do you remember those little demonstrations that are given at assemblies?
did they give the characters in the demo names to match their character at yours?
for example brother lee love, brother stressed, sister mature, sister nervous, brother joyful and my all time favourite sister new-in-the-truth!.
I wonder if they'll have Brother Fred O'Phile foe the next convention - you know, the brother who can only go door-to-door if accompanied by an elder carrying handcuffs and a stun gun in case he gets out of hand again.
LPH
ps: I wouldn't let many JWs, e.g., You Know, near a houseplant let alone a child.
: thousands of jehovahs witnesses have gone to prison rather than violate the law of christ.. of course it was against the law of christ to accept alternative military service - and so off to gaol you had to go.
that is, until they who would speak for god changed that "law.
what heartless, incaring hypocrites who have stolen god's name for their own selfish self-glorification.. lph
: thousands of Jehovah’s Witnesses have gone to prison rather than violate the law of Christ.
Of course it was against the law of Christ to accept Alternative Military Service - and so off to gaol you had to go. That is, until they who would speak for God changed that "Law."
What heartless, incaring hypocrites who have stolen God's name for their own selfish self-glorification.
LPH
hardly anyone has an honest opinion about anything of importance that wasnt craftily pre-packaged and handed to them by someone else whose job it is to craft public opinion.
the intention of the media is to present the illusion of impartially informing, all the while pandering to prejudice and ignorance in order to persuade to a particular point of view.
datelines presentation of the watchtowers child abuse issue was a case study in the black art of media propaganda.. from the very beginning of the presentation dateline was intent on giving the public a negative impression of jehovahs witnesses by portraying us all as oddball crackpots whose religion revolves around the doctrine that we dont celebrate birthdays and that all non-believers are possessed by the devil and that we want them all to die.
: by portraying us all as oddball crackpots
Maybe not all, but it certainly applies to you Booby. But I think the pikkies in their "literature" say it all, don't you know?
first lie: erica.
i dont believe erica lied about her abuse.
obviously it must be true, even mr. beliz confessed that he touched her inappropriately.
Matrix,
Three points:
(i) The WTBTS is a bureacracy and Barbara Anderson was assigned to do exactly as she states.
(ii) You said: "Jehovah’s Witnesses are guided by Jehovah and his law and that’s the end of it."
Kindly provide some actual evidence for this. Also, do you mean the Mosaic law, fo rthat was abolished and yet the WTBTS still follows it when it suits them.
(iii) Do you believe that the organization is perfect?
Lionel
here is an email i got 5 minutes before dateline was on:.
i can't tell you how many of these emails i got today from my witness.
friends.......i was also informed that a letter was read at the meetings this week from the society about the program and that we should watch it......our cong didn't read it because we didn't get it in time.. tuesday, may 28 - 10:00 pm et.
The CD also makes it abundantly clear that Gail Bethra-Jackson's comments in the WT video, if interpreted in the way they are intended, are totally wrong.
LPH
two people can behold the same situation and conclude totally different things from their observations.
the pharisees saw jesus performing miracles and thought that he was empowered by beelzebub.
others watched the same thaumaturgic wonders and praised jesus as the son of god.
: Two people can behold the same situation and conclude totally different things from their observations. The Pharisees saw Jesus performing miracles and thought that he was empowered by Beelzebub. Others watched the same thaumaturgic wonders and praised Jesus as the Son of God. It is all a matter of perspective.
And, in this case, one group was misled - so too are many brainwashed dubs who only will change their "minds" when God the GB tells them they can. History proves that much.
But this time, methinks the JWs have suffered one blow too many - the UN scandal and now this all within 6 months, and in the national presses of the US and the UK.
nonentity
it sounds like tonight on dateline is a smashing success.
let's be sure to email all out friends in the media thanking them - and let's not forget the valiant efforts of [email protected].
stephen really went to bat for us - to the point that he is finding it hard to do much more writing about jws, at least for now - but a mighty show of sincere thanks to him could do no harm.
It sounds like tonight on Dateline is a smashing success. Let's be sure to email all out friends in the media thanking them - and let's not forget the valiant efforts of [email protected]. Stephen really went to bat for us - to the point that he is finding it hard to do much more writing about JWs, at least for now - but a mighty show of sincere thanks to him could do no harm. He really uncorked the UN bottle in the UK media, when there was no momentum in the media, and also the sad story of Laree - and let's not forget his editorial showing JR Brown to be a two-faced hypocritical liar with no "natural affection" in the brutal murder of Laree - another silentlamb, but one silenced for ever.
Natutally, emails of _great_ thanks to Dateline are very much in order.
LPH
i have a scanned copy of a new article in the guardian newspaper (26th jan 02), written by stephen bates.. if anyone would like a copy, please shout!!.
anglise
Anglise,
Me too please - much appreciated!
LPH
stephen bates recently wrote an article about the flogging death of a girl in chicago http://www.guardian.co.uk/archive/article/0,4273,4301026,00.html.
he kindly sent me a copy of a letter he received from the wts office in pennsylvania and gave me permission to post it.
i don't have time to fix the formatting right now.. .
Nassau,
That's an interesting slant. You might, however, ask yourself this: what if you - or a loved one, say a child - had died for refusing blood say, at year 15, of your experiences with the JWs?
The serious issues with the JW religion at this point range from being outright life or death issues to issues such as molestation which can have incredible lifelong consequences. Until the WTS straightens its house on these many issues it makes no sense to praise them. They will certainly receive much attention if they make an honest break with their past and resolve to use their organization to produce true good.
LPH
the way i understand it, evolution posits that we are just a higher species of animal.
if that is true, then it follows that everything that humans have invented, such as societal rules, politeness, high technology, spirituality, are just another evolutionary adaptation to survive better.. christianity, on the other hand claims a vast gulf, an order of magnitude division between man and beast.
we are divine, although flawed.
Jan,
Hmmm...reminds me of the elephant biologist who came across a naked man in the jungle. Stunned, the elephant blurted "how in the hell do you manage to breathe through that.
LPH
ps: or is that elephantine biologist?
