about birthdays.
several days ago i was waiting at the deli for the next batch of fried chicken when a man in his sixties came in.
he had called in his order two days earlier.
And that's exactly why birthdays and all other common occasions that bring families together are forbidden. New recruits stop being with their families. This creates a rift and resentment in the family. Watchtower blames this on the family of course.
And this separation from supportive family is exactly what cults want to achieve. They want the cult to be the only support and social circle to the members, so it's harder for them to leave.
so i've just seen a snippet of a new convention release, and it's obviously a reenactment (bloody poor one - look at the state of the disposable beards lol!
) of bible times.. the chap speaking is heard saying if your family members turn away and serve false gods, you should kill them!.
https://twitter.com/jfnilsen/status/1133000862719270912?s=09.
Thanks Olig!
so i've just seen a snippet of a new convention release, and it's obviously a reenactment (bloody poor one - look at the state of the disposable beards lol!
) of bible times.. the chap speaking is heard saying if your family members turn away and serve false gods, you should kill them!.
https://twitter.com/jfnilsen/status/1133000862719270912?s=09.
Holy shit. Not that this is any different from what they have said for years, but reading dry texts just doesn't come across the same as seeing a movie.
I guess this is all the ammo I need to make sure my daughter doesn't visit the convention.
Btw I read somewhere there's also a part in the video where the guy actually kills his own Baal priest father....anyone have a link to that video?
they can edit their own versions to conform to their doctrines but what's stopping people to hand flyers or glue posters with the actual quotes in contradiction to their statements?.
examples:.
https://www.jw.org/en/bible-teachings/questions/what-is-the-holy-spirit/ - http://archive.is/778ch .
That will never happen coz God has left the universe !
Interestingly, according to Bible theology God always resided outside the universe. After all, He supposedly existed before He created the universe.
The average JW otoh never think about anything outside the universe.
Watchtower keeps blabbering about universal sovereignty....as if God is not sovereign outside the universe in their theology.
God lives in the heavens. God also created the heavens in the beginning. So where did He live before He created the heavens?
Yeah I know, logic against myths....
so it was brought up lately that my lack of faith is partially do to stories in the bible like the one in samuel where god kills david’s first born son.
the excuse i heard today wasn’t that god killed david’s son no he just didn’t bless him so then he died.
wtf!!!
The parable of the Good Samaritan implies that if someone needs your help and you don't help them, you're not a nice person.
There's plenty of Bible verses that indicate that you should help people of.you can, and if you don't you're an asshole.
Supposedly life is sacred, but apparently not to God.
But hey, pathetic excuses is what you get when trying to make sense of contradicting stories and myths with obsolete morals...
i was doing some browsing today on http://watchtowerletters.com and discovered a very thought provoking point.
the fact is that the flood of noah's day does not stand up to scientific scrutiny or common sense.
this becomes all the more apparent when considering an ancient story like the epic of gilgamesh.
Jup.
Likewise with literal Adam and Eve, created in 4026BC. That absolutely didn't happen. If not, then the whole original sin and redemption don't follow from the story either.
In fact even the Bible claims that Jesus is the bigger Adam or something. Since Adam is a mythical person, so is Jesus.
Apparently quite a few Christian churches seem to be able to make their theology work regardless, but I don't see it.
Holy shit somehow they always find new ways to lower their level....
https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/jehovah-s-witness-who-posted-criticisms-on-13855357.php.
i had this article pop up about the darksilver case.
it says a federal magistrate in san francisco has now ruled that darksilver can remain anonymous but then it says except for identification to lawyers for the religion’s watchtower publication.
We can google WT attorney's name and find out if he's with a decent firm/sole practitioner
Paul Polidoro both lives and works at Watchtower HQ.
Something with trusting the cat to guard the cream....
here is a thread on the new letter to be read to all congregations in all branches on adjustments in door to door work due to the gdpr:.
https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/6274619758608384/2019-boe-elders-letter-may-13-england-ireland-data-protection.
i have...connections....to a foreign language congregation in europe.
What if the householder agrees or provides consent to the publisher to record his personal details to facilitate a future visit?
And so on and so on. Getting consent is the least of the troubles of GDPR.
And Watchtower will be co-responsible and co-liable for each and every note that any publisher makes....
That's why they said: No. More. Notes.
There is no way Watchtower could safely (for their wallet) arrange this. No even Jehovah could help them on this.
https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/jehovah-s-witness-who-posted-criticisms-on-13855357.php.
i had this article pop up about the darksilver case.
it says a federal magistrate in san francisco has now ruled that darksilver can remain anonymous but then it says except for identification to lawyers for the religion’s watchtower publication.
@thefallguy:
This case wasn't really about copyright yet. It was about whether Reddit should disclose Darkspilvers identity to Watchtower.
So the judge only checked if Watchtower's copyright claim have at least some merit. This judge didn't need to really rule on whether Darkspilver violated copyright or not.
The judged ruled that Watchtowers case has enough merit to justify sueing him for copyright infringement, therefore she ordered Reddit to give up his ID to Watchtowers lawyers.
