I cried laughing at that. One of the best laughs in a long time.
I could hear him saying that crap as I read it.
Whats crazy is, he actually should be saying that since facial hair is so obviously masculine.
Can you say "traditions of men"?
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Anthony Morris's talk about beards and facial hair
by EndofMysteries ini just found an archive of one of anthony morris's talks back from 1916, (yes the man is that old), about facial hair.
obviously he recycles his talks as it will sound very similar to a recent rant of his!
"it's in america, and it's in europe, they have the metrosexual look.
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Forgiving Loans the Watchtower Way
by cofty inbank - thank you for maintaining your loan repayments for the past 3 years.
to show our appreciation we are forgiving the balance of your loan.
borrower - yeah!.
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The "forever" part is where it gets fictional real fast. The WT may explain it that way and hope for that, but they also try and say things like there will be an "equalizing" among the Congs. Well everybody feels like they are the cong in "need" as soon as money gets tight. So 99% of Congs don't feel bad when they don't meet the monthly pledge, because "mother" will take care of it. You know...With the "equalizing" stuff. -
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Forgiving Loans the Watchtower Way
by cofty inbank - thank you for maintaining your loan repayments for the past 3 years.
to show our appreciation we are forgiving the balance of your loan.
borrower - yeah!.
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Invisible Rulership - one of the dumbest things I ever believed in
by Black Man inhaving now been out of the cult for a few years, it really shocks me about some of the nonsense i used to believe in.
like for instance, christ ruling in the midst of his enemies, but doing so invisibly.. let's let that one sink in for a minute.
you've supposedly got a king who is ruling for a kingdom, but it is an invisible rule.
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Agreed... Especially considering they changed their tune after nothing visible happened. Convenient much?
It's a face-palm for sure.
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Give me 5 minutes to explain...
by pixel ini keep thinking about the time i will "come out" and tell my wife about this sick cult.
i don't know when that day will come, but knowing me i will seat down with her and ask her for 5 minutes to explain to her why we as a family has to get out.
my question is: what will you tell somebody in 5 minutes, that will convince that perdon that this is not a good religion to follow and that we have been deceived?.
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I actually talked my wife into having a discussion about some of the things that have been "bothering me". I went with the (ridiculous) scripture the whole "new light" crap comes from. I had her read the whole chapter in Proverbs and then tell me what she thought it was about. Thankfully she played along. She saw the obvious point that it was just contrasting a righteous person and a wicked person.
I then pointed out that this is the chapter where they get the teaching about "new light". She looked puzzled. I then pointed out the verse. She saw my point but said she would do some research.
I then said I have a problem with all the failed prophesies. Then I showed her that scripture in Deut. about how to determine a false prophet. She said, "Well you have something there, I have to admit it." Again, though she said she would do more research.
So that was my 5 minute episode (prob more like 15). My take on it is this. The stimulus of doubt probably can't come from outside the person. I think I planted some seeds, but nothing earth shattering.
It takes a person months of "studying" to become one. It takes at least that long to un-become one, I would say.
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It's real. Right off of Jdub dot org
I know ...it's unbelievable. Same crap different day. Obvious distraction technique to keep the r&f occupied while they downsize.
Lol...
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Notice the word "Student" is on the slip.
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New Watchtower Propaganda and hate speech destroying families (Feb 2016 WT)
by Daniel1555 inthe following is a paragraph from the new february study watchtower article "learn from jehovah's loyal servants.".
7 a conflict of loyalties may arise when a close relative is disfellowshipped.
for example, a sister named anne [1] received a telephone call from her disfellowshipped mother.
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Yeah they are doubling down on the control. It is a sign of desperation as has been pointed out.
They have painted themselves into a corner. When you proclaim that the almighty of the universe is backing you and you only, then "downsizing" (which is exactly what the organization is doing) is impossible to explain. Why the hell would God downsize? Because of their money and legal problems they are getting more criticism than ever. And lets face it, just about anybody can see the problems at this point. You don't have to drag out old books from a century ago to make an "apostate" point or win a debate. And all signs are that the problems are only going to get worse.
Less than a year ago we had a quick elders school (one day) and one of the main points was for elders to disfellowship quicker and reinstate slower. That is to get rid of dissent quickly and instill more fear by keeping the people that dared to disagree out even longer.
So they are doubling down on the bully tactics to preserve their hold on the flock. I don't think there is any stopping the downward spiral they are in at this point, though. But unfortunately they will try.... with medieval crap like this WT describes. In the foreseeable future they will increasingly act like a cult and thus will increasingly face criticism for being one.
Oh, what a tangled web we weave....
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Dissenters in Watchtower History: Differing Departures
by slimboyfat ini'm reading an excellent book about defectors from the mormon church called differing visions: dissenters in mormon history.
through a collection of essays from many academic authors it looks at the life stories of dissenters and reasons for departure, as well as analysing the impact of their dissent on the church itself.
fascinating stuff and makes me wish there was a similar volume looking at the key dissenters from jws/watchtower and the impact they had.
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SBF is being sarcastic about Cedars.
