Does it matter who designed it? The content is the issue not the design of the website, which as you stated is not the worst or best that is out there. The WT is in the middle to end of a massive rebranding operation...lets just see how it plays out.
XBEHERE
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JW.ORG has jehovahs backing
by antes8080 inbeen hearing this from various people from the cong that jw.org is a clear sign that god is directing the org.. i have various friends in the it dept not only in brooklyn but mexico and colombia, just a fact there is 5 to 6 it dept all over the world that give support to jworgie 24/7... so i have ask them how they came up with the website wich is not the best but not the worst by far.
all four of them told me the same story, there is a brother in florida that is profesor of some kind computer class and as project he made them work on the website so students of these college helped launch this site.. so more like jah backing it has more like satan backing...
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From the mouth of the Ayatollah
by Pistoff inthere has been more than a few posts about anthony morris iii and his talk about tight pants, spanx (spandex?
) and bethel as a destination vacation.. after the initial bewilderment and laughing about his diatribe, it is more clear to me that this was not about modest clothing choices, or spiritual priorities.. it was designed and succeeded as a slap in the face of all who listened.. the things he talked about are just not on the normal radar of anyone who listened.. i can recall nowhere in writing that ever encouraged families to go to bethel before disneyworld, mgm, etc; nowhere that talks about leggings or modern cut men's suits (it is just fashion, after all), or women wearing exercise clothing in public.
(on a side note, i have been to assemblies, there are just not many of us who could wear tight clothing and not look like stuffed sausage, so how many people was he aiming at here?).
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They just arnt lapping it up as they used too in my area and my area was very very hard core for a long time.
I Agree, with the exception of those few die-hards. Not 2 months or so after this talk I was invited to someone's home for dinner and the sister that did the inviting had spandex pants on the whole time I was there. Her husband was dressed as your typical "off-duty" elder in khakis and a golf shirt but his wife was in "spanx" panty lines and all.
JW's in general, do not seem to care as much as they used to. They may not vocalize it, they may criticize those who are vocal, but by their actions they are showing that they know some of this drivel is non sense.
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What really is the overall objective?
by My Name is of No Consequence inone cant help but notice all of the dramatic changes thathave been happening to the organization.
this is not the religion that i grewup in.
im not saying that the religion that i grew up in was better, justdifferent.
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XBEHERE
It really is quite fascinating when you look at the WT Org's history, particularly when the majority of the GB has had a turnover. Russell, then he died and when JFR took over there was a schism and the ones that continued to believe in Russell's teachings were labeled "apostates" while the one's that embraced JFR's changes were renamed Jehovah's Witnesses.
JFR hired a new prophet named Fred Franz to be his main writer and doctrine maker...this continued after JFR's death with Knorr also using Freddie. Under Freddie and Knorr they expanded the GB with hand picked individuals who for the most part followed Freddie's lead.
Finally after Knorr and then Freddie died this hand picked GB continued for a while holding the mantle but also making some changes then they eventually had to fill in replacements with their hand picked friends. Then they started dying off so these hand picked friends made more changes, and so and so forth until here we are today.
It seemed to me that many of the changes started with Ted Jaracz's death and continued until some of Ted's closest, hand picked GB members were out numbered then more changes happened. Might be a coincidence but seems like with the death of Guy Pierce in particular changes have be in overdrive.
It all remains to be seen what will happen when Losch, Splane, Herd die off and what their replacements will then do.
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JW TV is the reason for the hysteria in the KH
by campaign of hate inif you, like me, have noticed the sudden increase in hysteria in the khs right now, i put it down to that jw tv site.
its's far more extensive than i thought it was, i thought it was just 1, 1 hour program a month.
there's a s*** load of videos on that site.. and the real problem, from just watching a clip from each video, is that these guys are clearly "mentally unstable".
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XBEHERE
There is only a small percentage of JW's that really can be considered "hardcore" these days. While that Jim Jones pic above is interesting I seriously doubt that any command like that would ever be issued let alone followed. This is a cult but not an extreme cult in that sense, the few wack-jobs aside.
The only real issue I have with the JW Broadcasting, being that I am still an active JW, is that this is just one more thing to guilt trip people about on the congregation level. Now, before and after the meetings and during F/S this is how the conversations go: "hey good point in the latest broadcast right?" "wow did you catch that interview or that morning worship video.. so hard hitting" In other words this is turning into a way to identify "spiritually weak" individuals in the congregation. It is clever.
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I hope Armageddon doesn't come before the new Star Wars movie comes out
by Zoos inever had this thought about an upcoming movie?.
and then i would feel guilty for putting my entertainment desires ahead of god's kingdom.. .
shameless!.
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lol.. I really used to think about that when I was growing up since we had to wait like 3 years in between them. Now I feel the same way but instead its "I hope I don't die before the sequel trilogy is completed" screw Armageddon. -
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Watchtower buys apt complex in Fishkill, NY
by lostinthought inhttp://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/story/news/local/2014/12/22/jehovahs-witnesses-buy-fishkill-rivercrest-apartments/20788311/.
jehovah's witnesses now owns a major apartment complex in the town of fishkill.. tenants say they've been told their leases will not be renewed.. the sale of the 250-unit rivercrest luxury apartments closed dec. 3, the deed on file at the dutchess county clerk's office shows.
while sale price is not stated, the transfer tax indicates a transaction for $57 million.. rivercrest is a modern development west of route 9d just north of beacon and was a project of avr realty, which also developed other housing and commercial spaces in that area as well as projects in eight states.. the sale deed is between rivercrest development llc, based in yonkers, and watchtower bible and tract society of new york, inc. as the buyer.
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XBEHERE
Yeah, throw the worldly scum out onto the street! Bird food is wall they are, bird food!
This would likely be no different if it were another company purchasing this complex. Its business, granted you'd think so-called christians would be a little more kind but it is what it is.
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Governing Body at Bethel and their daily routine
by Tenacious ini never had the privilege to serve at bethel .. therefore, community help is greatly appreciated friends.. do the gb members have their own living quarters separate from the average jw?.
does their "busy" schedule permit field service, if yes, how many hours a month?.
how long are their weekly wednesday meetings?.
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Whoa take it easy on the NYC bashing people, its a great city.
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Governing Body at Bethel and their daily routine
by Tenacious ini never had the privilege to serve at bethel .. therefore, community help is greatly appreciated friends.. do the gb members have their own living quarters separate from the average jw?.
does their "busy" schedule permit field service, if yes, how many hours a month?.
how long are their weekly wednesday meetings?.
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When I served in Brooklyn I saw Jaracz, Shroeder and their wives out doing street work, not together, a few times in downtown Brooklyn.
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1 Corinthians 11:3
by XBEHERE inrnwt "but i want you to know that the head of every man is the christ; in turn the head of a woman is the man; in turn, the head of the christ is god.".
sexism aside, how does the wt/gb explain their absolute power over the sheeples based on this scripture?
where are they located in the model listed in that scrtipture?
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rNWT "But I want you to know that the head of every man is the Christ; in turn the head of a woman is the man; in turn, the head of the Christ is God."
Sexism aside, how does the WT/GB explain their absolute power over the sheeples based on this scripture? Where are they located in the model listed in that scrtipture? Am I missing something?
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crisis of conscience
by venting inif you were going to skip some parts of this book which ones would they be?
whats the best part?
i know i sound lazy, but i can't read this in bed next to my wife.
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Agreed, all of it is good. Try to find the time, I sneaked around and read it in about 4 days and I am mentally free now. Physically is taking much, much, much, much, much longer than 4 days.