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  July Broadcast - Bible Teach book and Keep Yourselves In Gods Love book

  by pale.emperor in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i didn't manage to last the whole broadcast.

  it was so unbelievably boring that i only managed halfway before i switched it off.

  in this broadcast anthony morris iii (who i affectionately call "the don") stresses to us the importance of studying - not one - but two of their publications in order to understand the bible.

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  He is also telling parents that they should study both books with their children, so that it can be etched in their mind and put deep in their hearts.
  
  Surely parents know their own children better than the GB and know what to teach them to come to a better appreciation about God. I know my father did. But these two books aren't even suitable to be teaching younger children to keep them interested, especially since family worship is the only study that can be specifically directed to the young audience at hand.
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  Tight pants Tony III (closeted gay anointed GB member) is on the July briadcast

  by jambon1 in

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  2. friends

  such fun.

  what gems will this plump little oddball be ranting about this time?.

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  He's going to need over 3 hours to get through this one.

  They are insane. They reckon that Jehovah's wisdom protected the Bethel in Haiti from being ruined in the 2010 earthquake.
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  Books are not dying out and this is not the reason for the WT turning to tablets

  by slimboyfat in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  there's a popular misconception that books in general are in terminal decline, that this is the reason the wt organisation has turned to tablets instead of print, and this in turn has created a financial crisis for the organisation which traditionally relied upon publishing books for income.

  this is wrong on a number of levels.

  firstly physical books are not in terminal decline, they are as popular as ever with consumers.

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  I've been hearing that physical books are making a return and are being preferred over online books, even amongst youngsters.
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  Tight pants Tony III (closeted gay anointed GB member) is on the July briadcast

  by jambon1 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  such fun.

  what gems will this plump little oddball be ranting about this time?.

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  Where there are Halls that can seat 200 people, they will have congregations of 160 people.
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  Jehovah Banned in Singapore

  by EverApostate in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  singapore is a tiny, beautiful and economically powerful country in se asia.

  all religions are allowed there except the jehaovah's witnesses and another christian denomination.

  jws are banned because they don’t serve the military and all singapore citizens are required to serve in the military for a while.. the jws are banned in singapore since 1972. .

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  Singapore is one of our favourite countries to visit. We've been there a number of times. We felt very safe and clean. It would be had to find a more modern city and it has a number of excellent attractions. The only downside is that accommodation is expensive.

  A few years ago, hubby and I were walking through a park and we came across an elderly Singaporean couple who were sitting on the grass listening to a taped talk. I wondered if it was there way of public preaching.
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  Mystery Letters of "Human Apostate" talk 2013 summer convention and its connection to Lev.5:1

  by Bill Covert in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  greetings from redding calif. my name is bill covert.

  i am one of those viet nam war felons for having to refuse communtiy service in lieu of military induction per direct instructions from ny, so i have been around for a while.

  i am the writer of the letters mentioned in the human apostate talk of the 2013 conventions.

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  Bill Covert, it's good to hear that your son is okay.

  I don't see why you should be spending so much money in getting your story posted. These cases should all have been reported to the police.
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  Hypocrisy of JW.org at this week's book study

  by UnshackleTheChains in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  a paragraph taken from this week's study of 'gods kingdom rules.

  15 jehovah’s people remain loyal to the messianic kingdom not only by refusing military service but also by respectfully declining to join in nationalistic ceremonies.

  especially since the outbreak of world war ii, a wave of nationalistic fervor has swept the globe.

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  It's only the Watchtower that decided saluting the flag or singing a national anthem was taking a vow of allegience. How is it even a vow? On top of this they then equate it as a form of worship or devotion. It is neither but because they say it is it becomes wrong. A JW is now under the impression that anyone saluting a flag is worshipping it and are judging that person as doing something wrong when they aren't.
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  "Child abuse is abhorrent to us."

  by Hecce in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  birds of a feather flock together.

  australian cardinal george pell: "they are false.

  the whole idea of sexual abuse is abhorrent to me.".

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  When they say "child abuse is abhorrent to us", who exactly is this 'us'? It can't be their organisation because there are those within it who practice it.
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  Watchtower teaches that Jesus dying on the stake is no longer certain

  by Listener in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the watchtower has held for many years that jesus died on a stake and held strongly to this teaching.

  w 1951 3/15 the above agrees with the new world translation of the christian greek scriptures in its appendix, page 769, in saying that the instrument upon which jesus was nailed was a stake without a crossbeam, and not the religiously represented “cross”; and that the greek word used for that instrument in ancient time meant a “stake” and not the conventional religious cross.

  they are no longer certain on this point.

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  The Watchtower has held for many years that Jesus died on a stake and held strongly to this teaching.
  
  

  W 1951 3/15 The above agrees with the New World Translation of the Christian Greek Scriptures in its Appendix, page 769, in saying that the instrument upon which Jesus was nailed was a stake without a crossbeam, and not the religiously represented “cross”; and that the Greek word used for that instrument in ancient time meant a “stake” and not the conventional religious cross

  They are no longer certain on this point. This is from their website on the question of whether Jesus died on a cross or stake
  
  

  Many view the cross as the most common symbol of Christianity. However, the Bible does not describe the instrument of Jesus’ death, so no one can know its shape with absolute certainty.

  
  This is an issue that was strongly upheld when going out in field work. So many arguments would have been prevented if we could have said that there is no absolute certainty on the matter.
  
  
  
  
  
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  Suggestions for a JW Apostate logo

  by Chook in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  if you can't upload one vote on others suggestions.

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  I loved this TTATT logo, I don't know where it comes from. It's better seen at the .58 mark.
  
  https://youtu.be/2nb0Z3ERLVw?t=58