it was last updated in 1985. does the watchtower still print it?
could a jw place an order for one at the kingdom hall?.
My JW relative claimed it was out of print and was unable to order one. I just hope to definitively determine whether he was lying to me or not. Wouldn't all Kingdom Halls have the same order list?
It's not on the Watchtower CD. I think it's obvious that the Governing Body doesn't want JW's checking the accuracy of the New World Translation.
it was last updated in 1985. does the watchtower still print it?
could a jw place an order for one at the kingdom hall?.
It was last updated in 1985. Does the Watchtower still print it? Could a JW place an order for one at the Kingdom Hall?
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normally i don't go in for these conspiracy theory ideas, but a comment by kurtbethel on another thread got me to thinking.
might this latest dvd actually be proof that there are operatives inside watchtower hq who are deliberately sabotaging the society's material?
It's not a conspiracy, they are just that out of touch with reality. The men who worked on the DVD and the Governing Body who approved it are almost fully insulated from the outside world. Contact with non-cult members is very rare or even nonexistent for these men. This creates a dangerous system were there are no real checks and balances, no alternative view point is heard.
Releasing the DVD in 15 min sections does seem odd at first glance. But it actually makes good business sense. Say they actually created a 45 minute DVD and released it at a convention. The donation for the DVD would probably be the same amount regardless of the length of the video. Split that DVD into three "releases" and you increase your profits.
interview with steve hassan.. http://dialogueireland.wordpress.com/2011/04/22/interview-with-steve-hassan/.
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some of their comments.. leaders of professed christian religions charge a fee for religious services.these may include baptisms,weddings or funerals.. but does the bible support such customs of charging for religious services or even of making people feel obligated to pay.yet,at the same time,they professed divine backing.. in the time of micah,priests "instructed just for a price"jehovah was not a supporter,he detested their conduct.. today many religious leaders resort to the same greedy tactics.. however,jehovah's witnesses obtain needed funds through voluntary donations.they do not charge for their literature or religious.
services.they don't tithe or pass a collection plate.. tell me how this relates to their charging for c.a.
or sad now d.c..
Since the tax laws were changed in 1990 the Watchtower doesn't charge for their products in the U.S.
Is this true in all countries? If they were in fact charging for their products in other countries wouldn't that demonstrate another hypocritical aspect of the Watchtower Corporaton?
i was recently invited to join some friends for a meal.
they had a family member visiting from out-of-town who was older, and knows personally a few of the governing body members.
this individual went on about how wonderful those men are, and how happy they are to be led by the gb.. it was mentioned how telling it was that they have not been filling empty spots on the governing body, and how that the men now serving on that body were "just like us" - that one of them had been divorced (i did not know this), one of them was a vet from 'nam (i think i had heard this), and that one of them had several children, etc.
How could the Rank and File possibly rationalize a member of the Anointed Class serving in the military and fighting in the Vietnam War? Didn't JW's go to prison over refusing to serve?
i need to learn to cut and paste again...and post links if somebody would steer me to the instructions...its been a long time.
i wish we had a facebook like and share links here and twitter too...cause i posted the huffington link on fb and they have a cute video of a kid singing in church "ain't no homos gonna to make it to heaven"...he is so cute!...and just saw a great piece of this aired with clear disgust on cnn.
my comment on fb was that my dad told me the same thing just for being disobedient and leaving the faith...he said "be glad you did not live in ancient times or you would have been stoned to death"...he had said that before about others dfd...i also said how you would have been stoned by jws if you were only stoned with weed!...or had any premarital sex...gay included...................im out there now!...........oompa.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWtSmw5d0ko
What an uplifting message of hate and murder Pastor Curtis Knapp preaches.
yes i have failed to post a single comment on a sparlock thread to this point, thus incurring the wrath of the demonic, magical wizard.
my symptoms include:.
102.7 fever.
Sparlock is powerless to the name of the Governing Body. To alleviate your symptoms and have Sparlock's evil spell lifted you must say the Governing Body's name three times while facing towards Brooklyn.
hi guys,.
i call myself a lurker, but it's really been a short time since i've known about this site...it's only been five days.
i discovered this site while doing personal research on the topics of porneia, oral sex, and mutual masturbation, and found a thread on this site about it.
Welcome seven, take it very slow with the family. The best way to bring up something like the UN is to claim that a householder or friend at college asked about it and you weren't sure how to answer. It helps to give the impression that they were "interested" and receptive.
Different family members will respond to different issues. You never know which one will sink in and really get them to think. It could be blood fractions, UN, pedophile coverup, false prophecies, overlapping generation, Jesus not being the mediator for the great crowd.
One of my JW relatives really seemed troubled when I got him to logically analyze the Watchtower's Armageddon doctrine. They teach that only JW's will be spared, which means that millions of children and babies will be slaughtered. Babies that can't even physically comprehend the "good news of the kingdom". These children will be lovingly slaughtered by Jehovah God and not be resurrected. It really takes a sociopathic mindset to accept this doctrine and not be even slightly troubled by it.
so i've read carl olof jonsson's books the gentile times reconcidered and sign of the last days when, also raymond franz's two books crisis of conscience and in search or cristian freedom.
i am now reading a book entitled the bible unearthed by neil asher silberman and israel finkelstien which has been interesting however it stops at the old testement.
i'm looking for reccomendations on books to read next that go into the historicity of the new testement particularly from an archaeological and historical point of view.. thanks..
