well, it's official.
the mayor of the city of toronto has admitted that he has smoked crack cocaine.
a video existed, but was never released.
Well, it's official. The Mayor of the city of Toronto has admitted that he has smoked Crack Cocaine. A video existed, but was never released.
But, even tho he has admitted to doing this during his reign, he still won't resign, and they can't remove him.
Kind of reminds me of the rule of Satan on this earth. His reign has to run it's course, and we have to endure it.
i am just curious as to how much of a problem mental illness is among jws.
i would like to hear what others have to say regarding their own experiences in this matter.
specifically, i want to know how these individuals were handled in the congregation and whether or not being a jw contributed to the effects on mental illness.. .
In a nearby congregation in my city, half of the members are on Prozac, and the other half should be.
can a publisher "drop out" and still be in good standing?.
"It's about time." "It's about time". Those were the words uttered by the conventioneers. Why did they say it?
It was all about the introduction of the Theocratic Min School.
It was announced that sisters could now participate in some instructional capacity in the congregation. Prior to then sisters had no teaching opportunities in the congregations.
Now years have passed, and nobody has ever graduated from that school.
can a publisher "drop out" and still be in good standing?.
Joining the TMS is voluntary. But, some Elders make it mandatory. I remember an Elder in our cong that just kept assigning talks to individuals who asked to quit. Rather than argue with him, they just developed a brief sickness the night of their assignment. Yes, many Elder wives have resigned from the school.
You can ask to be not assigned for some time, but, they may or may not try to talk you out of it. They can't do anything to you if you quit. Maybe a special needs part. Don't wory, you won't be the only one sweating in the audience.
why did the watchtower downplay homosexual sex acts preventing a innocent spouse from remarrying?
there are groups through various countries who don't believe homosexual sex is "fornication" and men are allowed to keep their wives and men can go on "the down low" possibly infecting women with h.i.v., why did it take decades for the watchtower to say homosexual acts are grounds for a divorce?
the watchtower's teachings are the most unstable of all the fringe religious groups in america, they can't get things right that christendom knew about for thousands of years (almost two thousands to the critics), so why follow a group who can't read the bible?.
Back then the WT had a different view of what adultery was. They assumed that it was sex between the two genders, and homosexuality didn't count.
Nowadays, the WT society has broadened their view on what adultery is
i have been posting for a few months now and have read the life stories of tech49, confusedandalone, winston smith and other brothers who have held prominent positions in the organization who were dismissed not for any gross sins, but mainly for not keeping their child toeing the line.
they have been "cast aside", nit picked to death, and made to feel unworthy for their years of dedicated service.
even in my case, having my best friends treat me like the plague to jockey for position of recogntion.. is this what the organization is resorting to now?
Yes, an Elder's family must be exemplary. That is written somewhere in the publications. The scriptures also speak about the condition of the Elder's family. However, that being said I find that there are two standards.
One for the Elder whose family is in the teachings, and another for the Elder of the Unbelieving wife.
No one cares about the example of the family of the Elder's unbelieving mate. He is just simply left alone.
But, the Elder who has a challenge with some of his believing children, this is shocking. "Throw that man out". "Let him learn to qualify, again, after some time has passed" After some considerable time those unruly kids will be embarassed, or moved out because of what they have caused. Perhapps those rebellious kids will have feelings of guilt. A great punishment for kids that didn't quite have the maturity, and were trying to figure out life at such an early age.
I beleve that there exists a reason for Elders to step down based on family circumstances, but, I don't think that it should be done in a Wicth Hunt mentality.
this post was taken from reddit exjw but makes a very good point:.
these are two paragraphs of the watchtower of january 1st 2014.... .
i don't know about you guys, but in my mind, i'm seeing a deja vu of the articles before 1975 i've read.
So, we've discarded the Millions now living will never die, to 2 Generations will never die.
can't you just feel the love of the org.. .
*** watchtower 50 1/15 p. 26 par.
22 who will share in the final witness?
With or without, oh, oh, oh
I can't live
With or without you
has anyone refused hand in monthly report with explanation that this practice is not biblical and what were the consequences of that ?
NY44, there may have been a time when that would have bothered me, but, those days are over.
okay, here's the issue.
some people, even some jws, believe that in the new world they will be reunited with their spouses.
jesus, however, said that in the resurrection there would be no marriage or giving in marriage.
You raised a good point, Bobcat, re "the sons of this system are given in marriage etc..."
I forgot and always overlooked that statement. Another good point that was mentiond was that "it wasn't good for man to live alone, so he made a helper for him, a complement"
So in a human environment, Men and women, are an Entity that is natural and goes along with the perfect divine plan.
Jehovah, also stated a command for man and woman. He stated, " fill this earth and subdue it." So the gift of procreation, and it's desire to do so would reach it's limits in a perfect world. Then what would happen? Would women no longer be a helper to man? or, Would a woman no longer be a complement, or would that union of one flesh terminate? I don't think so. The whole purpose of having both genders is to balance one another. The human society needs balance, even in a perfect state.
Today, the marriage vows end with the statement, "till death do you part". So death annulls a marriage.
The GB is right is saying that they don't know the answer to this ressurrection question. If one is ressurrected to a Spirit creature, then there is one gender, and don't need this couple arrangement to balance human nature. If you are resurrected as a human then you would be incomplete. If that makes any sense, or, if I'm on to something, or maybe it's this rye that is confusing me.
