Posts by markweatherill

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Did they read this today at the meeting?

by Jerryh in

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markweatherill

The beginning of this article unnacountably made me think of the final scene in Stanley Kubrick's 'The Shining'.

I think it's very true that the rank and file will just let the details (difficult to rationalise as they are) wash over them, and just be reminded that (1) they're all slaves (2) it's the real life last days.

Nobody will be thinking 'Oh come on, King of the North! Make your mind up which superpower you want to be, you're holding up the Lord's day, and tell Gog he better settle on an identity too!'

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It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars

by Newly Enlightened in

original reddit post (removed).

markweatherill

I'm just watching LE's latest video (151st Gilead review) and my goodness, for some reason his delivery is very noticeably different from his norm. Looks like a touch of the 'Tony's', not to be judgmental or anything.

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JW Pets and Blood

by Vanderhoven7 in

as a jw would you have allowed your pet to have a blood transfusion to save it's life?

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what is the society's stand on this today?.

markweatherill

if you permit your dog to be given a blood transfusion--it will probably be disfellowshipped

No, it will look at you with those big sad eyes and you can judge it to be repentant.

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Big Win in Supreme Court of the U.S. today for all of the 2nd Amendment folks

by StoneWall in

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i'm so happy about this.this will have major implications for states such as california and their laws not only new york.let freedom ring!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nv70otfd8ck.

markweatherill

Great news! Maybe now all schools can finally arm their students and put a stop to school shootings.

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“This generation will by no means pass away.”

by Fisherman in

for argument sake let’s assume that this verse should apply to 1914. what are your thoughts on generation?.

markweatherill

There is an argument that the Greek translated as 'this generation' should not, in context, be understood in its modern sense of 'contemporaries alive now' but rather as 'this race, this people' or something similar; what the KJV translators would have had in mind.

I tend to agree with this. So I propose the following as a way of keeping the verse relevant to 1914:

'Our revised understanding is that 'this generation' means the new 'Spiritual Israel' which began to arise (or 'be generated') after CT Russell began to restore True Worship around the turn of the 20th Century. This group of Anointed Christians are the ones who 'shall endure till the end' (Mt 24:13)'

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Belgium: court of appeal acquits the Watchtower

by yalbmert99 in

the court of appeal of belgium acquits the watchtower for its shunning policy, ex-jw patrick haeck previously won.

he will see with his lawyers what to do next.

june 7, 2022..

markweatherill

Could we see some links to further details please?

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SCOTUS ruling on the Stratton canvasing case: Cappytan & Mark O'Donnell livestream

by Diogenesister in

i just saw got a message from cappytan that he is going live on the 19th june est (uk 8 pm) with mark o'donnell & jake alt worldly to discuss the recent scotus ruling in favour of watchtower re: the stratton v. watchtower case.

so the stratton mayor required anyone canvasing door to door to fill out a form prior to visiting residents homes.

watchtower claimed the form, which required you to reveal your name, was unconstitutional and interfered with their first amendment, free speech rights.. my step father in the uk was responsible for our restriction on 'cold calling" law, enacted to protect the vulnerable from illegitimate businessmen, criminals and others intent on taking advantage of the vulnerable at home or otherwise doing them harm.

markweatherill

Just to point out that the Supreme Court (SCOTUS) ruling is not recent; it's the 20th anniversary of the ruling that watchtower wants to celebrate, because (as is discussed in Cappytan's video) more recent legal cases are nothing they'd like to boast about.

Just make sure nobody wishes the Stratton ruling a happy birthday, eh.

Although that might be OK given that the JWs were apparently presenting alongside a Mormon ie engaging in 'interfaith'.

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AVOID ! : upcoming cult apologists conference

by yalbmert99 in

fyi:.

the 16-18 of june 2022 in quebec city, laval university, canada, there will be a conference organized by cult apologists cesnur (european) and info-cult/info-sectes (canadian).

some famous cult apologists (massimo introvigne) will be there and some jw mid range leader from ontario david docksteader too.

markweatherill

Nothing wrong with 'Apologia' if it's honest and in good faith.

Of course 'Dracula boy' tends to have a perspective based on who is funding him.

And the JW representatives at the conference will probably speak out of both sides of their mouths.

Info-cult is not a pro-cult movement though. I expect they will keep the actual cultists in line. The Q&A sessions might be interesting, if they have any.

But hang on, I thought JWs didn't engage in 'interfaith' activities which surely this is?

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BREAKING. European Court rules for Jehovah's Witnesses in long-awaited "extremism" case

by Corney in

in 6-1 judgment, the ecthr found that the forced dissolution of jehovah’s witnesses religious organisations in russia, the banning of their religious literature and international website on charges of extremism, the revocation of the permit to distribute religious magazines, the criminal prosecution of individual jehovah’s witnesses, and the confiscation of their property unlawfully interfered with their human rights.

the only dissenting judge is apparently mikhail lobov, who was nominated by the russian government.. .

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markweatherill

The Russian authorities have some valid concerns about the JWs.

But their police state methods are possibly what made the Court rule as it did.

But then there's this: (source Russia ceases to be a Party to the European Convention on Human Rights on 16 September 2022 - Newsroom (coe.int) )

Following its expulsion from the Council of Europe on 16 March 2022, the Russian Federation will cease to be a High Contracting Party to the European Convention on Human Rights on 16 September 2022.

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It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars

by Newly Enlightened in

original reddit post (removed).

markweatherill

Aargh the digital artifact I thought I saw is just the back of his chair peeping into view!