i never was a witness but need to learn for someone i love.
i think i know what the teaching is in general about.
matt 24 /25 concerning the slave wars earthquakes etc.
JerryH, as you are probably aware, many of us here have either left or are "fading" from what we now recognise is a cult.
Perhaps you should reconsider your strategy by learning about the lies which J.W.'s are indoctrinated with, and then you can in all sincerity try and help the one you love to open their eyes to TTATT.
PM me if you'd appreciate some straightforward examples to utilise.
as you probably know "the children act" is a film starring emma thompson as a high court judge deciding whether or not to transfuse a teen jw.
it is due to be on general release in the uk on august 24th 2018. september 14th usa.. its shortened trailer is being advertised in the uk on the biggest independent tv channel - namely itv - at prime time.
just seen it in advertisment breaks between 6pm and 7pm uk time.. thought you might like to know..
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http://www.brooklyneagle.com/articles/2018/8/8/watchtower-sign-was-illegal-buildings-department-says.
Illegal for over 50 years - and no one in New York's administration said anything?
I'm beginning to suspect that the WTBTS has some influential political friendships.
i haven’t posted here in a while, although i have been keeping an eye on the posts.
i love morpheus bluntness and sbf optimism that jw chariot is going to fall of the cliff imminently!.
as the title suggests, the latest in my life is that i’m finally free!
Well done CoH. I hope your end-game in fading is peaceful.
One thing I would say is this - If you tell the elders (or any JW's) that you have doubts, you could be giving them an excuse to "try and help you." Don't offer any excuses or explanations!
Cut them all stone-dead by simply saying that you've got "private & personal issues to deal with which you can't discuss with anyone - at the moment, but it's good to know that you can call on them when needed." (never!)
does anyone know how uk jw's have been instructed to act on this point?
(following the eu's gdpr directives).
Does anyone know how UK JW's have been instructed to act on this point? (following the EU's GDPR directives)
according to the crown prosecution service, "concealing an arrestable offence" is a criminal act - punishable by law.. "the offence of perverting the course of justice overlaps with a number of other statutory offences.
before preferring such a charge, consideration must be given to the possible alternatives referred to in this charging standard and, where appropriate, any of the following offences; concealing an arrestable offence: s.5 criminal law act 1967.
https://www.cps.gov.uk/legal-guidance/public-justice-offences-incorporating-charging-standard.
According to the Crown Prosecution Service, "concealing an arrestable offence" is a criminal act - punishable by law.
"The offence of perverting the course of justice overlaps with a number of other statutory offences. Before preferring such a charge, consideration must be given to the possible alternatives referred to in this Charging Standard and, where appropriate, any of the following offences; Concealing an arrestable offence: s.5 Criminal Law Act 1967."
https://www.cps.gov.uk/legal-guidance/public-justice-offences-incorporating-charging-standard
However, the UK Police take the view that no one is obliged to report a crime, (regardless of its seriousness)
"Whilst there is no legal requirement to report a crime, there is a moral duty on everyone of us to report to the police any crime or anything we suspect may be a crime." https://www.askthe.police.uk/content/Q514.htm
At the very least, these two statements prove that JW elders are im-moral when they choose not to involve the police in cases of alleged paedophilia.
well today marks the beginning and biggest day of our protest at the london excel.. we believe it's a record number at around 100 exjws at the front door.. we spoke to lots of jw's and one young man studying who has quit after talking to us.
we've been approached privately by jw's who thanked us for coming and the security at the event treated us very well.. if anyone wants to see some clips they are available on my channel the great apostate.. thanks to all for the support and love..
Well done Josephus! I hope the local media outlets report on it.
jehovah's witnesses,is jesus christ, jehovah god?
(not the father, but equal to the father)what if the watchtower told you about god in a false way, and yet the bible taught you about god in his true character, how would you respond?could it be true, that the watchtower have been leading you up the garden path, describing god in a way that the bible does not describe?
please watch my latest video to help you to see how the bible describes the lord jesus christ, and also within my video, i explain from the new world translation how the bible which the jws use, also describes jesus as jehovah god.
Am I correct in saying that Mormons (LDS) teach this belief?
the watchtower is so short of money because they have to pay for all the upkeep of so many branch offices around the world.because so many of the branch offices are in very poor countries and they are not balancing the budgets.
Three incontrovertible facts surrounding the WTBTS's financial status still haven't been explained/revealed, resulting in various theories and speculations:
1) The org has never had greater cash-injections its history - every congregation's monthly excess funds, every congregation's bank balances over 3-6 months running costs, sales of prime real estate in London & New York, sale of various Branch offices, income from the sales of KH's worldwide.
2) The org's running costs have probably never been lower in its history, thanks to the draconian cuts to Bethelites, elimination of District Overseers, culling of C.O.'s & Special Pioneers, and the greatest cost-cutting strategy of all, virtually eliminating the physical production of literature and replacing it electronically/digitally.
3) Never in its history has the WTBTS begged its adherents for money so regularly and blatantly.
Leaving the big questions - Why is there such a current panic/frenzy regarding funds, and where is all the cash going?
just spoke to an elder at the carts, whilst discussing the gb (faithful slave) he informs me they are nowpart of the 'domestics'?
anyone have any 'new light' on this?.
July 15 2013 Study Watchtower, page 13, par. 23: “Who, then, are the domestics? Put simply, they are those who are fed. Early in the last days, the domestics were all anointed ones. Later, the domestics came to include the great crowd of other sheep.”
.............quickly followed on page 24 with the wonderful "new light" that the "evil slave" was no longer something to worry about - Jesus was only speaking hypothetically!
(Origin of this new light - the "faithful slave" copied and pasted it from a footnote at Matthew 24:45-47 in the NET Bible)
