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  Toasting

  by hoser in

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  2. friends

  when did the jws make the rule that you couldn’t clink glasses together and raise glasses of wine?.

  and why the change to being a conscience matter now?.

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  blondie

  Watchtower has admitted wedding rings are pagan, but claims that is not important. Other cases of making pagan practices okay later. https://www.jwfacts.com/watchtower/rhetorical-fallacy.php

  Pagan Practices

  This is an illogical argument because almost every object, practice and philosophy can be traced back to pagan origins or usage. Even the Watchtower logo links back to Pagan origins. Hence, the Watchtower has no choice but to be inconsistent in choosing when to forbid a practice on grounds of paganism. For instance, the pagan practice of wearing a wedding ring is allowed.

  "Christians do not attach any symbolic meaning to a wedding ring ..." Watchtower 1969 Jan 15 p.59

  The Watchtower has given the following wise but contradictory advice when allowing the pagan pinata.

  "When considering whether to include a piñata at a social gathering, Christians should be sensitive to the consciences of others. (1 Corinthians 10:31-33) A main concern is, not what the practice meant hundreds of years ago, but how it is viewed today in your area. Understandably, opinions may vary from one place to another. Hence, it is wise to avoid turning such matters into big issues." Awake! 2003 Sep 22 pp.23-24
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  Armageddon 50th Anniversary

  by apostrate in

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  well, it's been 50 years since armageddon occurred.. seems to me that things haven't really changed all that much.

  is it just me or does anyone else seem to think that things have actually got worse??

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  blondie

  Beth Sarim, don't you have have a connection to the home built to house these men? :)

  https://www.jwfacts.com/watchtower/bethsarim.php

  
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  Question from readers , upcoming watchtower article

  by nowwhat? in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  "is it permissable for a christian to make a toast to the governing body for allowing us now to make a toast?

  "🤔.

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  blondie

  https://www.facebook.com/mattia.cabras.311/videos/1242175680449458?idorvanity=90686115834

  GB talking about toasting. 2025 Governing Body Update #4? https://www.jw.org/en/news/region/global/2025-Governing-Body-Update-4/
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  Toasting

  by hoser in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  when did the jws make the rule that you couldn’t clink glasses together and raise glasses of wine?.

  and why the change to being a conscience matter now?.

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  blondie

  WT definition not "rule" but "suggestion."
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  Question from readers , upcoming watchtower article

  by nowwhat? in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  "is it permissable for a christian to make a toast to the governing body for allowing us now to make a toast?

  "🤔.

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  blondie

  What issue is that? Last issue online September 2025 WT. Must be October 2025.
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  Armageddon 50th Anniversary

  by apostrate in

  1. social
  2. humour

  well, it's been 50 years since armageddon occurred.. seems to me that things haven't really changed all that much.

  is it just me or does anyone else seem to think that things have actually got worse??

  ?.

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  blondie

  "What, then, should we expect to take place? The chief thing to be restored is the human race to life; and since other Scriptures definitely fix the fact that there will be a resurrection of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and other faithful ones of old, and that these will have the first favour, we may expect 1925 to witness the return of these faithful men of Israel from the condition of death , being resurrected and fully restored to perfect humanity and made the visible, legal representatives of the new order of things on earth." Millions Now Living Will Never Die! p.88
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  "Playing Chess is evil, not for Witnesses" -Awake 1973

  by Witness 007 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  awake 73 3/22 p.12 "....the spirit of competition between players can lead to unpleasant circumstances, as the new york times reported: most families manage to keep the conflicts that arise in games to the chess board.

  but in some homes tensions linger long past checkmate.

  chess has been a game of war since it was originated 1,400 years ago....the games connections with war are obvious...a play-substitute for the art of war.

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  blondie

  Wow, just about any kind of recreation is bad "

  • What principles can help us to avoid letting recreation crowd out spiritual activities?

    • For instance, some allow a desire for food, clothing, and shelter to crowd out their love for God.

      • Most people today have allowed the normal pursuits of life to crowd out spiritual pursuits: Add secular education and employment.

        • Let us take to heart the lesson that even family-matters, such as marriage and the raising of children, should not be allowed to crowd out our sense of urgency as to Jehovah’s day.

    
    

    
    

    
    
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  Fancy dress up parties were banned by Elders after our 2nd one

  by Witness 007 in

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  2. experiences

  so i grew up in a small town with lots of witnesses so being bored we had two fancy dress up parties now some brothers came with swords and fake guns as pirates or cowboys one brother who was a pioneer came dressed as a woman!

  the elders smashed us in a talk they gave and these fun parties were cancelled..

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  blondie

  We had costume parties but not around Halloween. But then some brothers wore a female costume, that ended it!
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  MP calls JW’s a cult

  by moley in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  https://youtu.be/wtpricjwuqs?si=kehxwet291g2sbtv.

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  blondie

  You say PO-tah-to and I say po-Tay-to.

  The word "potato" can be pronounced with the emphasis on the first syllable (PO-tah-to) or the second syllable (po-TAY-to).
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  Toasting

  by hoser in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  when did the jws make the rule that you couldn’t clink glasses together and raise glasses of wine?.

  and why the change to being a conscience matter now?.

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  blondie

  You mean we can't toast bread? Oh, that's saying something good should happen to another person. Never mind. "Emily Litella"