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  Terrence Howard quitting acting to bring "the truth"

  by neat blue dog in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  https://thegrio.com/2019/09/13/terrence-howard-announces-hes-done-with-acting-after-empire-ends/amp/.

  after leaving the limelight his plans include “bringing the truth to the world.”.

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  blondie

  Vidiot, that was the best move that Marvel made, recasting that character, love Don Cheadle.
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  Anyone have someone move in and take over the congergation?

  by rickroll in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i have been in two congregations where someone moved in from the big city and took over with the attitude of the northerners when they go south, i come from where they do it right.

  like bulls in china shops they remove people and do the house cleaning like the political org cult it is.

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  blondie

  Yes, a small frog in a big pond, looks for a small pond to be a big frog in.
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  Question from yesterdays persecution article...

  by JW_Rogue in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  what are you resolved to do if under ban?.

  i wonder how many people were thinking about how that would be a great excuse to leave!

  finally, a good out, you were just too afraid of the persecution.

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  blondie

  You’d be surprised how quick the conditioning wears off once you stop reading the propaganda.

  Exactly, Vidiot.
  
  
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  Psychological Changes in the Vocabulary of the WTS

  by blondie in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  psychological changes in the vocabulary of the wts.

  i have been reading the publications of the wts since i was 6, 60 years now.

  we were too poor to have more than one subscription for each magazine so i had to wait until my mother had read it (she let them pile up).

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  blondie

  Sorry, I forgot the the starred ***link to the wt study for last Sunday. This implies that there are necessary rules. The link directly below is from 1982 and is quite comprehensive about rules.

  1) Rules necessary for proper order in individual congregations, selected by the BOE, that is why mustaches may be allowed is some congregations and not others.

  2) Organizational rules for life in Bethel, not necessarily applicable in the general congregation (rules within a family for example can be set by the family head, the WTS that Bethelites are a family in that case)

  1982

  https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1982527?q=rules+order&p=par

  Some rules are specifically for the congregation’s good. For instance, in the past some Christians could speak in tongues. Paul directed that only two or three of them speak on an occasion, that they take turns, and that a translator be present​—rules that promoted peace and order. (1 Corinthians 14:26-33) Similarly, the elders of a congregation today might provide directions about keeping Kingdom Hall exits clear, not saving seats needlessly, or parking vehicles with consideration for neighbors and safety. Such congregational rules are not unscriptural for they have the same purpose (peace and good order) as did Paul’s advice about tongues. Related to this is the Biblical advice: “Be obedient to those who are taking the lead among you.” (Hebrews 13:17) Since our avoiding sins such as lying or stealing involves obedience to God, this text must refer to our obeying the elders’ guidance in congregational matters. Nor is it difficult to do so if they are not legislatively “lording it over those who are God’s inheritance.”​—1 Peter 5:3.

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  ***https://www.jw.org/en/publications/magazines/watchtower-study-july-2019/worship-jehovah-when-under-ban/

  18. Why must we avoid making unnecessary rules?
  

  18 Do not make unnecessary rules. If elders make unnecessary rules, they will create a burden for others. Brother Juraj Kaminský recalled what took place during the ban in former Czechoslovakia: “After the responsible brothers and many elders were arrested, some of those taking the lead in congregations and circuits began prescribing rules of conduct for the publishers, making lists of dos and don’ts.” Jehovah has not given us authority to make personal decisions for others. Someone who makes needless rules is not protecting his brother’s safety​—he is trying to become the master of his brother’s faith.​—2 Cor. 1:24.
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  The many lies within the Jehovah's Witnesses religion

  by Finkelstein in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  jws think their organization is the most honest and righteous christian based faith in the world solemnly chosen by god because of that.

  i thought it would interesting to evaluate the many persistent lies the jws propagate from the top leaders down.

  first up the many lies and biblicaly unsupported doctrines made by the wts own leaders such as pin pointing the exact year and time of christ's return and establishing his throne in heaven, once in 1874 then 1914. .

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  blondie

  Remember if the WTS leaves out information (omission) and makes deliberately "misleading" statements, those are lies too.
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  Lara Kaput ex JW on "insight" SBS TV program Australia.

  by smiddy3 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  just stumbled across it tonite.

  17/09/2019 @ 0830pm.

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  blondie

  Thanks jwleaks.
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  Anyone have someone move in and take over the congergation?

  by rickroll in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i have been in two congregations where someone moved in from the big city and took over with the attitude of the northerners when they go south, i come from where they do it right.

  like bulls in china shops they remove people and do the house cleaning like the political org cult it is.

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  blondie

  I have been in some where elders/families were assigned to "help out" a congregation with problems or to boost the # of elders.

  In some cases, they were called in to get the BOE in line or else heads would roll. They had assignments direct from NY.

  Others came at the suggestion of the CO (perhaps with indirect WTS involvement) to "help out" congregations in the circuit.

  Some came to "help where the need was greater" at the direction of the WTS.

  The problems I saw where elders/families had taken it upon themselves to become needgreaters, and deliberately chose small congregations and brought adult male jw children with them to stack the BOE (these elders had problems in their previous congregation and the BOE gave them a good recommendation to the new congregation to get them out of their hair). Those were nightmare situations. Fortunately, many found it hard to continue supporting their previous lifestyle there.
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  A bombshell about Judge Rutherford 1938 Royal Albert Hall London “Face the Facts”

  by Maryo in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  http://youtu.be/f7tepvrx4vi.

  judge rutherford is introduced by the speaker saying, “his preeminence in scriptural knowledge is beyond question.

  he speaks as a messenger of jehovah.”.

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  blondie

  Thanks Bobcat for that very good summary of Rutherford's wavering position. In 1941, the WTS stated that humans were in the "remaining months before Armageddon." It has been 940 months since that statement.

  “Cartons of Children that had been deposited in The Arena were now opened,.... Receiving the gift, the marching children clasped it to them, not a toy or plaything for idle pleasure, but the Lord's provided instrument for most effective work in the remaining months before Armageddon.”
  from The Watchtower, September 15, 1941 page 288.
  
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  Terrence Howard quitting acting to bring "the truth"

  by neat blue dog in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  https://thegrio.com/2019/09/13/terrence-howard-announces-hes-done-with-acting-after-empire-ends/amp/.

  after leaving the limelight his plans include “bringing the truth to the world.”.

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  blondie

  DOC, I guess you don't watch Empire. I don't either. I avoid shows with Terrence on them, regardless of his jw status.
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  Lara Kaput ex JW on "insight" SBS TV program Australia.

  by smiddy3 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  just stumbled across it tonite.

  17/09/2019 @ 0830pm.

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  blondie

  smiddy3, do you have a link or similar?

  Unfortunately, unless PBS imports it (or BBCA) I don't get such programs here. (Love Graham Norton on BBCA, new shows coming up 10/4)