Good analogy and comparison Terry.
@Sir82- I agree, the effect is not the same. But, one can only hope that the outcome is.
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NEW WATCHTOWER society image vs. CLASSIC
by Terry inon the 100th anniversary of coca-cola, the company's marketing division made a bold move.. trends in the sales of coke were headed in the wrong direction.
competitors were eating away.
at the soft drink market once dominated by coca-cola.
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A Nice Story.
by Wrath of Jehu infriends.. i'm sure you will all be encouraged by this nice story related to me by a brother in my old congregation.
4 year old "jana" (not her real name), is from a witness family in a middle sized city.
she has faced many challenges in her pre-school class.
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Sounds a lot like my personal experience, but I was three at the time and finishing primary school with my sights on Oxford or Cambridge. You probably remember the article where they interviewed me for my stand against saluting the flag. I recall I said the following,
"I can not adulterate myself by prostating before an image that by all intents and purposes is an idol. Like the faithful young men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, it doesn't matter if you were to take hold of me and cast me into a fiery furnace, a conflagration capable of turning me into ash before I touched its lick of flame, I will not yield to your request. I am a worshipper of the Most High and to him alone I will bend the knee!"
I apologize if my word usage was not perfect at the time, but please remember...I was only three. I recall my pronunciation of Abednego was not perfect at the time, but my teacher understood me. I don't believe my fellow students did....they were all watching Barney the Dinosaur.
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100 yrs + 1000 yrs = 1100 yrs of Kingdon Rule ?
by Smiles indoes anyone one else have a problem with the celebrating '100 years kingdom rule' (1914-2014).
while at the same time teaching that the kingdom will rule for 1000 years?
(rev 20:6).
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Always has this problem with the mathematics of the whole thing. Asked my dad, "Well, if Jesus started ruling in 1914, isn't that part of his 1000 year reign?"
his response, "Doesn't matter. Eat your broccoli."
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Strange situation
by Gorbatchov inhi folks,.
the rank and file is now in a strange situation.. it is clear that the jw leadership is in for a huge change.
the type / anti type change makes clear that they make a u-turn.. it's clear that with this changes the current doctrine are temporary.
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@ Watcher Unfortunately YOUR reality is not THEIR reality. As Gorbachov so eloquently puts it
" It's clear that a truth that can be a untruth tomorrow is no truth."
If you claim to be a witness, then by default you are expected to believe ALL the truths as explained by the ORG. That is what association with a cult implies. That being the case, if there is a God and he is the ultimate judge, he will judge you based on your being a Witness. There is no middle ground. You identify yourself as such, so you will be judged as such. THAT is one of the main reasons I have stepped away from the absurdity. Many will claim that people who leave are arrogant cause they don't accept the direction. I say, many who leave are humble cause they can not accept falsehoods taught as truth. They can not close their eyes to the arrogance of the leadership. They can not close their minds to what is logical and understandable.
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Should I accept a position on the Governing Body
by Paralipomenon inhttp://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/218248/1/how-will-the-wts-society-look-in-the-year-2030-how-will-they-explain-why-the-generation-is-now-116-years-old.
as far as technology goes, i'd be surprised if the society doesn't capitalize on "podcast" style talks that will be played at local kh's.
it would take the crunch off the elder shortage and make sure the message is uniform.. .
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I govern my body and lead it as a slave. Apostle Paul
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Evidence of life after death?
by little_Socrates inhttp://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/life-after-death-largestever-study-provides-evidence-that-out-of-body-and-neardeath-experiences-may-actually-be-real-9780195.html.
"experts currently believe that the brain shuts down within 20 to 30 seconds of the heart stopping beating and that it is not possible to be aware of anything at all once that has happened.. but scientists in the new study heard said they heard compelling evidence that patients experienced real events for up to three minutes after this had happened and could recall them accurately once they had been resuscitated.".
how are people having "experinces" while there is no evidence of heart or brain activity?.
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The problem with understanding what happens AFTER one dies is that you have to die to understand it. Someone who has a "near death" experience isn't really dead. So, their recollections of what happens are not death. Is there life after death? I'm not dying to find out, but when I die I will find out.
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Strange situation
by Gorbatchov inhi folks,.
the rank and file is now in a strange situation.. it is clear that the jw leadership is in for a huge change.
the type / anti type change makes clear that they make a u-turn.. it's clear that with this changes the current doctrine are temporary.
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@ watcher- since when has the "info" come in that order for a Witness? The ORG has always taught tht one can not understand the Bible without their direction. yes, they actually said that.
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Strange situation
by Gorbatchov inhi folks,.
the rank and file is now in a strange situation.. it is clear that the jw leadership is in for a huge change.
the type / anti type change makes clear that they make a u-turn.. it's clear that with this changes the current doctrine are temporary.
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@Gorbachov
You are right on Brother! Right on!
Remember when your cellular phone provider charged you for calls and messaging and data usage was unlimited?
That was marketing genius!!! People curbed their phone calls and messaging but went ballistic with data use, internet, YouTube..etc.
After a few months however, they changed it...people were hooked on data. HOOKED! and then they changed it. Then they started giving people unlimited calls and text, but started charging enormous fees for data usage. Freaking Marketing Geniuses!
Now, people CAN NOT live without their internet on their phones.
In comparison, your point is right on! Reinvent it. Make them dependent on it. Make them worship the PRIVILEGE to be part of an organization where the FDS is grandpa and just a click away. THEN...make the changes.
You got it brother....By the way, thanks for taking down that wall!
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A special intercom system is to be installed in all new construction of JW's allowing the FDS in heaven to communicate directly with the newly chosen "princes" after Harmageddon. This will allow all new construction to address the spiritual needs of countless millions of survivors of the Great Tribulation and help to usher in the era of the resurrection. Great investment indeed!
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AGM 2014 Detailed Highlights - including talks summary.
by Da.Furious init 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?
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The other day, I got new glasses! My view of the world changed! I put them on and read my NWT oh, sorry, my "revised" NWT and became an agnostic ....funny what a new set of glasses will do with the content of the Bible. New group...New Truth.