Posts by oppostate

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Update to Rio Rancho, NM Kingdom Hall

by Newly Enlightened in

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=678180165590951&set=o.585807931515647&type=1.

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oppostate

Okay, so they're going to block his view. Well he may be able to block their hearing the meetings with broadcasting over loudspeakers about WT indiscretions proving the GB to be the bunch of liars they are and have been through the decades.

Get some noise cancelling earphones for yourself and then let the show begin. Every morning meet them for field service. They'll quickly change to a home location to meet for service. Every Sunday and Weekday meeting let the show begin in earnest. If it was good enough for Drunk Rutherford to put his talks on loudspeakers and blast them from moving vehicles then it should be good enough for the KH attendees.

He could also play all kinds of Christian Church music, Mariachi band tunes, Saturday Night Fever Disco, or maybe AC/CD and Metallica if he liked instead, then again repeating the same Umpa band German beer drinking song might be just the thing to break the concentration of many in the KH and counteract the brainwashing spiel from the podium.

They say having a purpose in life can make you live longer and enjoy life more.

Well then let the loud broadcasting with a purpose begin!

Help undo the brainwashing going on nextdoor.

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good news-- step one accomplished!

by losingit in

jw
friends

i just wanted to share the good news that wednesday was the last day of my summer teaching internship.

i had a great time with the kids-- they were ready to learn, be challenged and have fun.

and this was summer school!

oppostate

Congratulations!

And bless your good hearted willingness to become an educator.

It's a great responsibility to instruct the next generation.

I hope your choice in careers is rewarding and filled with positive experiences.

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JW.Org Blitz

by Theredeemer in

jw
friends

i've noticed, partilcularly on instagram, a advertising blitz for jw.org by the dubs.

primarily its the younger ones 35 and under vs older ones.

i dont know if its just my friends or everyone but they are obsessed with jw.org.

oppostate

@DockHouse: condescendation?

Is that like when condensation descends?

Is that sort of like raining?

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Similarity of new released book cover and CoC cover graphics, coincidence?

by oppostate in

if you look at the cover of the new history book of the wt, with it's regal purple cover of a cloudy mountain range like graphic... and.

compare it with the english cover of crisis of conscience do you see some similarity?

http://www.raymondfranz.fr/index.php?language=en.

oppostate

If you look at the cover of the new history book of the WT, with it's regal purple cover of a cloudy mountain range like graphic... and

compare it with the English cover of Crisis of Conscience do you see some similarity?

http://www.raymondfranz.fr/index.php?language=EN

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Governing Body name change

by oppostate in

i was reading at foro extj a mention of a name change that's been in the works for months it seems.. the wt at jw.org in spanish is calling the governing body "consejo central" without capitalizing the name.. here's the spanish news release item about guy pierce passing away:.

http://www.jw.org/es/noticias/comunicados-de-prensa/por-region/mundiales/fallece-guy-pierce-consejo-central/.

the english news release is at:.

oppostate

I was reading at FORO EXTJ a mention of a name change that's been in the works for months it seems.

The WT at JW.org in Spanish is calling the Governing Body "consejo central" without capitalizing the name.

Here's the Spanish news release item about Guy Pierce passing away:

http://www.jw.org/es/noticias/comunicados-de-prensa/por-region/mundiales/fallece-guy-pierce-consejo-central/

The English news release is at:

http://www.jw.org/en/news/releases/by-region/world/guy-pierce-governing-body-member-dies/

Now compared to the English news item is there really a need to say "consejo central" in order to explain the term Cuerpo Gobernante?

Or is this leading to a renaming of the WT Oligarchs?

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What now?

by thedog1 in

i don't know if it has been a good thing or a bad thing to have found this site.

i stumbled on it about a year ago as i mentioned in previous posts.

it has opened my eyes to so many things, but right now all is confusion.

oppostate

Now, if you believe in God, then put your faith in the ransom, the redemptive value, of Christ's sacrifice and

follow his teachings. Share with others your hope in him and his promises of everlasting life in the Kingdom of the heaven.

If you've lost your faith in God then that may not mean much to you, but you can treat others with the kindness and

respect that fellow human beings should have for one another realizing we all have feelings and aspirations for a better

life, for safety, for continued learning and the hope of peace among equals in the human race.

Personally, my fading away from the WT is bringing me closer to God and Christ, I feel like I've rejoined humanity at

large, which I learned to appreciate from reading Ray Franz's books. And... although a believer in Christ I can find

empathy and compassion for others no matter what faith they have or how different or similar their culture or background

may be from mine.

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The Six Largest Chinese Car Makers (by revenue)

by fulltimestudent in

from fortune magazine as quoted in china daily:.

no 6, guangzhou automobile industry group.

fortune global 500 2014 rank: 483. revenue: $24,144.8 million.

oppostate

@DFTS who said "why is this being posted on JWN?

Because it's under the forum directory of:

News & World Events

26

Jim Penton's beloved wife Marilyn died today.

by AndersonsInfo in

jw
friends

her suffering is finally over.

marilyn has been battling cancer for about three years and at times it looked like she would win.

but in the last few months the cancer spread.

oppostate

I'm so sorry to hear this sad news as well.

I tried sending an email to Jim but the address I have bounced.

Could someone send me a PM with a newer address for him?

I remember meeting them a few years back at a Christian

Believer's Conference in Massachusetts, and I was and still

am very fond of them. My sympathy and condolences to Jim.

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Roll call of those of us stuck in for our spouse or whos spouse is still in!

by BU2B in

jw
friends

i just wanted to get a feel for how many here have awakened to ttatt but are still carrying on some jw activities to pacify them and keep the peace.

also trying to hear from those who have left, but whose spouse has stayed in the wt and in the marriage.. for me it comes down to my own mental anguish.

i am mentally tortured by attending the meetings, yet i feel compelled to because my wife would kill me with her personality if i had her drag 2 small girls by herself there.

oppostate

My wife continues to be very loyal to the WTB&T$ although I've tried sharing TTATT with her several times.

These times when I push for some critical thinking usually result in big blowouts followed by make-up sessions that often involve strenuously involved and hot marital relations.

I wish the blowouts weren't part of the equation.

I love my wife and do not want to lose her to the WT.

I've gotten some feel good revenge by sending eye-opening TTATT web page links to elders, pioneers, publishers and especially those newly studiying whose email addresses I can get my hands on.

Of course I get an unassuming and theocratic user names like Pioneer2012@... .com or TheGoodNews4you@... .com etc. with one of the free email providers.

If you share a computer with your wife at home it's always good to have separate usernames and password them.

Keep at it, if you can help anyone else open their eyes to TTATT

then being stuck in but acting like an undercover TTATT agent to help others may bring you some satisfaction.

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What is the Biblical Leadership Model for Christian Communities?

by fulltimestudent in

nb: i'm using the word 'community' in lieu of the word 'church' or congregation.. --------------.

i know what i used to believe about organisational leadership in a community of christians.

1 timothy ch.3 was firmly fixed in my mind.

oppostate

Paul's Idea of Community: The Early House Churches in Their Cultural Setting, by Robert J. Banks.

http://www.amazon.com/Pauls-Idea-Community-Churches-Cultural/dp/0801045541/ref=tmm_pap_title_0