Posts by Listener

one of my main problems with the watch tower and, more specifically, with the governing body is the level of irresponsibility seen when lives of people are involved and their unapologetical attitude when people suffer due to their absurd policies.. how many people were imprisoned or killed for refusing to perform civil service in exchange for military service?.

we do not know, but it does not matter, because the society does not even apologize for the harm their blinking light caused.. how many people died or contracted illnesses due to the prohibition of vaccines?.

we might never know, but an apology is not on the menu.. how many people died for refusing (or disfellowshipped for accepting) fractions of blood when it was against the rules?.

Listener

The Australian Red Cross Blood Bank advertises that 1 in 3 people will need blood in their lifetime.

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8 Year Old Getting Baptized!

by Atlantis in

eight year old getting baptized!

(from a jw site.

this 8 year old sister was the youngest of the 31 who were baptized at a regional convention in bogo city, cebu, philippines on the weekend.

Listener

Their baptismal costume looks very generic. I wonder if this is what Anthony Morris the Third had in mind when he was talking about womens sports clothing.

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3 JWs injured whilst Cart Witnessing

by Listener in

https://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/wa/a/25697590/three-injured-as-car-hits-park-bench/.

an elderly driver crashed into a park bench in mandurah, western australia today where 3 jws were sitting.

they had set up their jw cart and their literature was also strewn across the ground.. one of the jws was seriously injured with head injuries.. what a freak accident this is.. .

Listener

https://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/wa/a/25697590/three-injured-as-car-hits-park-bench/

An elderly driver crashed into a park bench in Mandurah, Western Australia today where 3 JWs were sitting. They had set up their JW cart and their literature was also strewn across the ground.

One of the JWs was seriously injured with head injuries.

What a freak accident this is.

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TV Broadcast - December 2014

by Listener in

a widow with 3 dependant children.

the jw widow was having a lot of trouble paying her bills and the family was poor.

she had a visit from 2 elders who sat down with her and discussed her situation.

Listener

We've got a guy at work who's nickname is Pop also, he also has a warm and has a fartherly nature about himself. In contrast Rutherford had virtually no endearing qualities. He was the head of the organization and recognised as such.

If Rutherford did happen to deserve the name Pappy in an affectionate way it doesn't negate the fact that the organization points their finger at the Catholics for calling their elders, father and are going against bible instruction in doing so.

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TV Broadcast - December 2014

by Listener in

a widow with 3 dependant children.

the jw widow was having a lot of trouble paying her bills and the family was poor.

she had a visit from 2 elders who sat down with her and discussed her situation.

Listener

A widow with 3 dependant children

The JW widow was having a lot of trouble paying her bills and the family was poor. She had a visit from 2 Elders who sat down with her and discussed her situation. They did not offer her any financial assistance, instead the video goes on to say how it is better to give than recieve and explained how this family were able to give to the organization.

Twice they showed the family eating at a table and the only food in their bowls was rice.

Max Larson

There is some old footage with Max Larson talking about his work at World Headquarters. He worked closely with Knorr, this is part of what he said on the video

..."And he said (Knorr) I just got a call, Pappy just went home, That is, he got a call from San Diago. Pappy was Rutherford that died..."

According to the dictionary Pappy is another word for father. The organization have condemned the Catholics for calling priests 'father'.

W62 9/15

CHECK YOUR BIBLE

For example, at Matthew 23:9 Jesus said: “Call none your father upon earth: for one is your Father, who is in heaven.” (Douay) The surrounding verses show that Jesus condemned other religious titles, such as “Rabbi.” Compare the Lord’s teaching with the Catholic practice of addressing priests by the title “Father.” It requires no trickery to convince sincere people that Catholic practice is in error.

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NOT on JW.org: Huffington Post interview with Director of new movie about Jehovahs' Witnesses and the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society.

by Balaamsass2 in

danielle tumminio become a fan .

episcopal priest, life coach, and author of 'god and harry potter at yale'.

email.

Listener

It will be released on Xmas day - there will be plenty of JWs who have nothing better to do that day.

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DINOSAURS - What do Jehovah's Witnesses Believe?

by Bloody Hotdogs! in

as part of my deconversion catharsis, i have been building a(nother) website to highlight some of the more ridiculous jw beliefs.

im a looong way from done, but i wanted some early feedback on one article: dinosaurs.

http://www.jwbeliefs.com/dinosaurs/.

Listener

There is this article that talks about 'aeons' = an indefinite period.

W 2011 2/15

The Climax of Earthly Creation

13 After aeons had passed and God had produced innumerable animate and inanimate works, the earth was no longer “formless and waste.” Yet, Jehovah had not finished using his spirit for creative purposes. He was about to produce his highest earthly creation. Toward the end of the sixth creative day, God created man. How did Jehovah do so? By using his holy spirit and the elements of the earth.—Gen. 2:7.

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The expression 'need greaters'. Anyone else heard this?

by jambon1 in

jw
friends

my wife gets emails from someone who is serving in another country.. he keeps on referring to brothers/sisters who are 'need greaters'.. if they are actually using this expression then i have to say that it is the stupidest 'title' that they have ever dreamed up.

so full of their own self importance.. need greaters?..............

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Listener

I'm in Western Australia, the weather is generally pleasant, although hot and dry in Summer. The landscape is not as pretty as the East Coast but nice enough. Queensland is an attractive place and people there seem to be much more carefree.