Posts by mdavis

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Haiti - why?

by Gorbatchov in

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this evening i'm watching the news channels.

i was crying when i saw the news about haiti.. i can not understand if there is a higher power (jehovah / jesus) that this can happen.

if there is loving god, why this poor people have to suffer so much?

I cant even imagine what they are going thru. to see loved ones die & then wonder how you'll make it to the next day! I can't turn on the news anymore when my kids are around, they are getting so upset, we aren't meant to see such things.

I think global warming is an issue with all these natural disasters we have messed earth up so much with all the pollution, she is spitting it back at us.

Gorbatchov :

God is near to all those whom are broken at heart and going thru hard times. if he says that then surely he is just as upset or more so at all the things he sees. Its because Satan is ruling the world right now, trying to prove we don't need God. So God has to step back to show the truth. 1 John 3:8 promises he will undo all Satans works.

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Letter from WT's Haiti Branch Committee re: Society's relief response

by Dogpatch in

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just got this in, don't know if it was mentioned here yet, but this illustrates how the watchtower views/responds to emergencies.

note the dig on university and "higher education" (especially sad for a poor country like haiti with poorly educated masses).. randy.

it was a terrifying moment for all!

mdavis

HELLO!!! has anyone checked the sight jwmedia or done any research on previous disaster??????? They do not only care for their own!!!

k I'll help you. "the Witnesses organized to help meet the immediate needs of their fellow worshippers and other victims in Haiti and care for them" & "Kingdom Halls of Jehovah’s Witnesses that were designated as relief distribution centers", what that means is its a relief center to EVERYONE. they also set up "temporary clinic and medical center for the injured" not just for the witnesses and since the hospitals are overwhelmed this is needed.

wuzllovesdubs-

You SHOULD hate that you viewed it righteous to only care for your own. Your view was wrong then and you weren't paying attention to ANY thing. Hey remember hearing quite a few times about the samaritan???? so if you had family members in haiti you would over look them and just give to or help everyone else and maybe your fam would get the help they needed? No. you would try to send something directly to them wouldn't you? & then you would make sure to give to a charity so that you can help as many as possible. jws view people all the same, we cry when we see the news and people are suffering we DON'T say o who cares they aren't jws, come on get real !!!!!!!!!! and it is not looked down on to do charity work!! the only thing ever mention is to do your research to make sure its a legit charity.

THINGS WITNESSES DON'T BELEIVE:

that God & his angles protect witnesses... time & unforeseen occurrence effect everyone. No one is exempt from disasters/ accidents, nor do witnesses believe anyone is being punished by disasters, that thought is unthinkable. God is a loving God and doesn't want anyone to be destroyed.

we don't believe only witnesses or even every witness will be saved during armageddon, that is totally God's decision, we are not the judge, and we also make sure we are trying to do whats right because we know that those who may think they are righteous may fall. So true witnesses do not think they are better then anyone.

but i digress cause if anyone really cared to know they could look it up, if your really against our believes fine. but you all are stating incorrect facts and views, get them right from the direct source, the websights tell everyone up front all our beliefs. Then bash what witnesses REALLY believe.

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Letter from WT's Haiti Branch Committee re: Society's relief response

by Dogpatch in

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just got this in, don't know if it was mentioned here yet, but this illustrates how the watchtower views/responds to emergencies.

note the dig on university and "higher education" (especially sad for a poor country like haiti with poorly educated masses).. randy.

it was a terrifying moment for all!

mdavis

I'm sorry but youtube, is that a joke? That's really legit proof right there. Come on you have to do better then that. I don't agree with partical articles either, & is anyone added their translation to what is being said, their translation of what is meant. Witnesses in general choose not to pursue higher education (from an university). That is their decision, there are some who choose to do so. The wt is voicing the concern over the dangers it could put a person in. Some comments suggest they are saying all the people in that university were meant to die, you know you all are added to things to demonize witnesses. One person has a wrong view and you apply it to the whole group what kind of tactic is that. If there are those who don't know there own doctrines as you put it, its because they choose not to put effort into their believes & put them to the test. The wt encourages and encourages and encourages its memebers to research everything. Its those who do not, that have their facts and idea wrong.

I'm sorry but what is the whole purpose of their preaching work? It because of their love for EVERYONE. I assure you, doing that everyday can't last very long if you don't care about people. Wanting people to die come on, I hope you don't believe your own words. How about looking forward to an end to all the ways this world is ran. People dying here in u.s. because they aren't rich enough to have health insurance, just because of greed. In Haiti the poorest country, left out of light until something soooo tragic happens. You all are bitter for some reason or another, and your bitterness is making you think awful things of your fellow humans. I'm sorry you have to go thru life with such resentment to over 6 million people you never meet.

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Letter from WT's Haiti Branch Committee re: Society's relief response

by Dogpatch in

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friends

just got this in, don't know if it was mentioned here yet, but this illustrates how the watchtower views/responds to emergencies.

note the dig on university and "higher education" (especially sad for a poor country like haiti with poorly educated masses).. randy.

it was a terrifying moment for all!

mdavis

First of all if you had family in Haiti wouldn't you send them help first? It isn't that you don't care immensely for all the others there facing untold challenges. You would help your family and then send whatever means you had to help everyone else. Witnesses view eachother as family. Also I think anyone who takes someones word for something, is gullible. If someone shows you something should you just go with it and believe its true to fact? This "letter" posted could have been added to, or made up completely. As for the comment about higher education, someone who would say a thing like that doesn't have the right view of how God sees things, and a true witness wouldn't make such a comment. People come on if your going to be against something shouldn't it be for true facts. If you want to know what they are really doing and saying then go look it up, jwmedia will tell you, then criticize the facts, not made up hearsay.