just found this chart on reddit here: reddit.
and here's a copy:.
what i find scary is that... it's accurate.
Tony Morris's put down of critical thinking from JW TV:
“It’s kind of amazing that once you learn critical thinking, once you remove yourself from it and then take another look from a different perspective. How manipulative it is! How the ‘double think’ is right there in your face.”
What right has anyone to govern anything with an intellect of such staggering poverty?
somewhere in the bible it says; the wages of sin is death.. just death.
not pain or anguish or agonising illnesses.
so , why do we have to endure all of the heart-breaking torment that goes along with life?
Sylvia you're not the descendant of Russell's love child are you?
i don't think this topic has been discussed before but yesterday i read something to the effect that trump wants a human mission to mars to be completed within his presidency.. with that being said, the watchtower teaches that what started on earth ends on earth, in other words, the fall of adam and eve would end with the passing of the 1,000 year millennial reign when christ destroys all his enemies, rebellious "perfect" humans, and the devil and his demons who are let out the abyss for a short while.
he then hands the kingdom back to his father.
an elder in my old congregation once told us during a public talk that he was an ardent astronomer but then referenced the scripture where it says, "the earth he has given to the sons of men" (psalms 115:16).
Bible prophecy has already been invalidated. There are no unambiguous fulfilments of Bible prophecy yet on the other hand there are a hundreds of prophecy failures from the Garden of Eden right through to Revelation.
somewhere in the bible it says; the wages of sin is death.. just death.
not pain or anguish or agonising illnesses.
so , why do we have to endure all of the heart-breaking torment that goes along with life?
The concept of sin is a very clever invention. It means that by creating guilt, religious leaders can both control their flocks and also collect payments for doing so.
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Who needs yet more "Bible teaching"? Less would be preferable.
i'm a little dumb struck to see that donald trump's first cross word against russia are in support of the jws.. http://fox-news24.com/trump-warns-russia-over-jehovahs-witnesses-ban-and-urges-members-to-seek-asylum-in-the-us/.
is this because trump genuinely values freedom of religion?
or is it because his son in law jared kushner has financial dealings with the jws?
Fake news makers and the Watchtower make good bedfellows.
the article is now in english.
please let me know what you think.. http://verdadtj.com/atalaya/russell-not-a-freemason.php.
That's the one Finky, it shows the undressed stone at the back where normally it would be smooth.
How interesting that the view aligning the rough headstone with the pyramid and with the new Masonic temple beyond, could easily be interpreted (or mis-interpreted) as fully Masonic in influence.
i'm a little dumb struck to see that donald trump's first cross word against russia are in support of the jws.. http://fox-news24.com/trump-warns-russia-over-jehovahs-witnesses-ban-and-urges-members-to-seek-asylum-in-the-us/.
is this because trump genuinely values freedom of religion?
or is it because his son in law jared kushner has financial dealings with the jws?
Trump empathises with the idea that companies should not be prevented from making millions of Dollars out of property income, even nasty global businesses like the Watchtower Organization Property Scam (WOPS).
Possibly by selling some of the old Brooklyn HQ to the Trump family gave the JWorg an opening to smooth the way for their own political and business ambitions.
Incidentally what a "fine" slimy over the top presentation Semonian gives with his emotive talk and gesturing.
the article is now in english.
please let me know what you think.. http://verdadtj.com/atalaya/russell-not-a-freemason.php.
How many headstones does this man have? Or is the reverse side different? There exists one with a photo of Russell in profile and the undressed stone below it. I'll have to find the photo now.
the article is now in english.
please let me know what you think.. http://verdadtj.com/atalaya/russell-not-a-freemason.php.
I understood he had Masonic leanings earlier in life and no doubt Masonic sentiments influenced his values to some extent such as the idea of an exclusive brotherhood and the notion of gaining esoteric knowledge from hidden sources e.g. the Bible and the pyramids of Gizeh. His trick was to claim to be the conduit for interpreting these things.
Just one thing I noticed a couple of days ago; Russell's actual headstone bearing his photograph is only half finished, deliberately so, he wasn't short of cash!
As it happens my great grandfather's grave is the same with the dressing of the lower half of the stone left rough (in pink granite, Russell's favourite stone) and my grandfather with his unusual secular grave, was a high flying Mason.
In gravestone lore, to have a stone unfinished can mean going from material to a spirit life, especially if the inscription is not complete or it can be a Masonic symbol of the incompletion of the Temple building-- at least that was how I understood it to be.
Is there anyone here better versed in these things than I am?
Russell was not a practising Mason but he was not beyond using symbols as he saw fit or did someone else choose his headstone? I imagine the autocrat Russell chose his own.
