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  The Watchtower Society - a modern day Tower of Babel

  by OrphanCrow in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the jw..org website now boasts that the jw message is translated into over 700 languages..

  a noble feat, you may think.

  and how wonderful that jehovahs message can reach the far ends of the world in so many languages!.

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  Foreign language groups are busy work for existing members.
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  Attacking the elders, can that bring down the cult??

  by Crazyguy in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  the borg has left out in the cold the victims of child molesters all to save their reputation and have used the elders to do their bidding in these evil works.

  they have even made changes to their policies to put more of the responsibility on the elders.

  so if the lawyers of these molestation victims which normally go after the money ie the borg were to also aggressively go after these elders in these cases could this not start a ripple effect where by elders find out and start resigning en mass to protect themselves knowing the borg not going to help them?.

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  MissFit15 minutes ago

  I am wondering if the WT can make the case that the elders "evidently" didnt follow their instructions carefully, therefore the WT is not responsible.

  
  

  exactly the plan and throw them under the bus
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  May WT A. Morris 3rd life story

  by Daniel1555 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  in the life story of am3 i just had to laugh about the following.

  "i must confess, however, that when i first learned the truth, i was not very tactful...".

  ha ha ha... as if he is tactful today..

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  I re read the article and gleaned one more gem. The guy that studied with tony was anointed and knew brother Russel. Thus proof of the overlapping generation.
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  For God So Loves the Western World...

  by Tempest in a Teacup in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  ...that only people from those countries can lead 'his organization'.. a few years ago, one conversation stopper people would often bring up to jws in my country is: 'you guys are an american religion'.

  the standard answer we were formatted to give to shoot that down was that "god does not favor any nationality over others.

  however some countries do possess some advantages needed for the advancement of the divine work.

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  @jwfacts:

  There are around 200,000 JWs in Asian countries such as Philippines and Japan, over 300,000 in Nigeria and almost 800,000 in Brazil. Why are those countries not represented on the GB?

  
  

  What you are describing is representation by population. A democracy. This is not a democratic organization. It is a dictatorship.
  
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  The beginning of the end for shunning?

  by Saltheart Foamfollower in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  the borg seem to prepare for changes by missing explanations out for a while then presenting a "new understanding" which doesn't contradict the most recent discussion.check out the most recent references to gog - no identification as satan.. in today's wt study, paragraph 15 concerning benefitting from the prodigal son stated "if we meet a person who has strayed from the congregation, will we offer loving and practical help to assist him to return?

  " there is no footnote or other qualifier saying not to go to disfellowshipped ones (who are definitely the ones being talked about) which is still the official policy.

  i know this isn't an ending to shunning, but it may signal the start of the preparation for a change.

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  Emotional blackmail is a powerful tool. I highly doubt they will give it up anytime soon.
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  Managing a doomsday cult

  by Half banana in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the wtbts have only one objective: to keep their religious engine on the tracks.

  the pastoral care of their followers (although they would publicly deny it) is right at the bottom of their priorities.they demand abject loyalty.

  as a matter of sociological fact the subscribers to the watchtower belief are on average placed at the lowest rung of the income ladder and in the bottom category of the least educated of religious groups.

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  I say they should have come clean about 1914 already cut their losses and moved on with a new date. I don't think many buy into the overlapping nonsense anyway.
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  Lock the parking lot gate after the meeting starts?

  by MinisterAmos in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  quick synopsis...the local spanish congo is the only one in about a 40 mile radius.

  most of the members live nearby, but the ones in the outskirts have up to a 1 hour trip depending on beach traffic.

  recently the wife and i noticed that the hall's parking lot had been secured by a wall and electric gates added to all three exits and entrances.

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  We have a nearby hall that started doing this. The result is that people who were running late because of work or other obligations on Wednesday night stopped attending those meetings.
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  May WT A. Morris 3rd life story

  by Daniel1555 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  in the life story of am3 i just had to laugh about the following.

  "i must confess, however, that when i first learned the truth, i was not very tactful...".

  ha ha ha... as if he is tactful today..

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  hoser

  His wife Susan loved working in the laundry at bethel 

  Italics theirs.  So no complaining you bethel sisters slaving away in the laundry. If it's good enough for a wife of a governing body member it's good enough for you. 
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  YOU MIGHT BE A J.W.

  by brandnew in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  if getting ready means putting on a suit........ you might be a j.w.. if going out to the field has nothing to do with grass, baseball diamonds, or football ......... you might be a j.w.. please continue my friends.......i know ya got some.....; ).

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  If going out to the field has nothing to do with grass, baseball diamonds, or football ........

  Or farming
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  Do the Chinese think they will soon take over the World? This is an official response

  by fulltimestudent in

  1. social
  2. current

  lot's of people believe that china will soon be a super-power.

  while its true that roughly 400 million chinese have attained a living standard approximating the usa, there is still another 700 million who have not.. every year, some 100 million chinese take overseas holidays.

  and, many millions of chinese live overseas, either as students or as representatives of chinese companies.. but of the 700 million who have not achieved something like western prosperity, some 90 million still live in poverty, leaving 610 million struggling between poverty and a low level of prosperity.. until they can live more comfortably, the chinese government must focus on building a more prosperous nation.. .

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  hoser

  Who would want to take over the world anyway. Think of all the taxes you'd have to pay.