i was brought up as a born-in(tm) here in the uk.
it wasn't until i was 50 that the scales fell from my eyes, i woke up, got da'd from the cult and my wife was advised to leave me by the elders whom i had served with on the boe.
one of which i know wanted to schtupf her.
i too am 50. I've really come clean with my waking this year, but it did begin as long as 10 years ago.
I dont know how much time has past since 50 for you, but it does seem like you are carrying a lot of anger. Perhaps that is when you are making a point, or and need to get your feelings out. I feel like i am moving past it already. Do you feel like your feelings have improved at all since waking?
since a previous thread is getting comments that this guy may become a new gb member, the topic above is worth pursuing.
here's what i found out by searching so far---in other words, not much.
surely others must know something about the guy.. http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/beliefs/198944/1/william-malenfant-learn-from-me-mp3-trinidad-2010-zone-talk.
Wasn't Gillies "embarrased" as part of some sort of court record or lawsuit?
in two child abuse cases litigated in a us district court in montana, plaintiffs recently filed identical motions for sanctions against watch tower pa, philip brumley (general counsel for whq/wt) and joel taylor (associate general counsel for wt), accusing them of lying to court and vexatiously delaying the case:.
here, with the hope that the court would dismiss plaintiffs’ cases against wtpa, in-house counsel brumley signed affidavits that were materially false and intentionally misleading.
doc.
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/17122535/1/rowland-v-watchtower-bible-and-tract-society-of-new-york-inc/
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/17099295/caekaert-v-watchtower-bible-and-tract-society-of-new-york-inc/
Looks like sanctions were awarded in two different Montana cases yesterday
in two child abuse cases litigated in a us district court in montana, plaintiffs recently filed identical motions for sanctions against watch tower pa, philip brumley (general counsel for whq/wt) and joel taylor (associate general counsel for wt), accusing them of lying to court and vexatiously delaying the case:.
here, with the hope that the court would dismiss plaintiffs’ cases against wtpa, in-house counsel brumley signed affidavits that were materially false and intentionally misleading.
doc.
Anybody with a link to the Court's ruling on this? O'Donnell has referenced sanctions were awarded.
obviously, the older “ anointed ” from 1914 died.
and because they were anointed, they hopefully went to heaven.
in the first century though, a newer generation did not replace the old.
That is not a new concept. But part of the original definition of generation taught by wt in the early 1900,
i call BS. There is not definition of generation that includes two people from disparate times that simply overlap lives. Apparently the last veteran of the American Civil War died in 1956. As my dad likes to say, "Does that make me a part of the Civil War generation?"
what was the standard of quick builds.
did they cut corners, ignore building regulations, were they unsafe .
ive asked the same question; when are we having the undedication ceremony? More importantly, if we dont support Babylon the Great, maybe we should demolish the building, and sell it as undeveloped land. After all, the building has been bought and paid for and not by WTBTS
more accurately known as a reversal of a long held 'truth.'.
september 2022 study watchtower - par.
14 p. 18 - "in the past, we understood jesus’ words to refer to the deeds the resurrected ones will practice after their resurrection; that is, some will come to life and practice good things while others will come to life and practice vile things.
nevermind, you reference Par 14 above. Comment withdrawn
So- Who the F#*k does this paragraph 17 in this weeks lesson apply to?
Does this mean that everyone will be resurrected to life on earth during the Thousand Year Reign? No. Those who wickedly rejected the opportunity to serve Jehovah before their death will not be raised to life. They had their chance and proved that they were not worthy of life on paradise earth.
don't know if this subject has been touched on here before, but i have wondered at times, how much literalness can be applied to this messianic prophecy within a paradise setting (assuming one probable interpretation of is.
the wt presents a mental image of complete harmony between animal and mankind.. does this biblical passage somehow indicate that existing wild beasts will feed on vegetation alone.
animals are not spoken of living forever in the bible.
This was included in a part from the Friday afternoon session of the 2022 Regional broadcast.
They have clearly "cooled" in saying that animals would eat literal straw or dust.
as most of us on this site have experienced firsthand when we were in, there is a lack of love in the majority of congregations.. i was talking to a pimi person recently who said that love was the identifying mark of true christians (in their opinion the jw organisation) and that is why the watchtowers they study continually tell them to show love to one another.. i said that if their love was genuinely practiced they wouldn't need to be told to show it because it would arise from their heart and soul and be evident in believers which is what jesus was actually saying.
recognising the needs of the community with rising food prices some local churches where i live were moved to start food banks and offer free meals to families on the breadline.
to me that is spontaneously shown and is genuine love in action.. needless to say the pimi disagreed with me.
I made this point recently with my wife; If every kind act that we do for people is appropriated by god, as a miracle, we leave no room for christian conduct. Nothing i do is spontaneous. Nothing is the result of my efforts to imitate christ. I'm just an automaton.
as it warms up wearing masks at meetings is getting really old.
the numbers from the cdc don't take justify it in my opinion.
maybe come winter if things spike again.
Remember;
Sign on the door say "strongly recommended". This phraseology has been discussed ad nauseum.
Farther down it says that only those exposed to covid are "required" to wear masks. By the transitive property, this means no one else IS required. Drop the mask. Its theater.
