Doesn't look like any 'cover-up' going on in connection with the publication artwork. :)
Posts by Bobcat
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13Focus sends his LOVE to the GOVERNING BODY, senior OVERSEERS, etc.
by Focus infocus.
("love and kisses" class).
focus.
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Convention Hotel "list"- Free rooms for JW/WT "dignitaries"?
by Darth Fader The Sequel inin all my years of being a jw, one of the more annoying aspects to me was each year sitting through the service meeting review part about what was expected (see: demanded) behavior and policies that the rest of us rank and file were ordered to comply with to attend a district convention.
the minutia in this part and the over-reaching set of rules were enough to drive me into a lather of rage at the audacity of these people thinking they could and should control every single aspect of my attendance to this "free" and voluntary convention.
from what clothing i can wear on my trip to and from the convention city, to what clothing i can wear before and after each day of the convention, to what i should be doing after each day instead of eating dinner and enjoying some good times with good friends, to insisting on wearing a ridiculous name badge, to what i should eat for lunch and where i should eat lunch and what is the appropriate container to keep my lunch in, to .................. the list is endless!!!!!!!!
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Bobcat
After I had started waking up I would always book using a different dicounter, such as ChoiceHotels. I would usually stay in the same hotel as the friends, but at 10 or 12 $ less per night than they were.
Interestingly, I never made it a secret that I did this and I never received any flack for it. It seemed that as long as I was using the hotel on the list, well, I was "obeying." Fact is, using a different discount was the same as using a hotel not on the list. But no one seemed to figure that out. Occasionally, in my area, they do have a rate that is competitive with what I could get, at a hotel I feel like staying at. But the way I feel now towards them, I'm willing to pay a little extra just to not further their ends.
For the OP, I the same, I despise the WT's disingeniousness. They are misusing their authority. (2 Pet 2:3) They deserve the contempt they should get.
By the way, I always make sure to point the friends to the small print disclaimer at the very end of the lodging list that says using any hotel on the list is at the users own risk. I take that disclaimer as permission to not use the list if I so choose.
This reminds me of an occasion when I was still an elder. A brother confided in me how guilty he felt that he had to use a hotel not on the list due to financial reasons. Often the discount hotels will not offer the WT a reduced rate under the auspices that they already offer a discount rate. Thus, they end up not being on the list. Being on the list is driven by the Society's needs, not ours. I told the brother that he was in charge of his finances (Acts 5:3, 4) and responsible for housing his family (1 Tim 5:8), so not to worry about it. He looked kind of perplexed at me. I think he was expecting some forgiveness for his "sin," rather than be told he did not "sin" at all.
Bobcat
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2014 International Convention East Rutherford AUDIO
by wannabefree infor those who are interested, i have intercepted an audio transmission of the ic in east rutherford, nj from russell's celestial teapot.
these are zipped files of mp3 audio of each day, they are broken down into individual talks for your convenience.. friday https://www.sendspace.com/file/dgyeer.
saturday https://www.sendspace.com/file/a6p6my.
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2014 International Convention East Rutherford AUDIO
by wannabefree infor those who are interested, i have intercepted an audio transmission of the ic in east rutherford, nj from russell's celestial teapot.
these are zipped files of mp3 audio of each day, they are broken down into individual talks for your convenience.. friday https://www.sendspace.com/file/dgyeer.
saturday https://www.sendspace.com/file/a6p6my.
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Bobcat
Anyone know of any work arounds for problems downloading with sendspace? I get any where from 30 - 50 mb downloaded (at 70 - 76 kb/s) and then it tails off to an "unknown network error." Downloading again starts from the beginning, which then fails after 30 - 50 mb.
(I mean a workaround short of paying for a sendspace subscription.)
Incidentally, Chrome's download resume feature does not work with Sendspace. I think Sendspace wants it that way.
Edited to add:
I know . . . I'm cheap.
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Why did Ray Franz leave the Organization? Your Opinion Matters!
by SanLuisObispoTruthSeeker inwhat would make a man throw away all his earthly riches to expose the cult?
what did ray franz have to gain by leaving in total poverty?
if ray franz had stayed in place, he could have lived like a god, why did he leave?
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Bobcat
The Gibbering Baboons live in a style and manner to achieve which an annual income, post tax, of, at a minimum, several hundred thousand dollars would be required to maintain. Milton Henschel, may the scum rot, was careless and let some of this slip out. Now, the villains are far, far more cautious. The precautions taken are enormous.
Focus, do you have some more info or a link that enlarges on this?
Thank you for any further info in advance.
Bobcat
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6th Sense.
by quellycatface indo you believe it exists?.
when you get "a hunch", do you ignore or listen to it?
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Neither the term "Watch Tower" nor the name "Jehovah's witnesses" come from Jehovah's Witnesses
by Kenneson inthe term "watch tower" originated with the second adventists and was a carry over by charles taze russell to his own religious periodical and society.
even the proclaimers book admits as much.
in the footnote we read: "the expression 'watch tower' is not unique to russell's writings or to jehovah's witnesses.
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Bobcat
Is that the same "Darby" that translated the Bible (Darby Translation)? His translation uses "Jehovah" throughout the OT and he has numerous footnotes in the NT where he thought "Lord" meant "Jehovah."
This thread opens up some of the things that influenced Russell & Rutherford.
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April 23, 1933 - the most significant date of all.
by Focus inapril 23, 1933 - the most significant date of all.
every single one of you will, of course, know the significance of this momentous date in the history of god's people and their "inspired", ark-like organization.. do you know what was the significance of that critical date?.
do not expect the earthly media to provide you with a clue.
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Bobcat
Focus:
Something strange is happening. Originally, when I clicked on your links I got a message from Chrome that it couldn't find the page. When I deleted the ?page=1 portion of the link it worked.
Now, on both your links and my edited version of your links I get a message from JWN (not from Chrome) that the page cannot be found.
Maybe there is a server problem.(?)
Edited to add:
I noticed from experimenting that if you right-click on the link address and paste it into the address bar, the link has .net rather than .com
Edited to add again:
Viewing the page source, I noticed that the links are .com just as you typed them. I suspect that the JWN software is automatically interpreting "jehovahs-witness.com" as "jehovahs-witness.net" If so, I guess that is something Simon would have to look into.
At any rate, I can access the links.
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April 23, 1933 - the most significant date of all.
by Focus inapril 23, 1933 - the most significant date of all.
every single one of you will, of course, know the significance of this momentous date in the history of god's people and their "inspired", ark-like organization.. do you know what was the significance of that critical date?.
do not expect the earthly media to provide you with a clue.
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Bobcat
Focus:
I noticed that your links don't work. For example:
This doesn't work: http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/real-evil-watchtower-nazis-blood?page=1
But this does: http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/real-evil-watchtower-nazis-blood
I don't know if that is just an issue with Chrome (which I use) or if it is a problem with all browsers.
But again, thank you. I can make the links work with a little adjustment.
Bobcat
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2014 Convention Audio available?
by gbrn ini was wondering if anyone is aware of any recordings of the convention as of yet?
i know its relatively early, so i may just have to wait.
just curious if anyone had a copy yet.. thanks!.
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Bobcat
Incidentally, for those downloading the video files, I recommend that you download the 480p files rather than the 720p files, especially if you intend to put them on some sort of transferrable media such as a jump drive. The Sunday AM 720p file is 4.07 GB. This is too large for a 32 bit file system. I don't know if any of the other 720p files are that large, but they should be somewhere in that ballpark. (I think 4.04 GB (or there abouts) is max for a 32 bit file system. The files are in MP4 format.