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Suffer the Little Children
by biometrics inbbc documentary.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9sst4vv0v8.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90jk8li4uvm.
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What the Watchtower needs to do to survive.
by jwfacts indrop its teaching on paradise earth.. the primary issue facing the watchtower results from it's teaching that members will never die, but live forever on this earth in paradise.
this teaching is cause of most of the doctrinal failures, and will be its eventual demise.. the promise of never dying is one of the foremost motivations for people that join the religion, and the message of living forever in paradise is compelling.
however, it is also the watchtower's achilles heel, as it forces false predictions of the nearness of the end.
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First things first, they need to drop the 1914 date, and other dates stemming from that (i.e. 1919). Then renounce the understanding they are Gods only "Spirit Directed" channel.
I really don't think the Watchtower would lose any members over this, considering some of the doctrines members have endured so far.
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Lies Lead to Loss of Life
by biometrics in11 in the days of jeremiah there were false prophets who tried to keep the people from doing what gods prophet jeremiah told them to do.
these false prophets worked injury to the people and brought about the destruction of many.
some of them will by no means pass away until all things occur.luke 21:32.. .
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11 In the days of Jeremiah there were false prophets who tried to keep the people from doing what God’s prophet Jeremiah told them to do. These false prophets worked injury to the people and brought about the destruction of many. Through his prophet God warned the people against these lies, but yet most of the people chose to listen to the lies anyway. Liar prophets may prosper for a time, but they are doomed by Jehovah’s judgment. False witnesses cannot escape Jehovah’s just judgments at any time. That happened to false prophets in the days of Jeremiah.—Ps. 101:7, 8; Prov. 19:5, 9; Jer. 27:10, 14-16; 28:15; 29:31, 32; Hos. 4:1, 2.
12 Although false prophets and false witnesses must suffer punishment from Jehovah at Armageddon and will meet death,Any attempted interpretation of prophecy, if it proved to be incorrect in the light of historic events and the clearer understanding of the Bible, was corrected, regardless of who had offered the interpretation. Loyalty to God and to his inspired Word was the issue here to be met. So, as an illustration of the loyalty required, even if a fleshly son should offer a wrong interpretation of divine prophecy and should persist in it, like a false prophet, then his own fleshly parents in their loyalty to God would have nothing further to do with him on a religious basis. Christian parents could not do as under the Mosaic Law covenant, namely, have him put to death; but they could pronounce him spiritually dead to themselves in spite of their parenthood of him physically. In this way, figuratively speaking, they “must pierce him through because of his prophesying.” (Zechariah 13:3; compare Deuteronomy 13:1-5.) With their full consent, such a false prophet would be expelled, disfellowshiped, from the Christian congregation. By such loyalty on the part of all members of the restored remnant, the “prophet” of falsehood would be made to pass out of their “land.”
If Jesus used “generation” in that sense and we apply it to 1914, then the babies of that generation are now 70 years old or older. And others alive in 1914 are in their 80’s or 90’s, a few even having reached a hundred. There are still many millions of that generation alive. Some of them “will by no means pass away until all things occur.”—Luke 21:32.
Since 1914 we have already lived through two world wars and many other major conflicts, along with famines, earthquakes, pestilences and the like. (Luke 21:10, 11) Yet Jesus said: “This generation will by no means pass away until all these things occur.” (Matthew 24:34) Therefore, you might ask: What other major events remain to be seen by the generation of 1914? And can these actually take place in the time period that remains for that generation?At that time of the start of Christ’s presence, or parousia, he was unseen by human eyes. But that generation of 1914 certainly did see what happened here on earth as a “sign” of his presence and as “a beginning of sorrows” for mankind! (Matthew 24:8, Authorized Version) And the remaining ones of that generation of 1914 are still talking about it. Some of them will be talking about it right down to the time when the “great tribulation” wipes Satan’s wicked system of things off the face of our globe. For Jesus Christ himself assures us: “Truly I say to you that this generation [the generation that saw the ‘beginning of pangs of distress’ in 1914] will by no means pass away [completely] until all these things occur. Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will by no means pass away.
Which generation is this? Why, the one that saw the beginning of fulfillment of Jesus’ prophecy. That means people alive in the year 1914. How many remain? Based on the most recent statistics available, in 1980 only 259 million people 65 years or older were alive. Many of these have died since 1980. Those born around the historic year 1914 are now 70 years old, and others alive in 1914 are in their 80’s, 90’s and even a few in their 100’s. But their number is dwindling fast.
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I Dream of Jeannie, Bewitched, Dark Shadows
by TOTH inthese shows and a few others were banned in my parents home when i was a kid.
demunz and the like were the reason given by the wts and thus my folks followed suit with the the rule of the house.
shhhh i watched them anyways.
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By the Power of Greyskull! I AM THE POWER!
That was the He-Man line my mum hated the most. She said it sounded demonic.
However Bewitched was OK with her, despite constant spells, items floating around the house ... ???
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It must be God's organization because ...
by biometrics inhow many times have you heard a jw say something along the lines of "this must be god's organization because of [insert reason here]".
most of those reasons could equally apply to almost any organization on earth, including secular businesses.. the most recent one i heard was from an elder trying to convince someone why the watchtower is god's organization.
his reason was because "it [the watchtower] wouldn't have lasted this long without god's backing".
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How many times have you heard a JW say something along the lines of "This must be God's organization because of [INSERT REASON HERE]". Most of those reasons could equally apply to almost any organization on earth, including secular businesses.
The most recent one I heard was from an elder trying to convince someone why the Watchtower is God's organization. His reason was because "It [the Watchtower] wouldn't have lasted this long without God's backing". That same reason could be used on the Catholic church, IBM ... etc. I heard this same line of reasoning at an assembly. The story was the Watchtower got an unbelievable deal on printing presses. Another example from the podium was because of the love between brothers.
Have you heard this type of reasoning being used?
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I Dream of Jeannie, Bewitched, Dark Shadows
by TOTH inthese shows and a few others were banned in my parents home when i was a kid.
demunz and the like were the reason given by the wts and thus my folks followed suit with the the rule of the house.
shhhh i watched them anyways.
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As JW kids our mother strictly banned from watching Masters of the Universe/He-Man because it was demonic.
Oddly enough were allowed to watch Bewitched, I Dream of Jeannie, Star-trek, Scooby Do, and a lot of other shows which featured mild forms of witchcraft / demonic possession.
As an adult, my own personal view is I don't let my kids watch any TV, we don't even own one. I think it wastes their time, and stunts certain aspects of their intellectual development. They seem to amuse themselves quite well with toys, books, conversation.
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How Does One Get Into The GB?
by Cold Steel inif one wanted to get onto the governing body, how would one go about it?
and who is currently the head of the gb?
how often do occupancies arise?.
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Does anyone know how many GB are born-ins vs converts?
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Counting Field Circus Time
by wizardca inthe other day someone posted the latest okm.
it mentioned counting field circus hours and mentioned something about publishers who are allowed to count their time in 15 minute increments.
i've been away from it all for years, but had never heard of this before?
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One brother I knew used to come around and drink beer with me while counting the time. We need more brothers like this.
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Has anyone ever put a flyer / note in the donation box
by biometrics inhas anyone ever put a note / flyer in a jw donation box?or has anyone ever found one in a donation box?
what was your reaction?.
i've heard of some putting stickers in literature (before it's published).. i was thinking of dropping a few in the donation box (when i visit my elderly mother i sometimes go to the meeting).. what would be a good note?.
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maybe an I.O.U?
How about an apology.
Sorry - I was wrong - Charles Taze Russell
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My mother is trying to indoctrinate my 4 year old and I do not know what to do
by jwfacts inmy mother lives a plane trip away from me, so does not get to spend very much time with zac.
however, she is in sydney for 3 weeks and has been babysitting.
i knew that she would be talking about jehovah, but was very annoyed yesterday when zac said my mother was speaking all day about jehovah, such as how he made the stars.. in the past, i was not overly concerned if zac learnt about jehovah's witnesses, as i thought it would help with critical thinking skills to understand different points of view.
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This exact happened with my mum, and my nice and nephew (her grandchildren). However my mum was babysitting full-time for two years.
Speaking from that experience they are now in their twenties, and it's had no long-lasting effect (i.e. they are not JWs).
The funny thing was, when I was a child, my grandmother used to try to indocrinate me in the catholic religion and would talk against JW doctrine (mum was a JW at the time). Mum was very upset about this.