Posts by neat blue dog

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I was scrolling on my Google news feed and this came up
by nowwhat? in
1. watchtower
2. bible
https://www.jw.org/en/news/jw/region/global/multiple-nations-issue-joint-statement-calling-for-an-end-to-the-persecution-of-jehovahs-witnesses/.
neat blue dog

Same here! JWdotORG has NEVER shown up in my Google feed before, I doubt it's a coincidence. Can they arrange for a given story to be promoted in that way somehow?
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'We thank Jehovah for Dark Mode'
by Smiles in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
new light!

or is it new darkness?.

like online video conferencing and apps, apparently the faithful & discreet governing body class now bless the masses with divine dark mode.
neat blue dog

"We thank Jehovah for the continual improvements"
- it's a basic feature that many apps have had for years, but yet again they invented the thing 🤣 so pathetic
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Poll abouth new media center
by asp59 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
lets take a poll abouth new media center.

maeby its gonna show how well it's gonna be accepted in the congregations.

you can only choose this two options.
neat blue dog

For faders, then sitting at home all the way. For those who are stuck in for the foreseeable future, and their whole social structure is built around the hall, and no opportunities for socializing elsewhere or engaging with another community, then this could be depressing.
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2021 Service Year Report of Jehovah’s Witnesses Worldwide
by Joker5 in
1. jw
2. friends
2021 grand totals.

branches of jehovah’s witnesses: 87. .

number of lands reporting: 239. .
neat blue dog

The worldwide increase was only 0.7 percent, that's less than the average population growth! 😅
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Love one another intensely...avoid partiality
by RULES & REGULATIONS in
1. watchtower
2. bible
the watchtower—study edition | march 2020. study article 13. love one another intensely.

if we have intense “love for the whole association of brothers,” we will avoid being partial.

7 jesus urged us to keep treating others the way we want to be treated.
neat blue dog

The GB is ignoring their own advice right now by promoting division among members regarding the unvaccinated.
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JW News - yup it's a thing
by neat blue dog in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
you might have seen my post a little while ago about how they were throwing around a new term, "jw news" and inserting it in articles.

well now they went ahead and made a logo for it.. .

oh brother 🤣 i wonder if this'll be part of the programming on jw studios' paid streaming service 😉.
neat blue dog

You might have seen my post a little while ago about how they were throwing around a new term, "JW News" and inserting it in articles. Well now they went ahead and made a logo for it.

Oh brother 🤣 I wonder if this'll be part of the programming on JW Studios' paid streaming service 😉
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NASA hiring religious leaders on extraterrestrial life....
by mikeflood in
1. social
2. current
nasa hiring religious leaders just in case they found extraterrestrial life, at priceton university's center of theological inquiry.

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just of curiosity, if nasa find something, how do you think the borg is gonna spin it.
neat blue dog

JWs have never had a problem with dinosaurs, in fact they devoted a whole Awake cover series to them. They aren't young-earth creationists so there is no problem, and most Christians also see what they believe are bible verses mentioning dinosaurs.
As for aliens, CT Russell himself, both in his books and in the Photo Drama speculated that there may be other intelligent worlds out there that have their own divine purpose to be fulfilled.
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Question for PIMO
by Iamallcool in
1. jw
2. friends
do you think some people in your congregation have the feeling that you are leading a double life?

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neat blue dog

Yes, the more reasonable ones know they can feel relaxed around me; meanwhile the more self-righteous ones are always giving me side-eye, waiting for me to 'slip up'.
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R movies
by road to nowhere in
1. jw
2. friends
witnesses never watch r movies.

but they understand references to wood chippers and banjo music.. other than that the rating system is not worldwide .
neat blue dog

Also up until recently R movies would very frequently air edited versions on TV. I saw plenty of R movies this way as a JW.
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JW Studios, LLC - for commercial purposes?
by neat blue dog in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
jws have always used non-profit corporations to publish their work, from print to audio and video.

so why is their new mega-studio with the hollywood-sounding name "jw studios" an llc, or limited liability company?

doing some searching here are some things i found:.
neat blue dog

JWs have always used non-profit corporations to publish their work, from print to audio and video. So why is their new mega-studio with the Hollywood-sounding name "JW Studios" an LLC, or limited liability company? Doing some searching here are some things I found:
LLCs are not eligible for tax-exempt, or nonprofit, status because of the tax options owners are given to pass-through revenues
I'm also seeing that non-profit LLC's are only allowed in Minnesota, Tennessee and Kentucky, and JW Studios is from New York. HOWEVER, an LLC can be owned and used by a non-profit corporation, like the WTS, which leads to this possible reason:
Use of an LLC by a Nonprofit
To operate a business that is not substantially related to advancing its exempt purpose without exposing itself to revocation of its 501(c)(3) exempt status. This strategy is commonly employed where a nonprofit desires to carry on an unrelated business that is substantial in scope and size.
I am by no means a law expert, I'm just wondering about what they're up to, so if anyone with more knowledge on the subject can enlighten me, thanks.