Posts by DesirousOfChange

absolutely no jd if there is a suspicion of suicidal thoughts.. this is obviously due to the high number of suicidal attempts after the announcement that someone is no longer a jw and the shunning that accompanied it.. so what will happen now going forward if situations arise where there would formerly have been a jd and they say there is suicidal thoughts?.

i can’t see it working, but elders stick rigidly to what it says in the book.

DesirousOfChange

it all sounds like a legal cop out for the watchtower. ~ Stan

I agree. I really think WT has mixed feelings now on DF/Shunning. They SO want to stop the apostate information by silencing dissenters, BUT DF/Shunning is causing them legal issues all around the globe and even putting their religion & tax exempt status at risk in some places.

With the No JD policy they can just verbally circulate that so-and-so is no longer a JW which leaves nothing in print and nothing publicly stated. But the result will be mostly the same. Sheeple will follow and continue to drink their KoolAid.

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More than 17 years of service to the XJW community!

by Nathan Natas in

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i want to take a moment to salute rick fearon, an "apostate" near boston massachusetts usa who more than 17 years ago started the sixscreens telenetwork on youtube.

you can find it here: https://www (dot) youtube (dot) com/ (at) araretreat/streams.. like our benevolent host simon green here at jehovahs-witness.com, rick has not done his great work for his own financial enrichment or to collect followers for himself, as some xjw grifters have done and continue to do.. saturdays and sundays are the busy days at six screens, with call-in programs like:.

* jw world news.

DesirousOfChange

This is a fuggin' joke, right? You can't be serious? Rick FEAR-on is the stereotypical raving ex-JW Apostate LOON that WT HQ has been warning about for decades!

I was hoping Rick had moderated the "crazy" out of his presentations. Guess not.

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Deleting Elders Watchtower Style

by Vanderhoven7 in

the only spirit-directed organization on earth never ceases to amaze me.. https://www.youtube.com/live/0u2ohrbdm-c?feature=share.

DesirousOfChange

I was that guy, when they told me that I was going to be deleted as an elder, I'd say ... "you know what, thanks."

THE BRAIN DRAIN

There must be a lot of issues like this for WT to justify production of this video. And, I'd say they have lost many of their "best" elders (ie, "smartest" elders who made decisions such as seeking out higher education for their children) or else there would not be the need to provide videos for most of the meeting content today. Most Congs just do not have competent elders.

Yes, "THANKS!" is the correct response!

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Deleting Elders Watchtower Style

by Vanderhoven7 in

the only spirit-directed organization on earth never ceases to amaze me.. https://www.youtube.com/live/0u2ohrbdm-c?feature=share.

DesirousOfChange

A video that lasts 1:56:03 and it's only Part 1? I'm sure I can spend whatever time I have left in more worthwhile pursuits.

The new LE? Likes to hear himself speak.

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Is WT Teachig on Hell Biblical?

by Sea Breeze in

i guess you could say jesus was the first christian, since he was the christ.

and as the first christian, jesus spoke more about hell that any other biblical figure.

but, he is also the figure that said that he didn't come to condemn the world, but to save it.

DesirousOfChange

Why not make a Christian doctrine out of Eccl. 10: 19 too?

Many, many have done so.

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What would you change?

by ExBethelitenowPIMA in

i’m agnostic so maybe the universe started by chance or by design.. if it was by design (hypothetically) and the bible is the designers word, and jws seem to be the closest to it, then what would be the largest things you would change?.

here are a few ideas.

-do away with the governing body thinking they are gods only channel.

DesirousOfChange

which organisation [sic] do you think is closer to the truth than JWs? ~ ExB

Clearly, it depends on how you define "the truth". Or are you referring to "Da Troof" as JWs do? You must face the facts that "Da Troff" (what JW's state is true) is FAR from TRUTHFUL or FACTUAL.

For starters: No Armageddon or Great Tribulation or "rapture" in 1914. Or 1925. Or circa 1940. Or 1975. Or by the conclusion of the 20th Century. ALL UNTRUTHFUL STATEMENTS or PREDICTIONS or PROPHESIES.

And the list goes on.........and on..........and on..........just as do The Last Days. (Ya know why they refer to them as The Last Days? Because they last.........and they last.............and they last.......etc)

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