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  Hot off the press - Maintaining Congregation Meetings During COVID-19 Pandemic

  by pixel in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  27:23; sfl chap.

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  LongHairGal

  They won't waste their time on us either. We have great BS meters and they know it. lol
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  Another Sad story coming from WTS

  by ZindagiNaMilegiDobaara in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  https://www.marxist.com/mexico-the-femicide-of-sara-abigail-cannot-go-unpunished-we-demand-justice.htm.

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  ToesUp

  We have cases in our very own family of domestic abuse within WT. The victims were actually encouraged by the Elders, to stay with their abusive spouses. WT will protect the abuser and victimize the victim(s) . We have seen it in our family. Just look how WT handles child sex abuse. We had a local case of abuse and the congregation sat behind the abuser in court and supported him.

  This is a sad story. I hope the family gets the justice they deserve.
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  The Evil Masterminds Behind COVID-19: Charmin and Cottonelle

  by keyser soze in

  1. social
  2. current

  of all the things people decided they needed to stockpile for a potential quarantine.

  all of the stores around my area ran completely out of toilet paper this last weekend.

  people were piling it into their carts and vehicles as if they were going to be holed up for a year.

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  Remember the Seinfeld episode...do you have a square to spare? lol

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gysu0kgFwT0
  
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  Hot off the press - Maintaining Congregation Meetings During COVID-19 Pandemic

  by pixel in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  27:23; sfl chap.

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  "5- Inactive: The elders should reach out to inactive ones and keep them updated as to adjustments in the meeting arrangements. (Luke 15:4-7; sfl chap. 25 pars. 13-15) If needed, elders may grant inactive ones access to JW Stream. The world situation may well move some to return to Jehovah."

  Fat chance I will ever return to "Jehovah" (aka....the cult). I would rather die eternally than spend eternity with this bunch.

  Funny....our family is "inactive" and none of our family Eldurs have checked on us. The only 2 that have checked in on our well being is the 2 that left "the troof." Love never fails eh?
  
  
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  They need MORE $$$$$

  by TallTexan in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  i haven't been to a meeting in years, but i was recently told by a friend of mine that they have really been hammering the 'use of your valuable things in support of the kingdom' in many of the talks and thursday night parts.

  i know they used to mention it all the time, but he said it's gotten really bad lately.

  i told him that's because the membership in the western (translate that to "richer"...lol) countries has really fallen off and even become negative in many countries and that the 3rd world countries can't contribute enough to support the great publishing empire.

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  Now, WT will brag up the soon to be constructed "Broadcasting center." Gotta keep the cash flowing in! The next 700 Club!!!
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  What triggered your awaking?

  by Fadeaway1962 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i was listening to a radio show about a jw women who had been disfellowshiped , her daughter cut off all contact ,must admit at the time i thought so what.. then this man phoned up and explained he was disfellowshiped for asking about jws being ngo in the united nations during 90s till early 2000s when a newspaper exposed them , i still thought he's a apostate but looked it up found the article then found this forum and even more info..

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  Lack of love and hypocrisy!

  Then....we learned TTATT (the truth about the truth). Once you learn TTATT you can NEVER go back!!!
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  JW's and Retirement Planning

  by JaNayNee in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  my mother is a jw.

  i studied for several years and ultimately could not digest what was being served.

  for the last 20 years my mother has done nothing to prepare for retirement.

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  We are currently watching our entire family suffer from lack of savings over the years and zero higher education. They are now in their late 60's to early 70's. They are working still. Hard jobs too. The younger ones still in the borg? They are still living with parents and being subsidized by other JW family members. Remember....if you Pioneer, are a need greater and doing all the good JW tasks that Mommy and Daddy tell you, we'll "help" you out. Once the money runs out, these young ones will be in the same boat as those now in the 60's & 70's. Sad, you can see it coming.

  "Over the years my Mother has told us that her spiritual family is more important to her than her biological family"

  I have been told the same thing above. It's hard to believe it actually comes out of their mouths.
  
  
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  Today’s Watchtower Study (December ‘19 issue

  by BluesBrother in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  “parents train your children to love jehovah “.

  the title says it all really, but par 6 has this piece of advice.. “jesus likened our time to “the days of noah,” and there is no doubt that we are living in “critical times hard to deal with.” (matt.

  24:37; 2 tim.

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  "The title of an article from 3/1/88 Watchtower is indelibly etched in my brain, "Responsible Childbearing in This Time of the End".

  We had a JW friend who found out that she was pregnant when this article came out. She was devastated. Crying and all. What should have been one of the happiest times in her life, she was feeling like she had done something wrong. Sad!
  
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  Expect 90% of pimi's to go down with the ship here's why

  by nowwhat? in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i have been feeding my very pimi brother tidbits and clippings of all the csa issues coming to light the last five years and all the org's business dealings of hundreds of closed halls congs dissolving etc.

  and reminding him of all the failed prophecies etc etc.

  although he would listen and acknowledge.

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  Yep, our family reacts the same way. Loyalty to the end!!! That is what cults do!!!
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  Circuit Overseer to Answer My Questions + Concerns...or Not

  by Research in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  hello all, i'm 'researching', a jw who is in the first steps of taking a look at their beliefs.. i've semi-recently (about a couple weeks ago) heard about the sexual abuse cases (pennsylvania attorney general’s investigation request) and then the arc in 2015. this lead to a deep investigation, which lead to many questions arising.

  a jw friend of mine suggested i be careful (due to apostates) and ask the brothers.

  so i typed up my questions + concerns and emailed an elder my mother has known for a long time.

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  ToesUp

  "The Elder did admit to my mother, who didn't believe me at first, that they keep records/a file of serious wrong-doing, seal it, and store it."

  So much for forgiving up to 77 times. Hypocrites!!

  Everything against WT is "apostate." Even a worldly thing, such as the ARC. They put their fingers in their ears and go.....lah lah lah. How can you even try and reason with unreasonable people? We quit trying. Life is too short!

  I admire your persistence.