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  Former Jehovah's Witness sentenced for child sexual assault

  by blondie in

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  6/3/2025 former jehovah's witness sentenced for child sexual assault shaun sheffer, 47, of harmony was found guilty in january of three counts each of rape and indecent assault, including assault of a person less than 13 who had a mental disability.

  he also was convicted of corruption of minors.... https://triblive.com/local/regional/former-jehovahs-witness-sentenced-for-child-sexual-assault/ .

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  blondie

  The headline says "

  Former Jehovah's Witness, so I think not probably "removed." But that doesn't mean he can't be reinstated. Have seen that happen several times over the years. Only has to say he is repentant and is back in. Both people had spent time in prison. But the elders say that child sexual abuse is a "sin" not a "crime" so the elders have the power to say he can be let back in. Made me mad. I contacted the congregation one was in, and that had no knowledge of his past, current congregation far away from his old one, and the BOE did not pass that info on.
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  How many times did they say armagedon was coming?

  by Witness 007 in

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  1914 1918 1925 1940s 1975 1914 generation what did i miss?.

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  The 1995 ‘Generation’ teaching was a change in understanding. But, it changed a linchpin teaching. There were Witnesses who felt this belief was carved in stone. When the religion pulled the rug out from under everybody - the religion was over for a lot of people.

  I remember that. My husband was a new jw; and one day in 1994, I said, "they will have to change the 1994 date, a generation is supposed to be 70 to 80 years, starting in 1914 that means that the end has to come then. Then when the article came out in 1995 changing that, he said, "how did you know that?" I said I had seen how many times the WTS has changed a seemingly written in stone teaching, to something else. It was time, 1994 is here.
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  How many times did they say armagedon was coming?

  by Witness 007 in

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  1914 1918 1925 1940s 1975 1914 generation what did i miss?.

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  blondie

  Its just a matter of time before the gb make themselves disappear,,,before Armageddon.

  And vanish. But the WTS denies that is the rapture, sounds like it is to me.
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  Remember using the term BORG to refer to the WTS

  by blondie in

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  it's interesting that when watchtower is referred to as the borg, it immediately brings to mind the scenes where individuals such as captain piccard are held prisoner within a vast collective hive type prison and unable to leave.

  they are then turned into drones.

  in fact here is how wikipedia explains it.. the borg are a fictional alien group that appear as recurring antagonists in the star trek franchise.

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  blondie

  Swedish tennis player Bjorn Borg today:
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  Remember using the term BORG to refer to the WTS

  by blondie in

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  it's interesting that when watchtower is referred to as the borg, it immediately brings to mind the scenes where individuals such as captain piccard are held prisoner within a vast collective hive type prison and unable to leave.

  they are then turned into drones.

  in fact here is how wikipedia explains it.. the borg are a fictional alien group that appear as recurring antagonists in the star trek franchise.

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  blondie

  Outlaw posted last 8 years ago.

  Thanks for that clarification, Rattigan "The term "Borg" was used because it was a short form of Brooklyn ORGanization. And it stuck because it fit the Borg hive mind."

  I found this is a post on JWN "The WT revised edition of Jesus words

  
  "Anyone who does not honour the organization does not honor the Father, Jehovah. Very truthy I tell you, anyone who reads the Watchtower and Awake faithfully, identifies themselves with the Brooklyn based organization, follows all its rules and spreads the message of imminent armageddon (don't forget to fill out your hours) may or may NOT come under judgement, but has possibly passed from death to life."John 5:23 WT style"

  And a post about what BORG means from long ago on JWN: https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/113103/what-does-term-borg-mean
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  Remember using the term BORG to refer to the WTS

  by blondie in

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  it's interesting that when watchtower is referred to as the borg, it immediately brings to mind the scenes where individuals such as captain piccard are held prisoner within a vast collective hive type prison and unable to leave.

  they are then turned into drones.

  in fact here is how wikipedia explains it.. the borg are a fictional alien group that appear as recurring antagonists in the star trek franchise.

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  blondie

  Thanks for that Alpaca, originally posted by Outlaw...great find.
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  1975 Quiz.

  by mikronboy in

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  having been asked to prepare and present a general knowledge inter-pub quiz, i decided to include a question relating to jw's.

  there were 12 teams in all, 4 persons to each team.

  this was the question:.

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  2012 Jeopardy The category was "Religion"

  The question was: "Joseph Rutherford of this group had his followers play sermonettes on record players when going door to door"

  Someone actually got it right...I wonder how many jws would have known the answer?
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  new WT rule: no holding hands durning public prayer!

  by leftchica in

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  so i just caught a glimpse of this new wt magazine(study edition) of course.. from dec 28th titled.

  "what do your prayers say about you".

  so now they are focosing on every aspect of our lifes even our actions during prayer.

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  Holding hands..."STEPHEN, a Witness from Northern Europe, was assigned as a missionary to an African country. While strolling through town with a local brother, he was startled when the brother took hold of his hand.

  The thought of walking down a busy street holding hands with another man was shocking to Stephen. In his culture such a custom has homosexual connotations. (Romans 1:27) Nevertheless, to the African brother, holding hands was purely a gesture of friendship. The rejection of the hand would signify a rejection of the friendship....What if a custom does not please us? Should it automatically be rejected? Not necessarily. The custom of males holding hands, mentioned earlier, was perfectly acceptable in that particular African community.When the missionary noticed that other men were walking around holding hands, he felt more at ease."

  Well, there it is writing, but remember the tag phrase the WTS, be careful not to stumble someone which covers all cultural differences. If it bothers just one person, you have to stop it. 1998 WT October 1, p. 19
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  new WT rule: no holding hands durning public prayer!

  by leftchica in

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  so i just caught a glimpse of this new wt magazine(study edition) of course.. from dec 28th titled.

  "what do your prayers say about you".

  so now they are focosing on every aspect of our lifes even our actions during prayer.

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  blondie

  fedup, some see the bs but are afraid they will lose contact with jw family and friends if they say anything. Or they want to find some other source of spiritual but can't find any they see as better. Some have to wait till the bs gets so high that they will have to eat it to stay. BS got too high for me, I left and found who my real family and friends were.
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  How many times did they say armagedon was coming?

  by Witness 007 in

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  1914 1918 1925 1940s 1975 1914 generation what did i miss?.

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  blondie

  1881 "To our understanding the general call to this joint heirship with our Redeemer as members of the New Creation of God, ceased in 1881." Studies In the Scriptures Series VI - New Creation 1915 ed. p.95 "To our understanding the general call to this joint heirship with our Redeemer as members of the New Creation of God, ceased in 1881." Studies In the Scriptures Series VI - New Creation 1915 ed. p.95 https://www.jwfacts.com/watchtower/1800s.php

  A noteworthy example is the date for the sealing of the 144,000, a date constantly changed. Russell originally set it as being 1878. This was moved to 1881, 1910, 1914, 1925, 1931 and finally 1935. In 2007 it has admitted as unknown.

  The dates above and their meaning as it evolved can be found at www.jwfacts.com

  Russell had said that all 144,000 had been chosen by 1881 and presented a number of Biblical reasons why this was the case.

  "Remember, too, that the Scriptures proved to us in various ways-by the Jubilee Cycles, the 1335 days of Daniel, the Parallel Dispensations, etc.-that the "harvest" or end of this age was due to begin in October, 1874, and that the Great Reaper was then due to be present; that seven years later-in October, 1881-the "high calling" ceased, though some will be admitted to the same favors afterward, without a general call being made, to fill the places of some of the called ones who, on being tested, will be found unworthy." Thy Kingdom Come p.362