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  The Bible a wierd book.

  by James Mixon in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  some events in the bible can be questionable but there are some stories the rings of truth, and why do i say that because they are so descriptive.

  judges 3:22 "ehud an israelite judge, goes to the king of the moabites to pay annual tribute.

  instead, he pulls out a dagger and stabs the sh--t out of the king while he is bathing, he literal caused the sh--t to flow and the dagger disappeared in the folds of the king's skin.

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  smiddy3

  Why not describe the period that Jonah spent in the belly of the fish, did it smell, did the fish take you to other land, did you happen to meet others in your stay and did you ever eat fish after your ride..

  Jonah spent 3 days in the belly of the whale right ? how many times did he have to take a piss , or a crap for that matter ,did he drink fresh water while their ?, where did that come from ,? and what did he eat.?

  Another one

  The story of Samson has to be a fictional story too does`it ? A man who gets his strength from the length of his hair ? JW`s frown on brothers who have long hair.!

  Samson gets 300 foxes and takes torches tale to tale and sets them alight and sent them out into the fields of the philistines

  To burn their fields down .

  The logistics of getting 300 foxes from miles around and then getting them to sit quietly while you tie their tales together and then set fire to them (remember we are talking about 300 foxes from miles around ) and then set them off into the fields of the philistines.

  
  
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  Watchtower Ironically Warns It's Memeber About "Propaganda" - Watchtower July 2017

  by pale.emperor in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  https://www.jw.org/en/publications/magazines/watchtower-study-july-2017/propaganda-winning-battle-for-your-mind/.

  in what is just the height of irony, watchtower warns us about propaganda, and accepting everything we hear/read.

  yes, we should ignore those that try to stop us thinking critically as this watchtower article will now teach us.

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  smiddy3

  It is articles like this in the WT and other publications of the WTB&TS that convince me the Governing Body members know without doubt that they are deceiving and manipulating their own people brothers and sisters to keep their organisation going and their own positions in the organisation.

  Individuals may not have started out that way ,but ego , position ,authority ,power ,all have an influence in maintaining the status quo of their position.
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  Will hurricane Harvey infuse the WTBT$ with more money? Or cost them more money?

  by exjwlemming in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  in the past, i have known many brothers that had trekked down to the southern us to perform relief work on behalf of the wtbt$.

  they return as heros.

  they shared the repairing and rebuilding of kh and the property of fellow believers.

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  smiddy3

  The poor suckers Brothers and sisters that go down to do relief work all voluntary all expenses borne by themselves

  and get nothing in return ,

  Whereas the WT Society reaps the benefits especially where Kingdom halls ,Assembly halls are concerned in eventually selling them off and keeping the profits made then re-investing and making more profits going where ?

  We would all like to know.
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  Signs that the last days really are here

  by Half banana in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  not for the world but for the watchtower cult.. .

  what happens to organizations which are on the decline?

  what are the signs of impending doom?.

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  smiddy3

  The writing has been on the wall for a few years now against the WTB&TS / IBSA ,

  All the downsizing of Branch officers,personal ,K.H`s,Magazines ,etc,etc.is not conducive to an organisation that is in a good way.

  In reality it is a sign of the eventual demise of the organisation that is going through these adjustments.

  However like others have said it will not go out of complete existence ,it will be around for a long time yet with drastically reduced membership maybe comparable to the Christadelphian`s or even the Exclusive Brethren.
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  Faces on TV Broadcasting

  by TheFadingAlbatros in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i agree that being photogenic is not given to every ordinary mortal.

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  but when at the beginning of every new month i am confronted with the various faces of those males showing off as a priority on tv-jw (see jw broadcating september 2017), i am asking myself if i honestly am faced with normal people, or with people who went mental already since ages ago.. is it maybe due to the fact that the majority of them already do not feel anymore like belonging to ordinary mortals ?

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  ,Please Governing body of Jehovah`s Witnesses and those responsible for JW.Org don`t sack him or palm him off somewhere but give him more exposure ,more time in front of the camera.

  He gets an "E" excellent for facial expressions come" gestures"

  This brother will do more for JW.org than any other personality on the TV broadcast
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  "Prayer" and answers to it , positive / negative ,or is it all in the mind ?

  by smiddy3 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  speaking from my own experience and that of my family of wife and two now adult sons do not believe that prayers to jehovah /god are answered .. so it must also be true of all other religions and their believers also.. my wife and i were jw`s for 33 years and and i don`t believe anyone prayed harder than my wife and i at various trials we faced during those times in those 33 years.. we may as well have been like the present day jews who pray to a brick wall .

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  Speaking from my own experience and that of my family of wife and two now adult sons do not believe that prayers to Jehovah /God are answered .

  So it must also be true of all other religions and their believers also.

  My wife and I were JW`s for 33 years and and I don`t believe anyone prayed harder than my wife and I at various trials we faced during those times in those 33 years.

  We may as well have been like the present day Jews who pray to a brick wall
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  Anyone go on a cruise?

  by NewYork44M in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  just finished a 7-day cruise from nyc on norwegian cruise line (ncl- gem).

  this is my first cruise in 30 years, so my past experience does not count.. overall, a great experience.

  ncl does a great job.

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  smiddy3

  My wife mrs smiddy went on a cruise a few years ago from Sydney to Noumea,New Caledonia ,Suva ,etc a South pacific cruise on a 12 day cruise.

  It was her worst nightmare come true. they dodged one cyclone early in the piece with minimal problems however on the way home they felt the full brunt of a second cyclone that produced 15 metre waves that buffeted their cruise ship thats 45 foot waves hitting the ship and they could not get back into sydney to disembark on the day they were supposed to as it was too dangerous to go through Sydney harbour heads and dock.

  So they waited another 24 hours at sea till things calmed down somewhat.

  Their is no way she would ever contemplate going on another cruise ship

  That was her experience .

  Obviously their are good experiences and bad experiences

  just saying
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  Repository for JW "experiences" with Hurricane Harvey

  by sir82 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  it's only a matter of time of course..... jw rumor mills will start up soon, with stories of how jws were "first on the scene" as the flood waters receded..... how the red cross and/or us national guard and/or doctors without borders and/or [you name it] were marveling at just how "organized" the jws are..... how zealous jws were pulling their trolleys thru ankle-deep water to "offer comfort" to victims, by giving them - sandwiches?

  bottled water?

  to offer them comfort by giving them 16 page "magazines" to read in their spare time..... so as the stories start to come in, you can "deposit" those little nuggets of bs here.. once collected, we'll wrap them in a pretty bow and flush them away where other instances of pure manure go..

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  darkspilver :

  Those 3 links you provided of JW`s helping their "own" are all about only "one" family, obviously family members of JW`s or a family involved in studying with JW`s.

  Because they will not lift a finger to help anybody not associated with jehovah`s witnesses.
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  Watchtower today

  by Gorbatchov in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  shame to see our multi bilion property and media corporation asks for the last coins of an indian child, the coconuts from a sri lanka man and the last olive oil of a greek poor.. message to the poor is: no money, then your other belongings are belonging to jehova (read:jw.org).. at the end of the article i can click on a donate button and get a visa / mastercard sign om my screen.. follow the money: were are the property bilions?.

  g..

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  good find jwleaks

  ,When will the penny drop with religious people that GOD does not need money to do what he needs to do to alleviate the suffering of his people ,? after all he is the Almighty GOD isnt he ?

  Why does he even need money.?
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  Seeking Riches That Are True

  by NJ501 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  your thoughts on today's watchtower?.

  can you explain?.

  how can material possessions be used to strengthen our friendship with god?

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  smiddy3

  It`s one thing all religions have in common is God needs your valuable things ,he needs your monetary donations ,your gifts ( material gifts of course ,estates left after you die etc.)

  Why the God who created all things needs YOUR MONEY is beyond me.

  The more blatant " cult" religions are the worst of course.

  To be fair I must acknowledge that some religions do a great service in humanitarian needs for people who need it.

  providing hospitals ,health clinics,food kitchens ,and shelters for the homeless ,and people with mental problems who need care.

  Jehovahs Witnesses dont fit anywhere in these groups except to say to anyone in need :

  "Here is a magazine go and be well fed " and then turn their back on them .

  They offer no practical help to anyone and they never have ,and they never will.