you guys and gals have to read this...it's hillarious!.
http://www.angelfire.com/ky/proclaimer/cat.htm
Hi Carlo,
Very interesting website and beautiful picture of happy people. It reminded me of a question I've never received an answer to, not even an unsatisfactory one. Who are the people on the cover of the January 1, 1992 wt? I'm thinking they are supposed to be jws [which would be kind of misleading because we never worshipped that way] but they look more like born again Christians. What do you think?
Thanks, Libby
Edited by - Liberated on 2 August 2002 10:19:18
i'm in the process of making plans for my yearly vacation and although i am not really afraid to fly, i must admit to being a little .
apprehensive.
anyway, it seems to me that if i were a famous person i would be even more apprehensive because so many of them .
I was going to mention WWII's most decorated hero, Audie Murphy [To Hell & Back], but it's been done already
Libby
i found this post on silentlambs and wanted to widen the search-------------------------------.
i am posting this message to let everyone know that i have been in touch with the office of the district attorney of brooklyn new york.
i explained to the person the situation about the pedophilia coverup within the wts.
Thanks for posting this Jesika. I was not aware of this and will spread the word too.
Libby
draffenville congregation of jehovahs witnesses.
judicial committee elders of:.
murray congregation of jehovahs witnesses.
There are definitely bigger issues here than being "in" or "out".
For one thing, the children, and changing the policy of two witnesses.
The other thing is, the wts has to be held accountable for its actions. They have to be made to follow their OWN rules or be exposed as the hypocrites that they truly are.
Libby
the watchtower has said that those who deviate from the faith only seek to pull down and do not try to build up.
they have no positive teachings.
only negative ones.
Comforter, you said: Nobody has all the answers, ashi. No one but God. I can tell you this though. There are problems in the organization. Most everybody knows that. But I believe the WT teaches the truth overall. They are not perfect. But neither was Israel or the early Christians.
That's a cop out and I take exception to it. The wts demands total loyalty and obedience as though they are perfect. How would jw's lives be any different if the wts were perfect? How would your life change?
Libby
the watchtower has said that those who deviate from the faith only seek to pull down and do not try to build up.
they have no positive teachings.
only negative ones.
What!!?? leave this place and miss jewels like this: a worthless ``join-us-or-die' mantra
I love that....
Comforter---you're sure it's fowl? language? horse-feathers!!
Libby
my door!
can you imagine that?
don't they know i'm a filthy apostulater!
Do they at some point ask you if you were ever a jw or been to a meeting, etc?
I feel I would have to answer truthfully and then the conversation would be over anyway.
Libby
the state of california is now considering legistlation to make it easier, in fact very easy, for a victim of pedophilia to sue the church (catholic church is main target of legislation) for significant monetary damages - perhaps shifting the burden of proof somewhat to the perpetrators (priests) and their religious organizations who knew of these child molesters and shifted them around to different parishes.
the watchtower religion will also be significantly affected as the legislation is generic enough to include all religious organizations.
what else will be of concern to the watchtower religion?
Thanks Amazing for the clarification....and all this great information!
Syn: LOL you're right, they will greatly need to be outta CA!!!
Had a sobering thought while shopping at Lucky's Grocery Store the other day. I'm looking at the advertisement on the shopping cart: "If you know -- or even suspect -- child abuse, call this 800 number."
Libby
the state of california is now considering legistlation to make it easier, in fact very easy, for a victim of pedophilia to sue the church (catholic church is main target of legislation) for significant monetary damages - perhaps shifting the burden of proof somewhat to the perpetrators (priests) and their religious organizations who knew of these child molesters and shifted them around to different parishes.
the watchtower religion will also be significantly affected as the legislation is generic enough to include all religious organizations.
what else will be of concern to the watchtower religion?
My son is taking the bar in California this year and this is one of the first things I'm going to have him read......he's studying for it right now and doesn't have the time, and may not afterwards. But I intend to pepper him with questions.
Such as, how would the wts be held accountable rather than only individual elders, or only the individual perpetrator? The wts will cut them loose to save itself, you can be sure of that. Rather than the org heading for bankruptcy, wouldn't it be the elders themselves, their own personal assets? So will it have to be proven that they were acting as agents for the wts and carrying out its policy and how is that done?
Libby
in a recent discussion, someone asked about a quote from the borg about the great benefits to be derived from the awake!
magazine, a.k.a.
kirap!
"It has been said that Jehovah's Witnesses are mote-loving, bible-pounding, nose-picking, frog-sucking, child-abusing, lying, hypocritical pig-dogs"
Francois, you made my day!!
Libby
