Posts by oppostate

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a theory- different scenario for future of JW
by closed in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
why does the org sell so many properties?

i just was wondering... may be they are thinking of ditching 1914 doctrine and other teachings.

it will be not a new light but completely different religion.
oppostate

It's crossed my mind that they're building up an endowment of sorts that will support their <ehem> work </ehem> more sustainably than just depending on publishers' contributions.
Imagine if they have a goal figure in mind and that once they've acquired those "billions" they can just sit back and rest assured that whatever the contributions or lack of them might be they'll have plenty of money to continue living ever so merrily in their Warwick compound.
Then I think, NOT. It seems to me the GoBo asking for money is one of those things that never cry out and say "Enough!" Bunch of filthy lucre loving hypocrites, the whole nasty bunch of'em with their mahogany offices, rolex and iWatch's and pinky rings!
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"New Light" and the Watchtower's quasi legal disclaimer
by jwleaks in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
found this interesting quasi legal religious statement at the bottom of this 》》》 jw.org page advertising "bible-based books and magazines":.

some updates made to digital publications may not yet appear in the printed edition.. glad to know that jehovah and the governing body have seen fit to inform the entire world that certain doctrinal teachings of "truth" may differ between digital and print edition of the watchtower magazine and bible-based books.

doesn't say much for the credibility of the guardians of doctrine.. confusingly, some of the doctrinal teachings, particularly in the online versions of bible-based books and magazines from the watchtower, have already undergone updates but these updates only appear in the new digital version of the new printed edition.. good thing we have a digital-only version of the "research guide for jehovah's witnesses" which is updated every year to contain all the references to the new teachings and interpretations of the bible.
oppostate

Scratchme1010 you asked: What's the big deal.
Since the WT oligarchs claim they're God's only channel on earth to distribute "truth", they don't get to take their words back.
As Smiddy says, they're claiming to speak for God and making Him look bad, that's a Big Deal if you're a believer in God. But if you're not, I guess it wouldn't really matter what anyone at WT religious-propaganda and real-estate HQ decides to publish.
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2 questions about Warwick
by Gorbatchov in
1. jw
2. friends
i have two questions about warwick.

see the picture included.

1) at the other side of the lake you see other buildings.
oppostate

Would you be surprised if after finishing the building and move to Warwick they put Wallkill or Patterson up for sale?
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JW employing pre-teens to work religious propaganda phonebank
by oppostate in
1. watchtower
2. child-abuse
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what do you think about using pre-teens to work religious propaganda phonebank?.
oppostate

Not sure where this is going with Gerrit Loesch saying he doesn't answer to the WT... But GoBo obfuscations aside, although they plan out meeting parts for phone witnessing, the emphasis on young ones taking part, and actually having "experienced pioneer" instructors take these kids under the wing and make actual cold calls to the public is something I find quite disgraceful.
When was the last time one of the GoBo's cold called anyone in New York to offer them a Bible Study using JW literature... I think that probably never happened and "will" never happen. GoBos and their gaggle of Bethel higher-ups would never stoop to this level of servitude.
But using the vulnerable and impressionable young ones to do this risky propaganda dissemination is going too far, exposes them to potential confrontations with unsavory characters and forces them to perform activities that they would never think of doing out of their own volition.
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What Was Your Favorite Kingdom Song?
by minimus in
1. jw
2. friends
funny but for whatever reason, i can't stop singing walking in integrity from the old songbook!

it's in my head and in my opinion it was one of the few songs i really liked..
oppostate

I liked...
Loyal love God is love love he sent us from above...
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JW employing pre-teens to work religious propaganda phonebank
by oppostate in
1. watchtower
2. child-abuse
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what do you think about using pre-teens to work religious propaganda phonebank?.
oppostate

Doesn't the Watchtower know that the sound of children on the phone is bound to make "worldlings" suspicious and turned off?
As a parent I would be more worried about who is getting "turned on"! Imagine you are a kid and you get some creepy dude on the phone saying nasty things maybe some sex talk from a perv sex offender and then what? Good grief why put kids in such a situation?
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JW employing pre-teens to work religious propaganda phonebank
by oppostate in
1. watchtower
2. child-abuse
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what do you think about using pre-teens to work religious propaganda phonebank?.
oppostate

Blondie, a "religious propaganda phone bank" is what having young kids like in the above photo meet at the hall to practice and make unsolicited calls to people in their community with offers for bible studies, religious based literature and invitations to JW.0rg or an Assembly/Convention.
They are being run in some KH's all over creation. In my local hall in Mass. pioneers take young one under their wing and train them by making practice calls then they call up numbers from researched lists of gathered phone numbers in places with buildings where they cannot enter unless invited in. It's called "doing telephone territory".
How do I know pre-teens are involved. Because some of the kids being trained and used aren't even 13 yo.
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JW employing pre-teens to work religious propaganda phonebank
by oppostate in
1. watchtower
2. child-abuse
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what do you think about using pre-teens to work religious propaganda phonebank?.
oppostate

What do you think about using pre-teens to work religious propaganda phonebank?
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Of love and witnessing carts
by oppostate in
1. social
2. entertainment
"well, there you go, you come to love a drawing then you find out it's true".

so says this jw post on facebook:.

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oppostate
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Of love and witnessing carts
by oppostate in
1. social
2. entertainment
"well, there you go, you come to love a drawing then you find out it's true".

so says this jw post on facebook:.

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oppostate

"Well, there you go, you come to love a drawing then you find out it's true"
So says this JW post on Facebook: