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  A Must Read Update on WBTS and Darkspilver from reddit

  by ZindagiNaMilegiDobaara in

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  2. friends

  many of us know that watch tower (yes, two words in this case) has issued a subpoena to reddit to try to gain darkspilver's identity due to accusations of copyright infringement:.

  tl;dr: on april 9, watch tower filed a response to the eff's motion to quash (filed march 26) regarding the subpoena submitted to reddit in an attempt to find /u/darkspilver's identity.. the wt response is publicly available here as a pdf, from the site court listener.. a number of other documents relating to the case are available on the same site, here.. and the eff's motion to quash is available on the eff's website here.. details: as i'm sure many of us know, watch tower (yes, two words in this case) has issued a subpoena to reddit to try to gain /u/darkspilver's identity due to accusations of copyright infringement.

  specifically, watch tower is claiming copyright infringement for two things: first, darkspilver posted the back page of the november 2018 watchtower which was an article entitled "what gift can we give to jehovah?” which explained how to donate.

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  blondie

  Another update/comment on this case:

  https://www.law.com/2019/08/07/whats-nextbehind-a-redditors-fair-use-fight-with-jehovahs-witnesses-facebook-digs-in-after-the-great-hack-a-federal-judge-wants-to-talk-about-attorneys-fees/
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  Patterson renovation—new donation boxes

  by careful in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  over at reddit a post has appeared stating that a letter was read at this week's clam meeting announcing renovation work at the patterson compound, er, site:.

  https://www.reddit.com/r/exjw/comments/cmz8t5/announcement_patterson_is_being_renovated_extra/.

  does it strike anyone as odd that at a time of pretty extreme belt-tightening the gb is undertaking another costly building project?

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  blondie

  smiddy3, I love ABBA and that song. Yes, money is the WTS' true god.
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  Patterson renovation—new donation boxes

  by careful in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  over at reddit a post has appeared stating that a letter was read at this week's clam meeting announcing renovation work at the patterson compound, er, site:.

  https://www.reddit.com/r/exjw/comments/cmz8t5/announcement_patterson_is_being_renovated_extra/.

  does it strike anyone as odd that at a time of pretty extreme belt-tightening the gb is undertaking another costly building project?

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  blondie

  ToesUp, I imagine they are fixing it up to sell, too. Too far away from Warwick and Wallkill. I wonder if Wallkill will be next?
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  STOLEN CHILDHOODS--CALVARY GOSPEL CHURCH (PENTECOSTAL)

  by blondie in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  here is a comprehensive article about the policies of this church over the last 30 years regarding child sexual abuse in its midst.

  it is so eerily like that of the wts, i thought i should share it.

  the article deals with the experiences of 3 women who have come forward, what the reporting laws are like in wisconsin, and how the pattern of handling abuse is widespread throughout religion and non-secular organizations (boy scouts recent news article).

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  blondie

  Here is a comprehensive article about the policies of this church over the last 30 years regarding child sexual abuse in its midst. It is so eerily like that of the WTS, I thought I should share it. The article deals with the experiences of 3 women who have come forward, what the reporting laws are like in Wisconsin, and how the pattern of handling abuse is widespread throughout religion and non-secular organizations (Boy Scouts recent news article). I could not read too much but it mirrors my own experience with the WTS.

  https://madison.com/ct/news/local/govt-and-politics/stolen-childhoods-women-allege-they-were-sexually-abused-as-kids/article_22c01351-890d-5bac-8790-d701b1f31c3a.html

  
  https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-08-06/boy-scouts-face-new-allegations-of-sex-abuse-by-hidden-predators
  
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  "Gem from the November 2019 WT. Reject apostate material because JWs trust in "their brothers."

  by Daniel1555 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  dear friends.

  i didn't post for a while, but i still enjoy the great jwn community.. just wanted to share a "gem" from the november 2019 study watchtower.. paragraph 8 from the article "are you maintaining your large shield of faith?".

  satan, “the father of the lie,” uses those under his control to spread lies about jehovah and about our brothers and sisters.

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  blondie

  Yes, min, that is right:

  Everything written was right from the publications

  As I have said from the beginning on JWN, the best way to educate others about the WTS is to:

  Hang the WTS with their own words
  
  
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  Have you watched the Smallfoot movie?

  by Theonlyoneleft in

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  2. beliefs

  so relatable to jw’s.. a funny children’s movie that has a song called “perfection”.. one part goes like this “ if there's a question, causing you to go astray, just stuff it down inside until it goes away”.. poignant song.

  check it here:.

  https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=d08rlbruoco.

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  blondie

  And hey, hey, it's another day
  Like every other
  And I don't wanna change a thing
  Not one little thing, I mean, because
  I do what the stones say
  And I'm doin' okay
  What could be better than this?
  It is what it it is, it is perfection

  Look at everybody do their part
  And they do it with a happy heart
  And it gives them all a sense of greater purpose
  Well, that's the way that I wanna be
  I wanna make them all proud of me
  Just be a steady yeti and deserve this
  (Do you seriously believe mammoths are holding us up?)
  (Mhmm)
  (What's holding up the mammoths?)
  (Uh, hello? It's just mammoths, all the way down.
  Don't listen to them,
  they're questioning the stones, and we don't do that, okay?)
  If there's a question, causing you to go astray
  Just stuff it down inside until it goes away
  Got it? Good!
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  Have you watched the Smallfoot movie?

  by Theonlyoneleft in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so relatable to jw’s.. a funny children’s movie that has a song called “perfection”.. one part goes like this “ if there's a question, causing you to go astray, just stuff it down inside until it goes away”.. poignant song.

  check it here:.

  https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=d08rlbruoco.

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  blondie

  Thanks for sharing that, theonlyoneleft.
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  Do You Think Trump Bares Any Responsibility For The Mass Shootings Occuring?

  by minimus in

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  2. friends

  when any mass shooting happens is it the president’s fault?

  i’m talking over the last few decades..

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  blondie

  Not for the ones in Toledo.
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  "Gem from the November 2019 WT. Reject apostate material because JWs trust in "their brothers."

  by Daniel1555 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  dear friends.

  i didn't post for a while, but i still enjoy the great jwn community.. just wanted to share a "gem" from the november 2019 study watchtower.. paragraph 8 from the article "are you maintaining your large shield of faith?".

  satan, “the father of the lie,” uses those under his control to spread lies about jehovah and about our brothers and sisters.

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  blondie

  Thanks for saying the November 2019 WT Study magazine was posted. I checked this morning but no on yet.

  As to Acts 17:11

  The WTS has a different slant that appears nowhere except in a 1981 WT, shortly after the Great Apostasy at Bethel, and the announcement in the KM that Ray Franz was no longer on the GB.

  https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1981127#h=22:0-27:668

  A NOBLE-MINDED VIEW

  How shall we view the spiritual food provided by this “faithful and discreet slave”? Should it be viewed critically​—‘Oh, well, it might be true but then again it might not be and so we have to scrutinize it very critically’? Some apparently have felt that way about it. To support their way of thinking they have quoted Acts 17:11, which says of newly interested persons at Beroea: “Now the latter were more noble-minded than those in Thessalonica, for they received the word with the greatest eagerness of mind, carefully examining the Scriptures daily as to whether these things were so.”

  But does this mean that those Beroeans were looking for flaws in the message they were hearing, or that their attitude was one of doubting? Does this set a precedent for regarding critically the publications brought forth by the “faithful and discreet slave,” with a view to finding fault? Not at all!

  First of all, let us note the setting of the statement about the noble-minded Beroeans. Paul, accompanied by Silas, was on his second missionary tour. Due to persecution that arose, the brothers at Thessalonica sent them on to Beroea. In Beroea they met sincere Jews who had strong faith in God’s Word. These were not Christians yet. They were simply interested persons who had to satisfy themselves that what Paul was telling them had the support of the Hebrew Scriptures.

  Up to this time, these devout Jews in Beroea may never have heard of Jesus Christ. What Paul was telling them was entirely new. So those noble-minded Jews in Beroea searched the Scriptures daily to make certain that the references that Paul gave were really part of God’s Word. And with what mental attitude did they pursue their studies? With a skeptical attitude, trying to prove Paul wrong? No, they were altogether unlike Paul’s critics on Mars Hill, for we read that they heard Paul’s testimony with “the greatest eagerness of mind.”​—Acts 17:11, 32.

  These Beroeans listened with a readiness, yes, an eagerness, to believe. Thus not only were they open-minded, but they were wanting to have this “good news” proved true. In fact, for a person to acquire faith he must have “the will to believe.” If he is determined not to believe, then no amount of evidence will convince him; for if a person looks for them he can always find excuses, plausible reasons for not accepting the accountability that belief will bring upon him. As the apostle Paul well said: “Faith is not a possession of all people.” (2 Thess. 3:2) But the Beroeans had the will to believe. They considered what they heard with a receptive frame of mind. As a result, “many of them became believers, and so did not a few of the reputable Greek women and of the men.”​—Acts 17:12.
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  Anyone read the watchtower study article for 8/4/2019?

  by sweetyj in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  so i didn't study my wt article ( as usual) for this sunday passed 8/4.

  as we were going through the article, it talked about having good study habits.

  it would be so hard to study all of this " spiritual food" after coming home from work, ect.. so wt decided to cut back on some materials.

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  blondie

  I did but did not do any highlights. But then I looked at it again today, and I realized how much it was a harangue about the so-called obedient long-time jws. This was baby stuff for them supposedly. I think I will run a few of the comments that seemed that carefully couched statements, that the members did not appreciate that the WTS had cut back on the time for the meetings for them to study, not for more play time.

  You can bet, sweetyj, that the WTS has been manipulating the numbers for a long time. Because of thinking non-jws and some jws have taken apart their manipulations regarding the numbers, I think that is one reason why the yearly stats were no longer published in the WT magazine at the beginning of the year, why there is no longer a yearbook, and I haven't checked what they do provide now and where.

  This seems to be the only source for stats now:

  https://www.jw.org/en/publications/books/2018-service-year-report/2018-grand-totals/