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  Demons and the Witnesses

  by corpusdei in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  ok, this one is a little long, but i think it's worth reading.

  in putting this together, i came across a fair amount of interesting information about the witnesses and their belief in demons.

  there's a lot that i'll be interested to put to the next witness i come acoss (if any of them still quite dare to talk to me after last time.

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  Funchback

  I remember a Watchtower printed a story about how demons twisted (broke) the necks of people in Africa.
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  Another JW Urban Legend Thread

  by Funchback in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  threads about jw urban legends are nothing new on this forum.

  they are loads of fun to read.

  how many of you remember the one about the teenager who skipped the meeting and decided to get into a car with his worldly friends and they worldly guys decided to rob a store and the jw didn't know they were going to do so but he was arrested simply for being with them?.

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  Funchback

  Threads about JW urban legends are nothing new on this forum. They are loads of fun to read.

  How many of you remember the one about the teenager who skipped the meeting and decided to get into a car with his worldly friends and they worldly guys decided to rob a store and the JW didn't know they were going to do so but he was arrested simply for being with them?

  It was told to scare the crap out of teenagers.

  Don't have worldly friends because the worst possible things will happen... was supposed to be the moral of that story.
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  Tony Morris Shows Off Engraved Gold Ring with Turquoise Birthstone(?)

  by Funchback in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  the july jw broadcasting camera zooms in on tony's ring at around the 8:30 mark here:https://tv.jw.org/#en/mediaitems/latestvideos/pub-jwb_201707_1_video.

  maybe it's not a big deal.

  maybe it is.. in my opinion, it's being kind of flashy.

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  _Morpheus

  That's my feeling. The ring in and of itself isn't wrong for someone to have. But the whole being on camera thing is what makes it feel showy, especially when zooming in on the ring the book. But I digress.
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  Tony Morris Shows Off Engraved Gold Ring with Turquoise Birthstone(?)

  by Funchback in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  the july jw broadcasting camera zooms in on tony's ring at around the 8:30 mark here:https://tv.jw.org/#en/mediaitems/latestvideos/pub-jwb_201707_1_video.

  maybe it's not a big deal.

  maybe it is.. in my opinion, it's being kind of flashy.

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  Funchback

  Like I said in the OP, it may be no big deal. Just thought it would make for an interesting discussion.

  pale.emporor: I don't believe it's a reflection of light. It stays consistent no matter its position, which is why I believe it's a December birthstone. Speaking of which, JW literature states it is a conscience matter whether or not JWs can wear a birthstone.
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  Tony Morris Shows Off Engraved Gold Ring with Turquoise Birthstone(?)

  by Funchback in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  the july jw broadcasting camera zooms in on tony's ring at around the 8:30 mark here:https://tv.jw.org/#en/mediaitems/latestvideos/pub-jwb_201707_1_video.

  maybe it's not a big deal.

  maybe it is.. in my opinion, it's being kind of flashy.

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  Funchback

  The July JW Broadcasting camera zooms in on Tony's ring at around the 8:30 mark here:
  https://tv.jw.org/#en/mediaitems/LatestVideos/pub-jwb_201707_1_VIDEO

  Maybe it's not a big deal. Maybe it is.

  In my opinion, it's being kind of flashy. You want to show off a sizeable gold ring engraved with your initials, with what looks like a turquoise birthstone (or maybe not...I'm no expert).

  All I know is when this close up occured, the focus was supposed to be the page. All I saw was a diamondy-shiny cufflink and a gold ring engraved with A.M.

  Anyway, it should make for some fun debate among us.

  
  
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  Observation of Sam Heard at Regional Convention in Dayton, OH

  by LevelThePlayingField in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  heard gave 3 talks at the convention.

  one thing i noticed rather quickly was how stuck he was to his notes.

  he rarely looked up.

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  At my last convention ever, at Nassau Coliseum in New York, I forget which governing body member it was, but he had the closing prayer on the last day. It was sooooo long. In fact, I opened my eyes and saw he was reading his prayer, word for word, from a paper.
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  Are You Doing too Much? (Using their words against them)

  by Funchback in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  taken from awake!

  1 the desire to provide well for one’s family.

  in an effort to position their children for future success, some parents overschedule both their children and themselves with various activities.

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  Funchback

  All day, steve2.
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  Are You Doing too Much? (Using their words against them)

  by Funchback in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  taken from awake!

  1 the desire to provide well for one’s family.

  in an effort to position their children for future success, some parents overschedule both their children and themselves with various activities.

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  Funchback

  Taken from Awake! No. 4 2017 (Are you doing too much?)

  1 THE DESIRE TO PROVIDE WELL FOR ONE’S FAMILY
  

  In an effort to position their children for future success, some parents overschedule both their children and themselves with various activities. The writer ignores all of the overscheduling caused by the WT org itself. Meetings, family study, individual study, prepration for meetings, field service. Those are just the JW things! Add that burden to the other things kids need to do (study for school, interact with peers, go to school...just to name a few).

  2 THE BELIEF THAT ‘MORE IS BETTER’

  “Instead of quitting [work] early,” observed Elizabeth Kolbert, staff writer for the New Yorker magazine, people “find new things to need”​—and these things cost money and time. In the JW universe, don't they stress that more is better? Devote more time to personal study; consider pioneering; more ways to donate money; worldwide publisher growth.
  

  3 TRYING TO SATISFY THE EXPECTATIONS OF OTHERS

  Some employees work grueling hours to avoid displeasing their employer. Some, if not most, JWs put in grueling hours of field service to avoid displeasing the elders (especially the men trying get a promotion at JW Corp). Coworkers can also exert pressure by making others feel guilty if they do not stay late. Your JW peers can also exert pressure by making you feel guilty if you miss a meeting or skip field service for a weekend. And then there is economic uncertainty, which can make people more willing to work longer hours or to be constantly on call....especially after Armageddon has been postponed time and time again.

  Similarly, parents can feel pressured to conform to the hectic pace of other families. If they do not conform, they may feel guilty about “depriving” their children. Oh, you mean like when one compares his or her own family to that super so-called spiritual family, feeling the need to be more like them?

  4 THE PURSUIT OF STATUS AND SELF-FULFILLMENT

  Tim, who lives in the United States, says: “I loved my work, and I worked at full throttle all the time. I felt that I had to prove myself.” Yes, Timmy. We all have been there/done that (especially brothers moving up in JW ranks). Status and self-fulfillment runs rampant in JWdom.
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  (Not so) Subliminal Shave Your Beard Message

  by Funchback in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i'm in the middle of dissecting the june 2017 jw broadcasting video.. in the first minute, they summarize a story about a guy who apparently was a one-time bad ass (showed a picture of him with a beard while posing on a chopper).

  then, they show him shaving at the exact same moment the narrator is saying how he regained "a clean conscience".. this no-beard obsession by the jws is beyond nuts.. .

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  I don't know, John Davis.

  It could be the vibes you are sending out. For example:

  • When you say things like "Again I am not trying to defend Watchtower or JWs and I am Bi myself" or "I am not defending JWs but...", you send out the Richard Oliver vibe (ex-poster who often used the same style, including using the word 'Watchtower' instead of the org, borg, WT, JWs, Watchtower org. And not even "The Watchtower". Just Watchtower, like it's a person's name). And, Richard Oliver said he was gay. You both post about court cases as well.
  • Then there's this response regarding child abuse: "It is a sad thing that people hurt children but those people are still human and need to be punished for their hurting someone else but they still need to be treated like humans". You have the right to your opinions. Still, try saying that to the face of a parent whose child has been raped.
  • I haven't gone through all of your posts, but the ones I have looked at all have a pro-JW responses or spins. Except for the "Asian women, also I am a bit Bi so Asian guys too. Short and small. I don't like big on any part of a partner's body. And it is weird but a nice calf is what kills me." Your calf comment was funny and original.
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  Bible pssssges that are immoral - Lot offering his virgin daughters to be gang raped by homosexual males

  by jambon1 in

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  2. friends

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  tell me me more about your just & loving god..

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  Funchback

  @ nancy drew...

  What kind of nutjob asks a father to slaughter his son to prove his loyalty and then says just wanted to see if you'd do it.
  

  I can imagine Abraham about to cut up his lad, and then God is, like, "Psych! Just playin' man. Grab that tangled ram in the bushes."