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  NWT released in modern Hebrew

  by Wonderment in

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  on february 21, 2020, the wt society made the announcement in their website of the release of the new world translation in modern hebrew (hebrew scriptures - "tanakh") in haifa, israel.

  now, the complete nwt is available in modern hebrew.. some time ago, a poster here said that releasing (in theory, i.e.

  ) the hebrew bible in a modern version, such as the nwt, would be irrational.

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  Thanks, Wonderment for the post.

  Two reasons why a modern Heb. NWT makes sense:
  

  1. Modern Hebrew ≠ ancient Hebrew. Languages are always changing, and not just with additional vocabulary. Look at how different KJV English or Shakespearean English is from modern English. That's only 400 years ago. Go back to Chaucer in the 14th century and then Boewulf before him, and the English is almost unrecognizable.

  With biblical Hebrew we're talking 2000-3000+ years. I've spoken with modern Greeks and they tell me that they cannot understand the NT when it is read in modern Greek Orthodox services. It has changed that much in 2000 years.

  2. It is much easier to control the R&F if you've got one translation issued by the authority of the organization they are all obedient to and trust.
  

  We all know how the WTS is obsessed with control.
  
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  Shepherd The Flock Of God secret elders' manual available on Australia Royal Commission website in pdf format

  by snapdragon4 in

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  2. beliefs

  not so secret anymore!.

  https://www.childabuseroyalcommission.gov.au/exhibits-case-study-54.

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  You think the organization will attempt to sue the Aussie government for violating their copyright? HA!
  
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  UK Branch Planning Applications

  by The Fall Guy in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the link below reveals all the recent planning applications submitted by the organisation/corporation.. https://planning.chelmsford.gov.uk/planning/planning-documents?sdescription=19/02091/rem.

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  SBF,

  "Was the printery removed and reinstated, or what did I miss?"

  No, it never should have been removed, so its removal was rescinded!
  
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  2019 Annual Meeting: more F.O.G.

  by neat blue dog in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  after the new construction project is announced, anthony morris the turd gives a talk where he arrogantly tells the audience to 'get over it' and get to work.

  he says relaxing is fine and 'im not trying to put a guilt trip on you' but you all need to get busy.

  no graciousness at all for the endless volunteer labor they demand for whatever new projects they dream up.

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  NBD,

  I don't have the time right now to watch the vid that HWT linked, but one question:

  Is this "David Sanderson gives an impassioned talk..." David Splane or Mark Sanderson?

  Thx for the post.
  
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  Watchtower is Messing With That "Dracula" Dude Again!

  by Atlantis in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  well, here we go with "dracula" again!

  ( massimo introvigne).. .

  breaking: jehovah's witnesses have hired known cult apologist massimo introvigne to write a 21-page "expert opinion" defending the witnesses for their child abuse mishandling.

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  Thanks to all for this info.
  

  The GB and their lackeys are SOOOO short-sighted and uninformed. The tragedy continues ...
  
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  Congregations That May Dissolve Soon!!

  by Atlantis in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  from a member of the board asking for this to be posted.. hi.

  i'm pimo.

  could you please let people know about this?

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  Thanks, SBF for the video link. It was informative.
  
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  Congregations That May Dissolve Soon!!

  by Atlantis in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  from a member of the board asking for this to be posted.. hi.

  i'm pimo.

  could you please let people know about this?

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  Petra, where are these congs located? Just in NY or in various places in the USA?
  
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  Must read Dutch newspaper article about jw culture related to abuse

  by Gorbatchov in

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  2. friends

  must read news paper article about jw culture.. jehovahs: "you do not bring a brother to justice" a parallel community with deviating values ​​and norms, which conceals abuse cases as quickly as possible and where women are subordinate to men.

  that picture emerges from a report on the jehovah's witnesses published on thursday.

  bas soetenhorst january 23, 2020, 5:16 pm a gathering of tens of thousands of jehovah's witnesses in the rai in 1979. image anp with the jehovah's witnesses, the biblical principle is that you should not bring your brother to justice.

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  Gorby,

  Thanks for all these posts that keep us current on this matter. I have a question since the background of all this a bit fuzzy for me and I cannot remember the details. Is this the same university research that the org greenlighted active Witnesses to respond to? If I remember correctly (and I may not!), didn't those insiders who did respond have to get the okay from their BOEs first?
  
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  Drug-Sniffing Dogs Getting Retired at Airports

  by RubaDub in

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  2. friends

  i found this interesting in the news that dogs used to sniff for drugs at airports are being significantly cut back here in the us due to the increased legality of marijuana at the state level (though technically still illegal at the federal level) and passengers arriving from canada.

  a large number of the dogs are being put into early retirement.. i learned that dogs can be trained to sniff for drugs but once they "learn" a smell, they cannot unlearn it.

  basically, there is no difference to them between marijuana or cocaine or meth.

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  RubaDub, thanks for the interesting post. Maybe this is related to the old proverb, "you can't teach an old dog new tricks"?
  
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  Australian Bethel propose building a media complex

  by Listener in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  there's a post on exjw reddit stating that the ibsa are planning on building a media operation at the sydney bethel.. the estimated cost is $10 million aud and this in spite of the fact that they still have not joined the redress scheme or attempted in any monetary way of assisting abused victims within the organization.. the link below includes detailed plans.

  they will be converting part of the current printery into a media complex.. they also propose to build a theme park in the form of a historical biblical site, including a man made mound and what one person suggests is a temple.. its not surprising that a bunch of old men in new york has dreamed all of this up - film sets in new york, england and now australia.

  they are bonkers but it's a novel way of getting money from their followers.. https://www.reddit.com/r/exjw/comments/ernz3y/new_media_centre_at_the_australian_sydney_bethel/.compact.

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  Listener, thx for the post and link.

  I remember SBF saying a few years back that the org seems to be concentrating on making a few Bethels in the world key ones (like the one in Selters). So the Aussie branch is clearly one of them if it rates its own media production center. The "replica of an historical Biblical site" is an interesting twist. As some have commented here and on the reddit post, perhaps they are indeed launching into tourism of a sort. I suspect too that they may feel a bit intimidated by Hobby Lobby's Steve Geen and his massive Museum of the Bible in Washington DC, so they want to imitate that in very minor ways like Mark Sanderson's "museum" in Warwick and now this "replica" in Sydney.

  Maybe they view this as a way to keep the money flowing in from faithful Witnesses who will visit and contribute. Finally, do we see the heavy hand of Geoffrey Jackson here?