i thought it was just me that had a negative view of people who proclaim themselves to be activists.. but no, it seems i'm not alone!.
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Personally, I think genuine, positive “for real” activism can take many forms.
I’ve stated several times that simply participating here could be viewed as a kind of activism.
It’s when one becomes a professional “activist” that things start to get weird.
Just my opinion.
is there one line of prose or poetry that stopped you dead in your tracks and haunted your mind for days on end?
is there a line, a paragraph or a book that feeds your soul and there is no end to its craving?
share it with all of us.
Rise up, gather round…
Rock this place to the ground…
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a pimo elder at bethel has come forward with a special message posted on reddit.. https://www.reddit.com/gallery/v9mgao.
the dated pictures attached are "proof conclusive" that this is for real.
no outside guests are allowed inside bethel at this time.
You mean, besides the fact that no self-respecting alien would waste its time with Calgary?
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i'm wondering if this is another step in wt branching out into attempting to profit through media production.
last year they already registered their hollywood style company "jw studios" as an llc, unlike their other corporations which are non-profit.. ( more information on that here: https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/5740817149853696/jw-studios-llc-commercial-purposes ).
now, i see this video of a wt spokesman.
And the Watchtower’s weirdness wanders on…
more than 60 percent of our full-time translation teams work, not at branch offices, but at remote translation offices (rto).
why is this arrangement beneficial?
what equipment do translators need in order to work effectively at an rto?
Terry - “I'd really like to know if GB each has his own getaway location...”
Well, they Org has money squirrelled away in accounts in the Caymans.
One could start looking there.
fyi:.
the 16-18 of june 2022 in quebec city, laval university, canada, there will be a conference organized by cult apologists cesnur (european) and info-cult/info-sectes (canadian).
some famous cult apologists (massimo introvigne) will be there and some jw mid range leader from ontario david docksteader too.
yalbmert99 - “…the WT is desperate and does anything to improve its bad reputation all around the world.”
Close.
In truth, I highly doubt they give a shit about their “reputation” at this point.
It’s all about shoring up their tenuous authority in the eyes of the rank-and-file.
a pimo elder at bethel has come forward with a special message posted on reddit.. https://www.reddit.com/gallery/v9mgao.
the dated pictures attached are "proof conclusive" that this is for real.
no outside guests are allowed inside bethel at this time.
"They are also already in the process of training potential new, younger Governing Body members. There is much speculation around Bethel as to when/if these new men will be announced as new Governing Body members, but time will tell."
They will, at the very least...
...know that it's wrong...
...whilst believing it's true...
...at the same time.
a pimo elder at bethel has come forward with a special message posted on reddit.. https://www.reddit.com/gallery/v9mgao.
the dated pictures attached are "proof conclusive" that this is for real.
no outside guests are allowed inside bethel at this time.
Rules & Regs - "Why is he using the word 'God' instead of 'Jehovah'?"
The more PIMO I was, the less inclined I was to use the word "Jehovah", back in the day.
Rules & Regs - "Why isn't he using 'we' instead of 'you'?"
Very few PIMOs actually think of themselves as part of the "we", anymore.
a pimo elder at bethel has come forward with a special message posted on reddit.. https://www.reddit.com/gallery/v9mgao.
the dated pictures attached are "proof conclusive" that this is for real.
no outside guests are allowed inside bethel at this time.
I think the guy meant to convey that the pics - specifically, their dates - were to demonstrate that he really was in Bethel during lockdown (as he said, no one was allowed to come and go), therefore he really is a Bethel "insider".
I could be wrong.
As for using common XJW expressions, I was doing that (in private) long before I faded or came here... in fact, I was a little surprised that so many of 'em were already being used.
Hell, from what I've read, the "rank-and-file" label originated AT Bethel.
As to the allegations, I absolutely believe 'em... most are just further anecdotal evidence of stuff we've already known about for years...
...and if the GB isn't "paranoid" by now, they're even bigger idiots than some of us thought.
fyi:.
the 16-18 of june 2022 in quebec city, laval university, canada, there will be a conference organized by cult apologists cesnur (european) and info-cult/info-sectes (canadian).
some famous cult apologists (massimo introvigne) will be there and some jw mid range leader from ontario david docksteader too.
Anyone remember what I said about the WTS increasingly doing everything it can to survive...
...(because "God's Exclusive Earthly Organization" simply cannot be permitted to not survive; otherwise it wouldn't be "God's Exclusive Earthly Organization", would it?)...
...and that real problems could and would arise when said survival measures - ultimately - can't help but undermine that very organizational claim?
I would count soliciting assistance from a group known specifically for its association with explicitly harmful (not to mention "false") religions as one such measure.
Just how anxious/desperate is the WT leadership starting to feel?
