http://watchtowerdocuments.org/did-you-know-having-children/#comment-474.
here's the short article found in the "did you know?
" series found on watchtower documents, and, underneath it, is the unusual comment:.
In 1987 Canada I heard the speaker say that "to bear children now was
IRRESPONSIBLE"
As I looked down on the stadium rink floor simply filled with
baby carriages and strollers,
I wondered about the childless men who came up with this,
How dare they call these young parents, obediently gatherered there
"irresponsible"
Takes gaul
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i'm currently cleaning up our bookcase and need to decide what goes into the trash.
i'll keep the watchtower books that are not available online anymore (e.g.
the brown "reasoning" book).
I figure they messed with my mind enough all my life
I'm still working on exorcising them
So no, none
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ok, so i've just put myself through another months broadcast so i can see what bull they're feeding my still in relatives.
all was going fine... well, i say fine, i mean the usual cheesy videos, rehearsed reactions from jeffrey jackson (you remember him, the one who told half truths and lies at the royal commission) and propaganda from jw land.. the last feature brings up 9/11 and the paris 2015 attack at the bataclan.
just as im thinking "how are they gonna spin this in their direction" i hear these words:.
The phrase "religious bigotry" comes to mind
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so a couple came into the library where i work today and the woman said she was from the british sign language association and asked if i would display a leaflet for her.
when she handed me the leaflet the jw website logo jumped out at me as did the words 'would you like to study the bible with jehovah's witnesses?
' there was a small picture that had someone conversing in sign language but the other pictures were typical jw leaflet pictures.
I have a number of memories concerning identification and suppression
over the years,
Nobody would EVER tell anybody in ministry who they were,
It would have to be "beaten" out of them,
One thing I really thought about was a letter from the Society stating
that we were not to identify ourselves as "from the Watchtower"
(Odd as this is what our publications said)
Was Headquarters ashamed of its little foot soldiers??
That's certainly the message I received,
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read exodus 22:6-8
jps tanakh : 6 when a man gives money or goods to another for safekeeping, and they are stolen from the man’s house if the thief is caught, he shall pay double; 7 if the thief is not caught, the owner of the house shall come near (נקרב) to god (האלהים) that he has not laid hands on the other’s property.
8 in all charges of misappropriation pertaining to an ox, an ***, a sheep, a garment, or any other loss, whereof one party alleges, “this is it” the case of both parties shall come before god (האלהים): he whom god (אלהים ) declares guilty (ַיְר ִשי ֻףן) shall pay double to the other.
His screen name is David_Jay
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read exodus 22:6-8
jps tanakh : 6 when a man gives money or goods to another for safekeeping, and they are stolen from the man’s house if the thief is caught, he shall pay double; 7 if the thief is not caught, the owner of the house shall come near (נקרב) to god (האלהים) that he has not laid hands on the other’s property.
8 in all charges of misappropriation pertaining to an ox, an ***, a sheep, a garment, or any other loss, whereof one party alleges, “this is it” the case of both parties shall come before god (האלהים): he whom god (אלהים ) declares guilty (ַיְר ִשי ֻףן) shall pay double to the other.
I apparently gave you the wrong name in my previous post,
Please disregard, I'll keep checking,
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read exodus 22:6-8
jps tanakh : 6 when a man gives money or goods to another for safekeeping, and they are stolen from the man’s house if the thief is caught, he shall pay double; 7 if the thief is not caught, the owner of the house shall come near (נקרב) to god (האלהים) that he has not laid hands on the other’s property.
8 in all charges of misappropriation pertaining to an ox, an ***, a sheep, a garment, or any other loss, whereof one party alleges, “this is it” the case of both parties shall come before god (האלהים): he whom god (אלהים ) declares guilty (ַיְר ִשי ֻףן) shall pay double to the other.
I recommend running this by Jay_David,
the man is brilliant,
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the following is a txt message i just had with a jw about why i decided not to attend meeting.
i fully realize that this will get me blocked.. jw : you dont want to answer me why you dont go to the meetings.. joe : ok.. (1) the 2 witness rule in the handling of a accusations of child sex abuse.. (2)the covering it up and out of court settlements that they are making to victims of sexual abuse.
unfortunatley the brothers and sisters are totally unaware of what is going on and the magnitude of it.. (3) the comments of geoffrey jackson when testifying before the australian royal commision on its handling of child sex abuse.
Elders have been alerted,
They will want to "talk" to you,
The purpose of this will be to determine if they will call a JC meeting
If they do, from what I've seen, this will be a formality,
The only way to avoid this is to "get out of Dodge"
PS they are not above BSing you,
I hope it turns out better for you but that's the way I see it,
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i saw this recent account on youtube recently and wondered if anyone had any good spook stories?
haunted books?
ouija boards?
i could never understand why some people who know the truth about the "truth" ever go back.
once you understand all the hypocrisy and negatives, i would think it's almost impossible to go back!.
Well yeah sure but I would need a lobotomy first
In order to not know what I know,
Maybe the lobotomy would bring me back
to the mind of a child,
They would then find me more "teachable",
Things were simpler then
But then again so was I,
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