watched this video and was wondering if any of you recall seeing this video besides on this presenter's youtube platform.
anyway, watch it !
it is disgusting but enlightening.
Journeyman - “…They would save members of the congregations a lot of stress (being 'disciplined' for entirely understandable life choices)… They would save bodies of elders a lot of stress (being expected to 'enforce' unreasonable rules)…”
What makes you think they give a shit about whether or not the rank-and-file are stressed?
watched this video and was wondering if any of you recall seeing this video besides on this presenter's youtube platform.
anyway, watch it !
it is disgusting but enlightening.
Foolednomore - “…I was filling my car with petrol at the pump and I saw Mr Super Righteous Elder fill his Mercedes and stare at me as I fill mine. I looked at him and he shakes his head as if he is disgusted.”
What were you driving?
in this jw training video, an elder gets deleted because his daughter has "stumbled" other jw's by pursuing higher education.
🤣.
@ 13.35 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0u2ohrbdm-c.
Smart-slash-educated people inevitably come to the conclusion that the WTS is, quite simply, wrong.
Of course WT loyalists - leaders and followers - will feel threatened by that.
the only spirit-directed organization on earth never ceases to amaze me.. https://www.youtube.com/live/0u2ohrbdm-c?feature=share.
Also, just reinforces my opinion that the guys at the top really do believe…
…‘cause that’s not typically the kind of tactical blunder cynical charlatans would make.
the only spirit-directed organization on earth never ceases to amaze me.. https://www.youtube.com/live/0u2ohrbdm-c?feature=share.
Yup.
Continually alienate and demonize intelligence and intelligent people, and all you’ll end up being left with are dumbfucks.
It ain’t rocket science (irony squared 😏).
have you guys noticed, this year 2023 no more public edition magazines...i wonder how they are gonna spin that fact.
This simply reinforces a suspicion I’ve had for years, now…
…that the door-to-door work - and specifically, the record-keeping aspect of it - was initiated solely to create a legal paper trail of “charity” activities, in order to qualify for tax-exemption (without having to bother with soup kitchens, clothing drives, and the like).
people who work with children in england will be legally required to report child sexual abuse or face prosecution under government plans.. .
the move - which is subject to a consultation - was recommended last year by the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse (iicsa).. .
the home secretary told the bbc she wanted to correct one of the "biggest national scandals".. .
markweatherill - “…how long before they join in the consultation demanding any legislation includes clergy-penitent privilege for them?”
A couple years back, that might have been on the table, but these days?
Ten bucks says that all the recent repeated court losses have ‘em nervous about anything going to trial.
people who work with children in england will be legally required to report child sexual abuse or face prosecution under government plans.. .
the move - which is subject to a consultation - was recommended last year by the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse (iicsa).. .
the home secretary told the bbc she wanted to correct one of the "biggest national scandals".. .
Phizzy - “…if small clubs, with less than 50 members can do this, WHY CAN'T the J.W ORG ?”
Oh, come now…
(sarcasm alert)
…the methods of “This Old System” couldn’t possibly be more appropriate than those of “Jehovah’s People”, now, could they?
(end sarcasm alert)
people who work with children in england will be legally required to report child sexual abuse or face prosecution under government plans.. .
the move - which is subject to a consultation - was recommended last year by the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse (iicsa).. .
the home secretary told the bbc she wanted to correct one of the "biggest national scandals".. .
Sorry, Menrov, I missed your response back then for some reason…
To explain why it’s “missing”, I’ll repost something I said in another thread around the same time this one was running…
“I think a compelling argument could be made that ‘sexual assault’ wasn’t actually viewed as a thing in Biblical times… Sure, it happened, but given that daughters, sisters, and wives were first and foremost property, the OT penalties mandated for such offences more closely resembled the kind of things imposed on someone guilty of theft or vandalism.”
we seem to have had an influx of religiots - the people who want to tell us all about how we / the wts / whoever are wrong, wrong, wrong about everything and how right they are.
they obviously have special insight, or voices (probably voices, right?
) telling them the real truth.. as proof, there is inevitably a wall of random scripture references and quotes.. sorry, but we're not here for that.
IMO, the most accurate and affectionate media portrayal of the average American Evengelical…
…is Ned Flanders of The Simpsons.
Seriously.
