it will be interesting to see what will happen with the "beloved" 501c3 tax exempt status which the churches hold so dearly onto.
the first-century christians met in homes.
they did not have exemption from taxes to the governments.
Why I believe all churches should pay taxes.
Not all religious organization enjoy tax breaks, only those our government deems
legitimate. Is government in the business of deciding what is or is not legitimate Religion?
Should the taxes of non-religious citizens be higher to subsidize every church, synagogue,
and mosque in town? Should working women pay taxes to subsidize clergy and other
employee' paychecks, when such positions are overwhelmingly--and legally-- restricted
to men???
personally i think this is wonderful.
i have nothing against gay people and wish them only the best.. but of course i'm in a minority of one, the jw's around me are posting away on fb the most homophobic vitriol imaginable.
a lot of them are even saying that it's the start to armageddon!!.
Question: Why if you see two men embrace some folks feel uncomfortable,
but let two women embrace and all eyes will be on them. You women how
do you feel when you see two women embrace??
Since leaving the cult mind set I'm happy for the gay community.
well, our sister congregation just had their co visit this past week.
on saturday afternoon, i was talking to a couple of ministerial servants in that congregation and they stated that an unmarried brother is not fulfilling to the max what jehovah wants of us.
they stated that the co went on a tirade that if you are unmarried you are being selfish and not following what jehovah wanted for mankind since he created eve as a compliment for the man.
Do CO's and GB members feel they are the only ones working whole soul?
They continue to make the RF feel like sh---T. A bunch of A-holes.
They love to lord over the sheep, their own personal slaves.
it never failed, when someone got disfellowshipped or left the organization, their life became shambles.
if married, a divorce ensued.
if the person had a great job, the company would lay-off or close.
Excellent read by Faith Abraham, "Better things are coming". She was told she
will always be a failure. Faith Abraham the Odyssey..
i saw an instagram post showing a short clip of a talk being given in one of our southern states.
the talk clip showed speaker making the statement, "jehovah doesn't want anyone to know satans real name, jehovah hates satan so much, he doesn't even want his name mentioned" .
i posted in comments: matt 5:44-48 with the full scripture rendered from niv.
i saw an instagram post showing a short clip of a talk being given in one of our southern states.
the talk clip showed speaker making the statement, "jehovah doesn't want anyone to know satans real name, jehovah hates satan so much, he doesn't even want his name mentioned" .
i posted in comments: matt 5:44-48 with the full scripture rendered from niv.
Dedorio: Help me out with your input. Are you a JW? You stated "do you really
think with that satanic mind of yours that there is a jw out there who would instead
of studying of the bible...and waste time by loggin into apostate website".
Are you pulling our legs? You are here..
i've met a few.
i'm not talking about the jw who, whether df'd or not, falls off the radar and just gets on with living a normal life - good luck to them and may there be many more!.
i mean the former jehovah's witness who is now enjoying all the benefits of a cult free life thanks to the efforts of many bloggers, posters and activists, but is critical of the efforts of someone close them to free more jws.
When old friends ask me what are you doing in your old age and since you have
retired. I tell them besides golf and playing with a group of guitar players, I work with
a group of ex-JW's maybe thousands around the world exposing the danger of
that organization.
i've met a few.
i'm not talking about the jw who, whether df'd or not, falls off the radar and just gets on with living a normal life - good luck to them and may there be many more!.
i mean the former jehovah's witness who is now enjoying all the benefits of a cult free life thanks to the efforts of many bloggers, posters and activists, but is critical of the efforts of someone close them to free more jws.
Jefft: "the best ways to get back at the WT is to just go live your life, I agree.
It's puzzling to them(JW) when you leave and your life is fine, great.
This is not suppose to happen when you leave Jehovah. My boys and I
left years ago, we had a rough time but things are great now. Now their JW
mom brag to other JW's how great the boys are doing.
And for those that say "why can't you just leave them alone"?I bet you they are not
shunned by family members.
i had this idea of topic when john aquila made me laugh in one of his post when he said : new light!the governing body has the right to have sex with all the new virgins that get baptized before they get married.. and then i've decided to open this topic to ask this (stupid but funny) question : if you was in the gb, what's the "new light you will want to fight for?
New light, only the GB will go to heaven. All you other fake anointed will
stay here on earth. So stop with the wine and crackers, your butts are
staying right here on this planet..
on jw broadcasting malenfant's latest video, "do not be misled by the wicked" states (@ 4:30) "did it (the serpent) take a bite of the forbidden fruit and because of that was she allowed to gain this ability to speak?".
where does malenfant get the idea that the serpent in the garden was female?.
interesting, because malenfant, like the governing body, adds to scripture what is not there.
A side thought. JW's are against gay sex because it's unnatural. Yet they believe
that a talking snake can tempt people into eating a fruit.
