to scream or not to scream

Incense_and_Peppermints

JW women have a greater need than JW men to stay ever vigilant and attentive of the Watchtower's back and forth rules and regulations which they have the nerve to teach is "new light" from God. Why is this? If a JW woman is raped, she may actually face disfellowshipping from the body of elders who will interrogate her soon after the crime has occurred and will listen with the utmost attention to every little detail. Depending on the "new light" from the Governing Body, if she doesn't scream during a rape, she will be charged by the Elders as an adulteress ... someone who may have actually 'enjoyed' the violent act because of her silence. Yet, this rule has changed back and forth several times. In effect, if a JW woman was raped in 1964 and she didn't scream, she would be disfellowshipped. If another JW woman was raped in 1969 and she didn't scream, she would NOT be disfellowshipped. Therefore, if a JW woman does not want to be branded an adulteress and taken away from her loved ones by the hate crime of disfellowshipping, she had better pay particular close attention to the latest vacillating "NEW LIGHT" from the Governing Body.

Take a look for yourself at the following list of insane "new light" vacillation. It's enough to make you want to ....

	No. If you don't scream you won't be disfellowshipped. Prior to January 15, 1964
	YES! SCREAM OR BE DISFELLOWSHIPPED!! Watchtower, January 15, 1964, p. 63
	No. If you don't scream you won't be disfellowshipped. Aid to Bible Understanding, 1969, pp. 601, 1371
	YES! SCREAM OR BE DISFELLOWSHIPPED!! Awake!, March 8, 1974, p. 14
	No. If you don't scream you won't be disfellowshipped. Awake, July 8, 1980, pp. 5-6
	YES! SCREAM OR BE DISFELLOWSHIPPED!! Watchtower, October 15, 1980, p. 7
	No. If you don't scream you won't be disfellowshipped. Watchtower, March 15, 1983, p. 30
	YES! SCREAM OR BE DISFELLOWSHIPPED!! Awake!, February 22, 1984
	No. If you don't scream you won't be disfellowshipped. Awake!, June 8, 1984 (just 3 months later!!!!)
	YES! SCREAM OR BE DISFELLOWSHIPPED!! Awake!, May 22, 1986, p. 23
	No. If you don't scream you won't be disfellowshipped. Awake!, September 22, 1986, p. 28
	YES! SCREAM OR BE DISFELLOWSHIPPED!! (Doctrine not yet in force...pending flickering new light from the "holy spirit").

gsx1138

Poor Drew, she looks so confused.

ItsJustlittleoldme

Do they have a Discotech too? This blinking light of theirs would be great for a disco!!!

Farkel

Screaming while being raped is now acceptable, but only in moderation. A woman is still NOT allowed to enjoy it while the guy beats the crap out of her and puts a loaded gun to her head during the rape, though. Remember ladies: you CANNOT let yourself enjoy that part.

It's all Bible-Based.

Farkel

Windchaser

Powerful post, IandP. Wow, that "new light" is like a flicker, isn't it?

Kjell Hedblom

I really dont have any comments to this.It all speaks for it self!

Kjell hedblom

Perry

I see Drew is on the phone during this violent assault. No doubt the new light includes this form of abuse as well.

KKLUV155

This happened to a friend of mine. She got raped not just once but twice by the same man and she got disfellowshipped for not screaming either times. The elders told her b/c she did not scream either time she must have wanted it. How sick can you get. The guy had scissors to her stomach and told her if she screamed he would kill her, her sister and her 3 year old nephew down the hallway.She is still in the truth.

JT

I recall the first time i was on the old DB called H20 and i was still and elder and this was presented to me with all the flipflops and then i was asked to justify it based on NEW LIGHT

did jah get the message wrong, did the gb get the message wrong, did jah get the message right but the gb misunderstood what he said, was jah just testing the sheep to see what they were made of and the list went on and on

i was left there on the DB trying to find a defense for the indefensible

great post as well as illustration

I just love this NET "THANG"

IslandWoman

There is one kind of rape the Watchtower has been pretty much consistent on: Spiritual Rape.

When we were spiritually raped the rapist taped our mouth shut, that rapist is the Watchtower!

IW

to scream or not to scream

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