Posts by Steel

according to australian newspaper, the canberra times (for aussies, its a fairfax publication) trump is able to contact putin and the conversations cannot be tapped.

(an interesting claim).. quote 1:.

"a former senior western intelligence operative, a specialist in russian counterintelligence deemed credible in washington, has provided the fbi with evidence that trump 'and his inner circle have accepted a regular flow of intelligence from the kremlin, including on clinton, since russian intelligence had compromised trump during his visits to moscow – so that he could be blackmailed'.

Steel

During one of the Clinton debates when discussing Syria , Trump made a pretty decent point about do we really know who these Syrian rebels really are? The ones the Russians are bombing.

I remember as a kid in the 80s the romantic notion of these brave warriors fighting the big bad soviets and the billions of dollars we gave them. Those guys turned into al queda and the Talib an. It's nice to see that wasn't completely lost on Trump.

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South Korea court frees JWs who refused to serve in military

by darkspilver in

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from the times of london website.

south korea court frees jehovah’s witnesses who refused to serve in military.

two south korean men who refused to do military service have had their convictions overturned in a landmark ruling against the government.. [snip].

Steel

I really wish they would have to do there prison time in a north gulag where they would mostly be starved and tortured to death.

Then they might understand the importance of the draft and why they need to be on guard.

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Canadian current and former JWs questioning the blood issue

by Lee Elder in

i was interviewed yesterday by stephen smith at the cbc.

he would also like to interview other current and former jws, along with any elders or hlc members who are questioning the blood policy.here is his contact information:stephen smithweb journalistcbc montreal1-141-62251-514-597-6225email: [email protected] you think you might be a good candidate, you may contact him directly.

he has agreed to maintain anonymity for those who need it.thanks,lee.

Steel

I am serious.

Is it kind of an unofficial rule to not talk about the deaths? Or is it just my hall.

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Major Doctrinal Changes Must Be On The Way

by notsurewheretogo in

the statement in the article "who is leading gods people today?

" in the feb 17th study edition of the wt is very interesting.. it states: ""the g.b.

is neither inspired nor infallible" ..we can err .in doctrinal matters....".

Steel

I know this isn't a very popular opinion around here but when the WTS makes a statement this stupid , it's just done out of mockery.

There is a spiritual realm and dark forces at work and they are just making fun of the rank and file.

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Let's Be Honest - You or One of Your Ancestors Was an Idiot

by Simon in

why were we ever a jw?

were we mad?

we must have been .... well, my excuse is that i knew nothing else.

Steel

My story is in the late 60s and early 70s my family (grandparents) were part of the United Church of Canada. It use to be the biggest denomination in Canada.

Then it took a real liberal turn. First termister abortion was OK, having gay Members, gay ministers etc etc.

My uncles were turned on to the WTS because they were hard asses about the Bible.

All those ruined lives over good intentions.

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Let's Be Honest - You or One of Your Ancestors Was an Idiot

by Simon in

why were we ever a jw?

were we mad?

we must have been .... well, my excuse is that i knew nothing else.

Steel

I know a few hard-core families that got sucked in after ww2. The things these men went though and saw, they were really attracted to the pacifist angle of the WTS.

Of course there was no such as PTSD in those days. You either got lost in alcohol or religion.

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Canadian current and former JWs questioning the blood issue

by Lee Elder in

i was interviewed yesterday by stephen smith at the cbc.

he would also like to interview other current and former jws, along with any elders or hlc members who are questioning the blood policy.here is his contact information:stephen smithweb journalistcbc montreal1-141-62251-514-597-6225email: [email protected] you think you might be a good candidate, you may contact him directly.

he has agreed to maintain anonymity for those who need it.thanks,lee.

Steel

There has been two jw women in the last two weeks die giving birth in Canada, yet there hasn't been a peep about it my hall. It's also all over the news.

It seems odd for an organization that preaches martyrdom all the time, they sure don't seem to want to talk about it when it happens.

Or is it just my hall?

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If the GB changed a major teaching, would all witnesses just go along with it?

by stuckinarut2 in

so if the gb changed its "bible based beliefs" on some teaching, would witnesses all of a sudden change their individual beliefs too?.

witnesses like to claim that "their bible trained hearts and minds" make them believe as they do, but we know that the reality is that all witnesses hold their "deep seated beliefs" according to what they have been told to believe.. so what would cause the average witness to question those that dictate their "personal convictions"??.

thoughts?.

Steel

I am still floored they just accept the new understanding of the faithful slave. The WTS always danced around the cult issue with the anointed class.

(We are not a cult because cults they small groups of human leaders. Are leadership is jehovah God and his annoited remnant).

Then they fired the remnant and no one even cared. It's like they just gave up pretending they weren't a cult.