as part of the sign of his presence, jesus said: "furthermore, brother will deliver brother over to death, and a father a child, and children will rise up against their parents and have them put to death.
until recently it was difficult to imagine how such a scenario might play itself out in fulfillment of christ's prophecy.
but, with the ongoing apostasy now accelerating, and the world's financial system rapidly crumbling, and rumors of war a part of daily life, it is becoming increasingly apparent that the stage is being set for jesus' words to become a horrifying reality.
You Know, According to John 16:2, Jesus said that 'everyone that kills you will imagine he has rendered sacred service to God'.
It seems to me that those who do the killing will more likely be rabid fundamentalists of the religious persuasion, rather than those who JW's classify as 'apostates'.
It stands to reason then, that the true 'apostates' are those who believe they know God's will and claim to be His representatives, no?
i was reading a little bit of the greatest man who ever lived book today and when i began to read chapter 85 ( searching for the lost ), something was crystal clear.
i read this:.
" the pharisees and scribes treat common people like dirt under their feet.
You could also compare the Pharisees attitude toward "the people of the earth" to the WTS's take on the "other sheep".
(not, ray franz owes us an apology) .
(ok lets add this on)do those who are or were governing body members have a greater amount of responsability than witnesses in general?at what point do we stop being victims and become instigaters?
this may have been discussed before but i'm not sure.so sorry if it has.
If you believe that Ray Franz owes you/us an apology, do you also believe that you owe an apology to everyone that you 'preached' to when you were a witness?
Wouldn't this same accountability fall on you too, for whatever part you played in spreading the word of lies?
draffenville congregation of jehovahs witnesses.
judicial committee elders of:.
murray congregation of jehovahs witnesses.
Some how, me thinks you may protest too much.. Am I wrong?
Why shouldn't Bill protest his good name being smeared? I think you're wrong.
I believe he's fighting for the principle of the thing at this point. Besides that, he probably feels that there are many well intentioned people in the org that he doesn't want to lose association with because of the kangaroo court proceedings.
I'm sure there are many reasons why he would take this course. I would if I were in his shoes.
Lea
this is a long article.
the writer's e-mail address is provided at the bottom.
in reading this, you will see how the jw's are misleading, how they use fear and/or scare tactics, and how women get no respect.
If smoking is akin to opening yourself up to demon possession, does that mean that the founders and early adherents to this religion could have been demonized?
Didn't they used to allow smoking when they came up with this load of of crap that passes for a religion?
How could anyone trust a religion where the first people who thought it was a good idea/made sense were open for demon possession?
if you would like to help me, please write to this newspaper and confirm your support of how wrong watchtower is to silence abuse survivors and supporters by disfellowshipping them.
bill
http://www.courier-journal.com/localnews/2002/07/27/ke072702s248845.htm
Done. I hope you and the missus are holding up ok.
Lea
back drop::.
paducah sun 1-28-01. mario moreno, associate general counsel at the church's new york headquarters,.. j.r. brown, public affairs director for the church,.
both brown and moreno said that the elders, who volunteer and are essentially untrained clergy.
BAM! Another direct hit. You're pretty good at that JT.
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that mrmoe made emporer!!!!!!!!!
and now for the celebrations..... .
Congratulations Mr. Moe!
Hey! I just thought of something. Maybe the Mr. Moe moniker and the "Emperor" designation is somehow connected to that 'gender test' mixup?
nothing helps a religion weasel out of the hot seat better than a good arsenal of "back door" words.
the ultimate "back door" expression invented by the watchtower printing corporation is "wait on jehovah" and the purpose of this post is to examine that expression with a microscope.. this expression is always brought out and touted when things are totally screwed-up in watchtowerworld.
"we have a major problem with covering up and enabling pedophiles and expelling the children who are raped by them.
If I could add my thoughts to yours, Farkel...
The JW's also seem to think that 'waiting on Jehovah' is somehow a mark of faith. Those who don't want to 'wait on Jehovah' are seen as lacking faith.
Yet this 'wait on Jehovah' type of faith allows for abusive and criminal behavior to continue in their 'society'. It is an inactive 'faith' that only bears 'bad fruit'.
I can't think of one benficial thing that has occurred in the bOrg as a result of this sort of application and/or expression of 'faith'.
just wondering, cause i think i just may.
so how much pressure can a person take before they go insane?
what is the human mid capable of?
(((Amanda & Emmie)))...Kids are resillient and with your love and support she'll get through this. She'll get through it and possibly even forget about it one day. I know that's hard to believe, but it's something that's not going to continue, and I'm sure that you'll do everything in your power to make sure she's as minimally affected as possible.
I feel so bad for you both!
