i just noticed this twitter account with over 9k followers.. https://twitter.com/jworg.
could this actually be the watchtower's official twitter account or a dub running ahead of the chariot?.
wouldn't it make sense for them to include the twitter button on jw.org? i guess that would be too "worldly" and may cause some brothers to stumble.
i think we should all "follow" this twitter account and then bomard it with "informative" tweets and links to this site and others. We should strike fast, before they realize what a big mistake it was to engage in worldly social networking.
i just noticed this twitter account with over 9k followers.. https://twitter.com/jworg.
could this actually be the watchtower's official twitter account or a dub running ahead of the chariot?.
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i just noticed this twitter account with over 9k followers.. https://twitter.com/jworg.
could this actually be the watchtower's official twitter account or a dub running ahead of the chariot?.
I just noticed this Twitter account with over 9K followers.
Could this actually be the Watchtower's official Twitter account or a dub running ahead of the chariot?
it has been confirmed by some brothers on facebook that a 42 year old sister died today around 5pm when her suv got on the train tracks while the amtrak was crossing in the state of nc.
it came up on the news today although they never mentioned that she was one of jehovah's witnesses.
so where was jehovah's holy spirit in this matter?
Why would a multi-million dollar empire like the Chet Adams Company press charges against an ex-employee for allegedly embezzling $30K? Wasn't firing her enough?
I would certainly understand if this were Grandma's Flower Shop or Joe's Tire Repair, but we're talking about a well-established HVAC company that probably makes $30K profit in just one small project. Also, if she had been stealing from them for a period of 17 months, what does that say about their accounting department? And more importantly, why would they put their reputation at risk by taking this into a court room?
Something doesn't quite add up...
did you ever have the experience of going to a restaurant with witnesses and spending 30mins sorting out the restaurant bill?.
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thats something i miss since leaving... .
reminds me of this thread...
http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/207581/1/Are-JWs-the-worst-restaurant-customers
i understand that the objection to blood transfusions by jehovah's witnesses is purely a scriptural one.
whether or not there are medical benefits to avoiding blood transfusions is, or should be, irrelevant.
however, for those who are not convinced by jw understanding of the scriptures in this regard, and those who don't believe either in the bible and/or in god, the fact that blood transfusion is associated with increased mortality in heart attacks may be of interest.. a systematic search of studies published between january 1, 1966, and march 31, 2012, was conducted using medline, embase, cinahl, scopus, web of science, and cochrane central register of controlled trials databases.
Earnest, Earnest, Earnest...
Where do I start?
You first have to realize that there is NO SUCH THING as a "JW understanding of the Scriptures in this regard"... In fact, most JWs just blindly follow whatever illogical Bible text "interpretations" come from Brooklyn... plain and simple.
And when it comes to "abstaining from blood", these Brooklyn whack jobs have clearly over-interpreted certain Bible texts and now find themselves back-peddling because of they've "gone beyond what is written" to the point of causing unnecessary deaths (not to mention financially burdensome litigation).
That being said, I think MOST people (JW or not) prefer NOT to have transfusions... except most people wouldn't risk the lives of their loved ones over some arbitrary Bible interpretation by people that haven't even met in person...
remember this incredibly stupid sentence in the 2013 special talk (posted on this board in recent months)?:.
"despite nanotechnology, humans can neither create life nor restore it.".
well apparently, the english-to-spanish translator (who wrote the spanish version of the 2013 special talk outline) apparently realized that the use of the word "nanotechnology" in this outline was completely irrelevant and childish... so he simply substituted the word "nanotechnology" with the phrase "great scientific advancements".
Wha happened... you make very valid points... on the other hand, it's 2013 and the word nanotechnology is pretty widely known all over the globe... So I really don't see any cultural constraints in simply using "nanotecnologia" as it would have been just as irrelevant and ridiculous in Spanish as it is in English...
The Redeemer... Remember when Steve hit Selma in the English version WT but only got "furious" with her in the Spanish version? Yeah... there really are major differences sometimes...
the watchtower society has, for about seven decades, been attracting new volunteer workers for its field ministry with the promise of life forever on a paradise earth.
even the titles of its main study books since 1968 bear the promise: the truth that leads to eternal life, you can live forever in paradise on earth, and knowledge that leads to everlasting life.
how logical is this hope that leads people to entrust the watchtower with their time, energy and worldly possessions?
excellent thread
(marking)
i heard that there was a recent (january 2013) big shake up on the west coast in orange california.
i think it is a kingdom hall on taft street in orange that has a double hall.
anyway, i heard that there were 10 to 15 disfellowshiped, others given public reproof and several congregations broken up and new conregations started as a result.
Wasn't this the congo that had a party that went bad? I believe there was a thread on this a few months ago... not sure though...
let me explain a little about what i do each day...... i work for a company that arranges trusts in the cook islands, turks & caicos, panama, etc.
i know that blondie is against what i am about to say, but i do not just believe that the wts have a variety of trusts in various jurisdictions around the world......i am absolutely positive they do.. .
i personally look after 14 trusts.
They also systematically move their cash or cash equivalents between their thousands of "shell corporations" worldwide. Rarely does their cash sit in the same place for more than a few months. So even if the government decides to audit the WT, this would be a nearly impossible feat. The Watchtower Corporation had over 130 years to learn how to hide their stash. And despite claims to the contrary, they have tons of other liquid assets hidden as well. They're not going broke any time soon...
