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4 hours ago, Space Merchant said:
The ill intent and mindset of some people has changed, even in the realm of aggression.
Thank you for your concern Space Merchant. Yes, I agree, I have been observing this shift/rise for some time now. I do view the aggression you speak of as becoming a hightent aggression as the result of manufactured fear by way of (fear induction/indoctrination.)
Using fear is one of the most effective ways to control people.
This place of desperation seems to be fueling the aggressive flames of extremism within the organization and Society at Large.
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As fare as, "Are JWs in America back on the 'door to door' work now?"
I had lunch with my brother in law who is a long time elder yesterday here in Southern California and his answer was, no.
I asked him what about the cart witnessing, and he simply said that they will continue as they have been by doing the letter and phone witnessing.
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5 hours ago, Witness said:
Never mind, they are still peddling the "word of God".
"You see, we are not like the many hucksters who preach for personal profit. We preach the word of God with sincerity and with Christ’s authority, knowing that God is watching us." 2 Cor 2:17
Yeah, that's pretty much about how I view them too, or "Peddling Paradise."
I find it interesting, most of the time when I see them use this word, "Word," ( whether it be in their New World Translation or in their Publications, ) they will have it capitalized. I've often wondered what the distinction of capitalizing it means to them?
"Knowing that God is watching us."
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!
I'm sorry, not sorry. I doubt that they have ever cared about that.
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36 minutes ago, Witness said:
Did she follow that up with any news of what "they" are today?
Well, kind of. 🥺 I replied to her by saying, "so the Organization is a multimedia..." and before I could say anything else, ( pluss I've been trained to stop talking out of respect and/or reverence when other people begin to speak. ) she spoke out the word, "yes," quite emphatically.
So what exactly comes after or before the word multimedia, I'm really not sure.
If anything, knowing that they will more than likely not be leaving the name as simply the word "multimedia," I'm just going to guess here, but I would imagine that they would be adding to that by giving it some kind of, Theocratic Studios something or another kind of name.
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So I was talking with my mother on the phone two nights ago, ( on November 17th 2021 ) who is in her mid 70's, baptized in 1963 when she was 21 year's old and pregnant with me. She's is still a very faithful believing ZOOM watching Jehovah's Witness, and pluss my sister is married to an elder, and then she make the statement to me that, "We Are No Longer a Publishing Company."
Although I was born in and raised within the JW culture, I was never baptized, so her conscience allows her to still be in touch with me and therefore still speaks with me.
Has anyone else here heard of this from a JW, a JWBroadcast, read this in any of the JW literature, or by any other JW official source?
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On 10/19/2021 at 6:41 AM, Space Merchant said:
Apparently some JW places of worship may open up very soon.
Yes, I've caught wind this as well. They're calling it a pilot something or another for about two, maybe three months.
For the most part, we can assume that children say under what I believe to be 12 years old, won't be attending these meetings because they have not been vaccinated for Covid-19. Being vaccinated is part of the requirements as far as showing up at these Kingdom Hall meetings. So unless the age limit changes to a lower age for receiving C-19 vaccinations, we can pretty much assume those 12 and under will not be in attendance at these Kingdom Hall's.
So although I have concern about the members returning to the Kingdom Hall's for their meetings, something's just not right about this whole thing. I my share my concerns later. But I agree with you Space Merchant on becoming more educated on CSA. Especially on how this organization has set things up on how to handle CSA case's. Unfortunately it is because of lack of Education on CSA that the Elders will remain absolutely ignorant regarding how the leadership of the Org is going to keep having them do their dirty work for them all the while intending for the elders to take the fall as they keep getting thrown under the bus by the leadership of the organization. The leadership will then claim that they had nothing to do with how the elders own conscience had lead him to take care of their own congregation reports of alleged CSA case's. Much like in the Montana CSA case where when the perpetrator admitted guilt when questioned by the elders, changed his mind and skipped town down to Mexico.
In the Utah case where an elder decided to display his own infinite wisdom by taking it upon himself to make an alleged victim who was 14 at the time of her alleged rape, listen to an audio recording, that the alleged rapist, who was 18 at the time that he had allegedly raped her, had made. This audio recording with which he had recorded without her consent nor her knowledge, of her very own alleged rape was handed over to the elder so as to confirm his innocence. This way the elders could listen to it and determine whether she was a consensual partner as the 18 year old had claimed or not. She nor her parents were made aware that this audio recording even existed until after this judicial meeting had started. Five hour's, I repeat, FIVE HOUR'S of her having to listen to this audio recording as the Elder would repeatedly stop and ask her questions such as, "describe what was going on here?" She begged him to stop making her listen to it and to answer to him. Everyone in this judicial meeting could see how she was visibly shaking and crying while being made to re-live this alleged rape that she had originally reported to the elders. Her parents were informed either before or during the beginning of this judicial meeting, that they were not to interrupt this meeting under any circumstances otherwise the consequence would be their daughter's disfellowshipping. As I recall, I believe the parents were threatened with the consequence of disfellowshipping as well their daughter, so all three of them were in fact being horribly traumatized. Yet Mr. Infinite Wisdom Elder would start up the recording, play it for a bit more and then stop the recording to make more inquiries of her. Yes, she continue to beg the elder to stop through her tears.
Actuality, aside from a few cases like these two above case's, the elders do exactly as they are instructed to do by the leadership. They make that phone call to headquarters for them to receive their legal advice. Which they ( the elders ) are basically there to stall the rank and file members from ever opening up any CSA case's with the secular Authorities. So when elders tell alleged victims of CSA that they have every right to tell the police, these elders have no intention to cooperate with the police when asked to. The elders will also add that by starting a case with the secular Authorities, it will only drag Jehovah's name through the mud. This statement alone is often a successful deterrent on the part of the elders to avoid the rank-and-file members from filing any charges with the secular authorities.
In my opinion, all of this "dragging Jehovah's name through the mud" is a sorry explanation of an excuse used for the reason of stalling their members to not go to the secular authorities. But it works, so they'll continue to use it.
How about Jehovah take some responsibility for his own reputation rather than making it the rank-and-file members responsibility. This is truly an unfair and uncalled for burden to put on alleged victims of CSA as well their families,
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The foot note to the the scripture
@John 11:26
will never die at all: When Jesus spoke about not dying, or of living forever, he clearly did not mean that his listeners back then would never experience death. Jesus was making the point that faith in him could lead to everlasting life. That conclusion is supported by what Jesus said earlier, as recorded in John chapter 6, where he connects exercising faith with gaining everlasting life.—Joh 6:39-44, 54.
4 hours ago, BroRando said:Jesus made this statement almost 2,000 years ago.... why don't you go for it and call him a liar too?? You know what Jesus says about Hypocrisy?
Jesus said to her: “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who exercises faith in me, even though he dies, will come to life; and everyone who is living and exercises faith in me will Never Die At All. Do you believe this?” (John 11:25-26)
All due respect, BroRando
Why would you use this approach with PwfT?
"why don't you go for it and call him a liar too?? You know what Jesus says about Hypocrisy? "
John 11:26 isn't even being taken literally by jw.org. Please! Check out the above footnote. Look it up yourself. "When Jesus spoke about not dying, or of living forever, he clearly did not mean that his listeners back then would never experience death. Jesus was making the point that faith in him could lead to everlasting life."
We all here know that within the culture of the Watchtower, the Org has taught that there would be some that are living during the time of the end, or just before the Great Tribulation, ( other times the Org has use the term Armageddon or The great day of Armageddon which I will now in this discussion thread use G.T. for Great Tribulation & The Big "A" for Armageddon ) who would be able to live through it and walk right on into the new system of things.
This has been big thing within this culture of the Watchtower, even way back in the day when Rutherford was the president. Wasn't it he that established that there would be what is called, "a great crowd," spoken of in Revelations, that would have an Earthly hope rather than a Heavenly hope? If so, when did he established this?
The goal or hope of "the great crowd" was to be able to survive going through these times. I'm sure we can agree that within Watchtower theology, we were taught that those who did not survive the time of the G.T. or The Big "A" had no hope for a Resurrection. This surviving Armageddon And/or the Great Tribulation is a big teaching of hope.
4 hours ago, Patiently waiting for Truth said:my questions.
I'm interested in this big change of thought from the idea of, millions of individuals that would continue living, to the idea of, 'only Jehovah's Witnesses will continue living'.
So it would be good to know exactly who Rutherford expected to 'continue living
This teaching of only IBSA's or the JW's surviving through the G.T. and/or The Big "A" is, I thought, THE whole REASON for the preaching work or the ministry work. I can even remember it being spoken of as our spiritual act of worship. So what could possibly be a problem with PwfT saying, "So it would be good to know exactly who Rutherford expected to 'continue living," ?
So Patiently Waiting For Truth asking about this seems like a reasonable question to me. But hay. IDK? Is this, was this doctrinal change even a thing? A thing worth acknowledging and/or even discussing. Was there a chang? An add on to those with the Heavenly hope?
I mean if not, and that's the case, why would someone not just say so rather then comparing the words Rutherford to the words of Jesus and then proceeding to accuse Patiently Waiting For Truth of calling Jesus a liar. ( BTW, during the reign of Rutherford there wasn't even 1 million members yet, so might he have been talking about those who were not yet members, and not of the 144.000 Heavenly hope that might be potential future members that had not yet been recruited members of the IBSA yet "that will never die?" )
I don't understand the hesitation here to have this conversation.
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11 hours ago, Space Merchant said:
are you familiar with the below mugshot?
I know that I wasn't directly asked this question by you, but this looks to be the same person in both of these shots. Would that be correct?
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16 hours ago, Space Merchant said:
In the JW case it has been somewhat reduced because none of them went back to their churches
When you say, "none of them went back to their churches," are you speaking of the alleged perpetrators or the alleged victims as being the
➡ "none of them [that] went back to their churches?"
So the churches you are referring to would be the Kingdom Hall's, correct?
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16 hours ago, Pudgy said:
the conversation always turns to the moral and legal considerations of cannibalism.
All in that almost unintelligible cartoon duck voice, of course.
Now that you mention it, Uncle Donald sitting with his nephews would be wise to have this conversation being that on this occasion of once yearly, these bird's are in fact eating other bird's in the traditional manner of Thanksgiving dinners here in the U.S., otherwise the cognitive dissonance his three nephews Hewey, Dewey and Lewey would most likely be having to deal with would obviously be a fowl experience for them.
This too makes sense.
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22 hours ago, Srecko Sostar said:
That happened to me few times too.
Thank you for letting me kow this. I had no idea that this was happening.
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12 hours ago, Pudgy said:
The United States of America has in the past 8 months transitioned from "The land of the free and home of the brave", to petulent, insane and demented brain dead Zombie precursors where every public statement is a lie, or a damned lie,
I wish I could argue with you on this, but it makes too much sense. Especially, "every public statement is a lie, or a deemed lie."
12 hours ago, Pudgy said:It is suspected that after the Taliban decapitates all the civilian populations, the heads will be frozen
and shipped to America, traded for atomic weapons, so that the Political Class may have something to eat.
...hope I cleared that up for you ......
Oh dear gauuuuuud! Something to eat, of course....
Thank you for clearing that up for me Pudgy
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On 9/2/2021 at 9:56 AM, Patiently waiting for Truth said:
Here in England it seems a lot of news from the USA is blocked, 'for legal reasons'
Blocked?
What are the legal reasons?
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3 hours ago, Patiently waiting for Truth said:
Don't JWs have to judge the credibility of the GB / Watchtower writers ?
You would think so. But from what I have come to understand is, if JW's even attempt to judge the GB / Watchtower writers, that will automatically put them in the position of being viewed as one doubting that Jehovah God is using this organization. Unfortunately, this sort of questioning is not welcome as if they are going by the example of the Bereans by doing their due diligence when it comes to the rank-and-file members. No, It goes against what they have publicly declared to hundreds if not thousands during their baptism ceremony.
Yes, members are baptized in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, but within this public declaration, it also includes in their 2nd question confirming that they believe that this organization is the one that Jehovah is using.
If a member judges, scrutinizes or finds fault with any interpretation of the scriptures by the GB or Watchtower writings, that one could be considered "running ahead of the chariot." Reminded who taught them the truth in the first place? ( which in actuality, is a swift reprimanding statement that is pretty much saying, know your place kiddo, & how dare you question mother Org! ) this is if a member is getting kind feedback if they chose to go to the elders with any doubts. Otherwise that one is declared an apostate, and when that happens, it never turns out to be a good day.
From what I gather from this latest summer symposium is, if there are gang members in your neighborhood who are killing your neighbors and harassing your own son on a regular basis, it would be wrong to own a gun for the protection of your family and home. ( I Linda, am not advocating for whether or not anyone should own a gun. ) But on the other hand
GB member, brother Splane has declared to the members, that we are at war [with them their apostates.] -
Might anyone here know anything about the requirements needed to be on "The Liaison Committee." How they are chosen. How they are trained by the organization. What are they equipped with to be of support for the JW patient in crisis. Is part of the responsibilities of being on "The Liaison Team/Committee" require updated training to be made aware of knowing what the latest up-to-date forms of alternative bloodless medicine are available to the JW?
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On 7/30/2021 at 3:43 AM, Srecko Sostar said:
I believe you will be interested in watching or actually listening to this video.
I had never considered this in regards
to that slip of paper my mother handed me when I was a teen. She told me to check the box's off on it that applied and to write out the rest and turn it in to a custom sized open slot at the back of the hall. I didn't even realize that at this point, the specifics I had given regarding my activities, had made me an unbaptized publisher. I simply did what I was told to do. Now after connecting some of the dots while watching this video, I must say, that was quite enlightening.
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These arsons of the churches happening just after the discovery of all those children found with out even the the dignity of their names being placed on a small marker has been a devastating blow to the first Nations, but committing acts such as these arsons is very very out of character for Native Americans.
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Just now, Pudgy said:
My intent was to have people continue the "story", and see where it would end up.
Yup! That's exactly where I was going with this "Story," in the direction of "continuing it."
I do hope that everybody can "get it."
And maybe join in.
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8 hours ago, Patiently waiting for Truth said:
You do realise that it's a joke ? Sick yes but a joke
Yes. I did realize that it was a joke. But thanks for asking 😇 just in case I didn't know that it was a joke.
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9 hours ago, TrueTomHarley said:
Actually, I kind of like Space Merchant. I hope I didn’t put him off with my throwaway unserious comment.
aaaaaawh. So this was unserious.
A throwaway comment.
So would your comments about "waiting untill the 3rd page" to Space Merchant, ( or as you put it, a "throwaway unserious " comment ) fall under what is called, "bantering?"
I know, this may appear to be a socially awkward question. But I'm being totally serious as I'm asking this.
So TrueTomHarley, if that be the case, then you weren't meaning to throw him off ( and I would assume anyone else for that matter ) with your "throwaway unserious" comment, because it's form of "bantering?"
And again, if that be the case, then I could really use some help ( and/or patience ) and a lot, and I mean A LOT of time with adjusting to what has always appeared to me, 🙄 as a disturbingly strange way of socially interacting.
I've seen people appearing to be, and it has even been explained to me as being, a form of 😊☺ social bonding through a number of dismissive insults. 😳😲😬 Yet when I see them get to the worst possible dig or insult, they will literally bust out belly gut laughing. Both of them! I, on the other hand am just speechless, ( possibly even traumatized ) as they will high five one another through what appears to be a really good time between the two of them.
As I write out this comment, I am coming to realize that with so many of your comments that I have read here at "World News," for the last year or so, where I have thought to myself, 💭 "What a pompous elitist schmuck this man is," 💭 what you've more then likely been doing is, simply attempting to bond with other's here through "bantering."
Please correct me if I'm wrong.
Now if you are willing help me with this "bantering" thing, just know that for all of my life, I have never been able to tap into that place of realizing or knowing the difference between bantering ( which = fun ) and bullying. ( which = abusive. 😥 a tearing away at one's soul )
Thanks 😁
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Now I remember.
On 7/5/2021 at 7:53 AM, TrueTomHarley said:rather than holding off to page 3.
Space Merchants can and do become quite busy at times. One would think that there would be some kind of understanding for the timing of the comment.
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On 7/5/2021 at 7:53 AM, TrueTomHarley said:One would think a Space Merchant would be the very first commenter on a thread dealing with aliens, rather than holding off to page 3.
One might think......Damn, I for
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10 hours ago, Pudgy said:
Mousekateers Mashup
I never even knew that this was a thing.
Wait a minute. Didn't governing body member Anthony Morris admonish the members that going to Disney World before doing a tour of Bethel would be......
Do you think that the unnamed Governing Body member at the seen of the sinkhole was possibly Anthony Morris the Third. Oh my.... I shudder at the thought.
9 hours ago, Pudgy said:A huge sinkhole
This is an on-going story and will be updated as more facts emerge.
Wow! A huge sinkhole. That must have been so awful for everyone involved. That's just so awful!
Evidently these kind of sinkholes are quite possible when choosing to build over what once was swampland or wetlands.
Come to think of it, the Ramapo media center that is intended to be built, will be built over wetlands.
🤦🙈🙉🙊😱
I just hope that with Jehovah's hand, all of that state of the art technology that will implemented won't be experiencing a huge sinkhole.
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Now this is going to be interesting
and shipped to America, traded for atomic weapons, so that the Political Class may have something to eat.
to that slip of paper my mother handed me when I was a teen. She told me to check the box's off on it that applied and to write out the rest and turn it in to a custom sized open slot at the back of the hall. I didn't even realize that at this point, the specifics I had given regarding my activities, had made me an unbaptized publisher. I simply did what I was told to do. Now after connecting some of the dots while watching this video, I must say, that was quite enlightening.
Are JWs in America back on the 'door to door' work now ?
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That's fine Miss Arauna, thank you for not wanting to get in an argument with the two of us, but sense you have joined in with us on our conversation where we are sharing our observations and opinions on them ( to which I do welcome you, ) I'm more then fine with you disagreeing with me on what I say
that I have observed regarding the use of fear as being one of the most affective ways to control people. And that It is that place of fear induced desperation that seems to be "fueling the aggressive flames of extremism" within the organization and Society at large,
If your statement of, "how can someone who does not attend our meetings talk of extremism among us ?" Is refiring to me ? Then I too can say,
"excuse me - that is not a statement that is true."
Going on to claim, "that you have not seen anything like that!" is understandable to me. That's your observation and I believe you.
I get that you and I see things differently. I can even respect that. But can you respect that I may be seeing and observing things differently than you are without you having to dismiss and discount my experiences and observations by saying that my statement is untrue?
To you Miss Anauna, I request that you don't use the "Us and Them," rhetoric regarding me. It's known to be used with the underlining message of, Us being the good guys ( aka, on God's side ) and Them being the bad guys ( aka on the Devil's side ) within High Control, High Demand Authoritarian Cultures.
Now that may be what you are getting at when using that rhetoric, or it may not be, I'm just letting you know that don't care for that kind of separating rhetoric being used when you are referring to me. That kind of rhetoric is very culty.