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  Kingdumb songs, will they someday make the top 25 Religious Hymns???

  by James Mixon in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  amazing grace have been around since 1779, how great thou art 1885,holy holy holy 1826, be thou my vision (ireland) 6th century, all creatures of god and king (italy)1225. so you think one day we will hear a kingdumb song playing over the radio.

  you would think surely jehovah want the world to be familiar with his hymns.... maybe they have instructed the rf to only sing their songs in the kh, only for special folks..

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  Londo111

  I think it's part of the sign of the last days... :)
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  Kingdumb songs, will they someday make the top 25 Religious Hymns???

  by James Mixon in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  amazing grace have been around since 1779, how great thou art 1885,holy holy holy 1826, be thou my vision (ireland) 6th century, all creatures of god and king (italy)1225. so you think one day we will hear a kingdumb song playing over the radio.

  you would think surely jehovah want the world to be familiar with his hymns.... maybe they have instructed the rf to only sing their songs in the kh, only for special folks..

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  I agree. Sometimes "the friends" had a hard time singing some of the lyrics because they were embarrassing or just bad lyrics, or hard to sing, and there'd definitely be a noticeable drop in volume.
  

  "If your body members you control"

  "like bees that were molested"

  As for me, usually I just lip synced or sang "so low".
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  Kingdumb songs, will they someday make the top 25 Religious Hymns???

  by James Mixon in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  amazing grace have been around since 1779, how great thou art 1885,holy holy holy 1826, be thou my vision (ireland) 6th century, all creatures of god and king (italy)1225. so you think one day we will hear a kingdumb song playing over the radio.

  you would think surely jehovah want the world to be familiar with his hymns.... maybe they have instructed the rf to only sing their songs in the kh, only for special folks..

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  Londo111

  My first songbook was pink. Then we went to the brown one. As I was leaving, there was the new one (unbeknownst to me the one with the pornograhic image).

  Most of the music sucked. But the new songbook was very atrocious. They also tinkered and messed up my "favorites".
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  Kingdumb songs, will they someday make the top 25 Religious Hymns???

  by James Mixon in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  amazing grace have been around since 1779, how great thou art 1885,holy holy holy 1826, be thou my vision (ireland) 6th century, all creatures of god and king (italy)1225. so you think one day we will hear a kingdumb song playing over the radio.

  you would think surely jehovah want the world to be familiar with his hymns.... maybe they have instructed the rf to only sing their songs in the kh, only for special folks..

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  Londo111

  No, because David Splane is not as good of a composer as he thinks he is.

  They should've gotten Prince to do some music while they had a chance.
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  JW org Legal Developments Menu Silent on Australian Royal Commission of Inquiry

  by steve2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  go to the legal developments menu on jw org.

  click on legal developments by region.

  you will find several countries listed where the ministry and practice of jws is banned and/or constrained.

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  Londo111

  As Steven Hassan said, "Cult members naturally feel they know more about what's going on in their group than outsiders do, but in counseling ex-members I find that they often know the least."
  
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  When the CO comes a knocking.

  by Thisismein1972 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i was going to reply to another thread, but thought this might deserve a separate topic.. my observations when i was a still in.. the announcement that jesus christ (the co) is visiting our local kh.. would anyone like to "volunteer" their time, money and accommodation for jesus christ.. all ass lickers of said kh come forward to receive jesus christ.

  a concerted effort for all to be out in the ministry that week, along with panicking elders visiting homes of those who have not been at the meetings for at least a week, offering "encouragement" so that the number of attendance is up for the week visit.. the self righteous in the kh who would never speak to you (pioneers included) and look down their noses at you all of a sudden start to speak to you.. during the visit, the elders are on their best behavior, thanking everyone who answers up.

  the pioneers are martyring themselves by making cakes and practically washing the feet of the jesus christ.. the attendance does rise, with studies being brought along, to show jesus christ what a good little jw they are.. most indoctrinated jw's practically shoot each other to have a turn on the ministry with jesus christ!.

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  Ah yes, the green handshakes as well.
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  Standing for the National Anthem?

  by eyeslice2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  we are currently living in a country where at the cinema the national anthem is played before the start of the movie and it is law that you stand.

  does anyone know what current jw thinking is on this?

  i know there has been various changes over the years.

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  Londo111

  All this made me stand out at school events and sometimes earned the ire of teachers and students.
  

  When I was a JW, I was taught:

  If the national anthem was played first, I could not stand.

  If the flag salute came first, I could stand and not salute. If AFTERWARD, they played the national anthem, I could remain standing since I was already.

  These rules seem inconsistent and didn't make much sense to me. I couldn't back it up from the Bible. But I complied.

  Earlier this year, I attended a college graduation where the national anthem was played. My then girlfriend (then wife) made me cover my heart during the national anthem. Truth be told, after all these years, it felt like an empty ritual and was pretty meaningless to me.
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  Who would vote to disband the JW organisation?

  by Half banana in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  from their history, it is evident that jehovah's witnesses are just another doomsday cult.. cults are run by autocrats.

  on purpose they are ideologically fixated and they demand that their devotees hold the same absolute certainty of belief without regard for evidence.

  the suspension of critical thought is encouraged and by focussing on the objectives of the cult belief in a like minded community, it gives both a sense of direction within a sort of ‘family’ and a hope of paradise perfection.. the leaders have everything to gain by controlling their followers; all the income goes in their direction.. democracy has strictly no part in a running cult.

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  Londo111

  If I could wave a magic wand, disband for sure.

  If disband means ban, then no. That would only strengthen the organization.
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  When the CO comes a knocking.

  by Thisismein1972 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i was going to reply to another thread, but thought this might deserve a separate topic.. my observations when i was a still in.. the announcement that jesus christ (the co) is visiting our local kh.. would anyone like to "volunteer" their time, money and accommodation for jesus christ.. all ass lickers of said kh come forward to receive jesus christ.

  a concerted effort for all to be out in the ministry that week, along with panicking elders visiting homes of those who have not been at the meetings for at least a week, offering "encouragement" so that the number of attendance is up for the week visit.. the self righteous in the kh who would never speak to you (pioneers included) and look down their noses at you all of a sudden start to speak to you.. during the visit, the elders are on their best behavior, thanking everyone who answers up.

  the pioneers are martyring themselves by making cakes and practically washing the feet of the jesus christ.. the attendance does rise, with studies being brought along, to show jesus christ what a good little jw they are.. most indoctrinated jw's practically shoot each other to have a turn on the ministry with jesus christ!.

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  Londo111

  So true.
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  Elder wants to stop by with the CO for a visit .

  by NikL in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so i got a text from an elder who i consider one of the good guys and a friend in his own way.. he asked if he could bring the co by for a visit.

  he said it would be "just a pleasant call and visit and will hopefully encourage my wife".

  he says that "he knows she is dealing with a ton of pressure".. in all my years around the organization, i never had a visit from the circuit overseer.

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  Londo111

  What ShirleyW & DJS said.

  When the CO comes to town, elders scramble to do what they haven't done in the last 6 months. And they also find "calls" to take the CO on.

  If they insist on coming, if you know when, get out of the house for a few hours. The CO is too busy with so many matters and probably has bigger fish to fry.