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  Exposé JW/UN

  by InquiryMan in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  while browsing some books in a book shop today, i discovered a most interesting title: joy of sects written by sam jordison.

  it is a brand new title, see the following link.

  http://books.guardian.co.uk/top10s/top10/0,6109,1643175,00.html

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  InquiryMan

  Thanks blondie
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  Exposé JW/UN

  by InquiryMan in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  while browsing some books in a book shop today, i discovered a most interesting title: joy of sects written by sam jordison.

  it is a brand new title, see the following link.

  http://books.guardian.co.uk/top10s/top10/0,6109,1643175,00.html

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  InquiryMan

  While browsing some books in a book shop today, I discovered a most interesting title: Joy of Sects written by Sam Jordison. It is a brand new title, see the following link. http://books.guardian.co.uk/top10s/top10/0,6109,1643175,00.html On page 97ff there is an interesting intro on JWs. The book is written in a rather humerous, ironic way. However, the facts are correct, albeit one spurious DF offense (do not remember the exact term, but it seemed somewhat incorrect). It has two hilarious fact books. One on the present-day most famous JW: Prince - the only male witness preaching with mascara and having a white limousine driving him. Also, and most importantly, is an accurate exposé on the UN issue. It is straight to the point. I was quite delightfully surprised to see it included in the book. If someone who have access to the book, could quote it, it would surely please people here at JWDF.
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  THE NEWS IS BIGGER THAN DATELINE, BBC, CBC, ETC.

  by AndersonsInfo in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  if i told you that something bigger is on the horizon than dateline, bbc, cbc, sunday (australia), and all other tv programs which exposed the sexual child abuse cover-up by watchtower in 2002-2003, would you believe me?

  have i ever misled you?

  i'll answer that--no!

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  Undercover: Seasoned words spoken at the proper time.
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  Z, are you there?

  by Hellrider in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i`m discussing with a jw on another forum.

  he claims (of course...) that the new testament also was written first in hebrew.

  i have refuted all of his claims, but he won`t listen (of course), and then i insisted that he provided me with a photocopy of this supposed "nt-original".

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  I think there is a theory that Matthew was originally written in Matthew, and then translated into Greek...
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  why do witnesses call the new testament "greek scriptures"?

  by in a new york bethel minute in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  anybody know how the witnesses managed to demonize the expression, "new testament/old testament"?

  my jw mother said "it's because when you call the hebrew scriptures the old testament, it makes them sound out of date, but they're really not because there is so much we can learn from blah blah blah blah blah blah".

  any thoughts?.

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  However, they do use the common terms when making press statements etc. Also, it is kind of funny with their using the expression before our common era, etc and not the regular terms AD etc. Where I come from, it seems that the witnesses are the only ones who make use of a specific date term. This was introduced just a few years ago....
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  Anyone have scan of 95(?) Newsweek article re: generation change?

  by ithinkisee in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  my faded ex-jw aunt had no idea the generation thing changed.

  i was gonna give her the wt articles and stuff but wanted to also give her a scan of the newsweek article.. .

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  In fact, when this change came to a Scandinavian country, it made it to the news, being broadcast on national radio several times.
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  JV's super fantastic Oct 1st education article review!!!!!! (LONG!!)

  by JV in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  where to start?

  first off i want to say that i actually took notes with my really cool 4 colour pen, and i colour coded my comments accordingly.

  green = vomit inducing, red = furious, blue = makes me sad, and black = makes me want to die, lets just say that my article was really green .

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  JV's super fantastic Oct 1st education article review!!!!!! (LONG!!)

  by JV in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  where to start?

  first off i want to say that i actually took notes with my really cool 4 colour pen, and i colour coded my comments accordingly.

  green = vomit inducing, red = furious, blue = makes me sad, and black = makes me want to die, lets just say that my article was really green .

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  This is the view presented by a female JW after attending the "in"famous WT study: «I really enjoyed Saturday afternoon's study of the Watchtower article, I was particularly amazed at the statistics of alcohol and drug abuse amongst colleges and universities! I didn't know it was so bad. I actually had a talk to my 7 year old son on the way to school this morning about what he wants to do when he gets older, he wants to be a school teacher so I explained to him that it was not important at this time to become something important such as a teacher or a fireman or a doctor but to instead focus on teaching more and more people about Jehovah! Well he agreed wholeheartedly with me and his next words nearly made me cry they were so sweet, he said "Mum, ok when I grow up I'm going to teach as many people as I can about Jehovah and about the new system, but can I still be a teacher in the new system and teach people about Jehovah then too?" He is such a sweet boy with a kind heart and i'm very proud of him, he really does love Jehovah»
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  What's the first thought that comes to mind when wordly people think of JWs

  by JH in

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  i'll start........ saturday morning door knockers

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  Quite a few mention the practice of Disfellowhipping and shunning, since that has been a topic often discussed in media (newspapers as well as television). I am almost sure that this issue and the blood issue is the most controversial aspect of JW in Europe. In Europe they are also almost universally referred to as a sect or cult, almost never as a church which is a term often commonly used in the US when referring to them. It is rare that they are referred to as christians. Mostly a movement with christian background or something along those lines.
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  For former elders: Did having the authority to DF make you feel powerful?

  by juni in

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  2. friends

  just curious about this.

  do you realize now what the shunning practice does to a person's emotional health?

  to shun or isolate a human being is one of if not the worst punishment.

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  InquiryMan

  During a period of more than a decade, I only took part in one JC. I always tried to stay away from it. When I finally did volunteer, I did in a case I felt "comfortable" with. He was DF, but I was naive enough to think that he would return within some months. However, as far as I know, he did not. Perhaps I did make him a service. The shunning thing was one of the main reasons I felt discomfort with being a JW, and an elder in particular. I never felt a power trip from being an elder...