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  2020 Convention Friday Highlights: Information Control and Hypocrisy

  by neat blue dog in

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  there's yet another talk to add to the list of talks written specifically for damage control against "apostates".

  the speaker says, "some who were once part of the christian congregation attempt to mislead us", that they tell "false accusations" & "lies".

  to combat this, he says that you should "protect your ears from damaging noise by not listening to it", comparing it to wearing "noise canceling headphones".

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  Anna Marina

  Tony must realise that those who are fully in rarely listen to/understand Watchtower teachings. Therefore when confronted with conflicting information they'll swallow down any old camel.
  
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  Slave class

  by asp59 in

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  2. bible

  do you think there is a group or individuals that have taken the role as slave class and fulfilled the requirement?

  think they all failed miserable.

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  Sea Breeze - evidently the Watchtower is the solution to the World's problem. Oppenheimer just gave us weapons of mass destruction, but Watchtower brought us boredom.

  What a wonderful vision of life in a peaceful new world.

  Thank you Sea Breeze.
  
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  Hello Guys

  by KW13 in

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  2. friends

  well its been a while since i posted and i wanted to ask what latest 'new light' has been revealed so i can keep up.

  just also wanted to say rest in peace dansk and mouthy amongst others, long time members here and great people.. minimus if you see this good to see you're still active, gumby & uncle bruce also if you stumble on this i wish you both well.

  gumby i know you made many sacrfices mate, i hope you're happy.

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  Not exactly 'new light' but the new reality.

  Contact apostate to look after your calls due to fact ministry is kindalike totally cancelled except in Second Life.
  
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  Watchtower Sues to Keep Convention Videos Off Internet

  by Sea Breeze in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2020/07/20/mormonleaks-founders-pay/?fbclid=iwar31g8tcjkq3dtzxjx6mhinhqnk6fequaiwu_278zkhia6vmbyb6ha_jz28.

  so i guess the wt holds free public gatherings, but will sue anyone who publishes a video of the free speeches?

  what happened to advertise, advertise advertise the king and his kingdom?

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  It seems similar to the approach Scientology.takes to it's media output/teachings.

  WT is a mix. From my research all it's false doctrines have their roots in Theo Sufism. Sufism is a kind of Islam. Combine this with Scientology's copyright obession and you have a secret organisation, which is hard to investigate posing as Christian, which is really a form of Islam based on Marvel Comics.
  

  Oh that sounds about right.
  
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  What's Wrong with the Watchtower?

  by Vanderhoven7 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  not sure who wrote this list a while back but i think it is worth a repeat....to be added to or subtracted from or modified...whatever.. what's wrong with the watchtower.

  "overlapping generations" - this teaching makes no sense.

  the word used by jesus is in the singular, not plural form.. .

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  They aren't even Jehovah's Witnesses.

  Jacob's biscuits maybe - they are crackers.
  
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  Can disfellowshipped individuals attend the Video Meetings

  by StephaneLaliberte in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  just a quesiton: can disfellowshipped individuals attend the video meetings.

  if they can, do they have to turn off their video and sound?

  can they attend with their family?

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  Overrated

  Why would a DF or DA person want to sit in on one of those zoom meetings?

  To sit there grinning like a Cheshire cat and listen intently as the PIMOs took hold of their freedom and gave the elders hell in no uncertain manner. Then how will they disfellowship anybody with a large part of the congregation blowing spiritual raspberries at them?
  
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  Guns...Are You For or Against Legally Owning Them?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  there is a surge going on of people buying guns, especially first time buyers.

  with talk of police defunding and rioting in the neighborhoods, some people want to protect themselves.. do you support owning and using a gun if needed?.

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  I think trust and a good information network is the safest community defence. Some people are SO dangerous a gun isn't really going to give you much protection. Especially if you are a bad shot.
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  Useing unhealthy fear to force people to obey.

  by Yomama in

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  fear of being shunned.

  do you have any stories?.

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  They thought I might be afraid of being shunned. Instead at least 17 elders hid from me in the lounge of an old aged pensioner.

  The shunning keeps on failing - gradually more and more talk to me. It's so sweet when it happens. You know they are being brave as best they can. So many of them don't agree with this ridiculous state of affairs. But they are too afraid to speak openly.
  
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  JW (and other religions) excuses for messing up when trying to understand prophesies.

  by RubaDub in

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  2. beliefs

  this is not a jw-bashing thing, but it always seemed odd to me that the "excuse" when things go wrong is that "we have to wait and see how the prophesy is fulfilled" or some other wording.. my question has always been, then what is the purpose of the prophesy if you don't understand it until after the fact?

  isn't that like having a weather forecast but being told that we don't really know what the weather will be until the next day?

  isn't that the purpose of prophesy?.

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  Rubabud - Like NASA they have to learn lessons. Learning lessons is excuse number 418932 on page 591 of the book Excuses for DubbaDummies.
  

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AG022FW4SDk

  Hair raising eh?
  

  But Jesus did a cracking prophecy here. 100% correct. And - eventually a lot of people understood it!
  

  (Matthew 24:4-5) . . .And in answer Jesus said to them: “Look out that nobody misleads YOU; 5 for many will come on the basis of my name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will mislead many. . .
  

  But some may still be on catch up with it. Possibly cause they haven't read it properly or cause the haven't read it. Or other.
  
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  Quit Quietly now more than ever

  by gone for good in

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  2. beliefs

  the amazing exoneration of info sekta in swiss court has finally reinforced the proper way to exit an abusive cult.. never write a letter of disassociation.

  - no need to invoke shepherding or judicial action from elders.

  make a written, dated statement of your free-will choice to have abandoned the jw religion - secure this document with a friend -a trusted friend (not the jw kind).

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  Anna Marina

  They misuse the identity 'Jehovah's Witness'. So might it be better to say you are no longer a member of the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society?

  The term 'Jehovah's Witness' was lifted from the book of Isaiah and does not refer to them, but the house of Jacob. It is used by the Society as a way to call themselves Christians.