the royal commissions public hearing into the jehovahs witnesses will recommence in sydney on friday 14 august 2015 at 11:00am.. it is anticipated that the hearing will hear from one witness, mr geoffrey jackson, a member of the governing body of jehovahs witnesses.. .
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www.childabuseroyalcommission.gov.au/media-centre/media-releases/2015-08/public-hearing-into-the-jehovah%e2%80%99s-witnesses-to-rec.
The Mark,
Don't wait until Friday, apologize now. Get informed about the job of the Royal Commission. They have done a superb job so far, and there's nothing, absolutely nothing that warrants your comment. You really have a handicapping problem trusting other people. Believing that the world is corrupt to the core says more about you than it does about the world. You remind me very much of JW's that believe that everyone [else] in in the "hands of the wicked". Are you still mentally in?
here is a quick breakdown of our conversation (by text message).
me: "have you read about the royal commission?
the org has been covering up child abuse.
Same story with my JW brother. After my bringing up judge Rutherford false prophecies, Beth Sarim and drunkenness.". Well, my brother's explanation was "it doesn't matter, Jehovah used brother Rutherford to grow the org"
Or the printed story about how Jehovah wanted Russell to have two mistakes (536 bce fall of Babylon and the fact that Russell overlooked the absence of year zero in the Gregorian calendar to do his calculations) in his 1914 prophecy so he could land in ...well....1914. Yep, divine guidance, even in the mistakes.
It is impossible for a JW to be wrong. Just amazing!
ask any jw the question "why do jehovah's witnesses impose their views on others?
we do not impose our views on anyone!".
do you impose your views on others?
conceptual 99
You are right. JW's "attending" carts seem to be hoping no one approaches them lest is an apostate bringing up child abuse charges against mother
i have always said that if a god showed itself i would follow the evidence and renounce my atheism.
i have now seen enough to start believing again, i am so happy, i feel a inner contentment, when he connected with me i really knew it was him.
if you are not a believer you will not understand this, but trust me, look at the evidence, open your heart to him, let him in and your life will change for the better.
God, since I have no idea of the meaning of the word God for you, then I have to say maybe?
God that cares about human affairs and intervenes, hell no!
God that deserves worship, hell no! The very word "worship" makes it a human creation.
hp became the first city in calif. to appoint two undocumented immigrants.
as commissioners on city advisory.
city picked two immigrants to join the.
my wife and i planned on fading but the elders now want a shepherding call and we are just done.
i know that many play the game to try to stay in, but i'm not a game player and neither is my wife.
our families already shun us because we reached out to a disfellowshipped family member.
Great! You are my hero. Fading is Ok. Quitting out of principle is heroic. have a great new life!
I like Marvin's idea
i have been exchanging emails with my brother who is a jw.
i tried to convince him to watch the hearings of the royal commission, but he sent me a long list of reasons why he didn't trust "la obra teatral" (theater) and therefore he wouldn't watch anything.
he went on a rant of persecution stories in australia and how various governments would try to impede the preaching work.
fahrvegnugen,
I hate to admit it, but you are right. Nothing against you, I just naively thought that, given the mountains of evidence against the WT regarding many subjects, I would be able to talk him out of his devotion to WT. He and his wife are actually very happy in the Org and I am afraid that they can not conceive life without mother org.
i just found these vidoes on youtube, maybe you have seen them already, but i thought i would share.
these canadian kids for me are courageous and inspiring.
more excellent public examples of non vitrial apostate awakening.
historic investigation of jws latest videos are on youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtxakzq0ity&feature=youtu.be.
Watchtower-free
I read the transcript and justice McClelland is not saying JW's procedures are the worst. He is saying they have different flaws from the flaws of others. I think you are misreading the context, even the text itself.
i have been exchanging emails with my brother who is a jw.
i tried to convince him to watch the hearings of the royal commission, but he sent me a long list of reasons why he didn't trust "la obra teatral" (theater) and therefore he wouldn't watch anything.
he went on a rant of persecution stories in australia and how various governments would try to impede the preaching work.
I need help. I have been exchanging emails with my brother who is a JW. I tried to convince him to watch the hearings of the Royal Commission, but he sent me a long list of reasons why he didn't trust "la obra teatral" (theater) and therefore he wouldn't watch anything. He went on a rant of persecution stories in Australia and how various governments would try to impede the preaching work. Lots of crazy stuff. The one that called my attention the most is that JW's were accused in America of being Russian spies, and the rest of the world accused them of being American spies.
Where did that come from? Is that an urban legend made up by a JW or is it from the WT?
