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  70s Cartoons

  by NotFormer in

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  there're the obvious ones, like the smurfs.

  although why still escapes me.

  was it because of the magic, that they were "magical creatures", that there were wizards, etc?.

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  NotFormer

  I'm just remembering all the Scooby Doo rip-offs. I guess The Funky Phantom would have been definitely off limits; he was literally a dead guy with a dead cat! (He was also a patriot during the Revolutionary War, so I guess there was that too).

  Goober and the Ghostchasers: more often than not, there turned out to be a real ghost somewhere in the story, even if there was some scam being perpetrated.

  Clue Club: back to Scooby Doo mechanics. The supernatural happenings and monsters were cover-ups for some local scam. The only problem I see is 13 years old Dottie is the smartest kid in the room, and often "accidentally" turns up on the scene when she's been told not to by the older kids.

  Captain Caveman: probably because of the caveman factor, but I was always more concerned by the relationship of a basically naked old man with three teenaged girls. There was definitely something implied to be going on between him and Taffy.

  The New Shmoo: the scams were always perpetrated by humans, but the Shmoo himself was some sort of magical creature.
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  70s Cartoons

  by NotFormer in

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  there're the obvious ones, like the smurfs.

  although why still escapes me.

  was it because of the magic, that they were "magical creatures", that there were wizards, etc?.

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  NotFormer

  There're the obvious ones, like the Smurfs. Although why still escapes me. Was it because of the magic, that they were "magical creatures", that there were wizards, etc?

  What other ones weren't you allowed to watch? I imagine Sabrina the Teenage Witch and the Groovy Ghoulies were off limits. Heck, as a kid, I always wondered what the point of the Groovy Ghoulies was. It certainly never got a chuckle out of me, regardless of that stupid laugh track. I'd actually have been grateful if my parents had banned me from watching that one!

  What about Scooby Doo? Ghosts and monsters everywhere! But it always turned out to be a crook in a mask, perpetrating a small time local scam. So, perhaps actually teaching kids about discernment and deductive reasoning.

  What cartoons were off limits?

  This question is asked against a background that it's entirety possible that you were dragged out in field service on a Saturday morning, so you never watched those cartoons, anyway 😔
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  55 Year Cycle shows up in March 2024 Watchtower

  by was a new boy in

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  did they hope that everybody who read the1969 awake as a kid is too senile to remember?.

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  was a new boy, That photo on page one of this thread, about how to choose appropriate friends, is a study in the dress standards. Ankle length skirts, no cleavage revealed. In fact, the way she's got her red cardigan buttoned up over her top looks like she's going for some sort of "reverse cleavage" look!
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  The Governing Body - Both sides of their coin

  by Ron.W. in

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  how many can you think of.... they speak for god.. it would seem presumptuous to say they speak for god,.

  they are neither inspired nor infallible.. they are god's only channel for issuing truth here on earth.

  they won't be apologising for any errors/falsehoods they have promoted in the past that fail.. congregation members must be quick and apologise for their errors to avoid harsh discipline/disfellowshipping.. when they change a major belief/doctrine you must not complain or criticise them.

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  NotFormer

  GrreatTeacher, those aren't unique to the WT. The doomsayers of "mainstream" Christianity (they're usually free agents who have their own "ministries") use exactly the same verses and tactics.

  Nevertheless, well spotted! 👍👌
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  Watchtower Witch??

  by NotFormer in

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  i assume no actual affiliation with bethel?

  😸😱🧙.

  https://www.facebook.com/watchtowerwitch/.

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  NotFormer

  That'll probably amuse her! 😸 I wonder if the Watchtower Witch is an exJW? She doesn't necessarily have to be; the Watchtower is an occult symbol from way back.
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  Watchtower Witch??

  by NotFormer in

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  i assume no actual affiliation with bethel?

  😸😱🧙.

  https://www.facebook.com/watchtowerwitch/.

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  NotFormer

  I assume no actual affiliation with Bethel? 😸😱🧙

  https://www.facebook.com/WatchtowerWitch/
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  JW sign is the sacred cow being idolized by the JWs

  by enoughisenough in

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  this video makes valid points and the last pictures in the video says it all imo...i knew witnesses who wore the logo in their jewelry.

  the sign represents the organization, so the organization is what is really being worshipped instead of god almighty.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktadlxlqee8.

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  NotFormer

  When I asked about previous Watchtower symbols, I meant the previous logo, with a silhouette of a Watchtower. Although the cross and crown thing is fascinating, it's a bit too early for this discussion. I meant, were pre JW.org logo JWs doing the same thing with the Watchtower logo? And apparently so :

  https://www.etsy.com/au/listing/525966155/watchtower-bible-lot-of-1-jw-lapel-pins?click_key=60aeaca304a01f7864f185aa350ac1bb2a67c51a%3A525966155&click_sum=c648cd70&ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=watchtower+jewelry&ref=search_grid-329798-1-19

  This one might give some people nightmares:

  https://www.etsy.com/au/listing/601708838/watchtower-warwick-bethel-lapel-pin?click_key=3db63c08854aae705b667c1c2463057ccf5dcf7c%3A601708838&click_sum=9f7e2411&ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=watchtower+jewelry&ref=search_grid-147803-1-23
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  Next change?

  by JW_Rogue in

  1. watchtower
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  so, first the turning in time got axed, now beards are okay, what is up next?

  women wearing dress slacks to the meeting?

  birthdays becoming acceptable?

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  NotFormer

  IIRC, Ray Franz said that the two thirds majority thing stopped the GB from removing the blood doctrine. That there was always a simple majority in favour of its removal, but there were enough hardliners to block it under the two thirds rule.

  Are there enough moderates now to create necessary changes to make the organisation truly kinder and gentler? Such real, rather than cosmetic, changes as the blood doctrine, baptism and shunning of children, allowing higher education and certain jobs that are off limits now.
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  55 Year Cycle shows up in March 2024 Watchtower

  by was a new boy in

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  did they hope that everybody who read the1969 awake as a kid is too senile to remember?.

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  NotFormer

  Millions now dead were alive when that article promised that they wouldn't die before the end.

  The organisation that wrote that article is very much alive. Never forget.
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  55 Year Cycle shows up in March 2024 Watchtower

  by was a new boy in

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  did they hope that everybody who read the1969 awake as a kid is too senile to remember?.

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  NotFormer

  "I have been reading Awake since 1969..."

  And never woke up to the fact that it was dead wrong about the imminence of Armageddon, GT or whatever. 🙄