In its introduction, the new WBTS book for children makes mention of the fact that, more than ever before, children are exposed to 'spiritism' which may be a dig at the Harry Potter phenomenom.
Posts by dmouse
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5With the NEW Harry Potter book out, What will the counsel be from JW LAND ?
by run dont walk inwith the frenzy going on worldwide, for the long awaited harry potter release (well no that long) (i let one of the girls off early from work the other night so she could get one for her daughter, she had about an half hour wait)($38.00 canadian).
anytime, there is a big item that people on the entire planet want, (books, games,movies, latest fads, latest tech stuff).
the watchtower has to put in their two cents.
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Multi-cultural images in WBTS literature.
by dmouse in.
i think it was runningman who commented in my 'new light' thread about the multi-cultural nature of pictures in the society's literature.. this is the back cover of the new 'learn from the great teacher' book.
any comments?
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dmouse
I think it was runningman who commented in my 'new light' thread about the multi-cultural nature of pictures in the society's literature.
This is the back cover of the new 'Learn from the Great Teacher' book. Any comments?
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The new book for children.
by dmouse inmy wife went to the convention yesterday and brought back the new book for children 'learn from the great teacher'.. it's certainly much better than the old pink book, larger and more colourful, even if the pictures have a 1950's feel to them.
the introduction mentions that there are questions throughout the book that you should ask children to find out what is on their mind... saying ' true, the child may come out with with answers that are not correct.
but the printed material that follows each question is designed to help the child to develop wholesome patterns of thinking'.... 'wholesome patterns of thinking' eh?
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dmouse
Lambs? Oh, I see what you mean now - the picture of the woman with her arm over her head.
At first I thought you meant the animal faces which appear from the smoke of the collapsing buildings:
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The new book for children.
by dmouse inmy wife went to the convention yesterday and brought back the new book for children 'learn from the great teacher'.. it's certainly much better than the old pink book, larger and more colourful, even if the pictures have a 1950's feel to them.
the introduction mentions that there are questions throughout the book that you should ask children to find out what is on their mind... saying ' true, the child may come out with with answers that are not correct.
but the printed material that follows each question is designed to help the child to develop wholesome patterns of thinking'.... 'wholesome patterns of thinking' eh?
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dmouse
It was interesting when my kids got back - did they rush to read the new book? No, they were much more interested in the other new release of the day - Harry Potter!
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New light?
by dmouse in.
is this new light?
according to the new society book 'learn from the great teacher' it looks as if pocahontas will be resurrected!.
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dmouse
Is this new light? According to the new Society book 'Learn From The Great Teacher' it looks as if Pocahontas will be resurrected!
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The new book for children.
by dmouse inmy wife went to the convention yesterday and brought back the new book for children 'learn from the great teacher'.. it's certainly much better than the old pink book, larger and more colourful, even if the pictures have a 1950's feel to them.
the introduction mentions that there are questions throughout the book that you should ask children to find out what is on their mind... saying ' true, the child may come out with with answers that are not correct.
but the printed material that follows each question is designed to help the child to develop wholesome patterns of thinking'.... 'wholesome patterns of thinking' eh?
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dmouse
Yes, City Fan, those are horse's hooves.
Here is the top of the page:
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The new book for children.
by dmouse inmy wife went to the convention yesterday and brought back the new book for children 'learn from the great teacher'.. it's certainly much better than the old pink book, larger and more colourful, even if the pictures have a 1950's feel to them.
the introduction mentions that there are questions throughout the book that you should ask children to find out what is on their mind... saying ' true, the child may come out with with answers that are not correct.
but the printed material that follows each question is designed to help the child to develop wholesome patterns of thinking'.... 'wholesome patterns of thinking' eh?
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dmouse
My wife went to the convention yesterday and brought back the new book for children 'Learn from the Great Teacher'.
It's certainly much better than the old pink book, larger and more colourful, even if the pictures have a 1950's feel to them
for example:
The introduction mentions that there are questions throughout the book that you should ask children to find out what is on their mind... saying ' True, the child may come out with with answers that are not correct. But the printed material that follows each question is designed to help the child to develop wholesome patterns of thinking'...
'wholesome patterns of thinking' eh? We all know what that means...poor kids.
And now for a bit of bedtime reading, this picture is on page 243, and don't forget that this book is for young children:
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Rain, Rain Go Away!
by DJ ini live on the east coast in pa. it has been raining off and on for about ??
8 weeks.
my brain is water logged and i need sun!!
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dmouse
Sunny in the UK. Going to get my Honda 750F out and ride tomorrow.
Life is good.
Met Emille Hesky today (Used to play for Leicester City) I was the photographer at his dad's wedding...today.
Life is good.
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Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes
by Simon in(the david bowie song in case you're wondering).
there seems to be a lot of talk and speculation about the changes that are coming at the next district conventions.
there have certainly been quite a few articles and talks (esp.
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dmouse
1914 has to go ... not a matter of 'if' but 'when'. Just as 1799 and 1874 had to go. Time is their eternal enemy.
The 'generation' change should have done far more damage than it did, assuming a thinking audience. What this highlights to me is that JWs are so tightly controlled that the WBTS will be able to drop a major bombshell and suffer barely a scratch.
Dropping 1914 should be a 'lights on' for anyone; it should, by all rights, devastate the religion having been at the core of its teachings for nearly a hundred years. But I no longer underestimate the propensity the rank and file have for swallowing anything dribbling forth from the GB.
But it won't be sudden, it will take years of gradual change starting with not mentioning 1914 as much...to not mentioning it at all...to putting something in its place. The 1914 teaching will be so atrophied by the time it is abandoned few will even notice. I reckon this will take about 10 - 20 years.
I think before that we will have new light on the UN.
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Harry Potter Versus The Watchtower.
by SpannerintheWorks indoes anybody have any wbts literature references that criticize, condemn or warn against harry potter books and films?.
you see, my wife and family (jw) "love" harry potter, and so it would be great to be able to show them how absurd the watchtower society is for condemning harry potter, if indeed it does.
i am assuming the wbts would disapprove of such demonic witchcraft and the like that is contained in the harry potter publications!.
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dmouse
I'm certain they won't have mentioned it by name - they don't have the balls anymore. Besides, they got enough flak over their comments about ET.
Awake 1983 7/8 p27
E.T.—The Extra-Terrestrial burst on the scene in the United States this past summer, attracting theater audiences in record numbers. In only six weeks it grossed nearly $150 million. With spin-offs in E.T. dolls, toys and other merchandise—as well as the movie’s release in other parts of the world—it is estimated the public could spend a whopping $1 billion on E.T. Why the E.T. fever?
The movie depicts an ungainly 3-foot (90-cm)-high creature from space, stranded on earth, who befriends a ten-year-old boy named Elliott. E.T.’s friendliness and benign powers, such as healing the boy’s cut finger and bringing flowers to life, win the affection of Elliott and his family. Sadly, a wasting illness appears to take the creature’s life. But when he is inexplicably “resurrected” before Elliott’s eyes audiences cheer. His touching good-bye, when E.T.’s alien friends take him home, leaves hardly a dry eye in the theater.
Interestingly, many have noted parallels in the story to that of the life of Jesus Christ. Said Professor Albert E. Millar, Jr.: “I think the thing that struck me most was the idea of the capacity to heal, and then when E.T. died and was resurrected.” We have in E.T., then, an enchanting Messiahlike figure that gives momentary emotional release to our need for a true friend with powers greater than ours. Therein lies the movie’s great appeal.
Despite its seemingly Christian message, however, the movie subtly condones youthful misbehavior. In an early scene we find youths playing “Dungeons and Dragons” in a smoke-filled room with a lighted cigarette on the table. Later on, when E.T. gets drunk sampling beer, and Elliott in telepathic sympathy feels the effects, it is all portrayed as something cute. Further, some of the language used by these children is gross profanity. This, along with the supernatural aspects of the movie, has bothered many Christians.
Whether parents or their children see this movie is, of course, a matter of personal choice. But because of the movie’s great popularity, let us not forget that it becomes an effective vehicle for sugarcoating youthful conduct that is definitely wrong.
E.T. may be a skillfully constructed and highly entertaining movie. But it provides no substitute for our True Friend, Jesus Christ, who saves us from this dying, wicked world. After all, E.T. is make-believe. Christ is reality.