has anybody heard an official reason that the trinity brochure is deceased?.
the gb have been released basically new versions of old brochures with wild abandon, and yet the trinity brochure which has absolutely no equivalent is no longer in print.. why?.
we all know there were dodgy references/quotations therein, but you would think by now the gb would have put some effort into a viable replacement if it were posssible.. nobody seems to be making too much of this as far as i can see.. the trinity brochure was very naughty.
Is there a thread that dissects this brochure?
As with everything else I read from the faithful and wise slave, I sunk my teeth into that brochure and enjoyed it's intelligent presentation of the facts. Now you say it was full of holes, misquotes and shoddy, low-rent journalism?
recently, baltar447 posted a copy of this awake article: g9110/8pp.4-6thesecretwoundsofchildabuse in this thread:.
http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/child-abuse/228286/1/help-needed-to-locate-two-old-awake-articles.
third subheading down it says:.
Recently, Baltar447 posted a copy of this AWAKE article: g9110/8pp.4-6TheSecretWoundsofChildAbuse in this thread:
Third subheading down it says:
WhytheWoundsPersist
Proverbs 22:6 says: “Train up a boy according to the way for him; even when he grows old he will not turn aside from it.” Clearly, parental influence can last a lifetime. What, though, if a child is trained to believe that she is powerless to prevent sexual intrusion? Trained to perform perversions in exchange for “love”? Trained to view herself as worthless and dirty? Could not that lead to a lifetime of destructive behavior? Not that childhood abuse excuses later inappropriate adult conduct, but it can helpexplain why abuse victims may tend to act or feel a certain way.
They use Proverbs 22:6 to drive home the point that as a person grows old, he/she will not turn away from the way he was trained as a child.
They ask, "What if a child is trained to believe he/she is powerless to prevent sexual intrusion, perform sexual perversions, view herself as worthless?"
Then they state that this childhood training is no excuse for turning out the way they turn out.
Huh?
governing body, leading psychics...... to-may-to, to-mah-to.... .
governing body, leading psychics...... to-may-to, to-mah-to...
hey!
i just read the watchtower for september 15 and learned that.
momentous events are soon to take place.. .
i was reading this story on cnn.com this morning about pastor youcef nadarkhani spending 1000 days on death row in an iranian prison for having converted to christianity and refusing to deny his faith.. .
http://www.cnn.com/2012/07/10/world/meast/iran-detained-pastor/index.html?hpt=hp_t2.
he's not one of jehovah's witnesses.
I was reading this story on CNN.com this morning about Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani spending 1000 days on death row in an Iranian prison for having converted to Christianity and refusing to deny his faith.
http://www.cnn.com/2012/07/10/world/meast/iran-detained-pastor/index.html?hpt=hp_t2
How is this possible? He's not one of Jehovah's Witnesses. What kind of scam is this guy perpetrating that he could hold out this long without God's holy spirit? Only JW have such strength in the face of such tribulation. For that matter, only JW's have such tribulation.
There's something fishy about this story.
i know that most people on here dislike the idea of a petition, but i think i finally realized a petition that could really work.
in the candice conti case she was allowed to start a civil lawsuit that was way past the statute of limitations.
because california has changed the their civil statute of limitations in sexual abuse cases.. so how do petitions come in?
Diest, it sounds like nuth'n but a thing... but the truth is, a statewide initiative process is a monster to pull off.
You quote the signature requirements for Colorado at 86,000. What you may not realize is that the target number of signatures would be about 125,000 (conservatively) so that you cover the invalid/unregistered signatures, at an operation cost of about $2.50 per signature. (It would be about $5.00 per signature in California. Unsure what the sig. requirement is in CA now. I have been out of it for about 12 years.)
During the 20 years I spent disfellowshipped, one of my many career ventures was to help manage these signature gathering campaigns all over the country. By teaming up with Rick Arnold at National Voter Outreach in Carson City, David Morris with Voters Choice in Wash., D.C., we did several of these jobs. Most of my jobs were contracts with U.S. Term Limits, various communications initiatives and a handful of gambling initiatives.
We failed on a couple of them even after the proponant dumped tons of money into the effort. Even bringing in professional signature gatherers was no gurantee of success.
Bottom line is, it not just something you can throw together. Rick at NVO has a nice pamphlet that shows the steps and details for such an operation.
Not trying to go wee-wee on your party, and I'm not saying it can't be done. Trust me, it CAN!
But it's hard, hard, hard and it ain't cheap.
he used common sense but was fired.why.
because the company he worked for.
said "you must follow our guidelines or be fired".
Yeah, this was a pretty stupid PR move for this company... firing the kid (lifeguard) for saving a human life outside the boundries of their contracted service area.
I don't care who writes these policies or how much sense they may seem to make at the time of writing. Just a thimble full of common sense tells you not to sacrifice a human life because of company policy. The boy did good. The company is a colossal FAIL!
as jw's we are taught that we are better than others; that we are almost superior to them.
after finding out ttatt, and realizing that others are actually smarter than me, i feel quite small and insecure about myself.
how do i start friendships with people i knew (sort of) for years, who i was trying to convince that the end is coming soon?
sinedie: I feel quite small and humbled at the moment, almost like there is nothing that I can contribute to society.
I took the direct approach. For example, I told old workmates, to whom I preached enthusiastically for years, that I finally started to see the flaws in the religion I believed with all my heart. I never once got judged negatively by any of them. If anything, I think their respect for me went up a notch or two because they realized what a difficult and brave thing it is for a person to face such a monstrous event in their life and come out humbled on the other side.
I have recieved nothing but supportive back-slaps, encouraging remarks and invitations to finally join human civilization. I still exercise good judgement with regards to association, but it is no longer based on the notion that I hold superior knowledge or a more favored position with God.
You will find that most non-Jehovah's Witnesses are no where near as judgmental as you and I were taught to be.
i was having a discussion with a (currently serving) elder recently when he brought up a straw-man argument that went something like this:.
elder: i've been invited to speak with other christian groups, you know what they do when studying the bible?.
elder: they read a verse or chapter, then go around the room asking how everyone interprets the reading.
What is Christian unity? Simply put, if you take a position in that opposes us and we will destroy you and everything you hold dear.
We send our warm Christian greetings:
The Governing Body
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So you went to the elders for help and it was handled "lovingly". Splendid! Ain't spiritual paradise grand?
Lot's of dried up alchies here. I've been dried up for 10 years myself.
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