Well, I think it was a women who first invented the excuse " I'd love to (fill in the blank) but I'll be organizing my sock drawer that night." And when women say they will be organizing their sock drawer or bra drawer or cutlery drawer we really mean it, we all have a genetic black belt in closet and drawer and cupboard organizing and that is our main focus in life - apart from pleasing up our men of course and you know what I mean - 😉 lol!
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Just a little anecdote illustrating how out of touch the typical JW is
by sir82 inthis weeks book study lesson was on martha, the sister of lazarus.
the chapter in the "imitate their faith" book praised her for being "industrious".. the conductor at our congregation meeting was just positively gushing about how "industrious" modern-day jw women are.. he was so exciting, he could barely get the words out.
following is not an exact quote, but conveys the gist:.
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Mark Sanderson wears an Apple Watch at regional convention
by Edison Trent inlast weekend was regional convention and mark sanderson was the bethel speaker for the last talks every day.
his talks were video streamed from zurich to other cities in switzerland, austria and germany.
one interesting point was that he wore an apple watch, stainless steel edition (link).
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sparrowdown
There is a saying about putting lipstick on a pig, but, a suit, an apple watch, and a pinky ring?
Just slapping some lipstick on him would have made the point.
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Jehovah's Witnesses Do Not Believe in Freedom of Religion
by xjwsrock inthis statement may seem odd at first.
you may think of jehovah's witnesses as being an american religion in a country where freedoms exist and are prized.
you may think of the organization's legal battles in the supreme court to protect certain rights and freedoms.
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I know the WT has no problem calling out all other christian religions as being "false" mainly focusing over the years on hellfire, the trinity, and God's name etc but I cannot remember a single article criticizing Islam.
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Morning Woship: Kenneth Flodin targets "apostates"
by Sanchy invideo is entitled "beware of deceit" he uses the letter of jude to show that current day apostates are deceitful and that they use "trickery" to and "twist facts" to try to "grab our mind".
warning: your head might explode.
especially past the 5:30 mark.
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Oh ok, so what Bro Ken is saying is that you can read WT literature to gain understanding of the bible without needing a bible to do so, but it's pointless and wrong to read the bible without using WT literature as a guide to the bible. Got it.
BTW, try turning up at the meetings with only a bible and state and that you don't need the borgsite anymore just the bible, see where that gets you.
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"Who is Morris III?" Showed up in an FB thread--A surprising answer followed.
by oppostate inor maybe not so surprising after all, you be the judge....
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Maybe the qualifications for appointment to the GB include not only being a douchbag but being a douchebag from a wealthy, powerful family.
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Brother & Sister-in-Law Return to Kingdom Hall After Two Decades, Quickly Get Stumbled
by TMS init was a mild surprise, learning that a brother and sister-in-law had began re-associating with jehovah's witnesses after at least 25 years of being away.
the couple, of hispanic ethnicity, are in their early 60's, with their five children all grown and independent.
the family had been considered nominal jws, infrequently attending meetings, rarely in field service, but using the annual convention as their family vacation.
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Call shovelling shit a "privilege" and everyone will be fighting over the job.
God, the GB must get a good laugh out of watching the R&F get all thingy about who's gonna clean the toilets and mow the lawns.
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Conventions that are out of touch with reality
by Captain Schmideo2 inwatching the news from the past few nights, i have come to the conclusion that the only convention that's crazier and more out of touch with reality than a jw convention is a us political convention.the strange-o show that is going on right now in cleveland, oh makes watching a bunker video look more sober and realistic by comparison.i have made the effort to do my civic duties as a voter, but these conventions require a devotion that is fanatical..
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I gotta say though, those Trump-ettes are a force to be reckoned with.
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My 1st Unwitness
by HappyGal ini have seen the witnessing carts pop up around our city.
there were no such carts when i left the jw's in the 1980's.
since leaving the organization i have survived (and thrived) by: .
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sparrowdown
She left the kids in the van!! WTF!!
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Why are anniversaries allowed but not birthdays?
by hyperpen inthe scripture quotes aside, i was always told that we don't celebrate birthdays because that is a celebration of the self, which has no place in jehovah's organization.
then why celebrate anniversaries?
anniversary celebrations are about the joining of two selves, isn't that twice as selfish?.
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I know witness couples who have had very large, very expensive anniversary parties complete with giant photos of the couple, speeches about the couples wonderfulness, dancing, gifts, the whole shebang. Mostly they are older couples the husband a much adored elder, the wife would win the stepford wife of the year award, children (if any) are at bethel or pioneering.... you know the type.
But birthdays? Noooo that's glorifying the individual, whereas anniversaries glorify Team Jehovah!
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Are they either leaving or going full on 'cult mode'? No quarter.
by punkofnice init might just be me imagining things.. i hear things from my jw spies.. from all that's being said, it seems to me that the rank and file(tm), are either waking up to the scam and fading/leaving.
they are going full on 'cult mode' and acting like 'spiritual police'.. is it just me and my imagination?
have others noticed this?.
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I think this kind of polarization is not only happening but inevitable. Witnesses have always spouted a kind of "go hard or go home" rhetoric, but it was always just tough talk by most who had no intention of going hard or going home.
Now, with the relentless hard sell on the GT and loyalty to the GB it will become harder and harder to be a "luke warm" witness. I suspect.