My, my ... Am I a lightning rod today...
OUTLAW, I like you talent!
a. caution about news.
don't take the leaked news as absolute truth.
wait for it to happen then the news become real and valid.. beware that nothing prevents watchtower from becoming a spin master - saying or planning one thing then implementing something else ... to throw us off-track or distract us from essential matters.. watchtower could confuse us by leaking rumors and spinning plans.
My, my ... Am I a lightning rod today...
OUTLAW, I like you talent!
a. caution about news.
don't take the leaked news as absolute truth.
wait for it to happen then the news become real and valid.. beware that nothing prevents watchtower from becoming a spin master - saying or planning one thing then implementing something else ... to throw us off-track or distract us from essential matters.. watchtower could confuse us by leaking rumors and spinning plans.
I believe my analysis of the situation seemed to make sense and worth posting. I could have been concise and just say "Don't believe everything you hear...", but others may appreciate why explain.
I'm not the only one here giving advice. It's a give and take relationship here.
Many wish Watchtower goes away. But Watchtower will not fall by itself. Examine WT history, the pattern will just repeat if we don't change the pattern.
BTW for the ideas I enumerated, most were already discussed on JWN. I've not noticed anyone implementing these ideas.
a. caution about news.
don't take the leaked news as absolute truth.
wait for it to happen then the news become real and valid.. beware that nothing prevents watchtower from becoming a spin master - saying or planning one thing then implementing something else ... to throw us off-track or distract us from essential matters.. watchtower could confuse us by leaking rumors and spinning plans.
As with any advice, take or leave it. It's your free will.
Everyone has freedom of choice here at JWN. To agree or disagree.
a. caution about news.
don't take the leaked news as absolute truth.
wait for it to happen then the news become real and valid.. beware that nothing prevents watchtower from becoming a spin master - saying or planning one thing then implementing something else ... to throw us off-track or distract us from essential matters.. watchtower could confuse us by leaking rumors and spinning plans.
A. Caution about News
Don't take the leaked news as absolute truth. Wait for it to happen then the news become real and valid.
Beware that nothing prevents Watchtower from becoming a spin master - saying or planning one thing then implementing something else ... to throw us off-track or distract us from essential matters.
Watchtower could confuse us by leaking rumors and spinning plans. It could even use this tactic to trace the leakers and spies.
Therefore please take these news in balance. Don't use these unless it is absolutely real and confirmed.
B. More Leaders are essential to Defeat Watchtower
Don't wait for the other shoe to drop, take action. A large corporation like Watchtower will do its very best to stay afloat.
Leaders are needed to smartly oppose Watchtower. "The more, the merrier"
Here are some ideas:
- Engage in occasional e-mail chain (chain letter) campaigns that expose Watchtower hypocrisy, victims and other issues.
- Build/support websites that provide cheat sheets that expose Watchtower hypocrisy, victims and other issues.
- Build/support websites that send e-mail to friends and family.
- Petition sympathetic Elders, Overseers and Bethelites to demand the revamp of the Governing Body.
i haven't been on the board for several weeks until yesterday.
there was a guy that was a regular poster that was starting some kind of email campaign that he claimed was going to bring down the wtbts.
i can't remember his name.
So, how is Bonafide today?
are there pretenders in our brotherhood- as in all religion- that do what is evil?.
yes.. have we made stupid guesses about some of the prophecies, as all churches do?.
yes.. does our "organization" make mistakes- as, you guessed it, all do?.
MESSAGE FROM WATCHTOWER ... (I intercepted this from ...)
Dear Bro. MadJW,
We commend you for defending all Jehovah's Witnesses and keeping the sheep in line.
Could you redirect your website to our official website? Your website is so appealing that our website has been failing to lure some more prospective members into the fold.
Also your arguments are so intense that it makes us at the society look so bad.
Instead could you provide reinforcement on the apologist websites. Your brothers and sisters badly need your rabid err... cunning rhetorics. They need your extreme debating skills. And for your excellent selective err... genuine listening. You are good in listening for the sole purpose of destroying the unbelievers.
Good dog err... servant. Your overflowing zeal will be rewarded. Your treats are waiting.
... WBTS
i have recently become interested in macro economics, particular in the current crisis.
i wonder if you guys have some links to informative and educational blogs, columns or other resources?.
i am personally reading paul krugmans blog on nyt: http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/.
... from Watchtower and Awake magazines. This sounds silly right? But this is called Information Control.
Some JWs literally rely on Awake magazines for news including economics news.
are there pretenders in our brotherhood- as in all religion- that do what is evil?.
yes.. have we made stupid guesses about some of the prophecies, as all churches do?.
yes.. does our "organization" make mistakes- as, you guessed it, all do?.
hi, i've tried searching for some recent posts on rumours or otherwise of branch offices being closed but cannot easily find anything.
does anyone readily have a list of the ones earmarked for closure?
i did read about central america but also recently some european too.
I guess no one has the official list - it is with Watchtower. Wait until it really happens or wait for more developments, then that validates the rumors you mentioned.
The posts for this matter are chatters from JWN "intelligence community".
There's no guarantee that the closings will be according to any list. Watchtower still has some control over this.
And we would not want to compromise and expose our JW operatives, would we?
i noticed wts is encouraging the jws to engage in more informal witnessing.. since door-to-door preaching is either becoming too barren or too dangerous for the controlled minds of its members, watchtower seems to be exploring alternative preaching tactics.. jw cyber-witnessing seems to be discouraged by watchtower.
many jws find the truth against watchtower in the internet.. it seems that watchtower is hoping that the old informal witnessing avenue becomes the next hit.. .
what are your thoughts on this?
I've another idea ...
I'll treat you to some goodies and refreshments if you counter-witness to me; well if I'm alone, my partner might rat me out.
I'm just clocking my time.