the sopranos was my number one show.
to me it was the best series ever.
for a good laugh, i still enjoy the beverly hillbillies reruns.
I gauge a TV show’s “favourite” status by how much it inspires a “damn, what’s gonna happen next?” vibe.
Back in the 90s, it was X-Files and Babylon 5.
In the 00s it was Galactica.
In the 10s, it was Thrones.
And now, it’s Lucifer (I have never laughed so hard).
now today this is of course a non-issue.
the wt has embraced the big bang/old earth etc just not evolution.
in fact the creator book has some decent info.. however i have a good copy of the 1958 paradise book.
@ waton..,
Fun fact...
...according to Jewish scholars, The original Old Testament writers didn’t necessarily view Genesis as literal history.
That became more of a Christian thing.
https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2020/07/20/mormonleaks-founders-pay/?fbclid=iwar31g8tcjkq3dtzxjx6mhinhqnk6fequaiwu_278zkhia6vmbyb6ha_jz28.
so i guess the wt holds free public gatherings, but will sue anyone who publishes a video of the free speeches?
what happened to advertise, advertise advertise the king and his kingdom?
Damn, they’re getting litigious lately, aren’t they?
Ten bucks says that soon Scientology is gonna sue the WTS...
...for cribbing from their playbook.
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now today this is of course a non-issue.
the wt has embraced the big bang/old earth etc just not evolution.
in fact the creator book has some decent info.. however i have a good copy of the 1958 paradise book.
@ Phizzy ...
The Org can never budge on evolution, no matter what.
Despite what they may say, it’s not about evidence, or its (supposedly) inherently atheistic nature, or even basic scientific plausibility...
...it’s because the underlying foundation that WT cosmology is built on has effectively become completely dependent on the Genesis creation narrative being literal history.
If evolution is true, then Adam and Eve in Eden didn’t actually happen...
...and virtually all the theological assumptions anchored on the premise that it did effectively go out the window.
IMO, one could make a pretty strong argument that without WT-style creationism, there’d be no JW religion.
i have a niece who is trying to get pregnant.
she was telling me her husband had to go to a room with porn in it and masturbate into a cup to get tested.
i never thought of this before but but how would a jw handle this.
Know what I think?
I suspect all the WTS’s historical wank-related anxiety pretty much stems from a closeted gay higher-up who was convinced that all the jerking he did as a teen turned him queer.
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/ip-law/jehovahs-witnesses-sue-faithleaks-owners-over-convention-videos .
https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2020/05/01/jehovahs-witnesses-sue-owners-of-faithleaks-for-posting-74-convention-movies/.
the watch tower bible and tract society of pennsylvania, which oversees the jehovah’s witnesses, is suing the truth and transparency foundation and its founders ryan c. mcknight and ethan g. dodge alleging copyright infringement..
I think the Org was aiming to acquire a defensive precedent as a future legal weapon, and make an example of / send a message to their opponents.
How “Christian” of them.
at what time would you say that the watch tower schema lost the spirit?.
like the ancient nation of israel which struggled maintaining divine blessing due to a long series of grave errors that eventually culminated in definitive loss... how and when did watch tower lose the spirit?.
can we pinpoint a time or event?.
Giordano - “...Tax advantage anybody?”
That reminds me...
...someone here recently theorized that the real reason the Org so stringently requires records of the members’ preaching activity is because, since they don’t do soup kitchens, food drives, etc., they need to provide other documented evidence of “charitable” acts to federal revenue agencies to keep their tax-exemption...
...which, once again, begs the question: just how financially dependent on said tax-exemption is the WTS?
you of course remember the fabulous chariot charging about, eyes everywhere, wheels within wheels.
(elon musk be afraid).
yes, able to change direction instantly, react to any situation.
@ Phizzy ...
Historically, most solely reactive regimes eventually collapse under the weight of all the increasing pressures that theyre forced to, well, react to.
If they’d been proactive, they’d have been more readily able to handle said pressures, and thusly survive.
i dont hold any doctorate degree in human psychology but if you look at the jws from a layman's perspective of whats going on inside the head of your typical jws it isn't that are hard to understand.
if you haven't noticed the jws have the propensity to reiterate word for word what the wts teaches and fills the heads of people who are strongly attached to the jws religion.. in short the wts tells people what to think and what to say about various topics, theology based or otherwise.
how that comes about is the wholehearted acceptance that what comes to the readers off the pages of the wts's literature, has come from god's chosen earthly mediators the gb men.
In other breaking news, water is wet.
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Just kidding, you’ve summarized it very well.
been reading here for a few years.. 4th gen jw, born and raised, served for a few years which was the catalyst for me.
the politics, backstabbing, slandering and coercive tactics in particular caused a constant internal struggle.
i started researching and focused only on the stories of ex-elders/servants to see if i was the only one - i wasn't.. the rest is history..
Caedus - “...I started researching and focused only on the stories of ex-elders/servants to see if I was the only one - I wasn't.”
I've lost count of how many former Witnesses have come here, not because they were angry or confused, but simply because they were looking for confirmation.
Reading XJW material on the net doesn’t turn you into an “apostate”... it just helps you realize you already are one.
Like the username, BTW... non-canon callbacks are always fun.
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