Posts by DNCall

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Moving to Memphis

by scary21 in

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my husband and i are moving to memphis soon.

does anyone have any info.

one thing i like is no harsh winters.. it's scary but exciting moving to a new place.

Samuel Herd introduces "Authority" video in 2002...

by Calebs Airplane in

please post your comments on this youtube video... it's from the 2002 wt video "respect jehovah's authority" but it was uploaded recently... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7gzcfesnui also see this thread... http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/77356/2/cult-fear-and-indoctrination-service-meeting-respect-jehovahs-authority

DNCall

BluePill2: Search DNCall Unmasked.

This video was made in 2001/2002 and for me it signaled an asserting of the Governing Body's authority in a more aggressive way. Fast forward to July 2013 and you can now see where it was all headed. For all intents and purposes it's no longer Moses = Watchtower Leadership, it's Jehovah = Governing Body.

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Samuel Herd introduces "Authority" video in 2002...

by Calebs Airplane in

please post your comments on this youtube video... it's from the 2002 wt video "respect jehovah's authority" but it was uploaded recently... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7gzcfesnui also see this thread... http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/77356/2/cult-fear-and-indoctrination-service-meeting-respect-jehovahs-authority

DNCall

This video brings back a lot of bad memories. I composed the majority of the music score for this video. It was always a challenge attempting to enhance the emotional values of the Society's videos with music because they were so lacking in emotional richness or subtlety. I had a knot in my stomach throughout the process of working on this because I was sensing the naked manipulation in this video. In retrospect it was therapeutic for me to write down the following:

The Premise

Moses = Watchtower Leadership

Korah, Dathan & Abiram = modern-day apostates

The Reality

In the Bible, Moses had a record of miracles to support God’s appointment of him. The Watchtower leadership has a record of failed prophecy, vacillating interpretations of the Scriptures and erroneous interpretations that have destroyed families or caused many unnecessary deaths.

Korah, Dathan and Abiram were trying to replace Moses and take over the leadership of Israel. By in large, modern-day apostates simply want to exit the Watchtower organization without incident. Some of them, like me, hope to see the Watchtower organization reap what it has sown within our lifetime.

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Going to Kingdom Hall for first time

by InChristAlone in

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since my family is out of town, and i am alone this weekend, i have decided to attend this once to see these things for myself.

have no fear, i have absolutely no interest in joining.

my goal is simply to better understand how to reach those who are on the inside, and i feel i could better do that by observing it.

DNCall

Amatuer hour.

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hello. pls help. getting married soon. afraid i won't be happy because wtbts said so.

by seasickbumblebee in

alshello.

i'm a practicing jw.

finally decided to create an account to see whether you could all help me.. so i am engaged to this wonderful wonderful man and in three months time we'll be married.

DNCall

Practicing something is doing it regularly. The Bible talks about practicing sin and so this word is used in connection with uncleanness. Unfortunately, if you happen to have even one self-righteous elder on a committee, the committee might define "practice" as doing something more than once. Thus, one committee may define "practice" different from another committee. You and your fiancee may want to think about that before going to the elders again.

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hello. pls help. getting married soon. afraid i won't be happy because wtbts said so.

by seasickbumblebee in

alshello.

i'm a practicing jw.

finally decided to create an account to see whether you could all help me.. so i am engaged to this wonderful wonderful man and in three months time we'll be married.

DNCall

A much larger issue, with greater long-term effects, is that you are starting to have doubts about JWs and he isn't. Before you both decide on how you will deal with the elders (btw the elders are taught that uncleanness is on a par with sexual immorality if it is practiced), you need to honestly evaluate your doubts--whether you can stifle them for the sake of being married to a man who may have a different view of JWs or whether you need to communicate openly with him about them. His reaction, if you communicate your doubts, may cause you to view him in a new light. It may be that he has doubts that he has stfiled for your sake. Either way, better to have a handle on this now, than after you're married.

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Open letter Re: Mr. Bowen, Mrs. Anderson

by Prime in

"jws leaders need to mandate elder bodies to uniformly report abuse to the authorities no matter what jurisdiction; prohibit elders from being involved in any investigative process to decide guilt or innocence in place of the authorities; do away with the two-witness rule to determine, as if they were magistrates, guilt or innocence of someone accused; prohibit so-called repentant molesters from engaging in the door-to-door ministry, and always inform the congregation if a convicted or confessed molester is meeting with them.

" -barbara anderson .

this is another reason why the watchtower society doesn't require that the elders uniformly report abuse to the authorities no matter what jurisdiction.

DNCall

Prime,

I haven't engaged you before and really don't want to now. Besty is a good friend of mine (terrific guy, really). He asked a simple question to which I hoped you would provide a simple answer: " why are elders instructed to call the Watchtower legal department before doing anything else?" If you don't know why, simply answer "no." If you do know why, please share. A simple answer from you, either way, would prove most informative to this debate that you have initiated.

Thank you in advance.

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Candace Conti

by zeb in

what has become of this case please?.

DNCall

WTS reply brief due on 7/31. They've already been granted one extension. If they file on the 31st, the Court will set oral argument. The Court then will deliberate on the papers and arguments and issue its ruling.

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Thomas Jefferson - July 4th

by DNCall in

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july 4th is not only the date americans celebrate independence, but it's the date of thomas jefferson's death.. i think it would be appropriate, not only for this day, but for this forum, to share a couple of thoughts contained in the virginia statute for religious freedom, drafted by thomas jefferson in 1777. this statute serves as a precurser to the first amendment of the u.s. constitution.

first regarding the nature of truth: ".

.truth is great, and will prevail if left to herself, that she is the proper and sufficient antagonist to error, and has nothing to fear from the conflict, unless by human interposition disarmed of her natural weapons free argument and debate, errors ceasing to be dangerous when it is permitted freely to contradict them:" (emphasis mine.).

DNCall

Ding: Ironically, Adams' last words were "Jefferson lives!"

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Thomas Jefferson - July 4th

by DNCall in

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july 4th is not only the date americans celebrate independence, but it's the date of thomas jefferson's death.. i think it would be appropriate, not only for this day, but for this forum, to share a couple of thoughts contained in the virginia statute for religious freedom, drafted by thomas jefferson in 1777. this statute serves as a precurser to the first amendment of the u.s. constitution.

first regarding the nature of truth: ".

.truth is great, and will prevail if left to herself, that she is the proper and sufficient antagonist to error, and has nothing to fear from the conflict, unless by human interposition disarmed of her natural weapons free argument and debate, errors ceasing to be dangerous when it is permitted freely to contradict them:" (emphasis mine.).

DNCall

July 4th is not only the date Americans celebrate independence, but it's the date of Thomas Jefferson's death.

I think it would be appropriate, not only for this day, but for this forum, to share a couple of thoughts contained in the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom, drafted by Thomas Jefferson in 1777. This statute serves as a precurser to the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.

First regarding the nature of truth: ". . . Truth is great, and will prevail if left to herself, that she is the proper and sufficient antagonist to error, and has nothing to fear from the conflict, unless by human interposition disarmed of her natural weapons free argument and debate, errors ceasing to be dangerous when it is permitted freely to contradict them:" (emphasis mine.)

Immediately following this statement, we read: " Be it enacted by General Assembly that no man shall be compelled to frequent or support any religious worship, place, or ministry whatsoever, nor shall be enforced, restrained, molested, or burthened in his body or goods, nor shall otherwise suffer on account of his religious opinions or belief, but that all men shall be free to profess, and by argument to maintain, their opinions in matters of Religion, and that the same shall in no wise diminish, enlarge or affect their civil capacities."

How eloquently this condemns the doctines of past truth/present truth, suppression of thought and speech, and shunning, practiced by the Witness religion.

Happy 4th!