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On October 22 the No.3 talk is "Imitate Jesus by Despising Shame -Heb. 12:2".
How ironic! Shaming people back into submission is one of the org's greatest tactics.
Thanks WT, I think I'll use Hebrews 12:2 the next time one of your elder-agents tries to shame me back into the fold! Hey! I'll ignore them and say I'm imitating Jesus!
i have a friend who met with a couple of elders recently and i was told things went well, no issues.
well a couple weeks later they stopped by my friends place, ( just to say hi ) right before they left they said, " hey can we meet again?
my friend said, " sure ".
Three elders might mean it's judicial, or it could mean a threesome!
It's a threesome alright... except DATADOG will be the only one getting screwed!
2012 our kingdom ministry, october-(8 pages).pdf..click the link in the blue box by the blue arrow.http://www.sendspace.com/file/80ua4i.scans: (wait a second or two for full size).1. http://uploadnow.org/share/340608-10001.jpeg.2.
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You know what gets me? If any of the rank and file should, on their own, read a book such as Daily Life in Bible Times, to help them better understand the Bible, then they would be hogtied and hanged for reading 'apostate' material.
The Service Committee and GB can read all sorts of non-WT material... but God help the low-class Witness who wants to expand his knowlege of the Bible by reading something outside the WT Library. Forbidden!
Hypocrisy... that's all it is! Grrrrrrrrr!
for my cong, apart from those moving in, we last had an elder appointed 16 years ago.. we last had some ms's appointed about 3 years ago.. our boe are getting old, 3 in their 80's, 1 in his 70's and three in their 60's.. they all work hard, but when their time comes, they deteriorate quickly.. splash.
Data-Dog... no offense. I have come to the exact same conclusions!
in the latest october 15th 2012 watchtower (page 13).... "because of what they perceive as defects in the elders, some individuals who engage in serious wrongdoing in the congregation have refused to appear before a committee of elders assigned to help them.
this could be likened to a patient who loses out on the benefits of a treatment because he does not like something about the doctor.".
sounds like they're now trying to stigmatize those who try to avoid judical action.
Some believe the judicial committee is like our modern-day court where the evidence is presented and a guility vs. innocent verdict is given.
It is not. In reality it is very much like the Sanhedrin with Jesus. They had already found Jesus guilty. They assembled in order to find a way to execute him.
A judicial committee is formed after an investigation has been performed. The brothers on the investigation may present the evidence to the body - or determine on their own that the evidence (circumstantial or not) is damning or not. The JC is formed after they determine the person is guilty. This JC is to decide what the discipline will be: private reproof, public reproof, or disfellowshipping. Discipline is determined by the perception that the person is repentant or not. It's all jacked up.
When invited to a JC - trust me... you are already guilty. There is no leaving a judicial committee "innocent." One may appeal the comittee... and I heard of one case that was overruled and the person was exonerated -But that is VERY rare. 99.999% of the time you are leaving that room with no privileges... or no association.
Going to a medical facility that behaved like the Pharisaical judicial committee would be akin to going to a death panel and letting them determine how you will die. They are not interested in helping you... only "keeping the congregation clean."
http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/06/15/12225753-jehovahs-witnesses-ordered-to-pay-more-than-20-million-to-woman-who-said-she-was-sexually-abused?lite.
the plaintiff, candace conti's goal from the very beginning was to bring enough attention to this problem to incentivize watchtower to change its policy of secrecy.
the award can be explained as it was decided: separate compensatory and punitive damages.
the punitive award is established in law to punish wrongdoing - here, the conscious disregard for others - and deter that conduct in the future.
i've just received this comment from a country in the south china sea.
i'd rather not be more specific than that.. the english is poor, but the message is heart-wrenching.
any who question whether ordinary publishers wrestle with doubts need only read this message.
When a person opens his eyes and sees light for the very first time, he instinctively flinches, squints, and slowly adjusts. So it is with all of us when we discovered the truth about "the truth." We all are at different stages: some of us are still flinching, some are squinting, some are slowly adjusting, and others are now wide-eyed and loving the light. Although, some unfortunately will close their eyes again, how can you keep your eyes closed after seeing something as awesome as the sun for the first time? You can't.
This gentleman is in the earliest stages. He is seeing light for the first time, flinching, not understanding what it is that's hurting his eyes - but once you see it, you can never go back to the darkness.
Cedars, take heart. Let him know he's not alone. Encourage him to think - to research it out. This is a self-discovery process. JWStruggle is a great place for this fellow to start his journey.
The WTS is as flimsy as a house of cards. We're at a point in time when they've painted themselves into a tight corner. The weight of 130 years is starting to take its toll. More people than we realize are starting to see it too. It doesn't take much logic and research for any thinking human being to start to see through the problems. This guy is a thinker... he's trying to connect the dots. He will. And the brain can't undo what it discovers.
it's not an occupation for everyone.
there are days i wish i chose a different road.
i do have to give the education some of the credit for waking me up.
Happy Nurse Week! I have a couple of friends who'll appreciate hearing that! Thanks for the reminder!
conventions start may 18 according to jw.org.. hopefully, there will drops in baptisms as reported from 2011. unfortunately, there will be the poor kids..
I love how we get access to this info before the dubs do!
