What principles of God are not being defended here? (A rehtorical question requiring no answer.) Are not Christians to treat strangers with kindness, to be hospitable? (Again rhetorical)
Jah-Son saw the treatment of a brand new one-day, member, during their first conversation, as un-kind, unloving, and un-Christian, as did I. I'm sure Jah-Son is not accustomed to the outright verbal brutality that frequently occurs on this site, to which many have become quite accustomed, and frankly calloused, numb to, and completely seared cauterized to, lacking any feeling of any kind, and freely participate in now, wheras they seemed disturbed by it previously, and contribute to without a twinge of conscience. It's like when a number of people witness a brutal crime and no one says anything and goes on and acts as if nothing happened.
And Jesus did defend himself on occassions, such as when he was accused of doing works by means of Beelzebub. If someone, without basis, falsly implies that a faithful Christian is an alcoholic barfly, is this not a reflection on Christ and the God the Christian worships, Jehovah? Again rhetoricle, no response necessary. You can't lie about and malign and smear a Christian without insulting Christ and Jehovah. And a peacemaker?
Wow. I even tried to just ignore the c....p that was flung, but it kept being flung by this "peacemaker". I noticed too how the "peacemaker" rejoiced and found it humorous when I finally acknowledged their slander.
I believe Proverbs saw as soon as they joined, that they were being told to abandon the organization, and join ex-JWs who left the organization and that's why they saw this as the wrong forum for them (among other things) and ran for the door. Quoting from one post, "we don’t wish to hasten WTs inevitable demise, we want more like you to come out from it". Who can blame him or her? If I was an uninformed JW and was looking for a un-vexed support group and thought I'd found one, and someone said that to me, I'd run for the exit as well. Was Proverbs lying when they said they thought this site was for un-jabbed Witnesses? Their obvious spiritual point of view, to me, makes that unlikely. But this forum is loaded with cynics who view any non anti-Watchtower persons in the worst possible light.
Sorry your thread went off topic but an issue was raised due to how someone new was mistreated.
I'd say the loss of that one due to harshness and lack of love shown trumps a thread as far as priorities, but that's just simple-minded me. And, by the way, very well meaning, well researched and spiritually and Biblically based threads that others have posted on this forum have been bombed personally by you.
"He has told you, O earthling man, what is good. And what is Jehovah asking back from you but to exercise justice, to love kindness and to be modest in walking with your God?" Micah 6:8
On the other hand, the fruitage of the spirit is love, joy peace, long suffering, kindness, goodness, faith, mildness, self-control. Against such things there is no law." Gal 5:22, 23
At any rate I wish to sincerely say thank you to Jess and Jah-Son for their level of integrity here. May Jehovah bless both of you.
I'm letting this go now, I got sucked in here, which I'm sure was the intent, but it's quite frankly more than I can stomach.
No doubt someone will feel the irresistable urge and need to fling their poo, and to add more fuel to the fire and seek to get the last word in. Have fun flinging.