Posts by FragrantAddendum

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Key Criticisms of the Organization

by Vanderhoven7 in

just picked this summary up.

"some of the key criticisms that have been raised about the jehovah's witness organization include:.

strict control and authoritarianism: the organization is highly centralized, with major decisions being made by the governing body.

FragrantAddendum

the wt leaders have followed the pattern of russell when it comes to abuse

they disfellowship anyone who tells on the shenanigans of the wt leaders

https://pdfcoffee.com/charles-t-russell-by-duane-magnani-1986-pdf-free.html

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JE-sus making a comeback at the 2024 Convention

by dropoffyourkeylee in

attended the friday sesson of the 2024 summer convention.. july 5, 2024 summer convention crowd photo; they invited quite a lot of empty chairs.. .

the facility usually has 5500-6500. they spun it saying that fewer congregations were assigned.

there were 6 of the smaller, more distant sections blocked off with tarps to lessen cleaning, which i understand.

FragrantAddendum

viennea day ago
Frag,
It's past time to restart your meds.

@vienne, i already knew you were a fraud when it comes to watchtower research

but i didn't know you were a fraud practicer of medicine too

but i'm not surprised

you defend massimo introvigne

you defend russell

and you defend rutherford

your playbook is the same as watchtower

i know who you are vienne

your lack of wisdom gives you away

i am sorry for you

and i am ashamed of you because of your conduct

but i cannot help you

since you embrace lies and desire glory from men rather than glory from god

goodnight, vienne

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Would there, or would there not be, lawsuits if they took away the blood transfusion ban?

by VerdadTJ2 in

jw
friends

i have heard or read, many times by many exjw's, that the org does not remove the blood transfusion ban because it would be crippled by the resulting lawsuits the minute that "new light" was made official.i am not a lawyer, but i would like to know what legal opinion lawyers have on that.on what legal basis would there be a lawsuit?

"i am suing the watchtower because my relative died because of a rule they had but no longer have"?am i missing something?.

FragrantAddendum

google "blood industry profits"

or "blood market shares"

or "blood exports"

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JE-sus making a comeback at the 2024 Convention

by dropoffyourkeylee in

attended the friday sesson of the 2024 summer convention.. july 5, 2024 summer convention crowd photo; they invited quite a lot of empty chairs.. .

the facility usually has 5500-6500. they spun it saying that fewer congregations were assigned.

there were 6 of the smaller, more distant sections blocked off with tarps to lessen cleaning, which i understand.

FragrantAddendum

an illustration:

if the 144,000 are like Jesus' "bride"

and all christians are like Jesus' "kids"

what do you think Jesus is about to do to the GB?

the gb and their wt hierarchy are about to be erased

the gb and the wt hierarchy will be shamed in front of the entire world

there will be nothing left of the watchtower corporations and power structure

it is the judgment of jehovah against them

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JE-sus making a comeback at the 2024 Convention

by dropoffyourkeylee in

attended the friday sesson of the 2024 summer convention.. july 5, 2024 summer convention crowd photo; they invited quite a lot of empty chairs.. .

the facility usually has 5500-6500. they spun it saying that fewer congregations were assigned.

there were 6 of the smaller, more distant sections blocked off with tarps to lessen cleaning, which i understand.

FragrantAddendum

If this is what they're up to, they're going to have to eventually address the dilemma of the 144,000 being annointed/Jesus' brothers, and stop 🛑 any memorial attendees from partaking.

they already do that to some of the 144,000

when i first told the cobe i was anointed, he said "you're mentally ill"

they physically brought me to the dr and told the dr they thought i was crazy

when i flushed the pills (i am not mentally ill) the cobe beat me with a wooden plank

he told me to strip off my clothes first

after that i never partook at the kh but i knew every year i was supposed to

finally twenty years later i told the other elders what the cobe and his wife did

because some other stuff happened and i was worried they would hurt some kids

the gb knew what went on because mark sanderson's secretary came to one of my "shepherding" calls - he was from my kh

anyway, there is a lot more to say but many people here don't believe in jehovah so no matter what i say someone will call me "crazy"

(i'm not crazy)

but the gb are jealous - they know jehovah is the true god

the wt hierarchy are satanists

they are satanists

and they have been attempting to prevent the 144,000 from keeping integrity, but they failed

so now satan will eat his own flesh, figuratively speaking

it is the judgment of jehovah

the wt will fall

the 144,000 are all sealed

jesus has taken the throne in heaven

and the great tribulation has begun

the wt will fall

it is the judgment of jehovah

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The Phenomenology of Sectarianism

by aqwsed12345 in

jw
friends

the analysis of sectarianism has topical relevance today, and increasingly so.

however, the scarcity and insignificance of the responses to the challenge of sectarianism create the impression as if, for some unknown reason, the historical churches would avoid this challenge.

they usually satisfy themselves with emphasizing the dangers of sectarianism and the sweeping condemnation of sects - which, although often true, does not delve into the depths of the phenomenon; and does not help those who it is intended for to understand; or they point to the heretical nature of individual sects, the distortions in their teachings, their lack of catholicity, and usually do not omit the self-critical observation that in terms of trust and faith, community, and devotion, we too can learn a lot from them.

FragrantAddendum

dear @aqwsed...

i like this part of what you said:

Neither human rights nor religious freedom justify tolerating, let alone supporting, such sects, which can be considered the cancerous tumors of humanity.

the thing is, all the churches fit that description of "sects"

since both mainstream churches as well as the more cult-y ones

disobey christ's clear command:

"one is your leader, the christ; whereas you are all brothers"

thus all the churches, both mainstream and the more cult-y ones

will be dissolved

they have to be

and they will be

the only true "church" or "congregation" is the one that clings to christ

and you don't need a 501c3 to do that

or a gb or a pope or an lds quorum or anything like that

you just have to love and be sorry when you hurt someone and try to just be good

it's not complicated

we don't need a physical building or a clergy class in order to love god

just walk outside -

look at the stars

feel the breeze

bask in the sunshine -

his love is everywhere

the temple arrangement was for a purpose just like a placenta is for a purpose

but when the child is born there is no need for that amazing organ anymore

time to move ahead

in freedom

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Would there, or would there not be, lawsuits if they took away the blood transfusion ban?

by VerdadTJ2 in

jw
friends

i have heard or read, many times by many exjw's, that the org does not remove the blood transfusion ban because it would be crippled by the resulting lawsuits the minute that "new light" was made official.i am not a lawyer, but i would like to know what legal opinion lawyers have on that.on what legal basis would there be a lawsuit?

"i am suing the watchtower because my relative died because of a rule they had but no longer have"?am i missing something?.

FragrantAddendum

https://youtu.be/EAeMPOn-iHE

selling blood fractions not much different

(worse actually...)

and wt leaders are right up there making some of the profits and doing the promos

hlc/his - the blood industry advertising department of wt

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Would there, or would there not be, lawsuits if they took away the blood transfusion ban?

by VerdadTJ2 in

jw
friends

i have heard or read, many times by many exjw's, that the org does not remove the blood transfusion ban because it would be crippled by the resulting lawsuits the minute that "new light" was made official.i am not a lawyer, but i would like to know what legal opinion lawyers have on that.on what legal basis would there be a lawsuit?

"i am suing the watchtower because my relative died because of a rule they had but no longer have"?am i missing something?.

FragrantAddendum

Sometimes I think that if anyone wrote a book specifically focusing on the WTS’s decision-making history, the title would be…
…“What the F**k Were You Thinking?”

wt publications compare blood transfusion to rape

if a transfusion of whole blood from one stranger is like one rape

then choosing to take a blood fraction product is like choosing gang rape

choosing to put a buku mega-multi-pack of strangers' bodily fluids into yourself or your kid

wt-leaders at the top are motivated by darkness

they know the blood fraction products are worse than the whole blood transfusions

they know

that's why they push those products

all the while making profits off the stock they hold in the big pharma companies that make the blood fraction products

and tricking the j-dubs into thinking they're getting "good medicine"

it's sick

wt leaders are so sick they make me want to vomit🤮

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Would there, or would there not be, lawsuits if they took away the blood transfusion ban?

by VerdadTJ2 in

jw
friends

i have heard or read, many times by many exjw's, that the org does not remove the blood transfusion ban because it would be crippled by the resulting lawsuits the minute that "new light" was made official.i am not a lawyer, but i would like to know what legal opinion lawyers have on that.on what legal basis would there be a lawsuit?

"i am suing the watchtower because my relative died because of a rule they had but no longer have"?am i missing something?.

FragrantAddendum

it's so sad

most of the harvesting centers are placed in the "bad part of town"

usually with the gun pawn shops and places where hookers hang out and corner drug dealers sit

when you drive by, most of the people waiting to go in or going in look all strung out or like they haven't had access to a shower for months

they also put them near where recent refugees are moved to

it's so bad

to get to the hospital near where i live you have to pass by one of the plasma harvesting places

it makes me sick whenever i drive by there

all the advertising about them makes them look all "happy and shiny" but it's so nasty

what's funny is that most people who take those "blood products" probably wouldn't even talk to most the people they're getting the products from if they saw them on the street or in the supermarket or if those people were lying passed out on the ground in the city no one would do a thing to help them

but they'll take their blood "to save little susie from leukemia"

(but then little susie dies anyway - and nobody thinks maybe it's because of the yet undiscovered illnesses spread by taking compilations of 1000+ different other peoples' fractions of bodily fluids and sticking them in her arm)

i try to stay as far as i can away from those "medical practice" people

i don't want them to "practice" on me and my family

some of them are worse than the wt-leaders

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqW7Zr_a9xM

(my husband works at the hospital and so much of what goes on there is insane)

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Re-activate me?

by punkofnice in

there was a knock at my door and i thought it was my take-away being delivered.. long story short, it was 2 elders calling to see me.

i guess to re-activate me.

once they said who they were i recognised them.

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fragrantademdem...so what if you and the kids go to the funerals. stay outside and let them call the police.

i would feel bad for the family of the person who died

and i don't want my kids to not have me home with them

but the local elders have already embarrassed themselves many times and i'm sure they'll do it again🙃although i wish they'd just wake up!

But seriously, Punky, it sounds like you handled it very well. And great to see that you've moved beyond them far enough that you displayed no bitterness.

thank you for being a good example💖