we were supposed to treat them as dead!
did you follow this direction?
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It depends. I wouldn't shun a family member, and I wouldn't withold assistance/help towards them if they needed it. I realize that it would cast me into bad status within the congregation for doing so, but, that wouldn't stop me either.
That being said, there are some in my cong that have been DF'd for smoking crack, and if you were to show them any invitation of kindness they would abuse that. They do get a smile now and then, and a coin is tossed into their cup when I see them downtown.
here is one of the strangest lawsuits against the wt that i have come acoss.. .
https://www.courtlistener.com/dcd/ekhf/kim-v-watch-tower-bible-and-tract-society-of-penns/.
bangalore.
It is weird kind of strange
there seems to be a rumour re, the qtr regarding the resurrection and remarriage.
i know that the qtr states that the scripture refers to a heavenly resurrection, and so the survivors may remarry with their ressurected mate.
somehow they modofied this at the circuit assembly.
DD, they are saying that Jesus was only referring to a heavenly resurrection. He left out the earthly resurrection in his response.
this post is mainly directed at bacs(born again christians) more so then jws because jws have set dates before whereas bacs have always claimed they are not "false prophets" like jws and mormons.
at 2 kings 20:1-4 the "prophet" isaiah come to hezekiah's deathbed and tells him to get his affairs in order because "the lord says you will not recover and you will die".
now if this is not a "thus saith the lord" prophecy then my name is not booker-t. then hezekiah wept and begged god to remember all the good things and his devotion to god.
I guess what I'm saying, Booker, is that when Jehovah changes His mind, it's for the better.
Your comment, "It is amazing the lengths christians/exjw will go to give christians a free pass". So, let me understand this. You're not a Christian/exjw?
i think this is a hush hush topic among jws but i remember years ago at an assembly i saw two sisters(i am only assuming they were jws they could have been studies or relatives of jws) walking arm and arm like a married couple.
some of the jws looked at them like they had horns.
some of the jws moms were covering their small children's eyes and those two women were stared at like they had the plague.
Oubliette, don't over analyze my response. I have worked with and treated, and accepted people within the Diversity climate.
i walked in about 10 minutes prior to the start of the meeting- i sure looked like an unusual visitor wearing my best jeans a golf shirt and my yarmulke.. the first brother who approached me was an slighly built late middle age guy- he gave me a big hello and extended his hand.
i pulled out my 'end of false religion tract' and showed it to him.
"did you put this in my door?
Yes, what has happened to that guy?
there seems to be a rumour re, the qtr regarding the resurrection and remarriage.
i know that the qtr states that the scripture refers to a heavenly resurrection, and so the survivors may remarry with their ressurected mate.
somehow they modofied this at the circuit assembly.
I think it was in the Aug study edition, Pro.
i think this is a hush hush topic among jws but i remember years ago at an assembly i saw two sisters(i am only assuming they were jws they could have been studies or relatives of jws) walking arm and arm like a married couple.
some of the jws looked at them like they had horns.
some of the jws moms were covering their small children's eyes and those two women were stared at like they had the plague.
SAH: This woman wasn't baptised, so she is still in the love bombing stage.
Oub: Watch the Ellen show. You'll get a good idea.
found this video of the entertainment preperation for the delegates in atlanta, u.s. this seems to be professionally done maybe outside sources or probably done by "professional" jw's.
this is just like christendom or all the other religious organizations that they deem to be from the devil.
the people seem to be very sincere in there efforts & is much appreciated,.
I found it interesting. I was impressed with the 83 year old singing on the Base section. They actually used the word choir for singing WT songs.
this post is mainly directed at bacs(born again christians) more so then jws because jws have set dates before whereas bacs have always claimed they are not "false prophets" like jws and mormons.
at 2 kings 20:1-4 the "prophet" isaiah come to hezekiah's deathbed and tells him to get his affairs in order because "the lord says you will not recover and you will die".
now if this is not a "thus saith the lord" prophecy then my name is not booker-t. then hezekiah wept and begged god to remember all the good things and his devotion to god.
Yes, God does change his mind. We learn't that this week's Bible Highlights, when the Mosaic Law claimed that only first born males could inherit land from their parents estates. Women were left out. Then a case came forward where a man died during his 40 years in the wilderness, and he only had daughters. They went to Moses, and he went back to Jehovah. Then due to extenuating circumstances, the women managed to get Jehovah to change His law.
