Gorb, i guess it is because of the weather in NL ... gray, cold and wet...... If as a JW you lost your hope but are stuck in the religion....welll.....then they get like that.. :-)
menrov
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Did something changed regarding faders recently?
by Gorb infriendly and good gorby smiled and waved towards 2 local jw's yesterday, and they turned with an angry face their back to me.
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has something changed regarding faders recently?.
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2021-September-27-Announcement-COVID Vaccinations!
by Atlantis in2021-september-27-announcement-covid vaccinations.
https://www.filemail.com/d/nvhztnqzuiyilhb.
https://we.tl/t-jn7l6rjrxa.
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menrov
Hypocrites, submit to the Government vaccine mandate, even when not mandated but strongly encouraged to do so? What about strong encouragement to report CSA cases to these same authorities?
So, a JW must obey WT and governments, no more free will.
Who can stand then?
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Does anyone have a copy of the Jan 1st 1989 Watchtower I can buy
by mickbobcat ini want to buy a copy not a copy of one but the actual copy of a 1989 jan 1st watchtower.
let me know i would like to have one to show someone i am talking to about it.
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menrov
Diss JW, then why change the phrase? They changed it as it was meant to refer to the preaching work.
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your last big assembly
by stan livedeath incan you remember the last big assembly you went to ?
by big--i mean bigger than a circuit job--so--district ?
whole country at a stadium thing.. my last one was old wembley stadium uk..about 1969 ?
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menrov
Don't remember but must have been the best ever
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Just the Flu eh?
by Slidin Fast inhttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/aug/04/fit-and-healthy-man-42-from-southport-who-rejected-vaccine-dies-of-covid.
this has been widely reported by left and right wing news papers.
just food for thought..
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menrov
I believe the title of this post is wrong. A flu can be as dangerous as the covid virus. In The Netherlands, over 2900 people died from flu in 2018/2019 flu season. So, people who say "just" in combination with the flu, are not aware of the dangers related to real flu (a cold is not a flu).
Covid-19 is a virus and quite contagious and yes, you can suffer when you catch it or even die. So, just as the real flu, quite dangerous for some.
People should always have a choice about what they allow to be done to their body. Nobody likes it that others, like religious leaders and alike, try to control your actions. Same as with vaccines, People are free to chose. Not all people who have not been vaccinated yet are against all vaccines. Personally I do not have faith the the vaccines currently available. Once there is a vaccine that can convince me in respect to safety etc, I might decide to allow a vaccine.
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Genesis 18:27
by JPG123 inin genesis 18:27 it says:.
but abraham again responded: “please, here i have presumed to speak to jehovah, whereas i am dust and ashes.. but when referencing the interlinear translation of the old testament, it clearly uses the hebrew word “adonai” instead of “yahweh” in this verse.
was abraham referring to god as “lord” in this verse?.
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menrov
https://studybible.info/compare/Genesis%2018:27
See here, to find that many have Adonai here
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Sept. 21 watchtower-your disfellowshipped kids aren't your fault
by joey jojo inlatest advice for jw parents: if your kids get disfellowshipped, fight the urge to blame yourself.
yes, great advice.
if your clueless, underage child is struggling in life, don't blame yourself, stop thinking about it and move on.
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menrov
If only the WT would suggest to read verse 10 as well as verse 11 is a logical followup sentence:
For they disciplined us for a short time according to what seemed good to them, but he does so for our benefit so that we may partake of his holiness
So, all those who return after being DF'ed, can now partake?
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In History Who Is The Most Influential Person To You?
by minimus ini think jesus christ was the most influential person in history.
of course some people think he never really existed but everyone has an opinion.
who do you think made the most influence on you?.
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menrov
Hmm....Bill Gates for MS DOS and on development of PC's, Alexander Graham Bell for the telephone, Thomas Wedgwood for Photography, Alon Cohen for Voice over IP (using internet to make calls), Martin Cooper for handheld mobile phones....Pasteur for pasteurization and many more individuals that have initiated some key invention or development that proved to impact our lives.
Jesus did not start a religion. Christianity is one of the religions that indeed made an influence on people. As such, I believe the "invention" of religion has a great impact on people.
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Letter asking for RV’s
by wasser30 inhello, my elder cousin from brazil wouldn’t believe they asked for rv’s here in the us.
i’ve been out for 20 years and i’m soft shunned by my family.
now my mom got sick and they are all trying to talk me into going back(no way on earth) and they keep on telling me how close armageddon is 🤦🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️ i was watching kim and mikey and they mentioned the rv’s for lodging the ramapo workers.
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menrov
I do not see WT mentioned on the site. Many other religions though.
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Blind faith
by menrov inyou have those moments where you sit and think, how is it possible...... governments (local, regional or federal level) and political leaders in general are receiving their right to govern or lead from the people (with exception of some countries like north korea and china).
if the people are not satisfied anymore (due to corruption, lies, baseless promises etc), they will act to initiate change.
this can lead, in more extreme situations, to a revolution.
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menrov
You have those moments where you sit and think, how is it possible.....
Governments (local, regional or federal level) and political leaders in general are receiving their right to govern or lead from the people (with exception of some countries like North Korea and China). If the people are not satisfied anymore (due to corruption, lies, baseless promises etc), they will act to initiate change. This can lead, in more extreme situations, to a revolution. In all cases, the people will have a clear opinion about their government and political leaders about how they perform and will make clear what the failures or shortcomings are, i.e. on how the government deals with criminals, murderers, health care, education etc.
How different with religious people. Regardless the ongoing sufferings, never will a believer blame the god they worship. I assume that in about all religions, there is an almighty deity. But none of those deities have intervened in order to prevent war, prevent crime, provide health services to all, food to all etc.
People expect governments to do all these things and if they don't or not sufficiently, people will complain and demand change.
But for believers, it is all fine what their deity is doing or not doing. It is, as I see, a blind faith.
Sometimes I don't get it.....