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  Red Alert - Propaganda is Being Used!!!!!!!!

  by The Searcher in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  check out the latest watchtower:.

  "your defense?

  be determined to stick to jehovah’s organization and loyally support the leadership he provides—no matter what imperfections may surface.

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  ToesUp

  Oh WT is worried! Good to see the desperation. How many are really leaving?
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  No screenshots of jw.org?

  by charity7 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  hey guys!

  saw this posted on social media and was wondering (super curious) what this was about?

  i was reading the comments and many people were saying that we need to be obedient because the end is coming?

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  ToesUp

  It's just another JW do gooder. The person who posted it is probably screwing everyone over financially, taking prescription meds and is a closet alcoholic. At least this is the pattern we are seeing. THE BIGGEST BUNCH OF HYPOCRITES EVER!
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  Amazing Video, modern-day miracle: "Chairs for Thousands"

  by neat blue dog in

  1. social
  2. humour

  god provides.

  https://tv.jw.org/#en/video/vodourorganization/pub-jwb_201703_4_video.

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  Hey...Jah can bring more in than sand, he can do chairs too.! lol
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  Observations From an Ex-Elder Part 3 - Searching for the Lost Sheep

  by doubtfull1799 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  "what man among you with 100 sheep, on losing one of them, will not leave the 99 behind in the wilderness and go after the lost one until he finds it?

  " - luke 15:4. disclaimer: by posting the following observations i am not complaining.

  i am happy to be left alone.

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  ToesUp

  "Thank you to everyone who has commented so far... I was struggling with if I should go to the memorial and this thread reminds why I don't go to that cold building with unloving strangers anymore...and why I won't be attending the memorial this year"

  Great! Let's hope more people start feeling this way. I would love to see the numbers who attend this year drop dramatically. The lack of love within this cult is staggering.

  
  
  
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  "Isn't it disgusting?", a sister said to me in service today

  by Isambard Crater in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  "sorry, what's disgusting?

  ", i replied.

  "that thing we've just called on", the sister said in response.

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  ToesUp

  "I've got quite a lot of non-J.W gay and lesbian friends and they've all been wonderful to me over the years, so these comments hurt me personally, but I know most J.W's feel like this."

  These are the same people who shun their own flesh and blood. Nothing get's worse than than. I would have responded..."I thought we were going to leave the judgement up to Jah." Every time I hear of a experience like this it just confirms that my family made the right choice. No longer part of this destructive, abusive and cruel cult.
  
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  Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses launches worldwide campaign againt Russia

  by jwleaks in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  jehovah's witnesses mobilize global response to threat of ban in russia.

  march 21, 2017. https://www.jw.org/en/news/releases/by-region/russia/jw-mobilize-global-response-to-threat-of-ban/.

  new york—threatened with an imminent ban on their worship in russia, jehovah’s witnesses are responding with a direct appeal to kremlin and supreme court officials for relief through a global letter-writing campaign.

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  Hmm...funny this is on J W dot org but NOTHING about the Australian Royal Commission! Hmmm.
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  Is it possible that someone who gives really gushing comments might still be awake?

  by Isambard Crater in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  of the 50% of congregants who regularly participate, many of them give gushing answers about how appreciative they are, how wonderful jw.org is and so on, which makes me think nobody in my congregation is awake.

  but maybe it's possible for someone who comes across as super spiritual to be awake?

  i can't see how, though, as surely it's emotionally draining to fake it like that?

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  ToesUp

  We know of several family members (by marriage) that give the most glowing comments. They are all hopped up on prescription meds and booze. Their kids are more screwed up than the average "worldly" person. It is actually a joke in our family.
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  Observations From an Ex-Elder Part 3 - Searching for the Lost Sheep

  by doubtfull1799 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  "what man among you with 100 sheep, on losing one of them, will not leave the 99 behind in the wilderness and go after the lost one until he finds it?

  " - luke 15:4. disclaimer: by posting the following observations i am not complaining.

  i am happy to be left alone.

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  ToesUp

  "I think what many of us suffer from, is dissonance between the org as it really is and as , we believe it should be."

  This statement sums up what it is all about in WT land. Spot on!

  So if the Elders treat other Elders (one's who have stepped down) with such lack of love and concern, how do the Elders treat the average publisher?

  I'm not sure if anyone caught it in the Bunker video but it was said, "our message has changed to a message of judgement." This is what I feel this has come down to. I guess their true colors are shining through.

  We were on the Elders radar until we stopped turning time in. We left without a word and have not shared anything with anybody. We had one Elder who was on a full out witch hunt. The only thing he wanted was us OUT. That was his main goal, to get us OUT. We never gave him the satisfaction and never will.

  It's a man made organization that I compare to the scripture..."whitewashed graves full of dead mens bones."

  If this is the true religion and I loose my life over it, I choose a lifetime dirt nap over spending eternity with these destructive, abusive and cruel people.
  
  
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  Does Anyone Know The "Real" Attitude That JWs Have Towards "Inactive Ones"?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  does the rank and file or the elders view us as disassociated or disfellowshipped or simply "weak" or possibly a "prodigal son" type?.

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  "Enjoy yourself following Satan."

  Yep, that sounds about the "encouragement/love" we have experienced. Gee, and they wonder why we don't want to return.
  
  
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  Australian Congregations announce Child Safeguarding Policy is available upon request

  by wifibandit in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  this week all congregations in australia have been instructed to make the following announcement:.

  if a member of the congregation would like a copy of the child safeguarding policy of jehovah’s witnesses in australia, please see the coordinator of the body of elders or the secretary.. .

  childsafeguardingpolicy-eau.pdf.

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  ToesUp

  The 2 witness rule does need to be changed BUT what floors me is that according to the Elders rule book, an elder that has molested a child in the past can become an Elder again (if some time has passed and he is in good standing). This is unbelievable! They will actually put one of these monsters in a position of authority again.