bttt - treachery abounds - your thoughts, please....
Really Now - NO Treachery?
by compound complex 21 Replies latest watchtower bible
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jgnat
I haven't myself witnessed any fraudulent behavior.
I've seen a few JW's involved in multilevel marketing schemes and health fad sales. You could say they have a ready "captive" audience.
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nvrgnbk
Was it an article in the 15 July 2006 Watchtower wherein it is stated that Jehovah, Jesus Christ, the holy spirit and the loving spiritual shepherds would not permit treachery to occur within the Christian congregation?
I vividly remember this article my enraged coco. I was dumbfounded by that statement. Wasn't this the article about murmuring?
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compound complex
Thanx, jgnat and never,
Yes, it was about murmuring. Sorry that I don't have it in hand, but I imagine it's achived as one of Blondie's WT reviews.
I appreciate your response.CoCo
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NanaR
Coco,
Back in the 1950s, my dad bought a house from an "annointed brother" in the congregation (who was a voting member of the Watchtower Bible & Tract Society and attended the annual meetings). In the purchase contract, my father had stipulated that the hot water heater, which was leaking, must be fixed before closing. My father was very careful about all business matters, but when CH told him at close that the leaking heater was fixed, my dad believed him and signed the papers.
The day we moved in, we discovered that CH's "fix" involved drilling a hole in the floor under the leak and sticking a funnel in it so that the leaking water (which we were paying the city for) would go under the house (there to cause major problems as well).
Dad was angry but there was really nothing he could do, since he had signed, except fix the matter himself. He had to purchase and install a new hot water heater and then get the crawl space dried out.
This man's name became my father's designation for deceitful business practices. Yet paradoxically they continued as friends and the matter was never brought to the congregation. Dad just "ate" the expense.
Oh, in addition, this gentleman had asked to be able to continue to run his used car lot out of our back yard until he could find another location for it. This matter of finding another location took FOREVER. In fact, "_________'s Used Cars" remained in our back yard until one day I was running through the yard and punctured my forehead on a rusty car hood. I had to go to the hospital, and the car lot vacated soon after.
Sounds treacherous to me...
Ruth
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nvrgnbk
Thanx, jgnat and never,
Yes, it was about murmuring. Sorry that I don't have it in hand, but I imagine it's achived as one of Blondie's WT reviews.
I appreciate your response.CoCo
This article was key to my exit CoCo. Insiders tell me it was written to shut up "reassigned" Bethelites that got their asses downsized. Feel the love!
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compound complex
Thank you, Nana and Never,
We all have many a tale to tell. In the final analysis, we have to move on with our lives and not become embittered. 'Vegeance is mine, saith the Lord.' We shall see.
Never: I'm going to look at your profile and past topics - my interest has been piqued by your comments on your reason for exiting. I appreciate your kindly manner.
CoCo
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NotaNess
Here's a nice page to read from a WTS publication...enjoy.
http://www.reexamine.org/quotes/scans/2001_wt_nov_15p19.jpg
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compound complex
"[...] we merely 'look on and see the retribution of the wicked,' who are reaping trouble in commercial, religious, and other ways. - Galatians 6: 7"
"[...] some of our enemies show their opposition openly."
Strange - the wicked, the enemies - are within the Organization!
Thank you, Notaness; I did "enjoy"!
CoCo
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betterdaze
Comments You Will Not Hear at the 08-20-06 WT Study (July 15, 2006, page 14-19)(MURMURING)
http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/10/118899/2094822/post.ashx#2094822
