Posts by jp1692
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Video on How the WT Society is Now Concerned About Social Distancing
by RubaDub inwe have the instructions to not engage in any meetings or outside witnessing.
she's a very pretty sister.
she is dressed in appropriate jw attire.
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What does this video say to you about U.S. news organizations?
by Wasanelder Once inthis video was somewhat revelatory to me.
i knew that fox was a coordinated news outlet but i had no idea it was so rigid.
that's the iron fist of the corporate agenda.
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jp1692
Wow, the irony . . . it burns!
But they are right: This IS extremely dangerous to our democracy.
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Things are too quiet at Warwick (Bethel)
by RubaDub ini guess it's the covid-19 thing.
but very little news from a couple of people i know well there.
they can't leave the "compound" or much of anything else.
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jp1692
RaD: They can't leave the "compound" or much of anything else. Just walk around on some nature trails in the area.
And just imagine doing that for all eternity!
"You Can Live Forever in a Compound in Upstate New York!"
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Australia - Selling Off Assets
by Pants of Righteousness inthis article seems to confirm what we already knew:.
https://thewest.com.au/news/australia/jehovahs-witnesses-accused-of-selling-off-assets-and-moving-cash-to-avoid-sex-abuse-compensation-ng-08ffe6d55e293182580d9e34b4400088?transactionid=72145.
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Tips for Traversing Tumultuous Times (MicroAgressions)
by JW_Researcher inmany of us are confused so this hand-dandy chart may assist.. .
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jp1692
Interesting chart.
Of course the behaviors that are labelled as "Socially Acceptable" acts of Covert White Supremacy are only socially acceptable among "covert" (aka: cowardly) white supremacists.
The rest of us recognize them for what they are: racist behaviors.
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Hierarchy of Organization
by lostsheep82 inhi, i'm looking for the article published in the 90s i think (i was a teenager) and it showed a diagram of the organizational hierarchy, at the top was jesus, then governing body all the way down to publishers it was in a pyramid style org chart.... can someone point me in the right direction?
additionally, does anyone remember the article or any articles that stated how bad it was that other religions had hierarchy like that?
i remember this being discussed at like a watchtower study or maybe it was a bookstudy.... i am on the hunt for another topic to discuss with my jw parents.
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jp1692
This subject came up again in a recent thread about Rolf Furuli's latest book:
Here's my post on that thread:
SBF: Furuli says that Watchtower . . . now resembles the Catholic hierarchy.
They have admitted that in open court. Here is a screenshot from page 9 of Furuli's book:
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Black Lives Matter—Do You Agree With Their Philosophy?
by minimus ini agree with people who say all lives matter.
i think blm is a racist group.
if white people pushed an agenda saying white lives matter, some people would have a conniption..
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jp1692
Clarified!
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Black Lives Matter—Do You Agree With Their Philosophy?
by minimus ini agree with people who say all lives matter.
i think blm is a racist group.
if white people pushed an agenda saying white lives matter, some people would have a conniption..
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jp1692
Minimus,
Your response really just proves my point and exemplifies the problem I have with certain of your threads: the ones where you open with a question seemingly inviting discussion but then immediately post your own highly biased opinion, which has a chilling effect on anyone posting a dissenting or differing point of view.
You clearly aren't interested in having a free, open and productive discussion which may include disagreement, rhetorical argumentation and debate. If you were, you would not frame your OPs the way you do.
This is why I have posted as I have on this thread. I think this is a very important topic that needs to be discussed. It's clearly a very complex subject and emotions can run high. All of this emphasizes the need for people to engage in the conversation in a respectful and measured way, freely expressing their points of view while also at least considering the views of others, even when—and perhaps particularly when—they disagree.
If you really and truly "don’t give two shits" about whether I read your threads or not (which I doubt), then you might want to consider simply not responding to any of my posts.
Just click on the IGNORE button.
If, on the other hand, you feel the need to continue a dialogue on this particular point, I'd suggest you PM me rather than derail your own thread with our perceived personal differences.
jp
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Black Lives Matter—Do You Agree With Their Philosophy?
by minimus ini agree with people who say all lives matter.
i think blm is a racist group.
if white people pushed an agenda saying white lives matter, some people would have a conniption..
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jp1692
Pete Zahut: When I was a Jehovah’s Witness we were told the world hated us And I saw evidence of it everywhere. Now I realize that no one even knew we existed… So where did all that hatred go that I once was sure was there?
Interesting point. Clearly, that "hatred" that you saw everywhere only existed in your own mind because of the beliefs that you (and most of us here on this forum) had.
There is an old saying: "We see the world, not as it is, but as we are."
Change your beliefs and you can change the world!
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Black Lives Matter—Do You Agree With Their Philosophy?
by minimus ini agree with people who say all lives matter.
i think blm is a racist group.
if white people pushed an agenda saying white lives matter, some people would have a conniption..
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jp1692
TGND: Did someone piss in your cornflakes this morning JP?
Nah, I don’t eat cornflakes, don't like 'em.
But I am a proponent of full and open discourse and constructive dialogue.I appreciate that this isn’t always easy to do, particularly concerning uncomfortable topics or subjects which evoke powerful emotions and challenge long-held beliefs—which is why it’s all the more important we frame any such discussions in ways that create an environment which at least tries to make people feel able to express themselves freely and openly without censure or ridicule.
That is clearly not the case here in this thread or in a surprising number of similar threads started by Minimus; hence my initial response to the OP.jp