https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/jehovahs-witness-retirement-homes-and-senior-care/ar-aa1jrvoa.
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I had a relative in Jah-Jireh. The pros included money not being an issue, they do seem to finance on a wing and a prayer without pressure on families.
Cons, they run it on pseudo "spiritual" lines with WT studies, day texts etc all infant of the bored dribbling residents. There are few things to do that take the oldies out of themselves or give them enjoyment. Few outings, no birthday parties, no celebrations, nothing to break the monotony.
My idea of hell.
if there is anyone who would like to make contact in kimberly, south africa, please reach out 072 220 9255.
Seems a bit rash. Your phone number publicly on the interweb.
an artis in the uk pulped 6800 copies of the da vinci code, reconstituted the paper, and reprinted as 1984 by orwell as above.
i for one applaud the idea.
what use for the publications would you find?.
An Artis in the UK pulped 6800 copies of the Da Vinci Code, reconstituted the paper, and reprinted as 1984 by Orwell as above. I for one applaud the idea. What use for the publications would you find?
re-posting this for reference.. #1 protein functional redundancy comparing the sequences of amino acids in ubiquitous proteins confirms the relationship between all living things..
#2 dna functional redundancy comparison of the dna that codes for the amino acids of ubiquitous proteins predicts the tree of life with an astonishing degree of accuracy..
#3 ervs endogenous retroviruses that infected our ancestors are found in the same place of the genome of our closest primate cousins..
So, I've just come across the re-opening of this thread so I'm late to this part of the party. I am disappointed about th way the thread has been hi-jacked. I think that the original list of well-reasoned evidence assembled by Cofty is invaluable and should be resurrected regularly.
EP has ranted and expressed her beliefs and seems to consider repeated repetition and adamant statement of said beliefs as evidence. The nearest thing to evidence she quotes are accusations of dishonesty and corruption amongst the scientific community, I am afraid that none of this is evidence and even if true it doesn't undermine the mountain of undisputed research and information out there.
Sorry EP, in my opinion if you want to convince anybody start your own thread and give us something substantial not just a lot of ranting and flim-flam.
If you really did a scientific course, try to remember how to write a decent argument.
Cofty, thanks again for the research and clear explanations in this thread.
thank you atlantis!!!.
https://youtu.be/fodr0wci1es?si=utzb5s-0cnxyvbhv.
From Atlantis (Granpa). They seem to be" WT 2024 No 1" (and only) and Examining the Scriptures Daily 2024. Both of hoses will land with a soft imperceptible thud before sinking into oblivion. Secret until October 20th.
"from november 1st 2023, all congregants of the faith must tick a box every month to prove they are still christians.".
can you imagine the org's reaction if this took place?
they would be ticked off!
It's irony. A secret code it seems.
sometimes things don't come across the way the speaker intended.. years ago there was an ad by the whitegoods company fisher and paykel.
they showed them going to great lengths to get customer feedback on what was important to them.
one customer said that she wanted it to be easy to get her appliances serviced when they broke down.
Here's one. An elderly ex DO on being asked how he was, "not as well as I'm going to be". Cute eh? He's dead now.
i see this phrase a lot: "the indication of a cult is what happens when you leave.
" i'm not sure where that originated, but it is a faulty categorization.
"cult" is almost always used in a derogatory way.
Steve Jones was responsible for the death by suicide of over 900 people. No one would dispute that his church was the definition of a cult. How many have committed suicide by refusal of blood over the decades? I have two from my own family. Considering that fact, it's hard not to define JW Corp as a cult.
As regards the BITE model. I think the ORG tries to exercise high control but in practice most people pay lip service but act as they will.
So, cult or high control? The jury is out.
i see this phrase a lot: "the indication of a cult is what happens when you leave.
" i'm not sure where that originated, but it is a faulty categorization.
"cult" is almost always used in a derogatory way.
High control group certainly I could stomach that definition it it wasn't for two factors.
1./ The enforced expectation of suicidal behaviour rather than the breaking of arbitrary rules. This involves the ban on blood or some blood products according to a schedule cooked up by a committee in America. This, policed by the HLC who try to put themselves between medical staff and patient.
2./ The practice of shunning those who don't conform or question doctrine. This is extreme and threatens survival in vulnerable people.
These factors push the case over to something sinister however it is defined.
the watchtower—study edition | july 2023. study article 31.
“be steadfast, immovable”.
he tells his doctors that he's a jehovah's witness, and refuses a blood transfusion if needed during surgery.
R.I.P. Bob.
