i would like to start a thread on lies that the watchtower and their reps have told.
surely we all have one or two that truly sticks out in our memories, no matter how much we would like to forget.
my favorite wt lie: the reason they don't want to release the name of the "scholars" who worked on the new world translation is because they do not want to accept "glory and honor" from others.
greenhornet: My mom making hamburger patties. "It's not blood it's juice"
She was right, kinda. Myoglobin is a protein found in the muscles of animals. It's not a component of blood. Mixed with oxygen, it's the source of the "red" in red meat and is what makes the 'juice' red.
(because they told us so in a wt!.
w71 6/1 p. 330 par.
10 - "another reason why many feel there is no place for them in the service of god is due to the clergy-laity distinction that is fostered in the churches.
NotFormer: There's no precedent for MS, CO, DO, Pioneer, etc.
It's more of a business-type structure than a religious one.
the spanish exjw forum) is closing soon.
(but that's a whole different topic).someone found an app called watchtower reader, i have the 2006 version in spanish, and it seems like it's a special edition of the wt library app that has much more than the regular wt library.. for example, it has:awakes up to 1960 (this is not even found in the english wt library).
wt up to 1960 (found up to 1950 in the wt library in english but only up to 1970 in spanish).organized to accomplish your ministry (2005).anyone here know or could get this in the english version and the latest they can find?
Anyone know what the differences were between those editions? And why they felt they were necessary?
https://youtu.be/-kdbs3lcsx8?si=icfla8tzg0p_wdcz.
the governing body of jehovah’s witnesses (gb) has done it again—another bold prophecy, another epic fail.
during their 2024 annual meeting, they confidently announced that the nations of the world would soon hand over their power to the united nations.
I think it's fair to say that Fred Franz was a mental case.
extreme hair styles can easily lead one into a trap of the devil also, and cause others to stumble.
for example, a young man in the united states was making fine progress in his study of the bible, and he was moved to share with an experienced witness in preaching to others about the good things he was learning from the bible.
from early youth he had let his beard grow, and since some in the business community wore beards, he felt that his wearing one in preaching to others would be acceptable generally.
Wait... growing a beard was considered an "extreme hair style???"
(nato emergency meeting!
) biden to give nukes to ukraine under consideration – world war 3!!!
(steve ram).
Germany plans to mobilize 800,000 NATO troops over fears of World War 3.
Ermm... how exactly would that work?
live streaming i trump tears into biden for making world 'vastly dangerous'; world war 3 warning!!!
(times of india).
u.s president elect donald trump tears into joe biden for having made the world more dangerous than ever before with the threat of world war 3 closer than ever before.
peacefulpete: The word 'escalation' is slippery.
Perhaps, but it is an apt description. I am not speaking to the motivations of any of the players here. But if a restriction has been lifted that allows for greater damage and destruction to be brought to bear, it cannot be anything other than escalation.
Personally, I think Russia deserves every bit of the bloody nose they might get as a result. And the potential downside is quite small, for the West. The fact that they've openly armed/trained Ukraine makes me think that they feel Putin is cornered. If they are right, this gives Ukraine a better bargaining position if Trump is serious about trying to end the conflict.
If they're wrong, they may have created quite the mess for the next administration to have to deal with.
live streaming i trump tears into biden for making world 'vastly dangerous'; world war 3 warning!!!
(times of india).
u.s president elect donald trump tears into joe biden for having made the world more dangerous than ever before with the threat of world war 3 closer than ever before.
peacefulpete: The US, UK and others set conditions of use on weapons they supplied for their defense.
Right. And it appears that one of those conditions was that they could not fire those missiles deep into Russian territory, a condition that has been changed. Why wouldn't Russia see this as an escalation?
live streaming i trump tears into biden for making world 'vastly dangerous'; world war 3 warning!!!
(times of india).
u.s president elect donald trump tears into joe biden for having made the world more dangerous than ever before with the threat of world war 3 closer than ever before.
I am wondering why Ukraine needed permission to launch missiles into Russia, which it has been at war with for two (almost three?) years. If they did, that means that someone else is making some very important decisions about how the war is conducted, doesn't it?
la norvegia non è caduta nella trappola della torre di guardia di agosto.. https://files.accessjw.org/s/sdzfgcgk4bi48jb.
This is good. In the other topic about this, I mentioned that the WTS clearly does not want to give up the practice of shunning. They tried to make it seem as if they are softening the stance, but they do not want to stop doing it. I had expressed the hope that Norway's response would be to encourage them for a first step but to reject the request because it was not enough.
They have done this. Even better, they are using the WTS's own words to show that they were not serious about ending the practice, they were only trying to find a way to get the state subsidy while still being allowed to do it.
What's more, this shows that the WTS is willing to decieve in order to get money-- the ruling by the Norwegian government would not outlaw JW worship; it would stop the subsidy and take away their ability to formally register marriages. That's it. Marriage ceremonies would still be allowed, meetings would be allowed, preaching would be allowed. So, either they are compromising in order to get money from "Satan's world" or they are lying in order to get money from "Satan's world."
Which is it, WTS?
