Posts by darkspilver

i know that many here are no longer believers, but i also know that there are still some participating in this forum who consider themselves christians.

i recently refurbished my web site extensively, and thought some of you might enjoy browsing it.

some of my articles are aimed at exposing unbiblical teachings of the watchtower, and my video presentations on "darkness in the watchtower" and "the watchtower's mad science and bad medicine" have been particularly well received.

darkspilver

Watching those videos makes me realize just how good the standard Kingdom Hall adjustable rostrum lecterns are.

If the rostrum is that low, you need a glass teleprompter:

https://www.videouniversity.com/shop/presidential-speech-teleprompter/

Personally I'm not a fan of the solid style lecterns anyway either - but especially when they're not wide enough - doesn't really do anything for the speaker.

Go for a slim solid version where you can easily see the speakers body width, or a wide solid lectern that easily hides the speakers body width.

That's all folks!

DarK SpilveR

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Goddard Resigns. A Big Blow to Justice In Britain

by Slidin Fast in

i seems that the child abuse enquiry in the uk has hit the wall again.

its a great pity.. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/08/04/child-sex-abuse-victims-say-inquiry-has-descended-into-farce-as/.

darkspilver

What the hell are these people coming across in their deliberations that make them feel the need to resign?

Maybe that's the point? As has been reported:

"Dame Lowell had been chairman since April 2015 but although the inquiry had a budget of £17.9 million and hired 155 staff, IICSA had not taken any evidence from witnesses."

The whole thing is a fiasco - she's the UK's top paid public servant by far, with very generous perks and she was was meant to give three months notice. Instead she handed in a two line resignation letter.

Unsurprisingly it seem that UK MPs want to haul her in front of a parliamentary inquiry, about her own conduct.

That's all folks!

DarK SpilveR

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30 Million Images of Child Abuse (England)

by amanamen in

i wonder how many j dubs will get pulled down in this.

this is really somethin.. just the tip of the iceberg if you ask me.

here is the link.. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/07/29/police-find-300-million-images-of-child-abuse-in-major-anti-paed/.

darkspilver

telegraph wants $$ to let us read the article.

Maybe their journalists want to be paid for their work?

That would be a novelty

Crisis of conscience anyone?

That's all folks!

DarK SpilveR

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LivingSocial SurvivalKit: For 1 or 2? And that is the question!

by oppostate in

just following the "worst-district-convention-ever" there's a lot of frightened jw's worriedly and eagerly excited about the "great tribulationnnnn-tam-tam-tammmmm" starting.

it's the talk of the town in jw land.. today, my wife is off to the sunday meeting and an after-spiritual-banquet-get-together for the speaker.

i'm staying home for this one.

darkspilver

haha, but surely the biggest shock is she was browsing livingsocial.com

I mean, livingsocial.com, really?!?

https://techcrunch.com/2016/03/16/deals-site-livingsocial-lays-off-another-160-over-50-of-staff-outsources-customer-service/

That's all folks!

DarK SpilveR

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It's official - the G.B. has replaced the Holy Spirit!

by The Searcher in

the watchtower november 2016, page 16, par.

"some may feel that they can interpret the bible on their own.

however, jesus has appointed the ‘faithful slave’ to be the only* channel for dispensing spiritual food.

darkspilver

This is nothing new, way back when they were always saying and telling their members that crap.

Yes, Village Idiot and Tameria2001 are right....

That's all folks!

DarK SpilveR

Watchtower July 15, 1960, page 439: Staying Awake with the “Faithful and Discreet Slave”

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Paragraph 2: How is this divine will to be made known and brought to the attention of the worthy multitudes of men of good will toward Jehovah? Again the awake world-watchman, the “slave” class, must undertake another world educational campaign following their restoration as witnesses after 1919. Such a global work has now been under way for more than forty years and is reaching its fruitful culmination. The facts show that during this time and up to the present hour the “slave” class has served as God’s sole collective channel for the flow of Biblical truth to men on earth. Just as the early Christian congregation collectively served as the channel of communication from heaven to earth, so in our time. (Eph. 3:10) Abundant spiritual food and amazing details as to the doing of God’s will have been flowing through this unique channel actually as a miraculous evidence of the operation of holy spirit. The present stature of the New World society of Jehovah’s witnesses, numbering nearly a million ministers in 175 lands, gives eloquent testimony that it is not the product of human ingenuity. Rather, it is the product of holy spirit operating theocratically through a tested channel, influencing the lives of dedicated men and women in all walks of life. — Zech. 4:6.

Watchtower October 1, 1967, page 590: Finding Freedom with Jehovah’s Visible Organization

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Paragraph 18: Those in the apostolic organization did not fulfill these requirements for the Christian congregation in just a token way. They viewed their position in Jehovah’s chosen visible channel as sacred and would allow nothing to jeopardize their standing with God. They had no fear of this world. (Matt. 10:26-28) Their only concern was to provide for the safety and well-being of the flock of God. Jesus pointed to this mark of the true visible organization in connection with a detailed prophecy relating to this time of the end He said: “Who really is the faithful and discreet slave whom his master appointed over his domestics, to give them their food at the proper time? Happy is that slave if his master on arriving finds him doing so. Truly I say to you, He will appoint him over all his belongings.”—Matt. 24:45-47.

Paragraph 19: Evidences are now conclusive that Jesus Christ was enthroned in heaven in 1914 C.E. and that he accompanied Jehovah to his temple in 1918 C.E., when judgment began with the house of God. (1 Pet. 4:17) After cleansing those belonging to this house who were alive on earth, Jehovah poured out his spirit upon them and assigned them the responsibility of serving as his sole visible channel, through whom alone spiritual instruction was to come. Those who recognize Jehovah’s visible theocratic organization, therefore, must recognize and accept this appointment of the “faithful and discreet slave” and be submissive to it.

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A conversation with my ultra dub relative

by joe134cd in

here's a conversation i just had with my relative a few minutes ago i'll let you decide.. relative : would you like to read your grandfather the days txt (she passes joe the phone).

joe : sure.

(then proceed to read it to my grandfather and explain it).. after discussing the points joe says to relative.. hey what's the story arnt they printing books any more.. relative : no they arnt necessary any more.. joe : really why is that.. relative : it's all on line.

darkspilver

Relative : no its never been like that.

I wish I could laugh

That's all folks!

DarK SpilveR

Watchtower April 15, 2013, page 13

https://www.jw.org/en/publications/magazines/w20130415/help-others-using-gods-word/

Paragraph 6: How could we use the Bible to a fuller extent in our teaching? If you have the privilege of teaching the congregation from the platform, use specific Bible references. Rather than paraphrasing key scriptures or reading them from a computer printout or an electronic device, open the Bible and read from it, and encourage the audience to do the same. Also, take time to apply the verses in a way that helps the audience draw closer to Jehovah. Instead of using complicated illustrations and experiences that merely entertain, use the time to expound on God’s Word.

(yes, italics by Governing Body, not me)

Our Kingdom Ministry September 2009, page 2

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Paragraph 3: Make it a practice to open your Bible and follow along during congregation meetings. When engaging in personal study and in preparation for congregation meetings, look up the cited Scriptural texts and meditate on their application. Many find that reading Bible texts directly from the Bible rather than from a computer monitor or printout makes it easier to locate them later when needed in the ministry.—John 14:26.

Our Kingdom Ministry September 2000, page 3 Question Box

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Paragraph 4: When the speaker reads selected scriptures, he does so directly from the Bible, not from a computer-generated printout.

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Morning Woship: Kenneth Flodin targets "apostates"

by Sanchy in

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video is entitled "beware of deceit" he uses the letter of jude to show that current day apostates are deceitful and that they use "trickery" to and "twist facts" to try to "grab our mind".

warning: your head might explode.

especially past the 5:30 mark.