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  My Issue With the Kingdom Melodies

  by humblepotato in

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  the organization really has some talented people in it.

  seriously talented.

  artists, musicians, animators, and any other creative venue you can think of.

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  I believe it stems from JW theology, which only addresses true/false, right/wrong, light/dark, us/them, happy/sad, chaste/immoral, moderation/excess, etc. Subtlety and nuance have no place in JW culture. However, life is full of these finer elements, as is great art.

  As art is a reflection of life, so JW art is a reflection of JW life. JW art is as artificial as the life it reflects.

  I have personally witnessed wonderful music created and then shot down because it fell outside the boundaries set by those leaders steeped in JW theology and culture.
  
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  If An Organization Really Believed It Had the Truth...

  by xjwsrock in

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  ....it would not be scared of critics.

  actually they would naturally take an offensive stance, wouldn't they?

  they would welcome debate... even encourage it.

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  "Straight line approaches," as xjwsrock puts so well, were abandoned after the Knorr administration with the power shift to the GB. In the 40s through the 70s it was sufficient to ignore apostates. Their placards and signs outside the conventions were ignored for the most part. By the 90s I can recall a highly placed Bethelite telling me that "Ray Franz' book" was doing tremendous damage--this one book was causing many to go apostate. Gradually over the years more and more mention was made of apostates as well as resolutions being made at conventions pledging loyalty to the organization. Articles, apostate blogs and websites on the Internet were making the Organization look bad and the Organization knew it.

  The multiple leaders of the GB were beginning to develop paranoia over this in their ranks. A new public affairs office was created under a new overseer in an attempt to control how the Organization was being perceived. As this control has diminished since that time, the focus has been on image and perception--not on "truth."

  In times past "the truth" inspired confidence. Today, their illusion of truth is lost in a massive effort to survive financially and to perform damage control.
  
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  Lets hear what your local needs was about this week

  by dbq407 in

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  2. experiences

  ours started out with matt.

  25:23. he brought out that "good and faithful slave" was talking about the anointed but wait for it.........yes the principle can be applied to our cong.

  well tonight it was about getting all the territories worked once a year.

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  When I was in the cult, every other local needs part was on improving meeting attendance. It happened so frequently that after awhile, most of our meetings were about going to meetings. Not to mention the fact that the target audience of such a discussion was not in attendance.
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  Watchtower set for its biggest pay day, ever.

  by pleaseresearch in

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  2. bible

  if this is true, and we will have to wait and see.

  prince could give everything to the watchtower.

  so that's his $300 million fortune.

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  His sister filed papers opening probate. You don't do that if there is a will.
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  San Diego abuse case: stay tuned. Zalkin's motion to be considered this Friday.

  by Sugar Shane in

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  zalkin proposing huge sanctions if jw leadership fails to produce documents.

  unredacted this time!

  feds need to get involved with this.

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  My guess is that the motion that will be heard Friday was filed prior to the appellate court's ruling in the Lopez case that terminating sanctions were not appropriate when lesser sanctions had not been requested. The Lopez case was remanded back to the lower court for further consideration. This may alter Mr. Zalkin's strategy when he argues his motion on Friday.

  Regardless, it looks more and more as though Watchtower will have to produce the documents sought in both the Lopez and Padron cases. The more they resist, the more notoriety these cases will receive in the media.
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  GB Daniel Sydlik died ten years ago today (on April 18, 2006)

  by AnneB in

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  he seemed like a decent fellow.

  i miss his talks.

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  This is the third Governing Body member I have heard this story attributed to. The others were Carey Barber and Lyman Swingle. I have interacted with all three of them and my money is on Carey Barber. I don't believe Dan or Lyman would have behaved this way and certainly not in a public setting.
  
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  Feeling anxious, venting...

  by stephanie61092 in

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  good morning all,.

  this is just a rambling post.

  at the meeting yesterday during the wt study, i started flipping through the magazine to try to pass the time.

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  Next time the "L word" gives you anxiety, remember that loyalty is only as virtuous as the object of that loyalty.
  
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  What does the rise of Donald Trump tell us about the USA?

  by fulltimestudent in

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  i thank one of my former lecturers for drawing my attention to this overview.. after some 100 years, living out its "manifest destiny" dream, as the hegemon of the world, what has this 'dream' done to/for the usa?

  the approaching presidential election provides an opportunity to examine this question.. and what of all the appendage organisations (like the wts) that rode across the world on the hegemon's coattails?.

  the answer may be here: http://www.vox.com/2016/3/1/11127424/trump-authoritarianism.

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  Thank you for sharing this article. Very thought-provoking. Well researched and peer-reviewed. I found it quite helpful in answering a number of questions I have had.
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  Memorial of the Death of Jesus 2016

  by wolfman85 in

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  2. beliefs

  in 2016, jw will have their memorial of jesus death on march 23, 2016. http://www.jw.org/en/jehovahs-witnesses/meetings/#?insight[search_id]=99cee3cb-687e-4276-9c70-3af8d20c220b&insight[search_result_index]=0.

  that day is not for nissan 14th of the jewish calendar, or am i wrong ?

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  The formula JWs adhere to for determining Nisan 14 is that the new moon closest to the spring equinox as seen from Jerusalem is determined to be Nisan 1. 14 days later is Nisan 14. They are consistent in holding to his formula regardless of the Jewish calendar, or when Good Friday, or Easter are observed.

  I can only guess that they put themselves in the position of someone who attended the Last Supper in 33 CE and do the math from there. I think they are less concerned about accuracy than they are stubborn about consistency with their own tradition.
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  Who can come up with the punch line why JW's are not delusional.

  by James Mixon in

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  jw seek treatment for mental breakdown.. he tells the physician, my non-jw  family tell me i'm nuts because i preach we are the only true religion (jws).. the doctor said that is strange because i have two patients that checked in yesterday and they .

  each said they belong to the only true religions.

  one is a mormon and the other a muslim.. so the doctor thought i will lock all three up in the same room for the night and see what.

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  JW response: Because we were chosen in 1919 and they weren't. See? I'm not delusional.