this topic i digress about why the watchtower relaxing the rules of disfellowship is essential for its survival.
many things i'm going to say are not my ideas, some are, the point is, i'm condensing everything in a logical and concise way.. the first thing we have to keep in mind is that the wt's main objective in instituting disfellowship has always been not to lose members because of the damage that a dissident could do, or to avoid gaining new members because of the bad reputation of a confessed sinner in the his/her region.
in the end, the more active members, the more money to the coffers.. in this case of disfellowship due to apostasy, to avoid any spark, texts were sought out of context that even prohibited saying "hi".
One thing the Devil and God have in common… they can delegate the unpleasant tasks to underlings.
Babysitting a mean-ass drunk and a kiddy-fiddler who are stuck together for an eternity would absolutely be the Infernal equivalent of a disciplinary assignment.
Like cleaning Hell’s toilets with toothbrushes.
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this topic i digress about why the watchtower relaxing the rules of disfellowship is essential for its survival.
many things i'm going to say are not my ideas, some are, the point is, i'm condensing everything in a logical and concise way.. the first thing we have to keep in mind is that the wt's main objective in instituting disfellowship has always been not to lose members because of the damage that a dissident could do, or to avoid gaining new members because of the bad reputation of a confessed sinner in the his/her region.
in the end, the more active members, the more money to the coffers.. in this case of disfellowship due to apostasy, to avoid any spark, texts were sought out of context that even prohibited saying "hi".
Balaamsass2 - “…After the 1975 debacle, Knorr's death, Fred Franz's blindness, the Ray Franz debacle at Bethel, and the Time Magazine story, Ted Jaracz became a huge influence on the GB. He instituted APOSTATE WITCHHUNTS and pushed the ‘sin’ label and two Witness rule for child molesters. He also pushed for less/no ‘unofficial’ JW gatherings, less humor at meetings, and no Cong picnics!”
The man ruled with an iron fist and his legacy is the millstone around the Watchtower’s neck.
If there’s any true justice to the universe, he and Rutherford are cellmates in Hell.
you heard me correct, this is not a joke, and it is not april fools day!
the asl portion of the governing body updated #2 (march 2024) has been released a bit early and someone caught it.
summary: .
Zilgee - “Will the anointed now fight with each other in heaven?”
Probably not.
But I would totally watch that movie.
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you heard me correct, this is not a joke, and it is not april fools day!
the asl portion of the governing body updated #2 (march 2024) has been released a bit early and someone caught it.
summary: .
@ slim…
Fair point.
you heard me correct, this is not a joke, and it is not april fools day!
the asl portion of the governing body updated #2 (march 2024) has been released a bit early and someone caught it.
summary: .
Dude…
…they wouldn’t even be Jehovah’s Witnesses, anymore.
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things are changing so rapidly.
there is so much confusion now.. if we can talk to disfellowshiped/disassociated ones to invite them to meetings then is it really going to stop there?.
some family members haven’t had contact for decades and now after yesterdays new light they will all be getting calls.
They probably were advised to do it differently before…
…and ignored the advice, for whatever reason.
Now they’re finally realizing how badly they need to do it, and are scrambling to play catch-up…
…with all the blowback that inevitably comes with doing it that way.
you heard me correct, this is not a joke, and it is not april fools day!
the asl portion of the governing body updated #2 (march 2024) has been released a bit early and someone caught it.
summary: .
BluesBrother - “…the older ones of my acquaintance are in high dudgeon over this. They hate the relaxation of standards.”
Well, jeezus, it’s not like they’re required to stop wearing neckties and skirts if they don’t want to.
They just feel like all the time and effort they spent following/enforcing the rules has just been flushed down the toilet.
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https://peticaopublica.com.br/pview.aspx?pi=br137007.
petition against ostracism practiced by jehovah's witnesses.
public petition: against ostracism practiced by jehovah's witnesses.
bbqbob - “…Actually any report of child abuse is immediately reported to authorities. Even if is by one person. The branch has come down hard on any child abuse accusations…”
Given the Org’s track record, I’m skeptical.
Which “branch”, by the way?
you heard me correct, this is not a joke, and it is not april fools day!
the asl portion of the governing body updated #2 (march 2024) has been released a bit early and someone caught it.
summary: .
Seriously, though…
…don’t fuck with federal revenue agencies.
These are the guys that took down Capone.
you heard me correct, this is not a joke, and it is not april fools day!
the asl portion of the governing body updated #2 (march 2024) has been released a bit early and someone caught it.
summary: .
JW GoneBad - “Someone has the JW Governing Body by the nuts...by the balls and they're squeezing...they have a really strong grip...the question is who???”
Well…
…if I’m right, and the changes are - in the end - to keep qualifying for “charity” status (i.e. tax-exemption)…
…it’d be the I.R.S., I suppose.
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