Last Sunday, in the usual criticism of "the world" during the talk, the elder on the podium actually spoke of Christendom's insignificant attempts to make the world a better place, compared to the life-saving work of the Witnesses. I almost laughed out loud!
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JW requesting food assistance to Babylon the Great.
by sp74bb inbarcelona (spain), jan 8, 2017 at 1.30 pm.
two publishers of the tagalog group in barcelona (public meeting at 4.30 pm) do visit an evangelical church barcelona downtown to receive free food bags.... i can confirm that the queue was long.
the pastor in charge of this church has not allowed me to take picture of some older jw living barcelona downtown, but i was able to catch these young publishers.
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The Antikythera Mechanism -
by fulltimestudent inshorter version - shared from the openculture wwebsite:.
how the world’s oldest computer worked: reconstructing the 2,200-year-old antikythera mechanism.
- in astronomy, history, technology | january 13th, 2017. http://www.openculture.com/2017/01/how-the-worlds-oldest-computer-worked-reconstructing-the-2200-year-old-antikythera-mechanism.html.
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I've seen other mentions of this. It just shows that there have always been brilliant people around.
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Supremes Face Bombshell: Law Censoring Christian Counsellors
by Hecce inwnd exclusive.
supremes face bombshell: law censoring christian.
the u.s. supreme court has been handed a bombshell: an appeal of a lower-court ruling that banned christian counselors from talking with teens about the biblical standard for sexuality.. the case challenges laws that force licensed counselors to affirm homosexuality, prohibiting them from helping clients overcome same-sex attractions.. such laws have been adopted in new jersey, where a biased judge used it to shut down a christian ministry, and in california and other states.. the case already was presented to the supreme court several years ago, but it did not get a ruling.. now a new appeal has been submitted by the pacific justice institute on behalf of two religious leaders in california and a student who was considering going into counseling.. the appeal argues affirmation of the state regulation by the 9th u.s. circuit court of appeals ignored the fact that when lawmakers were arguing over the law, many, if not most, of their comments were specifically about religion and conservatives.. get “takedown,” and learn how the american family and marriage are being sabotaged by the ideas of extreme-left radicals, starting with karl marx.. the appeal contends it’s unconstitutional to base a law on religious or anti-religious viewpoints.. “california’s lawmakers saturated the analyses with references, summations and quotes (at times without attribution) taken directly from the apa report [on counseling to overcome same-sex attractions],” the appeal states.. “a review of the apa report leaves no doubt that religious conservatives are those typically seeking soce [sexual orientation change counseling] – and those whose beliefs the legislature seeks to change.
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The real problem I have with Christian Fundamentalists, is that any mention of the LGBT community that isn't condemnatory, is seen as "promoting" it. DJS is correct that studies have shown conversion therapy to be a failure, with many individuals being psychologically harmed from the attempt to change their orientation.
The political agenda of the LGBT groups is little different from that of the Civil Rights movement. All of us are equal, and deserve the same rights and freedoms, no more or less than anyone else.
Of course there are always those in whom Political Correctness preempts common sense(the reaction to the teacher's remark in British Columbia was ludicrous). However, in the case of Prof. Peterson, I don't see how asking you to be sensitive to someone's preferences in gender-neutral pronouns is an infringement of your free speech rights. Being a male, I would prefer not to be called Miss or Mrs. Many transgender or gender-neutral people would simply like to be addressed by the terms they associate with themselves. No big deal.
Anyway, as DJS also said, If certain Christian groups didn't have this irrational fear of sexual orientation, this problem wouldn't exist. We'd all be much happier.
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Hypothetical Memo to the G.B. From the Writing Committee
by The Searcher indear glorious ones, we feel certain that our statement in the february 2017 watchtower - "the governing body is neither inspired nor infallible.
therefore, it can err in doctrinal matters or in organizational direction" - will assuredly save each one of you from taking a bullet this year when the australian royal commission and the u.k. charities commission's findings are made public and inflict punitive measures on the organization for its historical failure to weed out pedophile and to protect children.
if the minions are challenged, they now have a ready-made conversation stopper and can show it to dissenters on their electronic devices.
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Once again, the words of the fallible MUST be treated as infallible. This puts Donald Trump on the short list to be the next GB member.
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Nov '16 Study Edition Watchtower - OBEY, scum!
by punkofnice insorry about the quality, but if you knew the tech i was using you'd be happified............. .
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You'd think they would welcome the chance to bring new sheep into the fold, but they realize that it's more likely that one taste of the real world will lead their sheep astray.
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Giving money is thrilling?
by punkofnice inwatchtower study edition nov 16 pg 19. classic............................ .
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The world "thrilling" appears a lot in the literature, often to the most mundane announcement . As I look around the comatose congregation, thrilled is not what comes to mind.
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You know it's the Truth, because it attracts crazy people.
by schnell ini wish i was kidding, but i have heard this idea suggested lately as a defense of the wts.
this is god's organization, even though it attracts crazy people, and because it attracts crazy people.
"unlettered and ordinary," et cetera.. i don't get it.
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I think there are a lot of lonely people who welcome any sort friendship or sense of community, that come into "The Truth". They may be well aware of the problems with doctrine, but find a kind of acceptance that they haven't experienced before. Whether it's real or not, at least it's something.
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JW employing pre-teens to work religious propaganda phonebank
by oppostate in.
what do you think about using pre-teens to work religious propaganda phonebank?.
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While not disputing that that a child phone bank is a terrible idea, it looks to me as if the kids are just doing a demonstration. Hopefully, they'll go home and forget what they've just done, the fate of most presentations.
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Honest Questions About Child Abuse
by Richard Oliver ini have two honest questions for everyone here.
i understand that most here want retribution from the courts against watchtower for child abuse allegations.
but let us take away the instances where someone was accused of child abuse and then later put back into a position of authority, such as an elder or an ms. let us just take the cases where a regular publisher or even an appointed person, with no previous accusation of child abuse has come up against that person.
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My argument would be that whether there are laws or not, our responsibility is to protect our children. The Organization's prime purpose is to protect itself. Just because you don't break the law doesn't mean you aren't immoral or unethical, about which I believe the Bible has something to say.
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Honest Questions About Child Abuse
by Richard Oliver ini have two honest questions for everyone here.
i understand that most here want retribution from the courts against watchtower for child abuse allegations.
but let us take away the instances where someone was accused of child abuse and then later put back into a position of authority, such as an elder or an ms. let us just take the cases where a regular publisher or even an appointed person, with no previous accusation of child abuse has come up against that person.
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Under present Watchtower policy, it's possible for a pedophile to tearfully confess his crime, go through a period of "repentance" and return to the congregation with no one being the wiser. Meanwhile, people in "the world" will have no inkling that a predator is among them, which makes the Watchtower responsible for all that individual's acts. Surely no one can defend a policy that allows this.