Core teaching----obediance to the GB, attendance at the KH (because that's where the contribution boxes are) and you can have the hope of everlasting life. That's the product they sell. It's religion that makes the fraud possible. As simply as that.
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Have you ever thought what the primary teaching of Jehovah’s Witnesses is?
by Half banana init is not “preach the good news” nor is it “believe in jesus and get saved” neither is it “believe in the governing body of jehovah’s witnesses and get saved” although in practice they do teach this.
no, everything they claim depends on a belief in another doctrine which logic decrees cannot be found in the bible.
the leadership of jehovah’s witnesses put absolute faith in a protestant doctrine which is given a latin name, sola scriptura, meaning “by scripture alone”.. good evidence of the governing body believing in the primacy of this doctrine was when being questioned by the australian royal commission, they resorted to the ‘authority’ of scripture to defend their stance on having “two witnesses” when they are investigating child abuse cases.throughout the hearing they paraded their naive trust in the bible as the highest possible authority proudly ignoring the fact that most people regard it as having been superseded by modern scientific evaluations of what is true.. .
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The watchtower does not have the resources
by pepperheart inif you have a look at the december broadcast on jw tv they tell you that they wont be showing you a normal format for december but the 143rd event of gilead because the watchtower does not have the resources other wise to translate it many different lanuages.. with all the cuts the watchtower have made and are going to make you would have thought that they would have lots of resources.
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pontoon
They are certainly making it easier to be a witness --- less meetings, shorter conventions, less bullshit to read, lowering service time requirements. They do what is needed to keep people coming. If they really believed the end was near don't you think the opposite would be happening??
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The watchtower does not have the resources
by pepperheart inif you have a look at the december broadcast on jw tv they tell you that they wont be showing you a normal format for december but the 143rd event of gilead because the watchtower does not have the resources other wise to translate it many different lanuages.. with all the cuts the watchtower have made and are going to make you would have thought that they would have lots of resources.
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True Finklestein
JW.org is a corporate business, the "friends" are the corporation's customers, their product is false hope, to have their hope one has to be a member of one of the corporation's Kingdom Halls, for the corporation to have a KH in your neighborhood their has to be enough members to transfer enough $$$$$$ into the corporate account each month. Religion is the "front" that makes it work.
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The watchtower does not have the resources
by pepperheart inif you have a look at the december broadcast on jw tv they tell you that they wont be showing you a normal format for december but the 143rd event of gilead because the watchtower does not have the resources other wise to translate it many different lanuages.. with all the cuts the watchtower have made and are going to make you would have thought that they would have lots of resources.
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pontoon
Everyone remember; the corporation is not honest and does not always tells the truth. We know that. So, all this is more speculation on why they don't have the resources which may be a lie to begin with.
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The end of an era ......
by snare&racket ini have written some time ago, about how the religion i grew up in no longer exists.
i was an 80’s jw kid who became a pioneer then a bethelite.
they have new meetings, new elder roles, new acronyms, new core teachings, new songs and even a new bible.
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I also heard the sign was going back up but I doubt that. The Corp does not want to be known as or be called "Watchtower" .....wouldn't be surprised if the sign ends up in one of their historical displays.
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The end of an era ......
by snare&racket ini have written some time ago, about how the religion i grew up in no longer exists.
i was an 80’s jw kid who became a pioneer then a bethelite.
they have new meetings, new elder roles, new acronyms, new core teachings, new songs and even a new bible.
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pontoon
snare&racket. .....I share many of the same memories, but realize that watchtower has not survived as a publishing company. The corp has successfully morphed into probably the largest landlord in the world, receiving rents from tens of thousands of properties, without overhead to maintain them. Watchtower is a very successful real estate corporation.
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Secret sex in the Org
by pomo6780 in2 pioneers of the opposite sex.
the brother is in his mid-20s, sister is in her late 20s.
both are alone in car as the only 2 out in field service.
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pontoon
loneranger---yours is not the only story played out at Minnewaska. There was a group of teenagers from differert congregatios, possibly a farm brother or two that were going to Minnewaska for nice wholesome recreation -- hiking, but that wasn't what they were doing. One sister who knew about it but not involved got nailed on another sex thing and spilled her guts on everyone. Minnewaska orgies. Also happened in the 1990's. I think that was how it went.
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what is the sales technique here?
by Kevin McFree injw's will never knock on your door and say, "hi, we are here to convert you".
speaking to a reporter recently a jw media rep at hq said " our main purpose going door to door is not to convert but to share bible truths with people".
does anyone know the sales techniques involved here?
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pontoon
Less likely to scare householder away. But sales are not the object. The object is to keep the obligation of field service alive and well without making it too difficult. That keeps the witnesses tied to the KH where territories and FS is organized and where they can hook up with a friend to go do it. And most important is its where they put their money in the box for the worldwide work. Makes them feel good, fulfilled their FS obligation for the week and made another payment for life in paradise.
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Watchtower's new revenue stream, tourism!
by nowwhat? income to "witness world"!
at our new lakeside corporate resort we have a bible museum!
take a picture with caleb and sofia!
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pontoon
Are you serious --- yes, I am serious. They bought the pretty new Marriot next to Orange County Choppers and a short distance down the road they bought the Hampton Inn and the dinner next to it. All within a mile of their flagship Newburgh Assembly Hall
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Watchtower's new revenue stream, tourism!
by nowwhat? income to "witness world"!
at our new lakeside corporate resort we have a bible museum!
take a picture with caleb and sofia!
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pontoon
Don't forget to have a fine meal at the JW dinner next door to the hotel.