2022-march-english-s-147-announcements and reminders.. see #4. https://www.filemail.com/d/npkqffhqzlttaly.
https://we.tl/t-ad3e9y8pdp.
atlantis!.
Thank you Atlantis.
The security feature only relates to if you are using your mate's (or any one else's) JWPub account when going to the JW Org website. The letter said that the website will now recognize if a different device is being used to access it and will alert the account holder in case they want to change their password.
The best thing to do is only to access it with no account.as if you are an outsider.
i’m calling it folks, world war 3 looks like it’s a done deal.. belarus has entered ukraine, and nato is involved heavily, just not “boots on the ground”.. will there be a nuclear exchange?
i would have said no 5 days ago, now i’m not so sure.. how will this effect wt?
probably more of the same fear mongering..
I hope he is right. But I don't see any basis for saying so. Especially on a limited use of nukes. There was no divine intervention in Japan in August 1945. Nor was there any intervention during the 2400 or so nuclear tests, some of which had serious effects of some people.
On the other hand, God has outlined how history will generally turn out. (I recognize that not all here would agree with that or accept that as a possibility.) But I could see God stepping in if His agenda was threatened, nukes or no nukes.
It seems like to say that God would not allow any use of nukes is to paint the one claiming such a thing into a corner. An unwise claim.
As an aside, here is Fyodor Lukyanov's view of how the world has arrived at the present predicament over the last 30 years or so. (Given how things are going, I don't know how long this RT News article will stay available.)
i’m calling it folks, world war 3 looks like it’s a done deal.. belarus has entered ukraine, and nato is involved heavily, just not “boots on the ground”.. will there be a nuclear exchange?
i would have said no 5 days ago, now i’m not so sure.. how will this effect wt?
probably more of the same fear mongering..
A general nuclear exchange would be the end of civilization as we know it. Possibly worse than that in the longer term.
The US is incapable of stopping a Russian nuclear volley. It is possible that the US could take down a few weapons. But the Russians have the number available to easily overwhelm US defenses. The same goes the other way around. Russia has some very sophisticated air defense, especially around Moscow. But they would be overwhelmed by any US response.
Now I could see the current conflict in Ukraine resulting in some tactical nuclear exchange (but hope not). The Russians have a large advantage in numbers of tactical nukes. And Putin seems capable of such a thing. His Iskander medium range missiles are capable of hitting most military targets in Europe, and are both hypersonic and claimed to have a maneuvering warhead. Not likely that they can be intercepted with any surety. (Note also that many nuclear weapons systems have what is called, salvage fusing. They are designed to detonate even if they are hit.)
Putin has been preparing Russia's military with asymmetric capabilities to make up for the difference in defense budgets between Russia and the West.
In 10 minutes Putin could render Western Europe mostly devoid of any serious military capability, so that they would be incapable of threatening Russia for a long time to come. The question would be, how would the US (and Britain & France) respond. Any US response against the Russian homeland would also mean serious destruction in the continental US. In such a tactical strike on Western Europe, Russia might even leave Britain and France alone to let them think about their future.
I hope all this ends up being no more than theoretical chit-chat. But it appears that the world is already changed significantly in the last few days. What was a world economy has suddenly become two entrenched camps, East vs. West. And both sides appear to be feeling capable of sticking with their own viewpoint. This situation has been building for awhile. But we have now reached a new level of entrenchment. It's hard to see how things could return to the 'normal' we used to live with.
i remember reading somewhere a reference to ones at bethel being removed for suggesting that the governing body was the faithful and discreet slave, years before the org.
made this change.
am i wrong about this?
I think the WT reference you want is the w1981 3/1 p. 24, under the sub-title, “WHO REALLY IS THE FAITHFUL AND DISCREET SLAVE?” (Can be seen here.)
This article identifies the F&DS as "all anointed Christians as a group on earth at any given time during the 19 centuries since Pentecost." And it does so in typical WT cocksureness, as if the understanding were beyond questioning. And as if JWs themselves figured this out.
The article goes on to describe any who might disagree as attempting to "force an interpretation," and as being "self-deceived." It describes some of these 'forced interpretations' as including the idea that the F&DS only refers to "the leading ones."
It is a true propaganda piece, and with the change that happened in 2013(?), it is truly ironic. It, in a sense, prophecies that the GB are "self deceived." So there would be one example of a WT 'prophecy' that turned out to be true.
there's been a lot of talk among jws, that this is it with russia (king of the north) pushing and shoving against the (king of the south usa).
but look at the world map below on the link, and notice that usa is in the northern hemisphere.. meaning the king of the south must be none other than -----------argentina .
that's so funny that jws still can't figure it out that they are being conned to the max.
It should also be noted that the "king of the north" presented in Daniel 11 is always an individual. Somewhere around Dan 11:19 or 20 is where WT changes the interpretation of the "king of the north" as an empire.
this question has been presented many times throughout the years.
somewhat recently, there has been much talk surrounding the "bite method" :.
"bite” stands for behavior, information, thought, and emotional control.. some examples were thrown at me, such as the decisions of who we associate with, discouraging any worldy media, encouraging our brothers and sisters to report any of our misbehaviours to the elders, our rejection of criticism on the truth, shunning etc.. what do we think about this?.
Bobcat. I have wondered about the background music.
It is used to 'set the tone' of various parts of their videos. For example, when they have a video interview, you will inevitably hear background music. There is no need for this. They could just conduct their question and answer interview with the person or couple. But the background music that plays is intended to control how you feel about what is being said. And with WT interviews, everything that is said has been washed and scrutinized. You won't hear anything that is extemporaneous such as you might hear on a news interview. All such interviews are little more than propaganda exercises.
It is ironic that in years gone by the WT used to denigrate soap operas for their background music, which, admittedly, had the same purpose, to move you to feel for the characters. This might leave you feeling that a man was justified for cheating on his 'bad' wife. Now the WT is employing the same tricks.
I remember one elder who was interviewed during a KM school part about his college past. The interview followed the party line about higher education. But he admitted to me privately that he enjoyed his time in college. But you couldn't tell that from just listening to the interview.
Another time they wanted to interview a pioneer sister in our congregation about some experience she had with a Bible study using a certain book. Turned out the sister never used that book in the way the interview was supposed to demonstrate. But the brother conducting the interview was under pressure for the interview to demonstrate his outline point. In the end the sister made some sort of compromise that included ambiguous wording that was satisfactory to the brother conducting the part and the brother overseeing the convention parts. The sister was left with a somewhat bruised conscience.
It's all a great propaganda machine. And aside from the GB, everybody else is simply a cog in that machine.
this question has been presented many times throughout the years.
somewhat recently, there has been much talk surrounding the "bite method" :.
"bite” stands for behavior, information, thought, and emotional control.. some examples were thrown at me, such as the decisions of who we associate with, discouraging any worldy media, encouraging our brothers and sisters to report any of our misbehaviours to the elders, our rejection of criticism on the truth, shunning etc.. what do we think about this?.
To be fair, the word "cult" has become somewhat of a loaded pejorative, much like certain racially loaded terms. It might be more productive to use the term "high control group." Because of the loaded nature the word "cult" has taken on, a group's being a "cult" would more likely fall to the 'eye of the beholder,' rather than to any agreed upon definition
Also, regarding the BITE model, various groups, many of which are non-religious in nature, practice some form of the BITE model (more or less so). The military comes to mind. And a number of sub groups within the military are even more controlling, such as various elite style units. There are many ex-military people that regard the 'high-control' of the military to have had a beneficial effect on themselves. And many who have been in elite style units often regard their past with a high degree of pride. I was in such an 'elite' part of the military many years ago. The enforced 'control' during training was far beyond anything the WT does. Yet, one could see a beneficial aspect to it.
Having said all that, I do agree that the WT is indeed a "high control group." And they often practice their "control" in a very sophisticated (and somewhat underhanded) manner, not unlike how communist regimes would do with their populations. The WT seems to have mastered the art of manipulation. And I think their shift to audio/visual presentations will only increase that.
If one presently finds themselves within the WT organization, it is my opinion that much of the control can be lessened by learning to say "yes" or "no" without offering any explanation. (Mt 5:37) Also, learning to have a dismissive attitude towards peer pressure. Much of the WT's control is based on your not being able to do these two things.
If you have to listen to their video presentations, for whatever reason, if you listen from a physical distance so as to not be able to hear the background music they often employ, it will help to be able to accurately analyze what they are saying. Also, listen without watching. These two things eliminate a good part of their manipulative presentation.
the watchtower—study edition | november 2021. study article 47. how strong will your faith be?.
16 note the example of geydi, a sister from guatemala.
her husband, edi, was murdered as they were returning home from a congregation meeting.
What I always marvel at is the fact that all these photos are staged for the magazines. But listening to the comments about them you hear people describing them as if they were real. It's mind boggling. In comments about the pictures you hear people making a deep analysis of what they see in the picture, oblivious to the fact that every detail was orchestrated by whoever was directing the photo shoot.
Yet, if you pointed to a picture of someone smoking a cigarette in an ad with a smile on their face, they would immediately point out that this is planned by the advertisers.
since i am still "in" i "studied".
it takes all of 3 minutes to skim the article.
points;.
i was curious if anyone had/has any experience with the use of colloidal silver for antibiotic and/or wound healing?
a health food store clerk recommended this in answer to my question about such.. thank you in advance.. just as a ps, i have heard about the man who turned his skin complexion blue.
apparently he ingested large amounts and applied it all over himself for an extended period.
I was curious if anyone had/has any experience with the use of colloidal silver for antibiotic and/or wound healing? A health food store clerk recommended this in answer to my question about such.
Thank you in advance.
Just as a PS, I have heard about the man who turned his skin complexion blue. Apparently he ingested large amounts and applied it all over himself for an extended period. So I was more interested in any possible short term benefits (and natural alternatives if any).
