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JULY 2025 Study WT Make Decisions
by blondie in
1. jw
2. friends
wt july 2025 make decisions.

however, if we are humble and modest, we will be quick to absorb the bible-based advice we hear and to benefit from it.. and like david, we should be willing to listen to good advice, no matter who gives it.

an unmarried friend might be helpful if he bases his advice on bible principles.
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JULY 2025 STUDY WT How to Give Advice
by blondie in
1. jw
2. friends
i scanned this article and i saw a theme throughout it.

when info like this shows up in the study wt, you can be sure the elders are doing it wrong and the wts hits directly on what it is.

older elders do it wrong and train by word and action the newer elders to do it wrong.
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the pope has died
by stan livedeath in
1. social
2. current
most people on the planet have heard of the pope.. most people on the planet have never heard of the governing body..
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Curious? How many members of this group feel we are living in the "End Times"?
by Balaamsass2 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i like to take a peek at the kids over on reddit every week or so.. this thread caught my eye:" curious….

do any ex jw or pimo, still believe the world is ending.

i see people who have never been witnesses think that the world will end soon and they say things like “jesus is coming soon”….
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Bible Study Approaching Its End
by Fallen_Winter in
1. jw
2. friends
i have been engaging in bible study with my bible study conductor for the past two years.

i am on lesson 48 of enjoy life forever book and it is only a matter of time before i complete lesson 60 which is the final lesson.

my bible study conductor informed me today that once i complete lesson 60, i won’t be receiving any more studies as i have been given all of the information that i need to make a decision.
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philip brumley wt 7/2025 experience
by andr in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
how encouraging one finds the experience of a liar.

https://www.jw.org/en/library/magazines/watchtower-study-july-2025/the-battle-belongs-to-jehovah/.

philip brumley is a legal counsel associated with the jehovah's witnesses organization, having worked for about 40 years at their world headquarters' legal department.
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Green Handshakes - Taxable income in Australia
by Listener in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i was doing some research on the taxable status of money being gifted to co’s and travelling missionaries and was surprised with what i found.

i had assumed that it was not taxable income in australia.. it is taxable income in australia and it‘s likely that the same rules apply in some other countries.. a registered religious institution only receives tax free status on donations because they have been endorsed by the australian tax office.

travelling overseas and missionaries are not in this category.. there’s a tax ruling that goes into great detail.
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JWs in the news: UK Telegraph:"‘Jehovah’s Witnesses told me I would die at 15 – so I didn’t save for a pension’"
by Balaamsass2 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
‘jehovah’s witnesses told me i would die at 15 – so i didn’t save for a pension’.

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God’s wisdom in allowing bearded JWs July 25 Watchtower
by Listener in
1. watchtower
2. bible
the july 2025 watchtower has a paragraph that claims that it was the superior power and wisdom of jehovah that guided the gb into allowing jws to grow beards.. the study article is ‘can you still learn from basic bible teachings?’ under the subheading ‘jehovah is the creator’ paragraph 7 states-.

“ 7. what did rahela do to accept a change in direction?.

your answer.
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WASHINGTON ST PASSES BILL MANDATING CLERGY REPORTING CHILD ABUSE
by blondie in
1. jw
2. friends
https://www.thereflector.com/stories/washington-legislature-passes-bill-to-make-clergy-mandatory-reporters-of-child-abuse,378913 .