have anyone of you read, the absolutly jaw dropping paragraph in this article about a women who was hit by her husband?
its in page 25 of the 2/15/12 wt study edition (i read the dumbed down version).. .
if there was any question, that the watchtowers stance is for wives to simply take it when their husbands abuse them, this makes it crystal clear.. who the hell is scanning these things before they go to print?
I sent a letter to the Huffington Post this morning. I also made some photocopies of the offending article and plan on sending a copy to The Toronto Star and the Hamilton Spectator. I also plan on sending some hard copies out to some local battered women shelters.
Reading what happened to Mr. Flipper's sister just horrified me.......and this frigging religion just endorses the behaviour.
today is the 48th anniversary of the tragic assassination of us president kennedy.. http://gazettextra.com/weblogs/we-people/2011/nov/22/today-is-the-48th-anniversary-of-the-tragic-assass/.
bangalore.
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I wasn't born yet when he was killed, but I remembered that this was the anniversary. Amazingly, none of my co-workers knew...........
have anyone of you read, the absolutly jaw dropping paragraph in this article about a women who was hit by her husband?
its in page 25 of the 2/15/12 wt study edition (i read the dumbed down version).. .
if there was any question, that the watchtowers stance is for wives to simply take it when their husbands abuse them, this makes it crystal clear.. who the hell is scanning these things before they go to print?
These scriptures were written 2,000 years ago when a woman's status was not much above that of a household slave. A woman was viewed as her husband's property and there was absolutely no equality in the marriage whatsoever. A husband could beat his wife with impunity and nothing happened to him. That was simply the society, mentality and culture of those days.
For the idiots at Crooklyn to still be trying to implement this sort of mentality now is absurd. It would be like them trying to tell black people that they should still be subservient to their white masters. Why? Because the 'Good Book' endorses slavery. Can you imagine the outrage if that paragraph had stated the following:
"...Selma, a black woman, recalls a lesson she learned from the Witness who studied with her. "On one particular day," says Selma, "I didn't want to have a Bible study. The night before, my master had hit me as I had tried to prove a point, and I was feeling sad and sorry for myself. After I told the sister what had happened and how I felt, she asked me to read Ephesians 6:5 that says: "Slaves, obey your earthly masters with respect and fear, and with sincerity of heart, just as you would obey Christ." She also showed me another scripture:
"...Christians who are slaves should give their masters full respect so that the name of God and his teaching will not be shamed. If your master is a Christian, that is no excuse for being disrespectful. You should work all the harder because you are helping another believer by your efforts. Teach these truths, Timothy, and encourage everyone to obey them." (1 Timothy 6:1-2 NLT)
As I read, I began to reason, my master never does any loving things for me.' But the sister made me think differently by asking, ‘How many of those acts of love do you show toward your master?' My answer was, ‘None, for he is so difficult to live with.'
The sister softly said, ‘Selma, who is trying to be a Christian here? You or your master?' Realizing that I needed to adjust my thinking, I prayed to Jehovah to help me be a better slave. Slowly, things started to change." After 17 years, my master accepted the truth.
Apparently even the Writing Department knows that this would be pushing the envelope and will not write anything like this (unless they'd like to be sued, charged with discrimiation and possibly have their headquarters closed down). But they still somehow think that that marriage certificate gives someone the Right to beat someone else and that that person should simply put up with it in case the aggressor decides to convert.
have anyone of you read, the absolutly jaw dropping paragraph in this article about a women who was hit by her husband?
its in page 25 of the 2/15/12 wt study edition (i read the dumbed down version).. .
if there was any question, that the watchtowers stance is for wives to simply take it when their husbands abuse them, this makes it crystal clear.. who the hell is scanning these things before they go to print?
Here's another statement from a previous Watchtower in 2007 which is also encouraging women to stay with abusive husbands:
"....Similarly, Peter indicated that some unbelieving husbands-even those who are abusive-will become Christians after observing the submissive conduct of their wives. We have seen evidence of this happening today."-----w07 2/15 p. 20 par. 12 Wives-Deeply Respect Your Husbands
have anyone of you read, the absolutly jaw dropping paragraph in this article about a women who was hit by her husband?
its in page 25 of the 2/15/12 wt study edition (i read the dumbed down version).. .
if there was any question, that the watchtowers stance is for wives to simply take it when their husbands abuse them, this makes it crystal clear.. who the hell is scanning these things before they go to print?
And finding who to send this article to can take less than 2 minutes. For example, here is the link to faculty who teach Women's Studies at UCLA: http://www.womensstudies.ucla.edu/faculty.html
I think if enough groups are contacted, the media just might take some notice.
have anyone of you read, the absolutly jaw dropping paragraph in this article about a women who was hit by her husband?
its in page 25 of the 2/15/12 wt study edition (i read the dumbed down version).. .
if there was any question, that the watchtowers stance is for wives to simply take it when their husbands abuse them, this makes it crystal clear.. who the hell is scanning these things before they go to print?
I showed this article to my one sister who left the Borg when she was 16. She was absolutely disgusted. I think I might also forward the article to a couple of Profs who teach Womens Studies, in particular those who teach about the history of domestic abuse.
have anyone of you read, the absolutly jaw dropping paragraph in this article about a women who was hit by her husband?
its in page 25 of the 2/15/12 wt study edition (i read the dumbed down version).. .
if there was any question, that the watchtowers stance is for wives to simply take it when their husbands abuse them, this makes it crystal clear.. who the hell is scanning these things before they go to print?
Gayle said: Thank you Mary!! I like that you include the phone number for people to call. I will use your letter as a format, so as not to plagarize.
Gayle (or anyone else), do not worry about "plagarizing" my letter. Anyone on here has full permission to use it either exactly as it is or suited as to however you want.
My dearest Outlaw said: How can you not love Mary?..
Aaaaawww......the question is: How can you not love Outlaw?
Watersprout asked: Has anyone got a link for this article??
Here you go m'dear.....I think it was posted on page 9: http://download.jw.org/files/media_magazines/w_E_20120215.pdf
have anyone of you read, the absolutly jaw dropping paragraph in this article about a women who was hit by her husband?
its in page 25 of the 2/15/12 wt study edition (i read the dumbed down version).. .
if there was any question, that the watchtowers stance is for wives to simply take it when their husbands abuse them, this makes it crystal clear.. who the hell is scanning these things before they go to print?
ps - still refer to your project frequently!
Hmmm......I'm thinking of sending the Slobbering Body members each a copy of my project as a Christmas present this year.......think they'd appreciate it? LOL!!
i wasted my sunday yesterday attending the special a$$embly day.
i thought some of you might like to see some of the notes i took to keep myself amused/awake.. we had a guest speaker from the local old people's home bethel.
he seemed slightly senile.
Then he talks about embarrassing stuff that happened in the 1930s. Apparently brothers were asked to display flashing signs in their windows saying something about riches and enquire within
That was just Rutherfraud's secret code for ordering Bethelites to sniff out contraband whiskey during Prohibition for him and his girlfriend. Evidently, he was whacked out of his gourd when he came up with the 'flashing signs' idea....
By the way, welcome to the board!!!
have anyone of you read, the absolutly jaw dropping paragraph in this article about a women who was hit by her husband?
its in page 25 of the 2/15/12 wt study edition (i read the dumbed down version).. .
if there was any question, that the watchtowers stance is for wives to simply take it when their husbands abuse them, this makes it crystal clear.. who the hell is scanning these things before they go to print?
OK, as promised, here is a sample letter for anyone who wants to write a letter to whatever organization, shelter or law-enforcement agency. Feel free to alter it however you want and if you're going to be sending them by email, just provide the link and take out the part about "enclosed is a copy of the article":
Dear _____________:
As an organization directly involved in spousal abuse, I am writing to you regarding a disturbing article in the February 15, 2012 Watchtower magazine that is not so subtly encouraging battered women to stay with their abusive husbands. As you may be aware, the Watchtower is the official magazine of 7 million Jehovah's Witnesses and whatever is printed on those pages must be accepted by the members as coming directly from God. No dissent is tolerated.
The article in question gives an example of a woman named ‘Selma' who has suffered emotional and physical abuse by her husband for years. When she tells the Jehovah's Witness woman who is studying with her about it, the article relays that the Witness woman indicates that perhaps the problem is that Selma needs to be "more loving" towards her abusive husband. Incredibly, it also states that the battered wife thought that she needed to "adjust [her] thinking", as though she were to blame for her husband's action.
There is nothing in the article that condemns her husband's action, or suggests that these beatings should be reported to the police, or even for 'Selma' to get counselling or medical attention. The underlying message is that women who have abusive husbands should just ‘suck it up' on the chance that her husband might join the religion (where, I might add, they would be able to continue beating their wives as the religion virtually turns a blind eye to domestic violence).
While the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society has a long history of articles encouraging women to stay with abusive mates, it is shocking and disgusting that in the 21st century, they are still promoting this Neanderthal view amongst their members and anyone else joining their ranks.
As many victims of domestic violence suffer from low self-esteem and perhaps lack of education, they are quite often seeking a place where they can feel loved and secure and all too often, they can get sucked into a religious cult like this one where they're loved-bombed, then trained (once again) to believe that as a women, she is less than a man and it is her ‘duty' to put up with an abusive husband.
Since your organization deals directly with women who are victims of domestic violence, I thought it prudent that you be aware of this article. All too often, Jehovah's Witnesses are seen as a benign religion with perhaps some odd beliefs, but nothing more. In reality, the religion is run solely by a group of men whose view of women have not changed much in the last 100 years. They write articles like this with impunity and there are untold numbers of Witness women who have suffered horribly over the years, simply because they are not allowed to question anything these men say.
I am enclosing a copy of the article for you and hope you will pass it on to any others who might benefit from this information. If you wish to verify that this article was written by the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society, and if you have any questions for them (like why they are still writing articles like this), their phone number in Brooklyn, New York is: 718-560-5000. Ask for the Writing Department.
