Posts by Village Idiot

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"Make a list of people you want to meet in the New System!" (New September Watchtower)

by FusionTheism in

watchtower september 2015 study edition, "stand firm in the faith," paragraphs 16 and 17:.

following jesus example, we must read the bible daily, study it, and meditate on what we learn.

along with general bible study, dig into topics about which you may have questions.. you can imitate jesus by meditating on the wonderful promises jehovah has made to you.

Village Idiot

The elder who studied with me said that I should imagine myself in the "new order".

But anyways:

Genghis Khan

Thomas Paine

Charles Manson

Giordano Bruno

Any Neandertal

Carl Sagan

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Linking to cult site w/o increasing their search engine position

by rebel8 in

jw
friends

i just found out about donotlink and thought it might be of interest to others here.

we are always talking about j w dot org and i am worried it's helping them.

is that true?.

California Supreme Court Case - S226656

by Gayle in

jw
friends

http://appellatecases.courtinfo.ca.gov/search/case/maincasescreen.cfm?dist=0&doc_id=2109889&doc_no=s226656&search=party&start=1&query_partylastnameororg=watchtower bible and tract.

started 5/27/2015.

Village Idiot

Flipper,

"They just cannot accept defeat or being made to even appear as if they were negligent or in the wrong."

I think it's just cold blooded calculations. Several hundred thousand dollars in attorney fees may save them several million in awarded damages.

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By “evolution,” we mean “macroevolution”—apes turning into humans, for example.

by FadingTruth in

august 2015 awake .

quote in title taken from article footnote.. anyone have information on who gene hwang and yan-der hsuuw in the article are?.

why do they repeatedly state that apes turned to humans when that's not what evolutionists teach at all?.

Village Idiot

James Brown,

"It seems like science changes like religion changes. They both try to force the current information into their world view."

The science back then was incomplete. We now have over a dozen species discovered. So any change is towards better understanding.

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If you found out TTATT at 80 and spent your entire life at Bethel, what would you do?

by John Aquila in

would you do a ray franz deal and write a book or keep quiet and live out the rest of your life in bethel?.

would you keep reading the watchtower magazine?.

Village Idiot

They may qualify for Social Security but I don't think they would get much especially in New York where I believe rent is high. Probably just enough for food and transportation (if they have a car).

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Wanted to Share a Watchtower Quote with you

by FusionTheism in

just thought this was interesting and wanted to see all of your thoughts and opinions on it.. watchtower, november 15, 2014, simplified study edition, pages 11-12:.

9 let us examine the words of three brothers who for many years have worked closely with members of the governing body.

one brother mentioned: while this has indeed been a unique privilege of service, the close association has from time to time revealed that, although spirit anointed, these brothers are imperfect.

Village Idiot

FusionTheism,

"...the close association has from time to time revealed that, although spirit anointed, these brothers are imperfect"

I've noticed that they're using mock humility lately.

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By “evolution,” we mean “macroevolution”—apes turning into humans, for example.

by FadingTruth in

august 2015 awake .

quote in title taken from article footnote.. anyone have information on who gene hwang and yan-der hsuuw in the article are?.

why do they repeatedly state that apes turned to humans when that's not what evolutionists teach at all?.

Village Idiot

Why do they repeatedly state that apes turned to humans when that's not what evolutionists teach at all?

Indeed. Any "ape" in our evolutionary tree dates from 3 million years ago, let's say Australopithecine Afarensis. Anything after that would be in the lineage of Homo.

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What is Your Brainwashing IQ ? Take the Quiz

by Finkelstein in

so how much do you understand about brainwashing, its application and effects ?

essentially lures people into its grasps and then brainwashes them for exploitation and manipulative purposes by using mental indoctrination techniques.. here's a quick quiz to take to answer some of these questions.

http://voicesfordignity.com/brainwashing-iq/.

Village Idiot

I got this one right but I didn't agree with it:

"No one makes a drastic change in their identity, personality, and values unless they have experienced some kind of abuse or trauma that caused changes in their brain. Those who emerge from having been brainwashed have survived a traumatic experience."

I got this one wrong and I don't agree with it. Why should we consider ourselves to having been coerced?

"Brainwashing uses coercive persuasion to cause a non-agreeing person to believe in something they previously did not want to believe."

PS: I got 18 out of 21.

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What's the Worst Gossip You Heard About Why You were DF'ed, Faded or Left and Never Came Back? They say "I am gay!"

by PhilsWager2 in

your going to enjoy the latest rumor i heard why i have not been to meeting for around nine months, i am a homosexual!

i was caught having a drink at one of the gay bars for business, yes people still talk business in bars.

revelation 17:4).and murderers, and fornicators (cf.

Village Idiot

During the Bethel purges in 1980 the rumor was that the disfellowshipped ones were gay. Of course, the real reason was apostasy.

As for me the rumor was that I was df'd for reading apostate literature. Actually I didn't read such literature until after I was dif'd.

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Rutherford, Knorr or Franz - Who has the most influence on doctrine & process now?

by konceptual99 in

so, i was thinking - who of the above still has the most influence on current wts doctrine and dogma?.

rutherford obviously created the smokescreen around 1914/607 but overall his work has been superseded i would suggest.. knorr created the various schools and they or their offspring still live on.

wasn't it during his tenure that all the blood doctrine, types/anti types (now chucked away of course), transplants etc came along?

Village Idiot

Russell was the Karl Marx of the organization. Rutherford was the one who militarized them. Knorr was more of a bureaucrat. Franz was the brains.