Topics Started by Anders Andersen

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JW.org videos....look like....
by Anders Andersen in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
.... i just looked through some videos on the scientology and the mormon youtube channels.animated whiteboard animations, bad acting, compelling music...it's all the same as jw.org...or the other way around.the similarity is very striking to me.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghjomvjadbghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxf3pwvjoka.

i wonder why that is....
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Dutch branch refuses to meet with LGBT rights organization.
by Anders Andersen in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
in the wake of the anti-gay cartoon, the coc (dutch lgbt rights organization) invited watchtower netherlands to discuss how watchtower is dealing with lgbt people in their ranks.

focus of the meeting would be on making sure lgbt jw feel safe and fully accepted.. today several newspapers are reporting that the branch declined the invitation, stating that they 'can't imagine lgbt jw feeling unsafe.

the branch won't talk to coc, but they might discuss internally with lgbt jw.'.
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New news item on JW.org: conscientious objection
by Anders Andersen in
1. social
2. current
will jehovah's witnesses protect freedom of conscience?

seon-hyeok kim is facing one of the greatest challenges of his life.

in early 2015, this 28-year-old husband and father appeared before a judicial committee on charges of apostasy because he is a conscientious objector against shunning.
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Dutch TV crew kicked out of Circuit Assembly
by Anders Andersen in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
in the netherlands, a tv crew for powned (a website/tv station known for their non-conventional approach and love for controversy) visited a circuit assembly.

the video starts with them asking 'is everyone welcome here, even criminals, bikers, gays?

', and the answer is of course yes.. then the clip focuses on asking dubs questions about gays and the caleb video.. in the end the crew is asked to stop filming and leave.
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Awake no.3 praises Dr. Semmelweiss for discovering disease-causing germs
by Anders Andersen in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
in awake!

3 2016, an article on dr. semmelweis states:.

semmelweis was eventually recognized as one of the fathers of the modern antiseptic technique.
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g81 3/22 - The Electric Church
by Anders Andersen in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
from awake!

1981, 3/22:the electric church turns onthe preacher wears no black robes.

instead, he glistens in a three-piece white polyester suit.
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God & universe #1 - God's position and authority
by Anders Andersen in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
while thinking about the nature of god, i suddenly thought of something else: how jw speak about god in relation to the universe.. they say that.

jehovah created the universe.

destroying satan and answering the questions that were raised in eden will restore peace and unity in the whole universe.. .
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Constant out-of-context quoting; how do Writing dept. cope with that?
by Anders Andersen in
1. watchtower
2. bible
i am just wondering here: almost every single quote in jw literature for which a source can be found, is taken out of context..

personally, i have checked almost every quote in the 5-questions brochure, some on dating and the cross in reasoning book, and some in magazine articles i found interesting..

just checked the "they envisioned a universe subject to whims of gods" quote in the feb 2016 awake..
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Android browser: search and edit don't work.
by Anders Andersen in
1. forum
2. tech-support
hi simon,.

thanks for maintaining this forum.. i use this site almost exclusively on my android phone and tablet.. there are 2 annoying issues there:.

search doesn't work.
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Really beautiful Watchtower article about truth
by Anders Andersen in
1. watchtower
2. bible
this is the singlemost best watchtower article i have ever read.. it almost brought tears to my eyes (please note the almost ;-)).

"what is truth?

"this question is one which every sincere christian should ask and seek to answer.