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The subtle , yet massive change of Matt 5:32 in the "New" New World Translation

by stuckinarut2 in

so i noticed this change in the text of the new silver nwt compared to the older nwt at matthew 5:32. old nwt:.

"however, i say to you that everyone divorcing his wife , except on the grounds of fornication makes her a subject for adultery...etc" .

new nwt:.

Listener

Lap dancing can be grounds for divorce, I'd hardly call that fornication.

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meandering thoughts on the memorial meal study:

by waton in

so, its a simple meal, wt trying to deflect away the questions about the elephants in the room.

no record in the bible the apostles celebrating it later, until paul writing about it.

jesus commanding it to be celebrated every year.?

Listener

Thanks Waton, I was looking at the February, 2019 Watchtower.

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meandering thoughts on the memorial meal study:

by waton in

so, its a simple meal, wt trying to deflect away the questions about the elephants in the room.

no record in the bible the apostles celebrating it later, until paul writing about it.

jesus commanding it to be celebrated every year.?

Listener

Waton, what Watchtower are these pictures in?

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17 October, 2018 Russia - Kerch College Massacre

by Listener in

sadly an 18 year old russian male shot and killed 20 people and injured another 70. this occurred last year on the 17th october, 2018. kim and mike (youtubers) reported this today.. the russian had been raised by his mother who is a jehovah's witness.

his ex girlfriend said that he had been subject to bullying because he was seen as different by other school kids and believed the shooting may have been a form of revenge.further information can be found here:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/kerch_polytechnic_college_massacre.

his mother belonged to the local jehovah's witnesses,[27][28][29][30] limited his social activity, searched his pockets and refused to allow him to go to the cinema or use a computer, only allowing the latter when he turned 16.

Listener

Thanks Corney for putting a much better perspective to this rather than the Wikipedia article.

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My mom

by vienne in

i'm annie, rachael's daughter.

mom died yesterday.

i can't find a way to delete her account here.

Listener

I am so sorry to hear of your loss.

She was an intelligent lady and I appreciated her contributions here, she will be missed.

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17 October, 2018 Russia - Kerch College Massacre

by Listener in

sadly an 18 year old russian male shot and killed 20 people and injured another 70. this occurred last year on the 17th october, 2018. kim and mike (youtubers) reported this today.. the russian had been raised by his mother who is a jehovah's witness.

his ex girlfriend said that he had been subject to bullying because he was seen as different by other school kids and believed the shooting may have been a form of revenge.further information can be found here:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/kerch_polytechnic_college_massacre.

his mother belonged to the local jehovah's witnesses,[27][28][29][30] limited his social activity, searched his pockets and refused to allow him to go to the cinema or use a computer, only allowing the latter when he turned 16.

Listener

Oh, sorry, I didn't realize it was about this incident as I didn't click on any of the links. I appreciate when an OP includes details or a summary of the issue they are raising.

Here's the link to Mike and Kims Youtube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyWsgXqFiNw&t=17s

There has been very little news coverage of this event but I think the Wikipedia entry has been sourced well.

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17 October, 2018 Russia - Kerch College Massacre

by Listener in

sadly an 18 year old russian male shot and killed 20 people and injured another 70. this occurred last year on the 17th october, 2018. kim and mike (youtubers) reported this today.. the russian had been raised by his mother who is a jehovah's witness.

his ex girlfriend said that he had been subject to bullying because he was seen as different by other school kids and believed the shooting may have been a form of revenge.further information can be found here:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/kerch_polytechnic_college_massacre.

his mother belonged to the local jehovah's witnesses,[27][28][29][30] limited his social activity, searched his pockets and refused to allow him to go to the cinema or use a computer, only allowing the latter when he turned 16.

Listener

Sadly an 18 year old Russian male shot and killed 20 people and injured another 70. This occurred last year on the 17th October, 2018. Kim and Mike (Youtubers) reported this today.

The Russian had been raised by his mother who is a Jehovah's Witness. His ex girlfriend said that he had been subject to bullying because he was seen as different by other school kids and believed the shooting may have been a form of revenge.

Further information can be found here:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerch_Polytechnic_College_massacre

His mother belonged to the local Jehovah's Witnesses,[27][28][29][30] limited his social activity, searched his pockets and refused to allow him to go to the cinema or use a computer, only allowing the latter when he turned 16.[31][32][30][33] In the days before the attack he stated that he did not believe in the afterlife.[34] On the eve of the attack, according to neighbors, Roslyakov burned a Bible in which he had highlighted verses.[35]

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Watchtower can be greatfull they gave Michael Jackson the flick when they did

by joe134cd in

i was just thinking how greatful wt can be that they dfed him when they did.

could you imagine the hammering they would be taking now from the ex-jw community, in light of the recent documentary.

i’m by no means sticking up for them i’m just saying, that’s all..

Listener

I agree DesirousofChange. I was commenting from a JW perspective since the OP was suggesting that the Watchtower should be grateful that MJ was dfd by them when they did.

They like to believe that they are the best and most upright people in the World. Of course they've been proven wrong.

Even if MJ had still been a JW they would reason that he wasn't really because you're not a real JW if you are sinning.

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Watchtower can be greatfull they gave Michael Jackson the flick when they did

by joe134cd in

i was just thinking how greatful wt can be that they dfed him when they did.

could you imagine the hammering they would be taking now from the ex-jw community, in light of the recent documentary.

i’m by no means sticking up for them i’m just saying, that’s all..

Listener

Maybe he wouldn't have done what he did if he was a JW.

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Movie review website Rotten Tomatoes caught deleting 54,000 fan reviews of Captain Marvel

by LoveUniHateExams in

first, i haven't seen captain marvel.

i'm not into superhero movies.

low-budget horror made by passionate directors is more my thing.. if you saw the movie and enjoyed it - great.. and i'm sure some fan reviews are motivated by hate or they're just spamming or whatever.. but here's a thing: rotten tomatoes has been caught deleting more than 54,000 negative fan reviews of captain marvel ... all to increase the negative fan's review aggregate from 33% to 36%.. social engineering isn't just limited to the long-debunked 'gender wage gap' ... it's happening in entertainment.

Listener

My son saw the movie on the weekend. He said that the cinema was about half full which was unusual since it was only released late last week in Australia.

He didn't think much of it and said it was just okay whereas he raved on about one of the previous movies in the series released last year.

Even if there were trolls posting on rotten tomatoes, if individuals have an opinion one way or the other, then let them be heard, it's up to the reader to decide what's genuine and what's not.