Posts by AudeSapere

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Helen Keller is not a hero

by StopTheTears in

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friends

few realize just how wicked some of the most revered people in history were.

helen keeler (1880 to 1968) was a wolf in sheep's clothing, no hero.

keller was a communist.

AudeSapere

The OP has seems to have the same writing flair as Six Screens. Just with a different object of derision.

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Geoffrey Jackson's Golden Apple watch INVESTIGATED

by C0ntr013r in

i went through the original footage to get a good look at the watch.. from these pictures we can probably say that it is a apple watch and that it has a golden color.

the color on the pin is black, and the band is white, grey, silvery or beige.. .

the pin is in the exact place for it to be a apple watch.. only apple watch edition have the gold color.

AudeSapere

Here are the full lyrics...

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WOULD JESUS WEAR A ROLEX

(Margaret Archer / Chet Atkins)

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Performed by Ray Stevens - 1987

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Woke up this mornin' turned on my TV set

There in livin' color was somethin' I can't forget

This man was preachin' at me.. yeah.. layin' on the charm

Asking me for 20 with 10,000 on his arm

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He wore designer clothing and a big smile on his face

Selling me salvation while they sang Amazing Grace

Asking me for money when he had all the signs of weath

Almost wrote a check out.. yeah.. but then I asked myself…

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Would He wear a pinky ring, would He drive a fancy car

Would His wife wear furs and diamonds, would His dressing room have a star

If he came back tomorrow there's something I'd like to know

Would Jesus wear a rolex on His television show

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Would Jesus be political if he came back to earth

Have his second home in Palm Springs.. yeah.. but try to hide his worth

Take money from those poor folks when He comes back again

And admit He's talked to all those preachers who said they'd been-a talking to Him

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Would He wear a pinky ring, would He drive a fancy car

Would His wife wear furs and diamonds, would His dressing room have a star

If he came back tomorrow there's something I'd like to know

Could ya tell me -

Would Jesus wear a rolex

Would Jesus wear a rolex on His television show

[http://lyricsplayground.com/alpha/songs/w/wouldjesusweararolex.shtml]

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My thoughts on Geoffrey Jackson

by thedepressedsoul in

first off, i don't think that dude is going to show face.

he's most likely on a plane already.

if he shows it's bad pr and if he doesn't show it's bad pr.

I've lost track of which thread the ill-health of Geoffrey Jackson's father was mentioned and discussed. But it's been weighing on my mind many times a day for the past several weeks - Since I first heard he was in Australia and may be called to testify.

I, too, have an aged, ailing father. And as someone who supports herself thru gainful employment, I find even *thinking* of using an ailing father to get out of having to answer for policies which *I* may have assisted in establishing and that I currently support ... Well, the thought is beyond comprehension.

I am certain that GJ has many friends he can call on to assist his dad during absence. GJ has a lifelong 'career' and is a chief official of the JW/WT org. His father, according to their doctrine, will be resurrected soon. Very soon.

GJ has an obligation to deliver testimony. I am very glad that he fulfilled this obligation, even with the generous accommodation that was afforded him to present his testimony via video conference and with attendants to fetch water and turn pages for him. I was less impressed with his preparation for the RC and the actual content of his testimony, but at least he testified.

I just have a 'job' - and an fairly lowly one at that. I am grossly under-employed, in part, due to needing/wanting to be available to help my ailing father. How DARE this man, supported most of his adult life by the rank & file JWs (me included during my tenure with the organization), try to weasel out of explaining his practices to a Royal Commission.

How DARE he even thought to do so.

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Geoffrey Jackson's Golden Apple watch INVESTIGATED

by C0ntr013r in

i went through the original footage to get a good look at the watch.. from these pictures we can probably say that it is a apple watch and that it has a golden color.

the color on the pin is black, and the band is white, grey, silvery or beige.. .

the pin is in the exact place for it to be a apple watch.. only apple watch edition have the gold color.

AudeSapere

dozy wrote: *** w90 2/1 p. 25 par. 19 Exposing “the Man of Lawlessness” ***
The worldliness of some clergy has even been exposed in the media in recent times, as for example the licentious and luxurious life-styles of some TV clergymen. One modern songwriter composed a song with the title: “Would Jesus Wear a [$10,000] Rolex [watch] on His Television Show?” The song goes on to say: “Would Jesus be political if He came back to earth, have His second home in [luxurious] Palm Springs and try to hide His worth?” In addition, more and more clergymen condone or practice homosexuality. Even now the Catholic Church in the United States is paying millions of dollars in damages to compensate for priests guilty of sexual abuse of children.

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I would love to see a video montage of Jackson's RC testimony set to this song. With lyrics to the song displayed as the music plays. Then a clip to quote this particular Watchtower article - especially THIS paragraph.

So fitting. So timely.

Thanks for the reminder, Dozy!

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JW Business Cards

by Funchback in

hello from fortaleza, ceara, brazil!.

i am a coordinator at an english language course here in fortaleza.

i have been both living in brazil and working at this course for (4) years.

AudeSapere

oh!! Forgot to say... Hi Funchback! I remember you from years ago. So nice to see you pop in here and even nicer to know that you are happy and well.

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JW Business Cards

by Funchback in

hello from fortaleza, ceara, brazil!.

i am a coordinator at an english language course here in fortaleza.

i have been both living in brazil and working at this course for (4) years.

AudeSapere

It's odd to me, though, to get a business card from someone - delivered in PERSON - and yet it does not have a local phone number or a way to contact that person directly. You have to go back to the main organization in a DIFFERENT country.

Isn't that odd?

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They know something’s up.

by John Aquila in

we have the convention this weekend and many jw families are arriving.

one family that ive known for many years from new mexico stopped by to visit my mom.

hes been an elder since the 80s.

AudeSapere

John Aquila wrote: I said, “It’s up to you, I mean, I really don’t care if you look it up or don’t. It’s your life, and if you want to go and sit down for three days to listen to the same information you get at the Kingdom Hall, for the next 20 years, that’s your choice.

This made me chuckle. But it's true and I sort of feel the same way. I no longer feel I need to correct them. If they are happy, let them be. Just don't add to my burden or interfere with my family's sanity.

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John Aquila also wrote: If you decide to research 607, don’t call me.

Brilliant!

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Geoffrey Jackson's Golden Apple watch INVESTIGATED

by C0ntr013r in

i went through the original footage to get a good look at the watch.. from these pictures we can probably say that it is a apple watch and that it has a golden color.

the color on the pin is black, and the band is white, grey, silvery or beige.. .

the pin is in the exact place for it to be a apple watch.. only apple watch edition have the gold color.

AudeSapere

Lett said: 170 RTO's [Regional Translation Offices] are needed.

Why??

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i feel more confused than ever

by BlackWolf in

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friends

well i know i've been posting a lot of topics like this lately and i'm sorry if i sound whiny or annoying.

my parents were asking me why i was so upset lately and i ended up just telling them the whole truth.

i told them i don't believe in god or the bible because i don't have any evidence of anything.

AudeSapere

If I recall correctly, you are 16 years old.

Advice on a prior thread encouraged you to lay low, say nothing to your family about your doubts, and start looking at ways to get a college education and begin making friends outside of the organization.

I still think that is sound advice for any one, especially a teenager and young adult.

Too much time on this or ANY discussion board, is not healthy for anyone. Especially a teenager still living with JW parents.

Sorry for curt response. I am on my way out but wanted to chime in here.

I truly wish you the best - as I try to heed my own advice. (Seriously, I need to take breaks from here or I, too, start feeling too much negativity. And I'm old enough to be your mother.)

-Aude Sapere (meaning: Dare to Know; Dare to Have Widsom/Understanding; Dare to Think for Yourself)

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PS: Armageddon is NOT coming. Get an education and a satisfying career. Start saving now for moving out. When you move out, start saving for retirement. I'm serious.

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As a Matter of Conscience, I Am Resigning from the Christian Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses

by Sail Away in

after listening to the hearings of the australian royal commission into institutional responses to child sexual abuse, i am no longer content to have simply walked away from the organization.

as a matter of conscience, i do not want my name linked with the organization in any way.

i know this letter has been posted previously, and i thank the author.

AudeSapere

You may want to name the specific elders to list of those who may be held legally responsible for slander and harassment.

I think is now mostly conducted on a local level. HQ can't be bothered. The local elders don't want to be hung to dry.

Just my $0.02.

-Aude.