I think there is something vaguely disrespectful having TV screens at the front of the podium in a “church” the way they do in a Kingdom Hall.
Diogenesister
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Creepy display
by neat blue dog in.
i dunno about you, but if i walked up to this display at an expo i'd be a little creeped out..
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Did Jeruselm fall in 587 or 586 BCE?
by Doug Mason ini came across this article written in 2004 by an evangelical.. “when did jerusalem fall?”, rodger young, journal of the evangelical society [jets], 47/1 (march 2004), 21-38.. http://www.rcyoung.org/articles/jerusalem.pdf .
these are the conclusions of the 18-page analysis.
(1) jerusalem fell in the fourth month (tammuz) of 587 bc.
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Scholar Young's article is simply a hypothesis
All academic articles are “simply” hypothesis, since, in theory, if someone comes along with a better argument the author will accede to it. I would have thought a scholar would know that.
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Set ptermber AT study article: "Armaggedon Is Good News!
by Room 215 inomg, is this the apotheosis of bat-shit craziness or not?
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OMG, is this the apotheosis of bat-shit craziness or not?
Yup. The death of billions is "good news".
And the JWs wonder why Russia views them as extremists. 😒
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Publisher ID - I Saw It In Person & It Was Terrifying!
by thedepressedsoul ini'd like to start off this post by saying, we all know that the wt loves control.
it's clear by their history, their wt's, the elder arrangement and so on.
however, after witnessing and using the publish id program in person, it takes this need for control to a whole new level & it was scary.. if you've ever seen builder assist (the website program used for ldc volunteers) or the metro program, it actually looks pretty similar to that.
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It just occurred to me that if a person either wished to avoid having to continue in a position such as ministerial servant, pioneer, "sound guy" etc etc a good way to get out of this, and generally become "less useful" to the society & cong would be to refuse to allow JW.org to store your data.
Naturally your loyalty will be questioned, but you can simply say you fear your data falling into the "wrong hands such as the state during the great tribulation", since your address, telephone number and many other particulars are stored on the new publisher I.D. system.
JW.Org has been ramping up the fear lately, broadcasting videos portraying persecution and publishing articles about arrests and torture in Russia.
It's the perfect time to 'slip the noose', citing data protection issues, as a way to become less active in the congregation without sparking anything but the (useful) suspicion that you may be becoming a little 'loopy'.
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Anyone seen this before or am I really late to the party?😂😂😂
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Just saw this Lol
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Publisher ID - I Saw It In Person & It Was Terrifying!
by thedepressedsoul ini'd like to start off this post by saying, we all know that the wt loves control.
it's clear by their history, their wt's, the elder arrangement and so on.
however, after witnessing and using the publish id program in person, it takes this need for control to a whole new level & it was scary.. if you've ever seen builder assist (the website program used for ldc volunteers) or the metro program, it actually looks pretty similar to that.
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Does it carry deceased publishers?
If so, I'd love to know if Ted Jaracz is on there.
Perhaps deceased publishers, or all publishers ever baptised, is the next level up. Although someone would have to scan the paper documents into the system.
don't see how something like this is even legal without providing consent.
I thought all publishers HAD to give consent. Didn't they all sign off on this in the UK recently?? Thought I read something about it.*
*Edit: yes they did sign a disclaimer.
Anyone who refused was told they wouldn't be able to apply for "privileges" or any other applications, though. Which basically rules out anyone who wants to auxiliary pioneer, "need greater" or help on a build etc
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Scholar I'd be interested to know your thoughts on Hebrews 2.9
So we all know Watchtower does not consider Jesus to be God. So one would think they would take any and all opportunity to translate the Bible to reflect this dogma, as indeed they are want to do.
However, it's pretty established that Hebrews 2.9 originally read "ASIDE from God" instead of "by the GRACE of God".
Watchtower translates it as "by the undeserved kindness of God" which we all know is Watchtower code for "by the GRACE of God".
This, to me, proves that the men who published the NWT were NO Bible *scholars.
In that they resort to inserting words not originally in the text, a rather clumsy attempt to prove Jesus is not God, rather than researching and translating the *genuine* areas where the Bible is very ambiguous on the subject.
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Total strangers are more loving than God
by pleaseresearch inimagine this.
someone has been involved in a car crash or shooting.
total strangers usually rush to the aid of the victims.
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having a team of people who have trained long and hard and dedicated their lives to helping save lives
To be fair they are being paid bloody good money to do this AND get the acclaim, regard and power that has always come with the job.
Of course folks like St. John’s ambulance most definitely do what they do from altruistic motives.
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California Fires-Contact from elders
by SouthCentral inthe fires have been hitting many areas of los angeles lately.
recently, i checked my home voicemail and noticed messages from several elders.
they were calling everyone on their “books” to ensure that they were ok.. i assume this is the protocol for a natural disaster.
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JP 1692 My wife and I spent the entire day Tuesday in our house waiting to see if we had to evacuate. We didn't, but we were ready with our car loaded with clothes, a "go bag" and other essentials just in case.
It seems to me Satan's good 'ol State cares more for the sheep than watchtower