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  Literature being discontinued, including Isaiah's Prophecy and Reasoning book

  by Richard_I in

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  congregations get an annual letter that tells what can be ordered for literature (it's mainly a list of audio cds/dvds for the deaf), but this time it included publications that will be discontinued, and this included the isaiah's prophecy book and the reasoning book, and i think i saw the draw close to jehovah book.

  i meant to take a picture of the letter but forgot.

  the branch is only going to give what they have on stock, when that stock depletes that's it, you won't be able to order those publications anymore.. this is in canada so i don't know if this is worldwide..

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  d4g: It's called revisionist history, and the WT, as well as all authoritarian regimes are masters at it.

  “He who controls the past controls the future. He who controls the present controls the past.” ― George Orwell, 1984
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  Crisis of Conscience- World Wide Cease & Desist

  by Newly Enlightened in

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  http://www.commentarypress.com/copyright/.

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  https://youtu.be/fdzzl453drq.

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  Cults against cults. What a surprise.

  This is why I now recognize no authority superior to myself.

  It really simplifies things because I automatically know that anyone that disagrees is delusional in one way or another.
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  Colour blind glasses opinions?

  by slimboyfat in

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  i am colour blind and so is my little brother.

  i see some colours, but apparently not all.

  specifically i can only see the first number in the ishihara test.

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  Check out this video about two colorblind brothers:

  News 8 story on EnChroma Color Blind glasses & brothers Gianni & Anthony
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  Colour blind glasses opinions?

  by slimboyfat in

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  i am colour blind and so is my little brother.

  i see some colours, but apparently not all.

  specifically i can only see the first number in the ishihara test.

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  I found this website for a company named EnChroma that makes glasses for colorblind people.

  Check it out:

  EnChroma - Color for the Colorblind
  
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  Colour blind glasses opinions?

  by slimboyfat in

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  i am colour blind and so is my little brother.

  i see some colours, but apparently not all.

  specifically i can only see the first number in the ishihara test.

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  Color blindness is usually classified as a mild disability, however there are occasional circumstances where it can give an advantage. Some studies conclude that color blind people are better at penetrating certain color camouflages. Such findings may give an evolutionary reason for the high prevalence of red–green color blindness. - Morgan, M. J.; Adam, A.; Mollon, J. D. (June 1992). "Dichromats detect colour-camouflaged objects that are not detected by trichromats". Proc. Biol. Sci. 248 (1323): 291–5. doi:10.1098/rspb.1992.0074.
  

  There is also a study suggesting that people with some types of color blindness can distinguish colors that people with normal color vision are not able to distinguish. - Bosten, J.M.; Robinson, J.D.; Jordan, G.; Mollon, J.D. (2005). "Multidimensional scaling reveals a color dimension unique to ‘color-deficient’ observers". Current Biology 15 (23): R950–2. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2005.11.031.
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  Ray's Books. And Copyrights!

  by DwainBowman in

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  the copyright owner has posted a message on the internet, and can be found below!.

  ray franz.

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  TGND: So I guess when we download the "Shepherd the Flock of God" book or host a link to download it, Watchtower gets pretty angry too?

  Yes.

  Doing so is a copyright violation.

  When I do that, I KNOW I am breaking a law. I am doing it deliberately and with full and complete comprehension of the possible consequences. For me it is an act of civil disobedience, albeit a relatively small one.
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  Crisis of Conscience- World Wide Cease & Desist

  by Newly Enlightened in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  http://www.commentarypress.com/copyright/.

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  https://youtu.be/fdzzl453drq.

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  Crazyguy: People like this should help each other concentrate on busting the WT bubble instead of going after each other it's pointless.

  Because for them, it's about them. Their "activism" is really just a means to an end: a vehicle for self-promotion and aggrandizement.
  
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  Seeking advise on going to college/university

  by joe134cd in

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  here is the current situation of an acquaintance of mine.. age early 40s.

  currently lost her good paying job.. managed to find another reasonably quickly.

  although be it with not good money but with the possibility of been able to take an adult apprenticeship which would increase her pay over time.. she is also looking into going to university in the new year.. here is the question i have bearing in mind the above scenario.

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  Besides the monetary considerations of education, another--and to my mind more important--one is this: people should do what they want to do with their life. How much is that worth? I think it's priceless.

  As I mentioned, when I became a dubbie in my twenties, I was talked into being a swimming pool cleaner so I could spend more time in the ministry.

  I did that for about two years. Although I have nothing against that particular profession (it's an honest living) it was clearly not for me.

  Every time I netted leaves or vacuumed pool, cleaned a filter or checked the chemicals, I kept thinking: You Can Live Forever on Paradise Earth ... and Spend Eternity Cleaning Other People's Pools!

  Ahhhhhh! Shoot me now!

  Education isn't for everyone. But for the JW cult to forbid people the opportunity to live their own life and pursue their own dreams is just wrong. It's a kind of stealing; they steal people's lives and livelihood. They steal opportunities and futures. It's just wrong.

  Let's review: It's a cult!

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  Ray's Books. And Copyrights!

  by DwainBowman in

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  the copyright owner has posted a message on the internet, and can be found below!.

  ray franz.

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  jookbeard, there haven't been many advocating some sort of illegal activity in regards to the copyright of Rays books

  I know. The quote was aimed at them.
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  Ray's Books. And Copyrights!

  by DwainBowman in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the copyright owner has posted a message on the internet, and can be found below!.

  ray franz.

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  Oubliette

  It is incredible to me that many justify engaging in illegal activity, to produce books that expose the lies of the Watchtower organization. How does that make any kind of sense? - Deborah Dykstra