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  What can you tell me about this painting?

  by Esse quam videri in

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  Strawberry blond baby and mother painted by Hitler

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  Band Green Day and JWs

  by hardtobeme in

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  a few years ago i heard of a story about two jw's being at a green day concert.

  i think that the witnesses were bethelites.

  the person that told me that story said that the band was about to play but they couldn't.

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  The Snopes web site has a good run down on this urban legend.

  http://www.snopes.com/music/artists/ordered.asp

  It's amazing how rumors spread and how many stars' names and ethnicities or groups are substituted, proving that there's little credence to it.

  One pioneer in the congregation, now elderly and still pioneering, has been spreading this rumor for over thirty years, sometimes she adds a few embellishments that contradict her story and when you remind her of what she said before she gets really serious and says "Well, that's the way I've heard it happened!"
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  Pioneer school in 1000 words

  by oppostate in

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  this strange photo is from a pioneer school graduating class in russia.. they're hiding their faces because, supposedly they don't want to be identified as jw's and run the risk of persecution.. the picture is very telling.

  this very well illustrates how the pioneer school aims to make everyone into faceless drones whose minds are copies of wt indoctrinated automatons and not really individuals.. another thing i noticed when looking at the photo is that some aren't following the instructions to obscure their faces--some peek their eyes above the illuminators textbook and one is quite clearly exposing his profile as if he was talking to his neighbor in mid-shutter instant.. third, it's in russia, and the jw's aren't too welcome there.

  communist oligarchs were quite acquainted with indoctrination and brain-washing techniques, they didn't like competition.

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  dyakoub was left speechless!

  @gerrygerry
  "auditing level" LOL!

  It's interesting how societies that are mentally controlling like countries with Communist, Fascist dictatiorships, there is little tolerance for high-control religions/cults, They don't want competition for people's minds!
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  wonderful talks

  by zeb in

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  no not at any convention.. check out ted.com and be inspired.

  i would like your comments..

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  TED talks are quite interesting and always make one stop and think, maybe see things in a new way, or just make one say "Wow!" Some of them are really funny, some are profound, and some of them scare the living lights our of me. Yup, TED talks are cool!
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  Pioneer school in 1000 words

  by oppostate in

  1. watchtower
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  this strange photo is from a pioneer school graduating class in russia.. they're hiding their faces because, supposedly they don't want to be identified as jw's and run the risk of persecution.. the picture is very telling.

  this very well illustrates how the pioneer school aims to make everyone into faceless drones whose minds are copies of wt indoctrinated automatons and not really individuals.. another thing i noticed when looking at the photo is that some aren't following the instructions to obscure their faces--some peek their eyes above the illuminators textbook and one is quite clearly exposing his profile as if he was talking to his neighbor in mid-shutter instant.. third, it's in russia, and the jw's aren't too welcome there.

  communist oligarchs were quite acquainted with indoctrination and brain-washing techniques, they didn't like competition.

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  I agree it is a strange photo. I wonder what those green books that they are holding are, they look like they are hardcovered.

  The book is the Pioneer School textbook "Shining as Illuminators." (But more like eliminators, lol!)
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  Pioneer school in 1000 words

  by oppostate in

  1. watchtower
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  this strange photo is from a pioneer school graduating class in russia.. they're hiding their faces because, supposedly they don't want to be identified as jw's and run the risk of persecution.. the picture is very telling.

  this very well illustrates how the pioneer school aims to make everyone into faceless drones whose minds are copies of wt indoctrinated automatons and not really individuals.. another thing i noticed when looking at the photo is that some aren't following the instructions to obscure their faces--some peek their eyes above the illuminators textbook and one is quite clearly exposing his profile as if he was talking to his neighbor in mid-shutter instant.. third, it's in russia, and the jw's aren't too welcome there.

  communist oligarchs were quite acquainted with indoctrination and brain-washing techniques, they didn't like competition.

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  You should see it load up, Jake. It's a big png.

  I've noticed that some of the Google ads are mini-movies and are taking their sweet time loading if you don't have ad block or ad guard and it slows everything way down.
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  Pioneer school in 1000 words

  by oppostate in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  this strange photo is from a pioneer school graduating class in russia.. they're hiding their faces because, supposedly they don't want to be identified as jw's and run the risk of persecution.. the picture is very telling.

  this very well illustrates how the pioneer school aims to make everyone into faceless drones whose minds are copies of wt indoctrinated automatons and not really individuals.. another thing i noticed when looking at the photo is that some aren't following the instructions to obscure their faces--some peek their eyes above the illuminators textbook and one is quite clearly exposing his profile as if he was talking to his neighbor in mid-shutter instant.. third, it's in russia, and the jw's aren't too welcome there.

  communist oligarchs were quite acquainted with indoctrination and brain-washing techniques, they didn't like competition.

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  This strange photo is from a pioneer school graduating class in Russia.

  They're hiding their faces because, supposedly they don't want to be identified as JW's and run the risk of persecution.

  The picture is very telling. This very well illustrates how the pioneer school aims to make everyone into faceless drones whose minds are copies of WT indoctrinated automatons and not really individuals.

  Another thing I noticed when looking at the photo is that some aren't following the instructions to obscure their faces--some peek their eyes above the Illuminators textbook and one is quite clearly exposing his profile as if he was talking to his neighbor in mid-shutter instant.

  Third, it's in Russia, and the JW's aren't too welcome there. Communist oligarchs were quite acquainted with indoctrination and brain-washing techniques, they didn't like competition. Today "democratic" Russia seems to likewise regard the JW religion as unwelcome.

  What do you take from this photo?
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  News from Warwick

  by Sour Grapes in

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  warwick update .

  safety

  safety is a 'culture'!

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  Wow. Watchtower can keep track of 23,500 volunteer workers?
  That seems strange considering the Organization doesn't bother to keep track of it's own anointed remnant.

  Like you said, their priorities are quite clear.

  It sounds like they're complaining about all the things that have to be done for the workers to keep working for the WT without getting paid.!.
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  How much damage has internet done against the The Watchtower Society ?

  by opusdei1972 in

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  in the beginning of internet the society was worried about the information published exposing its falsehood.

  so, i wonder how many people lost the society on account of forums and web sites like this.

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  How much damage has internet done against the The Watchtower Society?

  Not enough yet!
  Let the hemorrhage of members continue until the WT croaks!
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  Scriptures For Morning Worship

  by The Searcher in

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  (matthew 23:2-15) "the org and the governing body have seated themselves in the seat of moses....... 3......but do not do according to their deeds, for they say but they do not practice what they say.

  4 they get others to do all the work and financial contributing, but they themselves are not willing to do anything, except become tv stars and be worshipped.

  5 all the works they do, they do to be seen by men, for they accumulate as much as they can as a safeguard, and wear as much jewellery as they can get away with.

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  Hear, hear! I like your revision to the revised NWT. Very telling of how Pharisaical the GB and their reverend helpers act and "do unto others."