for any who can't (like me) muster the masochism necessary to sit through an 18-or-so hour commentary on a 30 minute talk from a certain famous/infamous commentator, here is a link to a transcript from splane's saturday afternoon "apostate" talk:.
https://www.reddit.com/r/exjw/comments/ot7z2e/splanes_apostate_rant_transcription/.
there are many topics worthy of consideration, but this particular section really stood out to me:.
And some who aren’t really apostates can cause just as much trouble as the apostates do by their negative talk and criticism. - David Splane
If someone criticizes or makes negative talk about the activity or established rules of conduct made by the organization isn't that theoretically being an apostate ?
Well at least that's what I thought .
for any who can't (like me) muster the masochism necessary to sit through an 18-or-so hour commentary on a 30 minute talk from a certain famous/infamous commentator, here is a link to a transcript from splane's saturday afternoon "apostate" talk:.
https://www.reddit.com/r/exjw/comments/ot7z2e/splanes_apostate_rant_transcription/.
there are many topics worthy of consideration, but this particular section really stood out to me:.
Sit on your hands and leave the matter in His, and He's liable to go Old Testament on your ass.
Good point Vidiot
Sadly I don't see any major changes handed out to congregations about how to handle possible situations of child sexual abuse.
Maybe in Australia now that the government has implemented certain rules regarding religious organizations.
a direct confirmation that judge joseph rutherford, 2nd president of the watchtower organization, had a weak spot for good whisky, can be found in the following hilarious watch tower article.. the u.s. congress had passed the spirit prohibition law, and the judge was absolutely furious that these "servants of satan" tried to take his booze away.. the watch tower, which according to fred franz had jehovah as editor during these days, directly stated that christians could not "participate in" such a prohibition.
in other words, they had to smuggle and drink booze to be loyal to god.
the jws are unfortunately a much more boring sect these days.. the watchtower, november 1, 1924prohibition.
How come drinking hard liquor is not seen as violation of destroying the flesh (health) like cigarettes ?
I guess the answer to that is listed in my previous post ?
i know several wit-lesses that to date are researching these topics.. however i haven't heard much from any publications recently about it, i think the latest refresh was ~10 years ago.
since then the power of the us has severely diminished (or at least the rhetorics about it has), russia is a small potato in modern era, the eu is a cowardly dog in the eyes of everyone and we have the rise of china which is as far as military might is concerned, a paper tiger.. we also have the rise of islam, especially since the end of the nato nation-building effort in afghanistan which is now in power in most of the middle east and africa, as well as regions of asia and growing strong in europe.. does anyone have noooo light about these developments.
is islam the king of the south?
The WTS's expressed doctrine of the king of the North against the king of the South is one many compelling propagations of ignorance this organization produced.
The WTS wants to keep people on edge or fear that Armageddon is just around the corner and it does so intentionally to instill power and control over the flock of followers.
These proclamations also helped in attracting attention to the literature the WTS published.
Millions now living will be fooled and conned .
david splane’s talk “put up a hard fight for the faith” was that last talk presented on the saturday of the annual convention.
this talk was to largely address apostates and restated ideas and arguments often presented before.
however, this year, watchtower is spending more time in disqualifying negative findings originating from secular courts and here is the segment of interest here: .
They lost those court cases because it was proven that the JWs involved were intentionally trying cover up these serious crimes for the sake of the organization's public image.
Likewise so did the Catholics, they too had to pay out huge sums to victims and some of their perpetrators went to jail.
i asked a tennis friend this morning what he thought about what’s going on in afghanistan and he said it was terrible.
he was a military man and identifies as a middle of the road republican.
he supported most of trump’s policies but voted for biden because he couldn’t take trump’s mean tweets.
The Taliban is a sect stemming from Islam, a very oppressive brutal sect to be sure.
Since it has its ideological roots in religion the people who are around it are weak to oppose or rethink its rules and laws of social conduct, particularity when the consequences can be brutal even to the punishment of death .
A little more information about this sect ......
The Taliban (/ˈtælɪbæn, ˈtɑːlɪbɑːn/; Pashto: طالبان, romanized: ṭālibān, lit. 'students' or 'seekers')[51][52] or Taleban, who refer to themselves as the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA),[53] is a Deobandi Islamist movement and military organization in Afghanistan, currently waging war (an insurgency, or jihad) within the country.[54][55][56] Since 2016, the Taliban's leader has been Mawlawi Hibatullah Akhundzada.[57][58][59] In 2021, the Taliban was estimated to have 75,000 fighters.[60]
From 1996 to 2001, the Taliban held power over roughly three-quarters of Afghanistan, and enforced a strict interpretation of Sharia, or Islamic law.[61] The Taliban emerged in 1994 as one of the prominent factions in the Afghan Civil War[62] and largely consisted of students (talib) from the Pashtun areas of eastern and southern Afghanistan who had been educated in traditional Islamic schools, and fought during the Soviet–Afghan War.[63][8][9][64] Under the leadership of Mohammed Omar, the movement spread throughout most of Afghanistan, sequestering power from the Mujahideen warlords. The totalitarian[65][66] Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan was established in 1996 and the Afghan capital was transferred to Kandahar. It held control of most of the country until being overthrown after the American-led invasion of Afghanistan in December 2001 following the September 11 attacks. At its peak, formal diplomatic recognition of the Taliban's government was acknowledged by only three nations: Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. The group later regrouped as an insurgency movement to fight the American-backed Karzai administration and the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in the War in Afghanistan.
The Taliban have been condemned internationally for the harsh enforcement of their interpretation of Islamic Sharia law, which has resulted in the brutal treatment of many Afghans.[67][68] During their rule from 1996 to 2001, the Taliban and their allies committed massacres against Afghan civilians, denied UN food supplies to 160,000 starving civilians and conducted a policy of scorched earth, burning vast areas of fertile land and destroying tens of thousands of homes.[69][70][71][72][73][74] While the Taliban controlled Afghanistan, they banned activities and media including paintings,[75] photography,[76] and movies if they showed people or other living things,[77] and prohibited music using instruments.[78] The Taliban prevented women from attending school,[79] banned women from working jobs outside of healthcare (male doctors were prohibited from seeing women),[80] and required that women were accompanied by a male relative and wear a burqa at all times when in public.[81] If women broke certain rules, they were publicly whipped or executed.[82] Religious and ethnic minorities were heavily discriminated against during Taliban rule. According to the United Nations, the Taliban and their allies were responsible for 76% of Afghan civilian casualties in 2010, and 80% in 2011 and 2012.[83][84][85][86][87][88] The Taliban also engaged in cultural genocide, destroying numerous monuments including the famous 1500-year old Buddhas of Bamiyan.[89][90][91][92]
i asked a tennis friend this morning what he thought about what’s going on in afghanistan and he said it was terrible.
he was a military man and identifies as a middle of the road republican.
he supported most of trump’s policies but voted for biden because he couldn’t take trump’s mean tweets.
What has happened by the US government via Biden is that he and his administration saw that the Afghan military effort there is becoming a lost cause or a cause which made it necessary for the US to stay there indefinitely.
Essentially a controlling police force which was costing the US in money and lives, because the Afghan government wasn't strategically make grounds to govern over the nation themselves, such as banning the Taliban's active existence inside the country.
In my opinion the only active way to ban the Taliban and make it disappear is to capture and execute anyone who associated with this group/organization. Really put the fear into people to change their minds reconverting the population to more updated social standards in regards to human rights etc..
Sounds a bit brutal and backward yes but fear does work to change people's mindset about ideologies, particularly long held ideologies that offer men more power and control for their own sake.
Sadly any gains that country achieved over the past 20 years is going to be ruined, refugees into the thousands are now making their way into neighboring countries.
Who's to blame for this redundant misstep ?
I think mostly the Afghan government with the US and associating governments ie. Canada facilitating the whole affair being used and exploited toward a means which realistically was never going to be achieved by their staying presence.
a direct confirmation that judge joseph rutherford, 2nd president of the watchtower organization, had a weak spot for good whisky, can be found in the following hilarious watch tower article.. the u.s. congress had passed the spirit prohibition law, and the judge was absolutely furious that these "servants of satan" tried to take his booze away.. the watch tower, which according to fred franz had jehovah as editor during these days, directly stated that christians could not "participate in" such a prohibition.
in other words, they had to smuggle and drink booze to be loyal to god.
the jws are unfortunately a much more boring sect these days.. the watchtower, november 1, 1924prohibition.
..and its because Jesus turned water into wine, that's the real reason why most Christian religions approve of drinking spirits or alcohol.
What do Christians drink at the memorial service ?
Therefore wine /booze is kind of sacred to Christians
Good Ole Jesus
....and still no big 'a'.
armageddon.. it was 15 years ago dubland was in lala dream-like almost trance-like state hanging on the notion the big 'a' was imminent.. it was ironic.
ironic at that time was when.... i was starting my long waking-up process.
The fact is the WTS and its top leaders were fear mongering charlatans who made and proclaimed doctrines like Armageddon is soon to attract attention to the literature they published but also mentally control people, they were subsequently successful with both agendas.
a direct confirmation that judge joseph rutherford, 2nd president of the watchtower organization, had a weak spot for good whisky, can be found in the following hilarious watch tower article.. the u.s. congress had passed the spirit prohibition law, and the judge was absolutely furious that these "servants of satan" tried to take his booze away.. the watch tower, which according to fred franz had jehovah as editor during these days, directly stated that christians could not "participate in" such a prohibition.
in other words, they had to smuggle and drink booze to be loyal to god.
the jws are unfortunately a much more boring sect these days.. the watchtower, november 1, 1924prohibition.
Rutherford was a man who wanted to live as a Prince or King, the lavish home and Cadillacs proved that, drinking any kind of liquor he wanted was also seen as one of his privileges.
He assumed and portrayed the power of the almighty being god's chosen one, essentially above worldly governments, hence he poo pooed over the prohibition laws concerning alcohol.
