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  Has anyone seen "The Prodigal Son Returns" on JW.TV? A Masterpiece of indoctrination

  by truthseeker in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i'm watching the jw movie the prodigal son returns.. it is a masterpiece of indoctination and what i would call a "cult" classic.. it's about two brothers who work for their father's construction firm.

  the older one is the most spiritual and the younger one isn't.

  he befriends al, a weak brother, who persuades him to take a job in the city and move there.. it shows the "world" in the worst possible light.

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  Definitely not the religion I left. What happened?
  
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  Seriously....We have to start attacking this cult!!! Enough is enough!!

  by DATA-DOG in

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  2. beliefs

  i propose that we make pintrest accounts and start openly challenging this crap.. .

  seriously.... any suggestions?

  this crap cannot be left unchallenged.

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  Data-dog,

  Your post gives a whole new meaning to "The Game of Life"
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  Has anyone seen "The Prodigal Son Returns" on JW.TV? A Masterpiece of indoctrination

  by truthseeker in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i'm watching the jw movie the prodigal son returns.. it is a masterpiece of indoctination and what i would call a "cult" classic.. it's about two brothers who work for their father's construction firm.

  the older one is the most spiritual and the younger one isn't.

  he befriends al, a weak brother, who persuades him to take a job in the city and move there.. it shows the "world" in the worst possible light.

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  truthseeker

  I'm watching the JW movie The Prodigal Son Returns.

  It is a masterpiece of indoctination and what I would call a "cult" classic.

  It's about two brothers who work for their father's construction firm. The older one is the most spiritual and the younger one isn't. He befriends Al, a weak brother, who persuades him to take a job in the city and move there.

  It shows the "world" in the worst possible light. Granted (I hate that word), some of what happens does happen in real life but it's not always the case.

  What's laughable is that the father tells his son he's noticed he doesn't underline his Watchtower anymore.

  
  

  Movie is here if you feel so inclined...
  

  http://tv.jw.org/#en/video/VODMovies/pub-ivpro_1_VIDEO

  There movies are getting slick. They know exactly what message to give. They are masters at deception and indoctrination. Never forget that.

  Truthseeker
  
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  Generation Teaching Hall of Shame chart

  by truthseeker in

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  2. friends

  this is a much simpler chart and replaces the old one which was getting too difficult to maintain.. direct link: http://oi68.tinypic.com/voy2qs.jpg.

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  This is a much simpler chart and replaces the old one which was getting too difficult to maintain.

  Direct link: http://oi68.tinypic.com/voy2qs.jpg

  
  
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  Judge questions whether confession privilege should extend to Jehovah's Witnesses

  by GodZoo in

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  2. current

  a us judge is considering whether it is constitutional to have a law that protects the clergy of just one religious denomination from disclosing what is said to them in confession.

  (including what's said in judicial confessions by peodophiles.

  )http://www.christiantoday.com/article/judge.questions.whether.confession.privilege.should.extend.to.jehovahs.witnesses/70169.htm

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  They should not give JWs this privilege.

  Fact is, you don't just tell one Jehovah's Witness elder, you tell three of them, and then they send a report to Bethel.

  So where is the Clergy/penitent privilege when at least three elders know of someone's sin?
  
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  London Bethelites Living on Their Nerves?

  by The Searcher in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  just got home and received information from a source regarding london bethel: .

  a bethel couple told my source that they are getting rid of about 20/25 bethelites every week and that if they are to go, they will get called in on a friday and given their leaving date.everyone is "on edge" and hoping that if they get the boot, they've got time to make alternative plans.. perhaps bethelites everywhere should apply this scripture, by looking for a job and accommodation now - and then just resign from their "vow of poverty" without giving advance warning.

  (proverbs 22:3) "the shrewd one sees the danger and conceals himself, but the inexperienced keep right on going and suffer the consequences.".

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  Then why build the new Bethel facility in Chelmsford if they are laying off Bethelites. Isn't this facility supposed to be bigger than Mill Hill?
  
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  Does the Federal employment law requiring notice of 60 days of mass layoffs apply to Watchtower Corporation?

  by truthseeker in

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  yes, bethelites are unpaid volunteers/employees.. this mass firing of bethelites in the us will prove to be a drain on state and local government finances as many of these bethelites will seek government assistance.. can it be said that the federal employment law applies to bethel?.

  a federal law called consolidated omnibus budget reconciliation act ... act (warn) requires larger employers to give employees notice 60 days before an ... layoffs, which are defined the same as above but occur in stages over a period of 90 days.. http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/layoffs-plant-closings-know-rights-33596.html.

  notice requirements.

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  Yes, Bethelites are unpaid volunteers/employees.

  This mass firing of Bethelites in the US will prove to be a drain on state and local government finances as many of these Bethelites will seek government assistance.

  Can it be said that the Federal employment law applies to Bethel?
  

  A federal law called Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act ... Act (WARN) requires larger employers to give employees notice 60 days before an ... layoffs, which are defined the same as above but occur in stages over a period of 90 days.

  http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/layoffs-plant-closings-know-rights-33596.html

  Notice Requirements

  The federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN) requires larger employers to give employees notice 60 days before an impending plant closing or mass layoff that will result in job losses for a specified number or percentage of employees. Employers who don't comply with this notice requirement may have to pay workers for every day of notice they didn't receive. Under similar state laws, laid-off workers may be entitled to some severance or benefits continuation, as well.

  WARN applies only to employees with 100 or more employees, and only if there is a plant closing or mass layoff. The law defines these terms as follows:

  • A plant closing is the permanent or temporary shutdown of a single employment site or one or more facilities or operating units with a single site, which results in job loss for 50 or more employees (not including those who work fewer than 20 hours per week) during a 30-day period.
  • A mass layoff is a reduction in force that results in job loss at a single employment site, during a 30-day period, for (1) 500 or more employees (not including those who work fewer than 20 hours per week), or (2) 50 to 499 employees (not including those who work fewer than 20 hours per week), if the laid-off employees make up at least one-third of the employer's active workforce.

  The law also covers staged plant closings or layoffs, which are defined the same as above but occur in stages over a period of 90 days. This rule is intended to prevent employers from getting around the law's requirements by conducting a series of smaller layoffs.
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  The Society cares more about Mark Sanderson's stick of Judah than the elephant in the room

  by truthseeker in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i just watched the segment of mark anderson's, gb member, talking at the annual general meeting.. they care more about obscure prophecies than the child abuse crisis in the organization.. he talks about the two and ten tribe kingdoms of israel, the stick of joseph and stick of judah, and likens it to the anointed and great crowd.. what a bunch of craziness!.

  this is the kind of crap spiritual food the drones get..

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  I never even heard of the two sticks prophecy in Ezekiel. Probably fell asleep when it was being discussed.

  "What is the modern day fulfillment? How are these words fulfilled in our time?" says Sanderson.

  I thought we were done with types and anti-types?

  "The prophecy began to be fulfilled in 1914 especially since 1919 and now this prophecy regarding the two sticks would begin to be fulfilled."

  Totally bonkers.

  "We can now say with confidence that the stick of Joseph in our modern day represents the other sheep with an earthly hope. Jehovah has taken these two groups, his anointed servants and his precious other sheep and he has brought them together within his almighty hand. they are no longer two sticks but one stick. One nation in the hand of Jehovah."

  "Behold, one nation, one stick, in the hand of Jehovah"
  

  Raptuous applause from the dubs
  
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  The Society cares more about Mark Sanderson's stick of Judah than the elephant in the room

  by truthseeker in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i just watched the segment of mark anderson's, gb member, talking at the annual general meeting.. they care more about obscure prophecies than the child abuse crisis in the organization.. he talks about the two and ten tribe kingdoms of israel, the stick of joseph and stick of judah, and likens it to the anointed and great crowd.. what a bunch of craziness!.

  this is the kind of crap spiritual food the drones get..

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  I just watched the segment of Mark Anderson's, GB member, talking at the Annual General Meeting.

  They care more about obscure prophecies than the child abuse crisis in the organization.
  

  He talks about the two and ten tribe Kingdoms of Israel, the stick of Joseph and stick of Judah, and likens it to the anointed and great crowd.

  What a bunch of craziness!

  This is the kind of crap spiritual food the drones get.
  
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  Something interesting!

  by John Aquila in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i was invited to a small get-together by a long time friend.

  we both served as elders for years.

  he is in his late 70s.

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  John Aquila,

  I am of that 30-40 generation. 39 to be exact.

  I got connected to web in 1999. This was way before MySpace and Facebook.

  I am somewhere between Gen X and Gen Y. The Millennials grew up with Facebook, smartphones etc. For my age group we adopted it.
  

  I disassociated in 2012.

  I think our age group has more chance of leaving and making some sort of life for ourselves.

  Truthseeker