Posts by Dismissing servant

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Raphael Aron in The Age newspaper: Jehovah's Witnesses 'a cruel cult'

by WinstonSmith in

this popped up on the age website today, might have to buy the paper tomorrow..... http://www.theage.com.au/national/jehovahs-witnesses-a-cruel-cult-20130315-2g5x3.html.

Dismissing servant

"A spokesman for the church in Australia, Sydney solicitor Vincent Toole, dismissed the allegations and said shunning was a"myth.""

I think this a common way of WTS-officials to put it. The shunning is always the choice of the individual JW, nothing that the WTS demands. Of course it's a lie....or theocratic warfare.....but they keep stating this for not getting in to legal trouble.

Anyhow, this loyal Toole must have some problems with being fully trustworthy. I hope a lot of JW's will read this article.

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I suffer from depression - Should that stop me marrying and having kids?

by usualusername in

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friends

i am so unsure.. .

i am sure that my misery will spread to my potential wife and kids.. .

decisions, decisions... .

Dismissing servant

Do you already have a girlfriend? In that case you might see how being in a relationship effects you. Du you feel happier when you are together with her than you are when on your own?

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I suffer from depression - Should that stop me marrying and having kids?

by usualusername in

jw
friends

i am so unsure.. .

i am sure that my misery will spread to my potential wife and kids.. .

decisions, decisions... .

Dismissing servant

Maybe having a partner will make you less depressed? If you marry, you don't have to have kids right away....you could wait a while until you fell better and stronger.

I wish you the best.

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It,s time to fight back, this is getting out of hand.

by jam in

any suggestions to bring a end to the attacks on us who have.

left the borg and continuing efforts to alienate our love one still.

in the borg.. how about this, we all send letters to hq, flood the mail room with.

Dismissing servant

There must be a lot of people with JW background. I remember some statistics stating that only 30-35 % of kids raised in the JW becomes active JW. 65-70% of those kids leave the organisation, most of them probably before being baptized.

We also have a large and growing group of faders/inactive publishers.

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It,s time to fight back, this is getting out of hand.

by jam in

any suggestions to bring a end to the attacks on us who have.

left the borg and continuing efforts to alienate our love one still.

in the borg.. how about this, we all send letters to hq, flood the mail room with.

Dismissing servant

"Lawsuits against the local Elder's for defamation of character. The Elders will quit df'ing because the WT lawyers do not really have their back. When they Elders disobey, will the CO remove them all? Then what?! The 20 year old MS's will have to take the lead? Will the CO's and DO's do all the preaching?

What about petitions to the Government to examine the WTBTS's charitable status? Send letters to Forum 18 and the UN?"

Thank you DATA-DOG. I think these are really good suggestions. Local elders could be a soft spot to target. If some local elders should get lawsuits against them , we would probably see a lot of elders and MS stepping down. Nowdays every congregation is a separate unit, probably this was made to cover up the asses of the WTS. But every gongregation as separate unit could be a really soft spot for the society if they have problems finding loyal elders.

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How many former Jehovah's Witnesses bury their head in the sand when it comes to reasoning about the NGO "conspiracy"?

by Change Name in

hi all - sure sure, you can call me a troll or brainwashed cult member.

i am totally interested in how your answers to these questions.. .

do you find yourself ignoring anything that jehovah's witnesses bring out in regards to their former status as an ngo?.

Dismissing servant

" I am sure that they may have became the NGO/DPI to help battle countries who refuse to give them the right to preach their message (without jail time) about the kingdom of God and to be recognized as a religion. Again, nothing wrong with that if it helps increase their preaching activities. "

Wow, Change Name! I did not observe this until now! So, now it hasn't to do with morals and honesty ...but to increase their preaching activities. That's OK, but, in that case, why didn't they tell their own rank and file about this? "Hey brothers an sisters, now, as an accepted NGO we now get protection and support from the UN! So please, do not expose our theological wiewpoint of the UN as we now get protection from the beast itself."

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Yet another "Shunning is good for you, honest!" quote in the June 15th 2013 Watchtower

by cedars in

hi folks.

that's right, the new june 15th 2013 study edition is out now on this link.... http://download.jw.org/files/media_magazines/28/w_e_20130615.pdf.

the following quote caught my eye, from the final study article on page 28.... .

Dismissing servant

What is this???? Robert?? Wasn't it André?

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This Year Will Bring The End (T.F.D.S.) Estephan

by Este in

i witnessed the cleansing of the heavens in the year 2004, like the birth pains of a women, or nine years........ an increase of lawlessness, the economic downfall, the trials and tribulations of the faithful and discreet are being fulfilled as we speak.......prepare for the return of jesus christ........and every eye shall see him........ the slave of jah and of christ....... estephan.

Dismissing servant

What...is it 1975 now! Holy shit!

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What Would The Rank and File Do If The Governing Body Went To Jail Over Criminal Activity With Reguards To Failure To Alert Parisheners Of Child Molesters In Their Congregation?

by frankiespeakin in

i think it a very real possiblity:.

http://articles.latimes.com/2013/jan/07/local/la-me-church-files-20130108.

judge orders archdiocese to restore names in abuse filesthe public's right to know how the church handled molestation allegations outweighs officials' privacy rights, court rules.q: haven't several states extended the statutes of limitation in response to the abuse scandal?.

Dismissing servant

Probably a lot of them would see it as persecution; The big A is coming closer.

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Kingdom Hall pranks (or persecution)

by Dismissing servant in

here in sweden there has been som cases with changing the kingdom hall signs.

in some congregation the elders went nuts, in others they were calm and more or less laughed obout it.. but, someone probably discovered that it is possible to rearrange the letters in the word "rikets sal" (kingdom hall) into "skitarsle" ( direct translated "sh*t-a**hole", or freely translated: "a**hole full of sh*t, an invective) probably it were young boys doing this as a prank.

but it has happened in a lot of towns, and got some media attention.

Dismissing servant

Some elders went furious, other people devastated, but someones couldn't keep themselves from laughing.