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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because there will be only 2 feet between them and the patients!.
Because vampiric chiropterids cannot eat with patience.
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it is a challenge next sunday for them .
due to starting the convention programme the wt study will be a 30 minute run through ,and deals with this prophecy ... i doubt the younger ones are familiar with it at all bur oldies could debate it at length .we on the look out for the king of the north to enter "the land of decoration" (more to follow,maybe next week).
this article makes a grand claim in par 2.
TD - “...Why are they pedalling the King of the North & South thing at all?”
‘Cause Fred Franz died without leaving any kind of protege, and Ted Jaracz purged out all the creative-types...
...so there’s no one left with the necessary narrative chops to properly overhaul the WT’s eschatology.
They’re essentially stuck with the old Cold-War-centric script.
court confirms: severe criticism of jehovah's witnesses is justified!.
https://docdro.id/axa555i.
petra!.
This further reinforces something I’ve suspected for a while now...
...the days of the Org’s tax exemption are numbered.
just to remind you, the recent court decision included a judgement about wt and freedom of speech something the organisation has long prided itself about.
infosektamedia release of july 8, 2020 7. thewatchtower organisation denies members the human right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion according to article 18 statement by the expert (tages-anzeiger)"furthermore, article 18 states that everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion, a right that the watchtower society claims for itself but does not grant its members.
" judgment of the court by ostracizing members who no longer share the faith, they are implicitly denied freedom of faith and conscience (proof of good faith).
I keep telling you guys...
...they know it’s wrong... but believe it’s True...
...at the same time.
don't quote any scriptures during the watchtower study that are not in the paragraph.. don't quote the governing body or anything from the broadcast ever.
it might be true but it is not true truth if it is coming out of your mouth if you have been critical of the governing body.
especially so if your criticism is valid and you have dared to support you view with scriptures, most especially the words of jesus christ.. anyone know of other new tactics?.
”Everything bad you hear about us is a lie! Even the stuff that’s actually true!”
in my lifetime, (i will include kennedy even though i was probably breast-feeding at the time), but it seems that there have been relatively few presidents that we vote "for.
" my list would be kennedy, reagan, clinton and obama.
i'm not talking about their politics here but who generally got voted for, instead of simply voting against.. any thoughts?.
RubaDub - “In the USA, why so often is the vote for President just a vote against someone?”
‘Cause for some folks, it’s easier to hate someone than it is to like ‘em?
