"The society does not believe in war so which party would it be?"
Why that would have to be Ron Paul, of course! :-)
kurtbethel
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IF JW'S COULD VOTE...
by writetoknow inwould they vote as a group for republicans, democrats, or independant?
and who would the society encourage them to vote for?
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?ing the JW intro DVD
by potentialJWconvertswife inokay, so i've seen the first boring part of the dvd singing the praises of the wts for their wonderful literature and dedication to distributing it in hopes of enlightening the masses.
now gearing up to watch part 2- "our whole association of brothers" -or something like that.
i plan on taking notes regarding questionable beliefs, etc.
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kurtbethel
I saw the DVD during a study recently, and have a few observations, though hardly enough to do a full review.
One thing permeated the presentation, and that is its boastful tone of the Watchtower accomplishments. The narrator boasted about the printing of over 2 billion pieces of "life saving" literature each year, and over 100 million Bibles printed since the turn of the century. But which century? That was not clear.
There was further boasting about the extensive real estate holdings, farm and facilities of the Watchtower, while skirting the matter of their dollar value. Cash flow and stock holdings were not mentioned.
When there was a segment about the blood doctrine, I had to pause the DVD and ask something of the study conductor. There was a JW who was telling a doctor how to do his job! I asked what kind of training he had so that he would be telling a doctor what to do. I was told he was an elder, so asked what kind of profession an elder would have. Something like a construction job or janitor was the answer. I was incredulous. I asked if it would be appropriate if a doctor came to the Kingdom Hall and instructed them how to practice religion. I pointed out that this practice of telling doctors what to do with blood was an abomination as it had caused many people's death over the years and that the bloodguilt on the Watchtower must be enormous at this point.
One other memorable scene was some kind of meeting at Bethel. It appeared to be a discussion about some building plans, and the speaker recommended a certain plan. In an amazing display of groupthink everyone who spoke agreed with the plan with no dissent or even additional comments.
The second segment was a boasting segment about how loving and organized JWs are, and how military and government could learn a lot from studying how they accomplish goals. At one point I thought I saw something on a street sign behind a street preacher so I paused it and caught a "666" on a sign. I would really like to own a copy of this DVD as I am sure a slow play of it would turn up a gold mine of subliminal items.
Definitely worth a viewing, if you have first done some homework about the Watchtower history.
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Why Do JW's not use Child care or Sunday Type School?
by kwr inwhile i have only been to one meeting my entire life i have always found it odd that jw's don't use child care or sunday type school for children.
what is the reason for this policy by wts?
tia.
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kurtbethel
"While I have only been to one meeting my entire life I have always found it odd that JW's don't use child care or sunday type school for children. What is the reason for this policy by WTS?"
Perhaps the GB is terrified at the thought of preschool children not learning about Oral Sex in great detail.
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The meaning of the term "Bible Basher"
by inkling in*the following is a public service announcement from the ministry of words*.
it would seem the term "bible basher" can be used it two opposite ways, with the primary .
and "official" meaning being a synonym for "bible thumper".
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kurtbethel
This linguistic minimalism is aggravating.
Try "Bible Critic" to describe someone who analyzes it.
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Col 2:16-19 in CO's talk
by lookingnow25 init's time for my once every 3 years visit.
started out lookingnow22, then lookingnow25, now it could be lookingnow28.
still struggling in the org.
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kurtbethel
"who takes delight in a [mock] humility and a form of worship of the angels"
Now I wonder who teaches angel (Michael) worship. Hmmmmm....
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kurtbethel
"As we get nearer to the outbreak of the great tribulation, we may well receive some detailed instructions."
And our track record on predicting this event is HOW accurate?"Our safe journey through those troublesome days will depend on our keeping in step with other loyal servants of Jehovah."
Also known as "goose stepping through the trib"! -<<< obligatory exclamation"Today, we may not clearly see why some organizational matters are handled in a certain way, but we have every reason to trust in Jehovah's guidance through his faithful channel of communication."
Grape Kool-aide is good for you. Honest. Praise Jah!"At times, our enemies may seem to be getting the upper hand."
That would be brother Chester putting his hand on your son's wiener.
"From our limited perspective, we may not be able to see the whole picture."
Bad cable outage and missed NBC Dateline! -<<< obligatory exclamation"Our enemy, Satan the Devil, knows our weaknesses, and he tries to catch us off guard or to attack a vulnerable spot."
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The Brand New 2008 Looking For Love Thread
by Tired of the Hypocrisy inon another thread i read about someone being denied by eharmony and was wondering if there are any exjw dating sites.
i wish i knew of one, but thought since someone else mentioned some folks have made a connection here that it would be a good idea to have everyone that is interested raise their hand and say if they are looking for love in all the wrong places or just looking...... i hope this post is not out of line or off topic.. i guess i will start even tho i am married.
ok, anyone interested in chatting with a fat old married cowboy?.
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kurtbethel
Now that's an interesting thought.
All that pent up repressed desire being unleashed, could require some stamina to endure.
Regular church tongue just will not do!
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apostates at assemblys
by looloo ini was told not to even look at them when i studied, but i did not buy the satan stuff about them and said well what have the watchtower got to worry about if they have the truth and no skeletons in the closet ?
i was quite tempted to speak to them and felt rude and judgemental , what did you used to think about them when you were dubs in the trufff ?
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kurtbethel
"I think I posted on here about the Piss bowl in the mens room, very weird to stand in a circle peeing!"
In some religions that is a ritual, and it is not pee that they summon forth.
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Jan KM question box
by carla inthe question is- what two publications should be studied with interested ones?
they go on about the bible teach book for starting a bible study, it's ok to use some other tract, after the bible teach is worship god book.
they should finish both books even if qualifying for baptism before then.
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kurtbethel
In my 18 month study we have gone around through the Bible Teach book, Daniel book, Revealatron Climax and articles in the Watchtower. Problem is, I keep asking pesky questions about everything and so we look at the Bible and I have a Greek interlinear to look into as well. I don't think this study is going "by the book" according to what is expected from a normal person. But this is me, so what did they expect?
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What is your current status with the Watchtower Society and Congregation?
by RULES & REGULATIONS ini'm a baptized member considered ''inactive.
'' i don't hand in ''service reports'',attend maybe 3 meetings a month,ain't signed up for the ministry school and will never attend any convention or the ''book study.
'' always make the ''memorial.
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kurtbethel
I am currently enjoying a "free Bible study" from a diligent WT unpaid employee, and going through over 100 years of Watchtower and books like Finished Mystery and asking all sorts of questions.
Never set foot in a Kingdom Hall. It doesn't sound interesting. Poring over stuff I read last week? Even brother study conductor admitted he used to get bored when he first started going.