There was an interesting WT from the 1980s or 1990s that made an unwitting admission along the lines, "some elders have not kept confidentiality as they should". I know a brother who quoted this WT frequently and used it as a justification for not telling elders any personal information. He would say, "it's not me saying it, the Watchtower says elders can't be trusted with private information".
slimboyfat
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"Confidentiality" of Elders!
by stuckinarut2 insomething struck me the other day.. elders are told to maintain confidentiality with regard to the details of judicial cases or congregation "discipline" in an attempt to dignify individuals etc.. this is even the case for known child abusers!.
yet, if they suspect someone of being an "apostate", for instance being a member on this forum, they will spread such information far and wide, through the witness "grape vine" to congregations miles away (or even in other countries).
so, does that mean they place more importance on "apostasy" rather than child abuse?.
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How to wind up a JW
by slimboyfat intell him that jesus probably didn't get married or it would have mentioned it in the bible, but at the same time we can't be 100% sure he didn't get married because it doesn't specifically say he didn't get married.
stand back watch fireworks.. i thought it was a pretty reasonable thing to say.
pop.
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slimboyfat
Reminds me of this excellent poem by Stevie Smith:
Was He Married?
Was he married, did he try
To support as he grew less fond of them
Wife and family?
No,
He never suffered such a blow.
Did he feel pointless, feeble and distrait,
Unwanted by everyone and in the way?
From his cradle he was purposeful,
His bent strong and his mind full.
Did he love people very much
Yet find them die one day?
He did not love in the human way.
Did he ask how long it would go on,
Wonder if Death could be counted on for an end?
He did not feel like this,
He had a future of bliss.
Did he never feel strong
Pain for being wrong?
He was not wrong, he was right,
He suffered from others’, not his own, spite.
But there is no suffering like having made a mistake
Because of being of an inferior make.
He was not inferior,
He was superior.
He knew then that power corrupts but some must govern?
His thoughts were different.
Did he lack friends? Worse,
Think it was for his fault, not theirs?
He did not lack friends,
He had disciples he moulded to his ends.
Did he feel over-handicapped sometimes, yet must draw even?
How could he feel like this? He was the King of Heaven.
...find a sudden brightness one day in everything
Because a mood had been conquered, or a sin?
I tell you, he did not sin.
Do only human beings suffer from the irritation
I have mentioned? learn too that being comical
Does not ameliorate the desperation?
Only human beings feel this,
It is because they are so mixed.
All human beings should have a medal,
A god cannot carry it, he is not able.
A god is Man’s doll, you ass,
He makes him up like this on purpose.
He might have made him up worse.
He often has, in the past.
To choose a god of love, as he did and does,
Is a little move then?
Yes, it is.
A larger one will be when men
Love love and hate hate but do not deify them?
It will be a larger one.
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Life of Brian
by berrygerry ini was a younger dub at the time of this release, and stopped watching this movie near its beginning, when john cleese was stoned with the huge rock for saying jehovah.. this was despite having been (and continuing to be) a major john cleese (and monty python) fan.. any fans of this film?.
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slimboyfat
I never understood that joke.
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Jehovah's Witness Recovery is no more...
by TimeBandit ini just tried to go to the site and there is a goodbye message.
i was a member there since 2010. i was really surprised.
i had just started posting there again after being away for a while.
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slimboyfat
Cool sounds like a plan. As a non member I regret never having had a look. But if member get to have a few days to use the archives and contacts that sounds like a good idea.
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Jehovah's Witness Recovery is no more...
by TimeBandit ini just tried to go to the site and there is a goodbye message.
i was a member there since 2010. i was really surprised.
i had just started posting there again after being away for a while.
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slimboyfat
I think it will be judged by how it closed. It's a very poor decision. They could reopen it for a week or so if they care to be well regarded.
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JW Recovery just closed
by Lanzing ini was surfing jw recovery .com, all of the sudden a screen came up that says .
jehovah's witness recovery.
after much consideration, we have decided to move on to other things, and bring this site to a close.
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slimboyfat
The issue is not closing the forum, which is reasonable, the issue is the lack of warning, which is not reasonable.
The only explanation given so far is "we contemplated on a lot of fallout" which sounds like "we couldn't be bothered listening to members who would want the forum to continue". Which is a pretty poor reason for dumping members giving them no chance to adjust, say goodbye, copy information or keep contacts. Pretty selfish.
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JW Recovery just closed
by Lanzing ini was surfing jw recovery .com, all of the sudden a screen came up that says .
jehovah's witness recovery.
after much consideration, we have decided to move on to other things, and bring this site to a close.
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slimboyfat
It seems particularly obnoxious to set up a site focused of JW "recovery" only to pull the plug without notice when they lost interest in the subject. If that's the sort of people they are it's a shame they didn't think twice before setting up the discussion forum in the first place.
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Life of Brian
by berrygerry ini was a younger dub at the time of this release, and stopped watching this movie near its beginning, when john cleese was stoned with the huge rock for saying jehovah.. this was despite having been (and continuing to be) a major john cleese (and monty python) fan.. any fans of this film?.
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slimboyfat
Crucifixion? That's a doddle.
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Life of Brian
by berrygerry ini was a younger dub at the time of this release, and stopped watching this movie near its beginning, when john cleese was stoned with the huge rock for saying jehovah.. this was despite having been (and continuing to be) a major john cleese (and monty python) fan.. any fans of this film?.
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slimboyfat
It's every man's right to have babies if he wants them.
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Jehovah's Witness Recovery is no more...
by TimeBandit ini just tried to go to the site and there is a goodbye message.
i was a member there since 2010. i was really surprised.
i had just started posting there again after being away for a while.
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slimboyfat
I didn't think I'd ever heard of the place. Well actually I think I'd heard it mentioned a couple of times now I think about it more, but I never joined.
It doesn't give a good impression of the people who ran it that they treat members like this. If they couldn't be bothered explaining the situation to people on the site itself, don't see much point in them coming on here justifying the lack of information. Thanks for nothing and adios will suffice.