Posts by oppostate

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Demonizes medical techniques and jws

by Crazyguy in

so i remember in the 70s and 80s kenisalogy ( spelled wrong) was talked about as being demonized and wrong.

for those of you not familiar with the term it was used to describe alternative medical techniques used by some.

these could include massage techniques for healing, acupuncture, cranial sacral , aroma therapy, acupressure, etc etc... so my daughter has been dealing with a very painful condition and western medical has only one solution which is a bad one so we have been searching and using some of these other types of medical treatment along with a couple of others that are unique and would maybe fall under the umbrella of this term.

oppostate

In the 80s and 90s there was a lot of JW Quacker's praising what they called kinesiology. It had nothing to do with the real science of physical movement.

One popular way of proving their "science" was to show you how bad common medicines were for you.

They would ask you to hold a bottle of Tylenol or Advil, aspirin or whatnot and extend your arm up parallel with your shoulder then they would put pressure on your arm to test for resistance. Then they would repeat the test without anything in your hand and more often than not you "experienced" a weakness of your strength in holding your arm out when you held the medicines in your hand.

They would share with you how in Brooklyn they practiced this kinesiology and that's why the GoBos were living into their 90s and blah blahblah.

It got pretty bad and there was a local talk about not giving medical advice if you were not a doctor. But it still went on, feeding on the distrust of modern medicine and encouraging folks to buy "holistic medicine" concoctions and "deep massage" treatments.

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I asked my son to stop playing football.

by The Rebel in

jw
friends

i asked my son to stop playing football.

it was a simple kick about he was playing with a friend using the garage door as the goal.

i then went to my home and thought no more about it.

oppostate

Maybe that's the reason that kids go through the stage of asking why to everything, training parents? :-)))

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Which bible translation do you think is best and most acurate?

by NikL in

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friends

for those that still care to read the bible of course.

those that don't, please keep the snarky comments to yourselves :-).

i am assuming nwt is not very popular?.

oppostate

I rather like the new Jerusalem bible.

The WEB world English bible is also quite nice readable, modern, and free.

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AND STILL NO RELEASE OF THE 2017 JW YEARBOOK

by steve2 in

here we are on the cusp of the new year, and the 2017 yearbook of jws has still not been released.

jw.org continues to feature the 2016 yearbook in its list of main publications.

in previous years, the upcoming yearbook's annual report on jws was released in november for the january 1st then the feb 1st watchtower, then earlier in december when it was only featured in the yearbook, then more recently with a couple of days of december 25th.

oppostate

And of course the number of memorial partakers keeps increasing while the claim something different.

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2016-12-29 BOE Re: Donations in Support of Kingdom Interests Worldwide

by wifibandit in

december 29, 2016 to all congregations re: donations in support of kingdom interests worldwide.

oppostate

we anticipate exciting things to come!

Yeah, right!

They "anticipate" the donations to keep on coming after this yet another letter asking for contributions. Can you see them greedily rubbing their hands expectation?

Bunch of filthy lucre loving hypocrites!

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a theory- different scenario for future of JW

by closed in

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

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

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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

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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

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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...