here in europe, we have started different initiatives aiming at exposing publicly and legally the watchtower on the subject of ostracism, discrimination and shunning.. in the past we have seen different manifestations held in front of kingdom halls or branch offices on issues such as pedophilia and blood transfusions policies, and even, such as in france, against building of real-estates.
now it seems that the issue of discrimination against disfellowshipped or dissociated people is gaining momentum.
we have seen the large demonstrations in brazil, and maybe the lesser important ones elsewhere.
Kudos to you Roberto et al. ,
I don't know if you will get anywhere legally with the disfellowshipping practice, but I think that the publicity will do its part in tarnishing the watchtower's image. Watchtower guards its "image" to the world scrupolously. If it feels that the world is watching....perhaps they may get to the point where they will stop the disfellowshipping practice. That would be a real victory
or what are the forces of inertia that keep jehovers witnesses from changing?.
acolytes.
Economics has guided the watchtower. Only when they are forced to make a change because of money woes....then changes amongst the rank and file will ensue
i know some couples that truly believe this.. what's your view?
do you believe there's a soulmate out there for you?.
No, I dont think so.
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Where did you go????
by opening this post, you are admitting that you are failures - well done!
lol.
i must say, i have had so much fun on this site - some real laugh out loud moments for my friends and i to enjoy.. no need to respond - i am busy pioneering from tomorrow, so will no longer have time on my hands to sit at my pc enjoying laughing at your pathetic comments.
Watcha doin on this board if you are going pioneering tomorrow?????? Wait till I tell your elders what you been up to.....socializing with the big, bad apostates!!! hehehe you are going to be in trouble
my wife and i had dinner with a pioneer couple last night that we've been friends with for a long time.
they are both nice people, with the wife having a few dashes of pretentiousness mixed in.. usually when we are together, they always talk about pioneering, which makes some sense as it's the primary focus of thier lives.
however, it has gotten progressively more dominate in conversation over the last couple of years, to the point of being annoying.
As a former pioneer....I would say that the hourly requirements become an obsession. I remember every month thinking " I am not going to worry about hours". that thinking lasted about a day....because those hours are always hanging over your head. And its a vicious circle, because once you've succeed in getting your time for the month, then there was the next month to worry about.
i've been doing quite a bit of thinking, praying, and meditating as of late and i've decided to take my leave from this forum for the time being to focus on more positive and spiritual pursuits.i'm sure i'll check in now and again for tidbits and to say hi... in the meantime, y'all have been a great help on my journey to something or other.
good night, good luck, god bless, and much love to all,
agonus cataphractus
Bye for now! good luck and come and see us soon.
anyone remember stefano giacobbe from ontario,canada?
last i heard was that he was very sick .
he was married with a son named john luke.. he was well liked at our congregation and hope he is doing well..
Rules----you have a PM
yeah...i know that this is a minimus type question....but.
i spend way to much time on this site.
i dream about it all the time.
I used to during the first year i started to find things out. That was in 2002. I didn't post much, still don't. But this board was part of my daily life. i would come here and read for hours. I couldn't get enough of it. I still visit weekly. This place has been a life line for me. I am so grateful for it.
so the elders are coming by for a shepherding call on tuesday.
i am not ready to "out" myself just yet.
i don't know how to act when they are there.
Be a "yes" man and just be agreeable. It works been there, done that!!
