Posts by baldeagle

The WTS is really emphasizing all the creature comforts, and luxurious amenities in order to convince all the spoiled and pampered American JW’s. Material things or luxuries that help to provide for one's bodily comfort is usually spoken as being secondary. Here we have a list of conveniences that will specifically contribute to bodily comfort and ease of mind. Here are some excerpts from this silly embarrassing marketing video:

…..A beautiful location…..in the entertainment district of Detroit, a safe place, a lot to do, it's wonderful all the way around.....The cleanness, the comfort.....Many restaurants, a lot to do around here, a lot of businesses, a lot of people walking around. Restrooms, I was surprised to see how many there were, how large they were. Many stalls in there, also very clean.

Ford Field is just beautiful; you can call it state of the art. …..Ford Field offers the comforts of home, nice seats, they’ve got Jumbotrons…..see the speaker from any area in the stadium. Nice leg room…..also cup holders, the seats were plush. Ford Field is air conditioned, and it’s gorgeous, its sound system is just exquisite…..Jehovah’s spirit is on this arrangement.......The GB it’s demonstrating its love for the brothers to be able to establish something that’s organized in this way…..it reflects their direction and the depth of their love for us…………

Our brothers in the Branch office really care about us, they care about our comfort, they care about our cars, and so they want to make sure that we’re safe and well provided for.

But this has got to be the biggest line of crap ever: Our brothers truly love us, more than we love us. So we know that it is going to work.

Now I’ve heard it all!! They love me more than I do, really? You may love your spouse more than yourself. You definitely love your children more than yourself, and would give up your life for them. But are some dudes at the branch (The Magnificent 7) with food, clothing, shelter, and medical coverage for life, worried about me?

This religion is getting more and more desperate. They have no shame in what they say. Do they really think the brothers will keep putting up with it all? The F&DS is starting to experience some push back and resistance regarding some of these assembly locations. For me a video is unprecedented in the GB showing their disfavor. This may become the new normal with this latest technology. When some resistance or conflict is observed and reported, a congregation video can be televised to squash the insurgents.

Oh by the way they had me at, “There were hand railings on the ramps.”

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Need to find those Km or Wt articles encouraging all to read the old publications!

by stuckinarut2 in

i have been dropping comments to a few re some classic old beliefs and teachings etc... and when asked "where did you read that, or how come you are saying such and such?

" i have replied "well, you remember we have often been told to study and research our old 'theocratic history' and 'old gems' of material?....

now though i have been challenged to prove where this has been printed!.

baldeagle

Great quotes, thanks.

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WTBT$ will no longer support Elder's legally....

by Newly Enlightened in

we received an email and are wondering if anyone can verify this little tidbit of news.

does anyone know if this is true or not?.

maybe any elder's on here?.

baldeagle

I hope this is true. Some elders may finally wake up and see this “new light.” Hopefully many will conclude that they don’t want to put themselves or their families in financial jeopardy.

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Critique of Mar 2014 Awake on Creation by Alan Feuerbacher

by jwfacts in

alan feuerbacher has written a tremendous critique of the march 2014 awake!, which contains a grossly dishonest discussion on creation.

the pdf file can be downloaded from awake_march_2014_creation_critique.pdf.

it highlights watchtower use of poor and contradictory reasoning..

baldeagle

Thanks, marked for reading.

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Go to Detroit DC video

by bruh2012 in

local needs part tonight ---featuring a 5 min.

talk and showing the congregation a video (approx.

15 mins) from the gb to encourage all to go to detroit for the dc.. why?

baldeagle

This new GB 2.0 (F&DS only) better get a grip on themselves and bring it down a few notches. If they are going to start producing warning videos when the rank and file has a different opinion such as which assembly they will attend, they may be in for a surprise.

JW’s & non-JW’s all across the US are still struggling from the economic meltdown from 2008. JW's have lost their jobs and had to relocate hours away just to find some employment to support their family. These 7 guys in Brooklyn were not even remotely affected by any downturn in the economy as they continue to build their exclusive Warwick headquarters.

There’s an old saying that one should, “ know which side one's bread is buttered on.” Meaning to be aware of where your money comes from and who supports you. If these men are going to start coming on strong when they feel some resistance, they may be asking for it!!

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Couples School?

by Lynnie in

has anyone heard about "couples school" at their local kh?

is that like marriage counseling?

my elder cousin was apparently teaching it?.

baldeagle

Last year in a letter dated November 6, 2013, it was announced that a new school will replace the Bible School for Single Brothers (formerly known as the Ministerial Training School) as well as the recently formed Bible School for Christian Couples.

The new school will be called the “School for Kingdom Evangelizers.”

This new school will include married couples, single brothers and single sisters.

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My Special Assembly Day was yesterday. Here are the lowlites.

by BU2B in

jw
friends

the assembly overall was basically all about doing more, not wasting your youth (a waste being anything but pioneering) and bashing apostates.

well without further ado... .

talk- the voice of jehovah is powerful.

baldeagle

Thanks for posting that report. Not missing anything I see.

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The most watchtarded WT study yet....?!?!?

by DATA-DOG in

if you went to the meeting yesterday, did you notice how utterly watchtarded it was??

it seemed to me that everyone in my kh has accepted the fact that they will die.

that's all they kept saying, even the wt conducting eldumb said, " we have to teach the next generation because we won't be here forever.." wth?!???

baldeagle

WT January 15, 2014 Pg. 24

10 Today, many Christians in their 50’s and older find that their circumstances have changed and that they are able to serve Jehovah in new ways. Some have moved to where the need is greater. For example, Robert writes: “My wife and I were in our mid-50’s when we realized what opportunities lay before us. Our only son had left home, we no longer had aging parents needing care, and we had received a small inheritance. I calculated that the sale of our house would suffice to pay off the mortgage and provide for us until I received income from my retirement pension. We heard that in Bolivia the number of people accepting Bible studies is high but the cost of living is low. So we decided to move.”

Sounds eerily similar to what brothers were commended for doing 40 years earlier.

KM May 1974 p. 3 How Are You Using Your Life? - Yes, since the summer of 1973 there have been new peaks in pioneers every month. Now there are 20,394 regular and special pioneers in the United States, an all-time peak. That is 5,190 more than there were in February 1973! A 34-percent increase! Does that not warm our hearts? Reports are heard of brothers selling their homes and property and planning to finish out the rest of their days in this old system in the pioneer service. Certainly this is a fine way to spend the short time remaining before the wicked world’s end. 1 John 2:17.

Many of us here all know the now very infamous line of crap recorded by the WTS leaders below. Those that listen and obeyed this counsel did so to their own personal harm, regret, and many missed opportunities in life.

Awake May 22, 1969 pg.15

If you are a young person, you also need to face the fact that you will never grow old in this present system of things. Why not? Because all the evidence in fulfillment of Bible prophecy indicates that this corrupt system is due to end in a few years. Therefore, as a young person, you will never fulfill any career that this system offers. If you are in high school and thinking about a college education, it means at least four, perhaps even six or eight more years to graduate into a specialized career. But where will this system of things be by that time? It will be well on the way toward its finish, if not actually gone!

Forty-five years later, it is now the year 2014. If you were a young 20 year old in 1969 you have in fact gotten old. Yes you are 65 and in retirement. If you survived all the nonsense from the GB over the last 4-5 decades, good for you. If you managed to buy a house, and raise a healthy family that’s great. But it’s never enough for WT. Through all your hard work and sacrifice and now in your “golden years” the WTS is again suggesting you do more with your time. This experience is an endorsement for JW’s to consider selling the greatest asset most of us will ever have, the “family home.”

These leaders have no scruples or shame in even proposing that elderly JW’s give this idea some consideration like back in the early 1970’s. I personally know of two families that sold their homes in the early 70’s. They were very sincere, and well meaning, both were raising young children. When Armageddon did not occur, years passed as they rented, using up most of their savings. The housing market had changed in the meantime and they weren’t able to ever buy another one. This religion just doesn’t care if they convince people to put their homes and savings in jeopardy. The GB’s mantra will remain as it is, reminding me of the saying, “A leopard cannot change its spots.”