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  Public Speaker Training stifled by wt, it's new 'school' programme.

  by prologos in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the 2015 school setup, discussed this week eliminates the last "school talk" by brothers in favour of 'demonstartions" (a la sisters conversations) of family worship sessions and the like.. is this not a shift away from encouraging bright young ones to hone their (under-estimated) speaker skills ---to.

  now using more of the die-hard, org-bound, --even elders in indoctrination demonstrations?.

  do you see this trend?

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  bible reading down to 3 minutes?

  It's all a part of the new streamlined WT. Less Bible reading means more time to talk about WT.
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  OMG! The world is worse than ever! This system can't last! Violence is increasing! Wait, what's that you say?

  by sir82 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  if you read jw literature, the world has been progressively getting "worse and worse" since 1914.. is that really the case?.

  for a more rational analysis, look here:.

  a few highlights:.

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  AndDontCallMeShirley

  I will miss Dumbass. He's been a faithful friend and loyal companion.

  Goodbye, sweet prince. Parting has torn my heart asunder.

  I promised myself I wouldn't cry...
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  Steve Pinker ... evidence on the surprising decline in violence

  by digderidoo in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this is an interesting lecture.

  one that flies in the face of current jw and i assume most non jw thinking.

  evidence shows that when examining history mankind was more violent over the centuries than they were during the 20th and 21st century.

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  AndDontCallMeShirley

  God wrote a book full of errors and contradictions so that not too many people would be gullible enough to believe in him.

  God 'cloaked' (encrypted) this message.

  I heard a CO give this very explanation at my Pioneer School years ago. It sounds just as ridiculous now as it did then.

  What a silly god the god of the Bible is.
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  Steve Pinker ... evidence on the surprising decline in violence

  by digderidoo in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this is an interesting lecture.

  one that flies in the face of current jw and i assume most non jw thinking.

  evidence shows that when examining history mankind was more violent over the centuries than they were during the 20th and 21st century.

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  AndDontCallMeShirley

  [and from a prophetic standpoint, exactly what I've been looking to substantiate].

  Instead, you take the gestalt of the works, and assemble a conception.

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  This is commonly known as "B.S.ing" your way to the conclusion you've already decided on and which fit into your pre-determined beliefs.
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  RNWT Bible Needs to be Revised Again!

  by The Searcher in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i'll restrain myself from commenting on jw.org's perversion of this scripture - i'll leave that to others.. however, for lurkers and active witnesses here, why not ask one of your local glorious ones to explain how these non-scriptural words found their way into the silver sword, but don't appear in the original greek, or even in the kingdom interlinear.. (2 corinthians 9:13) "through the proof that this relief ministry gives, they glorify god because you are submissive to the good news about the christ, as you publicly declared, and because you are generous in your contribution to them and to all.".

  https://www.blueletterbible.org/bible.cfm?b=2co&c=9&t=kjv#s=t_conc_1087013.

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  AndDontCallMeShirley

  "Evidently", Paul meant to say "as you publicly declared", but chose to wait for the GB to complete his thoughts in the 21st century.
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  Watchtower Top Doctor on Blood

  by Marvin Shilmer in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  today i added a new article to my blog.

  the information is a little dated.

  material cited was published in 1973. but i don't find any good sources online for this information so i published it myself.. the doctor involved (now deceased) was dr. j lowell dixon.

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  AndDontCallMeShirley

  It is interesting that Dr. Dixon did not mention the fact that Jews were allowed to eat the unbled meat of an animal they found already dead, and they could sell unbled meat to foreigners. All perfectly acceptable under the Law.

  As you alluded to in your article, Marvin, no life is taken when blood is obtained for a blood transfusion- it is donated- the donator is not killed for his blood. WT also does not talk about that point, as it is devastating to their case.

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  Isn't it fascinating how the NT itself says Christians are no longer under the Law, yet WT continually puts JWs back under the Law whenever it is convenient for hammering JWs with yet another WT policy that has no basis in scripture or common sense?

  Thanks Marvin.
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  OMG! The world is worse than ever! This system can't last! Violence is increasing! Wait, what's that you say?

  by sir82 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  if you read jw literature, the world has been progressively getting "worse and worse" since 1914.. is that really the case?.

  for a more rational analysis, look here:.

  a few highlights:.

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  AndDontCallMeShirley

  WT's mantra hasn't changed in 120 years. Check this out:

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  "Now, in view of recent labor troubles and threatened anarchy, our readers are writing to know if there may not be a mistake in the 1914 date. They do not see how present conditions can hold out so long under the strain. We see no reason for changing the figures - nor could we change them if we would. They are, we believe, God's dates, not ours. But bear in mind that the end of 1914 is not the date for the beginning, but for the end of the time of trouble."

  -- Zion's Watch Tower 1894 Jul 15 p.226
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  OMG! The world is worse than ever! This system can't last! Violence is increasing! Wait, what's that you say?

  by sir82 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  if you read jw literature, the world has been progressively getting "worse and worse" since 1914.. is that really the case?.

  for a more rational analysis, look here:.

  a few highlights:.

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  AndDontCallMeShirley

  Guys, guys !

  A better world doesn't sell magazines, result in more hits on JW.Org or keep people enslaved within the protection of "God's Organization".

  Please keep this good news to yourself.

  Carry on.
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  Is this why the book is grey?

  by Doug Mason in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  the 2014 revised edition of "what does the bible really teach?

  " uses the text of the 2013 nwt.

  i therefore assume this is the reason for the grey colour of the "bible teach" book.. examples of the adjustments appear at pages 216 and 217 of the book:.

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  AndDontCallMeShirley

  stuck: 50 shades of Grey?

  Or "Fifty Shades of Gay" if you're Anthony Morris ...
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  An email from a Jw "friend" to me (accusing me of apostasy) a few months back.

  by objectivetruth in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i was going through old email and i came across the below email from a former acquaintance of mine who is a jw.

  when we were both jw's, we were both pretty liberal in our beliefs.

  its quite interesting how cognitive dissonance kicks in, for many & not too much for others.

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  AndDontCallMeShirley

  If you do what Russell did and start something that makes Jah use you as his channel than I will listen and follow what you say.

  Ironically, WT has marginalized CT Russell to the "Who's CT Russell" category and rejected virtually everything he taught, despite the claim that 'Jah was using him as his channel'.

  "makes Jah use you as his channel"

  I thought Jehovah chose Russell first (according to WT), not Russell started something that forced god to use him. I think your JW friend needs to educate himself a little better.

  Yet more silly statements to add to the long list if silly statements.