yes, the may 15th watchtower is now available for download from jw.org.. the final study article, on page 26, directs another salvo at apostates - and warns witnesses not to try arguing with them on the internet:.
indeed, we ought to move as far away from wrongdoing as possible and not see how close we can get to it without being overcome by sin.
for instance, we need to guard against succumbing to apostasy, a sin that would make us unfit to glorify god.
Cedars, thanks for bringing up this article...
On one hand the fact they're bringing up apostasy & internet so often lately makes me hope that more people are questioning the Society and this is affecting their status in the org.
One the other hand, this isn't good for hardcore JWs...who'll now be reminded to shut down their senses to any comment that might make them start to THINK.
yes, the may 15th watchtower is now available for download from jw.org.. the final study article, on page 26, directs another salvo at apostates - and warns witnesses not to try arguing with them on the internet:.
indeed, we ought to move as far away from wrongdoing as possible and not see how close we can get to it without being overcome by sin.
for instance, we need to guard against succumbing to apostasy, a sin that would make us unfit to glorify god.
And doesn't the scripture below from Matthew 7:6 being applied to apostates qualify as hate speech?
"Do not give what is holy to dogs, neither throw your pearls before swine, that they may never trample them under their feet and turn around and rip you open."
one thing that i have always noticed even when i was a jw is that the jw org has lots and lots and lots of rules for allsorts of stupid petty rules which make no difference.
when you read the bible you see how they are clearly in the wrong here and are acting like the pharisees themselves, who imposed so much pressure on others to conform to the law.
am i missing something here!?!?
Questions for meditation: Does the governing body seek to lay down arbitrary, inflexible rules or to turn their personal opinions into law? Are they reasonable in what they expect of others?
Arbitrary or inflexible rules
How about parents shunning their own son/daughter...
Organ transplants, vaccines and presently blood transfusions being considered unacceptable? Is that reasonable to expect adherence to these rules if the person faces loss of life?
Every witness must preach...otherwise they're not real Christians
Petty rules
Beards not okay
Pants aren't okay for sisters at the KH
and couples shouldn't hold hands during prayers...whoever thought that was a stumbling for others
you may be a jw ........if you spent last saturday traped in a car with at least 4 other people you may be a jw.. if you have sat through a sheparding call where you were told you are unworthy you may be a jw.. if you have alienated your worldly relatives with your preaching you may be a jw.. if you have ticked some one of buy knocking on their door on one of their religous holidays you may be a jw.. if you think the governing body is goods direct channel you may be a jw.. if you have no clue when this system is going to end you may be a jw.. .
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you didn't go to college/uni and if you did you weren't very 'normal' at the KH.
you didn't buy gifts for Christmas but loved boxing day sales.
your "holidays" included driving 400 kms to a not-so-popular tourist destination just to hear the same rhetoric for 3 days.
and last but not least...
you may be a jw if you ever hated saturday mornings.
just having a rant.. it has been over 6 months now since i was disfellowshipped for being gay or whatever it was, and i still do not give a damn.
it hasnt fazed me one bit.
we even went on our first holiday to italy the other week.
Sorry to hear about this Tim. I've been in that situation months ago. After DAing I started attending a non denom. church and I'm happy with it. When I told a family member (still very much in) she was extremely disappointed that I'd attended a church.
I think it's very hard for a JW to accept that any part of Christendom has anything to offer in the spiritual department. As you say they're truly a "pious and sanctimonious" organisation. JW's think of their "meat in due time" as 5 star chef food, while all the others are serving garbage...
So how dare you have that junk after having enjoyed the delicious "food" from the F & D slave cooks? JWs would rather see you starving.
Furthermore this JW family member started openly insulting people from church (as a group!), though she's never met any of them. "If they were truly good people, studying the Bible they'd be at the KH...Talk about unchristian, judgmental attitude.
i'm delighted to announce that the 2012 annual survey has now been launched and is ready to receive your votes!!.
please visit www.jwsurvey.org and give us your votes at the earliest opportunity.
this latest survey is obviously available to all those who voted in last year's survey, as well as to those who have never voted before.. so, what's different?.
I completed it too today. Good job cedars and best wishes!
i'm delighted to announce that the 2012 annual survey has now been launched and is ready to receive your votes!!.
please visit www.jwsurvey.org and give us your votes at the earliest opportunity.
this latest survey is obviously available to all those who voted in last year's survey, as well as to those who have never voted before.. so, what's different?.
I just sent you an email with my info Juan Viejo.
Looking forward to completing the survey.
i'm delighted to announce that the 2012 annual survey has now been launched and is ready to receive your votes!!.
please visit www.jwsurvey.org and give us your votes at the earliest opportunity.
this latest survey is obviously available to all those who voted in last year's survey, as well as to those who have never voted before.. so, what's different?.
Hi cedars,
I'm encountering a problem trying to enter the survey page. When I click the link you suggested I get this message:
Access has been blocked.
Your IP [..] has been identified as spam.
Does anyone have an idea what could be causing it? I'm using my personal laptop as usual, and I completed the 2011 survey no problem.
Thanks in advance
i'm on page 90 right now...the info is definitely new and gives me a totally diff view as to how i used to think of faithful and discreet slave.
i was thoroughly disgusted with the way the brothers handled the oral sex and leadership problem and the insight on the scriptures book...... still have alot of questions though.
Welcome here MsGrowingGirl20!
The stance on higher education was an issue for me as well being a JW. I was also a reg. pioneer when I found this forum and started reading CoC as well as other past WT literature. Feel free to pm me anytime. I just sent you a pm btw.
i'm on page 90 right now...the info is definitely new and gives me a totally diff view as to how i used to think of faithful and discreet slave.
i was thoroughly disgusted with the way the brothers handled the oral sex and leadership problem and the insight on the scriptures book...... still have alot of questions though.
Oups double post
