so what do you think?.
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http://youtu.be/kq_b_ukrgko.
Another analogous situation ...is that somebody gets wounded, and the only way to save him is to leave the perceived safety of the village to get medicines from the "towns". Perhaps a metaphor for the need to abandon the ridiculous stance on blood transfusions?
It just occurred to me that the first one to make it out of the village and into the free world....was blind! There's a symbolism for you.
so what do you think?.
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http://youtu.be/kq_b_ukrgko.
As I recall from seeing the movie years ago, the monsters that lived in the woods did not exist. When the monsters were seen, they were village elders dressed in monster suits. They did it to keep the villagers frightened so they would not dare venture beyond the village boundries and into the woods. There was no outside world. The only real world to them was their small, secluded community of people.
Yes, I can see definite similarities to the way the Watchtower demonizes the internet and the outside world to keep it's followers secluded. JWs are frightened. When an internet experience is related in a magazine or other publication, it is aways a hand picked, negative experience designed to keep the loyal followers frightened in.
Only the few who are courageous enough to venture beyond the boundries discover the real truth. Of course when a few discover there is no real harm out there, and that they have been controlled by manipulation, it is inevitable that more will follow. This is the struggle the Watchtower now faces.
australia, breaking news: police launch investigation into the rape and molestation of a number of children with the traralgon congregation of jehovah's witnesses.
jw news can report that victoria police have launched an investigation into the rape and molestation of a number of children within the traralgon congregation of jehovah's witnesses over the past two years.
according to initial reports,... the body of elders were strictly ordered by the watchtower bible and tract society of australia to cover-up the multiple rapes of a number of children within the traralgon congregation allegedly committed by a fellow member of the jehovah's witness religion.
I_falcon said,
99% of people that go to KH's are not pedophiles!
That leaves 1% who are. Appriximately 1 for every congregation. That is a horrible statistic.
Actually I doubt there are that many, but that isn't the point. The point is the way the Society covers up the problem, pushing the victims into the background, neglecting their needs, while trying to maintain the good, clean public image of an organization that is enjoying a 'Spiritual Paradise', when in reality it is no different from many other religious groups.
these are the countries with 80 to 89.99% internet penetration:.
these are the countries with 70 to 79.99% internet penetration:.
these are the countries with 60 to 69.99% internet penetration:.
Cedars said,
I had doubts about the organization BEFORE checking the internet based purely on my own observations and ponderings over the literature.
Doubts....me too. Things like, What would the Society do about the generation of 1914 if time ran out? Something would have to give. Would there be a re-thinking of 1914? If not, what else could change?
There should have been a re-thinking of 1914, but no. To my amazement the definition of the generation changed. Then changed again a few years later. And again soon after that. I felt it had become ridiculous and unbelievable. Nothing more than controlling what people believed.
And I recall a CO visit where he said that to have the Truth you had to have the NWT of the Bible. From there things became more organization oriented, which is to say you had to believe everything the Organization said. More emphasis was being placed on the WTS being guided by holy spirit. The Bible was effectively taking second place to the GB, a very fault the Society had found with Church leaders.
Too many doubts to mention really.
The doubts cracked open the internet, where a world of provable facts against the WTS awaited. Using the internet to examine the Watchtower is the best thing I have ever done.
these are the countries with 80 to 89.99% internet penetration:.
these are the countries with 70 to 79.99% internet penetration:.
these are the countries with 60 to 69.99% internet penetration:.
Sayswho says,
I CAN say without any figures like those shown here...the INTERNET IS what enabled me and mine to see the TRUTH ABOUT THE TRUTH...
Same here. No question about it, the information found on the internet was HUGE for me. It's no wonder the Society is trying so hard to keep Witnesses off of it.
australia, breaking news: police launch investigation into the rape and molestation of a number of children with the traralgon congregation of jehovah's witnesses.
jw news can report that victoria police have launched an investigation into the rape and molestation of a number of children within the traralgon congregation of jehovah's witnesses over the past two years.
according to initial reports,... the body of elders were strictly ordered by the watchtower bible and tract society of australia to cover-up the multiple rapes of a number of children within the traralgon congregation allegedly committed by a fellow member of the jehovah's witness religion.
@ I_falcon, who said
I grew up in a JW family like many of you...
Are you sure you grew up as a JW? You tend to use the work 'church' in ways that JW would never use it. And you use it often.
what saying made it all around the country?.
the ones that were passed around, word of mouth.. for example.
"donations basis proves jehovah is behind the work!".
@ Smiddy
When out in a crowd you can tell who is a JW by their bright beaming faces
Another laugh riot here. That's a good one!
here's an older zion's watch tower quotation that i'm trying to verify.
take another line of prophecy: we find that the 1260 days, and the 1290 days, and the 1335 days, so particularly set forth in daniel's prophecy, and corroborated in revelation, have had fulfilments, the 1260 days ending in 1799.
" zwt, september, 1898.. that quote is found at http://www.watchtowerdocuments.com/documents.
Try spelling out the numbers to search for them.
This quote relates to 1799, the 1260 days (or years), and the "last days." Some of the numbers are spelled out,
(Creation, 1927, pages 293, 294, 295, 298)
“Napoleon began this Egyptian campaign in 1798, finished it, and then returned to France on October 1, 1799. The campaign is briefly, yet graphically described in the prophecy, verses 40-44; and its being completed in 1799 marks, according to the prophet's own words, the beginning of “the time of the end…” Twelve hundred and sixty years from 539 A.D. brings us to 1799, which is another proof that 1799 definitely marks the beginning of “the time of the end”.
"There are two important dates here that we must not confuse, but clearly differentiate; namely, the beginning of "the time of the end" and the beginning of the presence of the Lord. "The time of the end" embraces a period from 1799 A.D. to the time of the complete overthrow of Satan's empire and the establishment of the kingdom of the Messiah. The time of the Lord's second presence dates from 1874 and is during the latter part of the period known as "the time of the end."
“Twelve hundred and sixty years from 539 A.D. brings us to 1799, which is another proof that 1799 definitely marks the beginning of "the time of the end." From shortly after 1799, the date of the beginning of "the time of the end," we should expect to find an increase of knowledge, particularly with reference to the Bible.”
these are the countries with 80 to 89.99% internet penetration:.
these are the countries with 70 to 79.99% internet penetration:.
these are the countries with 60 to 69.99% internet penetration:.
Breakfast of champions said,
I wouldn't bother even counting any of the countries with less than 100k pubs. Any increase/decrease is statistically unreliable at those numbers.
I agree. When I first reviewed the chart I noticed some very large and very small percentage numbers. Then, looking over at the actual number of Publishers, and the number that were added or subtracted for the following year, I could see why the percentage was so big.
When there are only a few Publishers an increase/decrease of 5, 10 or 20 people can make the percentages look huge, but they are not very meaningful.
seems like the original star trek was almost universally enjoyed.
from the kooky music theme 'space.....ahhhhh ahhhh ahhh ahhhhhhhh ahhh', the upbeat message, the deep subject matter...the chemistry of the characters.
you remember being much younger almost felt like not a care in the world?
I started liking Star Trek in re-runs. Then came the movies, which were great successes even though some of them weren't very good. Then the biggie, Star Trek: The Next Generation.
It holds up after all these years; good writing, good story tellling, imaginative plots. I feel it is one of the best television shows ever made.
As much as I liked the original show, now it seems kind of lame compared to TNG.
