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MacHislopp, are you ok?
by ozziepost ing'day mac,.
haven't heard from you for a little while, and was wondering if you're ok.. i always enjoy reading the results of your research.. anyhow, if you read this, cheers, mate.. ozzie
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More subliminal messages
by ozziepost inperhaps we could start a collection of recent examples of where the borg has used subliminal messages to influence the minds of the r&f.. here's another to start it off:.
look at the january study article "jehovah empoers the tired one".. how does he empower the tired one?
well, in paragraph 9 we see a clever switch.
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Watchtower methods of subliminal messages
by ozziepost init isn't necessary to use words to convey a subliminal message.. take for example the use of illustrations (photos) found on page 26 in the february 15, 2001 issue of the watchtower.. the three pictures show witnessing in differenet parts of the earth, namely the east, europe, and africa.. 1. woman in smart asian dress with hat.. 2. man with black clothing replete with beret.. 3. african man with long sari type robe which is light brown in .
colour, quite smart and clean.. in each picture the witness is dressed in western business clothing whereas the person being witnessed to (the worldly person) is in native dress.. is this another subliminal message?
native or customary dress marks an individual as wordly?.
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The Remnant Watchtower
by ozziepost inthis week's watchtower study article (feb 15 p23) should be re-named "the remnant manifesto"!.
a subliminal message centered on the use of the word "remnant" runs right through the article.. para 5: "a faithful remnant in ancient judah were to benefit.".
para 6: "so jehovah prospered the faithful remnant...".
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Seek Jehovah or His Organisation?
by ozziepost intoday's watchtower study (feb 15, p17) seeks to reassure jws that jehovah will take action against all opposers to the wtbts.. it states: "unscrupulous men slander jehovah's witnesses, branding them a 'dangerous cult'.
god is aware of their actions-and these will not go unpunished.
"(para 11).
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Why do they ask us to stand up?
by ozziepost ini have a question.
at the beginning of each meeting at the kingdom hall, the chairman invites us to find our seats and be seated.. after we have got ourselves comfortable and all is (reasonably) quiet, the meeting chairman then invites us to stand and sing the opening song.. does anyone else find this a bit strange?
why are we invited to sit, then before we've done anything else, we're invited to stand.. just seems odd to me.
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What Do Jehovah's Witnesses Believe?
by ozziepost inand a special word today for lurkers especially jw lurkers.. are you sure what you believe?
if someone asked you that, you might reach for the tract "jehovah's witnesses what do they believe?".
" became tract t-18 "jehovah's witnesses what do they believe?".
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Paradise Now
by ozziepost injust time for some pleasant thoughts.
here is an australian associated press item today.. ======================================================================sydney life third best in the world: survey.
quality of life in sydney has been ranked third highest in the world by the influential magazine, the economist.. the survey ranked 31 of the world's top cities based on criteria including recreational and transport facilities.. sydney finished third behind zurich and vancouver.. nsw premier bob carr welcomed the survey and said sydney and new york were the leading cities for recreation and leisure.. "sydney is now recognised as a truly international city, a leader in our region," mr carr said in a statement.. "sydney is again earning international recognition as a young, vibrant, cooperative city that has a skills base the equal of any in the world.
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Restrictions
by ozziepost inthere is a practice among jws of applying restrictions to individual members.
it forms part of the judicial process and, although having no scriptural basis, is applied automatically to erring ones who are judged to be repentant.. so, for a period of time, usually up to 12 months, the individual is not allowed to share in commenting at meetings, offering public prayer, appearing on the platform in congregation meetings, or in serving as an auxiliary pioneer.. as with any man-made law, difficulties arise from this practice.
although no announcement has been made to the congregation, individual congregation members can have their curiosity aroused.. for example, take the real-life situation where a sole parent has been placed on restrictions by a judicial committee.
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Japan closes hundreds of congregations
by ozziepost injapan has lost 233 congregations in 3 years.
in 1998 they had 3,771 congregations and this year report 3,538.. ozzie