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  Dateline's Necessity

  by metatron in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  there is a new necessity for the dateline expose'.. fairness to catholics.. the blitz of media attention has focused almost exclusively.

  on the catholic church and its priests.

  yet, other centralized.

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  Andi,

  Thanks for your note. It's taken me a long time to feel comfortable posting on this board. I come from a VERY strong family in the truth-Father is PO, Im an elder, Mom is Reg Pio for 25yrs, sister is married to CO, aunt and uncle in branch work in foreign country, etc... So you see I have a LOT to contend with and although I NO longer believe The Watchtower is God's instrument in dispensing His Truth, my family obligations keep me on the inside. I tend to be laconic so don't expect long winded posts from me. I'm a "to the point" kinda guy.

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  Dateline's Necessity

  by metatron in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  there is a new necessity for the dateline expose'.. fairness to catholics.. the blitz of media attention has focused almost exclusively.

  on the catholic church and its priests.

  yet, other centralized.

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  RunningMan I certainly agree with your commentary.

  Just a side note, last week my family had visitors from Bethel stay with them and they mentioned that the Society is hoping the Catholic story will overshadow the JW story. Also, the CO visited us 3 weeks ago and at a get together one of the elders was talking about the Catholics and how disgusting the whole scandal was, well the CO told him not to be so indignant with the Catholics because "we have our share of similar problems". The elder was dumbfounded!! Poor guy, he has no idea--
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  Dateline's Necessity

  by metatron in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  there is a new necessity for the dateline expose'.. fairness to catholics.. the blitz of media attention has focused almost exclusively.

  on the catholic church and its priests.

  yet, other centralized.

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  Quandary

  I agree about the Dateline expose being necessary in all fairness to members of "Babylon the Great". Also, the Watchtower has to be brought before the court of public opinion in this most sensitive of issues because for decades it has been the FIRST to expose other relgious organizations for their crimes against humanity- What goes around comes around. After all, Galatians 6:7 says "Do NOT be mislead: God is NOT one to be mocked. For whatever a man is sowing this he WILL also reap;" It's God's law- they should not and will not be exempt-
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  Decade of Dateline 10 Yr Anniversary Special

  by Reborn2002 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  msnbc is running a special commemorating the 10 year anniversary of dateline.. go to:.

  http://www.msnbc.com/news/datelineanniversary_front.asp?pne=msn.

  over the past 10 years dateline has brought you more than 5000 stories -- everything from breaking news to interviews with hollywood's biggest celebrities to hidden camera investigations.

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  Reborn:

  Good points. I just HOPE you are wrong. I'm so tired of the "holier than thou" attitude of the Watchtower; it would be so satisfying to have a reputable program like DATELINE give them a little run for their money- Just wishful thinking.

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  Decade of Dateline 10 Yr Anniversary Special

  by Reborn2002 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  msnbc is running a special commemorating the 10 year anniversary of dateline.. go to:.

  http://www.msnbc.com/news/datelineanniversary_front.asp?pne=msn.

  over the past 10 years dateline has brought you more than 5000 stories -- everything from breaking news to interviews with hollywood's biggest celebrities to hidden camera investigations.

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  Reborn:

  Why do you think that the story will not air? Just because of the Catholic Church expose? If what the Silentlambs web page has been posting over the past year is true and DATELLINE has invested all of those man hours investigating and recording why would they have done all that work in vain? I just find it hard to believe they will scrap this year + long project that easily. Too, I seriously doubt that the PR guys in Brooklyn are THAT good at persuading one of the biggest if not THE biggest news agency to not report a story on a religious organization which is so quick to point the finger at the wrongs committed by other religious groups.
  Just my take-

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  Decade of Dateline 10 Yr Anniversary Special

  by Reborn2002 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  msnbc is running a special commemorating the 10 year anniversary of dateline.. go to:.

  http://www.msnbc.com/news/datelineanniversary_front.asp?pne=msn.

  over the past 10 years dateline has brought you more than 5000 stories -- everything from breaking news to interviews with hollywood's biggest celebrities to hidden camera investigations.

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  Reborn:

  I didn't see anywhere in the article where it mentioned future story subjects. Can you explain where you found that link?

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  Child abuse policy

  by Smitty in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  the pope is considering adopting a child abuse policy similar to jw's.

  they've already accepted the policy of 'one strike youre out'.

  now they're considering applying it to those cases that involve pass offences.

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  Smitty-
  You mentioned "NO Dateline for sure." Do you have a reliable source who is stating the Dateline will NOT run the story?? I can't believe that the Watchtower's PR dept is THAT good!

  Please expand.

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  # of weekly meetings-down to 2?

  by Quandary in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  we recently had the visit of the co, during the elders meeting he addressed his concern over the decline in meeting attendance, especially for the tms & sm.

  our particular congregation saw a decline of 30% from his last visit 6 months ago.

  in a private conversation with him i asked if our congregation was unique in this regard and he said no, some congregations have seen a much higher percentage of decline, 50-60%.

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  We recently had the visit of the CO, during the elders meeting he addressed his concern over the decline in meeting attendance, especially for the TMS & SM. Our particular congregation saw a decline of 30% from his last visit 6 months ago. In a private conversation with him I asked if our congregation was unique in this regard and he said no, some congregations have seen a much higher percentage of decline, 50-60%. I asked if he thought the Christian Congregation is considering cutting the # of weekly meetings. His response was he did not think so but the way he answered gave me the impression he knew more than he was willing to relate.

  Does anyone here have any information they would like share? Any friends at Bethel who might know something?

  Just curious-
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  Dateline story

  by writerpen in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i'm curious to know if this dateline story is going to be an hour long or will it be a 20 minute story as some of their news items are?

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  Dateline airs Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays.
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  Gilead Instructors

  by YoYoMama in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  is anyone familiar with the gilead instructors:.

  liverance, bowen, noumair, and karl adams.

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  Quandary

  One of the finest individuals I have ever met was Ulysses Glass who was one of the most prominent Gilead instructors. He displayed genuine humility and love of God and His Word. A TRUE christian.
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