the following is a txt message i just had with a jw about why i decided not to attend meeting.
i fully realize that this will get me blocked.. jw : you dont want to answer me why you dont go to the meetings.. joe : ok.. (1) the 2 witness rule in the handling of a accusations of child sex abuse.. (2)the covering it up and out of court settlements that they are making to victims of sexual abuse.
unfortunatley the brothers and sisters are totally unaware of what is going on and the magnitude of it.. (3) the comments of geoffrey jackson when testifying before the australian royal commision on its handling of child sex abuse.
Well done Joe, they asked and you replied truthfully. You are also aware of the consequences of criticising the holy Watchtower religion.
It's never a matter of right and wrong with them, it's a matter of loyalty to the club. A member has to give up personal opinions, common sense and reason and in a state of self denial bow before the mighty GB.
They are not worth it and you have made your stand against this ignorant harmful cult. Well done for speaking out!
you read that right.
there is a whole talk on the topic.. .
outline: safeguard your children from “what is evil” co-tk17-26-e. .
How to safeguard your children from evil...............keep them well away from the JW organisation.
i'm looking for something in publications that specifically says jehovah is diciplineing his organization.
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Jws are taught that Big J has an organisation (which is now and then disciplined, deserted or rewarded) because it seems there is perpetual repetition of the phrase "God's people" in the Watchtower.
This is of course a total fiction, It is impossible to identify Jehovah let alone "his people" or what he does with them.
a review of global poverty in the economist makes the claim:.
quote: "the world bank, which tracks poverty, estimates that 1.9bn people were extremely poor in 1981. in that year, the poor accounted for 42% of the world’s population.
in 2013, by contrast, only 767m people were poor.
This is not good news for the JW org FTS, it only flourishes with disaster and worsening conditions.
i could never understand why some people who know the truth about the "truth" ever go back.
once you understand all the hypocrisy and negatives, i would think it's almost impossible to go back!.
Only if I became criminally insane.
hope this works .
was listening to this on youtube today.
check out brother bradford's comment about the picture of the governing body at about the 1:11:38 mark.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nk_jnua-ua0.
The real answer to the missing person at the board table is that they are waiting for the return of Elvis.
hope this works .
was listening to this on youtube today.
check out brother bradford's comment about the picture of the governing body at about the 1:11:38 mark.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nk_jnua-ua0.
"There is no leader in the governing body, it is our leader Jesus who tells them what to do." Really?
Since when did Jesus start to talk to the Watchtower organisation? If this is true; how does he talk to them? What has Jesus ever said to anybody in the last 140 years? Is it then Jesus who is telling them porky pies about 1914, 1919, 1925, 1975 etc or are these the bits which the Watchtower leaders have concocted themselves? What's the use of having an invisible leader who misleads? Jesus should be sacked!
battery technology has been making leaps and bounds in affordability and energy output throughout the past decade.
while pure electric cars currently have limited range, the near future holds prospects for longer ranges.
hybrids, and recently plug in hybrids, have a mileage of up to 50 mpg* giving them a range of 500 miles from a ten gallon gas tank.
As it happens I have just test driven half a dozen all electric and hybrid cars for comparison and concluded that the Prius has the best compromises for town and long dIstance use. I don't think it looks that pretty but after a couple of weeks of use it gets 73.3 miles to the UK gallon. It has an1800cc petrol engine, it generates its own electricity from the engine and regenerative braking so it never needs plugging in anywhere. The other bonus is that it is really quiet at any speed. I managed to get about three thousand pounds off by using other garages offers as a bargaining point.
http://www.worldreligionnews.com/religion-news/new-jehovahs-witness-headquarters-hosts-first-open-houses.
new jehovah’s witness headquarters hosts first open houses.
28 apr 2017 posted by nathan glover .
I think Jehovah's Witnesses are about as popular as open sewers.
i'm going through an extremely hard and dark time right now and really yearned for the support of people i know in the flesh, and i really thought revealing my serious doubts and frustrations to a few close friends who became inactive several years ago would help.
they attend the memorial and no more than 2 sunday meetings each year, and haven't preached for several years, so are still technically baptised-but-inactive.. it broke my heart or at least left me feeling very alone when they all (they don't know each other and live in separate areas) told me that they can sympathise but reckon i should stay with "the truth" (their words, still) as it's the best thing there is.
it's like i'd discovered a new group of people, not pimo (physically in, mentally out, like me) but pomi (physically out, mentally in).
Isambard, it's hard to leave the org-- as you knew it would be from the start-- and your friends have now disappointed you. I remember having similar hopes of some of my friends, instead I was shunned.
Well you at least are going in the right direction even if they are mentally snagged on WT brainwashing. So count yourself lucky to be free and don't expect anything back from those who are still under the WT delusion.
