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  JW.org Focus on the Past - Have Always Wondered?

  by JWTom in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  just curious of others thoughts.....while watching the latest round of convention videos with my pimi wife it was highlighted again in the content how much the wt org.

  has always focused on the past (in my opinion).

  many of the historical events that are highlighted as significant are from 100+ years ago in some cases.

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  BluesBrother

  I got about halfway through it. It was o k , I remember it being used to show “bible studies” that were not just some local group. 30 years ago l thought it was good , now it just shows me that they are what they are called, a publishing house
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  Awake! March 22, 1993

  by Vanderhoven7 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  does anyone happen to have a copy of the awake for march 22, 1993. .

  i'm especially interested in pages 3 and 4 of an article about false teachers..

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  BluesBrother

  Following the Watchtower requires a level of Orwellian doublethink ,i.e. the ability to think that two opposite conclusions are both right..

  They say " the WTS is not a prophet "

  Then they make predictions and claim to be directed by Holy Spirit .

  Which is it
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  And this isn't a cult? Wife put on name tag for zoom assembly

  by goingthruthemotions in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  and this isn't a cult?

  just saw my wife put on her name tag for the zoom assembly.... what the what?

  i thought these things werent even live.

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  BluesBrother

  I think a lot of the members are really disappointed that they cannot meet in convention this year. After all, as we all remember, the fun of it is not tbe programme, it is the occasion. It is meeting up with old friends,travelling to a new location ...something to remember.

  O k , some try and compensate with Instagram and putting on a badge...so what?

  If it makes them feel good, let them be.
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  JW's and the National Anthem/Flag

  by Anony Mous in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  one thing we were always taught in the past is how we should sit down and pray (kneel) to jehoober whenever we were at an event where they played the national anthem.

  we had to actively disrespect the flag and anthem and be no part of the world, because we were our own country with jesus as king.. given kneeling/sitting for the national anthem is now the favorite pastime of the far-left and if you do so, you get associated with democrats, how do jehovah's witnesses now 'become no part of this world' when they have to disrespect the flag?.

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  BluesBrother

  In the UK we merely stand for the anthem. .. and it is not played as often as the American one is.

  It is ironic that now sitting it out is viewed as a political statement , when WTS advocated it to be neutral of politics. I never saw the objection anyway, since we are told to "respect ...and honour the king " in scripture. I used to sit it out or escape the auditorium first though, just to be obedient.
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  Mandatory Donations??? Is This Accurate?

  by Atlantis in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  does the information about mandatory donations in this post sound accurate to you?.

  https://www.reddit.com/r/exjw/comments/i1gews/new_letter_1000_donations_are_mandatory_now/ petra!

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  BluesBrother

  Mmm , hardly "mandatory " since the elders have to consider whether they can manage it or not. Even if resolved, what happens if in the future they say they can't meet the commitment? They just tell the Branch and they have to accept what is offered.
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  Watchtower Library

  by Paul Bonanno in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  in the early 1980s together with my brothers we decided to started collecting watchtower literature and have them neatly in a library at home.

  with the help of our father he gave us all the books bought during the years that he had stored in a big wooden box.. after purchasing all the literature that we had missing from the kingdom hall we decided to write letters to the world headquarters of jehovah’s witnesses in brooklyn new york as well to the british and australian branch office.. unfortunately none of our requests bear fruit as they informed us: “it is doubtful whether they are available anywhere in the world….” (ca february 23, 1983); “unable to supply the old publications you request.” (sa: sg september 20, 1983) “we will keep your letter on our files….”(sa: sg january 22, 1983).. during the years we managed to obtain many of these early books going back to 1879 when this religious organization was started.. through barbara anderson we learned that in 30 columbia heights building new york they had a warehouse storage where they kept many old literature which don kommers the assistant of vern wisegarver was responsible for.

  through these publications we learned what exactly was written by charles russell and joseph rutherford regarding predictions that never came to be.

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  BluesBrother

  "I have never seen or heard of JWs deliberately destroying old literature"

  I have. When a cong. around here had a refurbishment the Bethel Building Team (whatever they call themselves) planned the backrooms and told the Elders to get rid of the extensive library. Loads of old and rare books were summarily dumped at the local tip....Tragic . I know some brothers that were furious.
  
  
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  ELM - Elderly Lives Matter

  by BourneIdentity in

  1. social
  2. current

  i believe a light has to be shown on the elderly, forget blm.

  sure, blacks are being mistreated by law enforcement at times, but there are hundreds of millions of people on a daily basis having no regard for the elderly by not wearing masks in the middle of a pandemic.

  they believe the elderly have to be casualties for the economy and getting normalcy back.

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  BluesBrother

  Totally , but respectfully disagree with Matt's comment. The virus is real, it made my friend extremely ill and he is still not right.

  As an oldie now , of course I sympathize with the o/p. However I see no correlation between it and the injustices endured by many people , including Black Americans.

  The wearing of masks is mandatory in UK shops... but there is precious little enforcement of the law. Selfish people know that and flaunt the law.

  Mask wearing is not for the wearers sake, it is for your fellow shopper's sake ... Please Mask up, for me..
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  The toxic JW Worldview

  by TD in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  sometimes i forget how small-minded, petty, provincial, mean-spirited ignorant and judgemental it was and still is.... then i sit down with a jw relative, hoping to have a normal conversation and realize there is literally nothing to talk about.. nothing..... current events?

  hobbies?

  your job?

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  BluesBrother

  I hate to be the one who differs , ( not really ) but my experience is that they will talk about anything...... except their faith.

  In tne pre covid times we used to get together with my wife's dubby friends. It was no big problem to me because they would natter on about stuff quite normally.... They would talk about their holidays, their ailments share advice how to use their computers, anything . They did avoid politics, and television, unless it was harmless stuff but I am sure they all had opinions unspoken . My wife might try and inject a note of "sprirituality" into the conversation but it die like a damp squib.

  Perhaps the dubs around your way are more " theocratic "?
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  The Black Goat in the JW Covid-19 Report - 2020 Governing Body Update #5

  by Oh-my-God in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  did you notice this?

  2020 governing body update #5. https://www.jw.org/en/library/videos/#en/mediaitems/latestvideos/docid-702020307_1_video.

  why do they show the black goat in the picture?

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  BluesBrother

  It is not a real one, is it?

  Strange choice of decoration though, considering their opposition to wildlife game hunting. Could cause some debate among those I know that are passionately against animal cruelty.

  Perhaps he hangs his hat on it in the Winter?

  Whatever, I am sure there is no hidden meaning to this.
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  Another Unnecessary Early Death

  by Slidin Fast in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  a young man in somerset in england, under massive pressure from financial and relationship issues lapsed into mental illness.

  he was unlucky enough to have as his support system the local congregation of jehovah's witnesses.

  one of the symptoms of his illness was the use of tobacco.

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  BluesBrother

  A tragic end to a very sad story.

  On the one hand I can see that the elders on the committee may have felt they had little choice, since they are merely rulebook followers and have little discretion.

  I was at an elders school many years ago when the question was asked whether mental health should be considered in judicial cases. The answer was that if a person is cognizant enough to live and care for himself, mental health should not be considered.

  Surely though, in this day and age, clear case like this shoul have prompted them to cut him a little slack.

  I can see that attending an assembly as D/f could be the last straw.