Wish I could read the captions. The website downsamples all images, often to the point of illegibility, on mobile screens. (Yes, even when 'show desktop version' is activated.)
neat blue dog
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Are All Baptized Witnesses Still Considered Ministers?
by minimus inor is that old light??.
many young men avoided the draft due to their being “ministers”.
if everyone who is a jw is a minister, women and kids should share ministerial status and even be able to legally officiate and marry someone....as long as they are baptized..
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neat blue dog
No draft in the US for over 40 years, not sure about elsewhere.
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Are All Baptized Witnesses Still Considered Ministers?
by minimus inor is that old light??.
many young men avoided the draft due to their being “ministers”.
if everyone who is a jw is a minister, women and kids should share ministerial status and even be able to legally officiate and marry someone....as long as they are baptized..
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neat blue dog
No, just the Elders. They are officially recognized as clergy, and JW lawyers have said so under oath in court.
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09/16/18 WT | My Wife's First JW (cult) Epiphany
by Solzhenitsyn inoh rapture!
today's wt caused my wife's first [jw mind control] epiphany and she didn't hesitate to share upon her discovery.
09/16/2018 | "where are your eyes looking?
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neat blue dog
Solzhenitsyn:
Oh Happy day! You're doing great, going slow and steady, letting her reach conclusions when she's ready and saying just enough to catalyst her thinking but not too much.
Vannderhoven7:
Evidently
🤣 lol
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Apostates? No holds barred.
by neat blue dog inin the new jwdotorg article about anger:.
get the facts.
“the insight of a man certainly slows down his anger,” says proverbs 19:11. we are wise to gather all the facts before forming a conclusion.
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neat blue dog
In the new JWdotORG article about anger:
Get the facts. “The insight of a man certainly slows down his anger,” says Proverbs 19:11. We are wise to gather all the facts before forming a conclusion. When we carefully listen to all sides of a matter, we are less likely to feel unjustified anger.—James 1:19.
Except when it comes to those labeled "apostates", which incidentally isn't even a Christian term, appearing nowhere in the New Testament. Aparently this is one area where you don't need to know the other side of the story, just what Mother GB tells you.
Another scripture that JWs apparently have a waiver on when it comes to ex-JWs is 1 Peter 3:15, which mentions being
ready to make a defense before everyone who demands of you a reason for the hope you have
Apostates are just mentally diseased anyway and are dangerous, (i.e. a typical JW is undereducated and ill equipped to defend their beliefs outside their 'safe spaces' of the Hall and door to door where they can run away if need be).
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What immodest clothing have you got in trouble for wearing?
by Addison0998 ini personally have a very distinct sense of style and fashion which many of the fellow jdubs frown upon.
recently, i was told by a few specially self righteous ones that i looked like a prostitute in a pair of white boots!
a pair of 3 inch heeled, just a little taller than the ankle boots, with skirt that came down to my knees and a black long sleeve shirt that came up to my collarbone.
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neat blue dog
I was told that I would need to change my dress pants and suit jacket as a matching two-piece suit was mandatory for stage assignments. I just laughed and said, "I don't have one of those." He said, 'Oh, well, okay' and never mentioned it again. Same thing happened with my handlebar mustache with soul patch, told I couldn't have privileges in the congregation while I had it. I said "Show me the scripture and I'll see what I can do" and got the same response. No 'privileges' taken away, never mentioned again. I was mentally in at the time, but I don't think I'd push that envelope nowadays, I just want to stay under the radar for the most part, not give 'cause for stumbling' if it isn't necessary, save it for the important stuff.
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Convention statistic
by dothemath inthe wife got back from the convention, and mentioned one point from the co talk.. he gave the statistic that on average, there are about 780 people baptized every day in the world!
everyone was amazed.. i broke it to her that there used to be a lot more.
i recall giving a talk and at that time there were around 1200/day.
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neat blue dog
You can recite figures til you're blue in the face and some JWs will still not comprehend. When I pointed these things out, a JW replied to me, 'Well thousands are baptized every week. It's better to think of it by the week'. Seriously. That's the mentality or lack of it we're up against.
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Convention statistic
by dothemath inthe wife got back from the convention, and mentioned one point from the co talk.. he gave the statistic that on average, there are about 780 people baptized every day in the world!
everyone was amazed.. i broke it to her that there used to be a lot more.
i recall giving a talk and at that time there were around 1200/day.
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neat blue dog
And out of the relatively few adults getting baptized, most that I've seen had contact with or were influenced by JWs when young, just taking longer to get baptized.
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Convention statistic
by dothemath inthe wife got back from the convention, and mentioned one point from the co talk.. he gave the statistic that on average, there are about 780 people baptized every day in the world!
everyone was amazed.. i broke it to her that there used to be a lot more.
i recall giving a talk and at that time there were around 1200/day.
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neat blue dog
Compare that to the hundreds of thousands who are born and die every day, and JWs aren't even making a dent. It's a losing battle, and only those who surrender their critical thinking skills could be impressed by such a number.
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JWFacts is incorrect about "Holy Spirit". Do YOU know about the 40 or so years the WT taught there was NO holy spirit?
by Bad_Wolf ini did my own extensive research as i was getting out, and by exploring actual changes and mentions of core doctrine, i learned how it came about that the gb teach that only they know the truth and only they get holy spirit.
i was checking if jwfacts had it, and although they mention many older articles, it seems they didn't realize they taught there was no holy spirit.
this was a real big eye opener for me, so thought i'd share it, and curious if any of you knew about this yourselves????.
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neat blue dog
Interesting that besides hour requirements, pioneers also had return visit and study requirements, a minimum number. It's very telling this doesn't exist today. That just wouldn't work, seeing as much of pioneers time nowadays is made with filler like sitting at carts, driving around, construction or other non-field service that can be counted, etc.