Thanks for the info Leolaia!
I've checked the german wikipedia. It says about Sator, that in christian interpretation Sator is understood as the Creator God.
Sator - latin for: The Sower
in the german edition of the new dvd sparlock is called sator.
i'm sorry about this, because sparlock sounds much better and meanwhile it is a powerfull meme (and i was thinking about antending one of the dc here with a sparlock-shirt).
you see the typical german lack of imagination.
Thanks for the info Leolaia!
I've checked the german wikipedia. It says about Sator, that in christian interpretation Sator is understood as the Creator God.
Sator - latin for: The Sower
in the german edition of the new dvd sparlock is called sator.
i'm sorry about this, because sparlock sounds much better and meanwhile it is a powerfull meme (and i was thinking about antending one of the dc here with a sparlock-shirt).
you see the typical german lack of imagination.
Who is Caleb?
Caleb is called Phillip.
in the german edition of the new dvd sparlock is called sator.
i'm sorry about this, because sparlock sounds much better and meanwhile it is a powerfull meme (and i was thinking about antending one of the dc here with a sparlock-shirt).
you see the typical german lack of imagination.
In the german edition of the new DVD Sparlock is called Sator. I'm sorry about this, because Sparlock sounds much better and meanwhile it is a powerfull meme (and I was thinking about antending one of the DC here with a sparlock-shirt). You see the typical german lack of imagination. They choose a name that is quite similar to Satan. So even the totaly dumb will get it.
Seeing the original in english made me sick. But hearing all that BS in my own language almost made me vomit.
basically, i have a couple of questions about the current rules regarding disfellowshipping and shunning.
by current i mean since 1999.. sorry, but i have to put a bit of my history to clarify my situation.. i was a born-in who was baptized in 1983. got married to a sister in 1984. then the kids came.
by the mid-1990s my wife and i had become increasingly irregular, so that by 1999 we were both inactive and only went to the memorial and conventions.. in 1999 i committed adultery, confessed to the elders, and had a judicial committee.
I was never disfellowshipped, but my whole family is shunning me.
First I stopped going to the meetings. Then I moved in another city and never contacted any of the witnesses there.
Now I'm living together with my girlfriend. Nobody ever bothered about disfellowshipping me. But from the moment I told my family that I don't believe in the "truth" anymore, they broke up contact immedeately.
looks like it's fun.
there's a cool story in there about how a ministerial servant got deleted for playing violent video games, and then wrote to the branch office about it and told people in his congregation.
classy, guys, really classy.
it's probably a made up story.
It isn't. I know these guys from my time in german Bethel. I've been in the same cong. with Richard for years and he is still a friend of my parents.
i don't know if it has been mentioned yet:.
the sub-title of the new dvd is: listen, obey and be blessed.
what kind of blessings are waiting for young caleb?.
I don't know if it has been mentioned yet:
The Sub-Title of the new DVD is: Listen, obey and be blessed
What kind of blessings are waiting for young caleb?
The only blessing he's experiencing is to avoid something very harmfull. The demolishing of the house wich culminates in the destroying of his teddy-bear. And to get away from the evil snake that likes to seduce him. Nothing else.
The basis for his obedience is nothing but fear.
Should blessings not be something very positive? In this film being blessed just means that bad things doesn't happen to you.
hey peeps,.
it's been a long while since i've posted (i am completely out - wife and kids still in) but thought you might this interesting.. they came home from the district convention yesterday with the new dvd intended for kids.
they popped it in right away and this is what happens:.
Even from a jw point of view the video useless. Did Calebs mother ask the young boy who is his friend, his name and if they are good friends? Did she talk with Caleb about what to say, if his friend asks him about the toy? Or if other schoolmates talk with him about the sparlock-movie? No. Just throwing away the toy and go cycling.
I´m not suprised about that a lot of jw's think this movie is a fake.
hey peeps,.
it's been a long while since i've posted (i am completely out - wife and kids still in) but thought you might this interesting.. they came home from the district convention yesterday with the new dvd intended for kids.
they popped it in right away and this is what happens:.
I don't know if anybody mentioned the beginning of the movie yet. We see young Caleb flying in sky. Then the engine stops and he is falling right to the ground. Maybe it was made just to capture the attention, especially of the young ones. But there is although a message behind it. The killing of fantasy. Caleb is brought to the ground where lessons are to be learned. No highflying anymore because Satan is right behind him. He wants him to disobey and he wants him to play with toys that make his parents sad.
Fantasy is dangerous. Why was Caleb running into the house without cleaning his shoes? Because he was totally captured in his imagination of being a pilot. And when he played with the wizzard toy, his ma had some problems to get his attention.
Someone put it out before. The GB is afraid of imagination, because all they are teaching is allthough imagination - a ferrytale. But they want the young ones to see it as reality.
If you want to know how to injure a young soul - watch this video.
hey peeps,.
it's been a long while since i've posted (i am completely out - wife and kids still in) but thought you might this interesting.. they came home from the district convention yesterday with the new dvd intended for kids.
they popped it in right away and this is what happens:.
Poor Caleb. The next time he will hide the toy (or anything else that he likes, but is disliked by his parents). First step into leading a double-life.
When I remember my childhood - as a young boy I couldn't realy distinguish between Jehovah and my dad, as both were called father. Everytime I prayed on my own, I imagined my Daddies face. I don't think, a child of five or six years age has really a concept of god. So Caleb doesn't really know what it means to make Jehovah sad. He only knows, what it means to make his parents sad. The sadness of his parents is equal to the sadness of god - a connection, that can only be destroyed with al lot of will and a lot of pain.
This is video is evil.
i thought it might be interesting and fun to have a "predictions thread", where we set out our predictions for events to unfold concerning the watch tower society (or jehovah's witnesses in general) over the coming years/decades.. it strikes me that so much has happened in the last ten years, most of which has defied expectations.
here's just a few of the developments that i can think of:.
the abolishment of group book studies in favor of a "family worship evening"the creation of a "study edition" watchtowerthe halving of monthly magazine printing commitmentsthe unprecedented closure/merging of branches (16% reduction in branches last year)the menlo park scandal, a body of elders removed for resisting a refurb of their kingdom hallthe lawsuits in victoria, australia - the society taken to court concerning child protection lawscourtroom admissions about the faithful & discreet slave and similarities with the catholic churchincreased hate speech against "mentally diseased" apostatesastonishing lapses of judgment, such as the "selma and steve" study articlethe ditching of gilead as a school for missionariesambitious construction plans for a new world hq (with or without jehovah's blessing!
- Baptims will made by the elders in the congregations. No more discouraging baptism talks on assembleys with no one to get baptised.
- Nor more bread and wine at the memorials (just a talk, nothing else). Anointed ones will be appointed by the GB with special arrangements for them to take from the symbols
- New light regarding the "inner rooms" (Isaiah 26:20). More separation, more shunning, more mind control.
- New explanations regarding Armageddon. They will choose a date in wich it has allready (invisibly) begun. Implying that everyone, who dies today is judged as in Armageddon. No resurrection for apostates.