Posts by Zoos

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Facebook post by a JW on Pope & President & May 2012 WT

by rosyray in

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long time no post.

couldn't help myself when i saw this in my facebook feed.. .

the caption that followed:.

Zoos

"It gives me chills to see how often the covers of magazines (Watchtowers) reflect current events so far ahead of time."

Popes wave from balconies.

Heads of state wave from balconies.

Popes wave from balconies with heads of state.

Heads of state wave from balconies with Popes and other heads of state.

Heads of state wave from balconies with their wives.

[Popes do not wave from balconies with their wives.]

"It gives me chills to see how often the covers of magazines (Watchtowers) reflect current events so far ahead of time."

IT'S A COMMON OCCURRANCE!!!

To cite a very familiar picture as an accurate Watchtower prediction is just STOOPITT!

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ARE WT COSTS ABOUT TO SKYROCKET?

by mtwtf in

what will it cost jws in australia if the arc recommends that all au.

churches contribute to a compulsory victims compensation commission (for the want of a better name).

it looks as if every au.

Zoos

The GB would start by sending a letter to all Australian congregations to fork up the money.

A motion would be presented to the congregation to pay X amount each month and Brother Brainwashed would second the motion and the vote would be unanimous.

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SING NO SAD SONGS FOR EX-BETHELITES

by steve2 in

what happens to ex-bethelites is really of no concern to the gb.

and equally no concern to us as ex-jws or those who question jw organization.. layoffs have happened at headquarters and elsewhere for many, many years - although the scale this time is larger than previously, being an all time high: 1,600. .

for the record, we should spare any sympathy/empathy for those who are about to sent packing this time.

Zoos

We have all had to go through our own version of hell as we woke up and learned TTATT. If the cold hard reality of a Bethel layoff is what it takes to awaken those 1600 and those who audience the spectacle, so be it.

But I will not have the human in me dictated not to feel bad for them.

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A funny little diplomatic cable regarding the Malawi atrocities against JW's in 1975

by Saintbertholdt in

no doubt that atrocities were perpetrated against jehovah's witnesses in 1972-73.. but what about the reports in 1975?.

here is an excerpt from a diplomatic cable sent to the us secretary of state in 1977.. the cable was released/declassified in 2009.. .... re jehovah's witnesses, why do we go back to the.

events of 197273?

Zoos

DwainBowman
I looked up, Hypocrisy in the dictionary, it said, See Watchtower!

Me too!

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Pope Francis Versus Geoffrey Jackson

by Village Idiot in

a world of difference.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=74p8p3yekoc.

fast forward to 3:12 .

Zoos

Now, now... we shouldn't judge Geoffrey Jackson until we have walked a mile in his Guccis.

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The Great Leap err Sideways

by Slidin Fast in

one of the most disturbing aspects of the recent cut backs is the big brother communist undemocratic aspect to it..

in china in the fifties untold millions died of starvation when on a whim the great leap forward made the economy do a u turn.

anyone who objected even slightly was in big deep trouble.

Zoos

SLIDIN, you just need to learn how to obey so you can have Jehovah's blessing.

For your review:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPnHgzGYy0k

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What makes WT think they can reassign Bethel volunteers to be Regular Pioneers.

by Zoos in

when the gb cuts loose 1600 volunteers, what makes them think they can continue telling them how they will spend their time?

i've read on many of these threads that the 1600 will be reassigned.

what, are they still under some sort of contract?.

Zoos

Thanks for the responses. It makes sense now to view the rhetoric as wishful thinking on the part of WT... or good 'ole fashioned spin and marketing.

I know the GB feels it OWNS Christ's belongings, but to presume to dictate such an assignment after you fire someone is a bit much even for those egomaniacs.

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What makes WT think they can reassign Bethel volunteers to be Regular Pioneers.

by Zoos in

when the gb cuts loose 1600 volunteers, what makes them think they can continue telling them how they will spend their time?

i've read on many of these threads that the 1600 will be reassigned.

what, are they still under some sort of contract?.

Zoos

When the GB cuts loose 1600 volunteers, what makes them think they can continue telling them how they will spend their time? I've read on many of these threads that the 1600 will be reassigned. What, are they still under some sort of contract?

Presumably these 1600 will go home to the congregations from which they came, probably live with friends or relatives for starters, get jobs, eventually a home of their own, take on the responsibilities of everyday life. Most of them will probably not have the time available for field service any more than J.Q. Publisher.

Or are the threads only assuming these ex-Bethlites will be regular pioneers?

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Brooklyn Layoffs and Halt to Kingdom Hall construction projects

by James Jack in

a good source just just told me that at morning worship today that the governing body announced that a total of 1600 bethelites will be let get go and not transferred to warwich when the last property is sold in brooklyn and all kingdom hall building projects are on hold for at least a year so that all the focus will be on the preaching work.

Zoos

Is this their Tammy Faye Baker tearful-eye-makeup-running moment?

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Excerpts from "The Book that Jesus Approved"

by clarity in

funny how the catholics see jesus outline on a sheet or on a piece of toast & revere it, but jw's just throw away books that they say jesus looked at and accepted as the only truth !

bumping a very interesting thread from a few years back...... .

http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/206938/finished-mystery-1917-book-that-jesus-approved.

Zoos

With a track record like Watchtower has, it t's REAL easy to avoid idolatry.