The man, Covington, was one-of-a-kind. In the 20 years in which I was associated with Jehovah's Witnesses, he was the equivalent of Prince and Michael Jackson rolled into one.
I had no idea at the time, the A.C.L.U. had set the tone and pattern ahead of the JW's for Freedom of the exercise of religion.
I didn't know the horrible "persecution" the brothers and sisters experienced had been choreographed carefully ahead of time by Rutherford and Covington. As sacrificial animals, the victims were led into problem areas. It turned out to be a cynical situation to bring down calamity so Covington could swoop in like Jehovah's avenging angel.
Have you ever heard of Munchausen by Proxy Syndrome?
A person entrusted with the care of others (Watchtower leaders) places in jeopardy (set up to be persecuted) innocent victims so the caregiver can come to the rescue. (Litigate the probity of arrest.)
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Background and History of Hayden Cooper Covington and the Watchtower
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The Watchtower leaders are afraid of our elephants
by TerryWalstrom inin the 1960's, when i was most active as a jehovah's witness, it was a different, more relaxed religion.
we were filled with confidence about our "truth" because we were skilled in rebuttal, overcoming objections, and we encouraged tough questions to test our mettle in the door to door work.. when an anti-dub book like "30 years a watchtower slave" was released, we all couldn't wait to read it and comment about it.it was seen as a pathetic effort at spite--never as a serious threat to our confidence in what we had.. so--what was different about the jw religion and our skillset back then from the watchtower world of paranoia and enforced loyalty today?i think i know.. we were like boxer george foreman before ali knocked him out.
we were mike tyson before buster douglas introduced his face to the canvas in that ring in japan.we were bullet proof.. not until you have a bone-shaking reckoning do you lose confidence and wonder, "wtf just happened?
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In the 1960's, when I was most active as a Jehovah's Witness, it was a different, more relaxed religion. We were filled with confidence about our "Truth" because we were skilled in rebuttal, overcoming objections, and we encouraged tough questions to test our mettle in the door to door work.
An Anti-Dub book, "30 years a Watchtower Slave" was released in 1956, we Newbies were told about it and couldn't wait to read it and comment about it.
It was seen as a pathetic effort at spite--never as a serious threat to our confidence in what we had.So--what was different about the JW religion and our skillset back then from the Watchtower World of paranoia and enforced loyalty today?
I think I know.We were like boxer George Foreman before Ali knocked him out. We were Mike Tyson before Buster Douglas introduced his face to the canvas in that ring in Japan.
We were bullet proof.Not until you have a bone-shaking reckoning do you lose confidence and wonder, "WTF just happened?"
I had it happen to me only one time. It shook me.
I got into a religious debate with a Mormon and he cleaned my clock.
I had not thought it possible. Well--it was!
Today and for the last 20 years, the Internet has provided the silver bullets and vampire stakes and holy water within reach of Weaponized whistleblowers.The Ex-JDub community is no longer clueless.
Now, so-called Apostates can carpet bomb.
Stop and think about it--all the most intelligent JW's have awakened and moved out. This leaves the--what's the nice way of saying it?--the less intellectually capable to fight the fine fight against the A-team on the outside. (A for Apostate.)The 1960's version of an Apostate was called Evil Slave Class.
You know what passed for zingers and hard-hitting offense for the Evil Slave? You'll laugh.
An Evil Slave tried to expose Pastor Russell for the Miracle Wheat scandal or his divorce trial gossip about "floating about like a jellyfish from woman to woman." Yes, it was silly stuff--unimportant.Today, we can jab with the U.N. scandal, rabbit punch with a list of changed doctrinal teachings, and gut punch with the child molestation inquiry in Australia or uppercut with Candace Conti and the million dollars of lawsuit settlements.
These combinations are irrefutable. There is no body armor to keep the bullets from digging deep. The average JW is D.O.A. in these conversations.
Enough Elders have been handed their ass at the door to have revised the Watchtower strategy: saying they'll research and return but joining the "Witness protection program" instead. Retreat!
You know what it is like? It's like the Punic Wars fought by the Roman Empire against Hannibal of Carthage.
The mighty Roman legions were invincible and supremely confident until they met Hannibal on the field of battle. Suddenly, legion after legion was wiped out!
Rome threw everything they had against Hannibal and lost again and again until they were licking their collective wounds and wondering what had gone wrong.Hannibal may have been the greatest general who ever lived. It was all because he knew something the Romans didn't understand. So, Rome simply stopped fighting! Imagine that! This mighty, streamlined, juggernaut curled up in the fetal position behind Rome's walled city and refused to fight!
They stonewalled.
Hannibal rallied all their old enemies who had been dominated for so long and who had put up with their arrogant demands for too long. Hannibal marched around the walled city and hurled insults and tried to bait the legions into battle with catcalls and mockery. The cowering citizens inside, so accustomed to being invincible, wanted the soldiers to go outside and fight--but no! They were told to shut up, lay low, and fear any contact with demons outside.You see, what Hannibal understood, which Rome had never taken the trouble to learn was this. Hannibal chose the field of battle in advance.
He took the high ground. He took command of the terrain! He never fought a battle that wasn't on HIS terms in the right place at the right time for his troops.
He knew how to set traps, bait the Romans and lure then to their doom.Today, Ex-Jdubs have command of the field of battle. They can pick and choose where and how to strike in advance. They know names, places, dates of falsified prophecies and which publications lied. Ex-Dubs can recite the WT failures like a baseball fan recites batting averages!
So, the GB has hidden inside their new city walls and hunker down licking their wounds.
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I've been found out!
by pale.emperor inwell, thats it folks.. my identity on here has been rumbled and reported to the elders.
someone, somehow, has figured out that im a member of this site and - rather than speak to me - has promptly reported me to the elders.
i just feel sad for my daughter.
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You've violated no laws.
Even JW's praise the Bereans for their skeptical inquiry.
Personal "prayerful" research is not a sin against Jehovah.
You are the head of your family and you have a right to check out the possible
dangers lurking on the internet. If, in the course of such prayerful, personal research you discovered possible propaganda against the Organization, how is it not well within your individual conscience to see to it you understand what accusations are founded on?
You are not the bad guy. You are living in a free land.
I'd say to those who might inquire, "I've done nothing wrong. I've done my Christian duty. I appreciate your curiosity, but you need to appreciate mine as well. I have a right to face my accuser. But, keep in mind, whoever thinks they discovered me on an Apostate website must have been on such a website THEMSELVES. You have nothing to fear from honest intellectual inquiry. There's nothing to see or discuss on this topic. Whoever thinks I've sinned can approach me privately. Thanks, now I've got things to do." -
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by TerryWalstrom inhypocrisy is a kind of acting career.
trace the word origin:from greek, hupokrisis-- ‘acting of a theatrical part'.. what do we mean when we accuse somebody of being a hypocrite if not acting one way while essentially being a different sort of person inside?.
well, follow along with me and decide.________.
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If anybody (few bothered) ever saw the movie, Muhammed, Messenger of God
they will get a clear idea of how much bloodshed accompanied the Prophet in his spread of
of the "Religion of Peace."
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Jehovah’s Witnesses VS. Basic Christianity
by TerryWalstrom in(https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mxjvo-gbdber3bcbjgc_3izdigtt366gvx7ukzpamuy/edit?usp=sharing) article as a document.
jehovah’s witnesses vs. basic christianity.
“by his spirit, the holy spirit, jehovah god guides or leads his people up to a certain point of time, and thus he did until the time when ‘the comforter’ was taken away, which would necessarily occur when jesus, the head of his organization, came to the temple and gathered unto himself those whom he found faithful when he, as the great judge, began his judgment, in 1918.”.
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Can you imagine thinking you had the power to decide when Holy Spirit ceases?
It's a glimpse into Rutherford's megalomania.
What an arbitrary date 1918 really is!
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Availability Crisis of Conscience.
by Ben131895 inmost of us are desperately waiting for the availability of a legal crisis of conscience.
deborah dykstra provided us with two updates.
on december 12, 2015 there was a clear statement about the copyright which stopped all illegal activity in spreading electronic versions & prints.. finally, she promised a new update by or before may 6.. so far no new update.
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I don't know if it is still available, but a while back there was an AUDIO version on YouTube.
Let me check . . .Nope! In my opinion, as an Audiobook, it was quite effective because Ray Franz
wrote in an intimate conversational style. This accessible presentation was handy for driving on long trips and learning at the same time.
It was obviously somebody's bootleg "public service" effort.
I tried doing an audio version of my book and I was ready to tear my hair out at the effort it took to do an acceptable version. I failed.The Audio of C of C was nicely done.
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Jehovah’s Witnesses VS. Basic Christianity
by TerryWalstrom in(https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mxjvo-gbdber3bcbjgc_3izdigtt366gvx7ukzpamuy/edit?usp=sharing) article as a document.
jehovah’s witnesses vs. basic christianity.
“by his spirit, the holy spirit, jehovah god guides or leads his people up to a certain point of time, and thus he did until the time when ‘the comforter’ was taken away, which would necessarily occur when jesus, the head of his organization, came to the temple and gathered unto himself those whom he found faithful when he, as the great judge, began his judgment, in 1918.”.
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Jehovah’s Witnesses VS. Basic Christianity
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“By his spirit, the holy spirit, Jehovah God guides or leads his people up to a certain point of time, and thus he did until the time when ‘the comforter’ was taken away, which would necessarily occur when Jesus, the Head of his organization, came to the temple and gathered unto himself those whom he found faithful when he, as the great Judge, began his judgment, in 1918.”
Preservation (1932) - Rutherford - pp 193-194
President J.F. Rutherford is telling us the holy spirit was taken away in 1918 and an organization remained in the place of holy spirit.
“Shortly after he was installed as King, Jesus put in place a clearly recognizable channel through which he has helped his followers to be spiritually clean. That channel is the faithful and discreet slave, which Christ appointed in 1919.”God's Kingdom Rules! p101 par7
Chapter 10 - The King Refines His People Spiritually
Instead of God’s Holy Spirit, Jehovah’s Witnesses place their own organization as a substitute.
Who, then, guided Jehovah’s Organization now that Holy Spirit had ceased?
“After the holy spirit as an advocate or paraclete ceased to function in behalf of the consecrated, then the angels are employed in behalf of those who are being made ready for the kingdom.”
Preservation (1932) - Rutherford - p 51
The answer is: angels were employed. (Note:)
Galatians 1:8
“But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed.”
Truly all lovers of truth and righteousness long for the approaching unhindered rule of the kingdom of God and keep praying for it even as Jesus taught us to pray.—Matt. 6:10; Rev. 20:6; 21:4. Because of this hope, the “faithful and discreet slave” has alerted all of God’s people to the sign of the times indicating the nearness of God’s Kingdom rule. In this regard, however, it must be observed that this “faithful and discreet slave” was never inspired…
Watchtower - March 1, 1979, p23 par15
To Whom Shall We Go but Jesus Christ?
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Putting all that together, we are told:Jehovah’s people were led by holy spirit until it ceased. Then angels took over. At no time was Jehovah’s organization led by holy spirit after 1918.
Let us ask why anybody would believe this “not led by holy spirit” group who is convinced it is the only channel of communication with God Almighty?
“A number of factors—including past religious beliefs or even mental or emotional imbalance—might cause some to assume mistakenly that they have the heavenly calling.”
Watchtower - August 15, 2011 p22
Over the decades, the Watchtower leaders have insisted they alone are channeling Truth. Doesn’t their firm conviction, their service, their commitment to spreading the warning of End Times count for anything?
“Do you feel that you have more than average zeal in the ministry? Are you a keen student of God's Word who loves to delve into "the deep things of God"? (1 Cor. 2:10). Have you seen Jehovah's special blessing on your ministry? Do you have a burning desire to do Jehovah's will? Do you have a deep inner feeling of responsibility to help others spiritually? Have you seen proof that Jehovah has personally intervened in your life? If you answer these questions with a resounding yes, does this mean that you now have the heavenly calling? No, it does not.”
Watchtower - January, 2016, p21 p15
The Spirit Bears Witness With Our Spirit
Jesus Christ gave his true followers the Great Commission, to spread the message of salvation to all who exercised faith in his sacrifice.Question: If Jehovah’s Witnesses did NOT have holy spirit to lead them, would their message turn away from Jesus Great Commission about salvation?
“In time, flashes of light revealed that Jehovah’s chief purpose was, not the salvation of creatures, but the vindication of his sovereignty. The most important theme of the Bible was seen to be, not the ransom, but the Kingdom, for it will vindicate Jehovah’s sovereignty. What a flash of light that was!”
Watchtower - May 15, 1995, p20 par17
Part 1—Flashes of Light—Great and Small
Here we have it spelled out for us. By changing the name of the religion from CHRISTianity to Jehovah’s Witnesses, the Great Commission was road blocked. The message of JW’s was all about the brand name advertised by J.F. Rutherford. This was a “flash” of so-called New Light.
Question: What about Bible readers who object that the purpose of Christianity and the Great Commission is to inform the nations about Jesus’ love for them and rescuing them from death?
“No question about it. We all need help to understand the Bible, and we cannot find the Scriptural guidance we need outside the “faithful and discreet slave” organization.”
Watchtower - February 15, 1981, p19
Do We Need Help to Understand the Bible?
“[I don't care what you want to say.] All who want to understand the Bible should appreciate that the “greatly diversified wisdom of God” can become known only through Jehovah’s channel of communication, the faithful and discreet slave.—John 6:68.”
Watchtower - October 1, 1994, p8
The Bible—A Book Meant to Be Understood
Is this not why Jehovah’s Witnesses are SO DIFFERENT from mainstream Christian churches?
What JW’s sneeringly call “Christendom” teach:
“And as for you, the anointing that you received from him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to be teaching you; but the anointing from him is teaching you about all things and is true and is no lie. …”
1 John 2:27 (NWT)
Maybe this is why JW’s don’t rely on the Holy Spirit.
The name of JESUS was the most important name when the Spirit of God miraculously arrived.
“But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you.”
John 14:26
Jesus ceased to be worshipped by Jehovah’s Witnesses by 1954.
"Should we worship Jesus?
Consequently, since the Scriptures teach that Jesus Christ is not a trinitarian co-person with God the Father, but is a distinct person, the Son of God, the answer to the above question must be that no distinct worship is to be rendered to Jesus Christ now glorified in heaven.
Watchtower 1954 Jan 1 p.31
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What have we learned?The organization called Jehovah’s organization by Jehovah’s Witnesses
Is a self-appointed replacement for Holy Spirit, led by angels, which is more concerned with it’s own brand name and self-importance than the salvation of mankind by Jesus Christ, who is not considered worthy of worship.
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Jehovah's Witnesses VS. Basich Christianity
by TerryWalstrom in(https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mxjvo-gbdber3bcbjgc_3izdigtt366gvx7ukzpamuy/edit?usp=sharing) article as a document.
jehovah’s witnesses vs. basic christianity.
“by his spirit, the holy spirit, jehovah god guides or leads his people up to a certain point of time, and thus he did until the time when ‘the comforter’ was taken away, which would necessarily occur when jesus, the head of his organization, came to the temple and gathered unto himself those whom he found faithful when he, as the great judge, began his judgment, in 1918.”.
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TerryWalstrom
(https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MXjVo-gBdBER3Bcbjgc_3IZdigtt366GVX7UKzPamuY/edit?usp=sharing) Article as a Document
Jehovah’s Witnesses VS. Basic Christianity
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“By his spirit, the holy spirit, Jehovah God guides or leads his people up to a certain point of time, and thus he did until the time when ‘the comforter’ was taken away, which would necessarily occur when Jesus, the Head of his organization, came to the temple and gathered unto himself those whom he found faithful when he, as the great Judge, began his judgment, in 1918.”
Preservation (1932) - Rutherford - pp 193-194
President J.F. Rutherford is telling us the holy spirit was taken away in 1918 and an organization remained in the place of holy spirit.
“Shortly after he was installed as King, Jesus put in place a clearly recognizable channel through which he has helped his followers to be spiritually clean. That channel is the faithful and discreet slave, which Christ appointed in 1919.”God's Kingdom Rules! p101 par7
Chapter 10 - The King Refines His People Spiritually
Instead of God’s Holy Spirit, Jehovah’s Witnesses place their own organization as a substitute.
Who, then, guided Jehovah’s Organization now that Holy Spirit had ceased?
“After the holy spirit as an advocate or paraclete ceased to function in behalf of the consecrated, then the angels are employed in behalf of those who are being made ready for the kingdom.”
Preservation (1932) - Rutherford - p 51
The answer is: angels were employed.
Truly all lovers of truth and righteousness long for the approaching unhindered rule of the kingdom of God and keep praying for it even as Jesus taught us to pray.—Matt. 6:10; Rev. 20:6; 21:4. Because of this hope, the “faithful and discreet slave” has alerted all of God’s people to the sign of the times indicating the nearness of God’s Kingdom rule. In this regard, however, it must be observed that this “faithful and discreet slave” was never inspired…
Watchtower - March 1, 1979, p23 par15
To Whom Shall We Go but Jesus Christ?
______________________________________
Putting all that together, we are told:Jehovah’s people were led by holy spirit until it ceased. Then angels took over. At no time was Jehovah’s organization led by holy spirit after 1918.
Let us ask why anybody would believe this “not led by holy spirit” group who is convinced it is the only channel of communication with God Almighty?
“A number of factors—including past religious beliefs or even mental or emotional imbalance—might cause some to assume mistakenly that they have the heavenly calling.”
Watchtower - August 15, 2011 p22
Over the decades, the Watchtower leaders have insisted they alone are channeling Truth. Doesn’t their firm conviction, their service, their commitment to spreading the warning of End Times count for anything?
“Do you feel that you have more than average zeal in the ministry? Are you a keen student of God's Word who loves to delve into "the deep things of God"? (1 Cor. 2:10). Have you seen Jehovah's special blessing on your ministry? Do you have a burning desire to do Jehovah's will? Do you have a deep inner feeling of responsibility to help others spiritually? Have you seen proof that Jehovah has personally intervened in your life? If you answer these questions with a resounding yes, does this mean that you now have the heavenly calling? No, it does not.”
Watchtower - January, 2016, p21 p15
The Spirit Bears Witness With Our Spirit
Jesus Christ gave his true followers the Great Commission, to spread the message of salvation to all who exercised faith in his sacrifice.Question: If Jehovah’s Witnesses did NOT have holy spirit to lead them, would their message turn away from Jesus Great Commission about salvation?
“In time, flashes of light revealed that Jehovah’s chief purpose was, not the salvation of creatures, but the vindication of his sovereignty. The most important theme of the Bible was seen to be, not the ransom, but the Kingdom, for it will vindicate Jehovah’s sovereignty. What a flash of light that was!”
Watchtower - May 15, 1995, p20 par17
Part 1—Flashes of Light—Great and Small
Here we have it spelled out for us. By changing the name of the religion from CHRISTianity to Jehovah’s Witnesses, the Great Commission was road blocked. The message of JW’s was all about the brand name advertised by J.F. Rutherford. This was a “flash” of so-called New Light.
Question: What about Bible readers who object that the purpose of Christianity and the Great Commission is to inform the nations about Jesus’ love for them and rescuing them from death?
“No question about it. We all need help to understand the Bible, and we cannot find the Scriptural guidance we need outside the “faithful and discreet slave” organization.”
Watchtower - February 15, 1981, p19
Do We Need Help to Understand the Bible?
“[I don't care what you want to say.] All who want to understand the Bible should appreciate that the “greatly diversified wisdom of God” can become known only through Jehovah’s channel of communication, the faithful and discreet slave.—John 6:68.”
Watchtower - October 1, 1994, p8
The Bible—A Book Meant to Be Understood
Is this not why Jehovah’s Witnesses are SO DIFFERENT from mainstream Christian churches?
What JW’s sneeringly call “Christendom” teach:
“And as for you, the anointing that you received from him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to be teaching you; but the anointing from him is teaching you about all things and is true and is no lie. …”
1 John 2:27 (NWT)
Maybe this is why JW’s don’t rely on the Holy Spirit.
The name of JESUS was the most important name when the Spirit of God miraculously arrived.
“But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you.”
John 14:26
Jesus ceased to be worshipped by Jehovah’s Witnesses by 1954.
"Should we worship Jesus?
Consequently, since the Scriptures teach that Jesus Christ is not a trinitarian co-person with God the Father, but is a distinct person, the Son of God, the answer to the above question must be that no distinct worship is to be rendered to Jesus Christ now glorified in heaven.
Watchtower 1954 Jan 1 p.31
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What have we learned?The organization called Jehovah’s organization by Jehovah’s Witnesses
Is a self-appointed replacement for Holy Spirit, led by angels, which is more concerned with it’s own brand name and self-importance than the salvation of mankind by Jesus Christ, who is not considered worthy of worship.
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Jehovah's Terrorist?
by TerryWalstrom injehovah’s terrorist?.
(a personal memoir).
john f. kennedy's brother, robert (bobby) was assassinated in 1968 shortly after he won the california democratic presidential primary.
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It looks like Sirhan's family, once they reached California, went religion shopping and they tried a bunch of different flavors.
I don't know how the Elders in the village where Sirhan's father lived got their impressions about Jehovah's Witnesses, but they were pretty definite.
I suppose having something emblazoned on the side of your house with the name JEHOVAH so prominent probably had something to do with it.I know plenty of people who have their own spin on religion which they mash up from whatever they read. For instance, Charles Manson studied Scientology for a while and he used some of what he learned to impress his followers on the Spahn Ranch in Calif He was in no way a Scientologist. He was the leader of an apocalyptic cult in which Blacks and Whites would have a race war and Manson himself would emerge as the world leader.
