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  The Law of Unintended Consequences

  by Londo111 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the governing body/watchtower unduly influences millions into extreme beliefs and behaviors.

  and i suspect folks like anthony morris thinks his flock is not obedient or strict enough and there are many rules and teachings the governing body would love to enact but do not have the votes, or even they have the sense enough to know it would go too far.

  however, i can’t help how by the time their edicts filter down to the rank and file jw, it causes unintended consequences.

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  Likely, they did not intend to become rock stars.
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  Start your own Prince rumour!

  by purrpurr in

  1. social
  2. humour

  i see the jw rumour mill is going into mad overdrive about prince.

  the stories seem to be more and more unlikely.

  so i thought as a bit of fun how about us here try to make up our own rumours?

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  Oh oh oh, Prince actually wrote 1999 about the Apocalypse coming before 2000.

  He tried to introduce the song to Watchtower for their videos after 1995 because he and many others were still certain that the end would come in the 20th century. Watchtower only said no because they were afraid that the end might not come until the end of 2000, technically part of the 20th century since there was no year "Zero."
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  Start your own Prince rumour!

  by purrpurr in

  1. social
  2. humour

  i see the jw rumour mill is going into mad overdrive about prince.

  the stories seem to be more and more unlikely.

  so i thought as a bit of fun how about us here try to make up our own rumours?

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  God is all into dramatics when he and the angels do stuff like releasing destruction upon the four corners of the earth. Many great music artists have been dying lately so that they can play and orchestrate the music for the Great Tribulation from Heaven.
  
  Prince nearly completes the ensemble. If Larry Graham dies, watch out.
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  Start your own Prince rumour!

  by purrpurr in

  1. social
  2. humour

  i see the jw rumour mill is going into mad overdrive about prince.

  the stories seem to be more and more unlikely.

  so i thought as a bit of fun how about us here try to make up our own rumours?

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  Oh, I don't have to invent a rumor. Rick (Six Screens) has the best one over on FB.

  While Prince had no will, Johnny the Bethelite has the inside information that Prince named Watchtower in a trust fund. Johnny says that trucks (plural) are getting ready to roll from New York to Minneapolis right now to go claim Prince's stuff.
  
  The great part about such a rumor is that, even when it's not true, trust funds can be kept private and confidential. So Rick and Fictional Johnny can keep saying, "Oh, it happened. They just don't tell anyone."
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  Your Thoughts: My wife said...her service friend. speculated Prince would leave his vast fortune to the Society!

  by goingthruthemotions in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  so, talking with my wife yesterday.

  she was out cart witnessing (barf) and one of the people she was with claimed to have know prince, or meet him or something like that.

  well anyways...they or her or someone (they are all braindoogled) speculated or fantasized that since prince did not have any relatives or something or the other.

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  They announced the cause of death-

  He crashed a little red Corvette.

  Seriously though, Prince may have been a member, but he seemed like a fringe member and one who wanted to do good deeds outside of Watchtower's sphere of influence. They might get something, but I bet the lion's share is split among actually good charities.
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  Generation expiry date?

  by pleaseresearch in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  how long will it take for a jw to see that even the overlapping generation is wrong?.

  the org waited and waited to see if their interpretation of it came true.

  those alive in 1914 would still be alive obviously it didn't and jws have to believe in an overlapping generation.

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  How long will it take for a JW to see that even the overlapping generation is wrong?

  Having spoken to JW's that turn up their own cognitive dissonance, this is what I see:
  Most still believe the end will come within their lifetime. Despite all previous claims failing, they see the organization and the GB as simply wanting to see it as bad as every other member.
  
  Older JW's are starting to see the problem with their belief, but they decide they have too much time invested and will just have to hope they were right. Younger JW's can and will wake up, but the ones who don't are so all-fired sure of Armageddon within 10, 15, 20 years- whatever works in their mind.

  The longer the time passes, the more JW's will have a problem with overlapping generation. But their main adherents will stay loyal and wait. New people won't really come in, even the kids will not keep falling for this stuff as they figure it out. But this will be a slow decay of the organization as members die off.
  
  Meanwhile, using "this generation will not pass away until all these things occur" they can still tinker with what "pass away" means or declare that "all these things" did occur invisibly or even some new odd things we haven't thought of. But I also believe that, due to lousy recruitment, they will try to declare 2034 as something special.
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  Interaction with Cart People

  by Lost and adrift in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  on a recent visit to our capital..such an adrenalin rush when i rounded a corner and spotted carters !!.

  wandered slowly over and pretend to be interested..asked could i take mag...initial impression (and i'm in no way snobbish) was 2 scruffy looking dowdy sisters wich irritated me i don't know why....i was allways struggling as a single mum but refused to look like a tramp!!.

  sister jumped asked if i was interested in religion i said no too much abuse etc ...she said she undwrstood and went on to blather about catholic abuse scandal!

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  Abolitionist Harriet Tubman will replace President Andrew Jackson on the US$20 bill

  by oppostate in

  1. social
  2. current

  "it’s official: secretary of the treasury jack lew has announced that abolitionist harriet tubman will replace president andrew jackson on the $20 bill.

  and, while jackson will still reportedly remain on the reverse side of the bill, the move is nonetheless a momentous one.. .

  "naturally there are many people who will complain about this decision, but since tubman’s legacy leading slaves to freedom through the underground railroad is beyond reproach, these critics will most likely turn to defending jackson.

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  Money is money. I don't like that "In God We Trust" but I will still take bills that say it and spend them.

  I don't see a problem putting different kinds of political heroes on the money. The USA is a "hero-history" nation. So if they rotate the heroes, so be it.
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  Newbie

  by Ryan in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hi, only just joined.

  going through a rough time at the moment and maybe this could help.

  any body around 27 year old age.

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  I am older and somewhere else. Hope you find some kindred spirits near you. Welcome.
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  Assemblies are even more expensive now thanks to LDC

  by Naoscillator in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the growing monster in the organization known as ldc is coming for your ice cream money, your children's ice cream money, and your children's children's ice cream money.

  they also need the free skilled labor of all your future generations.. you know the outlandish figure read out mid-afternoon at the ca?

  that represents a $10.00 per publisher charge for the privilege of using the assembly hall.

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  I have to say, it's like saying that elections are corrupt thanks to computers.
  NO. It's the governments and politicians and party organizers that use the computers to corrupt elections.

  LDC is created by the Watchtower organization and is directed to be slower in building than RBC was.

  Money is being put into Watchtower, no matter what pocket they tell the members it goes into.