Posts by GermanXJW

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Serana Williams coginative dissonance.

by blownaway in

i just heard her on the news saying how much time it takes for her to play tennis.

lmfao she thanks "jehovah" and seems to think in her pea mind that she is a "good jw" i bet the gb does not mess with her because they want the positive attention.

but she is about as far from a "good jw" as one could get.

GermanXJW

Just like MJ and Prince, they want to make JW life seem 'normal' both internal and external.

I am not sure if MJ and Prince were the best examples of a 'normal' life.

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Extract from Separate Identity - Vol 2

by vienne in

some of you know that b. w. schulz and i have written two histories considering the watchtower's earliest years.

we have posted an extract from a chapter that will appear in volume 2 of separate identity.

because of copyright issues, the post must be temporary.

GermanXJW

I have some fascination of that time and love that deep research which regularly brings up details I had never heard of before.

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Why Are Schools Targets Of So Much Gun Violence?

by Brokeback Watchtower in

why are so many youth flipping out and gunning down fellow students?

is there something seriously wrong with society?

does the public education/indoctrination system need some serious tweaking?

GermanXJW

Adolescence/puberty is a difficult time when the young brain gets rewired somehow. Some get very emotional or even despressive. Combine this with an easy access to weapons.

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EU commission discusses "this generation"

by GermanXJW in

today, federica mogherini, high representative of the european union for foreign affairs and security policy, made an expression that somehow sounded familiar to me.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6ax8rgokis#t=6m56.

sorry, just had to share this.;-).

GermanXJW

Today, Federica Mogherini, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, made an expression that somehow sounded familiar to me

6Minutes and 56seconds:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6aX8RgoKis#t=6m56

Sorry, just had to share this.;-)

PS: Please do not get me wrong. I am a big supporter of the European idea, But it would be interesting to discuss how she defines "generation" and if any overlapping is included. ;-)

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Jolene Chu and James Pelechia?

by Gorbatchov in

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20 years ago there was some change at the jw bastion.

some windows were opened when the internet became availble.

jolene chu and james pelechia did historical research for watchtower and published about it.

Do you have JW-related dreams (nightmares)?

by compound complex in

greetings, dreamers:.

i guess it's never going away: daytime carryovers of jw-related stuff seeping into my dreams.. the majority of these dreams take place at conventions but with really weird trappings.

last night i dreamed i arrived at the site with no books, no lunch, nothing but my car keys.

GermanXJW

I now and then still have a dream that plays in the JW world. I usually wake up when it gets known that I have not submitted a field service report in years. (I am almost 20 years out.)

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WTS investment in Ford-Werke - 1943

by OrphanCrow in

*thanks to reddit poster ahilexxx for this information*.

the watchtower society was invested in the german branch of ford motor.

in 1943, their investment was worth $597,595 ($8,363,677.95 in today's value - over 8 million!)..

WTS investment in Ford-Werke - 1943

by OrphanCrow in

*thanks to reddit poster ahilexxx for this information*.

the watchtower society was invested in the german branch of ford motor.

in 1943, their investment was worth $597,595 ($8,363,677.95 in today's value - over 8 million!)..

GermanXJW

This is a list of the TOP 59 US companies in Germany in 1943.

This table just shows that the US Watch Tower had invested $597,595 in their German subsidiary and that is was the 47th biggest US investment in Germany present in that year.

So: no connection between Watchtower and Ford, except they are on the same list

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BIG NEWS! Leader of German Watchtower History Archives Resignes and Leaves Branch Office!

by GermanXJW in

johannes wrobel, the founder of the watchtower history archives in germany, responsible for the stand firm-video and the stand-firm-exhibitions resigned in november 2008 and left the german branch office.

he was also the responsible person for many of the wt sponsored websites on jw in the 'third reich'!.

there are no further details known yet but this could be big news!.

GermanXJW

He was some kind of Bethel "heavy" who made contributions for both Awake! and Watchtower magazine as outlined in his cv.

As stated above, there is a lot between the lines. I perceive that he writes very carefully - maybe because he does not want to threaten relationships he still has or potentially could reactivate. He states that he was not ready to write about his past and he is pointing out to future information he might share. Wrobel seems to have left the JW since he speaks about starting a new life in 2008 "after having been a good member of a religious grouping for 45 years". I think he would not have left if he still thought this is the truth. I assume that he kept himself busy with the documentation work and fell into a dark hole after that was taken away.

He writes quite readable but with the distance of a historian - with a little hint here and there about his feelings.

I am looking forward to reading how his story is developing.

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Mark Sanderson wears an Apple Watch at regional convention

by Edison Trent in

last weekend was regional convention and mark sanderson was the bethel speaker for the last talks every day.

his talks were video streamed from zurich to other cities in switzerland, austria and germany.

one interesting point was that he wore an apple watch, stainless steel edition (link).

GermanXJW

As a JW I would Quote John 12: "3Then Mary took about a pinta of pure nard, an expensive perfume; she poured it on Jesus’ feet and wiped his feet with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.

4But one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, who was later to betray him, objected, 5“Why wasn’t this perfume sold and the money given to the poor? It was worth a year’s wages.b ” 6He did not say this because he cared about the poor but because he was a thief; as keeper of the money bag, he used to help himself to what was put into it.

7“Leave her alone,” Jesus replied. “It was intended that she should save this perfume for the day of my burial. 8You will always have the poor among you,c but you will not always have me.”