July 2014 WT cracks down on apostate debates and 'dance parties'

by EndofMysteries 87 Replies latest watchtower beliefs

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  villagegirl

  AnnOmaly - in your photo ? Look at the Asian brother standing

  gaurd, he looks like a North Korean Prison Gaurd - I don't meant this

  racially, I refer to the tactics of North Korea and its oppressive prisons

  North Korean prisons are are multi-generational, they imprison whole familes

  and keep them in prison for three generations, which is such an apt comparision

  to the Watchtower, below the "gaurd" see the the older man with his hand

  on the shoulder of the young boy, who is looking at the apostates and the

  stiff necked gaurd standing erectly above him, in front of the meeting place.

  Its very telling photo.
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  edmond dantes

  Dancing! the GB have been doing the Twist for years.

  They have an annual vote on it those in favour of Twisting like we did last summer raise your hand.
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  snowbird

  LOL.

  OK, I'm an unreasonable OPPOSER, remember?
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  snowbird

  Can anyone read the signs?
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  ILoveTTATT

  ??? Who represents me???
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  Faithful Witness

  Doesn't the warning to avoid and reject "apostates," go directly against the instructions from Christ about seeking out the lost sheep? Wouldn't apostates be considered lost sheep?

  From the article quoted above: " Even when the intention is to help the individual, such conversation would be contrary to the Scriptural direction we just considered."

  What about the directions given by Christ himself... ??? (are they non-scriptural?)

  Luke 15:4 NWT: “What man among you with 100 sheep, on losing one of them, will not leave the 99 behind in the wilderness and go after the lost one until he finds it?"

  Matthew 18:12 NWT: “What do you think? If a man has 100 sheep and one of them strays, will he not leave the 99 on the mountains and set out on a search for the one that is straying?"
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  JW GoneBad

  Par 10: 'Today, Jehovah’s people are not often confronted with apostasy within the congregation......'

  Horse manure!!

  Today, disloyalty, unfaithfulness, disunity and rank & file with unorthodox JW opinions is rampant among the 110,000+ congregations worldwide.

  Today, thousands upon ten thousand are not happy with WT's disfellowshipping and shunning policy. Many openly and secretly associate with df'd loved ones and friends dispite the GB's disapproval!

  Today, thousands upon ten thousand of JWs are openly and privately questioning the GB's obsession and preoccupation with money and real estate instead of what they should be doing......'Preaching The Good News'!

  Today, thousands upon ten thousand of JWs are breaking the faith when it comes to WT's 'no blood' policy.

  Today, meeting attendance is at an all time low with the vast majority of COs and DOs turning in reports to Mother of 60% to 70% meeting attendance (with Elders, Ministerial Servants and Pioneers among the offenders).

  Today, bitching, bellyaching, backbiting and clicks can be found in nearly all if not all of WT's congregations!

  Bottom line.....apostasy manifests itself in many ways, shapes and colors within WT's congregations!
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  jgnat

  LOL....STIFF necked...STANDING ERECTLY....

  I-Love-TTATT - the geek with the glasses and the bible, of course. You are the most DANGEROUS of ALL.
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  wallsofjericho

  look at all those apostates... woman wearing dress pants, jeans with ties, handle bar mustaches, 5 o'clock shadow, sheeeesh!!

  apostates never wear dresses or suits or clean shaven.

  one question: where are the bandana's
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  A.proclaimer

  They've noticed that there are secret "in the closet" apostates in the congregation. Remember that study article for December 2013? Warnings against those who speculate. It's a crack down and rise in paranoia. I'm gonna hate it when this study comes out, I'll have to be more careful with what I say.

  I was also thinking, Paul lived in a time when christianity was still fresh, where there were men who knew the correct way to undsrstand the scriptures, from a biblical view. There were men who taught controversial doctrines but the apostles were still alive. Anyway, the point is that 2,000 years later, there are many religions who claim to be "the truth", believe that they teach the correct thing based on their interpretation of the scriptures. How are we suppose to figure out who's right and wrong? Without examining doctrines, scriptures, and looking at other points of view, it's all one sided. One teaching could be weak and false but you wouldn't know cause it's the only explanation given. No critical thinking.