Posts by Splash

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Advice on Waiting for Jehovah

by Anon_SA1 in

jw
friends

hi guys, .

in discussions with a current jw, they told me that have big concerns with regards to the 607 bce date, but they are waiting on jehovah for refining.

any suggestions on questions to pose to them based on their feedback?.

Splash

Lot's of examples where a faithful person did not 'wait on Jehovah' but did the right thing.

Look at the kings and judges, Moses, Daniel, Jehu, Jael, Jesus.
All these did what they knew to be right because they were faithful and jealous for God.

Examples of those who did wait expectantly while doing the wrong thing includes the pharisees.

"Wait on Jehovah" is nothing more than a cowardly excuse to justify inaction.
If you know something is wrong than you have a personal responsibility.

For a great resource on 587BCE vs 607BCE see this video series.
Lot's of short clips dealing with one aspect at a time.

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Jehovah's Witnesses Can't Remember (video)

by mulder_scully in

hi friends!.

i normally post over on /r/exjw but i've been reading more and more over here on this forum and found it incredibly supportive and informative.

i hope to participate in this community and become an active member.

Splash

Hi mulder_scully, nice mash-up!

One of the elders emotively stated he felt sickened by what he heard, but then went on to say he can't remember what he heard, just that he remembers being sickened by it.

I think the court room rolled their eyes at that point.

No credibility.

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Yes!!! We will see Jackson's face!

by OrphanCrow in

i emailed mr. stewart about jackson's testimony, asking if the video link would be visible to the public.. this was his prompt reply:.

thank you dianne for your interest.

the it people tell me that mr jackson will be on the screen for all to see and hear.regardsangus stewart.

Splash

Can the Governing Body function as the Faithful Slave is one of their number is missing?

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Questions for current and former elders re giving evidence

by Mickey mouse in

supposing you were called to give evidence by an inquiry.

how would you answer?

are you concerned that you may end up being called to give evidence for past involvement in judicial committees to future inquiries?

Splash

There is no process Mephis.

None of my BoE have any clue whatsoever about the legal side of the charity. Becoming an elder is purely about the WT organisation.

The one legal thing they do each year is hold an AGM and announce some figures to the congregation. Because our income is so low we don't even have to report our financials to the Charity Commission.

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'Jehovah is using the Royal commission'??.. Ok, let's work with that.

by defender of truth in

what do you think of the following line of reasoning for helping a jw start to think about what they are admitting.. (essentially, the organisations way of handling child abuse has been wrong, harm has been caused, god is now putting it right.).

reply:.

"i appreciate your honesty, in admitting that child abuse has not been handled in the right way in the past.

Splash

I will be asking "If Satan's system had not intervened to correct and improve the WT's procedures, how many more abuse victims would be made to suffer? How many more abusers would have gone unreported to the police?"

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GEOFFREY JACKSON TO APPEAR BEFORE ROYAL COMMISSION ON FRIDAY 14TH August!!!

by defender of truth in

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.

Splash

It would even be good to have an RC camera point at a screen where GJ is appearing.

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Questions for current and former elders re giving evidence

by Mickey mouse in

supposing you were called to give evidence by an inquiry.

how would you answer?

are you concerned that you may end up being called to give evidence for past involvement in judicial committees to future inquiries?

Splash

I've never been on any abuse cases, children or otherwise. The only ones I've been on involved consenting adults.

I'd not put myself in opposition to the law but give a full account of everything they asked. This isn't a recent stance, it is something I would always have done.

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Western Decline is a Reality - 2015 Memorial Attendance

by berrygerry in

as has been observed in western congos, the decline is real.. usa is 12.475 % less -2015 vs 2014.

Splash

Where are these WT figures from?

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August 2020 - Five Years Post RC - What Will JW.org Be Like?

by jw07 in

1. will jw.org implement all / some of the recommended changes?.

2. will jw.org proudly refuse citing that they will "obey god as ruler rather than men"?.

3. will news about the rc goes viral, and how will the world at large respond?.

Splash

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Why won't they simply change policy on sex offenders? Will they?

by punkofnice in

why won't they (the wbt$ head honchos), simply change policy on sex offenders?

will they?..especially after the arc for eg?

it seems that with all the bad press and now the arc among other institutions that are exposing the wbt$ for a haven for paedophiles, why hasn't the wbt$ simply changed it's insane policy?.

Splash

By changing the policy to delete all abusers, they would lose many appointed men.

By becoming open and sharing the abusers names to protect the congregations, they would be liable for compensation claims.

By making any changes because the law says so, they demonstrate themselves to be less than the holy all knowing GB they try to portray.

By doing anything on a worldwide scale, they would expose their underlying problem to many who are unaware of it, and some would quit.

Expensive court cases would follow, bad publicity, loss of followers and ministry zeal, and loss of income.