Posts by darkspilver

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Watchtower and the Dishonest Use of Uncredited Images

by jwleaks in

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the below image comes from the following web site page: commons wikimedia.

the author of the work has granted licence to use his work providing he is properly credited or attributed as the author.. .

[credit: daniel meyar, licensed for use under creative commons].

darkspilver

LOL!

Did you check out the actual webpage that the image is used on?

http://www.jw.org/en/publications/magazines/g201011/egypt-in-bible-history/

Did you check out the actual print magazine that the image appeared in?

http://download.jw.org/files/media_magazines/87/g_E_201011.pdf

Daniel Meyar would seem to have been properly credited in both instances? Yes?

But what about the website you used to get the picture from - http://lh5.ggpht.com/ - I don't seem to see any crediting of Daniel Meyar on that website??

http://lh5.ggpht.com/u-Glu0hHWRSoPHs36rb6UvMkEoY5LmFGpUt0DUUEpebWSSNM7kk-AF7akH4pIZjr5cSntAWV0ssjKFhMXkRSoAMC

That's all folks!

DarK SpilveR

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Not Seating at the Same Place in All Meetings.

by Tempest in a Teacup in

i haven't heard this one in a while but it has been on my mind lately.

maybe it's because i'm noticing that these days people at the kh are going the extra mile to vary their seating places in all meetings.. having skipped meetings for a few weeks, i'm wondering if there has been a talk/article about that recently.

that's one of the most laughable rules they made and i never felt bound by it.

darkspilver

Do jw's really believe that? Christians pay for their spot in the pew? oh for goodness sakes! how damn ridiculous is that?!

Yes.

Do an internet search for: pew rents

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pew#Pew_rents

http://www.beliefnet.com/Faiths/2000/05/Pay-Per-Pew-How-Come-People-Had-To-Pay-For-Church-Seats.aspx

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion/7693232/Sacred-Mysteries-Renting-the-best-seats-in-church.html

http://www.twickenhamurc.org.uk/history/pewrent.htm

That's all folks!

DarK SpilveR

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" Do not ask permission, just play the video--" service meeting instructions.

by prologos in

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this statement startled me out of the pleasant mental absence during this week's "service" meeting.. pushing the org.

explanation: "the listener has time to interrupt, if they want--" .

together with an incredible boring "study" of an hand held device, or it's stored content, i will be a totally new crop of orgies at the halls,.

darkspilver

@Apognophos: Are they going to make a new video each month?

Why not? I'm sure they had more than one phonograph disk back in the day?

That's all folks!

DarK SpliveR

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"Jehovah's Witnesses do better after surgery without transfusion" - Article (July 3, 2012)

by Da.Furious in

this article from 2012 published by the birmingham news showed up on my facebook page.. what i would have liked to see in the statistics is the inclusion of total jws refusing blood transfusion and their survival rate not only the ones taht surviced, taking about only survivors is not like for like comparison in my opinion with patients who take blood transfusion and then dont survive.. .

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darkspilver

@little_Socrates: if the surgeon knows you will refuse blood he/she will be much more carefull with your surgery.

Ergo if the surgeon knows you will accept blood he/she will be much less carefull with your surgery

That's a worry?

That's all folks!

DarK SpliveR

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Anthony Anderson tells Jimmy Kimmel about being friends with Prince

by darkspilver in

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stsalhfuc54.

that's all folks!.

dark spliver.

darkspilver

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTSalhFUC54

That's all folks!

DarK SpliveR

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AD1914.com Coming Soon!!

by ABibleStudent in

i visited the jehovah's witness report website today.

i read the following article:.

on october 1st 2014, barbara anderson will join in and participate in the launch of a new website ad1914.com.

darkspilver

http://www.ad2014.it

http://www.ad2014.ch

That's all folks!

DarK SpliveR

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Any Bone fans?

by Still Totally ADD in

my wife and i watch the new season of bones last night and they killed off sweets!!!

it just a tv show but this is one we have always enjoyed.

still totally add.

darkspilver

@Viviane: I love a good bone.

I love a good boner

That's all folks!

DarK SpliveR

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I phones...I dont understand it?

by new hope and happiness in

is it worth queing two weeks for a phone?

i mean why que two weeks for something we already have a phone?.

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darkspilver

@jgnat: I am ticked off because iOS requires 4 gig's of memory and is demanding I remove all my photos to make room. Well, what in the heck do I have an iPhone for, anyways?

No, that's what the icloud is for ;)

That's all folks!

DarK SpliveR

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December 1,2014 watchtower saying buying house is bad

by hoser in

page 15.

"take for example a christian couple in asia.

in their younger years, they admired those who could afford to own a house.

darkspilver

Most Germans don’t buy their homes, they rent. Here’s why:
http://qz.com/167887/germany-has-one-of-the-worlds-lowest-homeownership-rates/

Brits buy homes, the Germans rent – which of us has got it right?
http://www.theguardian.com/money/2011/mar/19/brits-buy-germans-rent

Housing in Europe:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Housing_in_Europe

That's all folks!

DarK SpliveR

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Article: If God saved an American doctor with Ebola, why did he let 1,200 Africans die?

by AndersonsInfo in

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http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2014/aug/25/ebola-africans-die-god-american-doctorif god saved an american doctor with ebola, why did he let 1,200 africans die?it must be lovely for people such as dr kent brantly to be so sure of god's existence.

for the rest of us, it's not so easy.

ebola survivor dr kent brantly.

darkspilver

@jgnat: To his credit, this doctor was working in Liberia as part of a charity mission at the time of the outbreak. Feet on the ground.

To her credit, Michele Hanson is a 72 year old former school teacher who lives with her dogs in Tufnell Park.

Michele Hanson @michelerhanson - "Socialism is not a scary word. Jesus was a socialist. Go on, say it out loud. 'SOCIALISM'. Mmmmm. Lovely." (9:34pm - 25 Sep 2014)

That's all folks!

DarK SpliveR