i. as many here know, four or five years ago watch tower society of pennsylvania tried to register jw.org and jw library trademarks in us, but uspto refused registration due to likelihood of confusion with jw player trademark.
" and "watch tower library" ones):.
jw library - registered on aug. 25, 2015;.
I`m surprised that South Korea has a final rejection.
However with all of those Countries supporting and accepting the JW.Org Logo how can the religion claim they are hated in all of the World when only 2 or 3 Countries opposed their registration of the Logo
Whereas by far the majority of Countries see them as a legitimate religion and do not oppose them in any form.?
the org's very existence depends on this mystical year - a fabrication created by mr. rutherfraud to convince the credulous* that he & his pals had been personally selected by god almighty as the "faithful slave" and the only true religion.
w16 march p. 29 par.
2 questions from readers - in 1919, jesus appointed “the faithful and discreet slave” over god’s cleansed people to give them spiritual “food at the proper time.” .
Here,here,Blueblades you got that right.
If any of you haven`t read it already do yourself a favour ,it puts the final nail in the coffin of the IBSA/JW religion.
when the doctor pulled my screaming body out of mom all those 7 decades ago, i landed in a post-wwii world.the world of 1947--compared to today's world--an alien planet.. the world i live in today has nothing in common with the world in which i grew up.. there were no cell phones back then--there were black telephones with a dial-tone and an operator who placed your call.
everywhere you found telephone booths!
a call was a nickel.where did all those telephone booths go?i dunno.where did my whole world go?i dunno.. tv sets were huge boxes with tubes and small screens.
Great thread Terry ,for us oldies,and a Happy birthday to you.
I`m 8 years older than you and I have fond memories of things long past .
I vaguely remember the celebrations of VE day in Melbourne 1945
I lived in a house with an outdoor dunny down the back of our small yard.
We used to have a wood fired stove mum used to cook our meals on and boil the kettle for a cuppa.
We also had a gas meter that you had to put coins in to keep it operating with a twist of the wrist.
Small corner shops were everywhere that sold basic food items groceries , lollies and ice creams ,soft drinks.etc.
Their were no such thing as a supermarket in those days.
Small trucks came round delivering blocks of ice for our Ice Chests to keep our perishables from spoiling.
Refrigerators never existed then.
and as kids we would chip of bits of ice every time he went into a house .
A fresh bread horse and cart would also do the rounds of our streets delivering to his customers and again we would pinch what we could of fresh bread rolls.
I distinctly remember small delicatessen shops that had a flavour /aroma of their own.
Us kids playing football,cricket in in the streets and riding our carts in the streets with either ball bearing wheels or pram wheels ,of course there wasn`t so many cars around in those days.
Thanks for the memories Terry
a comment from a friend's page.
"why does a heavenly organisation need earthly headquarters buildings?
surely jesus said that god is a spirit and should be worshipped in spirit and truth?
"god does not like cheap, he likes gold".
That`s really a good point waton ,precious metals and jewels are something that humans put a value on ,why would the creator of the Universe put a monetary value on such things ? that he wants them in his Temple or places of worship to him ?
Yes it has been brought up before but it doesn`t hurt to bring it up again for those who might have missed it .
As it is an excellent summary.
And maybe their are newbies and lurkers who have not seen it before.
And I believe the original videos of the proceedings are still there for anyone who is interested enough to see how pathetic the Elders and the GB member Geoffrey Jackson , Lawyer Vin Toole conducted themselves and tried to mislead the Commission.
a comment from a friend's page.
"why does a heavenly organisation need earthly headquarters buildings?
surely jesus said that god is a spirit and should be worshipped in spirit and truth?
Why did GOD , JEHOVAH require an Earthly Temple and Priests to represent him in ancient times in the Hebrew Scriptures ?
It couldn`t be because some humans saw a way to control the masses and manipulate them could it ?
as the title states there is a ...problem.
allow me to explain.. i'll start with a letter from the president of the wtbs inc in 1974.
*** yb74 254-6 is your faith dead or alive?
Interesting statistics TW thanks for providing it.
the watchtower bible and tract society uses its governing body to force jehovah's witnesses to accept their flip-flop beliefs and doctrines.
their history of conflicting false teachings and practices have left members in confusion.. in this video, david splane blames jehovah god for all the changing doctrines.
"jehovah is driving the chariot.".
Isnt their a scripture where Jehovah did change his mind ? I cant remember where.
the bible books that speak of a time when the israelite`s were enjoying jehovah`s blessings , isnt it true they were still dying from old age ,sickness , and death ?
didn`t they have a leper colony in their midst ?....yes.
didn`t they still have the poor among them ?
The Bible books that speak of a time when the Israelite`s were enjoying Jehovah`s blessings , isnt it true they were still dying from old age ,sickness , and death ? ....Yes
Didn`t they have a leper colony in their midst ?....Yes
Didn`t they still have the poor among them ? ....Yes
Didn`t they still have wars among their neighbour`s where Israelite men were killed in battle ,leaving widows and fatherless children behind ? { Think of Bathsheba`s husband who was sent to the front by King David knowing he would be killed their }....Yes
And the original Paradise with Adam and Eve , also proved to be a failure .
The future Paradise prophecy by JW`s doesn`t inspire any confidence in me ,how about you.?
someone recently included the phrase from a talk, “cherished errors”, which made me think about something i wanted to get off my chest.
the societies use of manipulative language has been discussed on this site many time and i hope this adds to the ammunition to fight back against them.
periodically , i’ll run into someone and they’ll say “hendrixgrip, why don’t you come to the meetings anymore.” i’ll give them some not too specific reason like, “i’m struggling with the overlapping doctrine”.
johnamos ,if you had said that to me when I was still active I would have given you that deer in the headlight look .
The fact is most JW`s cant think or reason about scriptures , they have been conditioned to be mentally lazy about such things and leave it all up to the GB to tell them what to believe .
I have learnt more about what the Bible teaches and what it doesn`t teach on here than I ever learnt at a KH.
How they have the audacity to call baptized JW`s ministers of God is mind boggling .{ and that includes kids baptized }
