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  Governing Body Hollywood JACKASSERY

  by Terry in

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  hollywood likes to make movies "inspired by" actual persons and events.. when they do, many critics point to the various facts which have been changed in the creation of the film.

  a male character may be transformed by screenwriters into a female.. the actual location of the true incident becomes a different country altogether.. a tall person may be portrayed by a short actor.. the decade of the true incident may be switched to a totally different time period.. names are changed and characters may be added or removed.. things never spoken are quoted as though actual.

  motives are suddenly attributed to people opposite to reality.

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  startingover

  Very good Terry!

  I clicked on this thread this morning, just reading the first paragraph, and saving it for later. But the word "inspired" stayed in my mind, and it brought to mind 2 Tim 3:16. For some time I have been concentrating on the "all scriptures" part of that and realizing what the term meant when those words were written. But focusing on "inspired"...why isn't the entire bible just like the Hollywood "inspired" you speak of? Stories told, not written down, and passed along generation to generation by word of mouth, exaggerated and changed as could easily happen, until someone is "inspired" to write it down.

  Don't mean to hijack your thread, Terry, just wanted to share my thoughts which maybe deserve another thread.
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  Tech49 on HOURS, TIME, and REPORTS

  by Tech49 in

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  i thought i would share some of my observations on counting field service time, reports, etc.

  and how those reports are viewed, to those that are still so fixated on numbers.. i served as secretary on the service committee for many years, and have seen it all!.

  i was really disheartened when wt changed the requirement for aux pioneering to allow for 30 hrs, instead of the 50 it has been for so long.

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  startingover

  I missed this first time around, what a great thread, and so true.
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  An Elder Reads CoC !!

  by TTATTelder in

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  i have recently joined the site.

  i was just appointed an elder this summer.

  i started discovering the ttatt (the truth about the truth) last year after putting a few things together myself concerning the leadership and then doing some research online.. i really enjoyed jwfacts.com, jwsurvey, and others.

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  startingover

  Thanks for posting. So many have been down this road, myself included, and it always feels good to have company.
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  Watchtower Society Has Systemically, Methodically Over The Years, Caused All JWs Diabolically To Worship Watchtower Headquarters Leadership [or G.B.]!

  by bjc2read in

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  (of course, this will be "old news" to many of you...but, this is especially written for the "newbies" who may not know of the following.).

  ... i was just wondering .... .

  i remember back when i was very active among the jehovah's witnesses, the watchtower society recommended a special procedure they used to do to put pressure upon bible studies of jehovah's witnesses by doing something they called: "directing attention to the organization.

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  startingover

  Great post!
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  I believe the Catholic's have Jehovah's Witnesses pretty well nailed

  by JakeM2012 in

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  does the watch tower society speak for god?

  by joel s. peters.

  featured ebookfrom our store: witness of suffering (ebook)document informationdescription: in this article joel peters discusses the three most noteworthy failings of the watch tower society (wts), the organization of jehovah's witnesses: erroneous expectations for armageddon, false bible interpretations, and contradictory doctrines.larger work:.

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  startingover

  Missed it the first time around, great find!
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  Kingdom Hall vs. Crack house...?

  by 3rdgen in

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  ok, this is our situation as of late: jw elderly mil needs to move in with us or go to an expensive assisted living arrangement.

  although i would rather stick a fork in my eye than live with her, assisted living would bankrupt us.

  i know because we've already been through it with my mom.

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  3rd gen, I know that's what the government tells you, but you didn't say whether you had contacted an elder law attorney. I think there are ways around it.
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  July 15 Watchtower - Contradiction on Page 22 paragraph 10

  by Indian Larry in

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  2. bible

  the paragraph says:.

  who, then, is the faithful and discreet slave?

  that slave is made up of a small group of anointed brothers who are directly involved in preparing and dispensing.

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  startingover

  " " the above post
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  Thoughts on Jesus' Resurrection

  by Perry in

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  i think that in our various discussions about life after the wt, we many times forget about the cornerstone of christian life - the resurrection.

  the implications of the existence a man who holds the power of life and death is manifold.

  it makes discussions about the existence of god obsolete.. for all of scientists' accomplishments they have never been able to make even one amobea come alive from non-life.

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  startingover

  Why do you start threads like this Perry? Preaching? But when you ignore posts like Cofty's why should anyone listen to you.
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  Watchtower November 15, 2013 ... be ready to obey any instructions we may receive ... new video NOT from JW.ORG the official website of Jehovah's Witnesses

  by mindnumbed in

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  i came across this new video by danmera, i thought it was to the point and nicely done.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlitve8t3pk.

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  Narc - "blood koolaid" So true.
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  Everyday, 16,000 Muslims Convert to Christianity.

  by Perry in

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  2. bible

  according to al jazeera.

  why is this?.

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  startingover

  Perry, you are just like the WT. Why doesn't your thread title contain the words "in Africa"?