Posts by sparrowdown

now that we have had a "sneak" preview of some of the videos for the upcoming 2018 jw regional conventions, we have opportunity to stand back and ponder their content, including their use of language - or in this case, their avoidance of certain words.

in this post, i focus on what i think is a "quaint", if not peculiar, avoidance of certain words that seems to have become a jw organization practice: they avoid use of the actual words "gay" or "lesbian" in any of the videos - even in people playing the roles of being gay- or lesbian-friendly.

a case in point is the preview of the video featuring the jw woman purchasing an item in a store where wrist bands are given away with purchases.

sparrowdown

You know WT always avoiding straight forward language, ever vague and ambiguous.

Yes, I thought that the portrayal of the shop assistant being pushy about the bloody wristband to be a bit OTT and total scare mongering on the part of WT. It was a completely fictional scene after all scripted, directed and produced by WT to make normal "worldly" people look way worse than they actually are.

Though from the last few years of videos I get the feeling WT in true WT narcissistic style thinks the next war will be gays against JWs.

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Blood Issue.......something for thought, where is the logic.

by CovertsadJW in

i have yet to read about the contradictions in the jw teachings on blood, but i have personally witnessed one.

i am a medical professional and have seen hemopure administered for an active jw who did refuse a blood transfusion.

its not fda approved here, but given in special life saving circumstances.

sparrowdown

Seems ironic that bovine hemoglobin would be acceptable in life saving circumstances and JWs refer to themselves as "sheep." Seems like the all-powerful all-wise GB have decided the JWs who obey them have more in common with cattle or livestock than independent, logical, thinking human beings and sadly by the time the WT has finished fully indoctrinating them it's probably true.

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"Jehovah" and the less emphasized "Jesus." WHY?

by RULES & REGULATIONS in

there has always been less emphasis on jesus, and more on the name jehovah.

if jesus played for the wtbts baseball team, he would play right field.

he would be good enough to start but by playing right field, he wouldn't see too many baseballs hit his way.

sparrowdown

Yep, they lure you in with tasty, comforting chips, guac and a cold beer then the main turns out to be dry toast of GB rules and a shitty pudding cup of GB worship for dessert.

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Has Politics Changed How You View Your Entertainment?

by minimus in

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when i watch a tv show or movie or even a ball game, i don’t want to be deluged with matters involving politics.

entertainers and sports heros should stick to doing what people pay them for.

entertain us and just do your job!.

sparrowdown

Maybe politics has always been inserted into movies and television in the past and I just didn't notice it because it was more subtle. I'm not sure but...

Now, there are things I just can't, correction; won't, watch anymore because it feels like being beaten with a gigantic lefty stick in the most obvious and heavy-handed emotionally charged - fact poor way that it makes me cringe facepalm and angry all at the same time.

Well, you asked.

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"Jehovah" and the less emphasized "Jesus." WHY?

by RULES & REGULATIONS in

there has always been less emphasis on jesus, and more on the name jehovah.

if jesus played for the wtbts baseball team, he would play right field.

he would be good enough to start but by playing right field, he wouldn't see too many baseballs hit his way.

sparrowdown

Jesus is only there as a cardboard cutout and window dressing as far as I can see.

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Who deserves the title of king of apostasy ?

by Chook in

i think this would be a noble endeavour..

sparrowdown

Not King as I'm sure neither would want that and I don't believe in "kings" but pivotal apostates for sure.

Ray Franz

Paul Grundy

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In case you want to see mass quantities of ignorance / stupidity on display....a dinosaur thread on JWTalk

by sir82 in

https://jwtalk.net/forums/topic/34840-what-does-the-bible-say-about-dinosaurs/.

amazing how many words can be expended discussing things that people have utterly no clue about..

sparrowdown

Poor Sister Dorothy T Dinosoar hard way to find out that when Jehovah doesn't give a shit about you anymore he "allows" you to "become extinct."

Next they'll be saying Jehovah was the first guy to say "make it rain" because... the flood

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2018 Regional Convention program available on JW.borg

by sir82 in

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https://www.jw.org/en/publications/books/convention-program-2018/.

friday.

be courageous and very strong”—joshua 1:7

sparrowdown

In JW delusion land "Be courageous and very strong" is the uplifting theme to their annual propoganda rally.

Meanwhile back in reality "Be cowardly and very wrong on just about everything" is the way JW's actually live their so-called life of servitude to the borg.