have you noticed that the dubs have mentioned from time to time when you see some beautiful creations, then they say that jehovah is wonderful?
is there something wrong with their thinking?.
He also created mosquitoes (and other vectors) that carry malaria and West Nile Virus, in fact he created the viruses and bacteria too, even the ones that kill people.
He must have also created HIV, gonorrhea, syphillis, trichomonas, chlamydia, mad cow disease and any other communicable illness.
Isn't he wonderful?
i had a bit of chat with my wife last night after she was worried that i was less than enthusiastic about the ministry this morning.
i expressed that i was slightly confused about the generations and how it's kept changing despite 1914 etc.
being a core doctrine.
Well, apparently it *does* matter when the Catholic Church is wrong, and apparently it *does* matter when Catholic priests molest children. If you are going to hold other people to a certain standard, even the Bible expects you to hold yourself to the same standard. If it were any other church besides JWs, they would be all over it like a dirty shirt.
" For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you." ~ Matthew 7:2
" For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you." ~ Luke 6:38
"And He was saying to them, 'Take care what you listen to. By your standard of measure it will be measured to you; and more will be given you besides.'" ~ Mark 4:24
Once I started seeing failings within the Organization™, I no longer felt that JWs had any right to judge other peoples' belief systems. The JWs were just as flawed.
well, i've given it a year of my life and i hoped it would have taken off a bit stronger.
i thought it was a good cause and still do.
but i can't pay my bills and i can no longer justify spending time on the cause of saving lives with blood transfusions.
Zen, there's nothing wrong with looking after your own needs at all. I wish you well.
AJWRB has been an entity for over a decade, and it will continue to serve a need, to every JW who has need to question the WTS's doctrine against blood transfusions and for every person whose life may be touched by the JWs and their position against blood transfusions.
It will continue to serve that important purpose even as an archive.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2174181/sales-rep-repeatedly-accused-gay-didn-t-like-football-wins-44-000-payout-harassment.html.
sales rep who was branded 'gay' because he didnt like football wins 44,000 payout following months of 'atrocious' bullying.
michael austin was branded a 'crafty butcher' by his workmates.
No Reproach On Jehovah™ there, not even a smidge.
i find it incredible that the public doesn't know this.
the watchtower society is showing callous disregard for the rights and safety of the public.. i really think we need to make an effort to get the word out.
the watchtower society and child abuse are in the news now, especially with the candace conti case and the recent actions of anonymous.. do you think we can get a newspaper interested in covering this story?
Here's an old thread that I started that relates to the topic of child molesters within the JWs.
i find it incredible that the public doesn't know this.
the watchtower society is showing callous disregard for the rights and safety of the public.. i really think we need to make an effort to get the word out.
the watchtower society and child abuse are in the news now, especially with the candace conti case and the recent actions of anonymous.. do you think we can get a newspaper interested in covering this story?
I was part of a letter-writing campaign to every elected Member of Parliament (over 1000 letters) around the time of Dateline and The Fifth Estate's program of the pedophilia problem within the JWs.
This was when JWs were still having the Book Study™ in private homes, and assigning pedophiles who were known to the Elders™ into the homes of unsuspecting families for this weekly Meeting™. We received numerous replies, and I received one very concerned phone call from the office of the MP for Nunavut who was absolutely shocked and thought it was terribly disturbing that JWs were sending child molesters Door-to-Door™ and allowing them to attend Home Bible Studies™ and Congregation Book Studies™ without the knowledge or consent of the homeowners.
Most MPs replied cordially with a thank you for alerting them to the problem. The most disturbing reply came from Vic Toews, who is still a MP today. He claimed that pedophilia was the crime with the best hope for rehabilitation, and with proper treatment, has the lowest rate of recidivism. I wish I'd kept his letter and the paraphernalia that accompanied it, because he's the very same MP who tried to paint Canadians who oppose global internet surveillance of private Canadian citizens by the police as being in league with child p0rnographers.
in the latest october 15th 2012 watchtower (page 13).... "because of what they perceive as defects in the elders, some individuals who engage in serious wrongdoing in the congregation have refused to appear before a committee of elders assigned to help them.
this could be likened to a patient who loses out on the benefits of a treatment because he does not like something about the doctor.".
sounds like they're now trying to stigmatize those who try to avoid judical action.
And yet, doctors and nurses respect the rights of patients to refuse treatment.
Can the WTS say that about people who refuse to submit before a Judicial Committee™? Or do they just judge those people as being evil, gossip about them maliciously to others and reject their association on the basis of their refusal?
It's like metatron always said: they're getting dumber and crazier.
BotchtowerSociety writes:
new poster with a question who has not behaved offensively in any way.
Really? Someone comes here - a place where former JWs discuss how their experiences as JWs, their experiences with WTS policy, including the forbidding of birthday observances on the grounds that it gives undue attention (i.e., "worship") to the person celebrating rather than to god - and basically intends to impose that mindset on others who do not share his religious beliefs in a workplace environment.
Celebrating the holidays of the kuffar is haram.
Frankly I'm surprised that more people are not offended at his assumption that we're willing to aid and abet his personal intolerances. We've kindly offered him some alternative suggestions, myself included. BTW, the reference to kuffar is directly from the link that jgnat posted on page 1 of this thread. I'm not refering to non-Muslims in a way that the Q'ran hasn't called us already.
The managers where I work recently started bringing a cake to work once a month in honour of everyone's celebrations. It didn't matter whether it was a personal celebration (birthday, wedding, new baby, new house, etc.) or a professional one (achieving an accreditation or certification, or presenting at a conference) the cake was to celebrate everything.
You have to remember that the goal with these "celebrations" is that you are trying to build and maintain a positive morale among your staff. If you take away something that they are accustomed to doing, how does it benefit morale? Will it make your job of morale building easier or not?
Understand that your beliefs regarding not observing the kuffar birthdays if it is the company's directive could put you in legal jeopardy for discriminating against persons on the basis of religion.
If you are serious about your beliefs to the point that you cannot stomach the thought of offending Allah by celebrating with the kuffar, you really would be better off seeking employment with a Muslim-only company.
