There are many ways to deal with unwelcome comment from family or friends which may influence in an unwelcome way . There is no need to shun, there is always the law if the behaviour goes contrary to legalities. Shunning is despicable and should not be tolerated it leads to extended negative consequences inc' health and mental health problems.
Fairlane
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Could a petition to make shunning illegal work?
by aboveusonlysky inwe're currently watching leah remini's series about scientology and the main thing she seems to focus on is the shunning policies of the scientology organization which let's face it are very similar to jw procedure.. i was wondering with all that's in the media recently about bullying could a petition be put together to get the goverment to consider making religiously mandated shunning illegal?
has such a thing been tried before?.
https://petition.parliament.uk/help says the following - .
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wrong, from start to finish, yes, wrong: the wt anointed anecdote.
by waton inthe supposed start: at the last supper, the anointed were identified by partaking.
wrong.
wrong start: the only anointed present, jesus christ, did not partake.
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Fairlane
We are talking here of 2000 yrs between scenarios the only bit i would base a comment with evidence is....the watchtower peddle bullshit hoping the gullible will bite .... more fools those who do .
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Sudden General Election in UK to be held June 8th 2017
by freddo intheresa may the british p.m. has called for an election.. the house of commons has to vote tomorrow and have a two-thirds majority to agree and the main opposition parties want it to happen too so it looks pretty certain to go ahead..
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Fairlane
Theresa may the uk prime minister said... no general election necessary until 2020,she also said her government would implement the tory manifesto which her predecessor had written. ...both of these she has already U turned on. Her government has a majority and has won the votes re brexit seeing off the other contrary parties at Westminster, her governments position was secure..... why then the rush to election. This move is a big risk, many who voted for brexit are now not so sure....watch the fireworks !!
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Apologists saying that the JWs shouldn't be banned, what the hell!??
by Crazyguy init's been brought to my attention that there are xjw that say they support the witnesses and don't think russia should ban them.
i would just like to remind all of you that jws are guilty of murder, causing higher rates of suicide, covering up child molestation, and keeping members in prisoned because if they leave they loose family, financial support, possible employment etc.. sure their not strapping bombs to their chests but they easily get members to kill themselves with their blood policies.
they are an extremist group!
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Fairlane
Question. ....what separates the 'believers' from the organization. Is it not that all jws represent themselves as part of the oganization? Doesn't the baptismal declaration confirm this ?
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The Watchtower are Right About Blood...
by cofty in... but, they fail to take note of one important detail.. i believe that if we are going to have any chance of reasoning with a jw about blood, this is the place we need to begin.. don't try to convince them that it was only a dietary law.
it wasn't, and they will never go along with it.. don't tell them that saving a life is more important than obeying a law, even a seemingly trivial one.
they take pride in obedience.
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Fairlane
@cofty..thoroughly and sensibly researched top marks. I applaude you. @ fishy if you ever come to realise the jws stance on the 'blood' doctrine has been wrong, which judging by the governing bodies own admission per watchtower feb 2017 ie not infallible, not inspired and capable of error of scriptural understanding, I'd say you owe cofty a gratitude......too many adherents to this misjudgement of scripure lost family and loved ones needlessly. This organization has blood on its hands.
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Not Inspired, Not Infallible
by pale.emperor init occurred to me this morning while one the train to work that jw's, including my family, use the following weasel phrases to excuse the errors they've made over the years:.
"god uses imperfect men".
"jesus didn't say he'd give perfect spiritual food".
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Fairlane
The governing body of jws have assumed by means of a method that they themselves. (Watchtower feb 2017) have admitted can be flawed. It doesn't take a person of independent reasoning long to figure out that their claim to be the faithful discreet slave (singular) by their interpretation of a parable is utter hogwash ! If however you are directed by this organization of charlatans that you must place your trust in them or suffer the consequences, then it follows you will defend them as if they had not admitted their position as outlined in the watchtower of feb 2017. Those jws who defend this so called fds are proving themselves to be more afraid of seven men in new york than the god they claim to worship.
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Charles Edward Anderson "Chuck" Berry October 18, 1926 – March 18, 2017
by glenster inhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfo8-jqzscm https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23y2cz40zs4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mysgxbdksus https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wegha0xi4gu https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=km5jgqjx_lk.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ervly-ltjhs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/chuck_berry.
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Fairlane
Hail hail rock n roll....chucks music was a lifeboat for my jw days of doubt and doldrums playing my guitar and listening to his music probably kept my befuddled head above water. I played 'roll over Beethoven ' and ' you never can tell ' with my band on Saturday night. His song 'johnny B goode' continues in outer space on the voyager space mission... bon voyage chuck !!
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Interpret John 1:1 by John 1:1.
by towerwatchman ininterpret john 1:1 by john 1:1. .
the greek language has the definite article which has approximately thirty variations, is translated into english as “the”, and points to an identifiable personality, someone we have prior knowledge of.
but the greek language has no indefinite article corresponding to the english “a”, or “an”.
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Fairlane
John mann..."the map it's not the territory "....from whence originates 'the territory ' but the mind of man? unless there is evidence to the contrary.
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Interpret John 1:1 by John 1:1.
by towerwatchman ininterpret john 1:1 by john 1:1. .
the greek language has the definite article which has approximately thirty variations, is translated into english as “the”, and points to an identifiable personality, someone we have prior knowledge of.
but the greek language has no indefinite article corresponding to the english “a”, or “an”.
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Fairlane
Looks like the trinity concept belongs to the workings of the human mind.
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" We don't need no university education"
by The Rebel ini left school at 16, because i was studying and getting the best " university education" in the world.
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how did the theocratic ministry school benefit you?.
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Fairlane
I learned how to use gestures to emphasise points during a talk from the platform. I've learned to use gestures to great advantage since, and I'm still able to give watchtower organization the 'finger'...lol