Posts by Roddy

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January '08 "Keep on the Watch" brochure campaign cancelled

by Billy the Ex-Bethelite in

i heard that a notice was sent to all boe this month removing "keep on the watch" as the featured january campaign.. can i get confirmation from anyone?.

Roddy

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If you, dear reader, happen to have a copy of the Keep on the Watch brochure, please open to page 3. Notice right smack dab in the middle of the page, this statement (Why they couldn't use complete sentences, I don't know. Maybe they didn't have time to do more than mere fragments since Armageddon was so very near.):
"Priests sexually exploit young people; church cover-up. Decline in attendance; church buildings sold."
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That's the #1 reason for the cancelation. Frankly I'm surprised someone at the WTS was awake at the helm to catch this before the fallout.

They should give that company-man a double-portion of dessert at the next dinner for saving the WTS from going from an embarrising situation to a ridiculous one. But to the WTS's chagrin, the toothpaste is already squeezed out of the tube: The brochures were sent out to the congregations, the KM informed the membership, and I'm sure there were KM skits done on the stage during the Service Meeting showing presentations and highlights.

A campaign cancelled? This is unheard of! Even for me given my many years with the JWs!!!

Some of the more thinking JWs will think, consider what's going on, and add things up. That's good! The others will continue brain-dead as usual.

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JW responds to Keep On The Watch blog...

by Burger Time in

if anyone doesn't know i posted a blog about the keep on the watch scandel that a lot seem to not care about.... it can be found here.

anyways if you look at the comments one girl strongly "defends" the wts.

well her sister is a wtiness.

Roddy

Well I like how she accuses me of being angry, yet she is one the who keeps slinging insults.

Burger Time, for what it's worth, I admire the calm, logical yet sensitive approach you handled this. All the facts flew over her head. She is bent on discrediting you, and to an extent the victims, rather than the information and the news coverage. And she doesn't see the difference. Two outcomes: 1) Hope some of this will seed inside her and spring to life under the right conditions for her. 2) Hope for that eureka moment when a bell will finally ring loudly in her head where she realizes that what she is told to believe and do doesn't go hand-in-hand with what the Bible teaches us to believe and do.

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I thought all publishing was at bethel?

by 4mylove in

http://www.bookbind.net/?click=2146.

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Roddy

On 2nd thought, I thought of a nice joke you can play.

Send them a copy of one of Franz' books for binding of a new cover. Make it in nice leather with gold trim! If they can cover an Aid to Bible Understanding, they can cover Crisis of Conscience. They were both Franz' books.

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I thought all publishing was at bethel?

by 4mylove in

http://www.bookbind.net/?click=2146.

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Roddy

Still is. That is a book binder. Book binders will take existing book signatures, even one you made, and give it a nice new book form and cover.

Just like a car manufacturer makes cars but you can have any body shop color or redo your car any way you want.

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New pdf letter being sent out to jw's regards reasons why leaving the borg

by What-A-Coincidence in

http://www.filesend.net/download.php?f=141f5412310b3ed4712fabfd6c192073

Roddy

The following excerpts are taken from the WATCHTOWER and AWAKE with regards to pedophile priests. I am bringing these up because the Watchtower paid out approximately $812,500 to 16 victims of child abuse in 2007. That is a total of $13 Million dollars. More lawsuits are forthcoming. Also, NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams on 11/21/07 had an expose on them (link below).

$13 million? Simply amazing! They should be forced to pay more. Not only for mental and emotional rehabilitation of the victims but for their families as well.

Eventually the lawyers running the WTS will trump the GB and move the WTS from this stupid position. And let the police handle abuse cases. I'm sure the GB will eventually go along. Either that or they'll have no money left for their old age support. They may be old but will go along with anything that will keep them living homeless out in the streets of Brooklyn.

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Greg Stafford

by Roddy in

i got wind that a very important jw apologist - greg stafford - has left the jws and started his own group.

is this true?.

can someone fill me in?

Roddy

Hi all

I got wind that a very important JW apologist - Greg Stafford - has left the JWs and started his own group. Is this true?

Can someone fill me in?

Thanks

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Do you still believe in God

by solidergirl in

i was wondering why da or df jw no longer believe in god when they make up their mind to no longer attend a meeting.

first off let's not say that all of us become athiest when leaving.

many on this board believe in god.

Roddy

I believe in God but it is disheartening to me that this far late into the game He hasn't "talked" nor manifested Himself in any way for 2,000 years that demonstrates to anybody that He is alive and paying attention to us.

I think if God would just in the very briefest of ways shows that He is up there all Mankind would be changed forever, I think. We would know that we are not alone, evolutionists and atheists would have to start to re-think, and people would be more godly. Even the politicians and greedy Big Business! LOL! Of course, we'll know if this will really happen when "that" really happens.

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Former Jehovah's elder sentenced

by A&S in

you can read this at ; www.canada.com?saskatoonstarphoenix/story.html?d=3f3ac25c-2290-4c54-9ee6-ff7b973db7c5&k=14814

Roddy

Willick voluntarily gave up his role as an elder in the church several years ago, in part because of the allegations, and left the church entirely in 2004, the defence lawyer has said. He also has said Willick was not acting in his capacity as a church elder when the offences occurred.

I'm I being a cynic? Somehow I smell "deal" here with the local congregation and the WTS that if he makes good in his distancing the local congregation and the WTS from his wrongdoing this would result in a reduced time period of disfellowshipping.

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Silent Lambs march on Brooklyn Headquarters

by sacrebleu in

here is the link to the news footage.. http://youtube.com/watch?v=53ju4g7ia4.

if this doesn't work just search for it on you tube.

i can't get my computer to copy and paste on this forum.. i don't know when this aired.

Roddy

PAT GARZA ALLEGES THAT TED JARACZ RAPED HER AS A CHILD.

Wow!!!!

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Silent Lambs march on Brooklyn Headquarters

by sacrebleu in

here is the link to the news footage.. http://youtube.com/watch?v=53ju4g7ia4.

if this doesn't work just search for it on you tube.

i can't get my computer to copy and paste on this forum.. i don't know when this aired.

Roddy

Here is the link to the news footage.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=53JU4g7Ia4
If this doesn't work just search for it on you tube. I can't get my computer to copy and paste on this forum.

The link didn't work.

I'm curious how the march went. What was the theme? And did the WTS respond to it somehow?