four years ago the watchtower made the following demand.
all of us must be ready to obey any instructions we may receive, whether these appear sound from a strategic or human standpoint or not.
they are not content with obedience and in the upcoming june watchtower they have this to say -15. how does respect for theocratic headship reveal our love for jehovah’s way of ruling?15 what is our response to divinely authorized headship?
June WT, page 30, par. 15 - "What is our response to divinely authorized headship?"
Who divinely authorized the WTBTS/7 charlatans in Warwick? The only divinely authorized head for Christians is the Christ!)
This self-promoting corporation-cum-religion exposes its corruption with every new piece of propaganda.
i have had it confirmed now, that since stopping attending over 18 months ago, the elders have set out to deliberately ruin my name and character .. they have been talking to every witness from the local area and saying things like "be careful of him, he has the ability to implant thoughts in your minds, and he only pretends to be kind and caring".
so, all i have to say to them is, "bravo!
if that is the method you want to employ, you have reached the very depths of bad behaviour!".
You should feel proud that the Little Napoleons consider you a threat to them.
Some J.W.'s may even realise that what the elders are saying actually reveals more about them than you!
day two (wednesday 8 february 2017).
see also posts and threads regarding: pre-trial / day one / day one update / day five (last day, settlement).
jefferson: not totally.. zeff: okay.
Thanks for this post.
".........the Watchtower organization urges elders to maintain confidentiality, when they legally impale themselves by breaking confidentiality the moment they share a confession with other elders...... Watchtower attempted to claim clergy privilege to protect themselves, but this was denied multiple times by the court."
I'm totally bewildered at the U.S. judiciary's ineptitude to bury the WTBTS's "clergy-penitent" red-herring once and for all time!
Recent legal precedents (including this case) have proven J.W. elders do not keep J.C.'s confidential!
some people like to believe in something others believe in nothing; so in what location did the substance that expanded into the time/space universe exist before the big bang?
where did the energy that caused the big band come from?
how did the substance that became the big bang change from being inert and sterile and come to life to having the properties and drive that it does?
"Some people like to believe in something, others believe in nothing."
A straightforward choice for most people: God & eternal life, or Darwinism & eternal death after 70 years or so.
Both demand an acceptance that something/s always existed.
everyone here has read mt.
25 and knows the illustration of the virgins with the lamps.
i have mentioned this illustration in conversation with several dubbies, to draw attention to their foolishness in following watchtower's false reasoning.. in the illustration, there are two kinds of virgins, or people.
Spot on analogy! And many of the long-time J.W.'s are sighing and groaning at the worrying transformation of their dearly beloved organization.
i'm a 4th generation jw.
i started to realize it wasn't the truth over 2 years ago in late october/early november 2014. i don't know how exactly it happened.
i remember i had just heard about confirmation bias, and it hit me: i realized that i would be guilty of confirmation bias if i didn't look at the other side.
Hi Weather Lover, welcome to the forum. As others have said, take your time and consider your plan of action.
You have a P.M.
simply disgusted with that double standard by our system at times.
cutting ads that question trumps bigoted wall, yet allowing a cult ad in.
wtf..
Any links for us in the U.K. to see?
..................then proverbs 3:5 could read thus: "trust in the governing body with all your heart, and do not rely on your own understanding.
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's have already reached this point!.
..................then Proverbs 3:5 could read thus: "Trust in the Governing Body with all your heart, And do not rely on your own understanding."
Many J.W.'s have already reached this point!
i work with a nurse who served for 2 years in the army of cyprus as is compulsory in that country.
i happened to ask about jw's and their consequential punishment for not doing it.
he laughed and stated that since 2009 they have to do it and that he personally knew several that 'served.
"If conscientious objector status is claimed due to religious or ideological reasons, the objector may serve either an alternative military or civil service, depending on the circumstances of each case." (Wikipedia)
Since Cyprus is legally bound to the European Union and its human rights conventions, it looks like this story is a fabrication/wishful thinking on someone's part.
this is the scenario there's a guy who is df and being shunned big time.
we'll he needs a place to stay since he can't stay with his family you know the shunning thing well another jw in good standing says he can stay with him .the df guy is delighted but a little problem the elders are going to find out the df guy car parked at jw house.
no one in the area knows he's df because it's 90 miles from the cong he was df in so i told him he's takeing a risk but he says i'm going to show love to this person no matter what..
It's a business arrangement between a landlord and his tenant - if anybody asks.
Further information is nobody's business - especially J.W's!
Truth only needs to be told to those deserving to hear it. :) (I can't remember who said that)
The "landlord" is a decent & loving human being.
