Posts by markweatherill

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It's that time - 'When Uranus and Jupiter meet' - how long before WW III?

by was a new boy in

it took 117 days in 1914 from when uranus and jupiter met on march 4, till the start of ww i on june 28,1914.. another conjunction today; 117 days from today is aug.16, 2024.. .

https://www.astropro.com/features/tables/geo/ju-ur/ju-000-ur/ju000ur6.html.

https://avoidjw.org/archive/magazines/1900-1909/.

US SOLE DISSENTING "VETO" VOTE ON UN COUNCIL TO PREVENT PALESTINIAN UN MEMBERSHIP!!!

by Golden4Altar in

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us sole dissenting "veto" vote on un council to prevent palestinian un membership!!!.

the obvious wickedness of usa .

on world wide display!.

markweatherill

Here is the UN's statement, for clarity.

UN press release

Algeria's draft resolution provided an opportunity for political posturing by those inclined that way, and nothing more.

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The org. Came out with a Christmas song!!!!

by nowwhat? in

holy nativity batman!

on jw broadcasting.

final song for this year's convention.

markweatherill

The cover of the convention invitation has Jesus looking like he can't believe it either.

There's so much to unpack from this! I mean this is a paradigm shift.

The joyless, plodding, funereal melody of the song is a clue that watchtower wants to be clear the birth of Jesus, while being Good News that brings Joy to all mankind, is not in itself something joyous or to be celebrated. Just follow that line of thought!

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"Vaccines are filthy pus" - said the "faithful slave"

by BoogerMan in

"death after vaccination: rhhe dayton, ohio herald, contains a picture of a beautiful little girl and the following pathetic account of what happened as a result of filling this little one’s veins with filthy pus, in place of the pure blood which god made to circulate there.

" .

from golden age, march 24, 1926. https://jws-library.one/?file=data/1926/g_e_19260324/g_e_19260324.html#bookmark22.

markweatherill

What Makes All Vaccines So Dangerous?

I guarantee the questioner is not asking this from within an iron lung.

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Weekend

by surprised2bhere in

can anyone tell me what the livestream/recorded talk is that is happening in uk this weekend?

went to memorial to please family.

now been invited to this!

markweatherill

Maybe this is the 'secret recording' mentioned in another thread?

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SECRET RECORDING 14TH APRIL:RALPH WALLS: MORE CHANGES ARE COMING!

by raymond frantz in

secret recording 14th april:ralph walls: more changes are coming!.

( broadcasted to all british congregations today).

https://youtu.be/owg4bqj7pd0?si=yvfpkkos_qoy9u10.

markweatherill

Can anyone confirm if this talk is the same one Ralph Walls gave in 2005 to the 119th Gilead graduation?

The speaker who introduces him has an odd accent, I noticed. Not trying to be ultra suspicious of the veracity of this recording or anything.

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I think I know what the GB is doing

by HowTheBibleWasCreated in

read:.

but if ever that evil slave says in his heart, ‘my master is delaying,’b 49 and he starts to beat his fellow slaves and to eat and drink with the confirmed drunkards.

hmm... let's see is anyone on the governing body a strict master and a drunkard?

markweatherill

In the parable, the servant is either a 'faithful and discreet slave' or an 'evil slave'.

But there can't be both! If the slave is being evil, then he has turned from being faithful and discreet.

See the July 2013 study edition.

But of course, a hypothetical 'evil slave' is probably thinking to himself 'What a faithful and wise servant I am!'

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'Socky' - April 2024 broadcast

by joey jojo in

watched a revision of this broadcast on youtube.

im not sure ive ever seen a more cringe-worthy exchange than between david splane and his good buddy 'socky'.. socky told us the story that he read the book 'what has religion done for mankind?

' (1951) when he was 10 and he 'knew' it was the truth.

markweatherill

Cringeworthy, yes, and maybe just a little homoerotic.

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Quality of jw.org translation?

by Wonderment in

someone asked the following question to an artificial intelligence (ai) website:.

how does the most translated website ensure accuracy of translations?.

answer: .

markweatherill

I suspect that 'ensuring accuracy of translation' is important, but not half as important as 'ensuring conformity with doctrine'.

I joked with an elder on my doorstep that the next revision of the NWT will replace 'Jehovah' with 'Jehovah, and his Organisation'. But all I got was a blank look.

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George Orwell's characters in Animal Farm describe Jehovah's Witnesses

by enoughisenough in

posting a link to the animal farm movie on youtube.

in the comment section, you will see comment on similarities between the animals and jw.

i watched the movie and i thought, this so reminds me of the jw.

markweatherill

Well, at least Orwell knew how to write a nice happy ending:

In 'Animal Farm', Napoleon navigates a difficult but rewarding journey to better himself and his companions, rising to the top of a successful business and building an ideal society along the way.

In '1984', we see the painful descent of Winston Smith into apostasy, and his subsequent rescue by loving brothers, culminating in the adjustment of his attitude and return to full citizenship and happiness.