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  Poorly photoshopped image in the April WT-public edition?

  by Theocratic Sedition in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this image is on page 9 of the 2013 april public edition wt.

  is it me or has that long hair been digitally lengthened?

  the longer portion of his hair doesn't even blend with the hair closest to his roots.

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  Black Sheep

  I doubt they would have thought to photoshop the reflectors on the bikes
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  Neanderthals - Another Human Race?

  by Comatose in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  gone are the days of scoffing at ape men.

  it used to be you would have jws ridicule evidence of neanderthals existence.

  now the wt can't deny they existed so they say,well they were just another race of man.

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  Black Sheep

  They conveniently forget to mention that Trinkous also believes they were around 24,500 years ago.
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  Got an interview

  by LouBelle in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  as some of you know, i had no job last year, then finally got something in an industry that i know nothing about.

  the environment and people haven't been the best, but i had to stick it out and hope that things would improve.

  i have kept my eye and ears open for opportunities more in my field of expertise - which is print advertising.. i sent through my cv for a job i saw advertised in the newspaper for an advertising sales rep - applied and now i have an interview to go too tomorrow.. i've learnt not to get my hopes up - i am glad for the interview and i hope it goes well..

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  Black Sheep

  Cool. I'll keep my fingers crossed for you.
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  Rutherford may have been right on one thing.....

  by EndofMysteries in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i remember seeing a few years ago articles posted about the strange things published that is considered nonsense today.

  i remember one was him strongly opposed to anything with aluminum.

  it's becoming increasingly mentioned as that being a major link to several autoimmune diseases and alheimers/dementia/etc.

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  Black Sheep

  At least the rats got a feed.
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  AAWA has caused divisions and has lost the opportunity to be effective

  by NoRegrets in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  here's the thing,.

  the whole aawa idea had noble ideas behind it, but the ship has sailed and the movement needs to go back to the drawing board.

  period.

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  Black Sheep

  AAWA believes that the Watchtower promotes and enforces a range of damaging and overly-invasive teachings and practices that cannot be briefly summarized. However, in order to drive its message home more effectively and forcefully, AAWA chooses to focus on five key areas in which the Society must introduce urgent reforms. These are (in no particular order):

  1. The shunning of relatives
  2. The mishandling of cases of child abuse
  3. The mishandling of cases of domestic abuse
  4. The stigmatization of higher education
  5. The ban on certain forms of treatment with blood

  AAWA extends an open offer to the Governing Body of the Watch Tower Society (or their representatives) to meet with AAWA to discuss ways in which the organization can introduce much-needed reforms concerning the above core issues.

  http://jwactivists.org/who-are-we/

  Is changing a few policies that you don't like going to transform the Governing Body's sleazy little doomsday cult into something better?

  A person's having no desire to 'reform' the Watchtower and/or it's Head Honchos, doesn't mean they are not against the Watchtower, or that they are not doing their bit.
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  AAWA has caused divisions and has lost the opportunity to be effective

  by NoRegrets in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  here's the thing,.

  the whole aawa idea had noble ideas behind it, but the ship has sailed and the movement needs to go back to the drawing board.

  period.

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  Black Sheep

  You make it sound like the ex community has somehow suffered as a result. I doubt it will change much. Just because someone doesn't join that group doesn't mean they will stop doing what they were already doing.
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  Doesn't Matt. 24:45-47 prove that the Governing Body is NOT the "faithful and discreet slave"?

  by matt2414 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  "the timely spiritual food we receive is proof that jesus, the head of the congregation, is keeping his promise to feed us.

  when giving the sign of his presence, jesus said that he would use the faithful and discreet slave to give food at the proper time to his domestics.

  [1] (read matthew 24:45-47.

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  Black Sheep

  It's interesting watching the various reactions JWs have when suddenly finding themselves having to defend documented WT drivel that they denied existed a few seconds earlier. If I can get the 'stunned mullet' look, I feel I've done my job.
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  Doesn't Matt. 24:45-47 prove that the Governing Body is NOT the "faithful and discreet slave"?

  by matt2414 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  "the timely spiritual food we receive is proof that jesus, the head of the congregation, is keeping his promise to feed us.

  when giving the sign of his presence, jesus said that he would use the faithful and discreet slave to give food at the proper time to his domestics.

  [1] (read matthew 24:45-47.

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  Black Sheep

  ... and here was me thinking it was Don Burney. I guess Mad Mary was lying.
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  i think i found a church

  by unstopableravens in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i really enjoyed church today, i have been visting serevel in the last few weeks, all the ones i have been to have been okay, but no more, but today i felt comfortable with everything i seen.

  it seemed very doctrinally sound, christ centered and the big bonus i did not hear a word about money!

  they did not pass a plate(i dont know if they do but today there was none).

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  Black Sheep

  I would have thought it would be better to found a church than find a church. That way, you own the collection plate.
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  What was today's video about?

  by jgnat in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  today was a north american address to all congregations, 2 1/2 hours, with a video from the governing body.

  was anything earth-shattering shared?.

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  Black Sheep

  See Geoffrey Jackson of the GB to give a talk in Australia this weekend. Sounded like just another boasting session from the comments.