Posts by Zoos

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What Qualifications does Geoffrey Jackson have as a Translator of the Bible ? In any Capacity ?

by smiddy in

geoffrey jackson left school at the age of 15 and began pioneering , he never attended a university ,never studied ancient greek ,hebrew or aramaic at any recognized teaching academy , he has no certificates or credentials / qualifications from any place of learning that is approved by a competent body of religious instruction .. and by his own words at the australian royal commission , under oath he stated that was his primary role as a translator of scripture into other languages .. a 15 year old drop out from school in australia is the chief/ prime translator of the bible for jehovah`s witnesses world wide in their many languages that they preach in .. it would be very interesting to see his report cards for those few years he did attend school .. is it just me , or does anybody else see that his qualifications don`t come up to scratch to be a translator of the old testament or the new testament scriptures , and be taken seriously as a translator of either , into any language.. if i am wrong anywhere in this post feel free to correct me .. smiddy.

Zoos

The JW response would be to cite Acts 4:13.

Now when they beheld the outspokenness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were men unlettered and ordinary, they got to wondering...

Geoffrey was certainly a little snarky toward the lawyer. He's outspoken just like the apostles.
Geoffrey did drop out of school when he was 15. He's unlettered and ordinary just like the apostles.
Smiddy started a thread questioning his qualifications. People are wondering about him just like the apostles.
He IS Christ's brother! HE IS!

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What went through your mind when you saw this Picture?

by John Aquila in

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Zoos

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Lurker - just joined

by Je.suis.oisif in

hi all, nothing to report just now.

wanted to add name to list of those awakening.

been lurking for nearly a year.

Zoos

Welcome. You're among friends.

It's a process. Take your time.

Have you started in on the "MUST READS"? - Raymond Franz's, Crisis of Conscience and In Search of Christian Freedom ? Some place Steve Hassan's, Combating Cult Mind Control on the same list.

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The elders of the 1980s are now in their 60s and 70s

by truthseeker in

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friends

having just come back from the uk and spoke with some witnesses to find out how my old congregation is doing, i realized i am now the age that my elders were when i was a kid.

and i wonder what the elders who are now in their 60s and 70s are thinking when they look in the mirror and an old face looks back at them.

many of the elders in my old hall are now retired.

Zoos

Are you kidding? Now the end is even closer!

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Ganged up via Telephone

by vinman in

i've been fading for about 9 months.

the elders know exactly why.

i received a phone call a couple of days ago.

Zoos

Nicely done, Vinman.

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UK TV--next monday 24th aug---channel 5-----9 pm--escaping the witnesses

by stan livedeath in

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friends

just see it advertised on tv--with photo of our friend from south wales

Zoos

" God's people are accustomed to ridicule. Some even say we are a cult." - Speaker at District Convention 7 years ago

..... followed by much audience laughter.

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Sister attendants not able to give directions to a brother..Misogyny

by Theburstbubble in

at our recent rc i was advised by a sister who was an attendant that they have been advised not to be able to give brothers directions as this should be dealt with by the brothers.

apparently at the pre-convention attendants meeting, the sisters were asked to stay behind.

this was when they were given the news that the brothers should deal with brothers.

Zoos

It's because a woman's cranial capacity is not up to the task.

Don't take my word for it, let Samuel Herd explain...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wqzc2M8_MBA

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How to give an anti witness on the ministry?

by purrpurr in

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friends

i haven't turned in a report for months now.

but if the elders start on me to go back out in the ministry i was thinking of giving an anti witness instead.

by which i mean rather than the mags i could tell the house holder about the "loving provision of disfellowshipping" or maybe read them some of the many scriptures were god tells his people to commit ethnic cleansing, total genocide and raping of the captured girls.

Zoos

Pure genious.

What could possibly go wrong?

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Three day convention

by BashfulAshG in

tips to survive this?

or should a feign an illness?

Zoos

Imagine the logistics involved in surviving one of those old 7-day international assemblies. Consider yourself fortunate, BASHFUL.

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Who is the Royal Commission?

by John Aquila in

so we have the english convention this week.

a bunch of families whom i know but have not seen in a few years are attending.

they are not assigned but got a group together to visit the city and attend a day or two of the convention.

Zoos

Of course the Watchtower Corp. isn't going to broadcast it, and given the limited exposure of the story through international news outlets... you'd almost have to be looking for it to find it.

I was talking to another ex-JW who, when I mentioned the RC, told me she knew nothing of it. I also know she is not plugged in to any ex-JW discussion forums, facebook, etc... I think it stands that the only people who really know anything about it are the people who have an active interest in digging up dirt on the Watchtower, along with any on the sly JWs who might rub elbows with "apostates" in various internet forums.