WTS Says Faith Should Not be in an Organization?

by blondie 16 Replies latest watchtower beliefs

  • yesidid
    yesidid

    Dear Blondie,

    You are on the top of my "must read posts". I really appreciate all your time, insightful and balanced comments.

    Thanks for the suggestions on coping with meetings. I am also giving the sm and ms a skip. As you say, they're just too dreadful to even contemplate.

    All the best

    yesidid

  • blondie
    blondie

    Thanks yesidid.

    I know I enjoy posting my reviews. It helps me so much and everyone's comments are so interesting and insightful.

    I'm no spring chicken and have seen a lot and done a lot. Thank god, I have learned something too along the way.

    The more meetings I miss the better I feel. I have some new projects on the offing in volunteer work. Strangely enough, my training as a JW will be helpful.

    I have been reading some Bible-based ex-JW material and making plans to attend a BRCI convention the end of June.

    http://www.brci.org/index.html

    Blondie

  • Maverick
    Maverick

    Dear Blondie: Check out the Baptism Nullification letter posted by Blackguard on the friends forum. I think you will appreciate it. Maverick

  • Iamnoone
    Iamnoone

    Maverick what do you mean by baptism nullification letter?

  • Disillusioned JW
    Disillusioned JW

    I think that the Baptism Nullification letter is letter to have one's JW baptism annulled/revoked and perhaps to have it considered invalid. But I might be wrong about that. I am starting to look into was is said in some topic threads about, such as at https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/47666/baptism-nullification-update and at https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/46515/extrication-via-baptism-nullification . I notice that there is an update at https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/47981/baptism-nullification-endgame . A post in it says the following.

    "Well the GoverningBodyGod has added a new twist to my BN letter. They are not contesting my stand that I was never a Baptized member. But they have decided to treat me as if I was an unbaptized publisher. This put me in the approved associate standing.

    After all, I did associate and had many privileges so I can't claim otherwise. They simply announced that I was not associated with the Christian Cong. anymore."

    I am not sure it would work for those who while an adult had filled out and submitted an application to be a regular pioneer and became a regular pioneer. I am also not sure it would work for those who became a ministerial servant or submitted an application to work at Bethel.

  • Disillusioned JW
    Disillusioned JW

    Does anyone here think it would work?

  • DesirousOfChange
    DesirousOfChange

    Not a chance.

    They would just announce: "[So-and-so] is no longer one of JW's."

    Game over.

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