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To Snitch or Not To Snitch and HOW?

by Inquisitor in

jw
friends

i was happily day-dreaming the other day.

and somehow i thought of the witnesses i've personally known who've gone to china to spread watchtower propaganda.

and then this absolutely malevolent thought struck me.

Inquisitor

We are quick to protect the interests of some sincere (some self-righteous, mind you) JW missionaries in lands where they are banned. BUT what about the interests of the people they convert? What is our responsibility to them?

How many of you actually SEARCHED for JWD while you were studying with the Witnesses. Would it not be too little, too late by the time you merely pop a single brick out of the Watchtower??

I'm still unconvinced. If the Watchtower is sacrificing a pawn, why shouldn't I play their game and take it?

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To Snitch or Not To Snitch and HOW?

by Inquisitor in

jw
friends

i was happily day-dreaming the other day.

and somehow i thought of the witnesses i've personally known who've gone to china to spread watchtower propaganda.

and then this absolutely malevolent thought struck me.

Inquisitor

Blondie: There is no Red Guard any more BTW.

LOL. I know. It was a feeble attempt at humour. But there are spies and there are people who process such information, handing it over to men in black to execute orders. THAT SYSTEM STILL EXISTS.

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36

To Snitch or Not To Snitch and HOW?

by Inquisitor in

jw
friends

i was happily day-dreaming the other day.

and somehow i thought of the witnesses i've personally known who've gone to china to spread watchtower propaganda.

and then this absolutely malevolent thought struck me.

Inquisitor

Hi all

I was happily day-dreaming the other day. And somehow I thought of the Witnesses I've personally known who've gone to China to spread Watchtower propaganda. And then this absolutely malevolent thought struck me. Why not interfere with their activities by telling on them somehow. Give their names to a Red Guard. Let the Wild Beast devastate Her. For isn't this the Will of God after all?

Ever shared such an urge?

How does one embark on such a dirty deed?

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9

Special Talk

by Inquisitor in

what was the special talk i've been hearing about?.

on memorial night on wednesday?

or was it given as a public address on sunday?.

Inquisitor

Thanks for the update, Elsewhere.

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Special Talk

by Inquisitor in

what was the special talk i've been hearing about?.

on memorial night on wednesday?

or was it given as a public address on sunday?.

Inquisitor

What was the Special Talk I've been hearing about?

When was it? On Memorial night on Wednesday? Or was it given as a public address on Sunday?

What was the talk about? Any mention of the possibility that this was the last Memorial till the Big A?

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39

Disturbing similarity between JW and Islaam

by Smiles in

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http://www.islaam.com/article.aspx?id=312.

Inquisitor

Smiles,

Nothing else in that article caught my attention, that's why. I didn't know I was meant to snoop around the site too. ;)

I don't know. I'm still unconvinced. Yes, there may be some similarities, but are these big enough to make it disturbing? Concept of a Paradisaic destiny for the faithful and the importance of acquiring exclusive spiritual knowledge are common traits of many religious groups, not just the Muslims and JWs. Isn't it safe to say that Christendom is identified by those features as well? You could as well have said there is a disturbing similarity between Islam and Hinduism and Christianity, if only using those two criteria.

I mean Muslims do not believe in Paradise on Earth, they do not actively proselytize from door to door, they are not identified by publications other than their holy book, they don't shun apostates but choose to execute them, Allah has no personal name, their global activities are not governed by a central body etc.

See where I'm getting at?

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Disturbing similarity between JW and Islaam

by Smiles in

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http://www.islaam.com/article.aspx?id=312.

Inquisitor

What? Just the four words? That it? "Everlasting Life in Paradise?"

That's the similarity???

Errrmm Yeah, I'm heaps disturbed... chill to me bones...not...

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5

Another Memorial Post -- with question

by robhic in

i have a friend (jw) who has severe multiple sclerosis so bad that she is essentially confined to a bed.

now, she has one of those electric "chrstopher reeves-looking" wheelchairs but requires someone (usually her sons or brother -- not jw) to physically pick her up and put her in it.. she hasn't been to a memorial in a couple of years, since her condition got so bad.

she told me the other night that some of the congregation are gonna bring her to the one this wednesday the 12th.

Inquisitor

I told her why didn't jehovah just swoop down and move her wheelchair for her on his way to the memorial but she got pissed and hung up on me. Imagine that !

I hate to tell you this, but you really had it coming. I mean just because you don't share their beliefs and given that she hadn't provoked you in anyway, I don't see why you should expect to get away with your snide remark. You obviously wanted a reaction, so you got one. What did you think she was gonna say to you? "Haha, you're so right. My God is such an incompetent SOB! You know, I find your sense of humour so clever and astute"?

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31

Worst/strangest bookstudy group

by Virgochik in

ok, i was reading the "worst bookstudy book" thread, and it got me thinking about the worst book study groups i went to.

once, my dad was study conductor and the study was held in an elderly sister's home.

there was antique furniture and doilies on the tables.

Inquisitor

I once attended this book study where the conducter was an arrogant SOB. The congregation treated him like Moses though. Admired him for his long-service (it was a young congregation), his secular achievements, and for a superior command of English. Not surprisingly, he got away for his gruff demeanor because we must "bow before gray-headedness" blah blah.
Anyway, in Elder SOB's book study group, he had a habit of picking on people to answer questions. We'd answer the questions that were in the book. Problem is he felt a need to engage us on a higher intellectual level. So SOB would come up with really tough trivia questions or what he would like to think are "thought-provoking questions". And when the group was too timid to play his game (he does embarass you if you got the answer wrong), he'd start pointing at random bros and sisters and get them to answer.

Once, I was in one of those teenage moods with a lot of pent-up hostility, and I had to attend the bookstudy. SOB noticed that I hadn't contributed to the group's ~~humiliation~~ encouragement yet.

So he gleefully pointed at me and said, "Inq, why don't you tell us since you haven't participated yet."

I was secretly delighted that he'd pick on me in my angst. I kept mum, inviting stares from the brothers. Annoyed, SOB barked, "Inq, I'm talking to you."

Then with an icy smile I said, "I'm sorry, but I didn't realize I'd raised my hand"

Some were already shaking their heads...at me, not him.

"I KNOW you didn't raise your hand. I'm CALLING on you to answer the question."
"Oh, I don't know" (I know, I know, kinda anti-climactic huh)

Boy, did I get into trouble with Dad that night.

This practice of picking on the sheep to answer was eventually abandoned when the Watchtower came up with an article on how meetings should be conducted. Even SOB knew his power had its limits lol.

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Re: Child Custody Manual

by Inquisitor in

i read in a book called blood on the altar (or something similar) that the wts had a 60 page manual entitled: "direct and cross examination questions in child custody cases".

this manual, the author claims, has a section where the witness parent gets advice on how their children ought to respond in a court.

for instance, kids should avoid talking about the obligation to attend assemblies and conventions, to go from door to door every weekend.

Inquisitor

I read in a book called Blood On The Altar (or something similar) that the WTS had a 60 page manual entitled: "Direct and Cross Examination Questions in Child Custody Cases".

This manual, the author claims, has a section where the Witness parent gets advice on how their children ought to respond in a court. For instance, kids should avoid talking about the obligation to attend assemblies and conventions, to go from door to door every weekend. On the contrary, the child should give the court the impression that his/her life is filled with many social activities outside of JW activities, parties, games etc. The child should make the court believe that he/she has ambitions for a secular career, intends to attend college to achieve those dreams etc.

If this manual exists and does indeed contain that kind of information it would be a very very incriminating piece of arsenal to use with believing relatives. For here is documented proof of the Watchtower writers instructing their followers to lie and deceive to achieve their ends.

Has anyone seen this publication? How can I get my hands on one without mugging an elder?

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