Posts by Splash

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Geoffrey Jackson on "corporal punishment"

by opusdei1972 in

here is another jackson's misleading answer, from the transcript of august 14 :.

25 q. do you accept corporal punishment?

29 a. not not personally, no, and not as an organisation 30 we don't encourage it.

Splash

g72 9/22 p. 29 Watching the World - "Religious 'Credibility Gap'"

♦ Politicians have reputations for distorting truth. The 'Pentagon papers' affair in 1971 highlighted their 'credibility gap.' Journalists and advertisers are also guilty of deception. And the clergy? Veteran United Press International writer Louis Cassels says: "Time and again, as a reporter covering religious news, I have found church spokesmen resorting to deliberate obfuscations [confusions] and torturing the truth in an effort to keep the public in the dark about what actually happened in a particular situation."

Guiltyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!

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Sister attendants not able to give directions to a brother..Misogyny

by Theburstbubble in

at our recent rc i was advised by a sister who was an attendant that they have been advised not to be able to give brothers directions as this should be dealt with by the brothers.

apparently at the pre-convention attendants meeting, the sisters were asked to stay behind.

this was when they were given the news that the brothers should deal with brothers.

Splash

OneEyedJoe Women can be attendants?

Well, sort of.

They are not allowed to have an attendants badge and aren't allowed to wear an attendants hi-vis jacket, they have to wear a different coloured one.

They do have to have all the same training however.

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The Organization's Incredible Growth?

by James Smith in

for those who have attended the 2015 district/regional convention (or know someone who has), could you please provide the location, and attendance for one session (preferably the highest for the entire assembly), and the number of newly baptized?

i am wishing to do a brief statistical analysis of potential changes in the size of the org.

thank you in advance for the data provided.

Splash

Try here.

8

Kingdom Hall Upgrades

by stuckinlimbo in

hi all :) been a looooong time since i've been around.

anyways, i was wondering if the kingdom hall reno/upgrade scam is going on in australia as well?

the hall where i live apparently needs a complete gut and redo (admittedly the decor was horrid).

Splash

Further to travel, more inconvenient meeting times, but the WT get a pay day.

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The Vedas - Scientific Knowledge - Prophecy - The Truth?

by LAWHFol in

the vedas are the core sacred texts for the people of the east.

generally the vedas are to the east as the hebrew scriptures are to the west.

supporters of the bible, boast of it's scientific accuracy,prophetic accuracy & general infallibility.

Splash

Viviane wHy iS THere ranDOM CAPTiaLIZAtioN IN yoUR opENINg Post?

*** w08 4/15 p. 14 par. 11 Young People, Remember Your Grand Creator Now ***
young ones who study the Bible and strive to apply its principles in their lives get the best education available

*** w02 3/1 p. 25 Serving With a Spirit of Self-Sacrifice ***
the full-time ministry is the greatest safeguard and provides the best education.

*** w96 12/1 p. 17 par. 10 Youths Who Remember Their Creator ***
You will, of course, want to pursue what even many secular authorities regard as the best education—the one realized from a careful study of God’s Word

*** g93 4/8 p. 10 Home Schooling—Is It for You? ***
How effective has home schooling proved to be? Some studies have shown that home schoolers generally earn scores at or above the national average on standardized achievement tests.

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The Org is terrified of apostates

by SecretSlaveClass in

i knew apostasy was a serious concern for the org, but until i watched this video, i had no idea how afraid they actually were.

all this guy wants is to do is not turn in his fs hours and immediately they (elders) set about drilling him about who are what influenced his decision, as if he was incapable of making his own (which as the elders confirm, in the org is highly discouraged).

they are convinced he has been communicating with apostates or visiting apostate web sites.

Splash

It's all about control.
They have to control you entirely and as soon as you look to be breaking that control because you see it for what it is, unscriptural, they are hard on your case.

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Canadian branch getting rid of their trucks and drivers

by wannaexit in

jw
friends

a recent letter to the elders outlined the new arrangement for delivering literature to the congregations.

the canadian branch will be downsizing by eliminating drivers and trucks and utilizing commercial carriers to bring the boxes of monthly literature .

more outsourcing and more lay offs.. the funny thing about it is that they want to have the literature delivered to various private homes of the rank and file rather than have the literature delivered to the kingdom hall.

Splash

There's very little consideration for the worker bees.

So long as the nest can better itself, the drones are expendable.

14

Paul Grundy

by Lozza Aussie in

jw
friends

hi all, been a while since i posted here.

i am in australia and heard paul grundy being interviewed by someone on abc radio in sydney.

it was good to put a voice to the guy on jw facts.

Splash

The cure for JW fundamentalism is Paul Grundymentalism

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Canadian branch getting rid of their trucks and drivers

by wannaexit in

jw
friends

a recent letter to the elders outlined the new arrangement for delivering literature to the congregations.

the canadian branch will be downsizing by eliminating drivers and trucks and utilizing commercial carriers to bring the boxes of monthly literature .

more outsourcing and more lay offs.. the funny thing about it is that they want to have the literature delivered to various private homes of the rank and file rather than have the literature delivered to the kingdom hall.

Splash

wannaexit To cover up this "worldly scheme" , they made up a story about it being better for times of persecution to have the literature delivered to private homes.

More likely so they don't have to keep changing the logistics when they sell the kingdom halls.

Either that or they have just realised they have been in contravention of some legal requirement and this is the best way to address it.

Either way, having a truck full of literature turn up at someone's house instead of the kingdom hall is going to cause more problems during times of persecution, not less.

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Royal Commission of institutions into child sexual Abuse in Australia.

by smiddy in

by their own admission the jehovah`s witnesses have acknowledged to the royal commission that 1006 child sex abuse cases against members of their religion have been handled in house.. 1006 cases over 65 years , equals to more than one , every month , every month , every year , for the next 65 years.. a judicial committee consists of 3 elders ,so 3 elders handled 1006 sexual abuse cases over 65 years equals 3018 elders who know about this abuse and never contacted the authorities .either police or ,child protection services .. what sort of morals or ethics do these so called christians have ?.

smiddy.

Splash

The total number of victims on the list submitted to the Royal Commission came to about 3,500.

That's more than one every week for 65 years. Known.