I don't think they missed anything except the way JWs were taught to cover up child molestation. But then again that'd be like the pot calling the kettle ...
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I believe the Catholic's have Jehovah's Witnesses pretty well nailed
by JakeM2012 indoes the watch tower society speak for god?
by joel s. peters.
featured ebookfrom our store: witness of suffering (ebook)document informationdescription: in this article joel peters discusses the three most noteworthy failings of the watch tower society (wts), the organization of jehovah's witnesses: erroneous expectations for armageddon, false bible interpretations, and contradictory doctrines.larger work:.
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This organization is diferent than most
by biometrics inthis organization is diferent than most, in the sense that we dont take directions from the outside world.
its like a galaxy.
the sun is in the center giving of energy, and everything revolves around it.
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Context helps. The "organization" he's speaking of is his musical organization that's required for touring and recording.
Come on! It's well known Prince uses brothers to run his music business. He's speaking in riddles, since when does a musician talk of his management of an "organization"? and taking "directions from the outside world"?
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This organization is diferent than most
by biometrics inthis organization is diferent than most, in the sense that we dont take directions from the outside world.
its like a galaxy.
the sun is in the center giving of energy, and everything revolves around it.
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“This organization is diferent than most, in the sense that we don’t take directions from the outside world. It’s like a galaxy. The sun is in the center giving of energy, and everything revolves around it.” - Prince
Prince has always refused any label the world wants to slap on him. A devout Jehovah’s Witness since 2001, he writes music that is explicit about both Jesus and sexual desire.
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During Your IN Years If You Had Anointed At Your Hall, What Were They Like?
by LoisLane looking for Superman inthe scoop of humanity at one khall, the anointed ones" were a mixed group.. one bro, h. had been in for eons.
he was df for adultery, back in the day when they would announce your sin openly from the platform to everyone.
he just kept on coming and partaking until he was reinstated.
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When I was a kid we had two in our cong. One was a single lady with two kids (both of them now DF'd). She would literally scream at them all the time.
The other was an old guy who lived in a caravan. He was known to exagerate almost every story he told.
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what scriptural support is there for commanding children to engage in the door to door work
by soft+gentle ini have just been going over the candace conti case and it struck me that one of the things i'd like to see come out of this case is that jehovahs witnesses stop involving children in the door to door work.
so what would you say to them to make them re-think this issue..
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It'd probably come under obeying parents.
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Accused of thinking too much
by biometrics ini've been officially accused of "thinking too much".. i've tried to quit thinking, but i'm hoplessly addicted to it.i just can't seem to turn my brain off.. at times duing my school years i was accused of not thinking enough.
now i'm guilty of thinking too much!.
the brother even went on to say "could you imagine what the witness organisation if everyone was thinking independently like you do"?
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I've been officially accused of "thinking too much".
I've tried to quit thinking, but I'm hoplessly addicted to it.I just can't seem to turn my brain off.
At times duing my school years I was accused of not thinking enough. Now I'm guilty of thinking too much!
The brother even went on to say "could you imagine what the Witness Organisation if everyone was thinking independently like you do"? I had to reply that I couldn't imagine what that would be like.
He finished with "Jehovah's organisation is made of up doers, not thinkers". and "It's more important to be doing the will of Jehovah than endlessly thinking about it".
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Tony Soprano dead at age 51
by rip van winkle inhttp://www.cnn.com/2013/06/19/showbiz/james-gandolfini-obituary/index.html.
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My neighbour looks exactly like Tony Soprano, he's even the same age. People ask him all the time if he's Tony Soprano or "That guy from TV". I swear he could have filled in for his body double and fooled a lot of people.
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Argument from Authority or "Expert Fallacy"
by biometrics ini had this logical fallicy tactic used on me by my wife.
see: argument from authority on wikipedia.
brother x is a [scientist, university lecturer, doctor, banker, judge ... i.e.
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Thanks Martin.
Every time I've had/seen a JW use this argument, the authority figure was not an expert in the field.
Also it's often been used for no specific argument other than "They're intelligent, they beleive 'the truth', that should be enough reason for you too" type arguments.
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Argument from Authority or "Expert Fallacy"
by biometrics ini had this logical fallicy tactic used on me by my wife.
see: argument from authority on wikipedia.
brother x is a [scientist, university lecturer, doctor, banker, judge ... i.e.
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I had this logical fallicy tactic used on me by my wife. See: Argument from Authority on Wikipedia
You know how it goes. Brother X is a [scientist, university lecturer, doctor, banker, judge ... i.e. someone more intelligent than you are] and he believes that 1914 is the correct date, so it must be true. Obviously these weren't the exact words, but that was the gist of the conversation.
Now when I think back this very same tatic has been used by the Watchtower for many years, in talks, and in publications. I've seen it often used in experiences where one of the authority figures is converted by an uneducated JW.
When you think about it it's kind of absurd of them to use this logical fallicy considering the Watchtower's past/current stance on higher education. And their aguments for why laymen wrote the NWT.
On one hand they shun "wordly" knowledge and education. Yet on the other hand they use "worldy" educated scollars to add credibility to aspects of their faith.
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Will Google Balloons help turn the tide in developing countries?
by cedars inwell, i'm back on jwn so i may as well start a new thread!.
this story caught my eye on sky news recently.... http://news.sky.com/story/1104007/google-balloon-project-gets-off-the-ground.
it's basically a new initiative from google to bring the internet to far flung parts of the earth including parts of africa that are simply not wired up to the internet yet.. i'm not sure how the accessibility will work in terms of subscriptions etc, but google seem serious about it and early tests have been positive.. so, the question raised in my mind was, could this turn the tide against the watchtower?
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Information is what topples dictators
Disinformation empowers current leaders.
The problem is discerning between information and disinformation.
The USA is a classic example. Arguably the leader in the information age, yet the people are not united. Some of the official lies the majority believe is very concerning.