Christopher Hitchens wrote an "expose" shortly before she died pointing out that she took money from dictators and those who have caused/enforced poverty (I believe Idi Amin was one he mentioned) and that she seemed to love poverty more than the poor. I would need to be very deluded before I accepted Christopher Hitchens as a moral compass--which is not to say he didn't have some valid points. But the people I know who worked with Mother Theresa did not feel morally compromised to have worked with her!
kgfreeperson
JoinedPosts by kgfreeperson
-
28
Mother Teresa Comments WT 09-15-2002
by jgnat ini have been waiting to see what the wts has to say about this little nun.
here it is in can saints help you?
wt september 15, 2002, introductory article, the modern appeal of saints .
-
-
-
45
What's happened to the preaching work?
by Dark Knight insomething happened the other night that got me thinking.
i met a christian in one of the local malls and he did the usual preaching about jesus routine, trying to convince me that i am a sinner and how i need jesus and all that jazz.
he wasn't a jw, but rather he was from one of the local revivalist churches.. now what i'm thinking is that i've been out of the org for almost three years now.
-
-
kgfreeperson
Seriously, do you think that active witnesses have given up on the "preaching work"? Do you think they believe that Jehovah doesn't care?
-
15
Sticks and stones -- break your bones; but words CAN REALLY hurt you
by Gopher innews from an australian study.
good things to remember when it's tempting to insult an individual rather than deal with issues.. http://www.startribune.com/stories/389/4158295.htmlhurt feelings really do hurt physically.
michael woods, block news alliancepublished october 19, 2003. the old nursery rhyme was wrong.
-
-
kgfreeperson
I haven't seen that before, either--it does explain a LOT doesn't it?
-
22
Mother Teresa's beatification- JWs and Good works
by pravda2004 inafter hearing of mother theresa's beatification today, which is a recognition of her tireless lifelong devotion to ministering to the suffering of others, i was wondering why the jws have no works of charity as a witness to christ's love for mankind.
is jw doctrine confined to the idea that all "good" public works should be in witnessing and proselytism alone?
with the amount of money the watchtower has, why is there no public witness of charity?
-
-
kgfreeperson
I know I shouldn't hope for sense from WTS, but what the heck is the purpose of all the prosyletizing if not to "direct his step?"
-
24
How Does A Jehovah's Witness THINK???
by minimus inwitnesses have been trained to think a certain way.
"conversation stoppers" was invented so that a witness could change the way an argument was heading.
when you are able to "pick the brain" of a jehovah's witness, you may tend to get easily irritated or astonished as to how they reason things out in their mind......so......how would you describe the brain of a typical jehovah's witness??
-
-
kgfreeperson
Is "conversation stopper" a technique of that name that is specifically taught?
-
63
Mind of a JW Pedophile--How Would You Answer (From Silentlambs)
by blondie inthe mind of a pedophile
the following is a recent email sent by a child molester
mr bowen, .
-
-
kgfreeperson
Oops--lots of slippage there. This doesn't strike me as a hoax at all. And I think the suggestion to forward the e-mail to the FBI is wonderful.
-
63
Mind of a JW Pedophile--How Would You Answer (From Silentlambs)
by blondie inthe mind of a pedophile
the following is a recent email sent by a child molester
mr bowen, .
-
-
kgfreeperson
A couple of things strike me--one is that he confessed to the elders himself. If it had been the little girl, or her family, who went to the elders and he had denied it, what would have happened? It seems to me that has been the issue all along--that a "denying" abuser is always supported. I'm not sure I've read about someone who confessed to the elders not being disfellowshipped. Also, the fact that they told him to tell the little girl's mother and disfellowshipped him because he refused, neatly gets the elders off the hook. Either way, it points out the legalistic nature of Watchtower ethics. All they are concerned about is being able to assure themselves that they are in the right--they care not at all about actual consequences. (Paragraph--sorry, I can't format!) What would I do? Encourage this fine fellow to go to the media with his story to let the world know how the Watchtower deals with pedophiles! He feels his case is a defense of their policies so encourage him to defend them in public! I can hardly wait.
-
13
THE CELL PHONES of ELDER'S
by Blueblades in.
when they call their number is blocked out.this makes them unavailable when you want to call them.don't even try to call them after 9pm at bethel,no matter what the emergency!they only call you to get you to come to the meetings and go out into field service!.
so now we turned on ( acr ) anonymous call rejection,which allows us to reject calls from callers who have blocked the display of their telephone numbers.now my number will not ring and the caller will hear a message that instructs them to hang up and remove their blocking and call again.. since we did this,elders are not calling us anymore.as i said they want to know your number,so they can call you to come to meetings,otherwise they can't be bothered.they give their cell number to a select few only.the congregation as a whole don't have the elders cell phone numbers.don't try to get them at bethel either,once they know who is calling they hit the ignore button in their head.. really, i can't be bothered by the elders calling me about the same old same old line.but for those who really need some kind of help or information about whatever,this shows that they are not truly shepherds of sheep.. blueblades
-
-
kgfreeperson
This may be the weirdest thing I've ever heard about JWs! What is that about they shall be know by the love . . . . huh.
-
25
No Personal References for Job Interview...
by berylblue ini have professional references (need advice on that too) but, thanks to my rebellion against the true god and his organization, i have no personal references, having been df like i deserve.
(the question which begs asking, of course, is why bother to get a job since i am going to be toast at armegeddon?
i should spend my time showing works that befit repentance...).
-
-
kgfreeperson
Congratulations!
-
24
Before and after meetings: What was the conversational quality like?
by truthseeker ini have been in a number of different congregations over the years, and i have to say that the level of conversation i had with my fellow believers, with a few exceptions, was rather poor.. here are some 'opening' comments.. 1) nice to see you at the meeting.
- i never understood this.
can you imagine going to a company meeting and saying to your fellow worker, 'nice to see you at the meeting'?.
-
-
kgfreeperson
But what, really, is there to talk about unless you want to discuss what WT publications have had to say about current events. Who has time (or will admit to having time) for concerts, movies, plays, etc. (If you have time for that, why aren't you going door to door more.) You can ask after each other's families, the job, your garden--but, really, what CAN you talk about?