the article is a good summary to show people who are too busy to read the transcript.
the main points are covered, without jackson's waffling... this is my favourite quote:.
jackson also testified that while there havent been any particular discussion among church leadership about apologizing to victims of sexual abuse, its perceivable that they might consider doing so.
Now here's a REAL dilemma for the gb--the self proclaimed "guardians of the doctrine".The bible says at James 4:17 " Therefore, if someone knows how to do what is right and yet does not do it, it is a sin for him."
Knowing that the gb cannot 'sin', they must not 'know how to do what is right' when it comes to child abuse---right?
just saying!
eyeuse2badub
not sure if anything will come of this.
but i signed it.. https://www.change.org/p/united-states-attorney-general-investigate-the-watchtower-society-of-jehovah-s-witnesses-re-child-sexual-abuse?recruiter=363165656&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink.
How do I sign it?
just asking!
eyeuse2badub
http://www.dailyfreeman.com/opinion/20150817/letter-the-reason-newspapers-in-america-are-suffering-declining-readership
What DOC said!
Hopefully this will start a 'ground swell' of opposition toward the 'non prophet' status of the wtbts and expose there bs religion!
Wouldn't we all like to see them have to 'open' the books to see where the money really goes!
just saying!
eyeuse2badub
when i use a word, humpty dumpty said in rather a scornful tone, it means just what i choose it to mean neither more nor less.. .
the question is, said alice, whether you can make words mean so many different things.. .
the question is, said humpty dumpty, which is to be master thats all.
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, but Humpty Dumpty had a GREAT FALL!
just saying!
eyeuse2badub
or disfelowshipping si the bible does not teach it.
Let's face it, if ANY newly interested person KNEW about the wtbts' LOVING 'shunning 'policy', there would be 0% growth.
just saying!
eyeuse2badub
at the australian royal commission (yes, that again), watchtower rock star pope, his holiness wacko jacko was asked by angus (my new hero) stewart the following:.
angus stewart q. and do you see yourselves as jehovah god's spokespeople on earth?
his holiness replied: a. that i think, would seem to be quite presumptuous to say that we are the only spokesperson that god is using.
Yea , why does god need a 'spokesperson' anyway? If he really wants to impress humans, let's hear his voice out of heaven. Now that would help people believe in god!
just saying!
eyeuse2badub
my mother is old enough that i don't want to burst her bubble by telling her ttatt.
i keep my mouth shut about what i know so that i can continue to have a relationship with her.
my father died a few years back and i would love to see her marry again.
"Pray" that she falls in love with an 'unbeliever' and has a happy rest of her life. In fact try to encourage her to look outside the box!
just saying!
eyeuse2badub
it is reported that elder kevin bowditch was so upset at the grilling he received at the arc that he has traveled to austin, texas to prepare for any future encounters with angus stewart.. we see from various stages of the interrogation his increasing anguish.
he is reported as saying in private, '.. that's never going to happen again.
i think i was hung up and left out to dry by the governing body.
If I were an elder in his situation, I'd be pissed off too. How come jehober didn't put the right words in his mouth? He had a large audience to provide a wonderful 'witness' and yet he fell on his face. He should have 'waited on jehober' to put the correct words in his mouth. He's still be sitting there!
just saying!
eyeuse2badub
power of reason makes no room for a satan, a savior or gods organization.
religions behave as though they do not know the meaning of the very word religion (from religare, latin, to reconnect) and go to any extent to keep their identity and to massage their feeling of self-importance.
this makes adherents hypocrites which in turn makes onlookers lose their faith in god.
"Power of reason" is not one of the necessary steps nor qualities that one must have to be baptized as a JW. In fact, it probably disqualifies a person!
just saying!
eyeuse2badub
the ancient hebrews left two bequests:.
a universal, single god named yahweh;.
a series of writings identified as sacred scripture..
Whoever HE was HE was a man's GOD. Men created HIM for their own purposes and the women got screwed because HE said it was ok. Sort of like the situation today in the middle east for women. HE has many names and HE's still a man's GOD over there.
just saying!
eyeuse2badub
