jhine, in the early days of the WT publications, prior to 1950, very few if any black people were pictured. Even in Russell's days the conventions were segregated by race, because of the laws in the South (Jim Crow). Gradually the WTS got in step with the times and the laws changed. https://www.jwfacts.com/watchtower/quotes/black-skin.php
Posts by blondie
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by bluecanary inone of the more ridiculous and offensive things the wts has ever taught and that is saying a lot.. i know i saw a link to this article sometime in the last two weeks but i've lost it!
can anyone direct me to this article?.
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Rutherford got SOMETHING right - in 1923......
by BoogerMan in....but then he fulfilled a "prophecy" from " a few good men" - he couldn't handle the truth!.
christians were witnesses of christ in 1923, but a new brand name light in 1931 "adjusted" that thinking!.
watchtower february 1 1923 - "did jesus succeed in his mission in seeking the lost?
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blondie
Good catch, BoogerMan. Even in the RNWT the only place it says witnesses of Jehovah is in the Old Testament, Isaiah 43, addressed to the Jews who were still considered at the writing to be worshippers of Jehovah. In the New Testament, it is always "witnesses of Jesus" and versions of that.
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Whatever Happened to Those who returned to JEHOVAH
by raymond frantz inhttps://youtu.be/3yylzu0bi_k?si=kku6r9szfenj3h9i.
whatever happened to those who came back to jehovah?
due to slow growth and the constant scrutiny from governments like norway in relation to their harsh disfellowshipping practices,last year in a move that no one expected the watchtower for the first time extended an olive branch to all those who left the organization or were disfellowshipped in the past.considering this practice was introduced over 60 years ago and with a rough estimate that around 100,000 leave jehovah’s witnesses every year the total number is in the several millions.so we should have expected millions to have accepted this invitation and rejoined the organization, the result though was an abysmal few thousands according to a recent jw update.. so now, for the first time, the latest watchtower study magazine for april 2025 gives us an inside view on how this reintegration is coming along, and it doesn't look good!.
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blondie
Duran, I think KerryKing was addressing those words to people who do read and believe that Jesus was a real person, using to suggest that they look at the people in their own congregation. That is what I do, say words to get people to see the wolves within the own religious group. Keeping in mind that the audience in mind are those who believe Jesus is real to them and their bible is from god.
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How to spot wolves in sheep's clothing!
by BoogerMan inw64 11/1 pp.
645-646 wolves in sheep’s covering - "can you detect them?
how can you avoid becoming their prey?....to his first-century disciples jesus sounded a warning that applies to us today with even greater force: “look out that you are not misled; for many will come on the basis of my name, saying, ‘i am he [anointed],’ and, ‘the due time has approached.’ do not go after them.” (luke 21:8) .
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blondie
jhine, there are people like this in all religions, feeding off their fellow members, but it is most betraying when it is within an organization you thought was on your side..
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They are running out of people to do their stuff.
by liam inthis is the watchtower study article being studied today.
so it’s the current new light!.
what are the new qualifications to be an “elder-aka older man...and circuit overseer?.
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blondie
Actually elders do keep secrets from other elders, mostly new ones not knowing the tactics yet, but even elders keep secrets from long-time elders. Like agreeing to something in private at an elders' meeting and then announcing what the chief elder wants not what was voted for. Many, many secrets, not in every congregation but in too many. Even secrets from the circuit overseer. (a more appropriate word is "lies")
"the elders have absolutely no idea what goes on."
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Clergy Accountability Report Child Secual Abuse
by blondie inthere a group is fighting in the legal area to make clergy accountable to report child sexual abuse cases https://www.morningstar.com/news/pr-newswire/20250127ph04780/clergy-accountability-coalition-urges-support-as-legislature-renews-battle-over-clergy-reporting-bill-sb-5375-amid-fierce-catholic-pushback "if passed, sb 5375 would align washington with six other states—new hampshire, north carolina, oklahoma, rhode island, texas, and west virginia—that mandate clergy to report knowledge of child abuse, including information disclosed during private religious rites like confession.
washington is one of only five states where clergy are not required to report child abuse under any circumstances.
" for the past three years, the catholic church and catholic state lawmakers have fiercely opposed similar legislation, even as the church remains under investigation by the attorney general's office for clergy abuse and institutional concealment.
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blondie
There a group is fighting in the legal area to make clergy accountable to report child sexual abuse cases https://www.morningstar.com/news/pr-newswire/20250127ph04780/clergy-accountability-coalition-urges-support-as-legislature-renews-battle-over-clergy-reporting-bill-sb-5375-amid-fierce-catholic-pushback "If passed, SB 5375 would align Washington with six other states—New Hampshire, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Texas, and West Virginia—that mandate clergy to report knowledge of child abuse, including information disclosed during private religious rites like confession. Washington is one of only five states where clergy are not required to report child abuse under any circumstances." For the past three years, the Catholic Church and Catholic state lawmakers have fiercely opposed similar legislation, even as the Church remains under investigation by the Attorney General's Office for clergy abuse and institutional concealment. In 2024, the Archdiocese of Seattle refused to release documents related to clergy abuse, citing court-upheld exemptions under the Charitable Trust Act. The case is now on appeal. However, other religious organizations, including Jehovah's Witnesses and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, also rely on the exemption to shield themselves from accountability in reporting abuse.
"Abuse thrives in silence," said Mitch Melin, a former member of Jehovah's Witnesses. "Washington's failure to protect its children with mandatory reporting laws is a betrayal of its most vulnerable. This hearing is a chance for every voice to demand justice and ensure no institution is above accountability when it comes to the safety of our children." About the Clergy Accountability Coalition: The Clergy Accountability Coalition is a diverse group of organizations and hundreds of individuals who have joined together to support this important legislation. Supporters include Father James Connell, a canon lawyer, Rabbi James Morel, the Catholic Accountability Project (CAP), Heal Our Church (HOC), The Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF), Ending Clergy Abuse (ECA Global), and social service agencies like The Atlantic Street Center in Seattle. To learn more about HB1211 & SB5375 and current examples of Abuse, visit: www.catholicaccountabilityproject.org.
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Why the WATCHTOWER doesn't believe in the GREAT APOSTASY but you should!
by raymond frantz inhttps://youtu.be/i4uttjj7eus?si=0b-fzpqm8axb_d3p.
in its latest april 2025 watchtower study article 17 and paragraph 12 the watchtower promotes 2 dangerous lies that will cost your life if you are a believing christian during the time of the end, so i'm considering today the first lie in the first part of the paragraph, but first let's read the paragraph itself: "today, jehovah promises to provide us with spiritual protection.
he will never allow satan to corrupt true worship.
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blondie
Halcon, you forget the days around 1980 and 1981, when the WTS considered there was a "nest" of apostates in the midst of Bethel, and heads rolled right and left, starting with Ray Franz and the one in charge of the school for missionaries. You might enjoy this (1 hour long) There have always been times when "those in charge" forget they are in their positions as long as they agree privately and publicly with everything the WTS says and prints. Throughout WTS history, those who spoken up in positions of authority, found out who was really in charge and it was not Jehovah and Jesus. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pU60dPdqTKI
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American Primeval and the Mormons
by Simon injust finished season 1 on netflix.. holy crap, i had no idea of the history of the mormons!.
i always thought they were like the jws, or the quakers, but they were full on fascists committing massacres.. i'm sure they are hating having more people be aware of their past, but i gotta say, it is more event-filled than the jw history..
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blondie
Simon, sort of like people think when they read the history of the Watchtower Society. All most see is the PR version.
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The JW G.B. & Elders - imitating the Pope & priests. 😄
by BoogerMan inthe coal calling the kettle black!
change the names - you get the same result!.
w58 2/15 p. 106 the growth of papal g.b.
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blondie
DOC, that is why I use the most current comments on the topic from WT publications. I had elders say that was long ago, then I would say, it was in the WT magazine the previous month, or they must have missed that point in the "book" study. (Of course ready to show them where). They just got quiet and walked away.
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The JW G.B. & Elders - imitating the Pope & priests. 😄
by BoogerMan inthe coal calling the kettle black!
change the names - you get the same result!.
w58 2/15 p. 106 the growth of papal g.b.
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blondie
I have seen many similarities in the religious authorities in the WTS, like the religious "leaders" in Jesus' time, who at that time still part of the Jewish religious system that their god recognized, as Jesus recognized too as a Jew. Take any comments of Jesus about those religious leaders, and easily apply that to the WTS.