Newsweek Cover

[Áine]

This is the cover and related news article planned for the International Newsweek magazine for 1st June.

 

It's supposed to be issued in the U.S. as well... but the Magazine will have a different cover not the one shown below. 

 

 

 

Edited July 23, 2022 by Brother_Bliss
Instagram account made their pic private, so I fixed it.

[Áine]

This is a link to the Instagram account... please be aware of any comments on there... just use your discretion please. 

[CouveBro]

This will definitely be an interesting read.  

[Áine]

Just now, CouveBro said:

This will definitely be an interesting read.  

Evidently it will be online tomorrow

[Saffron]

This is about to come out as as the international version. According to the creative director, the US cover will be different, but the story will be in there. 

 

I feel shocked at seeing this, but don't know what to think. 

 

 

[Saffron]

Feel free to delete, mods. I just noticed that someone posted this a few minutes before me. 😁

[Hope]

Is there a more official source for this image than Instagram??

[Áine]

5 minutes ago, Hope said:

Is there a more official source for this image than Instagram??

The guy who posted it is the global creative director of Newsweek... it won't be visible until tomorrow I think

[Shawnster]

29 minutes ago, Hope said:

Is there a more official source for this image than Instagram??

So tune in tomorrow for official confirmation 

[Dages]

Incredible. Wow !

 

Will they speak about destroying religion already? We really are in the end. Can't wait to meet you all on the other side guys

[Omoyeme]

This Newsweek cover is indeed quite telling!  When was the last time an internationally recognized magazine focused on Jehovah's Witnesses regarding any matter?

This is very interesting.

Edited May 22, 2018 by Omoyeme

[Saffron]

Bible Thumpers? Is that what people think we are? My eye was so drawn to the picture that reminds me of satan clawing at our Bible that I didn't pay attention to that part. 

[Omoyeme]

Sister V, that's not unusual.  I've heard of people (in the past) referring to us as "Bible thumpers", even disrespectful terms as "Jesus freaks" and "those crazy JW's", and a couple of other names I won't mention here.  In these "last minutes" of STD's system, people's hearts are showing now, more than ever where they ultimately stand: (1) either with Jehovah and His reigning Son Jesus or, (2) the world controlled by God's staunch adversary.  

 

The time of Judgement is rapidly approaching! 

[Mykyl]

I read it as a play on words. Russia thumping our Bible etc rather than directly calling us Bible thumpers.

[Brother_Bliss]

Well, everyone already knows my opinion on this....

 

 

[Áine]

Ditto 

[Stavro]

1 hour ago, Saffron said:

Bible Thumpers? Is that what people think we are?

Here's the definition from Wikipedia:

Someone perceived as aggressively imposing their Christian beliefs upon others. The term derives from preachers thumping their hands down on the Bible, or thumping the Bible itself, to emphasize a point during a sermon.

 

While the organization has been discouraging this attitude, the reputation is not entirely unwarranted.

[Saffron]

2 minutes ago, Stavro said:

While the organization has been discouraging this attitude, the reputation is not entirely unwarranted.

Why is that? Is it from back in the day where people may have been more aggressive? I've heard stories of witnesses putting their foot in the door to stop it from being closed, but I doubt that happens now. 

 

I don't perceive it this way because we don't impose anything on anyone. We speak to people. If they are interested, we continue discussions. If not, we go way. Nothing forceful there. 

[Stavro]

Just now, Saffron said:

Why is that? Is it from back in the day where people may have been more aggressive?

A handful of older ones still are just as aggressive as ever, though these are in the extreme minority today.

 

Regardless of our current approach, the fact remains that we were full fledged "Bible Thumpers" for nearly a century, and that reputation isn't going to disappear overnight.

[GeordieGirl]

There was a Polish sister in my old cong, many years ago, who would rap on peoples' doors with a 50c piece. I used to want the ground to open up and swallow me. 

Edited May 22, 2018 by GeordieGirl

[tekmantwo]

2 hours ago, Saffron said:

I feel shocked at seeing this, but don't know what to think

Yeah, I feel a little bit disappointed,  they told us the covers were Sister proof---

 

 

(ducking and running away, quickly)

[Qapla]

I remember those days when we had 8 minute - 3 scripture presentation in the KM .... and we were instructed NOT to put our foot in the door to hold it open .... and you know, we were told that because many some were doing that very thing.

[Áine]

6 minutes ago, GeordieGirl said:

 

Where??

On the Instagram account... In the future when the magazine is released the comments could turn ugly.  Plus I linked to a worldly account. ..you never know what you may read

[Miss Bea]

Things are heading one way. I saw that cover earlier, and it hurt. Yes, international attention is being drawn to our situation in Russia. And that situation in Russia is happening to our dear friends. To see our bible with that bears claw...

When things start tumbling, get out of the way, and be on the right side. It’s going to happen fast.

Now, what were the three principles brother Luccioni listed? 

7 minutes ago, tekmantwo said:

Yeah, I feel a little bit disappointed,  they told us the covers were Sister proof---

 

 

(ducking and running away, quickly)

You’d better! Run and duck! Yes, quickly!

[Ahuvah]

3 hours ago, Saffron said:

This is about to come out as as the international version. According to the creative director, the US cover will be different, but the story will be in there. 

 

I feel shocked at seeing this, but don't know what to think. 

 

 

I see this as another poke at Jehovah's eyeball.