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  Reading the watchtower boggles the mind

  by bobld in

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  example:march 2014 wt mentioned how to providing care for the elderly.wait let us go back to the january 2014 wt page 29 p.15 says in part" what about those of you who have made sacrifices to serve jehovah full time,such as:gave up promising careers,successful business,simplify your life,remained unmarried or if married decided to forgo having childern to make yourself available for bethel service,international construction work,circuit work,or missionary service.should you feel that the sacrifices you made were unnecessary or ill-timed?

  not at all!.

  bethel service oh they kicked me out when i got old..and told me to see your timely advice in the march 2014 wt..

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  Sadly, it's the predictable and inevitable result of people willing to shelve all common sense to follow the advice of fools:

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  "If you are a young person, you also need to face the fact that you will never grow old in this present system of things. Why not? Because all the evidence in fulfillment of Bible prophecy indicates that this corrupt system is due to end in a few years. Of the generation that observed the beginning of the "last days" in 1914, Jesus foretold: "This generation will by no means pass away until all these things occur."-Matt. 24:34. Therefore, as a young person, you will never fulfill any career that this system offers. If you are in highschool and thinking about a college education, it means at least four, perhaps even six or eight more years to graduate into a specialized career. But where will this system of things be by that time? It will be well on the way toward its finish, if not actually gone!" Awake!1969 May 22 p.15

  "Today there is a great crowd of people who are confident that a destruction of even greater magnitude is now imminent. The evidence is that Jesus' prophecy will shortly have a major fulfilment, upon this entire system of things. This has been a major factor in influencing many couples to decide not to have children at this time." Awake! 1974 Nov 8 p.11

  "Yes, since the summer of 1973 there have been new peaks in pioneers every month. Now there are 20,394 regular and special pioneers in the United States, an all-time peak. That is 5,190 more than there were in February 1973! A 34-percent increase! Does that not warm our hearts? Reports are heard of brothers selling their homes and property and planning to finish out the rest of their days in this old system in the pioneer service. Certainly this is a fine way to spend the short time remaining before the wicked world's end." Kingdom Ministry May 1974 p.3 How Are You Using Your Life?
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  The March 1, 1952 Watchtower says, "Go back... and Die!"

  by Londo111 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  "those who are acquainted with the situation in the congregation should never say hello or goodbye to him.

  he is not welcome in our midst, we avoid him.

  such an individual has no place in the clean organization or congregation of god.

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  It's okay, Londo. WT does it all the time and god loves them more than anyone else!

  Next time just put in a "[ ]" and a "..." and you're golden. LOL.

  Spliced or not, the article says what it says- the meaning and intent are the same.
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  Imitate the Faith of Moses Study Article

  by Rattigan350 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  the study article imitate the faith of moses study article, is the same old blah that they always have.

  moses, a guy who lived 4000 years ago, did.

  something when he was 40 years old when he was in egypt and when he was in the wilderness at the burning bush, an angel communicated with him.. .

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  AndDontCallMeShirley

  Is this the same Moses that happily committed genocides at yahweh's bidding?

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  Maybe WT mistakenly printed this as a study article when what they really meant to do is make it a BOE Letter outlining how to treat the R&F.
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  The March 1, 1952 Watchtower says, "Go back... and Die!"

  by Londo111 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  "those who are acquainted with the situation in the congregation should never say hello or goodbye to him.

  he is not welcome in our midst, we avoid him.

  such an individual has no place in the clean organization or congregation of god.

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  In true WT fashion, what it formerly condemned as "pagan" and "unscriptural" when another religion does it, WT now embraces the same exact thing and calls it "scriptural" and 'direction from god'. Note the scriptures WT says the CC misapplies to justify disfellowshipping- they are the very same scriptures WT uses now to justify it:

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  Do Not Be a Victim of Propaganda! vs Sept 07 OKM

  by Black Sheep in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  this is an adaptation of my commentary for my wife on one of the propaganda articles still published on the official wt website.. i think they are a good set of articles to refer to when discussing the sept 2007 okm qfr and jws cultish behaviour in general.. .

  cheers.

  chris.

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  AndDontCallMeShirley

  Awake: The propagandist makes sure that his message appears to be the right and moral one and that it gives you a sense of importance and
  belonging if you follow it. You are one of the smart ones, you are not alone

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  compare to:

  "But Jehovah's servants already belong to the only organization that will survive the end of this wicked system of things." Watchtower 2007 Dec 15 p.14

  "But if we were to draw away from Jehovah's organization, there would be no place else to go for salvation and true joy." Watchtower 1993 Sep 15 p.22

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  Awake: "So we need to be selective. We need to scrutinize whatever is presented to us, deciding what to accept and what to reject."

  Compare to:

  • "At that time, the direction that you receive from Jehovah’s organization may seem strange or unusual. But all of us must be ready to obey any instructions we may receive, whether we agree with them or not, because obeying these instructions will save our lives." (W 11-15-13)
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  The Books are Cooked: Grossly Misleading chart and graphic

  by Tech49 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  are the charts and number graphics you see in the wt and awake articles factual?

  or are they misleading?.

  many have already discussed how verses, quotes, and facts are cherry-picked to fit a particular situation.. i came across another blatant misrepresentation of facts, in a grossly misleading chart-graphic.

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  AndDontCallMeShirley

  @ Tech49: Apparently, G-Hovah doesnt like Turkey as much as the rest of us

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  especially at "pagan" holiday times, like Thanksgiving...
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  The March 1, 1952 Watchtower says, "Go back... and Die!"

  by Londo111 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  "those who are acquainted with the situation in the congregation should never say hello or goodbye to him.

  he is not welcome in our midst, we avoid him.

  such an individual has no place in the clean organization or congregation of god.

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  AndDontCallMeShirley

  After reading that, I'm feeling all warm and fuzzy....
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  Five Jehovah’s Witnesses traveling to convention feared to have drowned. Western Region, Ghana

  by Sol Reform in

  1. social
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  five jehovahs witnesses traveling to convention feared to have drowned.

  western region, ghana.

  http://www.ghanaweb.com/ghanahomepage/newsarchive/artikel.php?id=312004&comment=0#com.

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  AndDontCallMeShirley

  "Listen, obey and be blessed take needless risks for the GB"
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  Five Jehovah’s Witnesses traveling to convention feared to have drowned. Western Region, Ghana

  by Sol Reform in

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  five jehovahs witnesses traveling to convention feared to have drowned.

  western region, ghana.

  http://www.ghanaweb.com/ghanahomepage/newsarchive/artikel.php?id=312004&comment=0#com.

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  You can bet you won't read about that experience anywhere in Dub literature

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  There's not much room left after they run stories about the one GB member that just died....

  You see, in WT Land it's not how many JWs die that's important...it's only who died that counts....

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  Somehow I doubt the last words they said to themselves before drowning were, "Listen, obey and be blessed", or, "at least we followed the WTs orders to cross flooding rivers to get to the convention, " whether these appear sound from a strategic or human standpoint or not. "
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  Drama: Not ONE word has failed! Regional Convention 2014

  by OneDayillBeFree in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  looks like the borg spent all it's money on hd panels, gigabit internet connections and ipads cause this is by far the lamest and most stupid drama ever in the history of the org!.

  apart from the worse than porn-without-the-porn acting and dialogue, the special effects consist of square painted panels and a crappy blue screen.

  also the lighting looks like it was made using flashlights.. even the die hards we're laughing at it and mentioned how silly it looked.. i envy all of those that aren't attending this "historic 100-years-since-christ's-reign" convention.. .

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  AndDontCallMeShirley

  New Scrolls (Revelation 20:12)

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  Another WT lie in plain sight. Read the scripture, then tell me where it says "new".

  I did this little exercise with a JW and they stood there like a monkey doing a math problem. Totally confused, trying to correlate what they just read with what they've been told their entire life.