http://watchtowerdocuments.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/lopez-11exhibit-8-to-dec-of-copley-iso-opp-to-plnts-mfs.pdf.
did any of you guys sit down and read this??
it's long but i assure you it's a great read.. .
I am enjoying the comments made here.
When I proofread galleys (printer's proofs) for the WTB&TS many years ago, entry information for new publications that came to my desk was, frequently, replete with errors. Here are a few that I recall: '[. . .] serving God with hardy purpose.' (Acts 11:23); ruffled grouse; Mars' Hill; Bablyon the Great.
I'll let you make the corrections.
Thanks!
CoCo
i never was a jw (i make this point in - almost - every post) but having been brought up ('raised' for our us cousins) in a non-conformist fundy sect with 'rapture' aspirations, it wasn't that different.. i still have extended family members in it, or in that mindset, but we rarely discuss religion.
in particular, my sister and bil lost their son (my nephew) some years ago when he was just 13. their comfort is that he is in a 'better place' and i don't want to challenge that to them.. i keep up with all things jw here in this forum and maintain my academic interest and these are just my thoughts as an outsider, for what they are worth.. ime, those people who have heard of jws tend to lump them in with mormons and other crazies and have no knowledge or interest in them - other than to warn neighbours when they are about.. where i live should be prime 'witnessing' territory but they rarely come round, even in the recent leafletting campaign.
they are not as effective as the people who regularly call with the latest menus from the local curry/chinese/kebab houses.. on the occasions when jws have called, despite invitations to come in and have a cup of tea, etc., none has ever wanted to engage in conversation, far less progress to an invitation to a kh meeting or start a bible study (and i always present myself as an 'imterested householder').. my conversations with people in general and friends in the real world lead me to conclude that few people have heard of jws, those that have regard them as a minor irrevelant nuisance and that there is no interest in their message or beliefs.. a few months ago i did a 'drive-past' of the million pound seafront property in bangor, north wales that wt recently bought for use as a 'translation office' (ha ha!).
Some time ago -- maybe in the '80s -- a WT study article declared that what the public doesn't understand (or care about) regarding the kingdom message they will clearly perceive when Jehovah sets things in motion; however, it will be too late because they tarried.
in reference to ridicule being used to deflate the message of hate groups:.
http://pervasivegames.wordpress.com/2009/08/19/ridicule-as-a-weapon-of-choice/.
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Changing words and highlighting the absurdity can open eyes.
Thanks again, MissFit. I agree with your well-made points. !
Likewise, I have been offended by particular debasing terms, especially those that denigrate God. Despite my present confusion over the nature and personality of deity, still, I cannot "take the name of God in vain." Nonetheless, unworthy men who set themselves up as mouthpieces for God need to be taken down a notch or two . . . or three. . . .
Best.
CC
in reference to ridicule being used to deflate the message of hate groups:.
http://pervasivegames.wordpress.com/2009/08/19/ridicule-as-a-weapon-of-choice/.
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Thank you both, MissFit and Spectre, for commenting.
I'm glad that some JWs can laugh at their higher ups.
Gratefully,
CoCo
in reference to ridicule being used to deflate the message of hate groups:.
http://pervasivegames.wordpress.com/2009/08/19/ridicule-as-a-weapon-of-choice/.
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In reference to ridicule being used to deflate the message of hate groups:
http://pervasivegames.wordpress.com/2009/08/19/ridicule-as-a-weapon-of-choice/
http://montrealgazette.com/life/turning-the-page-homosexuals-like-you-in-tight-pants-jehovahs-witness-leader-says-reportsturning the page: 'homosexuals like you in tight pants,' jehovah's witness leader says reportsjillian page, montreal gazette more from jillian page, montreal gazette.
published on: november 12, 2014 last updated: november 12, 2014 11:33 pm est.
skin-tight pants are a no-no in public, church leader says,.
Some time ago a thread referred to the KKK's losing their redoubtable status due to public ridicule of the clan.
Any recollection of how the group diminished in stature because no one took them seriously any longer?
CC
edited to add: kudos to the editor who caught that.
why else would he constantly bring up "gay-inspired" clothing when speaking to such large audiences?.
nothing wrong with being gay.
but he should just come out of the closet already and stop all this stupidity... just saying.. .
Bell bottoms and flairs were the rage when I was at Bethel, circa 1970. Brother Knorr said wear them in your room or hallway, not anywhere else. My roommate brazenly wore his to the factory.
What stares he got . . .
CC
i find it curious that so many are offended at the comments used by anthony morris iii.. when he publicly states that colourful socks, tight pants and spanx are not part of a christians life, he is teaching a lesson.
the lesson for the flock is not to wear colourful socks, tight pants and spanx.. however,.
the lesson to all the congregation elders is to ensure that these lessons are driven home in their respective congregations.
One's being hanged, however, would be another matter altogether.
syneidos posted some interesting information on reddit regarding jw.org's latest project for the upcomming 2015 memorial campaign.. for next year's 2015 memorial campaign, jw.org is producing an invitational video featuring jesus.
the video is still being filmed at the moment and i was told it was super "confidential.
" my source already saw several scenes from it and said, "it looks and feels like a cinematic movie.
"But even if you get the spelling right, and write manger, Jesus still wasn’t born in one, even if the story in the Gospel of Luke was literally true.
A manger is a feeding trough. And nowhere in the story does it suggest that Mary gave birth in a feeding trough."
Please explain RSS for us (I Googled it but don't understand).
I accidently clicked onto it on my e-mail site, and it had some neatly categorized info that I had never before seen in that particular arrangement.
???
THANKS!
CC
