bulgarian nationalist party vmro is going to stage a rally against the jehovah's witnesses in bulgaria after the two formations have been tangled in a conflict in the recent weeks.. the vmro rally will take place on sunday, may 1, near the prayer house of the jehovah's witnesses in sofia near the lyulin metro station.. "we are against the enslavement of the human personality by religious sects and the use of religious feelings for commercial purposes that such sects carry out," vmro's press center said saturday regarding its motivation to protest against the jehovah's witnesses.. vmro insists that the state authorities inspect the activities of all religious organizations and amend the religions act to demand that they register anew.. two weeks ago five followers of the jehovah's witnesses were injured in a clash provoked by a rally against their organization, organized by vmro.
the incident happened in the black sea city of burgas, in front of the jehovah's witnesses house of prayer.. the attackers were football hooligans, vmro explained afterwards, stating that the party intended to stage a peaceful protest.
however, it warned that accidents like that one may follow if the jehovah witnesses are not banned.. http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=127804.
However, it warned that accidents like that one may follow if the Jehovah Witnesses are not banned.
"Accidents"? Really?
I'm just as much opposed to the religion as they are but attacking civilians and destroying property isn't the way to behave. It will only backfire since the organisation will get more support and sympathy.
with the royal wedding in the news,.
has your perspective of the royal family, her majesty the queen, the national anthem, and maybe politics in general, changed since you left the borg?.
even if you're not british, would you say you are more patriotic now?.
I didn't care about them then, I don't care about them now.
officaly they say that they don't want the r&f to have low self esteem, they say that low self esteem is from the devil.. .
but they create a culture that cannot help but give their r&f crippling self esteem, the constant empasis is on looking at the flaws in oneself.
"pummeling" yourself because of your sins, all the publications tell us over and over again that we are "dust" and deserve nothing.. .
The organisation definitely encourages self esteem. When I've read and heard of people who know of a a witness they always mention how that individual either has low self esteem or feels unsure of themselves.
Funny that now I'm out that wicked organisation my self confidence is a lot higher and noticeable. I can express my opinions and views without feeling like I'm not being "humble" and I don't tone it down just because some over sensitive prick might get "stumbled".
The organisation just wants punks and sissies. No wonder JWs are seen as being a soft touch by outsiders.
estonia jws attacked by orthodox christians.
now if you know that a culture has a history of intolerance and is violently prone to aggressively go after new and radical movements would you tell them they will be destroyed by god and not expect a very bad response.. this modern example reminds me of the deaths caused by rutherford and knorr taunting world leaders and religious heads of church.
the gbs bravdo led to our being mobbed..
@tec
Exactly. The phrase 'lead by example' comes to mind. Something the GB never does themselves.
estonia jws attacked by orthodox christians.
now if you know that a culture has a history of intolerance and is violently prone to aggressively go after new and radical movements would you tell them they will be destroyed by god and not expect a very bad response.. this modern example reminds me of the deaths caused by rutherford and knorr taunting world leaders and religious heads of church.
the gbs bravdo led to our being mobbed..
Oh yes, the GB, living comfortably and protected all the way in New York City have been the cause of many a R&F witness suffering in a lot of countries over the years, with Malawi being one of, if not the most brutal example.
While they enjoy their free meals, regular flights, laundry washed, legion of 7 million+ fans etc, the foot soldiers are the ones who face the brunt of the persecution. Funny how Jesus put himself out there to face the mistreatment and didn't hide behind anybody, but the GB are nowhere to be seen whenever a R&F individual gets their face bashed in.
we've all known those fanatical witnesses who are guilty of pdf (public display of faith) and always have to make a big song and dance to the whole world and let everyone and their dog know they're a faithful witness of jay hoover!.
1) when my mother first came in 'da troooof' this wacky, over zealous 'sister' was studying with her - you know the type.
this woman was one of those not so subtle individuals who would always talk loud in conversation and say the name jehovah a million times even when the conversation could have been about basketball.
Not my experience, but I remember when I was younger one of the youths in my hall was working with an older brother in field service and when they got on the bus, this guy made a sudden big announcement to everyone on the bus that his young field service partner had some good news to share with everybody!! Obviously it put the poor boy on the spot! He didn't know what to say and the worse thing is, three of his schoolmates were on that bus!!
They didn't even know he was a witness, so needless to say his school life was hell ever since, thanks to Brother Big Mouth.
do you agree with the bible's definition of wickedness?.
do you not know that unrighteous persons will not inherit gods kingdom?
do not be misled.
But it's alright for god to command rape and the slaughter of civilians including children? Yeah, whatever........
So back in bible times it would have been OK for me to kill whole populations, but if I had consensual sex with a woman I wasn't married to, then I would have been classed as "wicked"? GTFOH.
......god ignored the whole of mankind for 2,000 years and then suddenly decided in the late 1800s to give "da troof" to ole charlie boy?
i was just looking at someone's parody jw channel and the person posed this very same question.
i'll admit i've thought about it but not too deeply.. so, does anyone know why "true worship" didn't exist for all that time until god decided to grant russell special powers to determine truth?.
@Reader1
Some people will say that "Jehovah reads hearts" and if they're both good in Jehovah's eyes the one with cancer will get the resurrection and the other will survive the Big A. I also remember one elder saying Jah sees the bigger picture and will allow some people to survive Armageddon. TBH he was one of the very rare people in the org who didn't have that fire and brimstone mentality of the majority who believe that if you even sneeze too hard you'll get destroyed.
just in case you're wondering what happens to the magazines after they're left at laundromats..... it was ripped apart, with pages scattered all over the floor.
evidently, someone didn't like what they read..
In the movie Coming To America, the rose bearers should have used WT literature to throw on the ground instead of all those precious rose petals.
......god ignored the whole of mankind for 2,000 years and then suddenly decided in the late 1800s to give "da troof" to ole charlie boy?
i was just looking at someone's parody jw channel and the person posed this very same question.
i'll admit i've thought about it but not too deeply.. so, does anyone know why "true worship" didn't exist for all that time until god decided to grant russell special powers to determine truth?.
......God ignored the whole of mankind for 2,000 years and then suddenly decided in the late 1800s to give "da troof" to ole Charlie boy? I was just looking at someone's parody JW channel and the person posed this very same question. I'll admit I've thought about it but not too deeply.
So, does anyone know why "true worship" didn't exist for all that time until God decided to grant Russell special powers to determine truth?
