Posts by never a jw

28

Spanish Forum is being shut down

by ILoveTTATT2 in

jw
friends

apparently the spanish forum, extj.com, is being shut down coming december.it's pretty sad.

there is still so much work to do to help people in latin america and spain come out of this cult!.

never a jw

Simon,

Who qualifies to be a moderator? Spanish is my first language, so if in the eyes of decision makers I can do a decent job, I volunteer for that job in my spare time.

9

Double speak of the Watchtower

by never a jw in

sorry, this may have been covered ad nauseam before, but since it is blatant double speak of the watchtower, i felt it would be good to write a reminder of that.

below is an extract where the watchtower makes an effort to point out to the royal commission that among their members there are professionals with higher education, such as doctors and lawyers.

what they conveniently fail to mention is that the wt leadership repeatedly in writing and in approved public speeches discourages, even denigrate the pursuit of higher education.

Sorry, this may have been covered ad nauseam before, but since it is blatant double speak of the Watchtower, I felt it would be good to write a reminder of that. Below is an extract where the Watchtower makes an effort to point out to the Royal Commission that among their members there are professionals with higher education, such as doctors and lawyers. What they conveniently fail to mention is that the WT leadership repeatedly in writing and in approved public speeches discourages, even denigrate the pursuit of higher education. Obviously they don't make any reference to research that points out that JW's are among the least educated and with the lowest income.

Also, I find it so hypocritical that they tell the ARC that JW's seek help from qualified professionals in the areas of mental health. They failed to mention that their version of mental health professional is commonly a window washer whose professional knowledge is limited to tendentious interpretations of the Bible and is in complete submission to the Governing Body.

"Based on their understanding of the Bible’s teachings, Jehovah's Witnesses are taught to respect the government and they do not isolate themselves from human society.1 As was pointed out during the public hearings of the Royal Commission, Jehovah’s Witnesses have as members, amongst others, lawyers, doctors, psychologists, policemen and policewomen, and members of many other occupations and callings.2 When needed, Jehovah’s Witnesses seek help from qualified professionals in the fields of law, medicine and mental health. Most Jehovah’s Witnesses have family members who belong to other religions or who are atheists....At times, Jehovah’s Witnesses are the subject of misconceptions. When examined objectively, such views are found to be distorted or untrue" (Submission on behalf of the WBTS of Australia to the Royal Commission, p 7,8)

33

New, but needed to vent- thank you :-)

by Danni Jackson in

i discovered your website this morning as i was trying to find some information about 'marking'.

you see a very close friend of mine was 'marked' earlier this week and as i know the ins and outs of the situation (as we are close friends) i disregarded the talk immediately as i know my friend is obviously having issues but is no way a 'danger' to anybody else's spiritual health.

basically they are dating a non-believer- hence the talk.

never a jw

Then vent as much as you want. That's what most of us here do. Welcome!

13

Hilarious Radio Standup By An Ex-Witness

by pale.emperor in

guys, you gotta check this out.

she explains the whole religion in a very funny way.. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07x6mf3#play.

never a jw

Very funny and informative. She is good. I hope she deals with the Pedophile Protection Program in the future. Hard to make comedy out of that subject, but I hope she helps to bring more attention to it.

4

Today's Text - "Appreciating" Young Ones!

by Divergent in

jw
friends

saturday, october 15. we are members belonging to one another.—eph.

4:25.. are you a young person?

if so, be assured that you, as a part of jehovah’s worldwide congregation, are really appreciated.

never a jw

"If so, be assured that you, as a part of Jehovah’s worldwide congregation, are really ~~appreciated~~ desperately needed".

The old guard is dying and no replacements are available.

33

Introduction

by robrog8999 in

jw
friends

hello all.... i am new here so i figured i'd make a quick post introducing myself and giving a brief intro as to who i am and what i'm here for... as well as to hopefully meet others.. so, i made a profile and in it i gave a pretty detailed explanation as to my intent here and exactly why i decided to participate in the boards.

in case you don't read it, i'll give a brief summary.

the name is robert.

never a jw

Obviously, I had no right to judge as I was judging a huge community of different backgrounds

Feel free to judge them all as if they believed exactly the same, because they do. It's a high mind control group. They all are forced to do and think alike, even if it cost them their lives (blood policy), family unity (shunning) and sacrificing your dreams (no higher education, no material things, poverty vows) to serve a heartless corporation.

33

Introduction

by robrog8999 in

jw
friends

hello all.... i am new here so i figured i'd make a quick post introducing myself and giving a brief intro as to who i am and what i'm here for... as well as to hopefully meet others.. so, i made a profile and in it i gave a pretty detailed explanation as to my intent here and exactly why i decided to participate in the boards.

in case you don't read it, i'll give a brief summary.

the name is robert.

never a jw

Your excessive use of the word "truth" makes you a perfect candidate for the Jehovah's Witnesses. Give it a try. You will fit quite well.

18

Are Jehovah`s Witnesses of today, aware, or even care about their early history of the 1800`s ?

by smiddy in

in the 1960`s when i was a new convert , a 20 year old , i devoured the book "jehovahs witnesses in the divine purpose" outlining the early history of the restoration of true christianity in the world.it helped to convince me then that this was indeed the true religion......not that i remember much of the details it contained nowadays .. i understand there was a poor attempt to mimic it with the " proclaimers " book a much sanitized version of the early history of the jw religion.

what reputable organization in the world ,secular ,religious or otherwise ,doctors their own early history/ beginnings unless they have something to hide or are ashamed of.. how many jw`s today would know that they were formed as the " international bible students association" in the late 1800`s , or that their first president of that association was none other than w.h.conley ,and not c.t.russell.. does it even matter ?

does anybody really care ?.