Posts by Fisherman

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Fidel Castro and the WT

by Hecce in

i am going to engage on a trip to the past and share with you some of the matters that marked the beginning of the jws persecution in cuba.

you will be surprised that the pattern that was followed is very similar to what happened in other dictatorial countries.. in the cuban case, i am going to surprise you and tell you that like what happened with hitler; the wt was partially responsible for their clash and confrontation with the cuban government.

during the early 60s the revolution was fighting for survival and they were willing and ready to demolish any perceived enemy to their cause.. a prime example was their war against the catholic church that was the most influential religious entity in the country; it took the supreme leader only a few public discourses to send the vast majority of clergy packing and back to their country, in this case spain.. the jehovah’s witnesses were an insignificant minority but they over estimated their importance and displayed a belligerent attitude, it was known that this was a us based religion and an easy target to connect them with the cia.

Fisherman

He celebrated the later as defiant as ever with an open letter full of criticism of President Obama; same thing that he has done to every American President since Eisenhower.

It is well known that President Eisenhower had a JW past although never baptized. With that aside, it is also well known that Prime Minister Fidel Castro after winning the Cuban revolution came to the US for the purpose of meeting with Eisenhower and hopefully to be endorsed and accepted by DDE but Eisenhower slighted FC, not even showing up to meet with him, this justifiably made Dr. Castro, the proud man the he was, furious and offended and I am not surprised if President Castro took the actions against the US that he did for personal reasons besides the agendas that were later manifested-but who knows, maybe Eisenhower already knew that Castro would come with an offer he could not accept and there was no point in giving him any consideration or courtesy whatsoever.

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Fidel Castro and the WT

by Hecce in

i am going to engage on a trip to the past and share with you some of the matters that marked the beginning of the jws persecution in cuba.

you will be surprised that the pattern that was followed is very similar to what happened in other dictatorial countries.. in the cuban case, i am going to surprise you and tell you that like what happened with hitler; the wt was partially responsible for their clash and confrontation with the cuban government.

during the early 60s the revolution was fighting for survival and they were willing and ready to demolish any perceived enemy to their cause.. a prime example was their war against the catholic church that was the most influential religious entity in the country; it took the supreme leader only a few public discourses to send the vast majority of clergy packing and back to their country, in this case spain.. the jehovah’s witnesses were an insignificant minority but they over estimated their importance and displayed a belligerent attitude, it was known that this was a us based religion and an easy target to connect them with the cia.

Fisherman

Hecce, thank you for your post. Interesting.

I was told by my Cuban mother that JWs used to always wear white when preaching. VI

VI, I spoke to some Cubans and they told me the same thing but I did not believe that JW dressed in white and thought they were confusing with SDA or some other group. But the Cuban told me that they referred to JW as: 'patiblanco" because they dressed in white. So you confirmed what the Cubans said is true.

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Has anyone thought about if a General strike take place by undocumented immigrants.

by James Mixon in

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friends

this would cripple the economy, don't know about other states in the union but it would.

be devastating for the border states.

here in california restaurants (no workers) closed, .

Fisherman

If and when these guys get documents they will quit their existing jobs anyway and compete in the marketplace for better jobs, housing, benefits, etc.-if they are not already doing these things given any opportunity to do so. No problem giving any lawbreaker a break, even millions of them, but if such is the case shouldn't the same justice likewise be applied to all lawbreakers in the land?

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If you are still in the organization, do you enjoy the meetings ?

by Iamallcool in

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friends

rate it from 1 to 10. thanks!

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Fisherman

Trust the wt has a good reasons for changing everything but it is hard to get used to and the meeting is longer, I like the old way better. But who am I to complain. WT knows the reasons.

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WTS investment in Ford-Werke - 1943

by OrphanCrow in

*thanks to reddit poster ahilexxx for this information*.

the watchtower society was invested in the german branch of ford motor.

in 1943, their investment was worth $597,595 ($8,363,677.95 in today's value - over 8 million!)..

Fisherman

Actually, fisherman, it was an error.... OC

OC, I understood, that is why when I quoted you in my last post I bolded your apology. I also make errors, sometimes all of the time.

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WTS investment in Ford-Werke - 1943

by OrphanCrow in

*thanks to reddit poster ahilexxx for this information*.

the watchtower society was invested in the german branch of ford motor.

in 1943, their investment was worth $597,595 ($8,363,677.95 in today's value - over 8 million!)..

Fisherman

JHK: As indicated by the posters quoted below, the related document posted on this thread was used on this thread to misrepresent that the WT wrongfully invested in the Ford-Werke. Your post about Ford-Weke does not show otherwise.

The Watchtower Society was invested in the German branch of Ford Motor. In 1943, their investment was worth $597,595 ($8,363,677.95 in today's value - over 8 million!). OC

This is a list of the TOP 59 US companies in Germany in 1943. This table just shows that the US Watch Tower had invested $597,595 in their German subsidiary and that is was the 47th biggest US investment in Germany present in that year. So: no connection between Watchtower and Ford, except they are on the same list- GermanXJW

Well...I apologize. Damn That will teach me for just reading someone else's conclusions...So sorry.You guys are absolutely right...and the reddit poster (and me...) are wrong OC

As also noted by OC in another post on this thread, however, 598,000.00 was a lot of money to have in 1945, not to mention such sum being spare money to have riding on some investment- not that there is anything wrong with that.

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WTS investment in Ford-Werke - 1943

by OrphanCrow in

*thanks to reddit poster ahilexxx for this information*.

the watchtower society was invested in the german branch of ford motor.

in 1943, their investment was worth $597,595 ($8,363,677.95 in today's value - over 8 million!)..

Fisherman

invest in production of weapons for the Nazi army?

It seems to me that it would not be proper for God's Organization to voluntarily give money to someone to be used for the exclusive purpose of producing objects to be used in warfare- but it has not been shown that the wt actually did that. Case in point: The wt receives contributions of such like stocks or the wt made an investment in a company that at the time of the investment was not involved in the production of weapons.

So: no connection between Watchtower and Ford, except they are on the same list

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WTS investment in Ford-Werke - 1943

by OrphanCrow in

*thanks to reddit poster ahilexxx for this information*.

the watchtower society was invested in the german branch of ford motor.

in 1943, their investment was worth $597,595 ($8,363,677.95 in today's value - over 8 million!)..

Fisherman

WT movement is about advertising the kingdom (math 24:14) AS it turns out, it takes a lot of money to do that but CTR left his personal fortune to the WT and a lot of other people donate stocks and investments and non liquid assets- but besides the investments all consumption of the money goes to the world wide work and how the money is ultimately used is what matters to me and not because the wt makes money work to make more money.

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Should I talk to elders?

by Chook in

the whole world is rigged, whether its religious tribunals or local police enforcement, those who are paid by god or government are the enforcers .

should you talk to elders... well imagine that brooklyn had ordered these men to df anyone who says anything against the slave.

do you stand a chance , religious zealots are the most ruthless throughout history, look into it , it's scary to think we believed a magazine that we thought came from god .

Fisherman

There is a difference between someone talking to you and you submitting to an interrogation. It is wise to always listen to anyone that wants to talk to you because at the very least, you could become informed of something important. Unless there is a legal or scriptural reason that forces you to answer questions, then the choice is up to you whether or not you wish to volunteer information.

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Generation expiry date?

by pleaseresearch in

how long will it take for a jw to see that even the overlapping generation is wrong?.

the org waited and waited to see if their interpretation of it came true.

those alive in 1914 would still be alive obviously it didn't and jws have to believe in an overlapping generation.

Fisherman

Outlaw, WT extrapolations are not based upon numerology and my guess about generation expiry date is based upon what seems to me is a reasonable limit and not numerology either.