i'm still thinking this through, so i invite differing perspectives from the board members.. if bill bowen's mission is to expose the wt policy on molestation, and hence by this exposure ellicit a favourable change to their paradigm, wouldnt he as a result be inadvertently " cleansing " the wt, making it " better " ?.
this obviously being a fruitage of his works, and the fact that he has the unequivocal support of most xjw's ( like you fine folk ) wouldnt that mean that you guys would then be a part of that aforementioned work, that of improving the wt image and policy.. therefore the question is cloaked by a seeming contradiction in the form of a paradox, namely..... by supporting billy boy are you destroying the wt image or refurbing it ?.
does god really work in such a mysterious way ?
Why do you care? Go about your business, and let Bill go about his. I certainly support Bill's work, but have no desire to see the WT survive in any shape.
You are still in the WT mindset of having to take "sides". Be on your own "side" and let others do the same.
welllllll... this is my first post on this forum =) i've enjoyed some of the paranoiac screaming back&forth on the un thread (hehehe, no, i mean really enjoyed it), but what i'd really like to do is contact any ex-jdubs from the east metairie cong in louisiana; i was there during the late 80s / early 90s... especially phoebe, if you're out there; i know it's a long shot!.
peas, spidermonkey
OMG! I know you by name. My husband is Phoebe's brother Steve. I am calling phoebe right now and she will be in touch.
Cheers!
puppylove
ps. congratulations on being free!
just checked out the watchtower.org site.
guess what the main article is?
yep child molestation.
what the writers seem to be forgetting is that those doing the abusing are not "strangers".
most of the time is someone known and considered a friend of the family.
larc's thread on coupons gave me this idea.. we all know coupons can save you a few dollars or more.
but how do you save real money???.
do y'all have any tips that you wanna share?
Lisa, try frugal-moms.com. Great website for saving money. Go to the discussion boards. You can be a guest for free for 1 month, the it is $25 a year (absolutely worth it). I cut my grocery bill down from about $700 a month to about $250 using their tips.
They are doing a server upgrade today, and should be back up later this evening or tomorrow.
They have forums for about everything under the sun, SAHMs, support, travel, debt reduction, grocery challenges, etc.
If you join, email me and I will give you my screen name.
i've been lurking here for some time now.
i'm not a jw, never been a jw, and don't plan on becoming a jw...however my life has been effected by the jw's whether i like it or not (dad's death/mom's conversion).
seems most here are exjw's or jws...so i'm not too sure if i'm welcome or not?
Welcome Qpid!
what is your favorite kind of pickle?.
and, do pickles go bad if you open the container and don't refrigerate them?
Bread and butter pickles! Yummy
i don't think i've ever seen the subject come up here.
or on the old h2o site but many of you foreign types.
may not be aware that brookyln bethel has been.
Morris,
I was going for something along the lines of "methinks the lady doth protest too much".
Regarding KJV, there must be an underlying reason for all that hate. However, this is just my opionion. No offence meant to all of my gay/lesbian friends out there.
windrider is seriously depressed today, dangerously so.
she really needs your support, friendship and encouragement.
she would have posted on the board herself, but her system is down.
She will definitely be in my thoughts.
i don't think i've ever seen the subject come up here.
or on the old h2o site but many of you foreign types.
may not be aware that brookyln bethel has been.
Did anyone see "American Beauty"? A man played a homophobe/psychotic father and hit his son around quite a bit. The father actually had quite a bit of homosexual feelings himself and was trying to cover it up by being homophobic.
See where I am going with this KJV?
in the west we are rightly very concerned with child labour and other such matters.
western consumer groups boycott firms that have their clothes made by factories using children.
i know this is usual in europe and i guess it is in the us too.. in other areas we see no such concerns.
Norm, I think you confuse someone pointing out the flaws in your statements to you as sputtering.
Continue on with your bashing.
