Seven Jehovah's Witnesses killed in Kingdom Hall shooting in Hamburg, Germany.

Ms_ladyblue

Well-known member
Yeah that's the same article I read, posted by Ms_ladyblue. My initial reaction was about the empathy and solidarity these guys want to show. And JW are outraged about it. The reason you mention is more important to them and I understand why. My initial reaction was empathetic and went beyond religious reasons but now that I think about it, it's possible that this will create more controversy for the JW...
Another former witness sister told me that she thinks the shooting may have been planned and took place to create fear and that eventually WT will start making witnesses go on Zoom for meetings because of this kind of threat.

Yeah, I guess they’ll get ‘new light’ on how wise it will be to follow their direction in this matter. ( That’s my side thought)

Anyway she figures it will give the WT opportunity to sell off more Kingdom Halls/ property.
 

alan ford

Well-known member
Yeah, you would think that if the community was serious and wanted to show their support they would just go to a JW funeral. Instead, they want to host it and make a show of ecumenicism.
Thinking on it further, Lutheran church is pretty strong in Germany and maybe they perceive JW as low hanging fruit, and Satan doesn't wanna miss his chance to sow discord. This will probably give the Lutherans a reason to say "see how unchristian they are" since for a lot of people in Christendom JW are perceived as not being Christian because of non-trinitarian doctrine.
 

Sundial

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Thinking on it further, Lutheran church is pretty strong in Germany and maybe they perceive JW as low hanging fruit, and Satan doesn't wanna miss his chance to sow discord. This will probably give the Lutherans a reason to say "see how unchristian they are" since for a lot of people in Christendom JW are perceived as not being Christian because of non-trinitarian doctrine.
Perhaps this wouldn't have looked so bad if the GB had acted more quickly with some direct show of empathy. It just looks as a weak reaction due to public embarrassment.
 

Watchman

Moderator
Staff member
Okay, I am done playing by their rules. I have used a few different emails but the WT has blocked me.
(It is possible that these emails are only accessible within the jw.org server. But that doesn't make a lot of sense to me.) Below are some emails of GB and other Bethelites. And there's more where these came from. Please pick one or two and email them a copy of the latest Kingdom Bulletin. Paste the contents of the article and give it a unique title, like How could this happen? Or Why did Jehovah allow murder in the kingdom hall? Or Tragedy in Hamburg. Please post here who you contacted so others do not email the same person. The goal is to generate a little buzz. Your help is much appreciated.


msanderson@jw.org
dsplane@jw.org
sherd@jw.org
gjackson@jw.org
kcook@jw.org
glosch@jw.org
mstephenlett@jw.org
rdemingmoake@jw.org
jekrann@jw.org
wturner@jw.org
kcook@jw.org
jwischuk@jw.org
rwallen@jw.org
ggrizzle@jw.org
 
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Deborah

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Although many of you may not like to listen to Kim I will actually only listen to her updates on events such as this or on the organization. I don’t like to see or listen to it when Mikey‘s on there. But here’s some interesting information she brought out on this short video.

Same with me. Mikey is a big distraction. But Kim does have useful info at times. 👍
 

evw

Well-known member
Yeah, you would think that if the community was serious and wanted to show their support they would just go to a JW funeral. Instead, they want to host it and make a show of ecumenicism.
I don't understand; why not a polite thank you for your concern but we will have a funeral meeting later this month and you are welcome to it.
Isn't that the meaning of Romans 12 verse 20 "......for by doing this you will heap fiery coals on his head" ?
 

The God Pill

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Son of perdition as a term appears in jubilees 10 in the opening of a prayer of Noah. Nephilim are called sons of perdition like Judah of Kerioth and the man of lawlessness/sin (1 John 3:4 sin is lawlessness)

'God of the spirits of all flesh, who hast shown mercy unto me
And hast saved me and my sons from the waters of the flood,
And hast not caused me to perish as Thou didst the sons of perdition;
 

Truthseeker

Active member
Another former witness sister told me that she thinks the shooting may have been planned and took place to create fear and that eventually WT will start making witnesses go on Zoom for meetings because of this kind of threat.

Yeah, I guess they’ll get ‘new light’ on how wise it will be to follow their direction in this matter. ( That’s my side thought)

Anyway she figures it will give the WT opportunity to sell off more Kingdom Halls/ property.
Makes sense!
 

The God Pill

Well-known member
Thinking on it further, Lutheran church is pretty strong in Germany and maybe they perceive JW as low hanging fruit, and Satan doesn't wanna miss his chance to sow discord. This will probably give the Lutherans a reason to say "see how unchristian they are" since for a lot of people in Christendom JW are perceived as not being Christian because of non-trinitarian doctrine.
It's pathetic most in christendom try to exclude non trinitarians from the category of Christians given as you've probably read in Justin's writings if I remember right he did not consider some Jewish Christians that denied Christ preexisting as non Christians as much as he rightfully disagreed with their christology
 
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Jehovahsloyalchild

Guest
Although many of you may not like to listen to Kim I will actually only listen to her updates on events such as this or on the organization. I don’t like to see or listen to it when Mikey‘s on there. But here’s some interesting information she brought out on this short video.

I haven't been on JW.org and had no idea they actually replaced the Hamburg shooting announcement with GB Update and the update make ZERO mention of the shooting. Like Wow anything to sweep anything that reflects poorly on the org under the rug. I am truly curious what spiritual support if any they are providing considering the WT wants to pretend like it never happened. It's truly disgusting abd sickening. The rotten fruit they bare is becoming more and more obvious. Slaves of money not of God with ferocious appetites. Shepherds with no understanding. Blind due to their wayward unrighteous ways. They stay blind because they love unrighteousness and their reputation is worth more than repentance, and acknowledgement of their wicked ways. Their tables are full of vomit and they make commands as if the are Jehovah God. They may be able to fool the R&F but they are not fooling the most High God Jehovah. Retribution is coming.

Isaiah 56
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.
11 They are dogs with a voracious appetite;*
They are never satisfied.
They are shepherds who have no understanding.
They have all gone their own way;
Every last one of them seeks his own dishonest gain and says:
12 “Come, let me take some wine,
And let us drink our fill of alcohol.
And tomorrow will be like today, only far better!”

Isaiah 28
For their tables are full of filthy vomit
—There is no place without it.
9 To whom will one impart knowledge,
And to whom will one explain the message?
To those who have just been weaned from milk,
Those just taken away from the breasts?

10 For it is “command after command, command after command,
Line by line, line by line,*
A little here, a little there.”
11 So by means of those with stammering speech* and a foreign language, he will speak to this people. 12 He once told them: “This is the resting-place. Let the weary one rest; this is the place of refreshment,” but they refused to listen. 13 So to them the word of Jehovah will be:

“Command after command, command after command,
Line by line, line by line,*
A little here, a little there,”
So that when they walk,
They will stumble and fall backward
And be broken and ensnared and caught.
14 So hear the word of Jehovah, you boasters,
You rulers of this people in Jerusalem,
15 For you men say:
“We have made a covenant with Death,
And with the Grave* we have made an agreement.*
When the raging flash flood passes through,
It will not reach us,
For we have made a lie our refuge
And we have hidden ourselves in falsehood.”
 
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PJ54

Well-known member
Yeah, you would think that if the community was serious and wanted to show their support they would just go to a JW funeral. Instead, they want to host it and make a show of ecumenicism.
This is why I think when the disbanding/scattering comes, the false Christs & prophets won't just be the Org itself. It'll include Christendom, Judaism, Islam, etc.
(Matthew 24:9-13) 9 “Then people will hand you over to tribulation and will kill you, and you will be hated by all the nations on account of my name. 10 Then, too, many will be stumbled and will betray one another and will hate one another. 11 Many false prophets will arise and mislead many; 12 and because of the increasing of lawlessness, the love of the greater number will grow cold. 13 But the one who has endured to the end will be saved.
 

Eventhorizon

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It appears to be a pattern that the positive announcements get about a week of exposure(GB announcement, new GB drones, etc etc). The Hamburg announcement only got 3-4 days (and the Morris announcement about 3 days, although buried deep behind the news)
 

Eventhorizon

Well-known member
Also, they have announced that as the limited tours resume, that one must have a JWHub Login to schedule, and that the cong service committee should serve as a security checkpoint to make sure that ones with "safety and security" concerns don't get scheduled, and the service committee should communicate why this individual will not be permitted to tour. And if they feel the individual will try to go anyway, they should alert branch office immediately
 

Watchman

Moderator
Staff member
Okay, I am done playing by their rules. I have used a few different emails but the WT has blocked me.
(It is possible that these emails are only accessible within the jw.org server. But that doesn't make a lot of sense to me.) Below are some emails of GB and other Bethelites. And there's more where these came from. Please pick one or two and email them a copy of the latest Kingdom Bulletin. Paste the contents of the article and give it a unique title, like How could this happen? Or Why did Jehovah allow murder in the kingdom hall? Or Tragedy in Hamburg. Please post here who you contacted so others do not email the same person. The goal is to generate a little buzz. Your help is much appreciated.


msanderson@jw.org
dsplane@jw.org
sherd@jw.org
gjackson@jw.org
kcook@jw.org
glosch@jw.org
mstephenlett@jw.org
rdemingmoake@jw.org
jekrann@jw.org
wturner@jw.org
kcook@jw.org
jwischuk@jw.org
rwallen@jw.org
ggrizzle@jw.org
No one wants to send a single email? How disappointing :cautious:
 
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