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  Are there less BOE letters?

  by neat blue dog in

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  it seems there used to be a new boe letter leaked all the time, besides videos, etc.

  have the leaks been plugged?.

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  Have WiFi Bandit and/or Atlantis been seen recently? Or are others leaking?
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  Are there less BOE letters?

  by neat blue dog in

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  it seems there used to be a new boe letter leaked all the time, besides videos, etc.

  have the leaks been plugged?.

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  neat blue dog

  It seems there used to be a new BOE letter leaked all the time, besides videos, etc. Have the leaks been plugged?
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  Review: Apostasy

  by neat blue dog in

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  stan's recent post about the apostasy movie reminded me that i had watched it last month, so i thought i'd write a review.

  please note this will probably contain some spoilers so if you care about that sort of thing hold off on reading this.. first i want to say that this is probably one of the most if not the most accurate and reasonable cinematic portrayals of jws.

  however here is a list of little inaccuracies: an outdated view that preaching to all the world can 'make' the end come, jesus briefly portrayed with long hair, judicial reinstatement meetings being called "guidance meetings", a normal weekly public talk being introduced as "the first in a series of talks he's prepared for us", applause at the end of a local needs part, and a jw saying of god "you need to earn his love, it's conditional" ( i know this is basically true in practice but they'd rarely say it out loud).

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  neat blue dog

  Stan:

  That's okay, it's still on demand on Google Play and Amazon, as well as Blu-ray and DVD.
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  Review: Apostasy

  by neat blue dog in

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  2. entertainment

  stan's recent post about the apostasy movie reminded me that i had watched it last month, so i thought i'd write a review.

  please note this will probably contain some spoilers so if you care about that sort of thing hold off on reading this.. first i want to say that this is probably one of the most if not the most accurate and reasonable cinematic portrayals of jws.

  however here is a list of little inaccuracies: an outdated view that preaching to all the world can 'make' the end come, jesus briefly portrayed with long hair, judicial reinstatement meetings being called "guidance meetings", a normal weekly public talk being introduced as "the first in a series of talks he's prepared for us", applause at the end of a local needs part, and a jw saying of god "you need to earn his love, it's conditional" ( i know this is basically true in practice but they'd rarely say it out loud).

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  neat blue dog

  But it's when 'disaster' strikes, (life disasters, not easy things like natural disasters), that JWs true colors are shown. And it needs to be shown.
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  Review: Apostasy

  by neat blue dog in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  stan's recent post about the apostasy movie reminded me that i had watched it last month, so i thought i'd write a review.

  please note this will probably contain some spoilers so if you care about that sort of thing hold off on reading this.. first i want to say that this is probably one of the most if not the most accurate and reasonable cinematic portrayals of jws.

  however here is a list of little inaccuracies: an outdated view that preaching to all the world can 'make' the end come, jesus briefly portrayed with long hair, judicial reinstatement meetings being called "guidance meetings", a normal weekly public talk being introduced as "the first in a series of talks he's prepared for us", applause at the end of a local needs part, and a jw saying of god "you need to earn his love, it's conditional" ( i know this is basically true in practice but they'd rarely say it out loud).

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  neat blue dog

  Stan's recent post about the Apostasy movie reminded me that I had watched it last month, so I thought I'd write a review. Please note this will probably contain some spoilers so if you care about that sort of thing hold off on reading this.

  First I want to say that this is probably one of the most if not the most accurate and reasonable cinematic portrayals of JWs. However here is a list of little inaccuracies: An outdated view that preaching to all the world can 'make' the end come, Jesus briefly portrayed with long hair, judicial reinstatement meetings being called "guidance meetings", a normal weekly public talk being introduced as "the first in a series of talks he's prepared for us", applause at the end of a local needs part, and a JW saying of God "you need to earn His love, it's conditional" ( I know this is basically true in practice but they'd rarely say it out loud). But these are really minimal that only an active JW would notice, and overpowered by the authenticity that makes it engrossing because these things in general really have, are and will happen to JWs worldwide.

  The song "Jehovah Is Your Name" was used, without permission of course, but I'm sure it's acceptable as fair use under copyright law, to make it accurate. There's even an imitation JW Broadcasting style commercial, with the earnest, faux down-to-earth American accented announcer lulling in sad folks with promises of cut and dried truths from one source only, and a sure hope for the future only one brand can offer.

  Getting past the British lingo which at times might be hard to understand for an American, it's a very relatable story. Music is minimal which also adds to the realism. Some interesting touches are the protagonist thinking out loud during some scenes, as well as the unorthodox choice to unexpectedly switch protagonists halfway through the film, which sounds awkward on paper but works well. Even with the serious subject matter room is found for a little humor in an exchange about rhinos. There is often truth in humor however, and this scene highlights the awkwardness that often accompanies JW's shoehorned efforts to 'witness' coupled with the non-sensicallness of their beliefs. In the scenes involving the mother spouting cliches in regard to everything from 'returning to Jehovah' to 1975 apologetics you may feel your anger rising (I know I did) because it's so typical and real.

  The PIMI JWs in the film aren't demonized, but presented reasonably and as humans who are individuals who just happen to be brainwashed. The love-interest in the film like many JWs is both a victim and a perpetrator. A die hard full time servant and new Elder, he is stunted and awkwardly traverses life and courting, but is ready to render judgment on others with 'righteous' authority. The JW mother in the film is very depressing to watch as she reminds me a lot of my own and probably many others, sapping the joy from everything. Her encouragement to pursue courtship with the aforementioned man is based solely on his 'spiritual qualifications', and the recommendation she gives her daughter is, "he's very suitable". Her eyes are glazed over, and no matter how much she's abused by the system, she keeps going back for more, dragging her children down with her.

  Two profound moments in the film that struck me were when children were putting on a Bible play of the story of Solomon's test of the two prostitutes to find out who was the baby's mother. Regarding Solomon's ruse, pretending he was about to kill the child, it was said "a true mother doesn't want to see her baby die", and this hearkened to the blood issue, LITERALLY letting your child due, which is a plot element in the story. Another powerful moment was when one character just had to come out and say 'the governing body, they just make stuff up. and people die because of it.'

  Truth hurts. The truth about the truth hurts. But ignoring it hurts more. This isn't the whitewashed JW lifestyle of the staged scenarios in official publications. But it also isn't a worst case scenario with over-the-top black-and-white villains. It's a conglomerate of true stories we've all lived through. It's a bittersweet story of losing your humanity to a cult, but by bravery taking it back. This is real. This is happening. And that is the scariest story of all.
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  Bill Cosby Gets Sentence Of 3 to 10 Years!

  by minimus in

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  wow!

  i thought he might get less than 2 years incarceration..

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  Even before this came out I found him obnoxious, how he would try so hard to look benevolent and wise. Just months before the scandal came out he was on Arsineo Hall's revival show, and the way Hall was grovelling and listening with awe was sickening, like he was a frickin guru and held the secrets to all knowledge. He spoke for minutes and literally said almost nothing, pious mumbo jumbo, and they thought it was the greatest thing since sliced bread. The guys a con artist, nothing more.
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  HYMNS you will never hear at the Kingdom Hall

  by Vanderhoven7 in

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  2. beliefs

  do you have examples of hymns you will never hear in kingdom halls in any country.. here are a few of my favorites:.

  https://youtu.be/cjivdc-_njs.

  https://youtu.be/7gfvl0ef-be .

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  neat blue dog

  Beautiful! Thanks for sharing brother.
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  Another LDS "apostate"

  by neat blue dog in

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  2. current

  https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2018/09/24/us/mormon-young-excommunicated/index.html.

  while the details of this 'mormon' "apostate's" grievances are pretty tame compared to jws, there are some similarities.

  however in one aspect the lds we're better than jws.. "the issue is not that you have concerns -- or even that you disagree with the church's guidelines, rather it is your persistent, aggressive effort to persuade others to your point of view by repeatedly and deliberately attacking and publicly opposing the church and its leaders," the church's excommunication edict says.. notice it was okay for him to disagree and even talk about his differences, just not oppose the leadership to the degree he was.

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  neat blue dog

  https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2018/09/24/us/mormon-young-excommunicated/index.html
  

  While the details of this 'Mormon' "apostate's" grievances are pretty tame compared to JWs, there are some similarities. However in one aspect the LDS we're better than JWs.

  "The issue is not that you have concerns -- or even that you disagree with the Church's guidelines, rather it is your persistent, aggressive effort to persuade others to your point of view by repeatedly and deliberately attacking and publicly opposing the Church and its leaders," the church's excommunication edict says.

  Notice it was okay for him to disagree and even talk about his differences, just not oppose the leadership to the degree he was. JWs however have published that even harbouring personal thoughts and opinions that differ from official dogma could be "apostacy".
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  Further Proof of The Last Days

  by neat blue dog in

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  2. beliefs

  just when you think you've heard it all:.

  'look at all these stores and businesses offering price matching!

  they're desperate for funds.

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  neat blue dog

  Yes they're 100% real, otherwise it would be posted in the "jokes and humor" section. Lol
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  Further Proof of The Last Days

  by neat blue dog in

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  just when you think you've heard it all:.

  'look at all these stores and businesses offering price matching!

  they're desperate for funds.

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  Just when you think you've heard it all:

  'Look at all these stores and businesses offering price matching! They're desperate for funds. The whole thing's gonna collapse. We're getting close!'

  Here's another hot one:

  'Look at that car that crashed into the telephone pole! We can expect more of that in these last days.'

  Scraping the bottom of the barrel, are we?