Nevertheless, Cofty, I would like to give them the opportunity to answer in writing.
How would that hypothetical reply reach me while at the same time I would keep my identity a secret?
Eden
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Advise needed please
by EdenOne indear forumites, i need your advise please.. i would like to write a letter to the world headquarters of the jehovah's witnesses regarding a subject that i've published an article recently.
i would like to draw the attention of the gb to said article, which i will send in print form (therefore, no attention would be drawn to the website where it was published).. naturally, because i am a jehovah's witness in good standing in the congregation and what i'll be discussing in my letter will be a dissenting view from the official doctrine/practice, i want to protect my identity and i don't want to be harassed by elders or subjected to any sort of judicial investigation.
nevertheless, i would be very interested in reading their response (if any) to my letter.. how can i do that?
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Advise needed please
by EdenOne indear forumites, i need your advise please.. i would like to write a letter to the world headquarters of the jehovah's witnesses regarding a subject that i've published an article recently.
i would like to draw the attention of the gb to said article, which i will send in print form (therefore, no attention would be drawn to the website where it was published).. naturally, because i am a jehovah's witness in good standing in the congregation and what i'll be discussing in my letter will be a dissenting view from the official doctrine/practice, i want to protect my identity and i don't want to be harassed by elders or subjected to any sort of judicial investigation.
nevertheless, i would be very interested in reading their response (if any) to my letter.. how can i do that?
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Dear forumites, I need your advise please.
I would like to write a letter to the world headquarters of the Jehovah's Witnesses regarding a subject that I've published an article recently. I would like to draw the attention of the GB to said article, which I will send in print form (therefore, no attention would be drawn to the website where it was published).
Naturally, because I am a Jehovah's Witness in good standing in the congregation and what I'll be discussing in my letter will be a dissenting view from the official doctrine/practice, I want to protect my identity and I don't want to be harassed by Elders or subjected to any sort of judicial investigation. Nevertheless, I would be very interested in reading their response (if any) to my letter.
How can I do that? How do I send a letter and expect a written reply, all the while keeping my identity a secret? I don't live in the US, btw.
Your sugestions are welcome.
Eden
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New article - SHUNNING: UNCHRISTIAN PSYCHOLOGICAL TORTURE
by EdenOne inhello everyone.. after months of neglect, i've resumed writing for my website.. the new article deals with the issue of shunning among the jehovah's witnesses.. it attempts to disentangle disfellowshipping from shunning, and demonstrating that shunning is a practice unbecoming of a christian.
i hope you find it interesting the article shunning - unchristian psychological torture.. it's divided into the following sections:.
introduction.
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I need to give you a heads-up that I've updated my article on shunning.
I felt I had to do this in view of my recent reading of a paper published in 2009 by investigator Valery Alexadrovich Alikin, of the University of Leiden. This work is titled: "THE EARLIEST HISTORY OF THE CHRISTIAN GATHERING - ORIGIN, DEVELOPMENT AND CONTENT OF THE CHRISTIAN GATHERING IN THE FIRST TO THIRD CENTURIES". I strongly recommend its reading. You can access it via this link.
After reading this article, I felt I needed to revise part 8 and Conclusion of my article, because of the valuable information that came to light regarding the way the christian meetings were conducted in the first century. If anything, the revised text makes even more obvious how morally wrong is the practice of shunning amongst the Jehovah's Witnesses. I urge you to read it, because it offers a valuable insight on how the early christian meetings were held, and how this ties with the exhortations of Paul and John regarding the way to treat the unrepentant sinners in the Christian congregation.
Here are the links to:
Part 8 - What about bible passages that support shunning?
Thank you,
Eden
Edit: I can't make the link to the said paper.
Here's the addy: https://openaccess.leidenuniv.nl/bitstream/handle/1887/13780/Alikin%20proefschrift.pdf?sequence=2
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"It should be expected that the Lord would have a means of communication to his people on the earth, and he has clearly shown that the magazine called The Watchtower is used for that purpose, " ( 1939 Yearbook of Jehovah's Witnesses , p. 85).
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"We all need help to understand the Bible, and we cannot find the Scriptural guidance we need outside the 'faithful and discreet slave' organization, " ( Watchtower , Feb. 15, 1981).
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"To understand the Bible for their salvation they had to have it explained through God's organization." [ The Watchtower , November 15, 1961, p. 692]
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Dis Jesus Took Over The Watchtower?
by EdenOne inif jesus came to inspect his temple only in 1919, as claimed by the governing body, and found only the international bible students to be doing the lord's will, can we then speak of a "take over" on the watchtower society?.
because, if before (1879-1919) the watchtower society, a.k.a.
the 'organization', started by russell, wasn't god's organization yet - at least not until 1919, how come this organization can in any way be considered "our mother"?
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Dis Jesus Took Over The Watchtower?
by EdenOne inif jesus came to inspect his temple only in 1919, as claimed by the governing body, and found only the international bible students to be doing the lord's will, can we then speak of a "take over" on the watchtower society?.
because, if before (1879-1919) the watchtower society, a.k.a.
the 'organization', started by russell, wasn't god's organization yet - at least not until 1919, how come this organization can in any way be considered "our mother"?
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If Jesus came to inspect his temple only in 1919, as claimed by the Governing Body, and found only the International Bible Students to be doing the Lord's will, can we then speak of a "take over" on the Watchtower Society?
Because, if before (1879-1919) the Watchtower Society, a.k.a. the 'organization', started by Russell, wasn't God's Organization yet - at least not until 1919, how come this Organization can in any way be considered "our mother"? Has Jesus and Jehovah took personal control over an organization that they haven't set up by means of a covenant as some kind of afterthought?
[If we are to walk in the light of truth we must recognize not only Jehovah God as our Father but his organization as our mother." (Watchtower, May 1, 1957, pg. 274)]
[Who controls the organization, who directs it? Who is at the head? A man? A group of men? A clergy class? A pope? A hierarchy? A council? No, none of these. How is that possible? In any organization is it not necessary that there be a directing head or policy-making part that controls or guides the organization? Yes. Is the living God, Jehovah, the Director of the theocratic Christian organization? Yes!" (Watchtower, November 1, 1956, p. 666)]
[To hold to the headship of Christ, it is therefore necessary to obey the organization that he is personally directing. Doing what the organization says is to do what he says. Resisting the organization is to resist him. [The Watchtower, May 1, 1959, p. 269] ]
What gives?
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A question about shunning-your input appreciated
by crazycate ini have been inactive for 5 years now.
lately i am being treated more and more as if i were disfellowshipped, which i am not.
do any of you know of anything, in writing, that is encouraging members to curtail any and all association with former members who are no longer active?.
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You'd be surprised, Cantleave.
Even last week I spent the day with the former CBOE of my cong and his wife - who I miss much in my congregation - and we had open discussions about aspects of Christianity that normally don't get discussed from the platform. It was refreshing and interesting. Not everyone values hours in the witnessing ministry as they value Christian actions towards others, that being the true essence of being a Christian. low hours, low attendance to meetings is no indicator of spiritual strenght.
I agree, he's not the typical CBOE, and he's, let's say it, is placed in high position within the Org. That's why I found it to be so refreshing.
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A question about shunning-your input appreciated
by crazycate ini have been inactive for 5 years now.
lately i am being treated more and more as if i were disfellowshipped, which i am not.
do any of you know of anything, in writing, that is encouraging members to curtail any and all association with former members who are no longer active?.
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What can I say...? I don't agree with that attitude.
Uber-zealous, holier-than-thou witnesses don't resonate well with me, I guess.
Eden