Posts by Splash

we are pleased to announce that arrangements are being made for all baptized and unbaptized publishers who read and write english, along with their minor children, to be invited to locations where they can hear the 2013 annual meeting program that will be presented on saturday, .

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I'm invited

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"False Prophets" part notably uncomfortable

by Separation of Powers in

so, service meeting last night.

bro handling the "false prophet" part was notably disturbed.

every time he spoke of previous "expectations" his body language was like "oh my god, can you believe i'm saying this?

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I pointed out that even though the Reasoning Book listed 1914 as 'one of the doctrines that has never changed', it has actually changed, having previously been 1874. Naughty Reasoning Book. Splash

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Sun newspaper writes about Witness paedophile scandal

by jhine in

it isn't much, only a small piece on page 23 of sunday's sun newspaper .

for our colonial cousins the sun is a highbrow , well respected national daily newspaper , well national daily anyway .

on sunday it printed a small article about what it describes as a jehovah's witness paedophile whose sex crimes had been hushed up by his church .

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Weekly readership figures as of May 2013 (not including web hits) for papers which carried this story:

The Sun - 12.8 million newspapers
Daily Mail - 9.5 million newspapers
Daily Mirror - 7 million newspapers

Number of people who read and remembered this story one day later - 1 savant and the population of JWN.

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We are (not) representatives of the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society

by VM44 in

at one time jws were issued minister identification cards such as the s-65 in which it is officially stated that the bearer "is a representative of the watch tower bible and tract society of pennsylvania.. now, the watchtower specifically tells the publishers not to say they are representatives of the watchtower!.

when did this 180 degree change take place?.

here is the text that appears on the front of the s-65 "minister identification card.".

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*** km 2/89 pp. 3-4 Our Identification as Jehovah’s Witnesses ***

As ministers of the good news, we are known publicly as Jehovah’s Witnesses. Our voluntary participation in the field service is motivated by love of God and neighbor. It is not carried on at the insistence of any man or organization but is according to our God-given commission to preach the “good news” and make disciples. (Matt. 24:14; 28:19, 20) Therefore, publishers do well to avoid representing themselves as agents or representatives of the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York, Inc., or any other corporation used by “the faithful and discreet slave” to advance Kingdom interests.—Matt. 24:45-47.

In case of an accident or an emergency or if problems are encountered while working trailer parks, apartments, or certain other territory, publishers may need some form of personal identification beyond giving their name along with a brief Scriptural explanation of the nature of our religious work. If questioned, or when asked for credentials, baptized publishers may use the identification card (S-65) signed by the presiding overseer, which shows one is preaching the good news of the Kingdom in association with the local congregation named on the card.

A supply of identification cards (S-65), which may be issued to baptized publishers when there is a need, will be included with the annual shipment of congregation forms. If any publishers use a personal name card in connection with their field service activities, they should not print thereon that they are representatives of the Watchtower Society.

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Reverse-Witnessing leaves me mentally and emotionally drained...

by ILoveTTATT in

jw
friends

hi dear friends!.

i am doing some stealth reverse-witnessing, and i have succeeded in at least two people seeing ttatt, one being my friend and the other being my dad (although my dad has a longer route to take to exit the wts, and i have to slowly chip away at the illusion).... the illusion of jw's is very strong.

they give an illusion of being moral and decent people, and that may be true just because the majority of the people they attract are just being deceived, or i really like to believe that and hope for the best.. what i hate and leaves me emotionally drained are jw apologists.

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VACCINATIONS 1921 - "Vaccination never prevented anything and never will, and is the most barbarous practice"

- Golden Age Oct 12 1921 p.17

1929 - " Avoid serum inoculations as they pollute the blood stream with their filthy pus."

– Golden Age11/12/1929 p.107

1931 - Prohibited as being a "direct violation of the everlasting covenant."

- Golden Age 2/4/31 p.293

Permitted in September 1945 Consolation- "When we lose our life because we refuse inoculations, that does not bear witness as a justification of Jehovah's name. God never issued regulations which prohibit the use of drugs, inoculations or blood transfusions. It is an invention of people, who, like the Pharisees, leave Jehovah's mercy and love aside."

Since 1952 permitted. WT 12/15/52 p.764 and AWAKE! 8/22/65 p.20

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Oh the irony!

by Captain Blithering in

hahaa, ive gotta do a demo this week about responding to the question 'are jw's false prophets'?

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shall i throw in a couple more arguments than the o es i'm given?......

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See if you can ask your demo partner "so what does identify a false prophet?"

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Sun newspaper writes about Witness paedophile scandal

by jhine in

it isn't much, only a small piece on page 23 of sunday's sun newspaper .

for our colonial cousins the sun is a highbrow , well respected national daily newspaper , well national daily anyway .

on sunday it printed a small article about what it describes as a jehovah's witness paedophile whose sex crimes had been hushed up by his church .

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Between them the Sun, Daily Mail and Mirror have enormous readership across the UK.

All of these national papers have run the Gordon Leighton story.

I wonder what those three elders feel like now.

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Regrets for knowing the TATT? Strange feeling overcoming...

by BluePill2 in

today is a strange day.. i have been out of the borg for a while now.

some years have passed and i thoroughly enjoy the freedom, not having to bend my mind and rape my soul to force myself to do and say things that i don't feel or believe.

i started my own business, got a wonderful girlfriend and made some friends (that are not monsters like the wt$ likes to portray others).. my parents, siblings, brothers-in-law, cousins, aunts, uncles, ex-wife, "friends" and my daughter, have cut their contact to me.

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Strength and peace to you BluePill2.

If I remember correctly, you worked your way quite high in the org - certainly having responsibilities many would never get.
You probably saw more than most as you awoke to TTATT, so I can well understand the hatred you now have.

I have family and close friends still in and occassionally they get in touch to ask why something doesn't make sense. Many are starting to doubt, question and see things they can't reconcile.

Be there for when this also happens to your family, they will need someone to help them deal with it when it happens - who better than you.

There are good days and bad days, so you know that better days will come once you've dealt with the bad.

Take care friend,

Splash.