I wish it were true but sadly the ones I know seem more blinkered and locked into it than ever.. Iain my young day we would have a laugh about things and at the shortcomings of the Society but now they seem to go about in reverential awe of the GB and the WTS .
BluesBrother
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"Everyone Wants To Leave"
by NotFormer ina thread about steve hassan re-emerged and got me looking him up.
his wikipedia entry had a point under "criticism" that there is an underlying assumption in his approach that all members of high control groups ultimately want to leave*.. while it is generally believed that there are a lot of pimos still attending, doing field service and giving lip service to the wt, i doubt that everyone within the congregations want to get out.
it's not always internally and logically consistent, but it's been around long enough for enough workarounds to make it tolerable to emerge.. what do you think?
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The org. Came out with a Christmas song!!!!
by nowwhat? inholy nativity batman!
on jw broadcasting.
final song for this year's convention.
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BluesBrother
We should recognise that the song is new for the Summer Convention, not Christmastime . They have never contested the birth of Christ in Bethlehem so there is no reason to not sing about it .
However, I do agree that the words do sound Christmassy … I think in the past they would have avoided it . It will pass into their library of songs , just don’t choose it in December !
BTW … if you play the audio on the site .. it is pretty dire ..
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Do JWs Really Say This?
by NotFormer ini stumbled, via a google search, upon a part of jw space that is usually heavily defended against outsiders like my good self.
in a discussion, someone started their post with "i (started doing x)... when the slave began to suggest doing so"*.
do pimis really talk that way?
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BluesBrother
Yes , they do…. I think you would hear it more in U.S.A. than Europe but I have heard it a lot on at the same sort of site you were at.
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SECRET RECORDING 14TH APRIL:RALPH WALLS: MORE CHANGES ARE COMING!
by raymond frantz insecret recording 14th april:ralph walls: more changes are coming!.
( broadcasted to all british congregations today).
https://youtu.be/owg4bqj7pd0?si=yvfpkkos_qoy9u10.
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BluesBrother
After 90 minutes to 2hrs of mundane stuff , beset by technical glitches and delays, the Witnesses I know were happy to have Bro Walls as a final speaker. People warmed to his easy conversational style of speaking. He was a cut above the normal Bethel Speaker.
I appreciated his skill in talking although I withhold on what he was saying. He did use the ‘Revelation book’ , it is still available to download. His selected bits were scriptural rather than prophetic and so not subject to change .
Look… I am not agreeing with what any of them said but , to me , he came across as as a warm, approachable guy .
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George Orwell's characters in Animal Farm describe Jehovah's Witnesses
by enoughisenough inposting a link to the animal farm movie on youtube.
in the comment section, you will see comment on similarities between the animals and jw.
i watched the movie and i thought, this so reminds me of the jw.
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BluesBrother
As a fan of Orwell I rather like this thread . If we were Animal Farm characters, which one would we be?
I might be old Benjamin the donkey. He is a cynic who does not believe in the culture of the revolution but keeps quiet because he does not want to get cast out . NB I have been Inactive for many years but stay in touch to keep my marriage intact .
Over the years I have known a few “ Mollie the ponies “ , young women who skip the Org for a life outside.
There are also plenty of elders like Squealer the pig who defend the hierarchy’s every statement and make justifications for it all.
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George Orwell's characters in Animal Farm describe Jehovah's Witnesses
by enoughisenough inposting a link to the animal farm movie on youtube.
in the comment section, you will see comment on similarities between the animals and jw.
i watched the movie and i thought, this so reminds me of the jw.
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BluesBrother
The rank and file JWs fit exactly the sheep of Animal Farm . On command or in response to any questioning of a order from the pigs , the bleated mindlessly “4 legs good 2 legs bad” .... just like the other sheep in the JW world.
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How the Society can change anything they want
by HowTheBibleWasCreated init's been a long time since i last posted here.
however in light of recent changes i have thought a bit about things and have come to the conclusion that the society might.
.. use the "evil slave" argument.
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BluesBrother
The sheepees will accept whatever they are told. We have to remember that , to them, the GB are the voice of God On Earth. They would never dare to say, “How dare you” .Also they are clever at manipulating words and scripture to make it seem reasonable. Just like in Orwell’s 1984, “ Whatever the Party holds to be truth, IS truth “
They already watered down the blood issue to accept fractions. They just told the people that if you feel grieved because of past losses , don’t think that way but rejoice that the matter is clarified..
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What exactly IS 1914 these days?
by Halcon init's no longer a year tying to the present (the old pre-1995 generation belief).
realistically, that's the only reason why it mattered.
and if it doesn't really matter what it is anymore, why would jw not do away with it?.
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BluesBrother
It is still officiall teaching but rarely mentioned. The numerical formula that we knew is now only known by old timers with memory. It is just by observation of the World war and looking at the world today , that they say ...” This is the time” .
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Im hearing some say that the Org is about to reverse the No Blood policy - about to change...
by BeaverEater inuh, i wonder if that is true... hearing this from friends within bethel... gonna laugh my ass of if they change this....
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BluesBrother
I know someone who had a big operation in recent times. He steeled himself to face the blood issue but when he told them, it was fine. He signed the disclaimer and they went ahead , no problem.... times change.
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2024-04-April-Languages-Announcements And Reminders-S-147!
by Atlantis in2024-04-april-announcements and reminders.. languagesafrikaanshttps://pdfupload.io/docs/a85be9ff armenianhttps://pdfupload.io/docs/fe57b8a6 chinesehttps://pdfupload.io/docs/e5da00d7 croatianhttps://pdfupload.io/docs/452fd4d5 danishhttps://pdfupload.io/docs/a6b8ec28 dutchhttps://pdfupload.io/docs/3ff82dfb englishhttps://pdfupload.io/docs/ef235dbd filipinohttps://pdfupload.io/docs/8a7ebe43 frenchhttps://pdfupload.io/docs/7a04d7bf germanhttps://pdfupload.io/docs/f27daee9 greekhttps://pdfupload.io/docs/02b3db31 haitian creolehttps://pdfupload.io/docs/ae1d93e2 hebrewhttps://pdfupload.io/docs/aecdecf1 hungarianhttps://pdfupload.io/docs/fb8eb105 italianhttps://pdfupload.io/docs/0bb5d16e japanesehttps://pdfupload.io/docs/6c8d05f3 norwegianhttps://pdfupload.io/docs/03ff27f9 polishhttps://pdfupload.io/docs/3e645e96 portuguesehttps://pdfupload.io/docs/541375d0 russianhttps://pdfupload.io/docs/be7e2a5c spanishhttps://pdfupload.io/docs/6de127bf ukrainianhttps://pdfupload.io/docs/88b19d49 grandpa!
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BluesBrother
They do report the number of studies. … Maybe that’s it… perhaps “the friends” haven’t got the hang of the new reporting system and they just haven’t reported them ? .
NB , no I don’t think so either..