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  JW literature cart spot pinched by another church group!

  by stuckinarut2 in

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  2. friends

  sooooo funny!.

  the spot that is used by the local cong in our town for the literature cart has been taken over by another church group!.

  the witnesses arrived to set up, and another group was in the exact same spot, with a table, and brochures and a sign..... it will be a great thing as it dilutes the effectiveness of the witness activity, by making it look confusing to the local town people!.....

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  respectful_observer

  Sooooo funny!
  The spot that is used by the local cong in our town for the literature cart has been taken over by another church group!
  The witnesses arrived to set up, and another group was in the exact same spot, with a table, and brochures and a sign....
  It will be a great thing as it dilutes the effectiveness of the witness activity, by making it look confusing to the local town people!...

  They'll spin it at their next Circuit Assembly that the other church realized how successful the JW-cart technique is, so decided to copy it...however their attempt did not have Jehovah's blessing, so it was not as successful.
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  Child Abuse must be getting out of hand if they're addressing it...

  by thedepressedsoul in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i'm referring to the video that was uploaded where they finally mentioned the child abuse issue.

  we all kinda guessed that if they ever addressed it they'd blame it on the media and apostates.

  well, looks like we were spot on.

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  respectful_observer

  I'm referring to the video that was uploaded where they finally mentioned the child abuse issue.

  Sorry, is there a link? Is it a standalone video, or just a segment of a longer one?
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  Where did this picture of GB singing come from?

  by Esse quam videri in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  sorry.

  i see it is on jw survey and from one of their earth shaking, mind bending, nausea producing jw.org broadcasts.. .

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  respectful_observer

  Haha...looks like the guy on the left end of the middle row (behind Morris) isn't even singing.
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  Where did this picture of GB singing come from?

  by Esse quam videri in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  sorry.

  i see it is on jw survey and from one of their earth shaking, mind bending, nausea producing jw.org broadcasts.. .

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  respectful_observer

  By placing the Governing Body as the entire front row of the "choir", an outside observer might infer that these men were somehow more important/privileged, in a different class than the others in the group.

  It's a good thing there's no "clergy class" within Jehovah's Witnesses. And by "clergy" I mean people who's full time employment is to set the doctrine of, and direct the teachings of a church.
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  You will never grow old in this current system of things... - Awake, May 22, 1969 p. 15

  by cappytan in

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  check this out.

  got this bound volume from my dad.. .

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  respectful_observer

  cappytan, what is clever about this is that 100% of the content of your video is 100% Governing Body-approved material, both picture and audio.

  No apostate commentary, etc., just showing and playing WTS material with zero commentary. No one should be able to complain about it.
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  WTS competition

  by Half banana in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  just now 10am friday morning, had a phone call from central london to tell me that opposite the houses of parliament outside westminster tube station the wts (wobbly trolley society) are standing there being overshadowed by others with loudspeaker and taller placards declaring "jws are a cult".

  sounds like fun!.

  but will this sort of publicity harm or benefit the jw org?.

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  respectful_observer

  Then how do you counter high profile WTS presence and misinformation?

  They could just do exactly what the JWs are doing-- set up a sign and cart right next to them with their own literature and allow people to browse/approach/ask questions.

  All that loudspeaker stuff just makes them look a little looney to everyone else on the street. It may prevent people from approaching the JW cart, but it reinforces the JW's persecution complex more than anything else could, aside from arrest or a mob beating.
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  JW Table at My Student Center Today, My Response

  by breakfast of champions in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  they're baaaack!!!

  jws "tabling" at my student center again, first time in over six months.

  i wonder if the fact it's been 15 degrees out had anything to do with it?

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  respectful_observer

  I'm sure some will take umbrage with my view, but universities typically embrace free speech and encourage students to challenge their own opinions and assumptions.

  Even if someone disagrees with Jehovah's Witnesses, or feels their teachings and practices are harmful, unless they are somehow illegal, I don't see any problem with them having a presence on campus.

  If a student feels like killing another human is wrong, should the university ban the U.S. armed forces from hosting a table at the student center?

  If Westboro Baptist or Jehovah's Witnesses want a table on campus...my opinion is, let them. The students can judge for themselves and use their freedom of speech to react to it as they see fit.
  

  Barring free speech on a college campus is far from most institutions' ideals.
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  How many were baptized in your area, last assembly?

  by brandnew in

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  how many were baptized in your area, last assembly?.

  santa paula, ca..........17..

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  respectful_observer

  1,200 in attendance.

  1 baptized (adult)

  Same thing happened about 2 years ago in the same circuit.
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  PBS program

  by wannaexit in

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  watching the pbs program as i write...........

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  respectful_observer

  I watched it with my SO, who audibly laughed out loud at 7:03 (of the segment excerpt posted by Mad Sweeney) when the third statement appeared on the screen.

  "Congregation elders comply with child-abuse reporting laws."

  "Congregation elders to not shield abusers from the authorities or from the consequences of their actions."

  "We are committed to doing all we can to prevent child abuse."

  The laugh was followed up with "They may technically comply with the reporting laws now, and they don't actively shield abusers, but that third statement is an outright lie! Otherwise their policy would be to call the police whether the law required it or not."

  Oh wait, never mind, according to Br. Ashe (7:15), physical protection isn't the congregation's job; that job belongs exclusively to the secular authorities. Based on that, next time an elder calls/emails/texts after the next severe weather event to inquire if we are safe, I can reply, "Br. Concerned, I'm confused, isn't my physical protection the responsibility of only the secular authorities?
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  National Public Radio (NPR) broadcasts today about JWs. Do you want to hear the secrets of what this religion has been keeping under wraps?

  by AndersonsInfo in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  to all those who frequent this discussion board:.

  we just wanted you to know that an investigative public radio program named reveal, produced by cir (center for investigative reporting) and prx, will present today, saturday, february 14th, the results of new investigations uncovering hidden stories.

  in this weeks story, there will be three different topics covered.

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  respectful_observer

  It will be interesting to see whether this story generates additional stories. Very often you'll see stories appear first on PBS or NPR, and then appear in the New York Times, and vice versa. Those three organizations definitely feed off of each other on investigative stories.

  What would be remarkable is to see Frontline pick this up. They did a full documentary on the Mormons a few years back, so why not the JWs?