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  NT citations and allusions to Apocrypha

  by Doug Mason in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  documents produced during the second temple period included writings such as 1 enoch, jubilees, and sirach.

  apostle paul lived during the very late stage of that period.the first century jews, including those who accepted jesus as the promised messiah, regarded these writings very highly.this list provides the locations in the new testament documents that either cite or allude to these second temple writings.. http://www.jwstudies.com/nt_citation_and_allusions_to_apocrypha.pdf .

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  Blade R

  Thanks for this interesting contribution.

  More and more evidence that "the writings" are a product of the human being formed in an arbitrary way and where the divine intervention is only a statement without evidence or any support.

  Good job!!
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  Blade Runner mentioned in the Watchtower

  by ThomasCovenant in

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  2. friends

  can anyone remember or point me to a quote in either the watchtower or awake where they spoke adversely about some of the violent scenes in the original blade runner film.

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  thanks.

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  Blade R

  No pude dejar de comentar aquí, jajaja.

  Blade Runner siempre ha sido una de mis películas favoritas. Lo vi en 1983 y, aunque ya era testigo de Jehová, era la primera vez que sentía una conmoción en "la fuerza", como si algo no estuviera bien en mis creencias.
  

  Sigue siendo una de las películas que más me gusta.
  

  Blade R.

  P.D. Gracias por las referencias AverageJoe1
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  GDPR Day

  by Phoebe in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so, it's may 25th - gdpr day.

  has anyone had a last minute visit from the elders?.

  i've been out shopping and i have come home to find a note pushed through the door saying two elders and one elder's wife had called by.. why would two elders + wife come to see me?

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  Blade R

  Mi situación es que he estado alejado de la secta durante siete años como "inactivo", mi esposa es PIMI y le he preguntado al respecto, su respuesta es que nadie ha preguntado por mí ni cree que me visitarán. .Pienso que no te quieren visitar por GDPR, pero esperamos a ver en que resulta.
  
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  Carta sobre productos de limpieza a nivel mundial??

  by Blade R in

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  2. experiences

  an exanciano informs me that in spain a letter has been read to the congregations informing that the purchase of cleaning products for the salons will be done worldwide.

  can anyone confirm that?.

  can someone supply the letter that reports that?.

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  Blade R

  Thank you very much for your answers.

  Although the letter I'm looking for was read this week. I think it must be another more recent one.

  Thank you.
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  Carta sobre productos de limpieza a nivel mundial??

  by Blade R in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  an exanciano informs me that in spain a letter has been read to the congregations informing that the purchase of cleaning products for the salons will be done worldwide.

  can anyone confirm that?.

  can someone supply the letter that reports that?.

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  Blade R

  An exanciano informs me that in Spain a letter has been read to the congregations informing that the purchase of cleaning products for the salons will be done worldwide. Can anyone confirm that?

  Can someone supply the letter that reports that?

  thank you very much.
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  Personal Data Permission (Spain)

  by paradiseseeker in

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  2. friends

  i had the meeting yesterday and there it was announced that there will be a new law passed in spain regarding personal data.

  that law makes it compulsory for the wt spanish branch to collect a signed permission from the publishers to keep and utilize personal data.

  no choice was given to us, we were just told to make sure we hand in our signed permissions before may 18th.

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  Blade R

  En mi caso, he dirigido una consulta a la agencia de protección de datos española para verificar la legalidad del formulario que los editores han firmado.

  Estoy esperando una respuesta oficial.

  
  
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  2018-Spanish BOEs!

  by Atlantis in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  2018-spanish-boes!

  for those wanting the most recent letters in spanish.there are about 15 boes in this zipped file folder.https://we.tl/9edxac5ew3atlantis!.

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  Blade R

  Atlantis, thank you very much for sharing the letters in Spanish, we will make good use of them in Spain.
  Greetings.
  
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  Winning The Battle For Your Mind Watchtower 7/15/2017

  by Brokeback Watchtower in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  you are under attack!

  and your chief enemy, satan, is using a very dangerous weapon against you.

  propaganda!

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  Blade R

  That article contains a misrepresented quote that I criticized in this post, I'm sorry but it's in Spanish. You can use a browser translator to read.

  https://vidamasallajw.blogspot.com.es/2017/06/ganar-la-batalla-por-su-mente.html
  

  Win the battle for your mind (James Bann)

  In the Study Watchtower of July 2017 an article entitled: "Protect your mind and win the battle". It is designed as a warning against falling prey to propaganda. On page 28 we find this statement:

  Keep in mind that Satan does not want us to think clearly and analyze things. Why? Because, according to a certain work of reference, propaganda is usually more effective when people do not stop to think (Media and Society in the Twentieth Century).

  The quote is from a book entitled: "Media and Society in the Twentieth Century: A Historical Introduction by Lyn Gorman, David McLean."

  I searched this book online and found it on Amazon.com. Book

  On page 78 of the book, the complete quote is: (Speaking of propaganda)

  "Therefore, it is likely to be more effective if people do not have access to multiple sources of information and are discouraged from thinking critically"

  This is very different from how the Watchtower quotes from the book, omitting a fundamental detail that seems not to be of its convenience, "having access to multiple sources of information" is vital to avoid falling victim to propaganda.

  Why was this phrase omitted? Was this perhaps for the purpose of saving space on the Watchtower page?

  Consider the following phrase in the book that is also not included in the Watchtower article and judge for yourself:

  "Michael Balfour has suggested that the" best touchstone to distinguish the propaganda of science is whether a plurality of sources of information and interpretations are being discouraged ... ".

  And then The Watchtower ruffling the loop, happens precisely to do that, discourage the plurality of sources of information and recommend to the reader "One source" ... the Bible.

  Note how this is done on page 28 in the following paragraph:

  "So the soldier needs a reliable source of information so they do not fool him. We need the same to protect ourselves from our enemy.

  Jehovah gives us this source of reliable information; It is the Bible. In it we find everything necessary to combat satanic propaganda

  (2 Tim 3:16, 17). "

  It goes without saying, it is striking that they quote from a prominent and renowned intellectual like Noam Chomsky when writing:

  "Think about what Professor Noam Chomsky said:" No one is going to get the truth into our brains. We must find it ourselves. "

  So find the truth for yourself by examining "carefully the scriptures daily" (Acts 17:11).

  Two little things about it.

  First, the recommendation not to be victims of propaganda is, Bible and more Bible, that is, a single source of information.

  And the second is blatantly cynical, nobody in the organization is allowed to find the truth "by itself", on the contrary, the organization discourages personal investigation, what they call truth, have told us again and again that only the faithful and discreet slave through his publications, speeches, meetings and assemblies.

  And woe to him who dares question or contradict something that comes from that "faithful slave", since we all know the disastrous consequences that entails!

  However, the authors present themselves blatantly as if they were in favor of critical thinking. Yes, I criticize everything else, but never with what comes from the "mother organization".

  Then, in an ironic twist disturbing, the article goes on to use the same methods of propaganda that warned, showing well what is their real concern: The growing distrust of those who lead, especially the Governing Body, by the obvious exposure of all his unfortunate shady maneuvers and his obvious mistakes.

  So showing a face like flint, to use a biblical expression, harangue the troops to loyally stick to the organization and its "men", whatever falls, whatever they do, unconditionally.

  Read the next two paragraphs on p. 29-30, they have no waste:

  THAT NOTHING NOR ANYBODY MAKES YOU DISCONTINUED

  If a soldier begins to distrust his commander, he will not fight well. That is why the propagandists try to weaken the loyalty of the soldiers. They spread messages like the following: "Your leaders do not deserve your trust" or "They are leading you to disaster!".

  And they seize with cunning any mistake they make so that their propaganda seems true. Satan does the same. He is always trying to weaken the trust we have in the men Jehovah uses to lead his people.

  How can you protect yourself? Be determined to be loyal to Jehovah's organization and to support those he has appointed to lead it, even if they are not perfect (1 Thess 5:12, 13). Do not be confused by the apostates or other enemies that attack the organization, no matter how true their accusations may seem (2 Thess 2: 2, Titus 1:10). Follow the advice given to the youngTimothy: Adhere to the truth that was taught to him and do not forget where he learned it (2 Tim 3:14, 15). Do not you think there is enough evidence that you can trust the faithful slave, whom Jehovah has used for the past hundred years to teach us the truth? (Mat.24: 45-47; Heb 13: 7, 17). "

  I think the last question, by virtue of its history of doctrinal changes, new lights and flashes of light, and new and old understandings, types and antitypes that are no longer typical, etc. they answer it, NO, there is no evidence to trust, in any case what there is is an endless record of errors that prove the opposite.

  It is quite obvious that they could not make these statements if they had included the complete original quotation about having access to multiple sources of information, and for that reason they hid it from the candid reader who, for the most part, Jehovah's Witnesses, would not even think of checking the source, as did the Christians of Beréa, "to see if these things were like that"

  It is difficult for me to describe how disconcerting it is to see an organization in which I put full trust for more than 40 years of my life to employ such abusive and despicable tactics of manipulation.
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  Expediente Padron v. Watchtower Bible y Tract Society of New York, Inc. Número de caso D070723

  by Blade R in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  hello everyone,.

  excuse me but i do not speak english, my language is spanish, but i wanted to share this note that you received about the padrón case so that someone can summarize its content.. thankful in advance.. greetings.. http://appellatecases.courtinfo.ca.gov/search/case/dockets.cfm?dist=41&doc_id=2150357&doc_no=d070723&request_token=ociwlsikxkw%2bwybnscjdve5iufa6ukxbjcjewzhttdtncg%3d%3d.

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  Blade R

  Thank you very much for your comments.
  
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  Expediente Padron v. Watchtower Bible y Tract Society of New York, Inc. Número de caso D070723

  by Blade R in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  hello everyone,.

  excuse me but i do not speak english, my language is spanish, but i wanted to share this note that you received about the padrón case so that someone can summarize its content.. thankful in advance.. greetings.. http://appellatecases.courtinfo.ca.gov/search/case/dockets.cfm?dist=41&doc_id=2150357&doc_no=d070723&request_token=ociwlsikxkw%2bwybnscjdve5iufa6ukxbjcjewzhttdtncg%3d%3d.

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  Blade R

  Hello everyone,

  Excuse me but I do not speak English, my language is Spanish, but I wanted to share this note that you received about the Padrón case so that someone can summarize its content.
  

  Thankful in advance.
  

  Greetings.
  

  http://appellatecases.courtinfo.ca.gov/search/case/dockets.cfm?dist=41&doc_id=2150357&doc_no=D070723&request_token=OCIwLSIkXkw%2BWyBNSCJdVE5IUFA6UkxbJCJeWzhTTDtNCg%3D%3D