i have a few jw relatives who are true believers.
by this i mean, they believe with all their heart that 1914 was the beginning of the last days, that this is the last generation, that we are in the very last of the last hour of this system of things, and that you should obey the governing body even if it does not make sense.
all of them are in their 60s and up into their 90s there is nothing you can say or show them to convince them or even cause a small doubt that the wt is not god organization.
Disillusioned JW - "I wish there was a way to find out who are the JWs with doubts and who are the disfellowshiped JWs (ones considering reinstatement), so that we could contact them and share with them what we have learned."
They can only do that themselves.
Take heart, though... sooner or later, they do.
How else do you think most of us ended up here, after all?
what is the most insensitive thing an overseer or elder has ever said and done to you?
i have had many insensitive things said to me by some elders, but for some reason one self-righteous elder was always on my case.
he didn't like the fact that i missed meetings, didn't like that i never went out in field service, that i didn't answer at the weekly meetings and he didn't like that i carried my books and magazines in my hands and not a service/book bag.
Jeezus, with all the stories I've heard, where do I start???
from the *permanent mission of poland to united nations office at geneva* on twitter: .
https://twitter.com/plmissiongeneva/status/1372893830047993858?s=19.
"📢 how is #freedom of #religion or #belief interrelated to security-related concerns - this was discussed🗣️by un sr ahmed shaheed, kishan manocha (osce odihr) and marc hansen (jehovah’s witnesses) in 💻 side event held by 🇵🇱#poland in the margins of 🇺🇳#hrc46.
Yeah, they're still running with Fred Franz' old Cold-War-era End Times script*...
...which, at this point, is so logistically improbable that it would take decades for geopolitical events to rearrange themselves in a way that could make it happen.
*The eschatology is too deeply imbedded in the ideology... not to mention that there's no one left with the creative chops to give it the necessary rewrite.
https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=d0a1ca63-2027-4702-9f6d-3c3da5fd9c5f.
I'd give my left arm to see the GB members put to task on the witness stand, televised and on the public record.
from argentina.
https://entreriosahora.com/testigos-de-jehova-12-anos-de-carcel-por-abusar-de-menores/
google translation:
And the tide rises another inch.
do you support the death penalty or do you think the worst punishment should be incarceration?.
I've given the subject some thought...
...and I've come to suspect that the death penalty is less a punishment for the guilty, and more a symbolic act for the "benefit" of the public at large...
...in part, because some crimes are so egregious that many people find it simply intolerable that the perpetrator of said crime be permitted to continue living.
belgium: jehovah's witnesses in court to respond to incitement to hatred.
february 16, 2021.. https://www.levif.be/actualite/belgique/les-temoins-de-jehovah-devant-le-tribunal-pour-repondre-d-incitation-a-la-haine/article-news-1392951.html.
Appealing to a human rights court to defend their human rights to...
...deny current and former members their human rights...?
the non-profit organization behind the jehovah's witnesses in kraainem, belgium has been convicted of inciting discrimination and hatred or violence against former members who chose to leave the community.
the court in ghent has fined jehovah's witnesses eur 12,000 but due to the indexation adjustment, the actual payout to the victim will be (at this point) 8 times higher.
the multiplier seems weird to us, for those familiar with us law, the eur 12,000 is the statutory fine, taking into account the devaluation of currency, the court system sets an indexed multiplier for fines, currently at 8 - similar to how fines in the us were set in the 1800's at $100 would now be several thousands of dollars.. it is likely that the jehovah's witnesses will pursue this case to the european court.. according to the prosecutor, this case is therefore mainly about recognizing the malpractices within the community, not so much about sanctions: “in our opinion, this is a blatant violation of the discrimination law.
i think we all know that if they are used alone it would be a no no, but what about in a marriage?
are there limits such as vibrators ok but torso with dildo not ok?.
WTWizard - "Basically, these toys are a means to masturbation."
Which, obviously, turns you gay.
Which means that for all intents and purposes, everyone is actually gay.
i think we all know that if they are used alone it would be a no no, but what about in a marriage?
are there limits such as vibrators ok but torso with dildo not ok?.
FedUpJW - "They likely would claim that sex toys are only used by homosexuals and lesbians ala Moronic Morris manner of 'reasoning'..."
And now I'm picturing lesbians using sex toys.
In spanx.
Thanks for that.
