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  What happened to Catholic church bashing.

  by Hellothere in

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  i remember back in the 80s almost every awake and watchtower magazine, think all, hade an article about how bad and evil catholic church was.

  what happened to all the bashing?

  was it because people in catholic countries got offended?

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  BB, two fine observations:

  the old firebrands of Rutherford and Franz have replaced by grey nonentities. The bland insipid message today is cold porridge .Perhaps in the modern world they are afraid of criticism for “ hate speech “
  
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  Hell, what is it

  by Anony Mous in

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  2. bible

  so perhaps we all heard the jw story about jesus talking to gehenna and he was referring to a place outside the city where there was a dump burning refuse and everyone knew what it meant.. according to jw.org: tradition relates that the valley of hinnom thereafter became a place for the disposal of garbage.

  and the bible provides confirmation for this.

  at jeremiah 31:40, for example, the valley of hinnom is evidently called the “low plain of the carcasses and of the fatty ashes.” there was also the “gate of the ash-heaps,” a gate that seems to have opened out onto the eastern extremity of the valley of hinnom at its juncture with the kidron valley.​—nehemiah 3:13, 14.. i think i heard that in the study of the greatest teacher book first.

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  Some interesting links show that there is no real evidence for the commonly heard claims in WTS literature:

  https://pulpitandpen.org/2014/06/05/the-burning-garbage-dump-of-gehenna-myths-thatll-preach/
  

  https://www.bibleplaces.com/blog/2011/04/myth-of-burning-garbage-dump-of-gehenna/
  
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  Three new lawsuits against Watchtower filed under NY Child Victims Act (CVA) this October, bringing number of CVA cases up to six

  by Corney in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  new cases:.

  diaz case, filed on 10/21/2020 by zalkin law firm - two plaintiffs abused (here and hereinafter - allegedly) by two ministerial servants in 1970s.. iglesias case, filed on 10/19/2020 by eisenberg & baum, llp against various nyc and wt entities - abused by an "elder john doe" and "[travelling] overseer john" in 1970s and 1980s.. aldridge case, filed 10/06/2020 by zalkin law firm - abused by a congregation elder in 1970s.. older cases:.

  tarry case (no 1 and no 2), filed on 09/17/2019 and 07/23/2020 by parker waichman llp - abused by a publisher in 1984. very weak case.

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  Thanks to Corney & DS for this info.
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  2022-12-19--Vaccination Requirement!

  by Atlantis in

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  2. friends

  2022-12-19--vaccination requirement.. .

  click image to enlarge.. .

  https://postimg.cc/xxvbcwdv .

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  Okay, I've been out for so long that I don't keep up on all the latest. What's the difference between the Kingdom Ministry School and the School for Congregation Elders?

  
  
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  Anthony Morris responds to Norway's denial of financial aid

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  https://direkte.vg.no/nyhetsdognet/news/jehovas-vitner-nektes-statsstoette.5z-pnao3e?utm_source=share-btn.

  08:20 27.1.kristoffer solberg.

  jehovah's witnesses denied state aid.

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  Thanks R&R for the link. Nowhere does he mention Rolf Furuli who is behind the move in Norway—what a shock!

  The vid is mostly devoted to getting the R&F back to the meetings, especially the younger cong members. They must be having a real problem with that.
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  New Discovery at Mt. Ebal: the earliest historical instance of the name of God

  by Terry in

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  2. bible

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  https://youtu.be/guzbxzdpflo.

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  Thanks to Earnest and peacefulpete for the critical remarks.

  Already back in April some problems were delineated:

  https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/biblical-artifacts/inscriptions/mt_ebal_inscription/
  

  Evangelicals have been suckers before for such sensationalist claims, like the supposed first-century manuscript of Mark's gospel, later shown to be a hoax.
  
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  Elders confidential September

  by Mikejw in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  for elders.

  announcements and reminders.

  september 2022.

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  Thanks, Smiles, for the info. When did this auxiliary counselor position begin?
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  JW's in war zone

  by Gorb in

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  2. friends

  there is so much silence about the jw's in the ukraine conflict.

  are the jw men arrested because they don't want to fight?

  how is that going in the hyper nationalist fase the country is in?

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  One thing has changed re: org policy in recent years, and that may be having an effect in the brothers-in-the-Ukraine matter. Remember that some years ago the GB decided that alternative service was OK in lieu of actual militarily service. So how is that playing out here? Does anyone know? Can Witness men do some ancillary service that "indirectly" supports the Ukrainian military machine?
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  Elders confidential September

  by Mikejw in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  for elders.

  announcements and reminders.

  september 2022.

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  Thanks Mike for the post.

  
  

  Excuse my ignorance, but what role is the elder now designated as the "auxiliary counselor"? That didn't exist when I was in. If there is an auxiliary counselor, then is there just a "counselor" who the auxiliary counselor is some sort of assistant to? Or is It just another illogical label he org has come up with?

  Also, what are "S-147-22.09-E Bi experienced publishers"?
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  Watchtower Basketball Guidelines!

  by Atlantis in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  watchtower basketball guidelines.

  click image to enlarge.

  https://postimg.cc/btgxcgcb.

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  Thanks Atlantis for the fascinating post! Another look into the inner world the R&F know little about.

  TBK,

  It also sounds rather organized
  

  Of course it's highly organized. Can you picture them doing anything at HQ that is not? After all, it's "God's organization, brother!"

  Yeah, the request for contributions from ordinary Bethelites just shows how asking for money at every turn has become normal.