Does it matter?
Do we have any idea of how bronze-age goatherders pronounced anything?
Where are the "two or more witnesses" to confirm the stories?
Balaamsass2
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"Yahweh" pronunciation is more correct (w60 8/1 pp. 453-455)
by psyco in.
https://wol.jw.borg/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1960561 (substitute .borg with .org)furthermore, today in every jw publication the tetragrammaton is rendered as yhwh which is more preserved by yahweh than by jehovah..
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My story of becoming a circuit overseer after Kin Suen visited our congregation.
by ExCircuitOverseer inhere is my story of becoming a missionary after having kin suen (pronounced “shin”) as my circuit overseer.
my father wanted me to go to college, but since he wasn’t a witness, i knew he just didn’t understand how close we were to the end.
i had actually become a circuit overseer!
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Balaamsass2
Just another sad tale of a youth wasted with Watchtower. :(
PS. While I was at Bethel in the 70s overseas Branch Overseers were brought back for various meetings and training.
I was excited to have a few work in my department for a few hours each day. I was expecting some Bible scholars! They were all formerly in the circuit work, Gilead Grads, etc. Yikes, was I disappointed. Half had little formal, or bible education. All could recite Watchtower Dogma verbatim, but had trouble reasoning with underlying biblical principles, and everyday work requirements, and even argued with visiting writing staff & GB members (unsuccessfully) during coffee breaks.
Sadly, Gilead is no substitute for College, in preparing for the real world. All investments of youth, time, money, and life in Watchtower are a waste. :(
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HOW TO BE LOYAL TO JEHOVAH
by liam ina post from another exjw site, shows how throughout the years, in a regular, systematic fashion, the watchtower has influence thoroughly; an ideological point of view, in the minds of it’s members by using bible scriptures and examples, to get the members to do the unthinkable, even if it clashes with modern ethics.
february 2016 watchtower, paragraph 3 of the article titled .
"learn from jehovah’s loyal servants".
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Balaamsass2
Way beyond "modern ethics". Felonies. Child rape, domestic violence, Child abuse, Senior financial abuse. Perjury. Conspiracy. Witness tampering.
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Wythenshawe Kingdom Hall - Sold
by AdamCzarnobay ini was slightly surprised to see that wythenshawe hall has been sold.
it's now a mosque.
this one had an attached flat where the co and his wife lived, i wonder what accommodation they put them in these days..
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Balaamsass2
AH....." perception," "conscience of the congregation," and the slippery Watchtower phrases some elders use for "depends on who you are. "If we don't like you, it's wrong".
I remember a sweet mousy sister who was an engineer working on the moon lander vehicle. The new CO targeted her for "working for a defense contractor"—Lockheed. Meanwhile, a few miles down the road in Silicon Valley, an ex-cop elder was the head of Security for a 100% Defense Contractor, giving keynote talks at Conventions and conducting electronic eavesdropping on Watchtower "enemies" at the behest of Don Adams at Bethel. It all depends on who you are.
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Reddit thread - ‘Organization Finally Suggesting to Plan for Retirement’
by LongHairGal inthis information is supposed to be in the upcoming march wt.
(i don’t go on jw dot org).
it would sound like they are hinting at a change in thinking.. in my opinion, any such change would be yet another slap in the face to faithful pimis along with those other recent changes.. there are so many heartfelt responses on that thread and a lot of justified anger.. don’t know what to say except that i’m so glad i never listened to the religion all those years ago.
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Balaamsass2
In the 1960s I was told I would never graduate High School or get married because Armageddon would be here BY 1975. If you believed this "prophecy" you did not plan or save for the future. Education, home ownership, retirement savings, children, business planning were all impacted.
I have been retired for years now. Many true believers I knew from the 70s are DEAD, crippled, or BROKE. One ex-Special Pioneer I know is homeless and a public beggar. A former Elder and Bethel roommate died in poverty this week in a mountain shack. A 75-year-old window-washing Elder friend fell to his death on the job last year. Another "need greater " pioneer-elder friend rents a room in his twilight years. Meanwhile...Governing Body 3.0 lives in luxury in their gated compound sporting Rolex watches, gold pinky rings, and jetting around the world begging for MOOOORE Money.
For MOST people....not Jehovah's Witnesses....Retirement planning is simple 6th-grade math...save x dollars per month for 40 years @ x % to last your last 30 years. Time and compound interest solve the retirement issue...IF.....you are not blinded by a greedy doomsday cult. :(
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Maddison, WI Shool Shooting - 3 Dead
by Sea Breeze inlike the one in tennessee, this one in maddison, wi, was done be a female.
the police chief points out that: .
“yes, i don’t know whether [the shooter] was transgender or not, and quite frankly, i don’t think that’s even important.
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Balaamsass2
Sad.
Emotional teenagers + Guns = poor results
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Reddit thread - ‘Organization Finally Suggesting to Plan for Retirement’
by LongHairGal inthis information is supposed to be in the upcoming march wt.
(i don’t go on jw dot org).
it would sound like they are hinting at a change in thinking.. in my opinion, any such change would be yet another slap in the face to faithful pimis along with those other recent changes.. there are so many heartfelt responses on that thread and a lot of justified anger.. don’t know what to say except that i’m so glad i never listened to the religion all those years ago.
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Balaamsass2
Ditto on Wingcommanders post. 5 likes from me.
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Theocratic Warfare and Taqiyya
by aqwsed12345 inthe concept of strategic deception exists in several religious and ideological contexts.
in this article, we will explore and compare the theocratic warfare doctrine of the watchtower society and taqiyya in islam.
both concepts have parallels in their mechanisms of permitting deception for religious purposes but differ significantly in their application and historical roots.. 1. theocratic warfare: the "rahab method".
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Balaamsass2
At US Assembly Halls the "expenses" are inflated to encourage attendees to donate.
Many facilities have no mortgage.
Low utility bills.
Donations to Watchtower are buried as "expenses".
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Suing the Borg
by JohnR1975 inwhat would be the best way to start suing the borg?.
what kind of evidence would you need for this elf is still physically in?.
here is someone suing them https://youtu.be/wr2dpxm7cc0.
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Balaamsass2
Every jurisdiction is different. The VICTIMS always need a support system.
Facilitate ex-jw gatherings. Advertise on Craigslist.
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Theocratic Warfare and Taqiyya
by aqwsed12345 inthe concept of strategic deception exists in several religious and ideological contexts.
in this article, we will explore and compare the theocratic warfare doctrine of the watchtower society and taqiyya in islam.
both concepts have parallels in their mechanisms of permitting deception for religious purposes but differ significantly in their application and historical roots.. 1. theocratic warfare: the "rahab method".
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Balaamsass2
Watchtower double talk. For years I worked for a large US Financial Institution. Monday through Friday while working for this "Worldly corporation" I was held to a high standard of FULL and accurate DISCLOSURE in all written and verbal communications. I watched as a few brokers were arrested IN THE OFFICE for breaking these rules.
Some Elders told me they had a hard time understanding how I could work in the center of "Satan's financial system".
Come the weekend...at the Assembly...during the elders meeting...the same brothers raised their hands to approve lying on the accounts report read to all the JWs attending the Assembly.