I suspect that the end of the TMS is heralding the future demise of the public talks by a local speaker, and its replacement by video presentations from the HQ.
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Latest Leaked BOE letter to Elders Oct. 4th
by Watchtower-Free inoctober 4, 2015. to all congregations.
re: new provisions announced atannual meeting.
dear brothers:.
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"Everything You Wanted To Know About The Jehovah's Witnesses But Were Afraid To Ask" in Portuguese
by EdenOne ini've found an excellent resource in the portuguese language to help those wanting to investigate the true story behind the jehovah's witnesses.
the book is called "tudo o que queria saber acerca das testemunhas de jeova, mas tinha medo de perguntar" (everything you wanted to know about the jehovah's witnesses but were afraid to ask).
the book is written in very acceptable portuguese (brazilian variety), but doesn't state who the author name is.
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I've found an excellent resource in the portuguese language to help those wanting to investigate the true story behind the Jehovah's Witnesses. The book is called "Tudo O Que Queria Saber Acerca Das Testemunhas De Jeová, Mas Tinha Medo De Perguntar" (Everything You Wanted To Know About The Jehovah's Witnesses But Were Afraid To Ask).
The book is written in very acceptable Portuguese (Brazilian variety), but doesn't state who the author name is. The author, clearly an ex-Witness, still professes belief in the validity of the Bible and Christianity, although professes no current religious affiliation. It appears to have been written somewhere around 2011, so it doesn't include the latest developments about the "faithful and discrete slave = Governing Body" and "overlapping generations" teachings.
The book covers the origins of the Jehovah's Witnesses (I have found particularly good the way the author analyses the influences that CT Russell had, from Miller to Henry Grew to George Storrs to Nelson Barbour), the failed prophecies of 1914, 1925 and 1975; the blood issue; the "generation" issue; an easy to understand thorough explanation on how the Witnesses got the date of 607 BCE all wrong and dismantles every argument that the Watchtower Society has put forth to defend it; analyzes how we got the meaning of the "last days" prophecy all wrong; dismantles the teaching regarding the "image of the beast" and the secret relationship the WTS had with the UN as an NGO; the medical stances and pseudo-scientific quackery of the WTS throughout its history (with a precious set of quotes from past publications that will blow your mind); the doctrinal flip-flops over the years; how we got the use of God's name wrong; the fallacies behind the denial of the cross and prohibition of birthdays; and analyzes what attracts people to the Witnesses and how the WTS uses propaganda to make the Witnesses stay in. And more.
Mrs. Eden is having a blast reading it. To me it wasn't exactly new material (except in the way it explains clearly how Russell was influenced by his predecessors), but to see this written in portuguese is great. Whoever wrote this, did a great job. Highly recommended.
Here's the link to the downloadable pdf.
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More of What the Watchtower Didn't Teach You
by CalebInFloroda inwhat kind of bible education did the governing body really give us?
how much important information about it did the watchtower really teach us?
how much are we missing out on if we are one of jehovahs witnesses?.
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OT - Hebrew, Aramaic
NT - Hebrew, Aramaic, Greek Koiné, Syriac
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Door Knocking Is So Last Century
by Petraglyph inwouldn't you just love to see... :).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfjbt7vt0jm.
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Awesome...ahahahah !
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Found this artist rendering,.. shows how Jesus had issues explaining the "overlapping generations"
by notjustyet in.
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My take ...
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"Fair Use" copyright ruling
by OrphanCrow inthe decision to allow fair use of copyrighted material could have an impact on the wts' attempts to use copyright laws to pull content that is critical of them.it is ironic that this ruling was made in response to one of prince's songs.. (this article was posted on exjwreddit)demand that mother remove home video from youtube backfires.
a music companys demand that youtube take down a 29-second home video of two children dancing to a song by prince backfired monday when a federal appeals court used the case to make it harder for copyright-holders to act against brief, non-commercial uses of their material.recording companies, motion picture studios and other copyright owners issue numerous takedown notices each day, targeting everything from home videos to campaign ads that include segments of songs or newscasts.
when a copyright-holder tells a website like youtube that one of its postings violates the holders exclusive rights to license the material, federal law requires that the posting be removed immediately.but the ninth u.s. circuit court of appeals in san francisco said the copyright-holder must first consider whether such a video amounts to fair use of the work, making it eligible to be legally posted.
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Very interesting ... this may get some wind off the wings of the Borg.
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Disfellowshipping by Jehovah’s Witnesses: A Brief History - Great article
by defender of truth indespite the governing bodys best efforts, members do leave the faith.
the governing body insists there is no valid reason for leaving the religion.
in fact, their brand new brochure, return to jehovah, lists only three reasons why someone might leave the religion: misplaced guilt, being mad at a witness, and being busy with life.. but of course, there are several valid reasons for walking away from the faith, all of which are much more damning than the sanitized reasons the watchtower society lists.
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Royal Commission National Redress Scheme. Average of $65,000 per victim, not including psychological fees and admin costs.
by Lemonp inthe royal commission published it's redress report today.
it is a 668 page document, but it is very interesting.
all the recommendations they make are in harmony with what all other institutions will accept.
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Maybe the WTS will close shop in Australia ... and leave the NZ branch oversee it remotely. Under the claim of "persecution".
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Psychology: Sick of Elder Low tone slow paced talk
by Aprostate Exam innow after 21 years in professional psychology/humanities, i love talking to brothers that adopt a slow pace in speech, and low tone of voice when they deal with the rank and cold un-associated ones.
my mirroring their present state in personality seems to psych them out for a bit.
i then tap into my fast injection of logical sense, that throws them off.
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Psychology: Sick of Elder Low tone slow paced talk
by Aprostate Exam innow after 21 years in professional psychology/humanities, i love talking to brothers that adopt a slow pace in speech, and low tone of voice when they deal with the rank and cold un-associated ones.
my mirroring their present state in personality seems to psych them out for a bit.
i then tap into my fast injection of logical sense, that throws them off.
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LOL
That just reminded me of when, last year, I was first taken before two Elders for having written an article defending the heavenly hope as the only hope with scriptural backing. At some point nearing the end of that 5-hour debate-questioning the COBE took the conversation to where did I get those apostate ideas from.
So, he lowered a bit his head, looked at me from under those thick eyebrows and sunken, dark eye sockets, and, with a low, slow tone asked me as if he was about to disclose the secret existence of aliens among us:" Brother Eden ... are you awaaaare ... of the name ... Rayyyy-mond ... Franzzzzzz ...?"
To which I replied: "You mean, the former member of the Governing Body , nephew of Fred Franz, responsable for coordinating the Aid to The Bible Understanding, who wrote the book Crisis of Conscience after he was disfellowshiped? Yes, I'm aware of him." The COBE nearly had a cardiac arrest.
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