Its very evident when you look at their recruiting book "What Does the Bible Really Teach", no where in that book does it ever mention their supposed Faithful and Discreet Slave appointment in 1919. The topic is completely absent and alien in these book studies.
Posts by Emery
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23Why doesn't the faithful & discreet slave declare their identity outside of the JW community?
by Theocratic Sedition incertainly the identity of god's chosen messenger is bigger than any other current news, right?
i'm not saying j.r. needs to do a press conference, but at the least they could publish it in their public literature.
why keep it a big secret?
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JW Tragic murder was by JW
by snare&racket inhttp://www.katu.com/news/local/report-holt-heichel-were-members-of-same-church-175169201.html.
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how sad......
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Emery
I agree, some of the speculations here are riddled in soap opera drama and all sorts of ridiculousnesss. This is a monstrous crime that no rational or normal human being would commit. Also a trend I keep noticing lately is where certain people on these news websites are spewing JW hate and debates over the news of this poor girls murder; NONE of this has anything to do with doctrine or WT history! Some people are making "apostates" look like sick chickens in front of both jws and non-jws!
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Whitney Heichels Murderer Was a "Brother"
by daringhart13 inthe girl killed in oregon....found murdered......was killed by a 'brother' in her congregation.. its all hitting the fan in gresham, oregon.
i really hope this wasn't an affair gone bad.
they went to the same congregation and lived in the same apartment complex.. yep.....spiritual paradise.. not going to lie...........i'm filled with rage right now..
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We have to take into consideration that he was married at a Kingdom Hall 2 years ago. I would be interested in seeing how "irregular" he was. Was he only making it to 4 meetings a month and not going out in service? or...? They need to define the term "irregular".
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Yes several of my JW friends on FB who are close to her have been posting this news in a frenzy. I hope and pray that she gets found safely, however I am fearing the worst.
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Witness Speak: the worst of collection
by grumblecakes inso we all know the jw vocabulary is a weird one.
what words or phrases bugged you the most?.
a few of mine:.
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@ I quit! hahaha true.
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Witness Speak: the worst of collection
by grumblecakes inso we all know the jw vocabulary is a weird one.
what words or phrases bugged you the most?.
a few of mine:.
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Everything is an effin "class".
- Elisha Class
- Elijah Class
- John Class
- Jonadab Class
- (insert bible character name) Class
- Annointed Class
- Faithful and Discreet Slave Class
- Evil Slave Class
Also:
- The Truth
- The end
- The friends
- Demonic
- Worldly
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The Governing Body - their own worst enemy!
by cedars ini've been giving some thought recently to what's going on in the minds of the individual governing body members, and what makes them tick.
the process of listening to their talks for my "getting to know you" youtube video series, though draining, has been very enlightening.
i now feel i know some of their individual personalities a little better than i did previously.. then there has been the tumultuous events of 2012. it's been interesting to note the way the governing body has responded to some of these issues, and how in most cases their responses have been woefully inadequate or even counter-productive as regards their long-term interests.. for example:.
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I agree whole-heartedly cedars. They will be hung by their own words found in their publications/doctrines and many will see, it's only a matter of time. At least the intellectually curious will read through the garbage and be free in the coming months, but sadly, humans feel the need for religion and the WTS provides instant friends and an instant network to benefit from. I don't see them ever going away.
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Notes from the Safeguard Your Mind Assembly - day 2
by raxxxx intheme: safeguard your mind .
sunday - day 2 .
link to saturday notes : http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/bible/239929/1/notes-from-safeguard-your-mind-assembly-day-1.
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Yeah, the more you attend meetings/assemblies while knowing TTATT, the more suffocating it gets. I've occasionally caught myself sighing or silently giggling when they say something enormously ignorant during the meetings. I like to spend that hour and half now at the meetings scheduling or making notes of things I gotta get done during the week on my iPad.
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WTBS INC Annual meeting i.e. food for thoughts.
by MacHislopp infollowing recent posts, articles, blogs (thanks cedar and others for their excellent work) i would like to contribute something, to show the hypocrisy and the constant doctrinal changes of the society.. .
to begin:.
qualified to be ministers (1955) p.156 par.
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These are the very things I researched that made me leave the organization. Looking back, its quite embarassing that we allowed them the slightest bit of authority based on these ridiculous teachings and false predictions. One scripture alone destroys the premise of their appointment, Deut 18:22 " when a prophet speaketh in the name of Jehovah, if the thing follow not, nor come to pass, that is the thing which Jehovah hath not spoken: the prophet hath spoken it presumptuously, thou shalt not be afraid of him." (previous verses 20-21 calls for their death).
Great research MacHislopp, I always enjoy topics which dismantle their authority.
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Urban Legend, or TRUTH? How did story of Ray Franz "spitting on" Karl Kline get started?
by dreamgolfer ini heard a story and wanted to get some follow up.
did anyone hear the same?.
supposedly at a mutual friends funeral (i dont know who) ray "supposedly spat" on karl kline for not talking to him after ray was df'd?.
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Emery
I'd weigh the information to see how biased it was and who it came from. But like someone mentioned, sounds highly out of character of Ray Franz and he wouldn't give that kind of ammunition to the organization.