not a full critique but some points astounded me .
after decades of hearing them say how terrible the "critical times" are that we live in today.
i now hear :.
Yes, the Watchtower that was studied recently (for April 26, 2015) was similar where they seem to be praising the Roman Empire because of it's enforcement of "peace" throughout many lands which made it possible for early Christians to preach the good news. During that time, both Jews and Christians met their deaths during the "Pax Romana."
This was yet another watered down article.
this has nothing to do with my facebook endeavors.
when the elders visited us last week, they also discussed my father.
my mother called them about him.
Yes, they can disfellowship him if they want to. If I was in a situation like that, I would protect by mom by getting her away from him if at all possible.
with all the negativity here i was wondering if i am the only one here that's a witness.
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the topic pretty much says everything..
I'm an active Witness. Still in because of lots of family members and certain other obligations (my job for one).
Born in the Organization during the "Rutherford era". An "old timer" just going through the motions.
as we had reached my destination, i paid him and was getting down when he handed me something.
then i saw it was the wt and awake.
i just had the time to say: "oh, okay, thank you!
@James Mixon, I saw an Awake magazine in public restroom once. Was sitting displayed atop the paper towel dispenser.
Once I was walking through a mall and saw where several magazines were sitting on a table within a Christmas display.
We have always been told not to indiscriminately distribute literature. Some people will do anything to raise the numbers on their monthly fs report, even if it means cheating.
"in el salvador, one man tied his vicious dog in front of the door whenever he saw jehovahs witnesses nearby.
the man would wait for the witnesses to move on, and then he would bring the dog back into the house.
the brothers were never able to speak to the man.
Questions from Readers
If my dog becomes a Witness, will he be required to refuse a blood transfusion if needed when I take him to the vet to get neutered?
not on the front page, not in the study articles, but carefully camouflaged in the questions from readers on page 18 (watchtower march 15, 2015).
you can bet most jws wont even read it..
there is no apology...just the usual excuses..
Everything is watered down now. All the talk about types/anti-types is lost on the average JW. I would venture to say the younger generations are completely clueless about the concept in general. Most of the younger generations now are caught up with selfies on Instagram, wearing/selling those JW.org lapel pins and adoring (a.k.a. "doing obedience to") the new New World Translation (a.k.a. "Silver Sword").
"They bow down to the work of their own hands, to what their own fingers have made" (Isaiah 2:8)
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bookmarked and searchable 1960 new wrold translation of the hebrew scriptures-pdf http://www.sendspace.com/file/lob9xf --------------------------------------------------- here are the links to the entire set: 1950/51 http://www.sendspace.com/file/1mxtic 1953 http://www.sendspace.com/file/oyqg2i 1955 http://www.sendspace.com/file/xsl6kb 1957 http://www.sendspace.com/file/o1vvou 1958 http://www.sendspace.com/file/dxadmv 1960 http://www.sendspace.com/file/lob9xf atlantis!
Thank you for re-uploading and updating the links and for the mirror.
i do believe it is written somewhere in jw literature .
Elders always remind our congregation: Why should we ever even think of engaging in independent research when the Organization does all that for us?
Sheep to the slaughter.
these boes have been requested because we received a message that the old links were inactive.
i just tried the old links and they both worked fine for me.
.. 2015 april 10, boe ( re: jw broadcasting monthly programs).
wt comments, 4/29/15: .
"does this mean that as long as there is no clearly stated law from god, we can just follow the ways and standards that we are brought up with and that are common in our area?...
[quoted prov.
Good points.
It's obvious that those who wear beards are also "influenced by Satan".
