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The special talk is now BEFORE the Memorial
by wifibandit in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
august 11, 2017 to all bodies of elders re: 2018 memorial invitations and date of special talk .

fyi:.

the 2018 memorial will be held on saturday, march 31, 2018.. the 2019 memorial will be held on friday, april 19, 2019..
Muddy Waters

Why, they are just so special, my goodness.
... think of it... special talks for special occasions!
(Even if they are the same talks for the same occasions, only special. Same special but different. Sort of.)
Because, you see, the special talk could be given AFTER the special occasion; and now the special talk can be given BEFORE the special occasion!!
Is this not the incredible work of the almighty creator's own hands and mind?
Think of the scope and magnitude of such momentous announcements and arrangements. Incredible, I know!! I mean, who thinks of this brilliance?? All to the almighty's everlasting praise, of course.
Please see Jehovah's very own, special website for more details.
(Except he doesn't use his special, highly exalted name anymore, apparently prefers the initials of his very special followers....)
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Of all the bible characters would you like any as a friend ?
by Chook in
1. jw
2. experiences
tax collector guy might help out..
Muddy Waters

Noah is one person - I'd have a lot of questions for him!
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JW renaming things: "It's Not this, it's ....."
by Muddy Waters in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
this was brought up in another thread, but i thought it should have its own thread.

feel free to add your own observations and experience.

the jws are so duplicit, and they rename things to somehow justify their own irrationalities.
Muddy Waters

Or, They're not prophets, but during the great tribulation, the nations shall know "that a prophet had been in their midst."
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JW renaming things: "It's Not this, it's ....."
by Muddy Waters in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
this was brought up in another thread, but i thought it should have its own thread.

feel free to add your own observations and experience.

the jws are so duplicit, and they rename things to somehow justify their own irrationalities.
Muddy Waters

Thought of another one:
It's not masturbation, it's self-abuse.
Good grief.
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1975 and the burning question/s??
by UnshackleTheChains in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
ok. so i'm sitting there at the convention.

the video comes up about 1975 and the fact that the faithful brother in the video maintained his faith in the bible by adhering to the scripture that says:.

'no one knows the day or the hour as to when the lord is coming'.
Muddy Waters

I know, Chook! It's absolutely crazy! Are they TRYING to wake people up??!!??
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JW renaming things: "It's Not this, it's ....."
by Muddy Waters in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
this was brought up in another thread, but i thought it should have its own thread.

feel free to add your own observations and experience.

the jws are so duplicit, and they rename things to somehow justify their own irrationalities.
Muddy Waters

These are great, so true!
Pontoon, I am so sorry, I meant to like your post and my finger slipped on the dislike by mistake! And then I thought I could "toggle" it off, and then, eek, 2 dislikes showed up! I've hit "like" so hopefully it's all sorted out!! 😳
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JW renaming things: "It's Not this, it's ....."
by Muddy Waters in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
this was brought up in another thread, but i thought it should have its own thread.

feel free to add your own observations and experience.

the jws are so duplicit, and they rename things to somehow justify their own irrationalities.
Muddy Waters

This was brought up in another thread, but I thought it should have its own thread. Feel free to add your own observations and experience. The JWs are so duplicit, and they rename things to somehow justify their own irrationalities.
For example:
It's not a party, it's a get-together!
It's not a shower, it's a Welcome New Baby (or bride) celebration!
It's not a pagan wedding ring, it's a symbol of our love!
It's not a funeral, it's a "memorial talk"!
It's not a Christmas dinner, it's a meal with turkey we eat at Christmas (or Thanksgiving).
...
and the *worst* - hesitate to even say these:
...
It's not rape, it's fornication (especially if one did not scream).
It's not a criminal act of child sexual abuse, it's sin.
It's not domestic abuse, it's a matter of needing more subjection and respect for headship.
It's not a life-saving treatment, it's an abuse of blood.
😥
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Question for those who went to the RC
by joe134cd in
1. jw
2. experiences
i'm just curious with all the happy clapping that is now going on with the singing at the conventions.

what has been the reaction to it with the r&f.

has anyone ever commented that it reminded them of a pentecostal revival meeting.
Muddy Waters

Omg, Outlaw! So true!
It's not a party, it's a get-together!
It's not a shower, it's a Welcome New Baby (or bride) celebration!
It's not a pagan wedding ring, it's a symbol of our love!
It's not a funeral, it's a "memorial talk"
...
and the *worst* - hesitate to even say these:
...
It's not rape, it's fornication (especially if one did not scream)
It's not a criminal act of child sexual abuse, it's sin
It's not domestic abuse, it's a matter of needing more subjection and respect for headship
It's not a life-saving treatment, it's an abuse of blood
😥
...
PS -- You know, I think these should be collected in a new thread and we can all add to them.... Which I have just done:
https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/5728687389409280/jw-renaming-things-this
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March 22, 2017 TO ALL CONVENTION COMMITTEES Re: Discontinuation of Physical Distribution of Convention Releases
by wifibandit in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
march 22, 2017 to all convention committees re: discontinuation of physical distribution of convention releases.
Muddy Waters

The letter said they would stop the physical distribution of books at Conventions. But also said people could still order a physical copy of a release through their congregation, which I imagine will also be heavily discouraged, due to cost or such.
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A review of the WT study, "Do not let your love grow cold."
by doubtfull1799 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
a while ago someone (i forget who) was doing a series, a regular analysis, of wt studies from the current week.

i have't seen any for a while so i thought i'd contribute one.

have a bit of fun picking out all the unsubstantiated assertions and logical fallacies etc... so here goes: (if you enjoy it let me know and i might try doing another.
Muddy Waters

Nice work and summation, and explanations of all the logical fallacies - I am learning to spot errors like this, too, and isn't it great to recognize a false argument?!?
A while back we had a lady trying to get us into her MLM scheme (don't even know why we gave her the time of day) and she kept saying, "But don't you want to make a better life for yourself and your *grandchildren* by having more available money, etc...." which I immediately recognized as emotional manipulation, yay, and told her so! She had no response to that, ha.