Posts by DisgruntledFool

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A talk about 1975 from 1972

by Nostromo in

everybody knows the famous "stay alive still 75" audio clip but here is a clip from 1972 with english subtitles.

harold mouritz was the branch committee member in finland when he gave this talk.

later he became the coordinator of the australian branch.

DisgruntledFool

I think you missed one, Harold:

"The year 1925 is a date definitely and clearly marked in Scripture, even more clearly than

that of 1914..." - Watchtower July 15, 1924 page 211

A+ for EFFORT.

F- for truthfulness of content and historical accuracy.

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Is a member of the Jehovah's Witnesses marries a disfellowshipped person, what is the outcome?

by EdenOne in

hello all.. i need a quick answer, and also a solid reference in the literature, please.. if a jw marries an unbeliever, there is reproof, it's frowned upon, it's disloyal, there will be loss of privileges, etc, but there's no other more serious consequences.

but, in a scenario where two people are free to marry, but one is a baptized jw and the other is disfellowshipped / disassociated, what are the consequences?.

thanks for your help.. r..

DisgruntledFool

stan livedeath...you certainly have a way with words. One might even call you a cunning linguist.

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Patterson New Visitor Centre & Museum Announced

by raymond frantz in

https://www.jwupdates.com/post/new-patterson-visitor-center-and-first-century-museum.

january 1, 2024, marked the official opening of the patterson visitor center, located at the watchtower educational center in patterson, new york, u.s.a. the feature museum of the visitors’ center is entitled “first-century bible village.” brother isaiah miller, who works in the museum department at bethel, said: “the bible village was designed to provide everyone with a realistic and educational experience.

studies show that interactive learning has a powerful effect on people of all ages.” after her tour, one visitor exclaimed: “this museum made me feel like i had been transported back to the land of ancient israel.

DisgruntledFool

Soon there may be an entire wing dedicated to the Governing Body depicting members both past and present. The subtitle will read: Jehovah's Witnesses Governing Body - A Collection of FAKERS, FOOLS, FRAUDS and FUCK-UPS.

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Patterson New Visitor Centre & Museum Announced

by raymond frantz in

https://www.jwupdates.com/post/new-patterson-visitor-center-and-first-century-museum.

january 1, 2024, marked the official opening of the patterson visitor center, located at the watchtower educational center in patterson, new york, u.s.a. the feature museum of the visitors’ center is entitled “first-century bible village.” brother isaiah miller, who works in the museum department at bethel, said: “the bible village was designed to provide everyone with a realistic and educational experience.

studies show that interactive learning has a powerful effect on people of all ages.” after her tour, one visitor exclaimed: “this museum made me feel like i had been transported back to the land of ancient israel.

DisgruntledFool

"My favorite part of the tour ", said DisgruntledFool, "was the adults only section. I especially enjoyed the scene depicting King David committing adultery with Bathsheba, plotting her husbands murder and then being forgiven by Jehovah while other men who committed lesser crimes were stoned to death. As an Elder, this gives me insight into how to handle modern day moral indiscretions; especially those committed by my fellow Elders."

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The Jehovah's Witness religion has ''Jumped the Shark''

by RULES & REGULATIONS in

what does jump the shark mean?.

the phrase “jump the shark” is a term in pop culture that originated from the tv show “happy days” and is used to describe a decline in quality.

it refers to the moment when a tv show or other product has reached its peak and starts to decline in quality.

DisgruntledFool

Cousin Oliver Syndrome...you might be on to something, Not Former.

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Looking for Watchtower Quotations

by Vanderhoven7 in

this thread could be used regularly for people looking for specific quotations from watchtower literature.. right now i'm looking for a quotation which says it is the duty of clergy to point out errors in wt messages.. there is also one which says that religions which claim to offer salvation to millions should allow scrutiny..

DisgruntledFool

You're welcome, Van...my pleasure!

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Looking for Watchtower Quotations

by Vanderhoven7 in

this thread could be used regularly for people looking for specific quotations from watchtower literature.. right now i'm looking for a quotation which says it is the duty of clergy to point out errors in wt messages.. there is also one which says that religions which claim to offer salvation to millions should allow scrutiny..

DisgruntledFool

"It is not a form of religious persecution for anyone to say and to show that another religion is false. It is not religious persecution for an informed person to expose publicly a certain religion as being false..."- The Watchtower Nov. 15, 1963 pg 688

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Snakes had legs until Eden curse! Watchtower 1880 till 1974!!!

by Witness 007 in

often flicking through watchtower bound volumes i would see pictures of eden which shows the snake in the tree of knowledge with legs??

even the photo drama of creation shows a snake with legs.. watchtower 1964 p.352 "genisis 3;14 {snake}on your belly you will go and dust you shall eat...before god curse it the snake had legs, that elivated it above the ground...god transformed it's body so that it ceased to have legs and was able to move on it's belly.".

god's eternal purpose 1974 "god did not put a curse on the whole serpent family...it had only been victimized by satan.. forrest gump watchtower science is price-less!.

DisgruntledFool

It is my understanding that this was not a belief unique to Jehovah's Witnesses. My best friend, who was raised a Baptist, told me that she learned this same foolishness in Sunday School when she was a child back in the 1950's.

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Jehovah changes directions in ''field service hours'' resonsibilty and assignments

by RULES & REGULATIONS in

https://jws-library.one/?file=data/1943/w_e_19430701/w_e_19430701.html#bookmark2.

https://jws-library.one/?list=publications&pubid=w_e_19430701&year=1943.

these expressions of god’s will by his king and through his established agency constitute his law or rule of action for the “faithful and wise servant” and for their goodwill companions today who will dwell upon the earth for ever in the new world.

DisgruntledFool

I first came across this in the Winter of 74/75 in the Watchtower Farms library one evening while I was doing research/personal study. Needless to say this led to many, many sleepless nights for me and started me on the path to my first 'nervous breakdown'. The Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses has always been and will always be made up of FAKERS, FOOLS, FRAUDS AND FUCK-UPS and nothing will ever change my mind about this opinion.

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Governing Body's failed doctrines blamed on Jehovah's gradual revealment

by RULES & REGULATIONS in

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nh9w8zmgli0.

( starts at the 21:00 minute mark ) governing body member jeffrey winder reveals the real reason for the failed doctrines throughout the watchtower's 150 year history.

he claims that the governing body are neither inspired or infallible.. the governing body do not need to apologize for getting doctrines wrong.. the governing body ''do their best with what they have and what they understand at the time.''.

DisgruntledFool

"Blame it on Jehovah!" - RULES & REGULATIONS

"You have fooled me,

O Jehovah, and I was fooled" - Jeremiah 20:7 NWT Revised 2013