Posts by Zoos

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Summary of WT Foundation Quotes

by Vanderhoven7 in

the watchtower, november 1, 1922, pp.332-337.

do you believe that the king of glory is present, and has been since 1874?… this is the day of all days.

behold, the king reigns!

Sincere question to those who no longer believe in God

by nowwhat? in

i get it, not a fan of yahweh the desert god.

but what about jesus?

anything wrong with his teachings like the sermon on the mount and the example he set.

Nothing wrong with that sermon at all. Nothing wrong with any of the Don't-be-a-dick admonitions in the bible... and so many other books. However, it's all just a collection of human common sense, not "inspired truths" or "wisdom from above"

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no...No...NOOO...JW's are not a cult!

by FedUpJW in

just read this over on jw talk:.

will we be willing to leave unbelieving mates and unresponsive kids behind when given direction on what to do???

what about grandkids who fall under their parents who are not witnesses???

Zoos

Paranoid schizophrenia manifests itself in an array of symptoms. Common symptoms for paranoid schizophrenia include auditory hallucinations (hearing voices) and paranoid delusions (believing everyone is out to cause the sufferer harm).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paranoid_schizophrenia

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Anointed Delusions of Grandeur

by Kohanic in

so here is something i've been wondering about.

how do the 'anointed' come to the conclusion that they are chosen?

is it some weird collective delusion of grandeur and how is it manifested in such ones?.

Zoos

I think they have little tingly experiences and conclude they are now of the spiritually enhanced royalty class.

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JW's on my front sidewalk

by OnTheWayOut in

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so last weekend, the jw's ring the bell and my wife answers.

we live in a heavily spanish neighborhood but don't really speak spanish.

i thought my wife was quite clear that she is a "sister" to them, but maybe the one in charge of the group didn't get the message.

Zoos

steve2 - These 2 will never again be able to say they’ve never heard of the UN connection and the Australian Royal Commission.

Wanna bet?

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LOOKING FOR WATCHTOWER QUOTES: Greek scriptures written only for the anointed

by Zoos in

i've scoured the database but not finding any quotes.. does anyone know of watchtower quotes speaking to the effect that the greek scriptures were written only for the anointed?.

Zoos

That's perfect. Thank you.

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LOOKING FOR WATCHTOWER QUOTES: Greek scriptures written only for the anointed

by Zoos in

i've scoured the database but not finding any quotes.. does anyone know of watchtower quotes speaking to the effect that the greek scriptures were written only for the anointed?.

Zoos

I've scoured the database but not finding any quotes.

Does anyone know of Watchtower quotes speaking to the effect that the Greek scriptures were written only for the anointed?

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'' Return to Jehovah '' ....I really meant the '' WTBTS ''

by RULES & REGULATIONS in

dear mr. anthony morris,.

i see that you made a brochure for me and all inactive jehovah's witnesses.

i won't bother reading it because what you present and what is the truth are too far apart.

Zoos

Brochures like that are written for the benefit of those who, while inactive, are still mentally locked in. It also provides a warm fuzzy feeling for active one who see this as a gesture from a loving God.

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NASA - then & now

by Coded Logic in

on january 10, 1962 nasa began developing the saturn v rocket (still the most powerful rocket to have ever flown).

just five years later, on november 9, 1967, it flew its maiden flight.

the total cost to develop and build the first rocket (apollo 4) was 185 million dollars (adjusted about 2 billion dollars today).. .

Zoos

Facinating. I love this stuff. Thanks for the link, ttdtt.

Just last week I had the opportunity to visit the Discovery shuttle at Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum.

https://airandspace.si.edu/explore-and-learn/topics/discovery/about.cfm

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JW Elder fired from bank for privacy violation regarding fellow JW employee

by Zoos in

"thou shalt spy on and report your brothers and sisters to hq.".

https://www.tv6tnt.com/news/local/industrial-court-finds-there-are-limits-to-freedom-of-religion/article_5a485b94-a327-11e7-9c32-57b15184bc6a.html.

editor's note: due to the nature of this story we've changed the names of the parties involved.

Zoos

"Thou shalt spy on and report your brothers and sisters to HQ."

https://www.tv6tnt.com/news/local/industrial-court-finds-there-are-limits-to-freedom-of-religion/article_5a485b94-a327-11e7-9c32-57b15184bc6a.html

EDITOR'S NOTE: Due to the nature of this story we've changed the names of the parties involved. We're calling them John and Jane.

The industrial court upheld a decision by a major commercial bank to dismiss an employee who accessed and disseminated another employee's personal information to members of his church.

It's a case that reflects on exactly much levity there is in a person's right to freedom of religion.

His Honour Mr. Herbert Soverall presided over the case and gave his ruling on July 28th. The documents were just made public.

In August 2012 (according to a statement written by John to his union) while working the night shift, he and two other employees were going through the bank's back up hard drive in search of cheque register form.

Within the drives, John said he stumbled upon sexually explicit material of a female colleague engaging in sexual acts with a man, who was not her husband.

In the statement John said he is "an elder in the organization of Jehovah's Witnesses." He said in his religion, such acts are prohibited, and "would bring reproach on the name of our Holy God Jehovah and would additionally disrupt the free flow of the Holy Spirit in the Christian congregation."

John approached Jane on more than one occasion telling her what he knew. He implored her to come clean to the elders in the church.

He wanted to "remind her of the vows that she made upon her baptism and assist her in restoring her relationship with her God Jehovah."

By the third attempt Jane had had enough, and told him to "stay out [her] business." She reported John to her supervisor, adding she'd even report him to the police if the information he had became public.

Nevertheless he persisted. John told the elders of the congregation what he had seen on the hard drive that night in his "desire to protect the cleanness of Christian congregations. "

This led three elders of the church to visit the woman's home to confront her on her day off. She wasn't home at the time.

In December 2012 the bank fired John for "gross misconduct."

He had disclosed confidential information to a third party, accessed information about a staff member without authorisation, and copied the information onto an external storage device.

In the termination letter the bank said that he had "violated or infringed on the rights of the staff member" which was in breach of the bank's policies. They had lost confidence in him, and believed he'd brought the bank into disrepute.

The Bankers Insurance General Workers Union never sought to justify John's sense of righteousness in their defense. Instead they argued his disciplinary hearings were not properly conducted. The court ruled that after he'd submitted a written confession, the bank wasn't left with many options, and any attempt to postpone the hearings, as he'd tried, was "wasting time and delaying the process."

In the written judgment the court ruled it wasn't appropriate to apply the principles of one's religion.

"There is a time and place for everything under the sun," the judgment read. "The work place simply cannot be treated as one's church where religion can be observed and practiced with minimum control."

The court argued that without control, the workplace could become "devoid of peace, stability and tranquility." Each religion would want to be paramount but no one could be.

The judgment further reads, "by his demeanor and his testimony, the worker was adamant that he was right to disclose the information to the elder of his church. His defense was therefore based on his religious persuasions. That defense could not be accepted in our industrial relations systems as any worker could put forward such defense in response to an act of misconduct and expect to be exonerated."

The union hasn't appealed the decision.