It surely is a religion of hate, and disfellowshipping is its weapon. Speaking truth is the offense, death by banishment the punishment.
talesin
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LEARNING how to HATE is a Jehovah's Witnesses' "Christian" duty!
by Terry innote:.
one out of every 100 jehovah's witnesses is tossed out and 2 out of every 3 are never reinstated.
the law of the land and god’s law through christ forbid us to kill apostates, even though they be members of our own flesh-and-blood family relationship.
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JW anti-gay children movie viral in Netherlands national media + official reaction of JW spokesman Branch office
by Gorbatchov invarious dutch (netherlands) media mentioned the anti-gay children movie on jw.org,.
and gay, lesbian, transgender and bisexual organizations are shocked, and some gay people.
are reporting the movie to the local police.. the official spokesman of the dutch branch office in emmen declared that the movie is.
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talesin
DY - I think the fact that it's their 'featured video' this month, on their website which is designed for public consumption (that is true, right?), plays into it. It's also been uploaded to youtube. And the WTBTS knows darn well that it would be. The Netherlands has a much more secular society than the USA (as do most western lands), and gays are actually equal.
One of the concerns voiced, is this: What does this video do to a 5 YO whose orientation may be gay? They will be taught a core belief - that gays will be destroyed at Armaggeddon. Now, fast forward a few years to puberty - can you imagine what is going on in that poor kid's head? Knowing they are only attracted to the same sex, yet having to suppress that, and pretend.
But WAIT! Jehovah *knows* what is in your heart and mind! So, even if you are chaste, or marry and walk the *straight* and narrow, Jah will KNOW you have homosexual thoughts. Teens have a hard time anyhow - imagine also bearing the burden, that how you are made, will never be acceptable to Jehovah.
It's a real concern, even if you accept the doctrine, or believe that homosexual acts are wrong. It is fact that sexual orientation is not a choice. Puberty is hard enough, let alone being a JW (guilt about everything). The guilt was bad for me, but for my gay pioneer buddy (no, we did not know he was gay before we found the suicide note), it was too much.That's not an attack - just explaining why the community finds indoctrination of such young children, to be a bad thing.
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Hearts going out to those in the Fort Mac area
by Dagney ina few posters on here live in fort mcmurray, canada where there is a devastating fire.
one at least has lost her home and beloved dog.
thinking of you all.
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talesin
Oh, No! Thanks for letting me know. :' (
She was so kind to me when I first injured my foot, pls let her know my heart is with her, I know there's nothing I can do, maybe send a note to the US addy. .
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Introduction to Daniel - For Fun and Prophet
by Farkel inintroduction to daniel - for fun and prophet.
when i was a dubbie, i considered reading the bible books to be a major and boring chore, mainly because i was required to believe all that stuff i was reading.
trying to make sense out of nonsense is always a frustrating chore.
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talesin
Speaking of Daniel ...
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JW anti-gay children movie viral in Netherlands national media + official reaction of JW spokesman Branch office
by Gorbatchov invarious dutch (netherlands) media mentioned the anti-gay children movie on jw.org,.
and gay, lesbian, transgender and bisexual organizations are shocked, and some gay people.
are reporting the movie to the local police.. the official spokesman of the dutch branch office in emmen declared that the movie is.
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talesin
This is what a secular media does - publishes the truth about religion and child abuse. The twitter comments in one of the articles show that this is just not acceptable. Once again, the Dutch lead the world in doing what's right.
I liked this quote from the last article - a *real* professional's opinion re the powerful effect this vid can have on children.[bold is mine]
What does such a film with a child?
Herald Hofmeijer's teacher and think the film has an impact on children."That's because of the many colors and cartoons: there are children, and that gives an easy entrance in children." Especially children under six, according to him influenced such films. "A packed message to see children not fast they know the difference between fact and fiction is not."
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Hearts going out to those in the Fort Mac area
by Dagney ina few posters on here live in fort mcmurray, canada where there is a devastating fire.
one at least has lost her home and beloved dog.
thinking of you all.
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talesin
I hope T is okay and her family - are you in touch with her, Dagney? I have not been on facebook for a long while, so wondering about that!
It's a scary sitch, with only one road out of town, people having no gas. I haven't checked the news yet today. We got news yesterday, that friends lost their home and dog. I can't bear to think of the pets .... :' (
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I hope all escaped the town, and feel bad for those people. There's no housing there already, with people sleeping on floors and such. Hopefully, the oil companies will provide some temporary shelters for the summer!
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Use of Tablets During Meeting
by Simon Templar inas i seem to remember, in april 2010 i bought one of the first ipads.
i saw the virtue of using it immediately.
it was wifi.
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talesin
So that was the 'straw that broke the camel's back' for you? That's great, and what a memory to have. And what a JERK that brother is. : )
(your screen name always gives me a smile, The Saint... : )
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Squatters, UK and Canada
by James Mixon ina portland man who recently purchase a home was surprised to learn a family had moved ahead.
of him and changed the locks.
he called the police officer and he said there was nothing he could do.. he offered the occupant money to move out, without success.. squatters have rights here.. do squatters have rights in your country???
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talesin
I did a bit of googling - apparently, this is a big problem in Oregon. And it's all because of the real estate bubble, crash, and subsequent abandonment of so many houses by their owners. The banks foreclosed, homes were abandoned, and squatters moved in.
The laws in that state appear to be such that they must be legally evicted. The bank sells to an unsuspecting buyer, then says "Oh, squatters? That's your problem now." Laws here would not permit that.
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Just stopped by to say hello
by stillajwexelder inmust be two years since i was on the board.
hope all are well.
i still go to the odd meeting.
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talesin
bump - I missed this thread, hope you are doing well, my friend!
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Squatters, UK and Canada
by James Mixon ina portland man who recently purchase a home was surprised to learn a family had moved ahead.
of him and changed the locks.
he called the police officer and he said there was nothing he could do.. he offered the occupant money to move out, without success.. squatters have rights here.. do squatters have rights in your country???
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talesin
This sounds off. Squatter's rights usually apply to land, and in Canada, this:
Acquiring valid title to real property through adverse possession is possible in most Canadian common law provinces.
The fundamental rule is simple enough: if a person occupies land for the required period of time as set out in provincial limitation acts and, during that time, no legal action is taken to evict or intrespass, the ownership in the land goes from the legal owner to the squatter.The time limitations run from 10-20 years, depending on provincial legislation. You can't just move into an empty house, change the locks, and PRESTO! it's yours. In land cases, the 'squatters' may have paid taxes for many years, and/or used a piece of land whose boundaries were not legally challenged and/or defined and the legal owner did not instigate the process of legally securing her/his property.