Posts by AndDontCallMeShirley

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Spiritual Paradise?
by conflicted89 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i have searched the j-worg website for this term but couldn't find anything about it.

am i wrong in thinking they used to say witnesses had spiritual paradise now?

can anyone point me to articles about it?.
AndDontCallMeShirley

The term is used hundreds of times in WT literature and is a regular part of a JWs language. Here's one recent example from a GB member:

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*** w12 8/15 p. 18 A Meeting Marked by Unity and Thrilling Plans ***

Brother Herd referred to Psalm 92:12-14 and asked, “How does Jehovah enable us to flourish?” He answered: “In the spiritual paradise, God keeps us warm, protects us, and gives us refreshing waters of truth. Let us thank him for that.”

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This is one of the many subjects you won't see mentioned on JW Org. It is on WT Library cd rom
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Killing In Self Defense
by Cold Steel in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
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.
AndDontCallMeShirley

I remember my grandfather telling me about the beatdown Rutherfraud's bodyguards would hand out once in a while at conventions when opposers would show up.

piztjw: It may be a slow, fat slug, but my .45 ACP with PD ammunition would STOP the aggressor...permanently!

I believe the proper terminology is "neutralize". See Awake! 6/08. LOL.
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tv.jw.org Female Presenters?
by jw07 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
AndDontCallMeShirley

If so, I hope it's "naked news"
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House to House Board Game
by BlackSwan of Memphis in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
http://www.ministryideaz.com/house-to-house-board-game-p/h2h.htm.

i thought you guys would like it.

required accessories (not included): new world translation of the holy scriptures, reasoning from the scriptures.
AndDontCallMeShirley

A house to house board game. These people sure know how to cut loose.

For 2015: Kingdom Lawn Darts
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TV.JW.Org - WTF is Wrong With This Guy? - CAPTION THEM
by passwordprotected in
1. jw
2. friends
i've heard about his bombastic, overly patronising, cartoon-ish delivery before, but i'd never actually seen it...until now.

and i should add, this religion bears little to no relation to the one i left 6 years ago.. .

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AndDontCallMeShirley

Just saying that 8 weeks to design, procure and build a studio is pretty good going.

I take this with a very large grain of salt.

Remember, this is an organization that traditionally brags that it's the first, the best, the fastest, the greatest ad nauseum...with no outside sources to verify anything it has actually done. And, WT doesn't exactly have a stellar reputation for honesty or accuracy.

More likely the WT spent months, maybe longer, planning this. Then when everything was assembled and ready to go they simply bolted the parts together, then claim they did it all in only two months.
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TV.JW.Org - Expense?
by passwordprotected in
1. jw
2. friends
there's no doubt that the wtbts isn't sparing the hard-earned donations from the r&f on its latest trial of jw broadcasting.. this screenshot i took from the "behind-the-scenes" is just one of many examples of top-end tech gear being used in this endeavour.. .

why does this guy need harmankardon speakers when he's using cad software...and note the iphone.

this guy's a bethelite?.
AndDontCallMeShirley

WT cost/benefit formula:

One super duper TV studio

-or-

5,000 new Kingdom Halls in any-number of-third-world-countries-of-your-choice.

The final decision was a GB no-brainer.

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Note that jw.tv is broadcast only in English. So much for reaching out to the disenfranchised (read: nothing to donate to WT) crowd.

"Yet, a 1984 study showed that, for the most part, TV evangelists "reinforce people already committed to evangelical religion." W 11/15/86

jw.tv isn't designed to gain converts...its sole purpose is to keep the captive JW more captivated.
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How Much Drinking Is Too Much?
by minimus in
1. jw
2. friends
i have seen that some say if a man has 3 beers per day or a woman has 2 glasses of wine per day, that they may have .

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AndDontCallMeShirley

@ jam:

1) you lose arguments with inanimate objects.

2) you have to hold onto the lawn to keep from falling

off the earth.

3) your doctor finds traces of blood in your alcohol stream.

4) you believe alcohol to be the elusive 5th food group.

5) the parking lot seems to have moved while you were in

the bar.

6) mosquitoes catch a buzz after attacking you.

7) that stupid pink elephant followed me home again.....

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You forgot one, jam

8) JW.Org videos start to look interesting.
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Tv.jw.org - Here we go, "with your support" mentioned in the first 10 minutes of broadcast!
by 4thgen in
1. jw
2. friends
see minute 6:25 "with your support....".

http://tv.jw.org/#video/vodmonthlyprogramming/pub-jwb_e_201410_1_video.

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AndDontCallMeShirley

I refuse to click on that link. I don't want to be a unique visitor in next months KM.

As if their published numbers are real.

You'll be counted whether you actually go to JW Org or not.
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Tv.jw.org - Here we go, "with your support" mentioned in the first 10 minutes of broadcast!
by 4thgen in
1. jw
2. friends
see minute 6:25 "with your support....".

http://tv.jw.org/#video/vodmonthlyprogramming/pub-jwb_e_201410_1_video.

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AndDontCallMeShirley

"The Governing Body has approved..."

I feel so much better now.

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"sensing" and "feeling" Jehovah's "obvious" direction.

WT ordered and paid for equipment, then it arrived.

Yes, this is obviously Jehovah's direction, because in all the time TV has existed, never once has a TV station ordered equipment and it actually arrived.

This only happens for Watchtower.
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TV.JW.ORG is HERE!
by Splash in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
http://tv.jw.org/ is up and running.. see bro lett stumble his way through the introduction.

he really does have a good face for radio.. http://tv.jw.org/#video/vodmonthlyprogramming/pub-jwb_e_201410_1_video.

nice sweaty top lip at 15 mins onwards - the pressure is showing!!.
AndDontCallMeShirley

So if Jehovah has clearly blessed this, it seems the GB will determine whether to continue running with it or not.

WT has always told Jehovah what to do and routinely revises His decisions. Why should this be any different?