Posts by _Morpheus

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American Sniper - courage or cowardice?
by Simon in
1. social
2. entertainment
the movie american sniper is breaking box office records and of course there is some irony that a movie about a sniper is released on martin luther king day (who was shot by one).. but of course there is a world of difference between an assassin and a military sniper ... or is there?.

some are making a big stink about it and claiming that "snipers are cowards".

it seems unfair to me.
_Morpheus

J dub, respectfully i say its clear you havent seen either american sniper or hurt locker. Neither of those films glorifies the iraq war any more than schindler's list glorifies ww2. Those two movies are rather stark portrayals of the toll war takes on individuals and in particular the haunting choices made by soldiers (one fictional, one historical) in iraq.
Im not suggesting you watch them nor am i trying to change your view point on that war or in any way debating the pros and cons of americas role in that region, but i am pointing out that to rationally comment on those films one should see them before forming an opinion.
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Jehovah's Witnesses, they're big in ...
by Simon in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i just checked out google trends for "jehovah's witnesses" (denomination).

not sure if the link will be to the term but let's try:.

http://www.google.com/trends/explore#q=%2fm%2f0dtdq.
_Morpheus

I wonder if that prevelance of searching represents people looking for jw's or perhaps people finding information about jw's, meaning being educated about the "real " jw's
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GB says, "Our way of worship will soon be altered."
by Separation of Powers in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
my mom called me yesterday to ask how i was doing.

i hadn't seen her in a while, so it was nice to hear her voice.

we went through the motions of jw small talk and then she started telling me about her co visit from last week.
_Morpheus

@splash- thats very specific information. Do you have the letter regarding such?
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Jehovah's Witnesses requesting financial transparency in Spain
by JHK in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
two jehovah's witnesses requesting financial transparency in spain branch.

one picture in the assembly hall and another on the bridge.. .

http://johnhenrykurtz.blogspot.com.es/2015/01/transparencia-financiera-llegara-antes.html.
_Morpheus

Actually i envision tm3 saying "if you dont like what i do with the money, take it up jesus! He put me in charge"
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Last nights meeting...
by DATA-DOG in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i know dubs are delusional.

i know dubs don't reason well.

i know dubs are a bit off, like many groups.
_Morpheus

A few screen shots as referance. I also find it creepy that these songs are aimed at such young ones...
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Jehovah's Witnesses requesting financial transparency in Spain
by JHK in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
two jehovah's witnesses requesting financial transparency in spain branch.

one picture in the assembly hall and another on the bridge.. .

http://johnhenrykurtz.blogspot.com.es/2015/01/transparencia-financiera-llegara-antes.html.
_Morpheus

Blondie, i agree with what you say about the past as a statment of fact, however now congregations are esentially sending all their money (sans a small local reserve) to the branch. Its a huge money grab. The question is how many are falling off in their donations since they no longer see the bottom line locally. Thats what the perpetual mortgages are about, setting a fixed dollar amount so the local congregations have a goal in mind when they donate.
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Jehovah's Witnesses requesting financial transparency in Spain
by JHK in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
two jehovah's witnesses requesting financial transparency in spain branch.

one picture in the assembly hall and another on the bridge.. .

http://johnhenrykurtz.blogspot.com.es/2015/01/transparencia-financiera-llegara-antes.html.
_Morpheus

Tragically im sure the person to whom im related by marriage gives some of my money to those bastards behind my back so i have a relative stake. But then i also think ive outlines why donations to the local congregation are a form of money laundering...
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Jehovah's Witnesses requesting financial transparency in Spain
by JHK in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
two jehovah's witnesses requesting financial transparency in spain branch.

one picture in the assembly hall and another on the bridge.. .

http://johnhenrykurtz.blogspot.com.es/2015/01/transparencia-financiera-llegara-antes.html.
_Morpheus

Blondie, the accounts report is still read.
While it is true that there is some degree of transparency in the local congregation, most of that money is then immediately sent to the branch. It's actually a form of money laundering when you think about it. By sending the money to the branch but thinking it's accounted for locally it creates degrees of separation that allow for funny business with the moneyand no actual transparency.
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Last nights meeting...
by DATA-DOG in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i know dubs are delusional.

i know dubs don't reason well.

i know dubs are a bit off, like many groups.
_Morpheus

I agree CoH, but the df'ings later are what this is all about. Anyone df'd will be a threat to others and the df'd one will long to get back to the love of the congregation. And the younger they get dunked the more emotionally invested they are. I hate it, but thats why they are pushing it.
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Last nights meeting...
by DATA-DOG in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i know dubs are delusional.

i know dubs don't reason well.

i know dubs are a bit off, like many groups.
_Morpheus

Okay I'm sorry to have to do this but I have to splash some cold water on this discussion.
I sucked it up and watched the video with the child baptism. It was a song entitled beloved son.there was some animation around the song. It is playing me for young children to see however the child being baptized is not Caleb and he is not 10 years old. After watching it he is likely supposed to be a teenager perhaps 13 or 14.I agree that this is still too young however it is NOT caleb.
Again I am not a watch tower apologist by any means however I do feel it is critical that we call them on things that are legitimate. Otherwise we undermine our efforts to call attention to things that are truly a problem.