11 march 2017. dear governing body of jehovah's witnesses,.
could you please introduce the phrase "spiritual generation" to replace the phrase "overlapping generation".
it would save us all a lot of confusion.. an online search of your publications dating back to 2000 showed that this term has never been used.. http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/s/r1/lp-e?q="spiritual+generation"&p=par.
poopie - No such thing as overlapping generation it's one generation.
Correct, but the eschatology developed by the guardians of the doctrine within the Jehovah's Witnesses currently states there is an overlapping generation.
Methinks that there could very well be a few members of the governing body, except for maybe Geoffrey Jackson, that could be willing to develop the opinion that a "spiritual generation" might be a more practical idea.
is there one available yet?
is there going to be one available, and if so, when?
thanks!.
You can download and read the Opening Address here:
Official transcripts should be available once they are verified.
11 march 2017. dear governing body of jehovah's witnesses,.
could you please introduce the phrase "spiritual generation" to replace the phrase "overlapping generation".
it would save us all a lot of confusion.. an online search of your publications dating back to 2000 showed that this term has never been used.. http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/s/r1/lp-e?q="spiritual+generation"&p=par.
wanton - A spiritual generation would not be the last, not ending, but go on into eternity.
Exactly. A "spiritual generation" would never end but go on into eternity. Problem solved for this generation of the governing, and the jehovah's witnesses, as well as the next generation of the governing body, and the jehovah's witnesses, the later generation being an overlapping of the previous generation as well as the next generation.
11 march 2017. dear governing body of jehovah's witnesses,.
could you please introduce the phrase "spiritual generation" to replace the phrase "overlapping generation".
it would save us all a lot of confusion.. an online search of your publications dating back to 2000 showed that this term has never been used.. http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/s/r1/lp-e?q="spiritual+generation"&p=par.
11 March 2017
Dear governing body of jehovah's witnesses,
Could you please introduce the phrase "spiritual generation" to replace the phrase "overlapping generation". It would save us all a lot of confusion.
An online search of your publications dating back to 2000 showed that this term has never been used.
http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/s/r1/lp-e?q="spiritual+generation"&p=par
Jesus was a spiritual man. Evidently when he spoke of "this generation" he was referring to a "spiritual generation".
JW LEAKS
someone suggested i would address a letter not only to mr. angus stewart, but also to the royal commission as well.
it merges the two subjects on the same letter (inactive status and shunning; two witness rule), and adds some things more that what i said to mr. stewart.
it's a bit long, please bear with me.. --------------------------------------- .
Great letter and thank you for sending it.
JW LEAKS (Australia)
apologies if this has been posted already.... http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-03-10/uniting-church-in-australia-apologises-to-victims/8344496.
http://www.smh.com.au/national/inside-the-jehovahs-witnesses-a-perfect-storm-for-abuse-20170309-guukur.html .
http://www.skynews.com.au/news/national/2017/03/10/jehovah-s-witnesses-to-face-abuse-inquiry.html .
http://www.9news.com.au/national/2017/03/10/03/31/uniting-church-witnesses-focus-of-inquiry .
From major newspapers in Australia.
i am not wanting to start a fight.
i just want to hear what people think.
honestly and realistically, what do you think the australian government will do, with watchtower, when they receive the full arc report?.
Richard Oliver
I am not wanting to start a fight. I just want to hear what people think. Honestly and realistically, what do you think the Australian Government will do, with Watchtower, when they receive the full ARC report?
I am looking for realistic expressions, this is when you consider section 51 and 116 of the Commonwealth's Constitution.
Section 51 of the Australian Constitution deals with native Australians and "inferior people" and the power to make special laws governing them. I take it that you are not referring to the Watchtower leaders as native Australians but rather "inferior people".
Section 116, religion, in its broad application applies directly to individual persons. Watchtower is not a person and is not a religion. It is a corporation. As such it would be best to read the Australian Corporations Act 2001 ("the Act") which applies to Watchtower, its directors and officers.
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/ca2001172/
I recommend you, and all Watchtower directors and lawyers, read "CHAPTER 2D--Officers and employees PART 2D.1--DUTIES AND POWERS" within the Act as it explains liability for any wrongful behaviour of Watchtower Australia, its Service Department and Legal Department.
Hope this helps.
with all the legalese being tossed around, and the expert manipulation on the part of the wtbts, who can explain why the "two witness" is being perverted by the wtbts?
i don't care if you're a bible believer and want to approach this from a biblical standpoint, or if you simply use logic and reason.
how would you explain this subject to a j-dub, or even a non-dub?.
smiddy - The ARC into child sexual abuse case 54 ,they need to be made aware that the 2 witness rule is not a 2000 year old scriptual requirement but actually a 4000 year old law given by Moses Deut.17:6
The archaic Mosaic law was repeated in the New Testament as applicable to Christians. This occured 2000 years ago. It's right in their with the Christain law about shaving the head of a woman who speaks up in the congregation without authority.
http://www.smh.com.au/national/inside-the-jehovahs-witnesses-a-perfect-storm-for-abuse-20170309-guukur.html .
http://www.skynews.com.au/news/national/2017/03/10/jehovah-s-witnesses-to-face-abuse-inquiry.html .
http://www.9news.com.au/national/2017/03/10/03/31/uniting-church-witnesses-focus-of-inquiry .
Repost of an above link at the page reference changed.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-03-10/uniting-church-in-australia-apologises-to-victims/8344496
