While this may be in jest, let's all remember the statement made by the chairman at the end of the Losch talk in Hawaii last year...he stated that "Brother and Sister Losch will be available at the front of the stage for photographs."
Seriously.
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Idolatry Undone Watchtower Style
by Tired of the Hypocrisy inin order to cut down on idolotry in the homes of young christians, the governing body recommends taking down any and all photos and posters of singers, actors, and athletes.. however, in order to fill the need to decorate the walls of these young ones and still insprire them to good works, the governing body has authorized the printing of a 3' x 5' lithograph of the governing body in living color.. copies can be ordered at the literature counter after the service meeting for a donation of $25 per litho or 3 for $50.
all proceeds of the sale of these posters will benefit the world wide pedophile defense fund.......
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Aug 15th WT - Pg7 par3 - it's right there in plain sight
by passwordprotected inparagraph 3 of this typically un-self-effacing article is incredible for 2 reasons, 2 reasons jws are unlikely to be awake to and will more than likely be blind to.. .
first of all the wts very grandly state that "jehovah and "the faithful and discreet slave" deeply appreciate all their past and present contributions to the kingdom work.".
firstly, the wts have put their organisation in the self-assigned role as the "faithful and discreet slave", which we'll come to in a second.
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@bluesbrother - you're absolutely right.
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DA on Sunday, Announced on Tuesday
by passwordprotected inas you may be aware, my wife and i dad ourselves on sunday afternoon.
it was announced to our old congregation last night (tuesday).
it will apparently be announced to their sister congregation tomorrow (thursday).. .
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@leavingwt - exactly. As an elder I'd had no experience of dealing with a DA. The only person recently that I know who DAd put their letter in and the elders waited a week to announce.
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DA on Sunday, Announced on Tuesday
by passwordprotected inas you may be aware, my wife and i dad ourselves on sunday afternoon.
it was announced to our old congregation last night (tuesday).
it will apparently be announced to their sister congregation tomorrow (thursday).. .
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As you may be aware, my wife and I DAd ourselves on Sunday afternoon. It was announced to our old congregation last night (Tuesday). It will apparently be announced to their sister congregation tomorrow (Thursday).
Is it just me, or is that a wee bit quick?
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Aug 15th WT - Pg7 par3 - it's right there in plain sight
by passwordprotected inparagraph 3 of this typically un-self-effacing article is incredible for 2 reasons, 2 reasons jws are unlikely to be awake to and will more than likely be blind to.. .
first of all the wts very grandly state that "jehovah and "the faithful and discreet slave" deeply appreciate all their past and present contributions to the kingdom work.".
firstly, the wts have put their organisation in the self-assigned role as the "faithful and discreet slave", which we'll come to in a second.
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They admitted the blood was on the hands of those who wrote the articles. A local elder was asked the same question and he replied that he'd have to think about it.
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Aug 15th WT - Pg7 par3 - it's right there in plain sight
by passwordprotected inparagraph 3 of this typically un-self-effacing article is incredible for 2 reasons, 2 reasons jws are unlikely to be awake to and will more than likely be blind to.. .
first of all the wts very grandly state that "jehovah and "the faithful and discreet slave" deeply appreciate all their past and present contributions to the kingdom work.".
firstly, the wts have put their organisation in the self-assigned role as the "faithful and discreet slave", which we'll come to in a second.
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@sir82 - the very question I asked my parents re. the flip flop on organ transplants. On whose hands is the blood on.
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Aug 15th WT - Pg7 par3 - it's right there in plain sight
by passwordprotected inparagraph 3 of this typically un-self-effacing article is incredible for 2 reasons, 2 reasons jws are unlikely to be awake to and will more than likely be blind to.. .
first of all the wts very grandly state that "jehovah and "the faithful and discreet slave" deeply appreciate all their past and present contributions to the kingdom work.".
firstly, the wts have put their organisation in the self-assigned role as the "faithful and discreet slave", which we'll come to in a second.
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@leaving - you're absolutely right. Gail and I were talking about that this morning. We know close family members of ours will walk past us and our children in the street and completely ignore us. We know that they'd allow their children to die rather than take a blood transfusion. If the WTS were to print an article "urging" JWs to dig a cellar under their homes, suffocate their children and live in the cellar because the GT was coming, how many would do it without flinching?
Another example of "right under your nose" WTS mentalism is the section in the "God's Love" book that asks JW "Can you explain to your doctor why you'll take blood fractions?"
Any sensible JW should look at that and think, "actually, no, I can't. What's that about?". Instead they'll wrestle with this 'new light' (well, circa 2000) and never question the sheer idiocy of a no-blood policy that allows blood. -
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Aug 15th WT - Pg7 par3 - it's right there in plain sight
by passwordprotected inparagraph 3 of this typically un-self-effacing article is incredible for 2 reasons, 2 reasons jws are unlikely to be awake to and will more than likely be blind to.. .
first of all the wts very grandly state that "jehovah and "the faithful and discreet slave" deeply appreciate all their past and present contributions to the kingdom work.".
firstly, the wts have put their organisation in the self-assigned role as the "faithful and discreet slave", which we'll come to in a second.
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They just know that JWs won't even check the scriptural reference, so it's almost cheeky to put it in! That verse in Matt 24 proves nothing about the WTS, they know it and they still put it right under the noses of 7 million JWs.
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Practising 'Goodness' - from the District Convention
by passwordprotected inas heard at the district convention.
9 part symposium on how to display the fruitages of the spirit.
goodness.
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Wee update on this one. The girl who died from cancer was the daughter of my son's school teacher. She also attended the church we now go to. Perhaps unsurprisingly this JW girl's example of 'goodness' was reported back to the dead girl's family. You can only imagine how they felt. Turned out they'd had made a special invitation to the party that didn't contain any reference to birthday. But the JW girl still stood firm to this Satanic temptation to celebrate the painfully short life of her friend and refused to attend.
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Aug 15th WT - Pg7 par3 - it's right there in plain sight
by passwordprotected inparagraph 3 of this typically un-self-effacing article is incredible for 2 reasons, 2 reasons jws are unlikely to be awake to and will more than likely be blind to.. .
first of all the wts very grandly state that "jehovah and "the faithful and discreet slave" deeply appreciate all their past and present contributions to the kingdom work.".
firstly, the wts have put their organisation in the self-assigned role as the "faithful and discreet slave", which we'll come to in a second.
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Paragraph 3 of this typically un-self-effacing article is incredible for 2 reasons, 2 reasons JWs are unlikely to be awake to and will more than likely be blind to.
First of all the WTS very grandly state that "Jehovah and "the faithful and discreet slave" deeply appreciate all their past and present contributions to the Kingdom work."Firstly, the WTS have put their organisation in the self-assigned role as the "faithful and discreet slave", which we'll come to in a second. But more importantly, there is no mention of Jesus Christ's appreciation. Wasn't it his death that bought for JWs the right to approach Jehovah? Wasn't it his death that bought them redemption from sin? Wasn't it his death that bought the congregation? Yet his is not mentioned anywhere in this statement. Instead the "faithful and discreet slave" have supplanted him, removing any notion that he exists and appreciates and cares for elderly worshippers. His appreciation is of no note to JWs.
Secondly, to back up the above quoted statement, the WTS quote a scripture. That scripture is Matthew 24:45. Rather than using a scripture which proves, from the Bible, that God appreciates and cares for elderly worshippers, they instead cite Matthew 24:45 to prove and back up their assigned role.
Why?
Because they feel that establishing their place in Jehovah's theocratic pecking order is more important that showing elderly worshippers from the Bible that God cares for them.
But here's the strange thing, and it's right there plain sight. This is what Jesus said in Matthew 24:45;
“Who really is the faithful and discreet slave whom his master appointed over his domestics, to give them their food at the proper time?"
Think about that. To back up their God-appointed role they quote Jesus asking a question as to the actual identity of this very group the WTS claim to be. Jesus does not in v45 of Matthew 24 identify the "faithful and discreet slave". The cited verse is just Jesus asking a rhetorical question as to their actual identity.
Isn't that a bit of red flag? To back up scripturally their statement that;
- Jehovah and "faithful and discreet slave" deeply appreciate the efforts of older ones
they cite a scripture that asks who really is the faithful and discreet slave!
It's right there in plain sight. The WTS have replaced Jesus with the faithful and discreet slave, a role they've claimed for themselves, and they 'prove' their appointment by referring to Jesus asking a question regarding the identity of this very group.
Why don't JWs see it?
Asides from them being blinded, it's just too obvious and open for it to register with them.
And that's scary.