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  July 2016 CLAM videos

  by wifibandit in

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  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p46pnudcub0.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpqeptnux3o.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iijg_-bz-k8.

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  Thanks!
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  WT on Discipline

  by ttdtt in

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  the watchtower has always been deceptive in that it kinda says what sounds right - but what it really means is obvious to the rank and file.like in the x-files when the gov keeping "plausible denial" at all times.. this month highlights an article to help parents - "teaching children to obey".. https://www.jw.org/en/publications/magazines/g201505/teach-children-obedience-bible/.

  first off that phrase offends me - i know the wt feels children are "arrows" for fathers to aim, and not people who are to be nurtured to become their own unique person making choices that are right for them when they mature.

  and - they love the word obey!

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  WTWizard - I have seen and heard kids getting beat in the bathroom of the KH - made my blood boil.
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  WT on Discipline

  by ttdtt in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the watchtower has always been deceptive in that it kinda says what sounds right - but what it really means is obvious to the rank and file.like in the x-files when the gov keeping "plausible denial" at all times.. this month highlights an article to help parents - "teaching children to obey".. https://www.jw.org/en/publications/magazines/g201505/teach-children-obedience-bible/.

  first off that phrase offends me - i know the wt feels children are "arrows" for fathers to aim, and not people who are to be nurtured to become their own unique person making choices that are right for them when they mature.

  and - they love the word obey!

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  fastJehu thanks for the comment:)

  To bad they didnt use that scripture instead of:
  13 Do not hold back discipline from a boy.If you strike him with the rod, he will not die.

  But when you tell people who are used to beating their kids (not necessarily) it means its ok to hit your kids.

  Also many people have no idea how to "rebuke" their child in a way that teaches and not scares.
  
  
  
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  WT on Discipline

  by ttdtt in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the watchtower has always been deceptive in that it kinda says what sounds right - but what it really means is obvious to the rank and file.like in the x-files when the gov keeping "plausible denial" at all times.. this month highlights an article to help parents - "teaching children to obey".. https://www.jw.org/en/publications/magazines/g201505/teach-children-obedience-bible/.

  first off that phrase offends me - i know the wt feels children are "arrows" for fathers to aim, and not people who are to be nurtured to become their own unique person making choices that are right for them when they mature.

  and - they love the word obey!

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  Thank you Listener!

  When you think about it, it's kinda strange that there is no education about how to be a parent.
  Parents often talk about "how there is no manual for it".

  Why not?
  

  What would do more good than making sure future parents know the basics about children and child psychology?

  We teach driver's ed, but no parents ed:)

  FYI - when kids say - "I don't know why I did it..." They are almost always telling the truth.
  A review of brain development would let you know that - and a little child psychology would help you to know how to help kids work to making better decisions as they grow, and their brain develops, and they start to get the ability to do more.
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  WT on Discipline

  by ttdtt in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the watchtower has always been deceptive in that it kinda says what sounds right - but what it really means is obvious to the rank and file.like in the x-files when the gov keeping "plausible denial" at all times.. this month highlights an article to help parents - "teaching children to obey".. https://www.jw.org/en/publications/magazines/g201505/teach-children-obedience-bible/.

  first off that phrase offends me - i know the wt feels children are "arrows" for fathers to aim, and not people who are to be nurtured to become their own unique person making choices that are right for them when they mature.

  and - they love the word obey!

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  Violence is never appropriate in any household.

  Hitting kids is not discipline.
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  WT on Discipline

  by ttdtt in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the watchtower has always been deceptive in that it kinda says what sounds right - but what it really means is obvious to the rank and file.like in the x-files when the gov keeping "plausible denial" at all times.. this month highlights an article to help parents - "teaching children to obey".. https://www.jw.org/en/publications/magazines/g201505/teach-children-obedience-bible/.

  first off that phrase offends me - i know the wt feels children are "arrows" for fathers to aim, and not people who are to be nurtured to become their own unique person making choices that are right for them when they mature.

  and - they love the word obey!

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  The watchtower has always been deceptive in that it kinda says what sounds right - but what it really means is obvious to the rank and file.
  Like in the X-Files when the gov keeping "plausible denial" at all times.

  This month highlights an article to help parents - "Teaching Children to Obey".

  https://www.jw.org/en/publications/magazines/g201505/teach-children-obedience-bible/
  

  First off that phrase offends me - I know the WT feels children are "arrows" for fathers to aim, and not people who are to be nurtured to become their own unique person making choices that are right for them when they mature.

  And - they love the word OBEY!
  They want young and old to alike to OBEY the GB, so you must start that power structure at birth.

  Second, GB Lord Jackson testified to the ARC that JWs don't condone hitting kids as punishment. Sounds good - but not the case at all. So here is an excerpt from this "wonderful article".

  Employ discipline. One dictionary defines discipline as “training which produces obedience or self-control, often in the form of rules and punishments if these are broken.” Of course, discipline should never be unreasonable or abusive. On the other hand, it should not be vague or inconsequential, leaving the child with no incentive to change.—Bible principle: Proverbs 23:13.

  Those words sound ok - but what is "unreasonable" and "abusive" largely depends on a person's opinion, and the culture they come from. I know plenty of "friends" who talk about how important giving uppity kids a "whooping" is.
  

  Is the WT against that? Well they may say if questioned that - no we are not saying to hit your kids - maybe, but look at the scripture they use to defend their stance on discipline. Prov 23:13

  13 Do not hold back discipline from a boy.If you strike him with the rod, he will not die.

  Actually Mr. Bible writer - many many many kids have died because an angry parent or guardian has STRUCK them!

  And this scripture is not talking about "non-corpral-punishent" - it talks about hitting someone with a ROD, it's very clear.

  Gee - I am sure that's the way Jesus would want you to act with a 4 year old who spills the milk again, right?

  When once confronting and elder about hitting kids being disgusting, and point out that "I will never believe that's the way Jesus would discipline a kid", his answer was - "well Jesus was perfect".

  I just shook my head.

  Not only does this article show that the WT is still stuck in the 1920s, but it show the bible is in NO WAY a book inspired by some awesome loving all knowing deity.

  It's just a horrible book filled with horrible examples of god and his followers (who by the way did way worse things than the pagan nations around them) filled with horrible advice on every aspect of life. So what that in a few of its books it has some nice poetry in it? Big deal, so do lots of other books.

  The earth will never be a peace untill the bible and all the other "holy books" are eliminated from use and forgotten forever.
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  "Life is so hard!...tribulation and problems abound!" Persecution complex of witnesses.....

  by stuckinarut2 in

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  the meeting this week is mind-blowing in the way it fuels the crippling "persecution complex" of witnesses!.

  paragraph 1 set the theme with this gem:.

  does it shock you that you can expect to face many tribulations before you gain the prize of everlasting life?

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  It's an Us vs Them Strategy.

  JWs imagine that everything that does not go their way is because of "this old system" or "satan" giving proof (in their twisted minds) that they are gods people.

  When a cult is successful at doing this - they their followers will go along with anything they are told to do or think. Since the whole world (including the kids at school - and your workmates) are under satans influence, and he rules the world, they ANY info not coming from the WT is obviously corrupt. So all arguments are 1 sided.
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  Fierce controversy over pastor's remarks about Orlando attack

  by opusdei1972 in

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  http://www.cbsnews.com/news/mass-shooting-orlando-gay-club-pulse-fierce-controversy-over-pastors-remarks-about-orlando-attack/.

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  I know quite a few JW who feel the same way sadly.
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  Ever-changing teachings of Jehovah's Witnesses - probably the most comprehensive compendium about Watchtower doctrinal changes

  by WTS Archive in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  two days ago a new book was released for download, called "ever-changing teachings of jehovah's witnesses".

  it was originally written by a polish jw scholar (who never was a jw himself) włodzimierz bednarski, with a help from szymon matusiak, who was a jw and an elder, and is a result of years of labourious work to compile quotes regarding every single doctrine the book describes.

  it covers the most important changes in years 1879—2015.

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  Thank you!
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  Criticism of Jehovah's Witnesses Wikipedia

  by Brokeback Watchtower in

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  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/criticism_of_jehovah%27s_witnesses.

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  Wiki is by far the best site for helping JWs wake up.
  It was very helpful to me since I could not say it was "apostates" who wrote it.