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Janet's Law
Janet's Law requires public and nonpublic schools k-12 to have automated external defibrillators or AEDs onsite and establish emergency action plans for responding to sudden cardiac arrest event.
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The 5 W's of Janet's Law
Janet Zilinski was an 11 year old cheerleader died from cardiac arrest. This caused the initial wave of support for AED defibrillators to be placed at school grounds.
Does anyone need to be trained to use the AED or be certified in CPR?
"A school district or nonpublic school shall be deemed to be in compliance with this requirement if a State-certified emergency services provider or other certified first responder is on site at the event or practice"
This means a coach, athletic trainer, or any other licensed staff member.
An AED must be placed onsite in an unlocked location with an appropriate sign to identify it. It should be accessible during the school day and any other time an athletic event, including practices is taking place. The defibrillator needs to be "within reasonable proximity of the school athletic field, as applicable.
AED.com Tip
We believe that reasonable proximity can be defined as any AED that can be retrieved and used within 90 seconds. For every minute that passes the chance of survival decreases 10 percent. Assuming the average person runs 5 miles per hour, in a lifesaving situation, an AED would need to be placed in a known position approximately 325 feet away from the epicenter of the SCA event to make sure the person is shocked in 90 seconds.
The defibrillators need to be tested and maintained according to the manufacturers operational guidelines. If an AED is used, the proper reports must be made.
Janet's Law about onsite AED defibrillators on school grounds also mandates that schools "shall establish and implement an emergency action plan for responding to a sudden cardiac event including, but not limited to, an event in which the use of an automated external defibrillator may be necessary."
Janet's Law Emergency Action Plan Guidelines
Your school's emergency action plan must contain these items:
- A List of at least 5 faculty members with CPR/AED certifications from a qualified source
- Detailed procedures on SCA events
- Calling 911
- Starting CPR
- Get and Use an AED
- Assisting rescue reposnders on finding the sudden cardiac arrest victim
Your school needs to have these measures in place by September 1, 2014.
That's easy; AEDs save lives.
The Easy Road To Janet's Law Compliance
As with any new purchased of a product with this level of involvement, a considerable amount of education is needed to make a smart decision. Blake Barclay is our representative for the state of New Jersey. He holds CPR and AED certifications and can answer all of your questions. He can be reached through this link.
Here's What we suggest:
You can find your AED by searching our site AED.com. Feel free to use our chat software or telephone to get some extra help.
We have experience with complying with and exceeding the expectations of state law when it comes to AED program management or what the newly passed Janet's Law refers to as "tested and maintained according to manufacturer's operational guidelines" It is a program called Enpro and it will save you much time and stress.
Lastly we ask that you consider joining our new program called Heartshield. Heartshield is a program started to raise awareness of AEDs on business, schools, and university property. By putting our badge on your site, you can show visitors you are ready to meet and beat a Sudden Cardiac Arrest. A clicked badge will take them to your schools customized Heartshield page which shows a clean simple design outlining your rescue steps, CPR/AED certified responders, and most importantly an interactive map of where your AEDs are placed. You can learn more by watching the video at http://www.aed.com/heartshield.


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American Indian and Alaska Native Tourism Assocation Conference
Posted by deborahmclaren on October 8, 2008
Last week I joined people from across the US in Couere D'Alene, Idaho for the AIANTA conference 2008 "Tribal Tourism: Culture and Commerece." For more information about AITANTA go to http://www.aianta.org. I joined Kathy Aplan, the Director of Oglala Lakota College's TV Production Program (unfortunately Juanita Lindsay of White Earth Land Recovery Project was unable to join us) to give a presenation about "How We Tell Our Stories: New Media, Technologies, Tourism and more." You can download a copy of the power point presentation from this weblog.
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The best broadband deals in December 2017
Find the best broadband deal for you
Finding the best broadband internet deals is no easy task – there are so many options. Do you need superfast fibre broadband? Should you go for a cheap broadband only deal for less than £20 per month, or add TV and phone plans to your internet package?
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BT Unlimited Infinity 1 | 18 months | Up to 52Mb | Line rental inc. | £29.99 upfront | £31.99pm + £100 reward card
BT remains the most popular broadband provider around and it's easy to see why. There's the small matter of the £100 Reward Card that you can spend anywhere Mastercard is accepted. And BT's entry-level super fast Infinity fibre stands out because of the lightning fast speed that you get – up to 52Mb, which equates to roughly 6.5MB per second! Standard broadband is £8 less a month. Total cost of 12 months £605.81
Virgin Media Player Bundle | 12 months | Up to 100Mb | Weekend calls | 70+ channels | £20 upfront | £30pm
Virgin Media is still the only broadband company that can offer pulverising 100Mb broadband speeds. And its current best value package throws TV into the mix as well, with a 500GB TiVo box and 70+ regular and HD channels. Be warned, the price goes up to £48 a month after the first year. Total cost of 12 months £380
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TalkTalk TV Plus with Fast Broadband | 12 months | Up to 17Mb | Inc. line rental | 30 extra entertainment channels | £25 upfront | £25.95pm
TalkTalk is usually a fair bet for reasonably priced broadband, and this TV and internet package is no different. The £25 at the start accounts for the TV box that let's you record, pause and rewind. As well as the usual Freeview channels, there are 30 extra channels including Sky 1, Sky Arts and National Geographic. Total cost of 12 months £336.40
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Virgin Media Mix Bundle | 12 months | Up to 100Mb | Weekend calls | 150+ channels | £20 upfront | £46pm
For an extra £16 a month to Virgin's cheapest deal above, you can double the channels and start to get some really juicy television. Sky 1 and Sky Living will appear on Virgin's upgraded V6 box, as well as the likes of MTV, TCM and Cartoon Network – so something everyone. It's just gone up by a quid a month, but it has added six months of Netflix access. Total cost of 12 months £572
View this broadband deal from Virgin Media – or call 08000-492-102 to order by phone
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Sky Broadband Unlimited | 12 months | Up to 17Mb | Line rental inc. | £19.95 upfront | £18 per month + £50 Mastercard
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Vodafone Unlimited Fibre 38 | 18 months | Up to 38Mb | Line rental inc. | FREE activation | £25 per month
More famous for its Vodafone mobile deals, the company has some great prices on broadband, too. Unfortunately, the killer £20 per month offer has now come to an end, but it's still the cheapest fibre optic internet provider around. And assuming you already have a BT Openreach phone line like most households, there isn't a penny to pay upfront. Total cost over 18 months £450
What broadband speed do I need?
Superfast fibre broadband may sound appetising, but it may not be necessary for your home – especially if you want to cut costs. It could be worth considering slower, cheaper ADSL instead.
Broadband speeds are represented in megabits per second, or Mb. Crudely speaking, the more Mbs, the faster the broadband speed. But remember that the advertised speed is the maximum and doesn't necessarily represent the actual speed you'll end up getting. That varies depending where you live.
0-25Mb This entry-level broadband speed is transmitted via an ADSL connection to your nearest BT exchange. The equivalent to around 2.1MB per second, It should be fast enough for small households where only one or two people are using the internet at once. Be aware that if you stream TV, you may experience the odd interruption.
25-50Mb Where Virgin led the way, the rest followed. Now every big provider offers rapid fibre broadband. This is the sweet spot between fast speeds and good value and just the ticket for a family household where four or five members are all streaming, downloading and surfing at once.
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Roughly speaking, 90% of UK homes now have the option of connecting to fibre broadband. But if you have your heart on Virgin Media fibre plans, it's more like around 60%.
What contract length should I go for?
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On the opposite side of the spectrum, some providers now offer short term rolling contracts. Virgin Media, for example, have 30 day plans for commitment-phobes. The downside is you'll be expected to play a larger setup fee.
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Will I have to pay anything upfront for broadband?
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Excellent Kungfu Birthday Parties
If you have a birthday coming up, you should consider Excellent Kungfu for your next birthday party. We have a very professional setup, and experienced Instructors to provide you with the best birthday party experience possible.
Please request the preferred date as early as possible to ensure availability. Our birthday parties are held on Saturdays or Sundays for 1 hour and 30 minutes. As far as guests are concerned, the more the merrier! We can accommodate up to 20 children of all ages in our large facility. The parents may watch if they would like to stay.
Our Excellent Kungfu Instructors will provide an Olympic level Martial Arts demonstration. This demonstration will include weapons, advanced spinning kicks, advanced extension kicks, scenarios and much much more! Followed by the grand finale of the birthday boy or girl breaking multiple boards with their own techniques! This engages the guests and gets them excited to learn Kungfu !
We follow our Kungfu demonstration with a brief Kungfu lesson. This is just a beginner's trial class and we will simply teach the guests how to make a fist, how to punch, how to kick and do some drills according to what they've just learned. This enables the guests to try Kungfu in a fun and stress free environment.
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The focus of the hearings will be Trump's July 25 phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.
"According to a rough transcript of the call released by the White House, Trump asked Ukraine's president to launch an investigation into Biden and his son," a story on the ABC News website stated.
The ABC story stated that a White House official who listened to Trump's Jul 25 phone call to the Ukrainian president described the call as "crazy" and "frightening" and was "visibly shaken," according to the intelligence official who filed the formal whistleblower complaint.
Since the July 25 call, Zelenskiy has asserted that there was "no blackmail" associated with the July 25 phone call. Democrats in the House of Representatives are alleging that the Trump administration withheld nearly $400 million in aid to the country in exchange for an investigation into former Vice President Joe Biden, a Democratic presidential candidate, and his son, Hunter.
Republicans in the House have circulated a lengthy memo that says people need to take Trump's state of mind during his phone call with Zelenskiy into account and understand the context, the ABC story stated.
The ABC story quoted the memo as saying, "This context shows that President Trump has a deep-seated, genuine, and reasonable skepticism of Ukraine and U.S. taxpayer-funded foreign aid, independent of and proceeding any mention of potential investigations of Ukraine's interference in the 2016 elections or Hunter Biden's involvement with Burisma, a notoriously corrupt company."
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Tipperary GAA Scene – 17th July 2018
By PRO Joe Bracken
Depending on the result of this Saturday's last round robin game between Limerick and Kilkenny in Semple Stadium at 3pm, the Tipperary minor hurlers will play their Electric Ireland All-Ireland Semi-Final match on the weekend of 28/29 July. If it is Saturday 28th, the throw-in time in Croke Park will be 3pm. If it is on Sunday 29th, throw-in time will be 1:30pm also in Croke Park.
Galway are already through with 2 wins out of 2 in the round robin series so Saturday's game between Limerick and Kilkenny will decide who goes forward with the Tribesmen to meet either Tipperary or Dublin in the semi-finals.
Tipperary will meet Galway in the Bord Gais Energy All-Ireland Under 21 Hurling Championship Semi-Final in Cusack Park, Ennis on Saturday August 4th at 2pm. Extra time will be played if necessary.
Cork will play Wexford in the other semi-final at 4pm in Nowlan Park on the same day.
There are 2 Tipperary Water County Hurling League finals down for decision on Sunday next, July 22nd. In the Tipperary Water Hurling League Division 1, Borris-Ileigh and Nenagh Éire Óg meet in Toomevara while in Division 3 at Drombane, Knockavilla-Donaskeigh Kickhams will play Sean Treacys. Both games are down for 12noon throw-in time and extra time will be played if required.
Divisional honours are also up for grab this weekend with finals in the South and Mid. The Clonmel Oil South Senior Hurling final between Mullinahone and Killenaule will take place in Clonmel Sportsfield on Sunday evening next, July 22nd with a 7pm throw-in.
Elsewhere, in the Mid the Gleeson Quarries Mid Senior Football Final takes place this Friday evening, July 20th in the Ragg at 7.30pm and it is a repeat pairing of the past 2 year's finals with Loughmore Castleiney taking on Upperchurch Drombane.
Round 2 of the county senior hurling, intermediate hurling and the Seamus O Riain Cup will take place over the weekend of the August 12th.
Round 2 of the county senior football and intermediate football championship will take place over the weekend of August 19th.
If clubs wish to bring forward their game in round two of the hurling and football championship, they may do so by agreement with their opposition and county CCC.
To keep up to date with all fixtures and results please checkhttp://people.gaa.ie/club/tipperary/
Congratulations to the Tipperary senior camogie team who defeated Offaly 1-14 to 2-10 in the Liberty Insurance Senior Championship Group 2 last Saturday.
Best wishes to the team as they will play their round 5 fixture against Dublin on Sunday next, July 22nd in Parnell Park with throw-in at 2:30pm.
Commiserations to the Tipperary Ladies Football team who lost 3-13 to 2-10 against Kerry in the TG4 All-Ireland Senior Championship Group 1, Round 1 match last Saturday.
This Saturday July 21st, in Group 1 Round 2, they play Donegal in Castlerea, Roscommon where throw-in is at 2pm and best wishes to them this weekend.
Congratulations to all the winners in the July GAA draw held in conjunction with Cappawhite GAA Club in Armshaws Bar, Cappawhite last Friday night. First prize of a Skoda Octavia / Renault Megane or €15,000 went to Mary Clogher with Tipp New York the promoters. Second prize of €5,000 or a holiday went to Bertie Callanan with Knockavilla-Donaskeigh Kickhams the promoting club.
Just two weeks now to Team Tipperary GAA Race Day at the Galway Races on Monday, July 30th. This is our fourth Galway Races venture continuing very successful outings for the past 3 years.
The Galway Races Summer Festival is renowned as a premier and most colourful racing festival. While it is a major sporting event, it also appeals to a much wider audience than just the racing fans. With the Killanin Stand Suites, there is something for everyone whether you are entertaining family, friends or business clients. This is the ideal format for mixing business with pleasure, whilst surrounded by the atmosphere and excitement that is the Galway Races.
Development plans for 2018 and onwards are in progress and the Team Tipperary GAA Race Day is now firmly established as a successful fundraising venture. A new car park in Dr. Morris Park for 200 cars has been completed and is a wonderful addition to the facility. Planning is being submitted too, hopefully by mid-2018, for new facilities in the Kinane (Old) Stand as part of the Centre of Excellence adjacent to Dr. Morris Park.
We are also supporting LIT on their Thurles Campus plans which are well advanced for a new all-weather pitch which will be a welcome addition to Gaelic games in Tipperary and further afield, so exciting times ahead.
If you or anyone you know is interested in racing, or just a good day out and who might take a seat or two or a table and support our fundraising efforts, please contact Tim Floyd, County Secretary, 087 2591747 email@example.com for bookings and further details.
The GAA Kelloggs Cúl Camps are still continuing at several clubs across the county and run each day from 10am to 2.30pm each day at the various locations.
Experienced and trained coaches, under the wonderful guidance of the Games Development Committee will provide fun activities in the realms of Football, Hurling, Camogie and Rounders at each location.
Information concerning all areas in the GAA will appear in this section in the future. If you wish to include any item of interest in future articles, please e-mail at email@example.com on or before 3.00pm on Monday. Visit the Tipperary GAA web site at http://tipperary.gaa.ie to keep up to date with all the latest news in Tipperary GAA circles.


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Gold prices rose on Tuesday, giving up earlier losses as weakness in U.S. Treasury yields helped lift prices for the metal for a second day in a row. "Gold is awaiting more clarification on the US/China trade front," said James Hatzigiannis, senior strategist at Long Leaf Trading Group. "Until there is a clear indication straight from the US or China on the trade deal, gold will just hang out at this level for the time being." On Tuesday, December gold rose $2.40, or 0.2%, to settle at $1,474.30 an ounce.
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Exhibition reflection
The exhibition was such a fun and interesting experience and I think everyone had a lot of fun doing it. I really liked the way I worked really hard and put all of my effort in my exhibition so when the exhibition day came around I was really proud of myself. But I wish I had maybe dug a bit deeper for my action because I think for my action I only covered the surface of my action. So I think now even though that exhibition is finished I think that I can still take a bit of action with my exhibition topic. I still need to work on researching some minor things about my topic to be a real expert so I can know mostly everything about my topic. What helped me understand my topic was the interview I wanted to do with an expert in my topic and she really helped me the most through this experience and I'm really happy she helped me because I think that without her I wouldn't understand my topic as much as I know it now. I am most proud of my research that I've been doing for a really long time. I think that the work and research that I did really paid off. It will be easy to remember how my action would work because it was pretty easy for me and I think that was one of my highlights of my exhibition. One of the most tricky part of this whole exhibition would be researching as well because it took a really long time to 100% understand. But I'm happy that now I understand everything that I have researched for the past 6 months. Exhibition was one of my highlights of this whole year and I'm happy that it's over but I'm also really sad. I think that this was a new and fun experience.


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Last weekend I had company – one of my Age of Sail friends was visiting Edinburgh, and we went to the Georgian House, which is another of these things I've somehow never got round to doing.
I do seem to have been on a bit of a New Town kick lately, and this is the heart of it – one of the places they lit up when they did the Georgian Shadows show, in fact.
I didn't get round to taking many photos, and my camera was playing up a bit, but I did manage a few.
The parlour was the sitting quietly room, with the comfortable chairs and the bookcase, but my favourite thing was the barrel organ – which when you look inside is exactly like the turn-the-handle music boxes you get today, only on a larger scale.
And it knew how to play the Fairy Dance, along with a handful of other tunes which are still familiar today.
The drawing room, also on the first floor, was the party room – big and empty enough for dancing.
You started at the top of the house and worked down, and we found it a bit odd that the sitting rooms were upstairs and the main bedroom downstairs!
It made sense to have the dining room on the ground floor, though, because downstairs again was the kitchen, so it meant that the food didn't have so far to come. I was impressed by their array of pots and pans, and especially by the jelly moulds.
Also down here was the well stocked wine cellar.
And then we wandered off to drink tea and talk about George Heneage Dundas and Christy-Pallière and other mutual friends, which was nice!


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Domestic Violence is now recognised as a serious and widespread problem in Australia impacting the individual, their family unit and the community at large.
Husband or Wife, Mother or Father, Child or Teenager – Everyone has a right to be safe from any type of violence.
Yet there are many people who do not seek help for a myriad of reasons. Often the case is that victims are fearful of breaking up and leaving the family unit, especially when there are children involved. Sometimes the thought of attempting to escape can be too daunting. Others don't consider leaving because they do not believe that their circumstances amount to any real domestic violence.
Physical violence is a commonly known form. However domestic violence has many forms including Sexual Violence, Emotional Violence, Financial or Economical Violence. Social Violence – such as limiting one's ability to make independent decisions about their social life or a partner who controls where you go and with whom – can be categorised as domestic violence.
In some relationships, domestic violence is a long standing feature lasting many years. In others, domestic violence arises when one partner first raises issues about unhappiness in the relationship or when parties separate.
If you are in an abusive relationship, whether you are married or in a de-facto relationship, it is important to know and understand that there avenues for support in New South Wales (Domestic Violence Line 1800 656 463) and Nation-wide (1800 RESPECT – 1800 737 732).
Significantly, there are legal actions available. Our Family Law Lawyers can advise you on how to obtain an Apprehended Domestic Violence Order – commonly referred to as a restraining order – to protect yourself and your children. Additionally, we can assist you with the aspects that follow the breakdown of a relationship including parenting and property arrangements. At Matthews Folbigg we combine our legal advice with practical solutions to assist you with breaking free from domestic violence while safeguarding you, your children and your financial assets.
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Mail art by Orlando Nelson Pacheco Acuna (Provincia de Cautin, Chile)
May 30, 2019 - Mail artist Orlando Nelson Pacheco Acuna of Chile sent a wonderful envelope with material related to recent blog discussions about the popularity of zines and add & pass sheets. I do not believe he is a member of the IUOMA but he is an active mail artist whose work can be seen many places on the net. First, I think the zine is wonderful and love the calligraphy:
Here are some sample pages, but I won't reproduce the entire zine:
The zine is devoted to the great Chilean author Gabriela Mistral.
We are very impressed that one of the mysterious E's Fan Club add & pass sheets traveled from its source (France?) to Chile and arrived at its final destination at the humble but grateful Mink Ranch. (Apparently this took two years!)
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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42844727070497703922020-02-28T19:53:11.279-05:00Saved From The Watchtower - JW.ORGTo help humble and honest hearted ones know The email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4284472707049770392.post-71622328355000285772015-05-28T13:15:00.000-04:002015-05-28T13:15:26.172-04:00A Brave Young WomanExposing abuse and corruption is never easy, especially when so young:

Please take the time to watch and share the above video. Thank firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4284472707049770392.post-76827857751801953442015-05-17T12:38:00.000-04:002015-05-18T08:05:31.417-04:00More Donation Money RequiredGoverning body member Stephen Lett, showcased and utilizing televangelism on the JW Broadcasting site, May 2015 edition, denying 'they' ask for money, moments before he asks (albeit indirectly) for money, makes for an embarrassingly obvious hypocritical liar:

http://tv.jw.org/#video/VODStudio/pub-jwb_201505_1_VIDEO

It's a fine demonstration of being like any other money grabbing religious charlatan, and is truly one of the "spiritual" leaders of Jehovah's Witnesses.

Yes, the Supreme Being of the universe needs your money; give generously and please them Him, indeed. "Listen, Obey, and be Blessed" has never sounded so good to some...Especially for those who are leading the firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4284472707049770392.post-22639551481742487072014-10-08T12:52:00.000-04:002014-10-22T12:29:56.934-04:00TV.JW.ORG - A Hip And Cuddly Watchtower RebrandingWhat can we stream from the net today?

Catholic Broadcasting - http://www.catholictv.com/

Baptist Broadcasting - http://sugarcreek.tv/

Christian Broadcasting - http://www.streamingfaith.com/

Trinity/Christian Broadcasting - http://www.tbn.org/

Mormon Broadcasting - http://www.mormon.org/videos

And now...

Jehovah's Witnesses Broadcasting - http://tv.jw.org/

As the self-proclaimed 'celestial chariot of God' plays catch up with the other religions of the world, the re-branding and relatively new marketed Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society's religion, distances itself even further from its embarrassing "Watchtower" associated history and pushes forward with its 'JW.ORG' moniker.

Those who have the experience of being a part of the organization in the 1990's and earlier will recall the outright bad-mouthing and demonizing of the internet and broadcast media evangelizing.

However, desperate times call for desperate measures. So, Jehovah's Witnesses, welcome to a modernization, in part, by immersing into the religious multimedia club; as the Society's business leaders try to make the religion appear less antiquated and more mainstream.

Will it work, or will it backfire to an extent? Time will tell. History has shown many will continue to toe the line, regardless of any change the leaders implement and the flip-flopping on many issues.

Additionally, to aid in the Orwellian world the Watchtower Society provides to its sheep regarding its past, they've only made available online, literature from the year 2000 and newer, while having discontinued CD-ROMs containing older Watchtower produced publications filled with hypocrisy and contradictions.

In an age of information though, the opportunity for ignorance to remain and the overlooking of facts occurs less, especially in First World nations, as do tolerance for those who continue to perpetrate a fraud. Nonetheless, the 'social club' aspect of a book publishing company turned real estate money making machine may retain its loyal followers.

Furthermore, the emotional and mental hold, the investment of one's life and resources, may have reached or will reach a tipping point email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4284472707049770392.post-90391587478483622242014-07-22T09:57:00.000-04:002014-07-23T09:22:51.006-04:00JW.ORG Children ActivitiesThe Watchtower Society knows exactly what they're doing respecting the impression it tries to leave with young ones. Their Governing Body approves publishing children storybooks and/or activities that may deeply and profoundly affect the mind, including decision making abilities.

Who can forget "My Book of Bible Stories" with the picture of the flood, and the mother holding on to her baby about to die a drowning death due to not heeding the warning of going to and remaining inside the Watchtower organization controlled Jehovah's Witnesses ark?

Lot's wife was also a prominent story in that book with a well illustrated picture of her turned into a pillar of salt, situated in a backdrop of fire destruction, while Lot and his daughters who obeyed the Watchtower Jehovah, and did everything exactly the way the Watchtower Jehovah stated, were saved.

It builds fear as earlier as possible regarding leaving the Watchtower organization. Children see the deaths of the mother and her baby and Lot's wife vividly illustrated which can place in their mind (sub) consciously, "If I leave Jehovah's Witnesses, this will happen to me (at Armageddon)", much stronger than just words on a page.

Some of the latest Watchtower Society's BITE model actions include the following coloring activity geared towards young children on JW.ORG :

It's argumentum ad metum or argumentum in terrorem - an appeal to fear, the fear mongering tactics employed that is par for the course when it comes to...

Behavior control
Information control
Thought control
Emotional control

All for and from the organization of Jehovah's firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4284472707049770392.post-31303166462053991272014-06-12T10:45:00.000-04:002014-06-12T11:03:52.550-04:00Dogs - Appropriate for Jehovah's Witnesses?The Watchtower teaches that Jehovah's Witnesses do not celebrate birthdays in part due to a couple of tragedies during two of them, which therefore places them under a negative light in God's eyes.

If such select reasoning from the Bible places birthdays in unfavorable light, how about pets? Specifically, let's consider dogs.

We will see how dogs are often viewed, whom they are associated with and are they appropriate then for Jehovah's Witnesses?

Straight from their 2013 revision of the Bible provided by the Watchtower Society:

Isaiah 56:10 - His watchmen are blind, none of them have taken note. All of them are speechless dogs, unable to bark. They are panting and lying down; they love to slumber.

Psalms 22:16-21 - For dogs surround me; They close in on me like a pack of evildoers, Like a lion they are at my hands and feet. I can count all my bones. They look on and stare at me. They divide my garments among themselves, And they cast lots for my clothing. But you, O Jehovah, do not remain far away. You are my strength; hurry to help me. Save me from the sword, My precious life from the paws of dogs; Save me from the mouth of the lion and the horns of wild bulls; Answer and save me.

Proverbs 26:11 - Like a dog that returns to its vomit, The stupid one repeats his foolishness.

Philippians 3:2 - Look out for the dogs; look out for those who cause injury; look out for those who mutilate the flesh.

Revelation 22:15 - Outside are the dogs and those who practice spiritism and those who are sexually immoral and the murderers and the idolaters and everyone who loves and practices lying.

From their own Bible, dogs are often placed in a negative light with unfavorable connotations and associated with those who are liars, idolaters, murderers, sexually immoral and practice spiritism.

From the Watchtower's own version of the Bible using their reasoning, Jehovah's Witnesses should be more concerned with avoiding or having dogs as pets, if they are drawing any sort of conclusion to avoid birthdays from the email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4284472707049770392.post-68156664278078664262014-05-22T14:00:00.002-04:002014-06-10T09:39:34.902-04:00Real Estate And The New Donation Arrangement The Watchtower Society's sold properties in recent years include:

360 Furman Street = $205 million
67 Livingston Street = $18.6 million
89 Hicks Street = $14 million
169 Columbia Heights = $50 million
50 Orange Street = $7.1 million
165 Columbia Heights = $4.1 million
161 Columbia Heights = $3 million
183 Columbia Heights = $6.6 million
105 Willow Street = $3.3 million
34 Orange Street = $2.825 million
Bossert Hotel = $81 million
67 Remsen Street = $3.25 million
173 Front Street, 177 Front Street, 200 Water Street = $30.6 million
117 Adams Street, 55 Prospect Street, 175 Pearl Street, 81 Prospect Street, 77 Sands Street, 90 Sands Street = $375 million

TOTAL = $804,375,000 in real estate property sales.

The Watchtower Society has also recently arranged for congregations to survey and collect a form indicating a pledge amount publishers commit to in writing that would be donated monthly, in cooperation with a new donation arrangement.

There have been a few letters sent to the elder bodies concerning this arrangement, including a four pages one, in which only the first page was read to the congregation. The three pages that followed laid the groundwork for the below "adjustments".

In the letter dated May 12, 2014, and shared among the Elder Body alone, it directs:

In part, it stipulates:

1. Each congregation is allowed to keep 2-3 months of operating expenses in the bank.

2. A maximum amount of $5000 per Kingdom Hall in additional reserve.

3. The only other items permitted to be consider and have money set aside is for other already agreed to resolutions such as: The Kingdom Hall Assistance Arrangement, The Traveling Overseer Assistance Arrangement, and now this new arrangement which is completely restructuring finances.

Surplus in the bank is to be sent to the Watchtower Society and not saved by the congregation. This was covered on page 3 from the letter dated March 29, 2014 (Again, only page 1 was read to the congregation):

The Governing Body has referred to the above restructuring of finances towards a so-called "Kingdom Hall and Assembly Hall construction program". They are taking practically all of the congregations' saved and surplus money in addition to setting up (indirect) tithing with its members.

Please, Jehovah's Witnesses - WAKE UP!email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4284472707049770392.post-59287818914291249662014-05-01T13:55:00.001-04:002014-05-01T13:57:12.643-04:00Appointing Power And ResponsibilityThe following letter dated April 22, 2014 was recently read to all congregations of Jehovah's Witnesses from their Governing Body:

Oddly enough, it has taken decades for Jehovah's Holy Spirit to reveal to the Governing Body this scriptural precedent of having traveling/circuit overseers perform appointments and deletions of Ministerial Servants and Elders directly for the congregations.

Or is the reason due to what was once viewed as power and control by the Governing Body has become a liability.

Indeed, by placing the responsibility of appointment and deletions into the hands of Circuit Overseers, issues like Elders and Ministerial Servants sexually molesting or even raping children cannot be traced directly back to the Governing Body as the ones responsible for appointing and retaining such individuals within the congregation.

Rather, the finger points and accountability reaches to the height of the Circuit Overseer only; whereas now the Governing Body can once again wash its hands clean of responsibility.

The Governing Body is not only retreating in their previous prominent physical location to a more secluded and isolated area, they are also trying to minimize and reduce their accountability towards congregational issues.

Truly these are spiritual leaders of integrity and self-sacrifice, are they email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4284472707049770392.post-81572297503354809852014-04-04T16:20:00.000-04:002014-04-04T16:20:06.240-04:00The Gilead ExperienceFrom a friend as an open letter to all...

"I was in the 119th class of Gilead in 2005. From the time I graduated, it was another year or so before I resigned. In that time, all the pieces came together.

JW's are taught and conditioned to respect their visible leaders, even though they pay lip service to Jesus as their leader. I got to see the 'pecking' order, and after I graduated, briefly joined it. My status shot up to an all time high. I was respected, even loved, because I went to Gilead and went to Africa. I thought that would be nice, although when I actually went through it, it really offended me.

Sorry for the above rambling/prelude. The whole point of this is how JW's use and understand the bible. You see, on a very fundamental, foundational level, the Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses (GB) don't use the bible the way JW's teach it at the door. I learned at Gilead that for the "mature" ones who "dine on solid spiritual food" (i.e. the highly indoctrinated zealots), the bible is all about "Christs brothers". Please note that when the Watchtower says "Christs brothers" they mean the GB. They mean the leadership. They mean, be obediant to us, or you will be diobediant to Jehovah... and his son, whats his name?? Jesus!

It is little wonder that this is the last thing one learns as they start studying with JW's. It starts with paradise, living forever, Jehovah, Jesus, living a moral life, loving the congregation, replacing your family with the congregation, THEN, after you have developed some level of infatuation with this group and have undergone a sufficient amount of love bombing, you are introduced to the highly doubtable concepts of congregation authority, how Jehovah mysteriously rules through Jesus and this group of men Jesus inspected in 1918 and found them superior to every other Christian group on the planet.

If you buy it, you want in, you get baptized. But remember, you are still new, still a babe, still "immature". All of this is code for: One who is not ready to really study and accept how the leadership of Jehovah's Witnesses use the bible to their own self serving means.

It means you are still a babe to the fact that JW's really teach that practically ALL "faithful" OT charecters from Noah and Abraham through Elijah and Elishah and David to Hezekiah are prophetic of the Presidents of the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society. The one I refer to the most is as an answer to one of the questions on a Gilead test, Elijah prophetically pointed to Judge Rutherford, Elisha pointed to N H Knorr. That is my favorite, that is when I realized I was mislead. But to be fair, JW's teach that most all of these characters refer to the leadership of Jehovah's Witnesses, the Governing Body. (GB)

"Mature" JW's is a misnomer. It has nothing to do with maturity. That is code for "willingness to believe whatever you are taught, and to follow whatever the GB says, even if they change back and forth on doctrine in a god-dishonering fasion." Mature ones are impatient with the immature for questioning what they are taught. Mature ones become elders, ministerial servants and pioneers more quickly because they blindly obey. To question, esp after any period of time elapsing after baptism, means you are "immature".

Of course, this is all so self serving within the group. Another layer of indoctrination and peer pressure to keep everyone in line. Gilead "taught" me this. I learned that within the GB world view, it is scriptural to be nutty about anything the WT says, but to leave your brother cold and miserable and naked if they disagree with a teaching or doctrine.

I know that there are some who don't and won't believe what I just said. That is their right. There will always be some people who are susceptible to high control groups and cults. But to those who were raised as JW's, to those who for some reason accepted and bought a bill of goods that they found wasn't real, they should know the truth about "the truth". They should know how cynically the bible is used by the leadership of this group to their own ends.

They should know that to the Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses, the bible isn't about you. It isn't about Jehovah. It isn't about Jesus. Its all about them, the Governing Body, "Christs brothers", the Faithful and Discreet Slave. It's all about them, for them, and it is a sham. They are as prophetic as dead skin. THAT is what I learned at Gilead. THAT is what the bible is all about to the leadership of Jehovah's Witnesses."email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4284472707049770392.post-11698467915334845782013-10-07T20:14:00.000-04:002014-07-22T13:24:21.116-04:00A New Bible - The Revised 2013 New World TranslationA revised, New World Translation Bible has been released to Jehovah's Witnesses, during their Annual General Meeting this year. This 2013 revision is supposed to make for a better, easier reading in a modern English language.

However, there is much more to it than just that. They have catered verses and manipulated others (Even more so than the previous edition) to suit their teachings and agenda.

Some more noteworthy aspects include the complete removal of Mark 16:9-20 and John 7:58 thru 8:11 from the Gospel accounts.

A softer, kinder 'Father', Jehovah is presented that does not promote women to be raped or treated like property. For instance, Numbers 31: 17, 18 as presented in the previous revision from 1984 states:

"And now kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman who has had intercourse with man by lying with a male. And preserve alive for yourselves all the little ones among the women who have not known the act of lying with a male."

In the 2013 Revision it now states:

"Now you should kill every male among the children and kill every woman who has had sexual relations with a man. But you may keep alive all the young girls who have not had sexual relations with a man."

This provides the opportunity for Jehovah's Witnesses to believe and promote that they have a better picture of how loving Jehovah is and only those other (false) religions state from their (false) Bibles that God wanted the virgins to be taken by the men. Their organization has increased light and understanding.

To promote the Watchtower's teaching of Jesus dying on a stake instead of a cross, they have changed the scripture in John 19:6. In the previous 1984 edition, the verse reads:

"However, when the chief priests and the officers saw him, they shouted, saying: "Impale [him]! Impale [him]!"  Pilate said to them: "Take him yourselves and impale him, for I do not find any fault in him."

In this new 2013 revision, they changed the scripture to suit their doctrine better:

"However, when the chief priests and the officers saw him, they shouted: "To the stake with him! To the stake with him!" Pilate said to them: "Take him yourselves and execute him, for I do not find any fault in him."

Additional manipulation to verses includes the Watchtower Society replacing previous listings of 'older men' to 'elders' to harmonize with their congregational arrangement.

Further along those lines, the term 'loose conduct' has been replaced with 'brazen conduct', which has been defined to the elders essentially as the going against anything the elder's state or implement.

It provides greater latitude to the body of elders to make judgments as they see fit towards, not just the actions, but also the attitude of a Jehovah's Witness. They have the potential to become more authoritarian and control the congregation better.

The Watchtower Society even managed to slip in their business originating term of 'governing body' into the 2013 revision of the New World Translation under the highlights section for Acts chapter 15, on page 1459:

It marks another change to the Bible to give support to the Watchtower Society ideas and practices towards Jehovah's Witnesses; specifically, that such a group existed back in the first century and that the current spiritual leaders of the Watchtower Society (A few men who sit at headquarters), are carrying on that legacy.

The Watchtower Society promotes on the surface what may appear to many, if not most Jehovah's Witnesses, just a better and easier to read Bible. The reality is this 2013 revision is one that has been further manipulated from their own prior translation in an appeal to authority to promote their agenda and teaching with little regard to original texts, despite their claims to the contrary.

The leaders of the organization of Jehovah's Witnesses want to control the information and manipulate emotions with this updated Bible, which in turn will impact the follower's behavior and thinking. All to the praise and honor of the organization...'Praise the Watchtower you email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4284472707049770392.post-73074155260053786502013-07-24T10:48:00.000-04:002013-07-24T10:52:29.183-04:00Errant Beliefs - Part ThreeWhether you believe Jehovah's Witnesses are God's chosen people, the only 'true' Christians, just another religion, a high level control group, or a cult, the fact is conscientiously or not, the practices and methods of Jehovah's Witnesses incorporate usage of the BITE model found and employed within high level control groups and cults.

The BITE model describes various controls over human behavior, information, thought and emotion.

In a series of postings to this blog, eight points will be briefly highlighted – one per post - concerning errant beliefs in respects to cult and high level control group involvement.

POINT THREE: "He Has The Right To Believe What He Wants To Believe."

Some think they should not interfere due to the above perspective. Truth is, members may seem to be exercising their own free will, but this is an illusion.

When people in a controlled environment are subjected to psychosocial influences - like group conformity or behavior modification techniques - they can be manipulated into accepting a completely different belief system.

For anyone born into a belief system - religious, political or other - there comes a time when they should challenge and test assumptions. This process applies not just to cult members - It is a necessity for all mature, responsible people.

Source: Chapter 5 - "Freedom of Mind: Helping Loved Ones Leave Controlling People, Cults, and Beliefs" by Steven Hassan

email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4284472707049770392.post-32995366075607374292013-06-10T16:06:00.000-04:002013-06-10T16:06:58.972-04:00A House DividedJehovah's Witnesses, which one is it?

When is the Watchtower Society correct?

"No one should be forced to worship in a way that he finds unacceptable or be made to choose between his beliefs and his family." - Awake July 2009, Page 29.

Or

"Really, what your beloved family member needs to see is your resolute stance to put Jehovah above eveything else - including the family bond." - Watchtower, January 15, 2013, Page 16.

It is impossible to uphold both statements. To try and do so would be hypocritical.firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4284472707049770392.post-67286167583552104872013-05-24T14:12:00.000-04:002013-05-25T19:38:05.481-04:00Abandoned and New TeachingsIf you have read the July 15, 2013 (Study Edition) Watchtower as a Jehovah's Witness, it means the following to you:

-The Watchtower Society had previously asserted that a Faithful and Discreet Slave Class has been in continual existence since the first century. That has been abandoned.

-CT Russell was a member of the faithful slave and passed on the 'truths' of the Faithful and Discreet Slave into modern times. That has been abandoned.

-The Watchtower Society has always taught that the Faithful and Discreet Slave is all anointed ones on earth. That has been abandoned.

-The Watchtower Society had rejected the idea in the past that the Faithful and Discreet Slave is a small, elite group in the Organization (See March 1, 1981 Watchtower, pp. 24-26). Now, it teaches precisely that idea, and calls what it used to reject as "apostate" thinking, "new light". That is new.

- The Faithful and Discreet Slave is now exclusively the Governing Body (A few men residing at the Brooklyn headquarters). That is new.

-The Watchtower Society used to teach that Jesus came invisibly in 1918 or 1919, inspected the Bible Students, chose them and appointed them over all his belongings. This has been abandoned.

-The Watchtower Society now teaches that Jesus appointed Rutherford as the first Faithful and Discreet Slave member in 1919, and appointing them over all his belongings will not happen until he arrives in the future. That is new.

-The Watchtower Society used to teach that only the anointed were part of the domestics. This has been abandoned.

-The domestics are made up of both the anointed and great crowd. This is new.

Essentially, the Watchtower Society has abandoned core doctrines it has held as absolute truth from God for decades - some close to 100 years - and, without admitting it, is now teaching those doctrines were false, replacing them with new beliefs.

email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4284472707049770392.post-49856707815854380602013-04-04T13:18:00.001-04:002013-04-04T13:22:13.245-04:00Mormon DiscreditingThe Watchtower Society often attacks and attempts to discredit the beliefs and teachings of various religions. In the February 1, 2013 issue of the Watchtower magazine, on page 9, it prints the following point that bothered a Mormon concerning their faith:

"I dug deeper into the teachings of my faith and also consulted with responsible Mormon Church leaders. I was told that the answers to my questions involved mysteries that one day would be solved as the light became brighter".

There could not be a clearer case of the pot calling the kettle black.

Fact is Jehovah's Witnesses are taught the same thing. Indeed, constant "new light" is always coming through the Watchtower Society's primary indoctrination tool the Watchtower magazine.

Perhaps the Watchtower should focus more on the Bible and less on attacking the faith of individuals, especially passages such as:

Matthew 7:3...
"And why do you look at the speck in your brother's eye, but do not consider the plank in your own eye?"
[New King James Version]

firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4284472707049770392.post-78664827461046474062013-02-05T09:06:00.000-05:002013-02-05T09:11:58.435-05:00Errant Beliefs - Part Two
Whether you believe Jehovah's Witnesses are God's chosen people, the only 'true' Christians, just another religion, a high level control group, or a cult, the fact is conscientiously or not, the practices and methods of Jehovah's Witnesses incorporate usage of the BITE model found and employed within high level control groups and cults.

The BITE model describes various controls over human behavior, information, thought and emotion.

In a series of postings to this blog, eight points will be briefly highlighted – one per post - concerning errant beliefs in respects to cult and high level control group involvement.

POINT TWO: "He's An Adult, We Have No Right To Interfere."

Many say this about not helping a cult member. However, if a friend or family member questions his right to interfere, remind him that his love gives him the right to be concerned.

If a loved one is under the influence of destructive influence, relatives and friends have the right and the obligation to take steps to undo the process.

Once the cult member has an opportunity to learn about and recognize the features of destructive cults, and meet with former members and critics, he will be in a position to make an informed decision.

Source: Chapter 5 - "Freedom of Mind: Helping Loved Ones Leave Controlling People, Cults, and Beliefs" by Steven Hassanfirstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4284472707049770392.post-55182044547484481782013-01-28T11:36:00.001-05:002013-06-11T09:53:33.609-04:00Elders' View Is God's ViewThis past Sunday's study article in Kingdom Halls had the organization talking out both sides of its mouth again. However, instead of the typical contradiction paragraphs, several articles apart, or even between different publications, this came from paragraph 16 on page 30 of the November 15, 2012 Watchtower magazine:

"In accord with Jehovah's will, Christian elders have been entrusted with the responsibility of handling cases of wrongdoing in the congregation. These brothers do not have the full insight that God does, but they aim to make their decision harmonize with the direction given in God's Word under the guidance of holy spirit. Hence, what they decide in such matters after seeking Jehovah's help in prayer will reflect his point of view"

So elders "do not have the full insight that God does", but when making a decision they "will reflect his point of view".

In other words, "Elders are imperfect men and are not inspired. However, since they say a prayer and ask for God's holy spirit, they are telling you exactly what Jehovah would say on the matter".

Here's a simple flow chart for it:

Jehovah's Witnesses Elders --> "Prays to God on Matter" --> Elders' View = God's View

Note, the paragraph does not say it "will help them reflect" or it "will assist to adjust theirs to a godly view". Rather it "will reflect" God's point of view.

The elders decision is power, control, and unquestionable authority from the sheep. After all it is God's point of view and not a human one...According to the teachings of Jehovah's email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4284472707049770392.post-7025531673603747002012-10-11T10:13:00.002-04:002012-10-12T14:03:59.678-04:00Faithful and Discreet Slave RedefinedFor decades, the 'Faithful and Discreet Slave', at times referred to as the 'faithful and discreet slave class', has been known to Jehovah's Witnesses as comprising of everyone who is anointed with God's spirit. This will now become "old light" for Jehovah's Witnesses, despite the fact that it was still very much supported by the Watchtower Society for decades and discussed in current magazine articles.

Recent Watchtower magazines have testified:

Watchtower November 1, 2007, page 30, paragraph 12:

"... all of the anointed ones living on earth at any given time constitute 'the faithful and discreet slave' that Jesus said would provide timely 'food' for his 'domestics'."

Even as recent as 2009 it states in June 15th Watchtower pages 22-24 when posed with the question:

"Do all anointed Christians on earth share in providing spiritual food?"

"No. All who are anointed with God's spirit are part of the faithful and discreet slave class, but those making up the Governing Body oversee the spiritual feeding."

The problem with the above - at least a problem for the Watchtower leaders, known to Jehovah's Witnesses as the group of men who make up the "Governing Body", was seeing the number of Jehovah's Witnesses claiming to be of the anointed ones on Earth as partakers at their Memorial celebration increasing; along with some becoming vocal about being equal "slaves" to Christ and not some anointed seen as more 'special' or 'blessed' than another especially regarding doctrine and teachings.

Some of the anointed ones actually came together outside of the jurisdiction of the current Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses to try to rectify some of the teachings and issues within the organization.

Consequently, the few men leading the Watchtower Society have taken additional measures to ensure that their word is final and the only word that is unquestionably coming from God. During the 2012 Annual Meeting recently held the "new light" (or new way of interpreting some select scriptural passages) is as follows:

• The Faithful and Discreet Slave was NOT appointed at Pentecost 33 C.E., meaning that there has not been a continuous line of members of the Slave Class on the earth down through the ages. The Slave Class was only appointed for the first time by Christ in 1919.

• The Faithful and Discreet Slave is a small group of anointed brothers during Jesus' presence serving at Watchtower Headquarters who are directly involved in the preparing and dispensing of spiritual food. The individual members of the Governing Body are not the Faithful and Discreet Slave. They only act as the Faithful and Discreet Slave when they are working as a collective body in making decisions regarding the dispensing of spiritual food.

• The "domestics" of Matthew 24:45 are all those who are fed spiritually by the Governing Body, whether of the anointed or "other sheep".

• The events described in Matthew 24:46, 47 now refer to Jesus coming during the Great Tribulation and giving the Governing Body their reward in heaven along with the rest of the anointed.

• The "belongings" of Matthew 24:47 refer to all of Christ's heavenly and earthly interests.

• Despite founding the Watch Tower Society, Charles Taze Russell was not part of the Slave Class because he was not alive and serving at Headquarters when Christ made his selection in 1919.

The above changes are huge to both the history and the fundamental understandings of the organization.

The Faithful and Discreet Slave as decreed by the Watchtower Society is now only the few men who sit on the Governing Body. They are the first and last word - officially - on anything to do with doctrine, teachings and understanding of God and the Bible. No other anointed member has a say or input. Their claim is God has chosen them solely as the Faithful and Discreet Slave.

All other anointed ones now are basically just like the other sheep, but having a heaven reward instead of an earthly one according to Watchtower teachings. This silences and puts a figurative gag on all other members of Jehovah's Witnesses who claim to be of the anointed and tries to provide any input regarding the organization. They are only a 'Domestic' and should follow the Governing Body just like the 'other sheep' of Jehovah's Witnesses do. Truly and officially, they are all sheep just following the direction of their leaders on the Governing Body.

As the last point shows, the organization has distanced themselves far from their foundation. They claim Russell was not of the anointed class and the class was merely taking shape in his days. This covers over a number of transgressions and any questioning of the history of the slave from the early days of the Watchtower Society and even prior to that. The Watchtower Society in effect is ignoring (Or selectively ignoring) anything prior to 1919, as it had nothing to do with them or the spiritual leadership of the organization at the time. How this doesn't contradict and logically flow as Russell was the first president leading and starting the organization will probably be covered in future magazine articles.

In part, it is a cleanup job to re-write or discount unanswered or confusing beginnings of the organization while trying to make it more convincing as to why their teachings and beliefs or so much different now from their humble beginnings, and why such changes are appropriate with the excuse of "new light".

Sadly many, if not most, Jehovah's Witnesses will probably either ignore or overlook the changes, to say even less about realizing the significance of it. The Watchtower Society leaders continue to tighten their grip and control of the members. Ironically, more than ever, the organization of Jehovah's Witnesses are becoming 'officially' more structured like the Catholic Church - oh, the irony. Watchtower Headquarters is the equivalent of the Vatican for Jehovah's Witnesses.

Nevertheless, belief is powerful. It can be surprising what people will swallow when their whole worldview is at stake. For Jehovah's Witnesses they are indoctrinated to not question or go against the 'Faithful and Discreet Slave' – Not to go against the organization or its leaders.

The Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses are ensuring the members fully understand you never question them and only their interpretations should be followed. Others claiming to be of the anointed class under Jehovah's Witnesses do not matter – they are truly just another member being instructed like the rest...

Following the Governing Body means following God - Very sad, but also very true to the worldview of Jehovah's Witnesses; even more so since the leaders have redefined the Faithful and Discreet Slave to their firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4284472707049770392.post-28286080464005072072012-10-02T10:04:00.000-04:002012-10-05T08:43:22.603-04:00FruitageI just came across some tragic news today. This is absolutely and completely terrible and horribly devastating. My deepest sympathies and warm thoughts to those impacted by this tragedy - Especially to those who were closest affected by it.

I will implore those who think there is some 'good' within the organization of Jehovah's Witnesses to please think long and hard about that 'good'. The 'good' is either superficially, fake, phony, counterfeit or/and can be found elsewhere.

If you can honestly say you have personally examined and experienced the thousands of Christian denominations, some of which make the same claims as Jehovah's Witnesses, then you will know that there is truly nothing special or particularly unique about the organization, despite their propaganda to the contrary.

There is though a 'bad', an 'evil' that is ever so rampant, practiced as well as supported by its millions of followers by means of the interpretations and teachings of the Watchtower.

This 'bad' this 'evil' that is not an exception has happen and continues to happen many times over to those who were members is real, is undeniable and shows what is at the core of the Watchtower's fruitage. It is not love. Any love is trumped and superseded by guilt and fear. An organization that thrives off fear, superficially coated in an artificial love that becomes evident and abundant once a member leaves or is removed from the ranks.

Shunning is by far the most evil, manipulative and abusive device employed by the Watchtower Society and enforced by Jehovah's Witnesses. It breaks up and divides families along with sometimes driving those impacted to mental instability, chronic depression, and extremely sad in some cases, like Eric Reeder – known to many as Oompa – Suicide.

Oompa, I am so, so sorry your pain and hurt was more than you could bear any longer due to the shunning you experienced…May you finally be resting in peace.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67A0Imd6dng

Keep Yourselves In God's Love (2008), Appendix, How To Treat A Disfellowshipped Person:
"Is strict avoidance really necessary? Yes...Loyal Christian family members do not look for excuses to have dealings with a disfellowshipped relative not living at home...Bible principles on this subject apply equally to those who disassociate themselves from the congregation."

Our Kingdom Ministry, August 2002, Page 4, paragraph 12:
"Benefits of Being Loyal to Jehovah: Cooperating with the Scriptural arrangement to disfellowship and shun unrepentant wrongdoers is beneficial."

Watchtower, July 15, 1961, page 420:
"...in order to hate what is bad a Christian must hate the person with whom the badness is inseparably linked."

Watchtower, November 15, 1952, page 703:
"The law of the land and God's law through Christ forbid us to kill apostates, even though they be members of our own flesh-and-blood family relationship."firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4284472707049770392.post-46982702350377213252012-09-25T13:12:00.000-04:002012-09-25T15:54:17.188-04:00Errant Beliefs - Part OneWhether you believe Jehovah's Witnesses are God's chosen people, the only 'true' Christians, just another religion, a high level control group, or a cult, the fact is conscientiously or not, the practices and methods of Jehovah's Witnesses incorporate usage of the BITE model found and employed within high level control groups and cults.

The BITE model describes various controls over human behavior, information, thought and emotion.

In a series of postings to this blog, eight points will be briefly highlighted – one per post - concerning errant beliefs in respects to cult and high level control group involvement.

POINT ONE: "Why Should I Do Anything? He Says He's Happy!"

Many people say this regarding not helping a loved one escape a cult. Members of the Heaven's Gate cult each made videotaped farewell statements that explained why they had decided to leave their vehicles-i.e., their bodies- and commit suicide. All of them claimed that they were exercising their own free will, and that they were happy to die.

It is unwise to accept at face value a cult member's words that he is happy. In a cult, happiness is often redefined as sacrifice or suffering. Happiness in Heaven's Gate was overcoming individuality and human nature and suicide was redefined as advancing to the next level. Ingesting fatal pills with applesauce and vodka, and placing plastic bags over their heads was seen as a necessary stage of the metamorphosis. The cult identity was happy to die. But, this cult identity was deliberately concocted to suit someone else's aims. It does not represent the whole individual. You might tell those who are taken in by the cult identity to look behind the smiling mask. When the member says he is happy, the cult self is doing what it has been taught to do.

Source: Chapter 5 - "Freedom of Mind: Helping Loved Ones Leave Controlling People, Cults, and Beliefs" by Steven firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4284472707049770392.post-2481402889272811452012-08-17T14:36:00.000-04:002012-08-17T21:34:32.303-04:00Missing Meetings at the Kingdom HallVery often the Watchtower Society along with convinced supportive Elders, Ministerial Servants, Pioneers, and even the 'average' publisher cites Hebrews 10:24, 25 for reason as to why members of the organization need to be at the Watchtower Society's weekly arranged meetings. Quoting from that scripture – direct from The New World Translation – it states:

"And let us consider one another to incite to love and fine works, not forsaking the gathering of ourselves together, as some have the custom, but encouraging one another, and all the more so as YOU behold the day drawing near."

The verses are extremely familiar to many Jehovah's Witnesses. What may not be as familiar is the actual meaning and intent.

If one was to do the research, including understanding the context of the verses, it has nothing to do with formal meetings of worship.

What the verses are relaying is Paul's encouragement to Jewish Christians who were still very zealous for and still felt the need to follow the Old Covenant. They consequently were withdrawing socially from other Christians who came to the realization that they were not under such Law. Paul is simply admonishing adherers of the Old Covenant not to avoid such social gatherings because doing so would result in "forsaking the gathering of ourselves together".

Conclusively then, the verses are absolutely void of any proof text to support attending and being a part of the Watchtower Society's formal organized sessions of instruction and indoctrination, including their weekly meetings, along with conventions and assemblies of Jehovah's Witnesses.

If anything, the verses are indirectly suggesting something Jehovah's Witnesses are taught through the Watchtower to be strongly against and avoid; that is to fellowship with Christians who do not believe the same as they firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4284472707049770392.post-44542165389503033692012-08-13T12:23:00.000-04:002012-08-14T16:03:10.719-04:00Daniel Flip-Flop BeliefThis past Sunday at conventions and Kingdom Halls, Jehovah's Witnesses were instructed through the June 15, 2012, Watchtower. Interestingly, the Watchtower Society went back to an old favorite regarding the statue described in the Bible book of Daniel. Here is what the Watchtower stated as "truth" on page 14, paragraph 11:

"When describing the image, Daniel does not mention the number of toes. Therefore, the number seems no more significant than the fact that the image had multiple arms, hands, fingers, legs, and feet."

So the toes of the statue have no significance or at least that is what Jehovah's Witnesses are taught to believe now. Historically, they have been told:

Watchtower, May 15, 1959, page 313:
"The number ten being a Biblical number symbolizing earthly completeness, the ten toes picture all such coexisting powers and governments."

Watchtower, June 15, 1978, page 13 "Human Governments Crushed by God's Kingdom":
"There does not appear to be any prophetic significance to the image's having ten toes. This is a natural human feature, just as the image has two arms, two legs, and so forth."

Watchtower, July 1, 1985 page 31 "Questions From Readers":
"Various views have been expressed about the ten "toes." But since "ten" is often used in the Bible to signify completeness as to things on earth, the ten "toes" appear logically to represent the entire global system of rulership at the culmination of the days"

To summarize, "ten toes" have:

1959 - Meaning
1978 - No Meaning
1985 - Meaning
2012 - No Meaning

That's clear flip-flopping direction, instruction, and Bible truths coming from the only true organization that God is using to direct His people. Too bad, it seems we have another example of God being confused, because it couldn't possible mean the Watchtower Society running and controlling Jehovah's Witnesses doctrine and teachings just makes this stuff up or haphazardly email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4284472707049770392.post-32677064916511571392012-07-11T13:48:00.000-04:002012-07-11T14:34:30.437-04:00Past FocusAt times what a Jehovah's Witness may state when facts about the organization's past are brought to the forefront include:

"You are so focused on the past that you can't see the blessings in front of your eyes."

Without even approaching or deconstructing "the blessings" aspect, there are major issues with the reasonableness of such a claim or others similar to it.

The entire religion constantly refers to the past in both the Watchtower Study and as examples for them. What the comment is really implying is to stop looking at a specific issue or better yet, anything negative about the organization from the past.

So how far back should we look? What are the start and end points of where reflection in the past about the organization is appropriate? Which things do we include or leave out?

Would not an honest look and objective view include their entire past and all things both pro and con Jehovah's Witnesses?

Additionally, ask how that comment is not applicable to any other religious organization. Cannot any member of any religion make the same exact statement? It does not make that religion any better or 'truer' than another.

It is selective attention to the past or-and living in an Orwellian world. If trying to reason with an individual with a selective past focus, you are going to have a hard (and probably wasted) time doing so.

In fact, it may be better to keep in mind this biblical directive in reference to such an attitude and mindset:

Matthew 7:6
"Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast your pearls before swine..."firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4284472707049770392.post-38901796801630360172012-07-10T10:33:00.000-04:002012-07-10T11:36:26.664-04:00Baptism And MarriageBAPTISM:

Watchtower, April 15, 1987, page 13, paragraph 14:
"If one has 'counted the cost,' it places one at no disadvantage to make a dedication as a youth. With almost all new Christians, after baptism appreciation deepens. "Getting baptized as a youngster was a protection for me," explained David. "As I got older, I noticed how some unbaptized teenagers in the congregation felt free of the authority of the elders and as a consequence veered into bad conduct. But I always remembered that I had dedicated my life to God. My life was already taken, so I could not follow such teenagers.""

Watchtower, July 1, 2006, pages 29-30, paragraph 16:
"Numerous Witnesses around the world feel that their decision to get baptized when they were young helped them greatly. Take as an example a 23-year-old Witness in Western Europe. He recalls that getting baptized at the age of 13 motivated him to be careful not to be swept away by "the desires incidental to youth." (2 Timothy 2:22) Early on, he set his sights on serving as a full-time minister. Today, he serves happily at a branch office of Jehovah's Witnesses. Rich blessings await all youths, including you, who choose to serve Jehovah."

Watchtower, June 14, 2011, page 6:
"A Christian mother writes: "Children who are baptized have more reasons to stay away from the bad things of the world. My son, baptized at 15, feels that baptism is a protection. 'You don't think about doing something contrary to Jehovah's law,' he said. Baptism is a strong motivation for righteousness."

MARRIAGE:

Watchtower, February 15, 1999, page 5:
"It is very risky to get married too young," says Nikki, who was 22 when she married. She cautions: "Your feelings, goals, and tastes will continue to change from the time you are in your late teens until you are in your mid-to-late 20's." Of course, readiness for marriage cannot be measured by age alone. Nevertheless, marrying when one is not past the youthful stage when sexual feelings are new and especially strong can distort one's thinking and blind one to potential problems."

Watchtower, April 15, 2008, pages 17-18, paragraph 6:
"Are you young and still unmarried? If so, how should you regard the prospect of marriage? You can avoid much heartache if you wait until you are physically, mentally, and spiritually ready for marriage before you start a romantic relationship with a Christian of the opposite sex. Of course, the Scriptures do not stipulate an age for marriage. However, the Bible does show that you do well to wait until you are past that time in life when sexual feelings are very strong. (1 Cor. 7:36) Why? Because strong sexual impulses can distort good judgment and cause you to make unwise decisions that may result in heartache later."

Watchtower, January 15, 2011, pages 19-20, paragraph 11:
"Although most young people would like to marry eventually, there are good reasons not to rush into marriage. Paul encourages youths to wait at least until they are past "the bloom of youth," when sexual desires are most powerful. (1 Cor. 7:36) It takes time to understand yourself and acquire the experience in life that is needed to choose a suitable mate. Making a marriage vow is a serious decision, one that should last for life."

According to the Watchtower Society the Jehovah's Witnesses are instilled with a notion that baptism even at a very young age - Teens and even younger - is fine and encouraged, yet marriage at such a young age or even somewhat older (20's) is discouraged.

However, should there not be a correlation between the seriousness of marriage and the maturity needed and that of being baptized?

Well, what example do we have to reflect upon? Should any examples or experiences suffice? Who would be the prime example for anyone stating they are Christian?

Jesus - who all Christians should be striving to imitate as closely as possible - was baptized at the tender age of...

30 years old!

Luke 3:21-23:
"Now when all the people were baptized, Jesus also was baptized and, as he was praying, the heaven was opened up and the holy spirit in bodily shape like a dove came down upon him, and a voice came out of heaven: "You are my Son, the beloved; I have approved you." Furthermore, Jesus himself, when he commenced [his work], was about thirty years old"

As any Jehovah's Witness should know, their baptism is even more serious and binding than marriage and devotion to their spouse. Should not the same admonition of not rushing and waiting until one is older and physically, mentally, and spiritually ready, until making such a serious dedication apply? Again, look to the example of Jesus Christ according to the Bible.

From their own literature they relate how 22 years old can be too young for marriage. Is 22 years old (or even younger), not too young for baptism, then?

Why *really* does the Watchtower Society want members to baptize at such an early age? It undisputedly goes against the prime example of Jesus. Something 'less serious' as marriage is discouraged by the organization even into early-to-mid 20's.

Could the Jehovah's Witnesses practice of shunning have influence over this position by the Watchtower Society? How about stronger indoctrination, or fear and guilt? Think about email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4284472707049770392.post-68718859652525713942012-06-15T15:51:00.000-04:002012-06-25T15:19:59.538-04:00Child AbuseRecently, the organization of Jehovah's Witnesses managed by the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society has been found liable in a child abuse case.

What led to this is heavily based on instructions they provide in their own handbooks to the leaders (elders), which they place in charge of the congregation. The following is taken directly from "Shepherd The Flock Of God", chapter 12 paragraph 18:

"You should immediately call the branch office for direction if you learn of an accusation of child abuse, regardless of the age of the victim now or at the time of the alleged abuse, even if it occurred before the alleged perpetrator's baptism. The branch office will then give direction based on the circumstances involved in each situation."

Elders are directed: not to call police promptly, not to report the crime through proper legal channels as soon as possible, but to immediately call the branch office.

Consequently, this means the Watchtower Society is in full knowledge of abuse events reported and responsible for the instructions provided to their local representatives (Elders), inclusive of when the directions are to not alert the authorities that a member is molesting children.

The chain of events respecting this recent case is as follows:

-A child had previously come forward to Elders and said she was molested by a member. The matter was kept private and sealed with no action taken because there was no second witness present for that specific abuse (Per Watchtower policy).

-Another child comes forward to Elders and says she was molested by the same member; this is the second child to come forward against the accused. Yet, the Elders (Leader representatives picked by the Watchtower Society) allowed the person to remain in "good standing" before the congregation.

-The pedophile has since changed congregations, and a third child and her parents are unaware of the prior abuses as Elders instructed by the Watchtower Society's Legal Department were directed to not reveal or report anything to the authorities or anyone else. This third child ultimately became a victim to the same person and was sexually molested.

-Finally, after years have passed, the accused member was caught by authorities as being a child molester. The third child abused is the one who pressed forward, first in trying to get the Watchtower Society to change its policy, and when that failed, pursued legal action against them.

As a result of negligence by the Watchtower Society's picked representatives (Elders), children were molested by the same member without action being taken to stop the pedophile. Furthermore, the Watchtower Society itself did nothing to report the instances to authorities.

When you know that someone is engaging in flagrant illegal activity that is causing harm to others, and you do nothing about it, you could be named as a conspirator. The conspirator here found guilty is the Watchtower Bible Tract Society.

From this one cover up alone, several children were forever scarred. This incident is not an exception either, please do the research.

Protecting the organization and assets of the Watchtower Society always comes first and abused children take no priority over it. Legally, it is wrong. More so, this moral and conscientious stance is disgusting and reprehensible.

Notice this last piece of directions on the matter from the Watchtower Society taken from page 72, paragraph 39 of the same previously mentioned publication:

"If the accused denies the accusation, the investigating elders should try to arrange a meeting with him and the accuser together. (Note: If the accusation involves child sexual abuse and the victim is currently a minor, the elders should contact the branch office before arranging a meeting with the child and the alleged abuser.) If the accuser or the accused is unwilling to meet with the elders or if the accused continues to deny the accusation of a single witness and the wrongdoing is not established, the elders will leave matters in Jehovah's hands."

You read that correctly: Elders will try to bring the abused child and the one who molested them together for a meeting, but if that doesn't work out, or the molester refuses to meet or he just needs to deny the accusation, then "leave matters in Jehovah's hands".

After all there was only one witness present (The child abused) and no one can confirm the abuse took place (As if expecting a 'real' pedophile to molest children in front of other people). This is the actual policies of Jehovah's Witnesses as enforced by the Watchtower Bible Tract Society.

The entire arrangement is utterly and completely wrong and not from a supposedly loving God or a 'one true organization' serving him. Protect the organization - That is *the* chief directive and concern. Child abuse can and will continue to thrive under such conditions and attitudes among Jehovah's firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4284472707049770392.post-89995623003248575752012-06-08T15:38:00.000-04:002012-06-12T14:49:46.878-04:00Revelation Trumpet BlastsAccording to 'Revelation - Its Grand Climax At Hand', published by The Watchtower and Bible Tract Society, from the 2006 revision of the original 1988 published book, studied and believed to be "the truth" by Jehovah's Witnesses worldwide, angelic trumpet blasts and their prophetic significance is as follows:

Revelation 8:7
1st Angel Trumpet blown = September 10, 1922 convention in Cedar Point, Ohio.
[Page 134, paragraph 18]

Revelation 8:8, 9
2nd Angel Trumpet blown = August 18-26, 1923 convention in Los Angeles, California.
[Page 134, paragraph 22]

Revelation 8:10, 11
3rd Angel Trumpet blown = July 20-27, 1924 convention in Columbus, Ohio.
[Page 137, paragraph 33]

Revelation 8:12
4th Angel Trumpet blown = August 29, 1925 convention in Indianapolis, Indiana.
[Page 140, paragraph 39]

Revelation 9:1
5th Angel Trumpet blown = September 1-8, 1919 convention in Cedar Point, Ohio.
[Page 143, paragraph 5]
Additionally, led to emphasis of some judgments which brought "first woe" during May 25-31, 1926 convention in London, England.
[Page 147, paragraph 18]

Revelation 9:13, 14
6th Angel Trumpet blown = 1919 release from bondage.
[Page 149, paragraph 4]
Additionally, led to emphasis of some resolutions which brought "second woe" during July 24, 1927 convention in Ontario, Canada.
[Page 149, paragraph 5]

Revelation 11:15
7th Angel Trumpet blown = 1914 when Jehovah enthrones Jesus.
[Page 171, paragraph 2]
Additionally, led to "third woe" highlights at July 30 - August 6, 1928 convention in Detroit, Michigan.
[Page 172, paragraph 5]

Conclusively then, if the above is "the truth", it appears Jesus and John got their angelic trumpeting sequence of events out of order towards the end of the blasts. Nonetheless, it all aligned to advertise some conventions of a group of bible students who would later take on the name of "Jehovah's Witnesses".

The name of those bible students was picked by the second president of the company, J.F. Rutherford, who believed and preached the prophets of old would rise from the grave in 1925 and live in a mansion he had built for them. Meanwhile, he lived in that mansion - calling it Beth Sarim, located in San Diego, California. Furthermore, he purchased a big fancy automobile to drive the prophets around in after they rose from the dead, but used it for himself in the meantime.

Think about it. Supposedly, prophetic trumpet blasts written about thousands of years ago in which is arguably the most sacred and highly revered book of all time by many - The Holy Bible - were blown out of order by angels, but ultimately performed to announce convention events of a publishing company whose president and spiritual leader was involved with and preached about what is mentioned in the previous paragraph.

This is official doctrine, teaching, and beliefs of Jehovah's email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4284472707049770392.post-46618894386664304302012-05-18T14:43:00.000-04:002012-05-19T06:26:56.769-04:00Warwick CertaintyThe Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses know for a certainty that God:

-Does not want you to have even the slightest communication with ex-members, regardless if they are family [Watchtower, April 15, 2012, page 12].

-Gives individuals no salvation or true joy outside their organization [Watchtower, September 15, 1993, page 22].

-Discourages and rather you not pursue a college education [Kingdom Ministry, October 2011].

-Did not provide Jesus Christ as a mediator for all mankind [Worldwide Security Under the 'Prince of Peace', page 10, paragraph 16].

-Wants people, including children and babies to not receive life-saving blood transfusions [Watchtower, June 15, 2000, pages 29-31].

However, the Governing Body admits:

"Although we are not yet certain of Jehovah's will regarding Warwick...We are proceeding to develop the site with the intention of relocating the world headquarters of Jehovah's Witnesses there."

[Governing Body member, Guy H. Pierce - Watchtower, August 15, 2012, page 17].

Here is a glance of it:

The above lush, brand-new headquarters housing the Governing Body, the World Headquarters of Jehovah's Witnesses, the 'capital' so to speak of the Watchtower Bible Tract Society, will be built and lived upon. The Watchtower Society will proceed, despite not being certain of Jehovah's will and spend millions upon millions of dollars.

Remember, they are certain: You should shun your family, not go to college, but pursue whatever 'spiritual' goals they set in their organization, refuse blood transfusions, Jesus is not your mediator, and there is no true joy or salvation for you outside their organization.

Nevertheless, what of the Great Tribulation? Armageddon is right around the corner, is it not? The Governing Body has an answer to that. Again, Governing Body member Guy Pierce states in the same referenced journal:

"If the great tribulation interrupts our plans, that will be wonderful, absolutely wonderful!"

Not certain of Jehovah's will for the headquarters of the supposedly only true organization serving him, and having plans interrupted by the Great Tribulation. This comes from Jehovah's only channel of communication that provides the "greatly diversified wisdom of God" [Watchtower, October 1, 1994, page 8]. Does that make sense?

Meanwhile, the 7 million plus members, admonished not to go to college, don't look to improve your life unless in harmony with what the Watchtower Society approves, just serve the organization and obey what they tell you. The Governing Body has everything covered and planned for you, even more so for email@example.com