https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-jehovahs-witness-privacy-battle-1.7079252.
Thanks for Posting this yalby ! This is great news ! I suppose the Org. may appeal, if so they will lose. What a nonsense to claim the records were for "Journalistic or Artistic reasons" !!
This has ramifications beyond Canada, as the Legal Systems of the U.K and other Countries study such Rulings, and often will adjust their own later Rulings on such matters in line with what a case such as this decided was Legal.
Another tool of Control is being taken from the Evil Org !
couple years ago as a promising ms i had some weird conversations with two young elders.
it was always as we where alone only i and the elder.
they would initiate a conversations about things like blood doctrine, celebrating birthdays, view on homosexuality etc.
" The fornication stakeout guys " are a JOKE ! but they strike lucky some times , from their point of view, or someone copying the technique does.
I knew a young guy whose marriage had ended in reality, his wife wanted a divorce so she could marry a very rich guy about 10 years younger than her.
She followed her husband to his new girlfriend's house, stayed all night, taking pics. of him entering and leaving, Bingo ! she had her proof !
He was duly DF'd, but he told me he didn't give a shit anyway, but he also told me that "fornication" did not take place that night, or before, he slept in a spare room, he only stayed because he had drunk too much to drive.
But according to the J.W "Rule Book" just staying the night is enough " Where da fluck is THAT in Scripture ??
couple years ago as a promising ms i had some weird conversations with two young elders.
it was always as we where alone only i and the elder.
they would initiate a conversations about things like blood doctrine, celebrating birthdays, view on homosexuality etc.
If this happens to you, and you do not wish to be appointed, then, even so, answer carefully to make sure you do not show your real feelings on such matters.
But it would be fun to say something like " I think we should wait on the Faithful Slave to give us guidance on these things don't you ? I am surprised, you seem to be "running ahead". LOL.
i wonder how j.w's, and other believers in a creator god, will spin this latest discovery to fit their model ?.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-67950749.
I wonder how J.W's, and other believers in a Creator god, will spin this latest discovery to fit their model ?
this article is behind a paywall: .
https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/01/10/jehovahs-witness-is-taking-spain-to-court-over-a-blood-transfusion-that-saved-her-life/ .
tahoe .
Thank you Tahoe for kindly Posting this. Pun warning > to state the bleeding obvious, the J.W should have let matters rest, and just been grateful to be alive.
But to be objective, there is a good case here, the Judge should have been appraised of the patients wishes.
The old Cynic in me wonders if the J.W Org. has big a part in this Action, it plays in to their desire for more to die because the medical Profession will hesitate perhaps to get a Court Order in future to save a life, and worse, may even be stopped from doing so by a ECHR Judgement.
And all for a thoroughly discredited Blood Doctrine, that has been shown to be Scripturally unsupportable, unless you do as the Org. does ,take Scriptures out of context and twist what they are REALLY saying. Disgusting.
J.W. Org, The Death Cult.
i would like to know if ex's and formers who are not church christians, believe that many of jws' doctrines and bible interpretations are correct, or do you feel that they aren't?
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"wantingtruth", that is a misnomer if ever there was one ! Your Post is a fine example of what Van and I were talking about, Eisegesis, which is an Insult to Scripture !
throughout watchtower history dates have been a problem.
the usual solution for failed prophetic dates has been to kick the can down the road.
this needs to be done with 1914. the generation that will never pass away is now 110 years old and therefore is past its useful life span.
Bloody Hell ! The well known Troll "Scholar" is back ! with the usual twaddle.
I don't think they are fudging the numbers much, but what the numbers hide, because of increases in Non-Internet Countries, is the huge number who are leaving every year in the World that has freely available Info.
What the mere numbers do not show either of course, is the MASSIVE number of PIMOS, some of whom may not even realise yet they are in reality a PIMO !
i would like to know if ex's and formers who are not church christians, believe that many of jws' doctrines and bible interpretations are correct, or do you feel that they aren't?
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That is as you rightly say, Eisegesis, reading in to Texts what is not there ! Exactly what the J.W Org. does, they are far from alone in this of course.
with what is arguably the biggest change to jw life in recent decades (the scrapping of publishers counting hours) what does this lead to?.
in my mind these are the results;.
1) a massive decrease in 'preaching hours'.
I can understand all that has been said,and the reasons fro the Org's moves, but all they have in reality is a Cash Flow problem, they are still quite Asset Rich, the Cash Flow problem I cannot see them solving,unless they bring in Tithing.
