While shunning is practiced, no "modernization"; only Dark Ages. All the other minor things are tricks.
Posts by Syme
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34How far will they go?
by careful ini've been drawing back lately and looking at the big picture going on in the org, somewhat like slimboyfat has also been doing, but i am wondering about different possibilities.
so the current gb has modernized recently in various ways.
they have done a strong and sudden about-face regarding the electronic world, from viewing the whole thing suspiciously and condemning bros. use tablets from the platform to suddenly embracing them and causing the r&f to do so to such a degree that old ones are spending hundreds of dollars to buy devices that they have no clue how to use; they have heavily embraced this media for their message, very much like the churches have been doing for years, especially with their jw broadcasting and their caleb and sophia animations.
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The book of Ruth... destroys the bible
by HowTheBibleWasCreated inlets pretend two things:.
1. god (yhwh) exists.
2. the bible is his word.. now we follow genesis to judges ok... judges resets at chaper 17-21 but for the purposes od this posts lets ignore that.... ruth we are told lives in the time of the judges... ok no problem/ until the end.
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Syme
Yeah, I remember that point. There's an attempt to address it in that blue book, "All scriptures". Well, when I say "attempt", it was something like "yes, we know it's a long time, but it would appear that Jehova miraculously made those ancestors have offspring at a very late age, like in the case of Abraham".. something like that.
I love those phrases the WT uses when they're going to make up some lame interpretation: "It would appear that..."
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Steven Lett asks for money again
by Gorbatchov inthe 2016 january tv.jw.org broadcasting has a clear message: jw.org needs more money!.
the 2 months of donation increase is not enough: the thousands of projects are not a 2 month project.. so: thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you (heh heh heh) and send us more!
personal conclusion: if i had any doubts that the society is sincere, this openly money grabbing has made my perception complete.
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1783 Laki eruption....theory did this cause the 1800's religious revival J.W Mormon Aventists??
by Witness 007 inlaki iceland 1783 for 7 months millions of tons of toxic gas and lava spewed from volcanic fissures.
this blanketed all of europe killing thousands and turning the moon blood red for a year.
many said hell had come to earth.
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Syme
Interesting idea. I don't know if something specific as this caused the millenarian revival of the early and middle 19th century. Since that revival took place mainly in the US, I think a reason was the immigration of European zealous protestants to the US in the 18th and 19th centuries, like Priestly. Many of them believed in the millennium and the second coming, and had often unorthodox ideas, which were persecuted in Europe, but welcome in the New World. The newly founded States proved a fertile ground for those ideas to spread freely.Link +1 / -0 -
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2016-01-01 BOE Re: 2016 Memorial and Special Talk
by wifibandit inpdf.
thank you atlantis / wtunderground !.
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"Theocratic Warfare" still alive and well within Watchtower in 2016!
by ILoveTTATT2 init seems like the watchtower is still encouraging "theocratic warfare".
in the no.1 watchtower of 2016, they (ironically) printed an article on honesty.here is something they said:"lyingwhat is it?
saying something false to someone who is entitledto know the truth.
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The new Star Wars movie reminds me of TTAT
by Barrold Bonds innot really.
i just wanted to post this because it's funny.. .
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Youths planning for the future leaflet
by slimboyfat indoes anyone remember around the tear 2000, maybe just before or after, there was a leaflet released at the summer convention aimed at teenagers called something like, "planning for a worthwhile future"?
basically it argued that you shouldn't go to college or university and put your trust in "the world".
instead you should trust in jehovah, pioneer and reach out for bethel or missionary service.
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No One on GB Anointed
by TakeOffTheCrown inwhat if no one on the governing body is truly anointed?
what if they just proclaim they are anointed and partake in order to gain authority, but they are not anointed?
what will happen to them when they die?
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Has anyone watched the movie "Stigmata"?
by WireRider ininteresting movie about biblical cover-ups.
"no gospels in jesus's own words.
" the vatican, admittedly the largest collection of all christian scrolls and documents, would split up pages between translators to keep it secret.. theme: "split a piece of wood and i am there.
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