the internet is the archive for civilization.. watchtower cannot hide it's history.. are we seeing the beginning of a mass exodus out of her?.
mass exodus can happen if you and I unite and show Love to everyone...In order to be fulfilled in life you need to have love for everyone.
No. In order to be fulfilled in life, I need to know the difference between love and abuse.
I will not "love everyone". That would be insanity in action.
Except for that notorious apostate, Eisenhower!
Ah, yes, Ike.
But, for an 'apostate' he sure got a lot of mileage from the WTS!
The Jan 8, 1957 Awake! magazine featured Eisenhower in an article:
"America Still Likes Ike! - How the U.S. presidential campaign progressed, why it went the way it did, and what it means for the future"
https://ia700401.us.archive.org/14/items/1957Awake/1957_Awake.pdf
for your information: .
appeal democrat - yuba city, california .
http://www.appeal-democrat.com/news/guilty-verdict-in-man-s-gay-sex-with-teen/article_81fab302-a394-11e4-8efb-f70ca786d50e.html.
Actually Hitler and the Nazi party were destroyed.
WT societies first prophecy to come true?
Not really. God didn't have much to do with that. A lot of men fighting and dying made that come about. Which, of course, the JWs had no part of.
i am 6th generation.
i have been out for a few years.. back story on the situation:.
i had a co come by while going door-to-door in the neighborhood.
Well, maybe you could say that once you figured out that the JWs are structured in exactly the same way as the Catholic Church's hierarchy - the GB are the same as the Pope - that you could not in good conscience continue to follow their teachings.
whatever happened to the five women that charles russell named as trustees for the voting shares he left to the watchtower society in his will?.
i have already donated to the watch tower bible and tract society all my voting shares therein, putting the same in the hands of five trustees, as follows: sr. e. louise hamilton; sr. almeta m. nation robison; sr. j. g. herr; sr. c. tomlins; sr. alice g. james.
these trustees shall serve for life.
Whatever happened to the five women that Charles Russell named as trustees for the voting shares he left to the Watchtower Society in his will?
I have already donated to the WATCH TOWER BIBLE AND TRACT SOCIETY all my voting shares therein, putting the same in the hands of five Trustees, as follows: Sr. E. Louise Hamilton; Sr. Almeta M. Nation Robison; Sr. J. G. Herr; Sr. C. Tomlins; Sr. Alice G. James. These Trustees shall serve for life. In event of deaths or resignations successors shall be chosen by the WATCH TOWER SOCIETY Directors and Editorial Committee and the remaining Trustees after prayer for Divine guidance.
http://www.pastor-russell.com/legacy/will_doc.html
There is much written about Russell's will and how Rutherford shouldered out those who didn't support him after Russell died. But, what about those 5 women? I think I have even read somewhere that those five women were seen as 'the Bride of Christ' by Russell and that they were the ones who would receive 'divine direction' from Russell after he died.
i use to dream about designing a bathroom that was, well.
crazy.. today, i saw this photo and almost fell over.
obviously somebody else had the same dream!.
the internet is the archive for civilization.. watchtower cannot hide it's history.. are we seeing the beginning of a mass exodus out of her?.
I've always known I'd be ostracized if I ever came out publicly as an "apostate", but it never occurred to me that JWs might actually be scared of me.
They are terrified of you, Vidiot. Terrified.
I saw the look of terror in a JW's eyes when I opened my door one day. Standing on the other side of my door were two JW women that I had never seen before - total strangers.
But, they knew who I was - the first thing out of the one woman's mouth was "Oh! We aren't supposed to call on you!" I was taken aback a bit and asked her how she knew who I was. She replied that I had "been pointed out to her" once in public. I guess I am now on the 'official apostate list'. I never received a return visit.
can there really be any doubt now on how commercial it is?
if you thought the new kh design seemed commercial in nature, now imagine one of those halls turned into a jw store.
we know they exist.
Hmmm. South America, eh?
The 'brothers' sure are active down there...Jw..org has quite the presence in those countries - far more than way up here in Canada. Maybe if we had more political unrest here the JWs would come out of the woodwork.
just to continue my theme about religious freedom and how we approach criticizing the wts, i've also been thinking about 'shunning'.. i think shunning is the most unifying complaint that most ex-members of religious groups that practice it have in common.
it is the layer that runs under every other complaint - whatever the reason for leaving it seems "... and i was shunned" can be added to it as the final rap on the charge sheet.. of course it seems like a no-brainer to many of us and we hardly ever stop to really think about it - shunning is bad, the watchtower believes in shunning therefore the watchtower is bad.
they need to stop it.
Startrekangel, you make a valid point.
I don't think the issue is 'shunning' per se, but, rather, whether 'official shunning' should be in place.
Of course we all make decisions on who to associate with - it is normal human behavior. And, in so doing, we all shun to some extent. I do. I have many people I have made a personal decision to 'shun' (family members included). It is called 'keeping my environment safe'. And I have the right to do that. Personally.
BUT - does an organization have the right to shun? Or the right to tell its members who to shun?
