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  Background and History of Hayden Cooper Covington and the Watchtower

  by TerryWalstrom in

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  background and history of hayden cooper covington and the watchtowerthis link will open as a document:.

  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hloyotabej4kx4bs6izvglvpmt4xymuxfgo7h-vtbhm/edit?usp=sharing.

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  You are most welcome!
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  The Watchtower leaders are afraid of our elephants

  by TerryWalstrom in

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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.. 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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  Ebay was such a success, the Org has decided to go for Obey.

  The Kingdom Hall is a kennel for proper training. The leash reaches all the way to Walkill.

  All you have to do to qualify is show up, donate, salute the JW.Org flag and pledge your allegiance to the GB.

  If you don't drool too much, you can stand within 15 feet of a cart nobody will be interested in.

  If some sheeplike person asks you a provocative question regarding doctrinal changes, pass it off to somebody else.

  If you are hit with a Q&A about WT history, promise to do research and then run for your car and never return.

  Yep, easy peasy.
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  HYPOCRISY is ?

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  hypocrisy 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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  Background and History of Hayden Cooper Covington and the Watchtower

  by TerryWalstrom in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  background and history of hayden cooper covington and the watchtowerthis link will open as a document:.

  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hloyotabej4kx4bs6izvglvpmt4xymuxfgo7h-vtbhm/edit?usp=sharing.

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  It's no shame to make an error. In fact, it is human. But, to set yourself up as a Teacher while being ignorant--why that is malfeasance and fraud.

  The Faithful and Discreet Slave aren't teachers; they're bullies.

  They've been accepted, followed, praised, admired, and loved without any merit other than their claims of being the ONLY mouthpiece of God.
  
  I just watched a YouTube documentary exposing faith-healer Benny Hinn.
  He's not just a fake; he is a misanthropist.
  

  The GB are misanthropists. They despise humanity.
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  The Watchtower leaders are afraid of our elephants

  by TerryWalstrom in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  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.. 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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  I've received e-mails which astonished me. They start off, "You probably don't remember me . . ."
  And the letter will go on to relate something I can't recall at all.
  Some little something I said triggered a reaction. Simple as that.

  A new way of thinking about an old thought and--Bing!
  And like a six-week-old kitten, their eyes open.

  We never know when we are changing somebody's mind or their life for good or ill.
  The point is, such things happen. So, why not say it?
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  The Watchtower leaders are afraid of our elephants

  by TerryWalstrom in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  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.. 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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  Hannibal was fed by the enemies of Rome. That wasn't the problem.

  Roman general Scipio knew Hannibal's home city of Carthage was his weakness. He reckoned if they attacked Carthage, his hometown would beg him to return and save them. By then, Scipio would have command of the terrain and the script would flip. That's exactly what happened. Hannibal gave up his central strategy and fought on the opponent's terms.
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  What changed the Knorr era of contentment from skating parties and picnics into the Gulag Archipelago, was F.Franz's lunatic date setting of 1975.
  After that gaseous ruination, Apostasy in Bethel triggered disaster!

  
  Inquisition was underway.

  Loyalty to the GB administration became the central focus.

  The enemy was everywhere it seemed. There is nothing like a guilty conscience to unhinge a dishonest heart.

  
  Enemies and Loyalty replaced mankind's salvation and Jehovah's name vindication as the Central Doctrine of this religion.

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  The current plan is to transform JW's into a religion of remote controlled loyalist slaves driven by--NOT Bible dictums--but by emotional manipulation and propaganda about dead loved ones returning from the grave. The pussification is very clear in those videos on J-Dub dot org.
  
  Fear of Apostates has never ramped up higher than this last decade.
  FEAR is the wall protecting the GB.
  
  The race is on!
  
  Can the WT create real FEAR of the Great Tribulation just outside the Bunker?
  Does emotional attachment to the Org save their sorry asses?
  They are battening down the hatches and digging in.

  Ask them a tough question and they'll scatter like quail at the sound of a shotgun being cocked.
  

  It is up to all of us to help dissidents inside reach critical mass.

  Don't underestimate the power of a well-placed tidbit in the right set of ears.
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  Jehovah’s Witnesses VS. Basic Christianity

  by TerryWalstrom in

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  (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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  The Society used to get away with claiming Jesus chose Rutherford's not-yet-JW version of Pastor Russell's struggling splinter group of Bible Students--but they can't actually give specific reasons for His doing so any longer, thanks to the availability of documents on the Internet.

  What exactly was going on was a schism! That's not an organization.
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  Background and History of Hayden Cooper Covington and the Watchtower

  by TerryWalstrom in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  background and history of hayden cooper covington and the watchtowerthis link will open as a document:.

  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hloyotabej4kx4bs6izvglvpmt4xymuxfgo7h-vtbhm/edit?usp=sharing.

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  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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  The Watchtower leaders are afraid of our elephants

  by TerryWalstrom in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  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.. 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.
  Their only defense is creating FEAR of the barbarians at the gate. And they do that so well, don't they?
  They've made their slaves terrified of our elephants.
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  Background and History of Hayden Cooper Covington and the Watchtower

  by TerryWalstrom in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  background and history of hayden cooper covington and the watchtowerthis link will open as a document:.

  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hloyotabej4kx4bs6izvglvpmt4xymuxfgo7h-vtbhm/edit?usp=sharing.

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  Background and History of Hayden Cooper Covington and the Watchtower
  
  This link will open as a document:

  
  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HLOyOTabEJ4kx4bS6izvGlVpMt4XyMuxfGo7h-VtbhM/edit?usp=sharing