i don't quite understand why mr. nethanyahu is so fearful if iran or other nations have nuclear weapons.
as the nra espouses, the more people are armed and the more weapons on the street, then the safer we should feel.
we all should have the right to protect ourselves.
RubaDub.... the sarcasm is deep with that one!
I think it is simple. In America the sovereign indivual is supposed to be the highest authority in the land.
Other places but a much bigger emphasis on the "collective" good. Those places don't like to see individuals be armed.
Guns takes the authority of the masses and gives it to the individual... wither or not you think that is a god thing depends on your view of the world.
i met a coworker at my work who was even more commited to his religion then almost anybody i had seen in the jw mids yet.
whenever we went for lunch, he would do a little prayer first, he didnt care if anybody would take notice of him.
he does not curse, never!
Does the religion have a paid clergy?
Does it "request" funds/donations?
Does an affirmative answer to these questions automatically disqualify it from being a valid and useful institution?
The watchtower has no paid clergy and doesn't really request funds (at least not the same way most Churches do) even still they are a destructive cult.
In my mind if there is no paid clergy or contributions requested I think "too good to be true what is the hook?" Even the greatest and most useful charities in the world have paid staff and ask for donations. Why can't a Church do the same?
zalkin law firm .
remember when we pointed out how bad child abuse was among christendom?
over the last few years, i haven't heard anything about the rampant abuse claims in christendom.
it's turning out that we have our own to deal with, a lot to deal with.
Don't depend on what you hear. This organization is still fighting the Catholic Church...check their stats. They also work with ex-jws regarding abuse in the WTS.
"Don't depend on what you hear" What do you mean by this? I know there was a problem and I know that there are probably victims that haven't felt like they got justice yet. I never claimed otherwise. The headline case on the page was from about 20 years ago. Are they pursing any current or recent cases of abuse?
remember when we pointed out how bad child abuse was among christendom?
over the last few years, i haven't heard anything about the rampant abuse claims in christendom.
it's turning out that we have our own to deal with, a lot to deal with.
I am Catholic and I volunteer in youth ministry.
I had to get a background check, get fingerprinted and trained in how to identify and avoid child abuse. Yes there was a problem with abuse, but at least the local church has taken it very seriously and is doing everything possible to make sure it doesn't happen again.
How long till the watchtower admits their mistakes and do everything possible to rectify them?
i'm referring to the video that was uploaded where they finally mentioned the child abuse issue.
we all kinda guessed that if they ever addressed it they'd blame it on the media and apostates.
well, looks like we were spot on.
"I'm just defending our Sovereign!"
As if the Sovereign God of the universe needs defending LOL!
"university and college campuses are notorious for bad behaviordrug and alcohol abuse, immorality, cheating, hazing, and the list goes on.
watchtower2005 oct 1 p.28.
having been to university and a jw..it made me think about their logic....... "jehovah's witness congregations are notorious for bad behavioralcohol abuse, immorality, cheating, domestic abuse, child abuse and the list goes on.
High School campuses are notorious for bad behavior—drug and alcohol abuse, immorality, cheating, hazing, and the list goes on.” Watchtower2005 Oct 1 p.28
Doesn't this argument work just as well for high schools as well? Maybe we need to be avoiding them as well.
i remember some years ago when barbara did an expose of the child abuse issue on one of the networks, watchtower used the elders to inform the congregations not to view the program that was to be aired.
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after this recent expose on npr, has there been any official watchtower release read as an announcement at the kingdom hall?.
just to continue my theme about religious freedom and how we approach criticizing the wts, i've also been thinking about 'shunning'.. i think shunning is the most unifying complaint that most ex-members of religious groups that practice it have in common.
it is the layer that runs under every other complaint - whatever the reason for leaving it seems "... and i was shunned" can be added to it as the final rap on the charge sheet.. of course it seems like a no-brainer to many of us and we hardly ever stop to really think about it - shunning is bad, the watchtower believes in shunning therefore the watchtower is bad.
they need to stop it.
most of us know the watchtower "isn`t" known for it`s honesty... what happens when a person calls watchtower headquarters... with questions the the watchtower "doesn`t" want to answer?!...
your about to find out in this youtube video... phone call to bethel ny jehovah's watchtower productions caleb sophia video series underlying themes.
by inform ant .
She needed to ask clear and pointed questions. Those poor bethelites had to hear hear verbal diarrhea.
The only question I heard was "What is the point of the videos" pretty vague if you ask me.
