Posts by pontoon

"it is a matter of fact that the history of the watchtower society is riddled with failed date-setting and abandoned doctrine,1 and the society has gone to great lengths to hide this past from its members.

older (incriminating) watchtower publications are virtually impossible to obtain through the society,2 while at the same time members are overwhelmed with "current" watchtower material.. the watchtower society has even gone as far as to publish disinformation about its own history in an attempt to convince readers that watchtower doctrine has remained consistent over the years, and that the society is not a false prophet.

pontoon

Is there a department in WTBTS to keep tabs on what has to be changed or made unavailable? Years ago a young sister in my congregation was on the cover of a brochure, (I think the school brochure) she was DF'd and before you knew it that brochure was reprinted with a new cover. I believe everything else remained the same. So how do they keep tabs on all that stuff?

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OLD VHS's

by pontoon in

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i have some old society vhs's.

anyone want one or all?

i have ""jw's the org behind the name" (the first one i think), " united by divine teaching", "you can .............earth", "purple triangle", "stand firm", "look i am.............new" pm me if you want one before they go in the garbage..

pontoon

I have some old Society VHS's. Anyone want one or all? I have ""JW's the Org Behind the Name" (the first one I think), " United By Divine Teaching", "You Can .............Earth", "Purple Triangle", "Stand Firm", "Look I Am.............New" PM me if you want one before they go in the garbage.

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shepherd the flock gem

by outsmartthesystem in

just reading through the manual that only elders have access to ..........and.

page 58 - "elders should act promptly when they receive a report of serious wrongdoing so as to safeguard the congregation and provide assistance to the wrongdoer.

neglecting to care for such matters can hinder the flow of jehovah's holy spirit to the congregation.

pontoon

More bull using OT characters as examples of hindering HS. They didn't have any to begin with. Jesus didn't send the HS as a "helper" till after he died and went back to heaven. Or has it been so long now I'm forgetting something?

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I think people want to believe in an Armageddon

by dgp in

the end of the world (aka "this system of things") has been predicted to happen "soon" many times.

in my own lifetime, and not being a jw, i have been warned that the world would end like six times already.

harold camping predicted one end of the world twice only last year.

pontoon

King Solomon

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I think people want to believe in an Armageddon

by dgp in

the end of the world (aka "this system of things") has been predicted to happen "soon" many times.

in my own lifetime, and not being a jw, i have been warned that the world would end like six times already.

harold camping predicted one end of the world twice only last year.

pontoon

I want to add dubs are puffed up always being reminded that they are "model citizens" paying their taxes and obeying the law like they have a monopoly on that. Well, lots of people pay their taxes, obey the law, volunteer for fire, ambulance, coach little league, town boards, money drives for causes........list goes on and on. No, JW's are not model citizens.

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I think people want to believe in an Armageddon

by dgp in

the end of the world (aka "this system of things") has been predicted to happen "soon" many times.

in my own lifetime, and not being a jw, i have been warned that the world would end like six times already.

harold camping predicted one end of the world twice only last year.

pontoon

Lady Lee hit the nail on the head. Swallowing the whole kool aid package ending in Armageddon relieves them of all present responsibility as far as contributing any extra to society. It means no contributions to worthwhile causes, no volunteering for causes or fire depts...ect..no politics.......all without a twinge of conscience for being a community deadbeat because they are already doing a "life saving work." Years ago I was working a regular return visit, a retired state trooper, thought I was making good progress with him. In a disscussion with him I said there were 5 million of us around the world. He said that was a good number, enough to have a goal and actually make a difference in the world in some type of charitable or noble area. Of course my response was we're doing the preaching work. He said what about right now, make a difference right now, don't stop preaching but help people now. That return visit conversation stuck with me because in my heart I knew he was right.