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  If My Dad Were To See The Watchtower Org Now

  by pale.emperor in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  as we all know, this org has metamorphosized from one ugly creature to another continuously since it's inception.

  but more so it seems in the last 30 years.. i got to thinking what my dad would think if he were to be brought to life for 5 mins to see the way things are now.

  how would he even react?.

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  All of us here on this board can see the transformation of belief and practice over the last 5,10,15.20. years or more and we are out .

  You can pull the wool over my eyes once ,maybe even twice , but not thrice.
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  3 BOE's Just Arrived!

  by Atlantis in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  2019 literature requests inventory guidelines.

  https://wetransfer.com/downloads/61d2fbfb4e9fe98207232706d268cefe20190108210049/f1225274c08578aa9fc436bc3165671b20190108210049/eed346 2019-assignment to view the special talk https://wetransfer.com/downloads/a5a5e609608a179d2b25b7c0609ee33420190108210028/e9d368033ab2845e214166bd31f3187720190108210028/0a64d5 2019-announcements and remindershttps://wetransfer.com/downloads/d64d5acb5ff60667f04937d335ddb5d220190108210004/377677b2c0da62f04f2750c7ffdb9ba320190108210004/6cb41datlantis!

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  Magazine servants bite the dust ? One more nail in the coffin .
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  My highlights from GB member Jackson's ARC testimony

  by The Fall Guy in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erwv8yntfto.

  nice to review how one of the "faithful snakes" slithered when he was captive to being questioned.. at 40 seconds, he is asked to swear an oath - and he swears on the bible.

  obviously jesus' words slipped his mind: matthew 5:34-37 - "however, i say to you: do not swear at all, neither by heaven.....nor by earth,.... just let your word ‘yes’ mean yes, your ‘no,’ no, for what goes beyond these is from the wicked one.

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  That is excellent Fall guy thanks for posting it. Telling ,I think it was of Jackson a GB member , swearing on the Bible to tell the truth when at least one Elder took an Affirmation to tell the truth instead of swearing on the Bible to tell the truth. { everybody speaking in agreement-in unity ? }

  One question though ? How did G.Jackson answer this question ?

  After 49 minutes the judge asked him these 4 questions - "Does your church accept corporal punishment of children? Do you accept corporal punishment? Do you accept corporal punishment? Do prohibit it?"

  
  
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  Simon's Forum Is More Than Just a Forum!

  by Atlantis in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  friends:.

  simon's forum is much more than just a forum where we come to expose the watchtower.

  it is a place that simon wanted people to be able to come to, to receive help, support, or find a compassionate listener.. this forum has exposed the watchtower more times than any forum on the net.

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  I am grateful to Simon, Ange , and his team of mods for all the work they do in keeping this site running all of these years.

  And i am also very grateful to all of those who contribute to this forum with the wealth of information ,facts and knowledge that I have received in more than the 10 years I have been here .smiddy 1,2,3.

  I have learnt more about the JW/WT here than I ever did being a Jehovah`s Witness for 33 years.

  I am 79 years old and my wife 76 yrs, who doesn`t post here but supports me and we too have our health problems ,but that is to be expected now. Every year above ground is a bonus.

  And I appreciate the fifth column movement still in the organization that leak out to us secret classified information we wouldn`t otherwise be aware of...Thank you.
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  New witness a bit lost

  by purelove20 in

  1. social
  2. relationships

  not sure it's ok to post here about that.

  im sorry if i'm wrong but i'm just trying to find my way and meet people that could help me become a good witness.

  i recently discovered my faith as a witness.

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  Before you commit yourself to becoming a Jehovah`s Witness do a little research yourself,to save you from a lot of heartache .

  Nowhere in the New Testament ,or as the JW`s like to call it the christian Greek scriptures are followers of Jesus ever called upon to be a witness for Jehovah ,nowhere not one scripture.

  However their are over twenty scriptures in the New Testament that admonish followers of Jesus Christ to be witnesses of,for,and about Jesus.

  In Phillipians 2: 9-10 clearly states that the name Jesus is above every other name in heaven on earth and under the ground, and that every knee should bend to ( in worship )..... not Jehovah.

  I was a witness for 33 years and it was the biggest mistake I ever made.
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  Binky Use

  by ThinkerBelle in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i am trying to find the ridiculous beliefs jw had on the use of a binky or pacifier.

  i did a search, but can't find it, i know others have referenced it on here.

  i'm trying to share with my husband; we're talking about the stupid doctrines they came up with in the early years.. thanks!.

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  I can`t help you with what you ask about binky or pacifier , but how about the calendar put out by the Society with new names for months and days if I remember correctly.?

  It didn`t take on of course .
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  The pronunciation of the Tetragrammaton according to Gérard Gertoux

  by Narkissos in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  some time ago i stumbled across a book by french author gerard gertoux, about the pronunciation of the tetragrammaton.

  the book was also published in english (cf.

  the author's site at http://gertoux.online.fr/divinename/) .

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  The Greek form of the divine name, JAO, was used by Jews in and around the first century, as discussed in the book "The Earliest Non-Mystical Jewish Use of IAW";

  That Greek form of the divine name is not found in " The kingdom Interlinear Translation Of The Greek Scriptures",which presented under the Greek text revised by Westcott and Hort (1948 reprint) A literal word for word translation into English.

  Published by the WTB&TS in 1969.

  By all means correct me if I am wrong . I am going by memory alone as I do not have a copy of that book anymore.
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  Geoffrey Jackson hints at the identity of the King of the North

  by scotoma in

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  2. friends

  the big news at the annual corporate meeting was probably the sudden realization that gog of .

  magog was some group of nations.

  the news was given by geoffrey jackson.

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  In the book "Your Will Be Done On Earth" they pointed out that the KON was the U.S.S.R and that the KOS was the Anglo-American world power .

  And that was fullfillment of prophecy no more interpretation was needed .

  Time and unforeseen occurrences (history/world events ) make fools out of the GB of Jehovah`s Witnesses.

  Time and again
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  Library now cleared out

  by UnshackleTheChains in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  well, it looks like the axe has finally fallen on our kh library.

  during a deep clean of the local kh, a brother suddenly informed everyone 'whikst cleaning' that all the old books including bound volumes of the watchtower etc was to be chucked in the skip.. from what i heard, some were taken aback by this and quite annoyed that no announcement was made; that no one was given the choice of taking some of these books home to keep.

  i mean the entire collection of studies in the scriptures and others that go back an entire century.

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  My suggestion is to sus out 2nd hand shops , and opportunity shops as we call them in Australia ,where families of deceased persons donate their belongings and bargain hunt shoppers can pick up goods for a fraction of the price you would pay at a retail shop.

  And sometimes almost brand new .

  I managed a senior Citizens OP shop a few years ago when somebody had donated a series of WT videos from a deceased relative but when i got back from a break of a few days a co-volunteer had binned them , he didnt like JW`s.

  So that is a place where you might find some gems .
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  Library now cleared out

  by UnshackleTheChains in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  well, it looks like the axe has finally fallen on our kh library.

  during a deep clean of the local kh, a brother suddenly informed everyone 'whikst cleaning' that all the old books including bound volumes of the watchtower etc was to be chucked in the skip.. from what i heard, some were taken aback by this and quite annoyed that no announcement was made; that no one was given the choice of taking some of these books home to keep.

  i mean the entire collection of studies in the scriptures and others that go back an entire century.

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  Amelia Ashton do you also have the Awake bound volumes of that period ? 1951-1999 ?

  The Awake that speaks about Youths Who Put God First ?

  Young people who lost their lives refusing life saving blood transfusions that could have saved many if not all of them ?