Posts by solitairelife

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JW's hit with another lawsuit alleging child sexual abuse

by yalbmert99 in

http://www.christianpost.com/news/jehovahs-witnesses-hit-with-another-lawsuit-alleging-child-sexual-abuse-organization-has-paid-over-13-million-in-damages-130490/.

solitairelife

" I say don't open your doors to the JWs when they knock on them until they close their doors to pedophiles." Interesting quote from the comments section in the article cited above provided by AndersonsInfo: http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2014/12/jehovahs_witnesses_under_fire.html

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Zone Visit: An Announcement That Will "Test Your Faith"

by breakfast of champions in

this is the scuttlebutt in one of the "bethel congregations" by us.. no details as to exactly what this "faith-testing" announcement might be.. anyone else hear any of this pre-zone visit hype?.

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solitairelife

What if they announce that the "doors are closed" and all those on the outide of the organization, including those that are in an inactive state, cannot come back in? Like the game Musical Chairs, there are no seats left for those that don't already have one. It would be a test of faith for those with family members and friends that they still socialize with, though inactive, to suddently cut them off completely. I have been out for over 17 years but have communicated with an elder the entire time. He considered himself a friend, although he knew I would never return. I have noticed of late that he has been distancing himself from me in a way that would make me wonder if they are gearing up for something like this. I don't post much, but the speculation about what may be the action taken by them that will sound unreasonable but yet they expect them to do it anyway bothers me.

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Are we starting to treat DF people differently?

by Quarterback in

some may remember the time when the private study edition of the wt wasn't to be made available to outsiders, and the df'd.. now, with the recent boe letter, sept 1, 2014, it specifically states that jw.org is making the km available even for df'd individuals.. do you sense a new trend developing?.

solitairelife

One who is disfellowshipped does not share in the public ministry anyway, so what difference will it make now that they are able to download it? Are disfellowshipped ones really that interested in keeping up with what is going on?

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I got asked THE QUESTION !!

by Tech49 in

a little experience that happened very recently:.

another brother, an elder, and i were talking, i was explaining to him and giving him several examples of how a couple of the elders in our congregation were blatantly trying to run their own show, parading themselves around as "representatives" of the body, when the other brothers didnt know what the hell they were talking about.

they are using their "elder powers" to bully and push people around, causing a bit of angst and hurt feelings.

solitairelife

Just say no, and thereafter enjoy the first real day of the rest of your life. Why is it so difficult for those who want to tell the TATT to actually tell the truth when asked this question? Inactive for almost two decades, I tell anyone who asks of me that I do not believe god chose 8 (7, 6, 5) men to represent him in directing that organization. I know, since being away so long, that my response probably means nothing to them at this point, but it is a great feeling when I do have the opportunity to tell the truth about how I feel.

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Controversial Opinion: Why the web site campaign is actually brilliant

by Apognophos in

there's a lot of talk right now about how stupid it is to have jws hand out leaflets with urls on them.

"why go to someone's door to tell them they can visit a web site that lets them ask for someone to come to their door?

" well, i'm sorry, but i have to weigh in with a contrary opinion here on how clever the society is.

solitairelife

It also prevents them from being asked questions face to face that cannot be answered because even they don't know what the truth is anymore. Like online dating, what they see is not what they will get once they actually meet the real deal. In truth, they could not stop anyone who wants to design a bunch of tracts directing them to this website instead.

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JW.org down?

by jw07 in

i'm seeing tons of comments from sad jws on my facebook feed saying that the beloved golden calf jw.org is offline.. what are you seeing when you try it?

*crosses fingers* i wish it could never ever return.. are they getting too much traffic to support?.

work of hackers?

solitairelife

Still down. Babylon the Great has fallen, hopefully.

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Will the JW.Org Site make a difference ?

by Phizzy in

it will obviously make a difference to how jw's obtain their literatrash, they will have to download and print it all themselves before long.. it will make a small difference to the dtod work, they will now refer even genuine questions and interest etc to the site, not taking the opportunity to "witness" on the initial call at all.

this has been happening already to a degree.. the difference i am mainly interested in is the capture of new suckers in to the borg.. we will be able to see when we get 2014's figures, sometime next year, what the rate of increase was over the last ten years.. phizzy the prophet predicts that the rate of increase over the next ten years will not be significantly up.

probably down, but certainly, i feel, not so different from the last ten.. should i be around in ten years to do so, i will wish to ask jw's:.

solitairelife

I visited the website today and clicked on the publications tab, and out of 61 publications listed, I am only familiar with 8, and those are the oldest of the publications found on pages 5 and 6. I have been inactive for over 15 years, and today I find this organization unrecognizable. I remember singing my heart out to songs like Make the Truth Your Own, Keep Your Eyes on the Prize, and so many others in that burgandy songbook. Although we now know the the real truth about the doctrines and concepts of the religion, the former organization had something that kept you there.

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Something Big is Coming...

by notsurewheretogo in

the annual meeting of the governing body of jehovah's witnesses will be in october 2014.. .. in november 2013, just after the last one they published this now famous statement in the 15th of november 2013 watchtower page 16 paragraph 17 says:.

"at that time, the lifesaving direction that we receive from jehovahs organization may not appear practical from a human standpoint.

all of us must be ready to obey any instructions we may receive, whether these appear sound from a strategic or human standpoint or not.".

solitairelife

If I were still in, a change in doctrine wouldn't surprise me. It would have to be an announcement so surprising as to be unbelievable, making those inside question whether or not to believe it and therefore, making those who worship the man made god Jehovah, that genious creation of the WBTS, to go against all human reasoning and obey. It just can't be the same old thing, it has to be something "new."

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Full-time service is MORE IMPORTANT than taking care of elderly parents!!! It says so in the Sept 2014 WT

by EndofMysteries in

paragraph 20 out of the article in the sept 2014 study wt about fulltime service says this.... .

"full-time servants age, and so do their parents.

when parents are witnesses, likely their fondest wish is for their children to stay in their assignments.

solitairelife

Where is the love? I would not be surprised if one of the things they ask members to do that 'may sound unreasonable from a human standpoint' will be to put aging parents to death by some undetectable means because they are becoming a burden to the work......

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What is the key to free yourself from the Organization?

by suavojr in

they key to free yourself from the organization is having mental clarity of what is happening in relation to the watchtower, inside and out.

their basic concept is that they are god's sole organization on earth.

there really is no basis for anyone to make that statement.

solitairelife

One of the most important things for me was realizing that the mentality there was purely superstitious. 'If you leave, you will die'...no, you will not. For in that day your eyes will become opened, and you will finally begin to live. After almost 20 years out I am still here, to their dismay I'm sure.