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New Convention Song “ It Will Not Be Late”
by BluesBrother in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
this made me chuckle.

a new song that they are encouraged to practice for the convention.. “ we know your day will come, sure as the rising sun.

no matter how long it takes , it will not be late” …………... it is based on habakkuk 2 , we discussed this in depth around 1973/1974.
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Does This Case Show The Value of the 2 Witness Rule ?
by BluesBrother in
1. watchtower
2. child-abuse
i read this in the public area of jwtalk, about a canadian case concerning reena virk, over 20 years ago..

“manjit, her father, got arrested by the police due to reena's accusation of sexual abuse.

he lost his job, many of his friends and almost his family.
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Isn’t It A Materialistic, Even Selfish Hope
by BluesBrother in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
as witnesses we always looked forward to the new world but the talks were more about the incoming king and man’s freedom from oppression.

although we looked forward to the good things ,we recognised that initially things may be hard .

we would have to cope with physical work , and lack of many things we were used to today.
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All Along The Watchtower......Apostate Version
by BluesBrother in
1. jw
2. friends
apostate lyrics to a bob dylan/jimi hendrix classic .

https://youtube.com/watch?v=zgjpxoyclba&feature=share.

i know nothing of the singer but he is not bad at all.
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The Watchtowers
by BluesBrother in
1. watchtower
2. bible
edit .. i messed up the title, on this touchscreen tablet and now i can’t edit it !

the title should be “ the watchtower’s (sort of) apology for 1975 ….. sorry.

january 1st 1976, i remember that day when i heard a radio disc jockey gleefully announce that the world had not ended as jehovah’s witnesses had said it would .
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Loyalty to God ( or the Society ) Before The Familiar
by BluesBrother in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
this week's midweek meeting has an item on this theme.

as usual there is a video to show:-.

https://www.jw.org/en/library/videos/#en/mediaitems/vodbibleprinciples/pub-jwbai_201611_1_video.
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Past Watchtower Society Comments On Vaccines
by BluesBrother in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
today there is a lot of hope placed in a vaccines to immunise against covid 19 , and relief that they are soon to be available.

that will be shared by the eight million or so jws in this world.

they should be thankful that the wts has moved away from its teaching ,that lasted for decades , proclaiming that vaccination was wrong, and a tool of satan.
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The Myth of being "Spirit Appointed"
by BluesBrother in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
back in the first century we read that the apostles would "lay their hands" on someone and the holy spirit would be imparted to that one.

appointments of older men were made in this way - at that time.

in modern times the wts has claimed that their own elders ,min.
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Watchtower Study 23rd August
by BluesBrother in
1. watchtower
2. bible
the subject is searching for lost sheep.

how do the congregation view the inactive ones who no longer associate?

not with disdain, we are told but as lost sheep “still our brothers “ it is said that god loves them and they too must do what they can to help them.. why have we strayed ?
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Website for U K Indipendant Inquiry Into Child Abuse
by BluesBrother in
1. watchtower
2. child-abuse
this inquiry is to consider organizations such as jehovah's witnesses, next month.. here is a link to their site.. www.iicsa.org.uk.

they are open to hearing from whistleblowers with geniune information and survivors who may not have previously come forward......