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  WT Society Makes Light of Child Abuse Crimes by Portraying them as Cartoons

  by flipper in

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  i commented on this on another thread- but i believe this has enough importance to create a thread about this situation in and of itself.

  at the current district convention as you know the wt society released a " sophie & caleb " video allegedly warning parents about the dangers of child abuse.

  they don't really use the words " child abuse " in the video - but just say if " someone tries to touch you in a manner you aren't comfortable with " and portray it as a cartoon !

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  flipper
  

  And the CARTOON portrayal is what has my blood boiling here. They portray the molester as some kind of a half ass blob that looks like the Tasmanian Devil from the Warner Brother cartoons.
  

  I thought yesterday the same.

  The crime statstic shows, that very much (I don't know the exact percentage) molesters are well known by the children. So I thought:

  WHY don't they show this? WHY they show this "tasmanian devil" instead of a real person, known by the child, maybe called "uncle" by the child?
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  Oral Review for May-June

  by James Jack in

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  2. bible

  pixel, atlantis, anybody have the oral review for may-june 2015?.

  thanks .

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  Why don't they just call it a review already!? What's with the "oral"? Stumbling.

  A long time ago this review was BOARDal - now it is oral.

  As a born in I remember the old time, when every person in the KH became a little board and the questionnaire. Then there was a long time silence in the KH and everybody tried to get the answers for himself written down *crazy time*
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  My field service group leader wants to meet me

  by Powermetal4ever in

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  2. friends

  he kind of invited me to a barbecue or something, and asked if my parents wanted to come along as well.

  it felt really awkard, i mean i am 20++.

  i was sceptic, so he told me he would send me a sms about an other fitting day instead.i probably didnt look too happy about that either, so he told me that maybe he could invite some other in the group.

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  Powermetal4ever

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  But I dont want to go, absolutely not, dont know what I am gonna talk about...

  I need to get an excuse or something, any advice?

  Why make a statement (excuse)?
  

  Just "No".

  Would you make a statement with a "Yes"?

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  For me it was very hard to learn this - just to say NO - without any excuse.
  
  
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  JWs now distribute Christian Rock (soft) music videos!

  by freein2004 in

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  2. beliefs

  https://youtu.be/qxcft4hbyam.

  this is from the june broadcast.

  it was introduced during the last ten minutes or so of the broadcast.

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  SoCal101

  ....And what is up with the girl and her screwed up make-up?!

  It's Thanaka, a distinctive feature of the culture of Myanmar (formerly Burma)

  
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thanaka

  More about here: http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/245843/2013-yearbook-jws-weird-cover-photo
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  this weeks bible highlights: Jehovah slaughters his own people to teach David a lesson

  by nowwhat? in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  from 2 samuel 24. i am so mad at myself for not making a comment how could anyone explain this away?

  then after he slaughters 70,000 he then feels regret?

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  That's how the GB explain it:

  *** it-2 p. 765 Registration ***

  David’s Calamitous Registration. A registration taken toward the end of King David’s reign is also recorded, one that brought calamity. The account at 2 Samuel 24:1 reads: “And again the anger of Jehovah came to be hot against Israel, when one incited David against them, saying: ‘Go, take a count of Israel and Judah.’” The “one” who did the inciting is not there identified. Was it some human counselor? Was it Satan? Or even God? First Chronicles 21:1 helps to answer the question, saying: “Satan proceeded to stand up against Israel and to incite David to number Israel.” That rendering in the New World Translation agrees with the Hebrew text and with translations into Greek, Syriac, and Latin. It is also consistent with the renderings in other translations.—AT, NE, RS, JB, Mo.

  However, as the footnote at 1 Chronicles 21:1 points out, the Hebrew word sa·tanʹ can also be rendered “a resister.” Byington translates it “a Satan”; Young’s translation reads, “an adversary.” So it is possible that the “one” moving David to decide on the calamitous course was a bad human counselor.

  Interestingly, a footnote at 2 Samuel 24:1 shows that this text could be rendered: “And again the anger of Jehovah came to be hot against Israel, when he incited David against them.” The translation in The Bible in Basic English reads: “Again the wrath of the Lord was burning against Israel, and moving David against them, he said, Go, take the number of Israel and Judah.” Hence, some commentators consider that the “one” or “he” who incited David to take the census was Jehovah. His ‘anger against Israel,’ according to this view, predated the census and was due to their recent rebellions against Jehovah and his appointed king, David, when they followed first ambitious Absalom and then the good-for-nothing Sheba, the son of Bichri, in opposition to David. (2Sa 15:10-12; 20:1, 2) Such a viewpoint could be harmonized with the view that Satan or some bad human counselor incited David if the incitement is viewed as something that Jehovah purposely allowed, as by removing his protection or restraining hand.—Compare 1Ki 22:21-23; 1Sa 16:14; see FOREKNOWLEDGE, FOREORDINATION (Concerning individuals).

  On David’s part, there may have been wrong motive due to pride and trust in the numbers of his army, hence a failing to manifest full reliance on Jehovah. In any case, it is clear that on this occasion David’s chief concern was not that of glorifying God.

  
  
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  Why Do The Demons Love Mexico?

  by minimus in

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  the mexicans must be pretty bad, right?

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  Why Do The Demons Love Mexico?

  They like the Titty Twister Bar -

  I know the answer - thince I saw the film "From Dusk Till Dawn".
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  No shorts or printed T-shirts when making ready the stadium before the RC

  by Powermetal4ever in

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  2. friends

  just heard the stupidest thing ever on this weeks service meeting: it was regarding the volunteers for cleaning the stadium before rc.

  they are not allowed to wear shorts or printed t-shirts .but hey its summer!

  its gonna be warm!

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  OzGirl

  Can I wear Spandex and coloured socks?

  Yes, if you OVERLAP them with moderate ones
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  Interesting article considering what's happening begging for money in the congregations

  by JakeM2012 in

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  2. scandals

  http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/14/us/sunday-stickup/index.html.

  i thought this article had some interesting interesting comments including this, "if a pastor or church leader has ever told you that the bible commands christians to tithe or give 10% of their income; hit you up for multiple offerings during one service; made you march up front to give; asked you to donate to a mysterious "building fund" or give a "first-fruit" offering; or even given special recognition to big givers in your congregation, lee and other pastors have a message for you:.

  you are getting played.. these rituals, they say, violate new testament teachings about how and why people should give.

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  Point three for me too:

  "Now he watches a widow get devoured -- she is giving everything to a religious institution that he has already shown is not worthy of her," Albertson writes in an essay, "Rethinking the Widow's Mite."

  "This is not a heartwarming story of a generous giver," he says. "This is a heartbreaking story of exploitation."

  I never saw it this way.

  Thanks to JakeM2012 for posting this article.
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  Who's will is it?

  by freemindfade in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  in our super cappy fallacious public talk today.

  i kept hearing "we do jehovahs will" "do jehovahs will" "not our will...jehovahs" there was a lot of crap in the talk to be irritated by.

  but this got me thinking.... if you are required under penalty of death!

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  Jehova holds a gun to my head and says: "Do my will - or you will die."

  No free will at all.
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  "Keeping up with Jehovah's Chariot"

  by FusionTheism in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  clarified understandings / new light of the past 7 years or so:.

  * the faithful and discreet slave is only the governing body and only since 1919.. * the faithful slave was appointed in 1919 by jesus but it will not receive its greater authority until the judgment of the sheep and goats.. * charles taze russell was not part of the faithful and discreet slave.. * there was no slave for 1900 years before 1919.. * there may not have been any anointed during those 1900 years, but it's possible there were a few.. * 1935 was not the cut-off date for the selection of the anointed-- this selection is still ongoing.

  * 1935 has no special biblical significance.. * 1918 has no special biblical significance.. * gog of magog is not satan, but is a coalition of nations, who may be ruled by the mysterious king of the north.. * there is no evil slave class.

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  @ The Searcher

  Thanks