I remember how the Plain Truth guys used to do this…
…and my loyal elder Dad criticized it as “unchristian” or whatever.
library.
meeting workbooks.
life and ministry meeting workbook | november 2018. .
I remember how the Plain Truth guys used to do this…
…and my loyal elder Dad criticized it as “unchristian” or whatever.
new story on google news search today 8/3 for "jehovah".
dorsett eye: "the jehovahs witness con".
jehovah witnesses are hypocrites and false prophets who are conning themselves".
ThomasMore - “…The IRS is feverishly looking for money…”
I don’t know if they’re “feverishly looking for money”.
Pretty sure they want their cut, though.
jehovah witnesses are hypocrites and false prophets who are conning themselves.
jehovah’s witnesses, a christian denomination/cult known for their distinct beliefs and practices, have long faced scrutiny and criticism.
while they present themselves as a cohesive and morally stringent group, numerous inconsistencies and instances of hypocrisy have been noted both by outsiders and former members.
Beth and Thomas…
…your training is complete.
ok i just want to officially set the record straight about the report of csa in new zealand.
i have a pimo relative who lives in nz.
as far as public awareness, with regard to the jws, it was basically a big nothing burger.
no-zombie - “…what is good about it, is the dollar cost the Organization has lost in fighting it…”
This.
Like I’ve said before, a hundred hungry piranhas can fuck up your shit way worse that just one shark.
a very certain distinctive of jws is how they refer to themselves.
"one of jehovah's witnesses".
it's one of those coded jargon thingies.
Pretentious… that’s how I always found it, too.
Kinda silly, really…
…it’s like saying “I am a higher-ranking slave than you”.
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ok i just want to officially set the record straight about the report of csa in new zealand.
i have a pimo relative who lives in nz.
as far as public awareness, with regard to the jws, it was basically a big nothing burger.
Biagi - “…perhaps if Josh Shapiro becomes the VP, more attention will be drawn to JWs. He was the AG of PA, who got the ball rolling regarding the coverups of CSA among the JWs…”
That’s gotta feel conflicting for the Trump supporters out there who nevertheless have a CSA-bone to pick with the Org.
😏
co training video: link to ex-jw reddit thread discussion.
today is the first time i was made aware of this actual elder body video.
it's training for how a co should handle elder's whose children decide to pursue further education.
When I was growing up, my Dad was proud to be part of a “Worldwide Body of True Christians”. He and my Mom were loyal JWs, but my mom was educated, and they sent me to college.
When I started hearing more and more anti-education rhetoric from the platform throughout the 90s, however, it got to the point where I’d say to myself, “if they keep this up, they’re gonna and up with a ‘Worldwide Body’ of morons…”
ok i just want to officially set the record straight about the report of csa in new zealand.
i have a pimo relative who lives in nz.
as far as public awareness, with regard to the jws, it was basically a big nothing burger.
I don’t think this kind of thing is having a “non-effect”.
How often to we hear about new recruits, after all?
'following on from an apology from the prime minister, the commission recommends all faith-based leaders offer a public apology, including the pope, the archbishop of canterbury, the president elect of the methodist church, the moderator of the presbyterian church in new zealand and the head of each individual presbyterian support organisation, the general of the salvation army, the overseeing shepherd of gloriavale, and the governing body of jehovah’s witnesses.'.
https://www.msn.com/en-nz/news/national/govt-takes-blame-will-apologise-to-children-abused-and-tortured-in-state-care/ar-bb1qwoyt?ocid=bingnewsverp.
NotFormer - “…Jaracz made it so.”
I seem to recall Barb Anderson once suggesting a long time ago that Ted Jaracz had essentially doomed the Organization, but there was no follow-up elaboration (that I caught, anyway).
As a result, I couldn’t fully grasp what she was getting at at the time, but it’s pretty obvious now.
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/522908/jehovah-s-witnesses-lose-last-ditch-court-case-over-abuse-in-care-report?fbclid=iwzxh0bgnhzw0cmteaar1g3qvzxlojo2szcm6xlsf2tsc_0rehd4dp4i6rda6zxafplc_v2hzvvf4_aem_pztghhvtf5to8qsjtv3m0g.
july 23, 2024. jehovah's witnesses lose last ditch court case over abuse in care report.
jehovah's witnesses have failed in an eleventh hour attempt to block part of a lengthy report about abuse in care that is about them.. .
careful - “…are the GB so hell bent on keeping all this stuff hidden just to save face among non-Witnesses…?”
Yes, but not for the reasons you might think.
They’re trying to salvage their public image because their charity status is increasingly at risk in more and more countries, and all indications are that the Org’s business model is dependent on the tax-exemption (or government handouts) that come with it.
TonusOH - “…they are also concerned with the rank-and-file hearing about it, because the WTS tells JWs that they are different from other religions, in that they protect young ones from abuse and make sure to deal severely with those who abuse children. If the truth is that they do neither of these things, then they are no different than the religious groups that they have condemned...”
This.
The moment a questioning rank-and-filer figures that out, they also realize that it’s not “God’s Exclusive Earthly Organization”…
…and any remaining incentive to stay goes out the window.