As PP said
"Stunning arrogance. Keep on tightening the grip."
How many more will leave because of this and all the many arrogant statements they keep making.
Cult control all the way!!
2011 Yearkbook - Provisions through the Governing Body
by pirata 32 Replies latest watchtower bible
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sd-7
International conventions attended by Governing Body members in 'strategic locations', like Honolulu, Hawaii...sounds like a strategically good vacation spot to me!
And if the Governing Body specifically monitored the wording of each of the songs in the new song book, then this is a direct admission that they approved of altering songs that were not doctrinally outdated for the sake of inserting themselves into the lyrics. And this is something to be proud of or rejoicing over?
Jesus didn't mention anything about a Writing Department--at least that's not in my Bible. Besides, do the anointed even write any of this stuff? Frankly, would it matter? Odds are it's just recycled from a previous article anyway. Anyone with a bird's eye view and a measure of writing skill could compose these articles even without believing a word of what they're writing.
But mentioning the GB a lot in the Yearbook is nothing new. They've been doing that for years. It's just that now it seems bigger to us than it did before because we woke up.
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blondie
Oh, so it is the 2011 YB but covers 2010 events................
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sd-7
the Writing Department insists on using only material that is accurate and truthful, even regarding seemingly insignificant details.
The Batsuit is picking up pulse fluctuations. Whoever spoke into the speakwrite to make this line was aware that they were lying. There's no need to even comment much on it. It's every so often that they tell a direct lie, but this one is a whopper. I can't believe they said it.
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LostGeneration
Talk about cutting Jesus out of the equation! Amazing
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undercover
the Writing Department insists on using only material that is accurate and truthful, even regarding seemingly insignificant details.
Wow... that took some major cojones to write that. This coming from the Writing Dept that gave us the wator vapor theory, creation of 49,000 years, mankind's existence of 6,000 years, the 1975 hoopla, the generation of 1914 living to see "the end" debacle and now the infamous 'overlapping generations'.
(p18) How was the mammoth task of preparing the new songbook accomplished? In August 2007, a team of experienced composers and lyricists were invited to assist the Governing Body with the project... the Teaching Committee of the Governing Body approved a list of topics to be considered... (p19) Throughout the project, the Governing Body carefully monitored the compisition and words of each song. Groups of new songs that the Governing Body was not familiar with were recorded for singers for the Governing Body to listen to and review. As soon as these songs were approved, they were sent to translating branches for translation of the lyrics... Additionally, in 2007, the Governing Body arranged for a chorus of singers to produce recordings that would help the congregations to learn the songs... (p21) What has been the reaction to the new songbook, Sing to Jehovah? This letter form a sister is typical of hundreds of letters of appreciation that have been received: "Please allow me to begin this letter by thanking you for the beautiful new songs in our new songbook. They are moving, faith-strengthening, and comforting - a delightful gift from Jehovah."
Too funny (and sad at the same time)... the songbook was composed, recorded, complied by musicians/tecnhicians approved by the GB. The GB approved what went in the book. The GB takes all the credit for providing this new song book. And then they print an excerpt from a letter sent by a tone-deaf dub that thanks Jehovah.
Of course the intent is obvious....they want people to believe Jehovah provided it though they never really came out and said he did. It's obvious though if you stopped for just a moment and really thought about it, there's no way the supreme being of the universe is responsible for this sorry collection of songs that aren't even as memorable as the cheesiest fast food advertising jingle.
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diamondiiz
Can this crap yearbook be found in a form of a pdf?
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ziddina
Hi, Blondie!!! [waves...]
About the yearbooks....
"Oh, so it is the 2011 YB but covers 2010 events...."
Yeah, that's the sitch... Pull the best propaganda-worthy incidents from 2010 for the Witnesses to feed upon during 2011...
And like calendars, they probably were delivered - oh, wait... Picked up by some poor brother or sister who had to drive 100 miles - in time for the JWs to read them from January 1st onwards... After they recovered from their hangovers...
Zid
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pirata
The Batsuit is picking up pulse fluctuations. Whoever spoke into the speakwrite to make this line was aware that they were lying. There's no need to even comment much on it. It's every so often that they tell a direct lie, but this one is a whopper. I can't believe they said it.
Within the context of the entire subheading which I'll post when I have some time, they are emphasizing the fact that they make sure what they have directly quoted is accurate, not that it is contextually accurate or that it is academically honest.
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moshe
Jesus said that the faithful slave would be discreet in giving the domestics "their food at the proper time"
I guess they answered that-- the governing body isn't part of the faithful slave, because they are anything but discreet. The only thing they haven't done yet, is fly a banner above the WT summer conventions.
