Humble: Now we can test this matter out. You said,
Your comment is not true. You misread the information. They never said "Stay off of the Internet". I happen to work as a website designer and I am on the internet 8 hours per day. Obviously, the Society will not object to my job. The purpose of the information is for Witnesses to be cautious with what they read, because it could be damaging to their spirituality. They have an official site, so it was unnecessary for individual Witnesses to have their own explaining beliefs, etc.
First, I did not make an exact quote of the Nov.99 KM. I was merely relaying the general intent of the article. I have read the article and I posted a break-down of it on H20 about a year and a half ago. The Society, as always, is carfeful not to say 'exactly' certain things, but any JW worth their salt would saty as far from the Internet as possible (except of course for work purposes, as that went without saying. I was speaking about talk forums such as this one, and you know good and damn well that is what I meant.)
You continued,
You are also not being truthfull when saying that these site are for Jehovah's Witnesses. In reality, when a Witness posts here, he is insulted and the first accusation always is "that is a typical response for someone brainwashed by the WTBTS". That is just silly, because a Witness is not given a fair chance to explain his stance.
First, these sites do not say they are exclusive to JWs and that non-JWs or ex-JWs are not welcome. H20 clearly, for example, stated that it was for other interested persons, and in their FPP they clearly without question discuss that fact that participants may be former JWs, but they are not going to judge who is and who is not apostate.
Second, I have not read the JWD FPP, but when anyone happens on to this site, they can see right away from the forum thread title what it is about and can quickly move on if they are offended. The site invites and is about and for JWs, but nowhere is it exclusive to and only for JWs, and you good and damn welll that is the case.
Third, JWs who, like yourself, Sue, Freddie, You Know and others usually start off their presense with some remarks about apostates, and categorize everyone here with that label. They initiate their introduction with insults. Frankly, when Sue (who weas realy her husband lying to us about who he is) started the very first posts of theirs, its was about 'apostates' and immediately was an insult. Fuirther, 'Sue" (or Mr. Sue) said she (he) just wanted to make sure and ask for a real JW site where they could chat with real JWs ... and several gave them some really good pure JW sites, and what so we see? The real Sue emerges, and wwe find that her husband Alternative was the real first Sue, and that they are visiting and posting here like crazy. And, once I got them to open up be honest and disclose who and what they really are, I Welcommed them, even those they lied through their teeth! Why? because I am many other ex-JWs understand the fear and the shame and the need to act with caution as one proceeds to search around.
Now here is a shocker for you - Humble! If you were a ture loyal JW Elder as you have claimed to be you would know without question that it is beyond your assigned responsibility to be on a forumsuch as this to try and 'stabilize the Ark' as it were. You know that you are associating with DF'd, DA'd and others known to be labeled Apostates by your religion. THEREFORE, in as muich as you knowingly associate with those whom the organization disapproves, and that such associateion make you an accomplice, and that your repeated posts constitutes a 'willful' practice of sin, then were I still a good little JW Elder, a company man, Loyal to the Borg, I would upon discovering your Internet activity, not settle for 'counseling' you, as you admitted above, I would be asking you about whether you believe "IT" is the Truth, and what you are doing associating with known apostates, in violation of the organization's directives.
As an ex-JW, I am pleased that you are here, and want you to stay, because I understand the process you are going through ... you ratinalize you participation here to get around what you know the Borg would have you really do ... why? ... because you are really curious and you have doubts, but you are not in a safe place to admit that.
You cannot con me. Been there, done that! I have not lied or slandered about anything and so far, you have not made you case. Keep trying bubba. - Amazing
