Topics Started by stan livedeath

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The org's failed last days predictions were "well meant."
by BoogerMan in
1. watchtower
2. bible
w93 6/1 p. 15 par.

6 be sound in mind - the end is close - "of course, well-meaning, faithful christians in the past have sincerely tried to predict when the end would come.".

more than 140 years of a sincere & well-meaning "it's coming soon" from the org, can be swept under the carpet - nothing to see here!.
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What's a Good Question to Ask at the Door?
by NotFormer in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
the jws haven't been to my door for a while, but i don't doubt that they'll turn up eventually*.

(i saw easter eggs in the supermarket yesterday, so "memorial" season is fast approaching 🙄).

what's a good question to ask, to get the ball rolling?.
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Remember they said this was the last of the FB and the helpers would have to take over to lead the flock through the great GT?!
by nowwhat? in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
that aged well lol.

since then 4 younger gb members appointed.
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New Footage of the Kingdom Hall that Recetly Was Converted to a Mosque
by raymond frantz in
1. jw
2. experiences
https://youtu.be/2rovtysbopm?si=gqazzq-lowyk3js0.

with islam being one of the fastest-growing religions in the uk, there’s more need for mosques.

so when an old church goes up for sale, it’s not exactly surprising that someone might want to turn it into a mosque.
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JW's home schooling over-representing
by joey jojo in
1. jw
2. experiences
speaking to an old elder friend recently about his decision to home school his high school aged kids.. he claims that here in australia, about 30% of the students that log into online classrooms are jw's.

the others are disabled kids - who cant physically attend class and the rest are long distance students.. another generation of under-educated jw kids on the way..
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Whatever Happened to Those who returned to JEHOVAH
by raymond frantz in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
https://youtu.be/3yylzu0bi_k?si=kku6r9szfenj3h9i.

whatever happened to those who came back to jehovah?

due to slow growth and the constant scrutiny from governments like norway in relation to their harsh disfellowshipping practices,last year in a move that no one expected the watchtower for the first time extended an olive branch to all those who left the organization or were disfellowshipped in the past.considering this practice was introduced over 60 years ago and with a rough estimate that around 100,000 leave jehovah’s witnesses every year the total number is in the several millions.so we should have expected millions to have accepted this invitation and rejoined the organization, the result though was an abysmal few thousands according to a recent jw update.. so now, for the first time, the latest watchtower study magazine for april 2025 gives us an inside view on how this reintegration is coming along, and it doesn't look good!.
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Do children still get destroyed at Armageddon?
by Anony Mous in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
i know back in the day, that was taught, that if the parents were going to be destroyed, so would the children.

i just can't easily find reference to anything.

this thinking has been used to justify some egregious behavior towards children and their parents such as exclusion of children from jw family - why worry, the end is near, all will work itself out then - the end didn't come though.
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Footage from Recently Converted Kingdom Hall to a Mosque
by raymond frantz in
1. watchtower
2. bible
https://youtu.be/kjqwfeuhpji?si=6ahbituygdyiq3za.

when jehovah’s witnesses dedicate their kingdom halls, they often refer to the example of solomon dedicating the temple in jerusalem.

it’s a solemn moment.
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Age Appropriate Friends
by Riley in
1. jw
2. friends
we have a 25 year guy in our hall who is also a pioneer (which means he lives off his parents money), who likes to spend a lot of time with a 16 year old girl in the hall.

it is usually in a group setting but he seems to gravitate toward her.

he even has her auxilary pioneering , which is something i don't think any student trying to make the grades needs.
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The Curious Case of Cameroon in Africa in the World Report
by LaFrancia in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
we know that in africa warwick/watchtower is adopting a policy of more congregations with fewer publishers in each congregation.

this explains the growth of congregations in the 2024 world report.. cameroon world report 2019 vs. 2024.. with the same number of publishers the congregations grew by about 13%.. will there be many more curious cases out there?.