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  The new DVD "Faith in Action" part 2

  by slimboyfat in

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  i just watched the new dvd.

  i thought it was quite poor, even compared to the last one.

  is this the last dvd in the series or is there another one to come?.

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  Alfred

  They don't want new JWs Googling "Franz"... they might run into Ray instead of whacky Freddy... that's why he was omitted...
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  Stupid rules

  by MrFreeze in

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  there was no end to the amount of stupid rules put in place.

  one that always bugged me was "no shirts with slogans when doing kh yard work or at jw gatherings.

  id always get talked to about it when i'd wear shirts with a band on it or whatnot.

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  Alfred

  No going to the bathroom during the meeting. No going to the bathroom during the song or prayer. No going to the bathroom after the meeting (it needs to be clean for the next congo's meeting)...
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  What is the official procedure for JWs in disaster relief situations?

  by Franklin Massey in

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  2. friends

  here is my understanding of how jws handle disaster situations: they are directed to take care of only jws first.

  once all the jws are accounted for and assisted, they will move on to preaching to others in the affected area but not providing any real material assistance to non-believers.. i hope i'm wrong about this.

  i have been told by some people that my view is incorrect and that jws are also told to go out into affected communities to provide material assistance to non-believers by providing shelter, water, food, etc.

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  Alfred

  I don't know what the official procedure is...

  I can tell you that when the earthquake destroyed Port au Prince, Hait, JWs crossed the border from the Dominican Republic the very next day with many trucks filled with food, water, supplies, etc.. These went first to the branch in Port au Prince and then distributed to JWs around the city. Out of compassion, many Haitian JWs shared their food and water with their neighbors (like most human beings will do in situations like this). However, the Society did not go out of its way to try to help non-JWs in Haiti... of course, they later put their spin on this to give the impression that the Society helped everyone they could but the reality is that the Society did not spend one cent to try to help non-JWs in Haiti directly...
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  Oct public Wt article about 587/607

  by dontplaceliterature in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  has anyone read this article?

  i am not familiar enough with the topic to debunk it.

  they basically accuse the historical record of being unreliable.. i'm surprised it was even discussed.

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  Alfred

  They probably paid some historians a big load of money to "quote" them in the next WT mag...: "oh yeah, us historians have always felt that 70 years of servitude equals 70 years of desolation" ... Cha-ching ... The WT wins and the historians wins. Ok, maybe I'm running ahead of the FDS again... Let's just wait for the article and see what they came up with this time...
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  Do JW Organization Mistakes Matter?

  by InterestedOne in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  after reading what concerned jw has to say, i gather that for him, if the jw organization is currently making any mistakes, those mistakes do not matter and are not worth naming, not even one.

  i am completely baffled by this and would like to understand why a person would take this position.

  concerned jw, can you please explain why you take this position?

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  Alfred

  The thing many JWs fail to recognize is that most of these so-called "mistakes" are really NOT mistakes at all... These are intentionally engineered and manufactured doctrines that are part of their ongoing marketing strategy which cleverly creates a perpetual "need" where other religions fall short and simply creates a temporary "want". It's simply a means of corporate survival... ...If you don't have an iPhone, well, you don't have an iPhone... If you're not a baptized and active JW, well, you're not going to paradise... And their permission to make these so-called mistakes is in Pro 4:18 while their "hook" remains constant... "We're the only ones who preach worldwide, don't celebrate holidays or believe in that ridiculous Trinity doctrine. So the FDS is directed by God's spirit and all other religions will perish". But again, the distinction has to made between mistakes and made-up doctrine. Just my 2...
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  MANY PBS STATIONS WON'T SHOW KNOCKING !

  by DannyHaszard in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  some pbs stations won't show knocking .

  even though knocking is scheduled for a national pbs broadcast on may .

  2007, as many as one-quarter of local pbs stations will not show .

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  Alfred

  Thanks Mad... I came across some old note books clearing out my desk the other day and noticed a note to myself about this documentary... (Don't remember why a wrote the note)... Decided to search here and found this thread.
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  MANY PBS STATIONS WON'T SHOW KNOCKING !

  by DannyHaszard in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  some pbs stations won't show knocking .

  even though knocking is scheduled for a national pbs broadcast on may .

  2007, as many as one-quarter of local pbs stations will not show .

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  Alfred

  Does anyone know who financed this documentary?
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  Survey - Are DF'ed ones allowed to be around for the prayers at the meetings where you live?

  by StandFirm in

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  and please state the general area you live in, if you could.

  thank you..

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  Alfred

  AGuest... I'm guessing that Standfirm will wait for some more replies to his question before posting a summary of this thread on another site (Topix I think)... Maybe you'll find what's behind this on that web site...
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  Feeling a bit alienated

  by factfinder in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i notice mostly everyone at jwn was a "born-in".

  i actually chose to become a witness.

  i was born and raised jewish but by the time i was 15 i had lost interest in judaism and stopped practicing it.

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  Alfred

  Concerned JW... One question... Can you name one "mistake" or one "false teaching" that any of the writers of the Bible put on paper? No, you cannot.

  Don't try to compare the WTBTS with people who made errors in the Bible... you need to compare apples with apples... but your comparing apples with poison ivy...
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  What is the ULTIMATE goal of the Watchtower Society?

  by MrDarkKnight in

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  2. friends

  in a number of different threads comments have been made about the motives of the gb and the wtbts.

  it made me think, what is their ultimate goal?

  what is their end game?.

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  Alfred

  What Sab said... Also, I'm still trying to figure how being nice equates to being self-righteous...