Never give out the names to the police or press of anybody in the Legal Dept.Never refer to the Society as an entity in any letters that involve disfellowshipping. Verbal correspondence is safer.
translation: the Society does not want to have to answer to the Superior Authorities for anything done by its members, whether they command its members to behave in such a manner or not
The ideal is to have nothing at all to do with our disfellowshipped family members if possible. It may be hard to do but will please God.
... but we didn't say that if anyone's lawyers asksAll scanned forms and other documents or letters pertaining to the WTS must be erased from hard disks as soon as we arrived at our homes.
translation:
you must cover our asses for usInactive Publishers are to be viewed as still totally under Gods laws. I am convinced that they intend to move against those who try to ‘fade’, largely I suspect to these people giving away their MO on on-line Boards.
The term "Inactive Publisher" is an oxymoron. If you are not "Witnessing" then you can't rightfully claim the name "Jehovah's Witness". They'll be able to get away with this stupid rationale with people whose brains are still captive by WT mentality. The rest of us will likely inform the elders that we no longer recognize the claim on authority they or the WTS makes. And then we'll tell them to bug off.
As soon as anybody is accused or confesses to child-abuse, say absolutely nothing but contact the Legal Dept by telephone immediatelyNever utter one word to the newspapers or police. Say to them - ‘I must speak to my Lawyers first’, and then telephone Legal Immediately. This includes any questioning over any refugees we may have in our congregations.
... so we can tell you how to get out of this nasty can of worms without getting any mud on our faces.
Always announce reproof whenever a child molester has been dealt with. Congregations must be warned of such people.
When they say "child molester", do they mean someone who has merely been accused? or are they referring to someone who has evidence brought against them by two or more eyewitnesses? or is a confession required? Unless an accusation by a child can stand on its own, it's still the same pile of crap as before. All they've done in making this statement is to put a pretty bow on it.
Never, in dealing with marital problems should the words ‘can’t’ / ‘should’ ( as in you can’t / should leave your mate ) be used.
also as in "you can't/should call the police"; or "you can't/should go to the hospital and have those injuries documented"; or "you can't/should find a place where you feel safe"
Regarding Blood - ‘ As medical technology develops we may need to change our views yet again on what we consider acceptable or not. ( Branch Coordinator )
translation:
New Light coming soonWe need to remind ourselves that we know that the FDS has been appointed by God over ALL his belongings, so how do your respond to its direction? Some elders have been noticed ridiculing the direction of the FDS. What they need to realize is that they are actually ridiculing Christ.
Again, there are those among us who no longer recognize the claim on authority the WTS makes as being 'appointed by God'. What ridicules Christ is their failed prophecies and their 'going beyond the things written' with rules and regulations on the minutiae of their followers' lives.
Quotes to bring a smile to your face:Branch Coordinator - ‘Worldly people read the Bible, but in a perfunctory way, without real understanding. We however read it with real discernment’.
Jehovah takes very seriously someone who withholds the truth from a person who has the right to know it.
but Jehovah does not take seriously withholding truth from someone who does not have the right to know it. For details on who these people are, please contact the Legal Department.
It is very dangerous to introduce secular research into the congregation - these writings will not help us get eternal life. The GB have at their disposal the best Biblical researchers available. They do your research for you and provide you with the cream.
"dangerous" = "we can disfellowship you for doing this" because you've gone to the trouble of making us look like the idiots we are.
Even some in Bethel have had to be dismissed because they became spiritually weak after reading things on the Internet.
how on earth did a Bethelite sneak a computer into his residence at Bethel in the first place?? and how on earth could they access the Internet at Bethel without the WTS finding out?? You can rest assured that, like many employers, the WTS monitors computer activity very carefully; they know who visits what website, and probably has down-to-the-minute logs of the electronic trail.
Some women work outside of the home to elevate their standard of living. This way they develop their own sense of independence, and this can be very dangerous.
Translation:
Some women are actually extremely intelligent, and in some cases even more intelligent than their male counterparts. We will not tolerate this abuse of the headship principle.Our enemies say that we are opposed to JW’s to having a good education. We are not. What we are opposed to is education for no purpose.
... the purpose of education should be to pioneer. If you aren't going to pioneer with your education, then we are opposed to it.
Just my 2 cents....
Love, Scully
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It is not persecution for an informed person to expose a certain religion as being false. - WT 11/15/63
