember his name) usually it's the same cut and paste, generic article that highlights the things the Witnesses want to get out there in print. I am a witness that no longer believes the current doctrine...In this religion that is like a death sentence. They do not allow dissent or disagreement. Doing so, can cause one to become shunned...lose friends and family. I know people that have committed suicide from the effects of being shunned. It's truly a destructive religion. Your photographer will take pictures of smiling, happy people...but some or many will be faking it, like me. There is no other option for us if we do not want to lose our families. I would love to see some research put into these articles and raise some of the concerning aspects of Jehovah's Witnesses. Just google 'Candace Conti'...or visit: http://jwsurvey.org/ to get some info about some of the current topics that will be presented at the DC. See: "Human Apostates" for example. Another great site is www.jwfacts.com These are written by former members who are shunned simply because they expose the duplicity of the organization. Thanks for your time! Tresdecu (I would love to give you my real name but that would get me exposed...and I would lose everything...sad...)
i'm in a major uk city, and we're assigned to an out of city location for our district convention.. to set the scene this site is off a busy motorway (freeway).
it's a football (soccer) stadium.
there is nothing around aside from one petrol (gas) station which also has a tiny supermarket in it.
Wizz...thanks for the translation for us 'Merican Brothers! ;-)
Thanks too for posting that ridiculous bit of ridiculousness. It shows the higher-ups must know, that nobody really takes these invites to heart. What a complete waste of time.
so, unexpectedly, the final talk was announced today and to my surprise and evil glee, they announced gerrit loesch as the speaker!
first off, at the beginning of his talk, he interrupted himself in the middle of his sentence to scold the microphone brother to lower my mike it's right in my face.. anyway, it was the talk on inspired truth, vs. inspired falsehoods.
he went through 6 expressions inspired by the demons.
What a pompass tool to humiliate the poor microphone bro. Why not show the 'spirit of christ' and make a minor adjustment, and move on with your bull$hit. Maybe that simple display of hautyness (sorry I can't spell tonight) will wake some people up to the utter ridiculousness of this "loving" org.
I wonder if that was manuscript? Will be interesting to hear ours. I look forward to sharing with my wife how stupid those somments are.
Thank-you for sharing the drivel :-)
