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JW.org marks International Women's Day 2019

by neat blue dog in

for the second year in a row, the org has marked international women's day.

this time, it's an article that lists most female bible characters in alphabetical order with a brief summary for each, topped by a picture of them in 'empowering' poses.

rey and captain marvel would be proud lol.. .

JW.org marks International Women's Day 2019

by neat blue dog in

for the second year in a row, the org has marked international women's day.

this time, it's an article that lists most female bible characters in alphabetical order with a brief summary for each, topped by a picture of them in 'empowering' poses.

rey and captain marvel would be proud lol.. .

For the second year in a row, the org has marked International Women's Day. This time, it's an article that lists most female Bible characters in alphabetical order with a brief summary for each, topped by a picture of them in 'empowering' poses. Rey and Captain Marvel would be proud lol.

When it comes to Deborah, they as usual refuse to acknowledge her clear status as a judge, only calling her a prophetess and settling for this:

God also used her to help settle problems among the Israelites.

To downplay the action she took, the wording is thus:

At his direction, she summoned Barak to lead an Israelite army

And instead of showing that Barak obviously looked up to her and she did him a favor by going along, they twist that into an act of submission, saying she:

willingly complied with his request

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Looking for new Bethelites (May 2019 Broadcast)

by George One Time in

wanted - young, healthy, unmarried brothers that do not look at pornography.

of course they should not masturbate too, though we do not mention this requirement specifically.

and they should be honest about it.

neat blue dog

WOW. How are any of the hundreds of ousted Bethelites going to feel watching that? They thought they were being "reassigned" for the sake of simplification . . . But now it's obvious they're being replaced with cheaper labor. Whatever happened to 'Jehovah will not forget your work and the love you showed for his name'? 🤔

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Breaking news: Update Darkspilver May 6th hearing

by ZindagiNaMilegiDobaara in

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on may 6th, 2019 watch tower attorney paul polidoro faced off against anonymous reddit user darkspilver, represented by eff, the electronic frontier foundation.. link to youtube video with audio from may 6th hearing:.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wzopjmzfco&feature=youtu.be.

polidoro, noted for his appearance in the supreme court case of watchtower versus stratton ohio, now represents watch tower of pennsylvania in their efforts to flush out the inside leak sources of documents, videos and images.. these documents and other sensitive information have been leaked to the public and reposted by dozens of individuals since 2017. watch tower is deeply concerned about the internal moles leaking this information, since much of it has been used by whistleblowers to reveal watch tower's private internal policies and procedures.. included in the leaks are publisher id and records management materials which reveal the extent of jehovah's witness data collection and management prodedures, including the destruction of documents.. jehovah's witnesses have come under intense scrutiny for their failure to report child abuse across the globe, not only in mandatory reporting states, but in every location where clergy members are not required to report.. the dangerous policies of the jehovah's witness organization have resulted in a significant movement among current and former members to expose the organization and force transparency.. current members with high-level access to watch tower documents have risked expulsion and legal recourse for their efforts.. the electronic frontier foundation's attorney alex moss represented the unidentified darkspilver redditor in defense of the motion to quash watch tower's subpoena to unmask his identity.. listen closely as both sides make their case, and the judge seeks to understand the issues involved.. freedom of speech versus alleged copyright infringement- you be the judge.

neat blue dog

If they found his identity, I wonder if WT would refrain from disfellowshipping him just because of the bad PR involved.

Temple Farm Development

by neat blue dog in

website:.

http://www.templefarmdevelopment.co.uk/#home-1.

http://www.templefarmdevelopment.co.uk/360/.

neat blue dog

website:

http://www.templefarmdevelopment.co.uk/#Home-1

360:

http://www.templefarmdevelopment.co.uk/360/

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More cut backs

by pepperheart in

on saturday i got two awakes from a trolley that were issue one 2018.

neat blue dog

Next up: no years.

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Venus and Serena William's mother in a Mother's Day commercial

by Expanded-Mind in

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i think this is such a cute commercial!

(link below) however, if venus and serena's mother is a loyal witness, i am surprised that she would consent to do a mother's day commercial.

we all know what they teach about celebrating this and so many other holidays.

neat blue dog

Is it me, or does every mother in that commercial look like a raving psychopath?

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not nor ever was a jw, but...

by sting of truth in

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hi all my name is chad.

i'm a christian.

i operate a small non denominational ministry.

neat blue dog

Hi and welcome! I too am non-denominational. I do favor Protestant, especially Baptist, but after JWs I refuse to ever again say I belong to a certain religion, only Christian.

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The Organizations obsession with image.

by BourneIdentity in

as we all know, the highest priority or concern in the religion isn’t about adhering to god’s word or obeying jehovah and jesus, but rather the image of the organization and all its members.

just yesterday there was a talk where the brother stated how important it is to keep our homes clean, yards free of junk piling up and cars clean, because it could possibly detract from the message.

besides those things he mentioned, they want all males to never grow a beard or goatee.

neat blue dog

Does anybody notice how sometimes he'll grow his hair out thick and a little long in the back? Jackson did it as well sometimes. Definitely not within Bethel barbershop guidelines, but they can get away with it no questions asked.

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Are there any JW songs that you HATE?

by neat blue dog in

you're probably thinking 'all of them', and it's true that the songbook is riddled with wrong stuff .

but are there any songs in particular that irk your moral sensibilities?.

for me it would be song #26, "you did it for me".

neat blue dog

I know I know . . . You're probably thinking 'all of them', and it's true that the songbook is riddled with wrong stuff . . . But are there any songs in PARTICULAR that irk your moral sensibilities?

For me it would be song #26, "You Did it for Me". It's based on a beautiful scripture, a quote from Jesus about being merciful to the lowliest among us, and they've twisted it to be about giving to the Governing Body. "All the things that are done for their comfort and aid are things he considers that must be repaid". Gag! All I can see is the GB getting rich and fat from donated funds, all while getting undeserved adulation and demanding more and more. As if they haven't misapplied enough scriptures to themselves, here's yet another, and one of the most reprehensible.