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Have you seen this appalling new Caleb and Sophia video??

by stuckinarut2 in

this manipulative new caleb and sophia video has got me so angry!!.

the level of cultiness has just gone to a whole new level!.

https://www.jw.org/en/bible-teachings/children/become-jehovahs-friend/videos/make-jehovah-god-happy/.

Listener

I don't get why they depicted the one and only Satan as being a man with magical powers, more manipulation I guess.

Then there was Jesus shown jumping off the wall, doing what Satan suggested. It wasn't until later that it became clearer that this didn't actually happen but how are young kids able to determine that? It wasn't clear as to whether this scene was some sort of pretence or someone's imagination or wishful thinking. Whatever it was, it wasn't even clear as to which person, Jesus or Satan, these thoughts were coming from.

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John Ceder used my satire about annual meeting for real

by Gorbatchov in

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friends

sorry guys,.

the gorby satire fake report of the annual meeting with the coincidence about russia, is used for real in john cedars yt channel.. please concider it for well prepared satire.. and not much more.. g..

Listener

It was interesting to see how the titles change slightly, Chinese whispers style.

I think one of them changed to paradise heaven instead of Gorby's original paradise earth.

This has been hilarious but on a serious note, the org's new releases (incl. their Ezekial book) are more ridiculous and sadly, millions take them seriously.

Here we once again see why we need to check our sources, let alone, use common sense in determining whether something is credible and JWs fail dismally at this.

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Annual meeting - live

by Gorbatchov in

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friends

opening prayer and welcome br ciranco .

babylon the great has fallen - how?

br robert wallen.

Listener

This has had people on ex JW Reddit believing Gorby's summary to be correct and Lloyd has recently just uploaded his review of the Annual Meeting. He's based it on Gorby's summary schedule.

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At least 2 of current Governing body are not honest about even their names.

by Not_Culty in

many don't know that at least 2 of current governing body are not honest about even their name.

mark sanderson is actually douglas mark sanderson.

stephen lett is mark stephen lett .

Listener

This is in the January 2019 Watchtower

The Governing Body now consists of eight anointed brothers:

K. E. Cook, Jr.; S. F. Herd; G. W. Jackson; M. S. Lett; G. Lösch; A. Morris III; D. M. Sanderson; D. H. Splane

Whats strange is Tight Pants Tony's name. According to this he has no middle name. It's as if his whole name is fictitious. Although some people have tried to research his background and can't find anything, even a listing of his service in the military.

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A gem from the new school book

by Anders Andersen in

use sources properly.

apply scriptures in harmony with their context, the bible’s overall message, and the publications of “the faithful and discreet slave.” (matt.

in other words, if you happen to discover how our doctrines are contradicted by the bible, don't use those verses.. use secular sources in accord with the original context and the intent of the writer.. .

Listener

They really need to be specific about which publications from the FDS can be used. So many of them are outdated and contain old light but the organization don't provide a list of which ones are current and which ones are to be disregarded.

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1914 and 1919 immortalized in new Ezekiel book. Prepare for 2019 100th anniversary fanfare...

by Darth FayDehr in

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Listener

Not one of those faithful anointed that saw the second fulfilment in 1919 are alive today as a witness and not one of those books in testimony of the fact are in print today.

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Russia=King of the North, USA=King of the South? New info coming in from Annual Meeting 2018

by Jules Saturn in

it was announced in this year’s annual meeting that they believe that the king of the north is russia and the king of the south is us/britain.

for me this is the first time hearing from the society actually identifying the identity of the king of the north.

very interesting times!

Listener

It would be interesting to ask any JW before the Ezekial book comes out on Monday about the KON and how they know the identity this time around.

Of course they won't be able to answer sinc the GB haven't told them yet what they should be thinking but it might help them realise that their teachings aren't coming from the bible but from men and that they are dependent on it.

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A great new interview video! (One of our fellow forum members) A video you will love!

by stuckinarut2 in

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friends

this video has to be watched!

ben is truly wonderful guy who i count as a genuine friend!

his insights and experiences are so interesting.. enjoy:.

Listener

This was a great interview.

Its good to see the Watchtower lose another good man.

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Russia=King of the North, USA=King of the South? New info coming in from Annual Meeting 2018

by Jules Saturn in

it was announced in this year’s annual meeting that they believe that the king of the north is russia and the king of the south is us/britain.

for me this is the first time hearing from the society actually identifying the identity of the king of the north.

very interesting times!

Listener

From Blondies link Watchtower May 2015

As serious students of the Bible, we are eager to find out who will become “the kingof the north” in the near future. But no matter who leads the nations against God’s people, we are confident of two things: (1) Gog of Magog and his armies will be defeated and destroyed. (2) Our King, Jesus Christ, will save God’s people and bring them into a new world of peace and true security.—Revelation 7:14-1

No doubt they are trying to stir up some new found excitement. They also want to incite Russia into more severe persecution against them, it's disgusting. Th JWs in Russia are defenceless.

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Annual meeting topic

by asp59 in

how many think they will announce in the annual meeting they just gonna have one meeting a week?

if they dont it will be astonishing, amazing and other things..

Listener

They haven't released the January 2019 Study Watchtower yet, I guess it will be released tomorrow after the annual meeting. It will have a few changes but these have already been explained by GB member Ken Cook in a recent video titles 'Organizational Accomplishments - 2018 Writing Committee'

In this video GB member Ken Cook says there will be new and improved additions with a new design and layout. Each study article will be numbered to correspond to each week of the year. A larger font will be used for the many Bro's and Sisters who live in locations with poor lighting conditions, making it easier for them to read. They are going to also include the occasional picture description explaining the content of a picture as it will be of great help in the Braille field.

Also, they will be putting the opening song listed at the beginning of the study article and the closing song listed at the end.

The english symplified study edition will be discontinued in 2019 (he wasn't specific as to when) and the regular edition will be simplified.

By this they are stating that Jehovah is truly speeding up the work.

They showed snippets of the January, 2019 Study Watchtower during this video. It seems that they are basing this simplification on the idea that Jesus introduced the Lords Evening Supper arrangement as being simple and that the disciples would have considered it to be so. Also, they used the example of Jesus eating and elaborate meal with Mary, Martha and Lazarus and Mary was the one doing the right thing by listening rather than being involved in the serving.

Since they haven't uploaded this magazine yet, I imagine they may distribute copies of it at their meeting so that everyone can oooh and aaaah at it and the marvelous work that the GB is doing.

With all this simplification which drastically reduces their costs, it may be that they do drop the second meeting in the future. It would also allow more congregations to use the one hall, making more available to sell.