Posts by Anna Marina

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Spiritual Paradise Watchtower Style

by Vanderhoven7 in

can you believe the presumption?.

https://youtu.be/1mamt-krcnc.

https://youtu.be/wjnk-mr_860.

Anna Marina

I'm not convinced they are simpletons. The organization is carrying out a massive con-trick - a media company aiming at taking over people's moral compasses.

If you are a con-man and get found out, a useful tool in your box is humour. "Oh it was only a joke." GB members laugh, can look a bit clownish. Then its easy for the audience to not expect perfection or blamelessness.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jh27CeneQ0c

GB don't compare well to Noah.

Gen 6:9 - This is the account of Noah and his family. Noah was a righteous man, blameless among the people of his time, and he walked faithfully with God.

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Bias in News

by Simon in

jw
friends

you can't escape bias in the news media, so making it visible is the next best thing.. just came across this site which aims to label the news stories to show who is covering it.

you can see how some stories are only covered by one side which shows either their bias, or the bias of the other side from not covering it.. well worth checking out:.

https://ground.news/.

Anna Marina

Also their is generational divide. In the 1960s, there was the idea that the young would move into the future and bring about a better world. There was an idea that a revoultion would come and then everyone would have a TV.

Now they think the young will move into the future and bring about a green world where everyone is on TV - sorry Zoom.

But maybe it'll come down to whose go the electricity to run the platform. Then the elements being intensely hot will melt or something - there'll be a hissing noise and people will be looking at a blank screen. Hope the blank screen wont be biased. But it might be - after all the victors can write the history on the blank screen.

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Bias in News

by Simon in

jw
friends

you can't escape bias in the news media, so making it visible is the next best thing.. just came across this site which aims to label the news stories to show who is covering it.

you can see how some stories are only covered by one side which shows either their bias, or the bias of the other side from not covering it.. well worth checking out:.

https://ground.news/.

Anna Marina

The BBC a culture that covered over Jimmy Savile - in the centre? Slightly misleading???? Er???? I want to know what it's the centre of.

JImmy Savile, this DJ/paedophile even managed to get used in public safety films!

Clunk Click Every Trip!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6iynaLC5sY

George Orwell (AKA Eric Arthur Blair) used the BBC as the basis for his Ministry of Truth in novel 1984.

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Looking for suggestions, I'm being called on by a JW

by Tameria2001 in

just before the pandemic affected my area, a couple of jws came to my door.

this was the first time i didn't tell them to hit the road but instead had a pleasant conversation with them.

i never revealed that i am a former jw, nor do i ever want the jws in my area to know that i was ever one.

Anna Marina

See if you can get her on why the GB have authority - see if you can get her onto the subject of 1914. Then ask her what date they start counting from to get to 1914.

The date is 607 BCE - just see if she knows what year of Nebuchadnezzar that was (she should say 19th). FYI Watchtower changes it to the 1st year of Nebuchadnezzar. They say his first year was 624 BCE and his 19th year/aka his 1st year was 607 BCE.

The reason I suggest this is because if you look on the official website and go to the 2 videos which purport to be an explanation of their twaddle, what you notice is they do not mention how they arrive at the start date. They waffle on about 1914 being the end of the 2520 years. But they don't explain what the starting point is. Maybe it'll start her questioning if the subject interests her.

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CO zoom visit this week part deux

by nowwhat? in

so within a week he changed the end time chain of events.

this time he said false religion will be along side with the govt.

powers when they declare peace and security!

Anna Marina

They have zero legitimate connection to the Scriptures. Old or New Testament.

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Top Ten List of What Happens Next...

by Farmer Jim1 in

jw
friends

what does everyone think will happen next on the back of the coronavirus pandemic?.

these are my suggestions;.

1) coronavirus will have a disproportionate effect on jw ‘growth’ countries like in south america and africa.

Anna Marina

LongHairGal - I frequently hear the phrase, "this is dangerous."

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Top Ten List of What Happens Next...

by Farmer Jim1 in

jw
friends

what does everyone think will happen next on the back of the coronavirus pandemic?.

these are my suggestions;.

1) coronavirus will have a disproportionate effect on jw ‘growth’ countries like in south america and africa.

Anna Marina

LongHairGal - yes they've been asking who has got rooms to spare. Its a guess but once they know who has rooms, next thing could be, 'would you mind this Bethelite living in your room?'

They had a disturbing talk on Sunday that sounds like they are after all those who will not say that GB is superior to Jehovah, Jesus etc. Usual stuff. Hang the Holy Spirit, it's what we chanel that counts. You agree or else.

Oh they also had a repeat of 'if the GB ask you to do something crazy, do it.'

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Top Ten List of What Happens Next...

by Farmer Jim1 in

jw
friends

what does everyone think will happen next on the back of the coronavirus pandemic?.

these are my suggestions;.

1) coronavirus will have a disproportionate effect on jw ‘growth’ countries like in south america and africa.

Anna Marina

Elders/COs etc have been discussing who is and who is not mentally in and preparing to chuck out or put the screws on as many PIMOs and PIMIs as they can identify.

I guess that's normal for them but they have had more time on their hands to plan and assess people's attitudes.

Also they may reduce the number of people at Bethel and seek to move them into the houses of those who are willing to have them.

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Covid 19 Mortality Rates Calculated from CDC Data by Professional Data Analyst

by Sea Breeze in

jw
friends

student (age 6-18) deaths from covid-19-involved illnesses are projected at a rate of 0.0001% as a percentage of their peers.

they died from influenza-involved illnesses at a rate of 0.0005% in 2018.. workforce (age 19-55) deaths from covid-19-involved illnesses are projected at a rate of .01% as a percentage of their peers.

they died from influenza-involved illnesses at a rate of .007% in 2018.. retired (age 66-77) deaths from covid-19-involved illnesses are projected at a rate of 1% as a percentage of their peers.

Anna Marina

Should be quote of the year

Well done the healthcare industry - doing the wrong thing when it comes to healthcare, but ensuring they profit.

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What to do with old publications

by TonyMorronTheTurd in

hi guys,.

it's been a while since i posted here, but i feel like posting again.. it's hard sometimes to find the energy to post here after i expend all my time working a full time job and pretending i care about the wt$ at the same time.. i've been trying to slowly wake my girlfriend up ever since i first posted here, and i must say it is a long waiting game that i am playing right now.

almost all my efforts are dismissed and i've been slowly losing hope.. anyways, what i meant to really post here today is about old publications.. honestly anything that has to do with the watchtower and jdubs, as of recently makes me feel like vomiting.

Anna Marina

If you have the space and it doesn't bother you I'd keep the literature. Watchtower use certain propaganda tactics but they are not the only ones who use those methods. However they tend to be the most pitifully transparent in the use of those tactics as you only have to hold up what the Bible actually says to see right through them.

If someone is willing to digitalize it, it may prove useful.

I have used images of articles in my YouTubes to show that an article exists, remind people of what it looked like and then highlight how Watchtower is using that contrary to the spirit and semantics in the Bible.