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How the Society Portrays Cultural Diversity
by compound complex inwhat's wrong with this picture?.
the watch tower society claims that its members are united spiritually despite ethnic and cultural diversity; they speak a "pure language.
" an anglo-american religion, whose mother tongue is english, jehovah's witnesses see paradise - in saturated color - as though already "present.
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Weird "new world" artwork from the 2013 calendar
by cedars inmy mother-in-law has a strange obsession with calendars, and orders the society's calendar each year.
this year's calendar is especially weird.
it features images depicting future events - in particular, the society's vision of the new world order.. i've taken the opportunity to scan some of the images for you all to check out.. please note - there are captions for each of the images, but i don't have the english language version of the calendar so i'd rather just quote the scripture used so as not to reveal which country i'm in.. .
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kurtbethel
*** w10 9/15 p. 20 par. 13 Christian Unity Glorifies God ***
God even anoints some women with holy spirit, giving them the prospect of ruling as kings with Christ. (Gal. 3:28; 1 Pet. 3:7)
Aside from the gender bending concept of women ruling as kings, there they are again with one of their favorite unscriptural weasel words. These women have a prospect of ruling as kings, not a promise. Lottery jackpot time here!
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Weird "new world" artwork from the 2013 calendar
by cedars inmy mother-in-law has a strange obsession with calendars, and orders the society's calendar each year.
this year's calendar is especially weird.
it features images depicting future events - in particular, the society's vision of the new world order.. i've taken the opportunity to scan some of the images for you all to check out.. please note - there are captions for each of the images, but i don't have the english language version of the calendar so i'd rather just quote the scripture used so as not to reveal which country i'm in.. .
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kurtbethel
Okay, what's up with January/February and that Klingon in the upper RH corner?
Klingons in the new system? Did Jesus ransom them too?
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PDF of elder book and Oct 1 letter to BOE's
by Big Mama ini have a pdf file of the complete elders book "shepherd the flock of god in your care" and several letters on wtb&ts letterhead including the oct 1, 2012 letter in the same file.
if anyone is interested i will happily send the complete file to you.
pm me here with your email address and request.
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kurtbethel
And here it is......
http://www.4shared.com/office/0Ge2vrTK/Shepherd_the_flock_of_God_in_Y.html
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US Entitlement Programs At Glance
by Scott77 in1. thirty-nine percent of adults who make more than $100,000 have used entitlement benefits at one point, compared with 70 percent of people who make less than $30,000, according to the pew study.. 2.. the average monthly food stamp benefit is $133.42 for an individual, according to the department of agriculture, which administers the program.
the rate is highest in hawaii ($213.65) and lowest in minnesota ($115.98).
in fiscal year 2012, 46.6 million people (in 22.3 million households) received food stamps, and the federal government spent $74.6 billion on the program that year.. 3. .
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kurtbethel
Everyone should send me money.
Right now.
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Can you light up the moon with laser pointers?
by EntirelyPossible inpart of "fun with science" series.....basically interesting stuff using math and science!
this is from xkcd's "what if" series where hypothetical questions are answered.
laser pointerif every person on earth aimed a laser pointer at the moon at the same time, would it change color?.
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kurtbethel
Like Black Hat in the article, soonernc7, my motto is "what if we tried more power?"
This should answer your question.
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Could the angel be Jesus @ new watchtower Earthly organizational sheet
by Gorbatchov inquestions raised in some topics about the absence of jesus in the new watchtower / gods "earthly" organizational sheet.. the illustration shows an angel, who could be jesus.
in a watchtower article from 2010 i found a jesus who looks.
similar to the angel in the organizational sheet.
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kurtbethel
Watchtower Jesus currently wears a crown, unless there has been noo lite TM that resulted in the governing body ripping the crown off his head as they have given themselves the authority to do.
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elders wife swapping question
by unstopableravens ini hear of these stories of elders swapping wives, i remember when i was young hearing of three elders in florida doing this and getting dfed.
my question is this how is it possible to bring this up in conversation?
it seems impossible, how can there be multi elders that know each other willing and the wives?
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kurtbethel
In the 1980s the Society made the admission that such things do happen.
(W 1-1-1986 p13, par12)
12 Shocking as it is, even some who have been prominent in Jehovah’s organization have succumbed to immoral practices, including homosexuality, wife swapping, and child molesting.
Maybe so. Call me cynical, but it is just as likely the Society made this claim as a recruiting pitch.
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The Other Side of the Indian Rape Story
by fulltimestudent ini'm posting this story, not to defend an indefensible act, but to try to provide some balance.
the fact is that so many indians exist in a poverty so deep that it's difficult for westerners to even understand.
the youngest of the rapists in the now world known rape story, according to this uk, independent newspaper story, grew up in that world that seems hopeless.
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kurtbethel
There are writers who churn out articles attempting to get one to understand the other side of the story about why Nazis would toss Jews into the ovens.
Sociopaths do have their advocates and defenders. Thanks for sharing this and reminding me of this fact.
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New Release for 2013 District Assemblies
by RubaDub inan insider at bethel has confirmed that there will be a new book released this summer at the district assemblies.
the society is using some new technology called "current light.
" it allows them to print the book with certain parts in permanant ink (as has been historically used) while other parts of the book have erasable ink.. as i understand it, sentences that begin with words such as "evidently, apparently, obviously, it appears that, likely, clearly, doubtless" and numerous other phrases will be in a slightly different font so that the "current light" sentences can be easily changed when needed.. for example:.
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kurtbethel
Or they could go with this.
Jehovah's Witnesses upgrade for the 21st Century
Next time the Jehovah's Witnesses show up at your door they may have the means to get you to comply.The Watchtower Society has just unveiled its new weapon in the War on Apostates'
The "Jehovahnator" made its debut at the organization's corporate headquarters in Brooklyn, New York.
"Coming into this last span of time before Armageddon, we need to step up our outreach to the public," said governing board member Aleister C. Russell.
"By automating our field operations we have a tremendous multiplier for our efforts to bring people in to the New System."
The Jehovahnator will do precisely that. It will perform the normal door-to-door ministry that the organization is famous for, with a modern update. It carries an "e-briefcase" that prints needed literature on demand. Through wireless connectivity, the literature is constantly updated in real time with the newest changes in doctrine.
"We will never disseminate old doctrine again," said Russell.
Next time the Jehovah's Witnesses show up at your door they may have the means to get you to comply.