WOW! Great letter Euphemism. Thanks for sharing.
CoC
WOW! Great letter Euphemism. Thanks for sharing.
CoC
today's wt says it all.
read this, it accurately portrays the last 50 years of fading light from the saddest bunch of con-men in history.. 15 to answer, imagine that you are reading a book by the light of a 100-watt bulb, but then the bulb fails.
since you are left in the dark, you immedi- ately notice what happened and replace the burned-out bulb with a new one.
I found out my former bulb maker was full of shit with their 100 watt claims, for it never gave off the same amount of light, constantly changing.
So I switched to highly efficient "apostate" light instead.
Apparently now, my eyes are misleading me!
And yet I've never been able to see so clearly, despite former light claiming to be "so bright".
CoC
i can't believe do catholic priest get hit with payouts like this.
definitely feel terrible what happened to her but to hold the society responsible for a person not living by bible standards is crazy.
what a pack of lies about secrecy and cover ups.
Let me premise my response by pointing out what a beautiful Saturday it is today! And I ain't "enjoying" it out in service. ?? The key word in all this is business. WBTS is a business.
I thought about sending info about this court case to several people I know. But sadly sometimes it screams apostate even though it's world news. Let's take it for what it is though - wrongdoing. The society could not even have been brought to court if their policies were right, let alone lose and have to pay such a high amount. Point the finger if you'd like, but this incident, amongst many, involves the society. And that was seen in court. They may not be fully responsible, but are an accomplice at least. To say it's Satan that caused this is to do what others do to children that suffer sexual abuse - pretend it never happened. And that, well, it's just wrong. Thanks for the updates everyone! CoC
is this recent?
http://www.silentlambs.org/oaklandlawsuit.htm.
i havent seen anyone post about it, the link has a pdf on it of the court documents, and it looks like the stamp is from 5/12 but its blurry.. .
AWESOME!!!!!
for those of you with spouses still in, this may strike a chord.
i found the article on reddit/r/atheism.
i couldnt believe that.
Thanks DPL for posting this. I'm going to attempt to share this with my wife.
Awesome read.
CoC
i just heard this directly from a circuit heavyweight i had the displeasure of conversing with recently.
he and i got into a little bit of a heated conversation about following the direction of the slave as related to education, and he used the example of bethelites being prohibited from having fully shaved heads.
he was taken aback when i expressed how utterly ridiculous such a policy was/is.
In answer to the OP, yes it is true.
I am unaware of a scriptural basis. But when I was at Bethel, I was talked to informally about my haircut being too low, shy of being bald.
I also know of a brother personally, who was at Bethel when I was, that was counseled about this. He was a black brother. He would give himself a haircut rather than go to the Bethel barbershop. He shaved it off several times until he was talked to. And he personally told me he was counseled.
I found it strange at the time, but it wasn't enough to make me question the "slave".
CoC
for me, it was when they kicked out ray franz and ed dunlap.. .
i knew about the reform movement they started through ed's brother - and stupidly believed it could work.. .
the clouds were truly parted and i could see it for what it was when they were ejected for nothing but trying to ask for biblical reform.. .
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Disclaimer: The photo below is just for illustrative purposes. The individuals pictured MAY/MAY NOT be JW's and/or at a convention of JW's.
View with an open mind.
In the past I MAY have. Now....well....
the rest of that song is completely trash, but you have to admit that part where the beat changes and it gets all thunderous.....is serious business.
i mean it goes from yellow canaries to godzilla in a flash and you can't help but to get into it.
leave it to the wt to not capitalize on the part that's actually good.
LOL Welcome back Miz!! I did miss your "new member" post originally, but just read it.
You are still a mess!! LOL