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  GB bites off more than they can chew!

  by biblexaminer in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  the gb bit off more than they can chew.

  they promised that the nwt revised would be available in so many languages by now, and they have failed miserably.. english stands alone.

  as a result, they are in damage control mode.

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  smiddy

  Once again a" True Bible Student" has caught out the W.T. in their deceitfulness .

  Have they no shame ?

  Well done biblexaminer .

  smiddy
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  The possible extinction of cults

  by Sugar Shane in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  here's a link to an interesting article on the apparent demise of cults.

  i can remember being accosted by various culty groups back in the '70s, while walking through the airport in lax.

  this article ties the dwindling number of cults in western culture, to a shift towards secularism.

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  Their will always be cults of one sort or another it`s in human nature ,There is always somebody who puts someone else on a pedestal . whether its a human or a mythological deity .

  smiddy
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  Why I think the J.W. Religion will be around for a long time yet.

  by smiddy in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  on the one hand , if their is a disaster , a natural occurrence such as an earthquake , tsunami , tornadoes etc, the witness armageddon barometer kicks in .many fence sitters , relatives etc.

  flock to the nearest k.h.

  for a time.. on the other hand ,.

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  Well I cant argue against that , I was one of them .
  

  smiddy
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  The WTBTS' Webmaster Caught In Another Lie!

  by JW GoneBad in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  wt's i. t. personnel have no shame putting this content into their website.

  in the 'frequently asked questions about jehovah's witnesses' section of their website the following appears: .

  how do you know how many are actively witnessing?.

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  smiddy

  Their is nothing Voluntary about being a Jehovah`s Witness , with the exception of your decision to become one , and that is where your volunteer commitment ends .After Baptism

  You are then subjected to a manipulated form of peer pressured dictatorship .

  smiddy
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  Why I think the J.W. Religion will be around for a long time yet.

  by smiddy in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  on the one hand , if their is a disaster , a natural occurrence such as an earthquake , tsunami , tornadoes etc, the witness armageddon barometer kicks in .many fence sitters , relatives etc.

  flock to the nearest k.h.

  for a time.. on the other hand ,.

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  smiddy

  On the one hand , if their is a disaster , a natural occurrence such as an earthquake , tsunami , tornadoes etc, the witness Armageddon barometer kicks in .Many fence sitters , relatives etc. flock to the nearest K.H. for a time.

  On the other hand ,

  Because of the information that is now available on the internet ,Child abuse scandals ,Govt. investigations /Charitable status ,questions many people are leaving the organization .

  It`s a to & fro motion that goes on .in a never ending cycle .

  Disasters happen an influx in numbers proving Jehovah`s blessing

  Bad publicity a decrease in numbers proves Bible is true

  When the increase occurs its because of Jehovah`s blessing his one true religion

  When a decrease occurs it`s fulfilling scripture prophecy " In the last days the love of the greater number will cool off "

  So the J.W.`s have an each way bet on whatever happens

  How do you reason with that kind of logic.?

  So I think they will still be around for a long time yet .

  smiddy
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  Does anyone think Jehovah is protecting the org. despite all the talk about THE ARC ?

  by tor1500 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i've been thinking this for a while.

  even before the arc scandal.

  it seems no matter what, the org.

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  Jehovah`s Witnesses in a Court of Law claim Clergy Penitent privelidge........?

  Excuse me ?

  Jehovah`s Witnesses have always claimed they have no Clergy ,

  smiddy
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  Trey Bundy: One Year of Reporting JW Child Abuse - Your comments please!

  by AndersonsInfo in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  http://watchtowerdocuments.org/trey-bundy-one-year-of-reporting-jw-child-abuse/.

  trey bundy: one year of reporting jw child abuse.

  it’s been one year since trey bundy first reported the watchtower’s child abuse problems.. twelve months ago the center for investigative reporting (cir) began publishing information about jehovah’s witnesses and their cover-up of child sexual abuse on their website, reveal.

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  Thank you Barb & Joe for posting this .However I am a bit thick and could not find how to contact CIR to thank Trey Bundy for all the work he has done as well as the Media he works for in exposing the WTB&TS for their failure to protect vulnerable children , their own members and/or the public from child abusers in their midst.

  Your message is heard loud and clear all over the world

  They have my full support and blessing

  smiddy /Australia
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  Are You Doomed?

  by NeonMadman in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  back in 1969, we were studying the book babylon the great has fallen - god's kingdom rules!

  in the book study.

  at one point, it commented regarding the "hailstones" that would fall, as described in the book of revelation, that these "hailstones" referred to the hard messages of judgment that we jws would be proclaiming to people after the great tribulation had begun, when there was no further hope of salvation for those who were not already jws.

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  I remember those days , I believe " Life Everlasting in The Freedom Of God" was the publication that pinpointed 1975 as the end of 6000 years of human history , and an appropiate time for the 1000 years of Jesus Christ to begin his rulership .

  [first time they predicted the end of 6000 years was to have occurred in the late 1800`s according to C.T.Russell.]

  It was also a time when "special " tracts were to be delivered to every householder , not to spend time at the doors just place these " special" tracts with every house.

  The speculation was , their were to be delivered 7 tracts over 7 years that would bring denunciation on religion and Govt. culminating in widespread persecution until Jehovah stepped in at Armageddon .

  Their was a sense of urgency and expectation from about 1969 through to about 1976-7

  When of course no such thing happened many fell away , but not yours truly dumbass that I was .

  smiddy
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  Karma kind of makes me smile.......am I bad?

  by KateWild in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  today at work one of the clients that came in for advice was an elder and his wife.

  they must be having issues they need help with.

  this elder was the elder that told us not to go to a domestic violence shelter or not to go to the police when my daughter got a black eye.. am i bad because i smiled inside that they are having problems?.

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  I bet their gut turned a notch or two when they saw you as someone to speak to.

  You handled the situation professionally well done.

  Couldn`t they just wait on Jehovah ? to sort out their problems ?

  Problems ? aren`t they in a spiritual paradise ? Surely problems don`t exist there .!

  smiddy
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  Rejecting something due to unscriptural or pagan origins.....?

  by stuckinarut2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so witnesses reject many practices or holidays due to their "unscriptural or pagan" origins.. for example, birthday celebrations, mothers or father's day, christmas etc..... most people in the world will say "but the origin doesn't matter anymore, we follow this custom now because it's a joyful occasion that creates happy times and brings the family together".

  it is still firmly rejected.. so, if the wrong origin is so important, and should result in rejecting something, why isn't the same principle applied to the actual jehovah's witness faith itself!?.

  after all, the very foundation of the organisation was based on wrong understandings of the bible, far fetched teachings and doctrines, links to false religious backgrounds, pyramidology, false predictions, inaccurate beliefs etc...... using their reasoning, it doesn't matter how good something is now, if the origin was faulty to begin with?

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  It was in the 60`s , 70`s or maybe the 80`s that the Watchtower had a two ? part series dealing with the Chief Cornerstone of the true religion , Jesus Christ.and the Christian Religion .

  It concentrated on the claims made by the Roman Catholic Church to prove the foundation of the R.C. Religion was not built on a solid foundation.

  And they supposedly put forth evidence how Jehovah`s Witnesses were built on a solid foundation , the Chief cornerstone , in contrast to the R.C.Religion

  Looking back in hindsight , the foundation cornerstone of I.B.S.A. /Jehovah`s Witnesses is anything but stable., more likely built on quicksand .

  Can anybody here find that article I am referring to ? I would appreciate it.

  Sorry I`m a computer nerd.

  smiddy