Posts by AndDontCallMeShirley

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Does the Governing Body really endorse this product

by Watchtower-Free in

artwork from max borgovah of the meme group.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/jwmeme/.

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AndDontCallMeShirley

I believe they do. That's why WT's biggest dickhead is the spokesman.

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why Jehovah's witnesses? not yaweh witnesses?

by purrpurr in

this i never understood, the publications say that gods name translated from hebrew is yaweh.

why add a whole bunch of letters and vowels that change the sound of the name completely?

i've often thought surely we would gain greater respect on the ministry if we used a name that is historically and verbally accurate?.

AndDontCallMeShirley

the publications say that gods name translated from Hebrew is yaweh. So why not use that name?

Actually, WT goes further and admits that the true pronunciation of YHWH has been lost forever, but likely it could have been Yahweh (doesn't say much for god, does it? Couldn't even preserve his own name in his own book?).

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About the 13th century the term "Jehovah" appeared when Christian scholars took the consonants of "Yahweh" and pronounced it with the vowels of "Adonai." This resulted in the sound "Yahowah," which has a Latinized spelling of "Jehovah." The first recorded use of this spelling was made by a Spanish Dominican monk, Raymundus Martini, in 1270.

Interestingly, this fact is admitted in much Jehovah's Witness literature, such as their Aid to Bible Understanding (p. 885). This is surprising because Jehovah's Witnesses loathe the Catholic Church and have done everything in their power to strip their church of traces of Catholicism. Despite this, their group's very name contains a Catholic "invention," the name "Jehovah."

Jehovah's Witnesses blast orthodox Christendom for "hiding the name of God" by replacing "Jehovah" with "the Lord" whenever "Jehovah" appears in Scripture. They charge this is a Jewish "superstition" that dishonors God (which it does not). Yet their own organization has a name that was invented as a result of the same thinking that produced use of "the Lord."

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*** w50 12/1 pp. 472-473 An Open Letter to the Catholic Monsignor ***

".... We do not say that "Jehovah" is the correct pronunciation of God’s name...However, if you call it shallow scholarship for the Committee to use the word Jehovah in the New World Translation, then you will have to admit that it is due to the shallow scholarship of the Roman Catholic clergy of the thirteenth century, for in that century the word historically appears among them... the Spanish Dominican friar Raymundus Martini wrote his Pugio, about 1278, and used the name Jehovah."

So why does WT use "Jehovah" instead of the more accurate "Yahweh"? Tradition !!

Insight vol. 2 p. 5, Jehovah

"Jehovah" is the best known English pronunciation of the divine name, although "Yahweh" is favored by most Hebrew scholars

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Need help understanding scriptues in Mathew. just trying to show my wife the BORG is soooo wrong

by goingthruthemotions in

as you know i am still in but have no strong conviction for this cult..but i still go because my wife is still asleep to the false teachings.

for a few months now...when we have family study it is stricly from the bible.

which is great, while we study we are taking the bible as it is, i think it is opening her eyes and how important jesus is.

AndDontCallMeShirley

DocHouse: Jesus said to tell the VISION to no one

WTF? We can't even watch television now?

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Trademark office rejects Watchtower's application for "JW.Org" logo

by AndDontCallMeShirley in

http://tsdr.uspto.gov/#casenumber=85896124&casetype=serial_no&searchtype=statussearch.

even though watchtower's application has been rejected, they will be allowed to use the logo because it is for religious usage and will not be confused with commercial products.. the trademark office did note this:.

indeed, numerous other marks are registered reflecting the letters j and w:.

AndDontCallMeShirley

http://exjehovahswitnesses.com/history/listofgbmembers.htm

http://governingbodyletters.blogspot.com/2008/06/current-list-of-watchtower-society.html

Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York, Inc. (Incorporated 1909)

President Max H. Larson
Vice Presidents George M. Couch, Lonnie R. Schilling
Secretary/Treasurer Gerald F. Simonis
Directors Gerald D. Grizzle, David G. Sinclair, Robert M. Pevy

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Corporations of Jehovah's Witnesses

Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York, Inc.

is a corporation used by Jehovah's Witnesses, which is responsible for administrative matters, such as real estate, especially within the United States. This corporation is typically cited as the publisher of Jehovah's Witnesses publications, though other publishers are sometimes cited. The corporation's stated purposes are: "Charitable, benevolent, scientific, historical, literary and religious purposes; the moral and mental improvement of men and women, the dissemination of Bible truths in various languages by means of the publication of tracts, pamphlets, papers and other religious documents, and for religious missionary work."[8]

Selected Personnel (as of April 1, 2012)

President: Leon Weaver Jr.

Secretary: Gerry F. Simonis

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporations_of_Jehovah%27s_Witnesses

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Watchtower's new attorney on the case:

Steven B. Simonis,
Steward Johnston & Reens LLC,
986 Bedford Street,Stamford, Connecticut,
United States

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Is this another case of a Watchtower heavy-hitter getting his son a university education on Watchtower's (read: the rank-and-file's) dime????

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Trademark office rejects Watchtower's application for "JW.Org" logo

by AndDontCallMeShirley in

http://tsdr.uspto.gov/#casenumber=85896124&casetype=serial_no&searchtype=statussearch.

even though watchtower's application has been rejected, they will be allowed to use the logo because it is for religious usage and will not be confused with commercial products.. the trademark office did note this:.

indeed, numerous other marks are registered reflecting the letters j and w:.

AndDontCallMeShirley

Plan B: change the logo to what is really desired: "GB.Org".

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JW's just called at my door, simply handed me the JW.ORG tract and left! JW's now mere leaflet distributors.

by yadda yadda 2 in

jw
friends

i'm off work today and its a monday morning.

a male and female jw just knocked on my door, i opened it, the guy just handed me their latest website promoting tract saying "hi, were just leaving these with people today", and then he made to leave.

i looked at the tract and then looked at him as he was turning to walk away and said to him "ok, thanks, but ummm you could've just left it in my letterbox.".

AndDontCallMeShirley

It's like your local Pizza place or McDonalds or KFC staff knocking on your door and hand delivering their advertising material to you

I predict WT will be using door hangers within two years. Just go door to door and hang a "JW.Org" flyer on each door. That way the service group can cover an entire territory and be at Starbucks by 10:30 am.

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JWs getting "Footloose" at the Kingdom Hall

by AndDontCallMeShirley in

i hope no one here get's injured when they see this and their jaw hits the floor:.

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=689701664435095&set=vb.100001858044479&type=2&theater.

AndDontCallMeShirley

SHEPHERDING THE FLOCK OF GOD BOOK, pg.127, par 6,7 Weddings.
" 6. Any decoration of the Kingdom Hall or rearrangement of the chairs must be approved. ONLY music selected from Kingdom Melodies or that is found in our songbook may be used. 7. "should reflect dignity, honor and seriousness.......It is not appropriate to tell humorous stories or read poems simply to entertain or amuse the Audience."

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Trademark office rejects Watchtower's application for "JW.Org" logo

by AndDontCallMeShirley in

http://tsdr.uspto.gov/#casenumber=85896124&casetype=serial_no&searchtype=statussearch.

even though watchtower's application has been rejected, they will be allowed to use the logo because it is for religious usage and will not be confused with commercial products.. the trademark office did note this:.

indeed, numerous other marks are registered reflecting the letters j and w:.

AndDontCallMeShirley

http://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=85896124&caseType=SERIAL_NO&searchType=statusSearch

Even though Watchtower's application has been rejected, they will be allowed to use the logo because it is for religious usage and will not be confused with commercial products.

The Trademark Office did note this:

Indeed, numerous other marks are registered reflecting the letters J and W:

Ø JW Secure (Reg. No. 3922550) – design mark for computer consultation in the field of computer security Ø JW (Reg. No. 3944163) – design mark for on-line retail and wholesale store services

Ø JANITOR'S WORLD JANITORIAL SUPPLIES & EQUIPMENT JW (Reg. No. 3701631) – design mark for on-line retail and wholesale store services Ø

JELD-WEN MILLWORK UNIVERSITY JW TRAINING MILLWORK PROFESSIONALS (Reg. No. 3599569) – design mark for education services

Ø JELD-WEN MILLWORK UNIVERSITY JW TRAINING MILLWORK PROFESSIONALS (Reg. No. 3632347) – design mark for education services .

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How appropriate !!! LOL.

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JWs getting "Footloose" at the Kingdom Hall

by AndDontCallMeShirley in

i hope no one here get's injured when they see this and their jaw hits the floor:.

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=689701664435095&set=vb.100001858044479&type=2&theater.

AndDontCallMeShirley

Can they count time for these rehearsals?

It's all considered sacred service doing the "Lord's work" in these "momentous" Last Days. Of course they count the time! Anything to avoid actual witnessing.

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Went with wife our on campaign, what a joke! Keep thinking, would Jesus had done this?

by goingthruthemotions in

what a joke the campaign is.....the sheeple are so blind.

what does this have to do with what jesus taught us to do.

i feel like i was campaigning for a politician.. next thing your going to see on the website is a donation button visible to all vistors without having to log in just bypass the middle man.

AndDontCallMeShirley

(Matthew 11:1) 11

"Now when Jesus had finished giving instructions to his twelve disciples, he set out from there to teach with their trolley carts and preach to drink Starbucks Frapuccino and promote a website in their cities."

Billy TEB: Nothing like elderly people coming to your door to promote technology they neither use nor understand

You can learn a lot from an octogenerian JW talking about the Interweb.