Posts by StarTrekAngel

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Watchtower Society and Science

by FusionTheism in

is the governing body's methods and practices all that much different from the way scientists work?.

some prominent scientists and big media in the 1970's were pushing imminent disaster from global cooling.

now its global warming and they all sweep the global cooling fiasco under the rug and act like it was just one or two rogue individuals.. other examples can be given: scientists being wrong on the eternal universe, black holes, whether eggs or coffee are healthy or harmful, presenting fake fossils, etc.

StarTrekAngel

Scientists don't work for people magazine. The source of the information may not be the problem. Just like the WTBTS, is the interpreter and editor who are the problem. Magazines have agendas too. This often happens a lot with news regarding nutrition for example. The scientists say something and present all of the assumptions they made in the study. The magazines throw the assumptions away and present the results as facts. Is nothing but another form of religion to grasp to one and only one source of information. If a particular scientific subject is dear to you, research all sides of the story.

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Revised New World Translation

by FusionTheism in

i just wanted to put it out there that i am actually truly impressed by the revised nwt.

i think it's an awesome bible version.. the only issues i have are that it should only have "jehovah" in the new testament when quoting the old, and the alternate translation of john 1:1 in the footnote should be in the main text..

StarTrekAngel

One key change to the revised translation is the removal of the beginning of John chapter 8. Remember the good old "Whomever is free of sin, let him cast the first stone?" That part is conveniently gone from the revised version.

Also Mark Chapter 16, where Jesus adds to the commandment of preaching the good news by saying "This signs would accompany those who believe, you will expel demons, cure sickness, etc" and much more.

Those are very inconvenient paragraphs for the JW core doctrine. Forgiveness in the face of proven sin and the performing of miracles as proof of your backing by Jesus.

Is also notable that even smaller words have profound effects in the change of rhetoric. We could all see the video where brother Lett speaks of our responsibility to "uphold" the oneness of the spirit rather than "observe" the oneness of spirit. He says it himself, the new revised edition shows us we have to do more than merely observe. He claims we have a responsibility to share in keeping unity. (unity over biblical truth, that is)

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Fornicate and keep quiet, is it possible for a Governing Body member?

by John Aquila in

do you think any of the members of the governing body have at one time in their lives committed an immoral sex act but never confessed?

remember leo greenlees.

fornication, adultery or something else?

StarTrekAngel

One of the elders in my congregation follows an 18 year old porn start in facebook. Someone from Spain who posts pictures of the backstage of her movies. Plus posts updates of things like "traveling to Barcelona, going to the bathroom to masturbate"

I know he had a hard time being appointed elder and I saw a letter in one of the computers where they had to clarify something to the CO before he was confirmed elder. I am not sure what they were referring to but the letter pointed to a "misunderstanding".

In my own judgement, I am pretty sure this man abuses his wife emotionally. You can read in her face.

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WT started using the internet in 1997, brother said

by StarTrekAngel in

so brohter (not elder or anything but many years active) had to give talk this week.

talk related to how jehovah gives abilities to people thru the spirit.

started off with the mention of how god told moises to build the tent and gave people the abilities to work wood, stone, etc.

StarTrekAngel

So brohter (not elder or anything but many years active) had to give talk this week. Talk related to how Jehovah gives abilities to people thru the spirit. Started off with the mention of how God told Moises to build the tent and gave people the abilities to work wood, stone, etc. He then went on to mention the amount of work that goes on the publishing work, finalizing with the new TV broadcasting, etc. One of his quotes mentioned how the society launched their first website in 1997, to provide publications , etc. He forgot that in 1997, watchtower.org was nothing more than a placeholder. It had nothing in it. He also forgot to mention how the internet was demonized for many years. Oh poor brother, he is a bit old after all. May be losing his memory.

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Govening Body and JWN

by John Aquila in

do you think any members of the governing body visit this site-jwn regularly?.

how about the heavies in the organization, like the writers, lawyers, and other who work at headquarters?.

for all we know john aquila could be a member of the gb..

StarTrekAngel

My prediction has been (and I wrote briefly about it in another old thread) that this new craze of JWdotORG is a transitional move. One that will serve two purposes.

1) separate themselves from the old WT style approach

2) pave the way for a new teaching. One that can not, in any way, be justified with simply "new light". JW will not longer stand for Jehovah bur rather Jesus' Witnesses. Any dumb ass can read the bible, believer or not, and realize that is the center of the new testament.

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Funny conversation with my kids today

by StarTrekAngel in

so my 11 year old kid comes up today during breakfast and tells me.... my friends at school are playing this new game.

they balance a pencil over something else and then they put a paper under the pencil with the words "yes" and "no".

they then ask "charlie, charlie, are you in the room?".

StarTrekAngel

So my 11 year old kid comes up today during breakfast and tells me...

My friends at school are playing this new game. They balance a pencil over something else and then they put a paper under the pencil with the words "YES" and "NO". They then ask "Charlie, Charlie, are you in the room?". Then pencil will then move to answer the question and if he is in the room, he will answer any questions you have.

All in the mean time, I was preparing my answer to my kid, thinking I was going to have to remove the scare

Kid continues: Grandma told me that I need to stay away from those kids. That is I even seat too close to them, something is going to happen to me that is going to make me kill myself or others. Like a daemon will posses me.

(Some pause. I am almost ready to open my mouth)

Then kid goes: But I am not scared about that. How would it be possible for the ghost to answer "NO" (as in I am not in the room) if he really isn't there? That's a lie

That's when I knew everything was ok. I told them that reminded me of the times we've gone in field service, knock on a door and then hear the parents yell from the back to their kids "Tell them we are not home!!"

From the mouth of babes!

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How Much Do Circuit Overseers Make Under the Table, and is it Taxable?

by Tazemanian-devil in

i was thinking about green handshakes, and i knew my wife and i personally would try to slide at least $100 each c.o visit to the c.o.

if we were low on cash, we'd never hand him less than $20.

how many of such handshakes does he receive in a weeks time?

StarTrekAngel

The question isn't so much as to how much they make, but as to how much MORE they makes vs what they spend. This people have very little expenses. In the grand scheme of things, we can pretty much consider them expense-less. They are fed almost everyday when in assignment, which is pretty much every day of every week. They don't pay rent or mortgage. As far as I know, in our circuit, brothers and sisters rotate in doing the cleaning of the house as well as the yard work. I think the only expense I know they have here is their clothing and whatever little thing they bring into the house. Like decorations, some furniture, etc.

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The Crappy piano music Replacement has begun

by 1tMakesNoSence in

im typing this while i'm sitting on the toilet in the kingdom hall to just skip a few seconds of the mumbling.

they read a letter just now they have started to replace the kingdom melodies with the orchestral versions.

all and all to make it look and sound better to the people outside.. id have to say though, that piano music sucks measuring up to church music.

StarTrekAngel

I remember many years ago I asked why the difference. Why was it that the assemblies songs were different from the KH songs. I was told specifically by one of the elders that because the group was smaller, it was easier to follow a single piano music, and that way you could read the notes on the book (like everyone is a music teacher). I guess that explanation is out the window.

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Video based indoctrination for children

by StarTrekAngel in

last night at the meeting we watched the "jehovah will help you be bold" video.

just another piece of propaganda to get children to recruit other children.

i was just reading another thread discussing the other video (where they guilt trip kids to give money) and i recalled a something from the video we watched last night.

StarTrekAngel

Soon they will say they pioneered, or even invented, the technologies that gave way to the existence of the internet.

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Video based indoctrination for children

by StarTrekAngel in

last night at the meeting we watched the "jehovah will help you be bold" video.

just another piece of propaganda to get children to recruit other children.

i was just reading another thread discussing the other video (where they guilt trip kids to give money) and i recalled a something from the video we watched last night.

StarTrekAngel

No. What they are doing is showing that they no longer care about the adults. The future is being forged right now, in the young minds. They know the old ones would not leave easily. Too much invested. Too much dissonance. They know most of the walking out is happening in the younger generations. They are creating brand loyalty. Just like Mrs Lappe said in her videos. Is an investment in futures.