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  "AMICUS CURIAE", the USA’ Supreme Court and the WTBS Inc.

  by MacHislopp in

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  2. scandals

  swaggart ministries v. cal.

  amicus curiae ".

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  smiddy

  I think this is worth re-visiting for , those who have recently found this site .from a few years back.

  Apparently when it suits them they can get into bed with Christendom /Babylon The Great .

  The principle / major enemy of Gods Kingdom .
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  So my husband got a letter

  by Lost his mind in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so, he received a letter that i am wondering if it is one of those open letters that are out there to denote time given.

  it starts out with the name of the person sending it, then goes into the spiel...do you know our god's name?

  when i was shown what it is, i kind of got upset.

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  smiddy

  And the fact that the name Jehovah should not be used in the Christian Greek Scriptures is demonstrated by the WTB&TS themselves.

  The kingdom Interlinear of The Christian Greek Scriptures a word for word translation of the Greek by the Watchtower clearly shows the Tetragrammaton YHWH /JHVH is not their.

  It`s an addition they have made to the Bible inserting Jehovah.
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  After 52 years a Watchtower slave 9/11 gave me the push I needed to get out.

  by new boy in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i turned in my letter of disassociation on september 18, 2001 but it was 9/11 that showed me what the witnesses really feel about human lives and the future wished for.. i was in limbo after my wife of 27 years left me on july 30, 2001. she knew i wasn't buying the jw program anymore.

  she told me she come back to me when "i got my head straighten out about god and the church".. so for 40 days i was in limbo.

  i stopped going to meetings.

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  It was about 11pm when the phone rang,my son asked are you wathimg TV ? No I said .

  Turn it on ,I asked what channel ,he replied any channel just turn your TV on.

  I just sat their for the next couple of hours in disbelief .

  I had left the Borg in 1992 and wasnt concerned about the big A or TGT ,

  I find it hard to comprehend that I believed this JW crap nowadays .
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  Being nice to LGBTQ people is an affront to god?

  by Viviane in

  1. social
  2. current

  this should be titled "jerks for jesus afraid of their own shadow, sexuality".

  seriously, someone thinks that a video on how to be nice to people different from him is an affront to his god.

  http://www.rawstory.com/2016/09/federal-worker-would-rather-be-fired-than-watch-lgbt-diversity-video-god-doesnt-want-me-to-see-it/.

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  smiddy

  It never ceases to amaze me how humans go to great lengths to stand up for what they believe is Gods law on this or that subject, even to the point of death in some cases .

  And in this case the loss of his job.

  Relying on a collection of books that are thousands of years old .

  Yet the so called authour of these books continues to remain silent , has nothing to say.After all this time, and does not lift a finger to either defend or support those who favour him.

  What should that tell you about an Almighty God.?
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  What is the Education Level of the Governing Body members?

  by Wild_Thing in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i would love to compile a list of the education obtained by the governing body members both past and present.

  can anyone provide any information to get me started?.

  it still amazes me they think they can translate ancient languages with an 8th grade education.

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  smiddy

  Maybe they did an online course from the University of Paranoia .
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  Japan's branch office. began to crumble?

  by nakanozzi in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  ebina assembly hall, where the japan’s branch office is located,need to be fixed all over inside, but they have no money.

  ameblo.jp/c00-c00/entry-12198348850.html.

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  smiddy

  It seems a legitimate blog to me , with feedback for and against the "witnesses" with the english translation.
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  Lets be honest we will never expose the danger to the world of JW.org

  by James Mixon in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i thought, ok the case in australia would open the eyes of the world about this dangerous cult.. well that passed without a ripple.

  we talk about the un and the wt link, none jw's don't.

  understand the significance.

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  smiddy

  James Mixon ,please dont dismiss the ARC as being a fizzer just yet , as it`s not over until about the middle of 2017 when it`s report is finalised..
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  Rocky

  by molybdenum in

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  welcome "rocky".

  the new face on jw broadcasting.

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  Who has he replaced ? Stephen Lett ? I hope not .

  Stephen Lett must have been responsible for an influx of exodus from the WT/JW , religion .

  Is that an oxymoron ?
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  Visit From Jehovah's Witnesses

  by Vanderhoven7 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  had two lovely jws (stephen and ruth) visit this morning.

  this was our second study in the last 2 weeks.

  they first knocked on my door (bell is out) 3 weeks ago and i shared my testimony and we arranged to meet last tuesday which we did.. our first study went like this:.

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  I think it`s an exercise in futility , sorry vanderhoven7 ,if you have genuine success with these discussions ,then I take my hat off to you for your patience .

  I would have either hung myself or shot them long ago.
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  Jehovah`s Witnesses Boasted They have No Clergy Laity Class ?

  by smiddy in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  well that`s what was impressed on me to differentiate between the true religion and false religion , when i was converted in 1960 , do they still claim that ?

  believing that they still do , i will say this.. what about ,:the governing body who definitely are set apart from the rank and file for their attitude towards the r&f , but also from the attitude of the r&f towards the governing body members.many do seem to idolise gb members by their actions , and the gb members dont seem to discourage that.. and not only for their attitude , how about their life-style , being housed in bethel with all the mod -cons of modern civilization as opposed to a r&f member living in a third world country .does the wt society do anything to make their lifestyle improve ?

  { did jesus have a place to rest his head ?

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  smiddy

  Members of the Governing Body , the "Vatican Class" of Jehovah`s Witnesses , enjoy worldwide travel on areoplanes to all destinations of the world for Conventions to give talks in person .

  All of which could be done by e-mail , telephone hook-ups ,skype ,video links.,which would be far cheaper .

  Why don`t they do that ? Simply because of power and prestige ,establishing their authority over the" Laity class"

  And maintaining their self importance.

  CO`s , DO`s , Missionarys ,etc.etc, all get paid in one form or another , it`s just a matter of whether it is counted as such , and how it is audited , as is the case in the following.

  Where do they stay on their trips overseas ? Brother & Sisters house ? or at a Hotel ?

  Do any of these GB members toil away at a job or trade ? of course not .(the apostle Paul comes to mind here )

  Do they wear tailor made suits ? or are they off the shelf at K-Mart ? Do they eat at soup kitchens , or are they provided with fine food from Chefs.

  Where do they get their Jewellery , watches , rings , etc., if they don`t work for a living .who pays for all of that?

  Of course they get " paid" it`s just not the usual salary we are used too