@Simon
Agreed. They blame the one stumbled, but they also will try to blame the person who supposedly stumbles another. Damned if you do, and damned if you don't.
many jw victims flee the "truth" after elders have raped them and covered it up.
doctrines aside, there would be no reason for one of these young victims to conclude the watchtower environment is god's arrangement on earth.. does the organization acknowledge this irreparable damage or will it write these victims off as apostates, slated for death at armageddon if they choose to get the hell out?.
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@Simon
Agreed. They blame the one stumbled, but they also will try to blame the person who supposedly stumbles another. Damned if you do, and damned if you don't.
to all congregations in the united states branch territory.
re: 2015 calendar in english.
if many publishers in your congregation have requested the 2015 calendar in english,.
Perhaps I am being paranoid, but maybe, just maybe, the "errors" were intentional? What better way to prompt a few questions or comments from the R&F. A perfect way to begin a separating work in the congregtions. Any who mention the "errors" will be branded as malcontents and complainers. I know I was personally questioned at great length on how and why I noticed the "error" in the RNWT in Numbers with the page headings for the chapters. The eldurr couldn't believe I might have found it on my own. "Where did you hear about that?", was his first question.
i don't know if anybody is interested, but they put the entire 2014 annual meeting online at tv.jw.org if you can stomach it.
it will be nice to finally verify or disprove some of the rumors that have been flying around.
enjoy!.
Okay, so I followed the link and my PC froze. No big dieal, but I couldn't help noticing that Loony Lett looks like he may have a bad case of "blowers cramp".
is not on the public website yet, but here it is, full more changes:.
to the 2015 school:.
bible highlights: brothers as- signed this part will have two min- utes to consider one interesting and practical scriptural point from the weekly bible reading.
A New Feature of Assignment No. 3 for Brothers:.....Usually the school overseer will assign an assistant and the setting. The assistant should be a member of the student’s family or a brother in the congregation. Elders may choose their own assistant and setting. Undoubtedly, it will be encouraging for the congregation to see elders demonstrate the art of teaching with a family member or another brother.
And once again it becomes obvious that the eldurrs think themselves above the R&F! Jack-asses!!
the man was moving around in the darkness of j's home with a gun.
he was certain j. and his family weren't there, but he was wrong.
when a door suddenly opened and a dark figure fumbled for the hallway light, he had only a moment to act.
I know exactly what I would do, and am quite prepared to do so if required.
*** g 6/08 p. 11 When Is Self-Defense Justified? ***
The Bible thus indicates that a person may defend himself or his family if physically assaulted. He may ward off blows, restrain the attacker, or even strike a blow to stun or incapacitate him. The intention would be to neutralize the aggression or stop the attack. This being the case, if the aggressor was seriously harmed or killed in such a situation, his death would be accidental and not deliberate.
It may be a slow, fat slug, but my .45 ACP with PD ammunition would STOP the aggressor...permanently!
it is more likely to be one attack under different names.. gog of magog is not satan but a coalition of nations.
1. what do talents represent?
so who has the 5 talents?
Revelation 20:7,8 “Now as soon as the 1,000 years have ended, Satan will be released from his prison, 8 and he will go out to mislead those nations in the four corners of the earth, Gog and Maʹgog, to gather them together for the war.
It will be interesting to see how they spin this. Now the old truth that Gog was Satan is the new lie. Or is the old lie now the new truth? In any case how can Satan gather the nations, who now are considered Gog, AFTERhe is loosed at THE ENDof the thousand years? Aren't they supposedly destroyed at Armageddon? They have made a claim based on Ezekial, and as a result have made a lie of Revelation.
i tried to, out of curiosity, watch tv.jw.org this morning.
i barely could stand to make it seven minutes before i had to quit.. of course there were at least two, maybe three mentions in that short time of the expense incurred and the subtle begging for money to "support" the televangelism effort.
a time lapse video showed the construction of the tv set.
And your point is......
see minute 6:25 "with your support....".
http://tv.jw.org/#video/vodmonthlyprogramming/pub-jwb_e_201410_1_video.
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I noticed the term "trial basis" also. And as was mentioned in another thread, IF it has Gee-HOE-vah's blessing, then why would they only have it up on a trial basis. Second guessing God? IF it is only a trial basis, then it obvioulsy cannot have God's blessing.
the jw broadcasting is now at the subdomain tv.jw.org.
goes live today.. g.. .
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Within the first minute Lett is asking for your $upport!
I managed to make it seven minutes into the video before I had to shut it iff. I beleive I counted three appeals (although subtly worded) for $$$$$.
I get it too.
New light = blank page.