following up on this thread: https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/5012900121935872/am-overreacting-here?page=3#!#5179106934128640.
im seeing my solicitor tomorrow to see about getting an order in place making sure any contact my daughter has with my jw family goes through me and not my ex-wife.. explained the situation briefly to the lawyer, she was asking more and more about why should i be concerned if a jw had access to my child.. i mentioned the blood issue, the shunning, the inappropriate pictures of armageddon in books/mags etc.
do you think i should bring in watchtower literature to show them what i mean?
Hi PE, my sincere sympathy for what you're dealing with, and especially for having salt rubbed in the wound by JW's talking to you as if you are of no consequence.
As others have said, your problem - and solution - is with your wife.
I'd say absolutely nothing more to any active JW's regarding the matter.
JW's are anti-anyone & everyone who's not one of them. I wish you a quick and inexpensive conclusion to the situation.
All the best tomorrow!
i was in a suburb of cardiff, capital of wales where it was difficult to get near to my customer's offices to deliver and install what i do.
i had my car parked about a hundred yards away and had to make several trips with goods and tools past a local jw trolley cart.
as i was working i didn't stop but observed much of the time from an upper floor office window.. in the hour or so i was there, on a warm sunny (for late february) lunchtime/early afternoon - right by a bus stop and several local shops, cafes and banks with plenty of people about - not one person stopped at the cart.. the two women at the cart i guess were about 50 and 75 respectively - pleasant looking motherly/grandmotherly types.
"........but we aim to be visible and direct people to our website" - the new JW mantra.
Many JW's sadly (and privately) probably admit that this is now their primary function.
"Preaching the good news of the kingdom" is now old light. The chariot has changed direction.
speaking to two jw's, separately and days apart, they both weaved in to the conversation the phrase " it is the true religion " .. now in neither case was it possible for me to do my usual thing, piling in with both guns blazing and pointing out that it is impossible for there to be any such thing as "the true religion", unless by "truth" you mean that which is true in your opinion and not supported by facts or reality etc etc.
my question is : is this mere coincidence, or has there been an article or something telling them to say this ?
if there is, could someone point me to it ?
How can the WTBTS's religion be true, when throughout their history they have continually reversed the truths which their parents and grandparents believed was "the truth?" (not new lights or more information - reversals!)
Just wait for them to ask for examples!
heard much lately, about the fukushima nuclear disaster in japan?.
that is until earlier today when i found this article from last year, with dr. helen caldicott discussing the chernobyl disaster and fukushima.
she believes fukushima is uncontrollable and there is absolutely nothing anyone can do about it.. read the article: .
After Chernobyl, I very clearly remember the UK government warning people about possible health risks in eating lamb from the Scottish highlands for the time being, due to the winds bringing radiation over from Russia.
The story didn't last long.
she insisted on reading it to me and i just couldn't keep my freaking mouth shut.. see if you can tell why.... sunday, february 18.
they would go where the spirit inclined them to go.—ezek.
jesus has appointed the ‘faithful slave’ to be the only channel for dispensing spiritual food.
"Jesus has appointed the ‘faithful slave’ to be the only channel for dispensing spiritual food."
(John 14:26)
…..the holy spirit.....Gibbering Body will teach you all things....
(John 16:13) ....the spirit of the truth.....Gibbering Body will guide you into all the truth,
according to the official figures in this post 2 years ago - https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/217902/uk-congregations-jehovahs-witnesses?page=4 - the scottish congregations had a combined total of just over £1.845m in their bank accounts.
i wonder how much of that money was siphoned off by the org when their "recommendation" to congregations to hand over their surplus cash was issued.
isn't it tragic that all that money would barely cover the court's fine of $4000 per day which the cult has amassed so far in the padron case.
According to the official figures in this post 2 years ago - https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/217902/uk-congregations-jehovahs-witnesses?page=4 - the Scottish congregations had a combined total of just over £1.845m in their bank accounts.
I wonder how much of that money was siphoned off by the org when their "recommendation" to congregations to hand over their surplus cash was issued. Isn't it tragic that all that money would barely cover the court's fine of $4000 per day which the cult has amassed so far in the Padron case.
http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/courts/sd-me-jehovah-appeal-20171110-story.html
i remember when the (in)famous "bunker videos" were releases there was some non-witness exposure on a few sites and most of them commenting on how scary and very culty it sounded and all the idiotic wt apologist were quick to point out that it was "only theoretical", "it's possible it could happen like that" and other assorted flavors of steer manure.. well apparently not so because i just sat through the upcoming convention videos, and review footage of the last assembly, watch the last two months worth of "meetings" (*vomit*) and studied up on all the recent new wt releases and all the talk being throwing around now is all on some gog of magog this, judgement messages this, judgement messages that, "we're about to get persecuted!!!
; some of us are going to die; the nations are about to turn against us even in developed countries; blah blah blah.
even the recorded baptismal talk i heard from the last assembly had a speaker that was telling the suckers....er...i mean the baptismal candidates to be willing and expect possible death, and to a good number of young preteen people i may add (outrageous!!!).
When I first studied numerous years ago, I was assured by the elder that the good news message would turn to a message of condemnation and judgement - based on the Ezekiel scriptures.
Well it's certainly nothing but condemnation and judgement for the Borg around the globe now.
We paid our "cover" visit to the KH last week after a gap of about 3 months.
During the closing prayer, the prayer-offerer said that there were so many bad things happening in the world and that these last days are very soon going to end. He then asked that we all pray for the Governing Body who are doing such a wonderful job of feeding 8 million people worldwide. Sheesh. If only the r&f could see!
guess some introduction would be nice, before anything.
i’m a 17 year old men boy raised on a very liberal, highly intelectualized jw family.
currently very anxious on starting medical school at a high ranked public university around here.
Welcome Plato. You have a P.M.
the wt is at it again it seems.
playing dirty as it can, trying to silence dissenters.. the john cedars channel on youtube has been taken down after the posting of a video critique of regional (district) convention leaked videos.. sounds like something putin would do in russia.
you know what they say, birds of a feather fly together--what a murder of crows all of'em!.
Doesn't it reveal something sinister about YouTube - they are so quick to remove material which "infringes" a religious cult's copyright, but then drag their feet when dealing with content which evilly targets children. Not to mention terrorist propaganda videos.
my turning point: serving on a child abuse judicial case.
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The "exit door" thrown open for me, was when the domineering P.O. in my congregation stabbed me in the back at an elders' meeting for personal reasons, and the other elders kept their weasel mouths shut out of their fear of him. I was then "disciplined" by a young scapegoat elder.
The repercussions which followed my reporting them all to the C.O. - who didn't want involved - was proof that I was involved with an organization which was definitely not run by "God's people." Thanks to the P.O. thug.
