Posts by FatFreek 2005

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Has Watchtower been hacked?

by FatFreek 2005 in

"there are two kinds of companies in the world: those that know they've been hacked, and those that have been hacked and don't yet know it.

" robert hackett, fortune.

but how about watchtower?

FatFreek 2005

"There are two kinds of companies in the world: those that know they've been hacked, and those that have been hacked and don't yet know it." Robert Hackett, Fortune

But how about Watchtower? Why has it been so immune to hacking?

While JWleaks has been a great source of much confidential information, I have yet to see evidence of a leak of JW headquarters' level information, governing body private matters, worldwide and branch financials, etc.

What surprises me is that while each year there are some 80,000 disgruntled people that exit the org by way of DF and DA, none from that group (provided that he/she has the technical expertise) has yet been motivated to perform a hack on WT networks that could expose what many on this forum already speculate about.

What do you think?

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Chapter 26 New Boy 50 years a Watchtower slave

by new boy in

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we wanted sex too.

so why did he get married?

so they punishment you for leaving bethel and getting married?

FatFreek 2005

Hey, Keith. I am enjoying your series greatly. However, I'm sure I've missed several along the way and would like to catch up. Have you posted an index of hyperlinks to all of them somewhere?

Len

ps: I've searched for "chapter new boy" but that only returns a few of your chapters, plus some irrelevant links.

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Weekly Scripture Twist - aka the Watchtower Study

by doubtfull1799 in

“more than material assistance, refugees need spiritual and emotional support.

(matt.

4:4) elders can help by obtaining literature in the language of the refugees and by helping them contact brothers who speak their language.

FatFreek 2005

A bit of humor may put the point across.

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Interesting Take on Vows

by konceptual99 in

so yesterday was the wt on vows.. it spoke, in part about two vows.

the vow you make in dedication and the vow of marriage.

here's how it describes them.. the most important vow that a christian can make is the one with which he dedicates his life to jehovah.

FatFreek 2005

Clearly this is setting out the scene that it's perfectly OK for a young child, perhaps only around 10 years old or less, to get baptised - which by implication means dedication.

Yes, less!!!!

There are no less than two examples, WT yearbooks no less, of 6 year olds getting baptized. A 6 year old is much closer in age to an infant than to those adults getting married.

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Animals As Food :giving Thanks to their Spirit as opposed to Thanking God For the Food provided.

by smiddy in

as i was cutting up our bbq chook in preperation for our meals i thought about some indigenous societies that just after a kill give thanks to the spirit of the animal for providing its life so he and his family can live.. i thought that seems to make a helluva lot more sense than giving thanks to an unseen god who is apparently indifferent to mankinds sufferings and is deaf to all the prayers that are offered up to him.. maybe we dont hunt for our food nowadays in the civilized world , but i think its food for thought..

FatFreek 2005

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Completing the Scan of All WT Publications - Bibles List

by ILoveTTATT2 in

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i am working with paul grundy from jwfacts and with the administrator of avoidjw.org, and they are ok with me doing the work that i am doing right now, which is to try and complete, as much as possible, the availability of everything the wt has ever published, in pdf format.therefore, i will start listing in this thread what i have not been able to find anywhere online.

please let me know where i can find the pdf's for the following:(now, i know that there are multiple versions of these and that there are some that seem the same but they are not.

i am looking for the wt published versions of these publications.

FatFreek 2005

I also have what you call the "fatboy" (this is the first I've heard that term but I guess it fits), the 1953-1960 published in 1963. This naïve young (age 23) man (that's me) has underlining in the preface that I now have no idea why I did it.

With all those cross references, footnotes, etc. -- we all thought it was the ultimate in the technology of the day.

I'm not sure what computer technology WT had in those days. The midwestern company that I worked for in 1963 would introduced us to labor reporting the following year, data that was fed via punch cards into an IBM 360.

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What's worse, 2 week old getting nearly 100 rat bites and living, or Jesus' torture and death?

by FatFreek 2005 in

some 35 miles from here, in the small town of magnolia, ar, a teen couple is in trouble -- as they should be -- for allowing their 2 week old girl, a 5 pound baby, to suffer nearly 100 bites from rats.

one of the bites was so large and deep it required plastic surgery.

i don't want to even think about the horror this teeny creature felt during those instances -- and the horrible nightmares she may suffer in years to come.. i wonder if this is one of those human experiences that may be worse than what christ suffered on that stake.

FatFreek 2005

Some 35 miles from here, in the small town of Magnolia, AR, a teen couple is in trouble -- as they should be -- for allowing their 2 week old girl, a 5 pound baby, to suffer nearly 100 bites from rats. One of the bites was so large and deep it required plastic surgery. I don't want to even think about the horror this teeny creature felt during those instances -- and the horrible nightmares she may suffer in years to come.

I wonder if this is one of those human experiences that may be worse than what Christ suffered on that stake. I also think about prisoners of war and how some were treated before being put to death -- pulling out their fingernails comes to mind. The millions during the holocaust is another event that comes to mind.

We've all been taught about the ultimate sacrifice that Jesus went through. Do you think that it was the ultimate?

Len

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10 Questions to annoy Jehovah's Witnesses

by TerryWalstrom in

we are sick with sin and we’re trying to get well, right?

2. when you hire a coach to get you to the playoffs and win the big game, yet you lose...lose...lose.... do you fire him, or, do you keep him on?

well, then, how do you explain fred franz being made president after the 1975 fiasco?.

FatFreek 2005

10. My mother suffered the pangs of birth so I could have a life. She fed me, changed my diapers, held me, dried my tears, taught me right from wrong and was always there for me. What kind of low-life ingrate will it make me IF I turn my back on her now because she won't quit smoking. . . .and you just DISFELLOWSHIPPED HER!!

Well said, Terry.

They simply never get their priories straight, do they? Jesus reinforces what you said from Matt 15:11: . . . Not what enters into [his] mouth [food, drink, Skoal, Chesterfields, etc] defiles a man; but it is what proceeds out of [his] mouth that defiles a man.

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10 Questions to annoy Jehovah's Witnesses

by TerryWalstrom in

we are sick with sin and we’re trying to get well, right?

2. when you hire a coach to get you to the playoffs and win the big game, yet you lose...lose...lose.... do you fire him, or, do you keep him on?

well, then, how do you explain fred franz being made president after the 1975 fiasco?.

FatFreek 2005

Are you still faithful to the Watchtower ? If so, you are rebelling against Jehovah and his organization by visiting and blogging on this site. How do you explain this. Anxious to know

Cuz as we learned from Breakfast of Champions, certain ones with permission from elders may post to this site (and others) and report triple time.

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God is a Union Man

by breakfast of champions in

for those active jws, there is a new program in place where publishers who frequent and 'witness' on apostate websites will receive triple time!

that's right, for every hour you spend on an apostate site you may count three hours (hazard pay) just let your service committee know you're interested in this new program and you may be approved to receive triple time!.

FatFreek 2005

For those active JWs, there is a new program in place where publishers who frequent and 'witness' on apostate websites will receive TRIPLE TIME! That's right, for every hour you spend on an apostate site you may count THREE HOURS (hazard pay) Just let your service committee know you're interested in this new program and you may be approved to receive TRIPLE TIME!

I realize this is a six year old original post but I've been here some 12 years and have never heard of such a WT practice, where they actually endorse -- even encourage -- posting at apostate sites. Yes, BOC, I also realize it may have been a one-and-done event. Is this a current practice?

By the way, congratulations on your uni achievement that you posted about a few days ago.