I heard before beard approval, that because some black men had a skin condition that made shaving painful (razor bumps), that some were given a dispensation from not having a beard. But, I never knew a black male that got that dispensation. "The upcoming Governing Body Update, set to be released on Friday this week, will feature a bearded Samuel Herd." Just thought of this when reading this.
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Coming soon: Governing Body Update #4
by ukpimo inthe upcoming governing body update, set to be released on friday this week, will feature a bearded samuel herd.. jwtalk website revealed the leak, so this thread will be used to speculate the content of the update and discuss the actual contents after its release..
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Jehovah's Witnesses - summary critique
by aqwsed12345 insince 1931, they have called themselves jehovah’s witnesses.
founded in 1879 by charles taze russell (1852-1916).
jw’s publisher is the watchtower bible and tract society, and their publications include "the watchtower" and "awake!
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blondie
Do you have a link for this and some personal commentary?
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JWs Tortured in Russia
by blondie inhttps://www.upi.com/top_news/world-news/2024/06/16/russia-tortures-jehovahs-witness/3971718239875/ .
russia is amping up to severe torture for jws.
i don't think this is appropriate behaviour for anyone..
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blondie
Jehovah's witnesses are not the only ones being tortured. https://www2.cbn.com/news/world/russia-tortures-evangelical-christians-us-baptists-urge-house-speaker-johnson-take
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Please help! Law firm is Looking for Information....
by Newly Enlightened inplease help!
this law firm is looking for any information about this jw child abuser.
https://www.pcva.law/ongoing-investigation/joel-onsurez/.
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blondie
I would contact Barbara Anderson, she works with many lawyers on the child sexual abuse in the WTS.https://www.facebook.com/WatchtowerDocs
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Stupid dumb ass changes yet blood and 1914 no change???wtfge???
by Witness 007 inyeah wow women can finally wear pants and men beards...but 1914 is still a date not accepted since charles russell times and blood fractions are evil!!.
are they crazy!!!
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blondie
Hemoglobin-based products are made from expired blood (donated) and animal blood. Now it seems that hemoglobin-based products do not have blood in them, although the starting point to make them is blood.
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Stupid dumb ass changes yet blood and 1914 no change???wtfge???
by Witness 007 inyeah wow women can finally wear pants and men beards...but 1914 is still a date not accepted since charles russell times and blood fractions are evil!!.
are they crazy!!!
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blondie
Actually 1914 did change when the end didn't come in 1914. Finally, adjusted to 1914 as the beginning. see this link for the whole story. https://www.jwfacts.com/watchtower/failed-1914-predictions.php It is important to know what Watchtower preached would happen in the years leading up to and including 1914, and compare this with what it now claims was said.
What Watchtower said
prior to 1914What Watchtower claims it said
prior to 1914"The year A.D. 1878 … clearly marks the time for the actual assuming of power as King of kings, by our present, spiritual, invisible Lord - …" The Time is At Hand (1911 ed) p.239 "The Watchtower has consistently presented evidence to honesthearted students of Bible prophecy that Jesus’ presence in heavenly Kingdom power began in 1914." Watchtower 1993 Jan 15 p.5 "But bear in mind that the end of 1914 is not the date for the beginning, but for the end of the time of trouble. Zion's Watch Tower 1894 Jul 15 p.226 "Jehovah's witnesses pointed to the year 1914, decades in advance, as marking the start of "the conclusion of the system of things." Awake! 1973 Jan 22 p.8 -
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JWs Tortured in Russia
by blondie inhttps://www.upi.com/top_news/world-news/2024/06/16/russia-tortures-jehovahs-witness/3971718239875/ .
russia is amping up to severe torture for jws.
i don't think this is appropriate behaviour for anyone..
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blondie
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2024/06/16/Russia-tortures-Jehovahs-Witness/3971718239875/
Russia is amping up to severe torture for jws. I don't think this is appropriate behaviour for anyone.
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Stupid dumb ass changes yet blood and 1914 no change???wtfge???
by Witness 007 inyeah wow women can finally wear pants and men beards...but 1914 is still a date not accepted since charles russell times and blood fractions are evil!!.
are they crazy!!!
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blondie
Unless they choose hemoglobin-based products, then it is a "conscience" matter.
HEMOGLOBIN BASED PRODUCTS ARE MADE FROM WHAT?
It is typically obtained from donated blood that has expired before it is used. Other sources of hemoglobin come from spent animal blood. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2738310/
Yet in the November 2006 the Kingdom Ministry had this on form for jws to fill in and use
“RED CELLS
HEMOGLOBIN—33% OF RED CELLS
A protein that transports oxygen throughout the body and carbon dioxide to the lungs. Products being developed from human or animal hemoglobin could be used to treat patients with acute anemia or massive blood loss.
____ I accept hemoglobin
or
____ I refuse hemoglobin
HEMIN—LESS THAN 2% OF RED CELLS
An enzyme inhibitor derived from hemoglobin that is used to treat a group of rare genetic blood disorders (known as porphyria) that affect the digestive, nervous, and circulatory systems.
____ I accept hemin”
Or
____ I refuse
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JWN staying at the top of Google Search
by blondie ini noticed awhile ago jw.org was first; now jwn is back being first.
what determines that?.
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blondie
Not Former, I get even when I am searching for jw or ex-jw stuff first on the Google search.
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Where is Tony?
by Athanasius inon february 22, 2023, anthony morris iii was officially removed from the governing body of jehovah's witnesses.
a few months later it was revealed that the watchtower bought him a house in lumberton, north carolina.. however, and correct me if i am wrong, since leaving the gb nobody has reported seeing tony attending jw meetings or participating in field service.
in fact nobody has reported seeing him anywhere, not even at a local liquor store.
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blondie
In the past few years, I noticed that when the WTS wanted to change some "interpretation" or such, they would just stop mentioning it in the publications, like 7,000 year creative days. Eventually, many jws don't know that was a well-supported idea by the WTS, based their teaching that Armageddon had to come at the end of 6,000 years (because they need 1,000 years for the millenial kingdom). Stopped mentioning in in 1989, and now they say those days are "thousands and thousands of years). Eliminates the date 1975. So I'm not surprised that they handle Tony Morris' existence the same way.