Posts by Anna Marina

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Kids being disfellowshipped

by Nikki collins in

so some ex-jws and i were at dinner last night talking about how some of the ones baptized this year were so young.

a few under the age of 10!!

can you imagine if a kid got dfd at that age.... would the congregation shun them?

Anna Marina

What if they stop baptising anyone and just get them to take vows or sign contracts or the like?

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Tonights mid week meeting study 7 " Accurate and convincing"

by benny in

the video at he mid week meeting tonight shows a video on how teaching must be based on hard researched fact and that we are encouraged to look at watchtower literature to get up to speed on a subject.. here is the link to it https://www.jw.org/en/publications/videos/reading-teaching-videos/accurate-and-convincing-video/.

i find this quite disturbing when you look at the feb 2017 watchtower which explains the governing body errs in their understanding of subjects yet they claim to be god's channel of communication to his people.. what are the thoughts on this?.

i know there are other topics on new light etc...

Anna Marina

Hi Stan

I think it'll be, "you know we said Jesus became invisibly present in 1914, woops sorry, we meant Satan. But then he always was the invisible ruler, but he'd lost his mind for a bit like Nebuchadnezzar, then at the end of 7 times, in 1914 his senses returned to him. Hence World War I. Aren't we happyfied we now understand this. Therefore, will now rename this man-trap of an organisation, cause the light just got even dimmer and no one can challenge us."

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Tonights mid week meeting study 7 " Accurate and convincing"

by benny in

the video at he mid week meeting tonight shows a video on how teaching must be based on hard researched fact and that we are encouraged to look at watchtower literature to get up to speed on a subject.. here is the link to it https://www.jw.org/en/publications/videos/reading-teaching-videos/accurate-and-convincing-video/.

i find this quite disturbing when you look at the feb 2017 watchtower which explains the governing body errs in their understanding of subjects yet they claim to be god's channel of communication to his people.. what are the thoughts on this?.

i know there are other topics on new light etc...

Anna Marina

These words should have been in the video to make the matter clear:

"Our mission is to destroy confidence any may put in the words of the Bible. Please work with us on this by only studying and quoting from the Watchtower. Thank you for your cooperation."

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Why do CO's refuse to strip Elders of their position?

by Tenacious in

in several congregations i attended many elders were downright evil and flat out drunk with power.. many times i personally knew of things done by them that would have been a disfellowshipping offense had they not been elders.

and even though many times these issues and spiritual atrocities were reported to the co's and hq they would many times (if not all the time), get off with a mere slap on the wrist or a forced apology.. why do you believe elders are so protected?.

my theory is the authority integrity within the congregation.

Anna Marina

Tenacious - sent you a PM

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Kids being disfellowshipped

by Nikki collins in

so some ex-jws and i were at dinner last night talking about how some of the ones baptized this year were so young.

a few under the age of 10!!

can you imagine if a kid got dfd at that age.... would the congregation shun them?

Anna Marina

Hi Diogenesister - yes you got it. That's what I mean.

Add in that the law is there, not to bring about justice but maintain the status quo - wait for the status quo to change, ie child abuse gets legalised and no more problems for WBTS. They might even start causing problem for those who took them to court.

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Why do CO's refuse to strip Elders of their position?

by Tenacious in

in several congregations i attended many elders were downright evil and flat out drunk with power.. many times i personally knew of things done by them that would have been a disfellowshipping offense had they not been elders.

and even though many times these issues and spiritual atrocities were reported to the co's and hq they would many times (if not all the time), get off with a mere slap on the wrist or a forced apology.. why do you believe elders are so protected?.

my theory is the authority integrity within the congregation.

Anna Marina

Green handshakes?

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Kids being disfellowshipped

by Nikki collins in

so some ex-jws and i were at dinner last night talking about how some of the ones baptized this year were so young.

a few under the age of 10!!

can you imagine if a kid got dfd at that age.... would the congregation shun them?

Anna Marina

Hi Nikki

If you get a child to behave in a way its parents would disapprove of, then tell it to keep secrets or else - its a way to manipulate children. Add baptism into that equation...

Its a sad lesson to have to learn but all things in WBTS apprear to be designed to make everyone stumble and nuke the powers of reason. Its quite an education, one reason not to go to Uni - why bother? You get one heck of an education at the hands of the GB.

Why be a mere doctor or lawyer when you can be Oppenheimer?

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Why do CO's refuse to strip Elders of their position?

by Tenacious in

in several congregations i attended many elders were downright evil and flat out drunk with power.. many times i personally knew of things done by them that would have been a disfellowshipping offense had they not been elders.

and even though many times these issues and spiritual atrocities were reported to the co's and hq they would many times (if not all the time), get off with a mere slap on the wrist or a forced apology.. why do you believe elders are so protected?.

my theory is the authority integrity within the congregation.

Anna Marina

Hi Tenacious

Take a look at this Marc Cora video - go to 1:15:01 and listen to what happened to Paul. His account is only a few minutes long. He was totally stitched up by another elder who duped him into identifying those who would stand up for him.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0kTNCZLrHA

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Rutherford Exposed: The Story of Berta and Bonnie

by Farkel in

it was made by a women who in later years wore crotchless panties and bras which had holes in the nipple areas.

he not only knew the woman in question (she's now deceased), he has met her numerous times.

up until recently this secret of her year's long sexual affair with rutherford was kept by the family.

Anna Marina

DNCall - thank you for that information. Can't help wondering why he wanted to return.

Dropoffyourkeylee - I didn't notice an eye shape, do you mean the triangle shape the people make as the camera pans out - like an upside down pyramid?

Diogenesister - I remember the sentiment in the 70s. The decade started off with hippies who were love-in types. Some wanted to legalise LSD and call it the Holy Sacrament.

Dropoffyourkeylee - there's an eye on Sammy Davis Jnr's hand in this video from 1969 which reflects the Age of Aquarius feel at the time. I remember when Neil Armstrong walked on the moom, the Age of Aquarius got played like a theme to the moon landing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQSAIBD0gbE

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Jesus in a Super Hero Cape

by iloowy.goowy in

have you see the latest fashion for jesus in the wt?.

he's sporting a cape, just like superman!maybe caleb can get a t-shirt with a j logo instead of an s.. .

Anna Marina

His chest looks significantly bigger in an odd way. Its really puffed out.

Interesting about the cape though - very Superman also a bit Arthurian.