Posts by joey jojo

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International convention in Poland

by FadeToBlack in

get ready for the big time!

my wife has already been to several special training sessions this year in preparation for the big event.

several saturday sessions at the assembly hall in warsaw.

Should Reparations Be Given To Relatives of Slaves?

by minimus in

jw
friends

some people say that’s the least we should do while others say no way!

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what do you think about dispensing reparations?

joey jojo

During the period of slavery, life was tougher and crime and punishment was brutal for everyone.

Children were still being hung for crimes in England, flogging was a common sentence.

All of us have ancestors that have suffered atrocities because of ethnic differences or religious differences. It's not fair and it's immoral. I guess the question is, at what point does it become unhealthy and unhelpful to keep rehashing the past?

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Post Your Favorite Misheard Lyrics

by APieceOfShitNamedTate in

@0:53 - "she got dishes, she got fish sticks and snacks/got it ready for the willy, got a chicken in the back.".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krp_fqcmsva .

joey jojo

Elton John's "Tiny Dancer".

'hold me closer Tony Danza' ;)

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JW .org now want children's monthly allowance and create own 'donation box" ! 🗳💵

by Nathan R. Koppe in

this video represents the latest specimen in a relentless stream of propaganda material targeting children,.

the “become jehovah’s friend” series first launched in 2012 with a video aimed at guilt-tripping kids into believing that plastic wizard toys are satanic.. then, another cartoon has shown caleb and sophia essentially being threatened with death if they don’t pay attention at meetings.. in lesson 19, sophia was reminded of the importance of being generous by donating her 'ice cream money'!

to the jw .org 'worldwide work'.. (https://www.jw.org/en/bible-teachings/children/become-jehovahs-friend/videos/be-generous).

joey jojo

Thanks, I see what you mean.

👍

With all the downsizing, it wouldn't be a stretch to no longer see a hard copy of the Wt.

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JW .org now want children's monthly allowance and create own 'donation box" ! 🗳💵

by Nathan R. Koppe in

this video represents the latest specimen in a relentless stream of propaganda material targeting children,.

the “become jehovah’s friend” series first launched in 2012 with a video aimed at guilt-tripping kids into believing that plastic wizard toys are satanic.. then, another cartoon has shown caleb and sophia essentially being threatened with death if they don’t pay attention at meetings.. in lesson 19, sophia was reminded of the importance of being generous by donating her 'ice cream money'!

to the jw .org 'worldwide work'.. (https://www.jw.org/en/bible-teachings/children/become-jehovahs-friend/videos/be-generous).

joey jojo

Hi Blondie,

Nathan said in his post there are rumours of the watchtower and awake magazines being made obsolete after a century.

Just wondering where that rumour came from.

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JW .org now want children's monthly allowance and create own 'donation box" ! 🗳💵

by Nathan R. Koppe in

this video represents the latest specimen in a relentless stream of propaganda material targeting children,.

the “become jehovah’s friend” series first launched in 2012 with a video aimed at guilt-tripping kids into believing that plastic wizard toys are satanic.. then, another cartoon has shown caleb and sophia essentially being threatened with death if they don’t pay attention at meetings.. in lesson 19, sophia was reminded of the importance of being generous by donating her 'ice cream money'!

to the jw .org 'worldwide work'.. (https://www.jw.org/en/bible-teachings/children/become-jehovahs-friend/videos/be-generous).

joey jojo

What rumours are there about the watchtower being made obsolete?

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Has God broken the Sabbath?

by joey jojo in

in the early 80's, i remember a district convention drama that featured the story of the guy that was stoned to death for gathering sticks on the sabbath.

i thought it was kind of harsh because it wasn't like the guy was doing any real work like building anything, or plowing a field.. if we accept that god is perfect, then surely he would set the example of keeping the sabbath in a perfect way.

the word sabbath means inactivity as far as i can tell and this leads me to ask a question about things god has done during his rest day that seem like work to me.. .

joey jojo

Hey TD.

I personally don't see new language as an act of creation because languages evolve anyway. Although if God caused it to happen directly, as in the case of the tower of Babel, then you are right, it seems like another account of God causing something to occur which would be incompatible with a day of rest.

What I find frustrating is how rest is interpreted. You mention resting from creating things is a way various groups interpret a Sabbath, yet as Diogenesister pointed out, gathering sticks hardly qualifies as creating anything.

On the surface it seems that humans are being held to a higher standard than God when it comes to observing a rest day.

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Has God broken the Sabbath?

by joey jojo in

in the early 80's, i remember a district convention drama that featured the story of the guy that was stoned to death for gathering sticks on the sabbath.

i thought it was kind of harsh because it wasn't like the guy was doing any real work like building anything, or plowing a field.. if we accept that god is perfect, then surely he would set the example of keeping the sabbath in a perfect way.

the word sabbath means inactivity as far as i can tell and this leads me to ask a question about things god has done during his rest day that seem like work to me.. .

joey jojo

From what I have read about the way Jews follow the Sabbath, it is expressly forbidden to sew, skin an animal or cut patterns, yet God apparently did just that for Adam and Eve.

The scripture in Genesis states God made the garments, not anyone else.

I have also heard a lot said from JW land and other Christian commentators, about how God must have changed something in the chemistry of animals because before sin entered the world they were all vegetarians.

Once you factor in all the miracles attributed to God, as well as all the other stuff, it seems like a lot of work for a day of inactivity.

I wonder how many followers of the old testament have been, or still are being persecuted for not following the Sabbath to the letter?

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Has God broken the Sabbath?

by joey jojo in

in the early 80's, i remember a district convention drama that featured the story of the guy that was stoned to death for gathering sticks on the sabbath.

i thought it was kind of harsh because it wasn't like the guy was doing any real work like building anything, or plowing a field.. if we accept that god is perfect, then surely he would set the example of keeping the sabbath in a perfect way.

the word sabbath means inactivity as far as i can tell and this leads me to ask a question about things god has done during his rest day that seem like work to me.. .

joey jojo

In the early 80's, I remember a district convention drama that featured the story of the guy that was stoned to death for gathering sticks on the sabbath. I thought it was kind of harsh because it wasn't like the guy was doing any real work like building anything, or plowing a field.

If we accept that God is perfect, then surely he would set the example of keeping the sabbath in a perfect way. The word Sabbath means inactivity as far as I can tell and this leads me to ask a question about things God has done during his rest day that seem like work to me.

How do we explain away God making it rain? Apparently, God had to make it rain to cause the world to flood because the mechanism wasn't there.

What about the sun standing still? I'm no scientist but I would think that the only way to make that happen would be to cause the Sun to suddenly revolve the Earth. If God simply stopped the earth from spinning, everything on the earth would be flung eastwards at 1600 km/ hr.

Manna that fell from the sky. This must qualify as an act of creation? Food falling from the sky was something that had never happened before and hasn't happened since. It was a new creation.

God made clothes for Adam and Eve.

He parted the Red Sea.

He raised his son from the dead.

I could go on but hopefully you can see where Im coming from.

All of these things seem like the opposite of inactivity to me.

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Did your congregation ever throw special parties exclusively for Pioneers?

by Tenacious in

i'm trying to remember if these parties were a direct instruction from hq or if this was something on a local level.. i remember i attended at least 2 of these parties and we also would bring them gifts.

i saw them no different than a bday party (elevating someone to idolatry level).. if anyone else remembers these parties please let me know.

if there's a letter out there somewhere from hq that would be even better.

joey jojo

Remember Rod Spinks from the Australian Royal Commission?

He had a bus drivers licence back in the day and he used to organise groups of young ones to take on tours. You could only go if you were a pioneer, or he deemed you to be of good character.