Posts by scratchme1010

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Watchtower Publications To Give Away

by bigmouth in

it's now time to clear out my old literature lest it fall into the right hands.. there is a fairly large range of books, volumes, pamphlets and various keepsakes.

some are unusual, say, part issues of the aid book and a live forever book that has had paragraphs altered in subsequent copies.

i am in hoppers crossing, melbourne.

scratchme1010

No thanks.

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The re-writing of digital history....JW.org style. Interesting clip.

by stuckinarut2 in

we all know that one of the major advantages the society now has with everything being on its official website, is the ability to quickly change content when they desire.. so older articles that show them to have made mistakes, are simply re-written or edited...or even just deleted!

simple!

"nothing to see here...carry on".

scratchme1010

I found this great short clip that reminded me of this phenomenon

You call saying different things at different times a phenomenon? If that's not a sign of being influenced by a cult, I don't know what is.

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JW.org as a Prank Tool

by schnell in

jw
friends

the moment i saw the "request a study" form on the site, i thought, "umm, that could be a bad thing.".

but to date, i have heard of only one case where it was used for less than genuine purposes.

that was in the case of a "game developer" who was selling crappy asset-flips on steam.

scratchme1010

Have there been other cases like this? If prayers really work to attract Witnesses to your door, why does the Borg need a website function that's so prone to fraud?

Never been to their website so I didn't even know that there was such form to request bible studies. If we're going to look at ineffective ways of communicating and using means that can be fraudulent, forget the website. Look at the bible.

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Had to share this

by careful in

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friends

forgive me if this has already been posted.

i laughed when i saw it and figured others might enjoy it as well.. .

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scratchme1010

LOL!

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For those that read the bible, does the true message of scripture still come through in NWT?

by NikL in

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friends

my active and in jw wife is up for reading bible together.

thing is she wants to use nwt.. i have problems with that translation as you my imagine.. just wondering if you thought the true message of the bible will shine through the deliberate tampering of the nwt?.

i know many people here don't like or want to read the bible and think it's rubbish anyway, so if that's you, you can save your comments :-).

scratchme1010

Just wondering if you thought the true message of the bible will shine through the deliberate tampering of the NWT?

There's not such thing as a "message" from the Bible. From that perspective, it doesn't matter. If you want to show that the NWT has been translated to accommodate the nonsense from the WT, then have a nice study about the differences between the NWT and other versions. From that point of view it could be interesting to compare notes.

If you expect to figure out life and the future using any bible, good luck.

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Any updates on Vaping?

by longgone in

i was wondering if the gb has forbidden vaping yet, so i did a search.

there was a thread from a year ago, the comments covered all the bases i suspected the wt would come up with.

i'm out, so it doesn't really matter to me.

scratchme1010

I'm out, so it doesn't really matter to me. My youngest adult daughter and her friends all vape. It's something of a hobby for them, the events, the online groups, etc. If I take an interest in it, and (maybe) vape occasionally myself it could be a shared interest.

Good luck. Please don't become one of those rude obnoxious idiots that think that because it's not nicotine it's ok to throw that stupid smoke on other people's faces. Some of us know what that is and still don't give a hoot about it.

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Cutbacks

by pepperheart in

what other cut backs do you think will be coming or might be coming these next few years for the borg ?.

scratchme1010

Hmm... nope, never mind. I just farted.

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Are there any doctrines which all Christian religions follow.

by jwfacts in

i cannot think of a single doctrine that is so clearly laid out in the bible that every christian sect teaches the same point.

are there any doctrine where there is total consensus amongst all christian religions, including jehovah's witnesses?.

scratchme1010

I cannot think of a single doctrine that is so clearly laid out in the Bible that every Christian sect teaches the same point. Are there any doctrine where there is total consensus amongst all Christian religions, including Jehovah's Witnesses?

Yes, there is. Hate.

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Is it OK for JW employees to sell lottery tickets?

by Iamallcool in

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friends

i do remember reading an article that it is not ok for jw to sell cigarettes at gas stations, etc... i was wondering what about lottery tickets?

they do sell lottery tickets at few restaurants around my home.

if jw works there and rats me out to the elders, i would not give a damn about it but i still prefer not to hear from the elders about it..

scratchme1010

If JW works there and rats me out to the elders, I would not give a damn about it but I still prefer not to hear from the elders about it.

I hope this way of living doesn't last long. It's not ok for you to feel like you need permission to do your own job.

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How Many? - (Marc and Cora Latham)

by Tallon in

i came across this very informative and thought provoking video.

it was produced by marc and cora latham, who are quite well known among british activists.. if you have 15 minutes to spare, i encourage you to watch it.

it certainly gave me pause for thought!.

scratchme1010

Nice. This might help some people wake up.