If I were a gambling man I’d bet it will be the same old same old, putting a shiny gloss on the terrible activity reports , telling them that the end is oh so near , and reminding them to keep contributing.........
BluesBrother
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2020 Meeting Content/Schedule - Anyone know what is coming?
by JWTom inhello all - no 2020 midweek meeting content has been published yet.
anyone know or hear of what will be changed for 2020 due to the pandemic?
even my pimi family (i am pimo) is scratching their heads wondering why we are still reviewing content from 2017-2019 that talk about all the future plans, field service, etc etc etc....that have all been derailed due to covid-19.
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Is Watchtower meant to be an actual shelter from reality
by ToyFish inhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yciaw0m2-nqi'm a former member that has been out for the past few months and have been doing a lot of personal research.
i've been having mixed feelings about the gb whether or not their intentions are good or not.
the fact they have a protocol of moral lying through "theocratic warfare" very much turned me off from having anything to do with the org.
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BluesBrother
It is meant to BE the reality. The beacon of truth in a rotton decaying world. The rest of it all ,the politics ,commerce , the "spirit of the world" that is, they believe offering a fantasy.
I can remember an article once,may have been a talk too, entitled " Reject Worldly fantasies- Accept Kingdom Realities "
So they say
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Always Obey
by neat blue dog inthe life story in the latest wt has a running theme that keeps popping up: if the organization tells you to do something, you do it.
this culminates in the following anecdote:.
we were staying in abrother’s home right next to a kingdom hall.. .
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BluesBrother
In line with the thread title , the article is “ We Learned Never To Say No To Jehovah “
I guess the writers gave the title to her interview. What she says at the conclusion is :
“But Harvey taught me never to say no to Jehovah’s organization, so I was not about to do that. Later, I came to see the wisdom of the decision”.
A subtle difference, Jehovah God or the Organisation? . I guess they want to make them seem the same.
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Prime Minister of Australia announces intention to revoke Jehovah’s Witnesses charity status
by jwleaks intoday, marking the second anniversary of the australian national apology to victims and survivors of institutional child sexual abuse, the prime minister of australia has announce in federal parliament the intention to place sanctions against the jehovah’s witnesses in relation to child sexual abuse.. quote from prime minister:.
the royal commission [into institutional response to child sexual abuse], the [national] apology [to victims and survivors of institutional child sexual abuse] and these yearly reports are about accountability: bringing the truth into the light ... we still have, reprehensibly, four institutions that have been named publicly and that have blatantly refused to join the redress scheme.
they are jehovah's witnesses ... it's not acceptable.
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BluesBrother
Well yes, hit them where it hurts the most .!
If they lost charitable status over there, could we see other countries follow their lead?
I am surprised actually that they have allowed themselves to be in this position, usually they will do just enough to avert the anger of authorities.
I think the publicity could do them more harm in the long run as people associate them with abuse and failure to cooperate . Way to go, Australia!
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BluesBrother
I guess the public AGM before a live audience could not happen due to Covid
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Wife in cult mode. What was the topic this past weekend 10-18-20
by goingthruthemotions inas always i preferece this post with a: i despise this cult!!!!
so glad the boys dispise it as well.. so, as stated...she is in a cult mode and i am trying to figure out what the trigger was.
the watchtower rag or .
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BluesBrother
There is no way of knowing what the local talk was . But yes, the WT study on the resurrresurrection painted speculative glowing pictures of how the dead may return, their characters being the same, how they would look the same, etc all based on a few words in John 5 : 28 &29.
After my mother died , I really bought in to tnis belief. I wanted to hug my mother again and have her in good health. When I woke up and realised that it was all human speculation, I was really disappointed.
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I almost died ...allow me to explain
by Terry inin 1923 i almost died.. allow me to explain .... .
i wouldn't exist for another 24 years ...but.
for a few seconds, on top a building, my grandfather, jack hybarger, stood with tears running down his cheeks and a small caliber pistol in his right hand.
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BluesBrother
Wow! I don't know what to say.
It is true that our existence is tne result of a whole series of improbable coincidences, what if my father had gone somewhere else tne night he met my mother? Etc....
Sometimes we forget the long term unintended consequences of our actions and choices . You make your grandfather's seem warm and human . It is a good job he never pulled the trigger ....
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Anyone seen this? Seems to be a startup JW site for leaning languages
by Funky inscanning thru the usual jw sites, i saw a link to this site:.
https://www.talk2practice.com/.
looks like a standard language-tutoring site, right?.
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BluesBrother
The Watchtower has had its own language learning app for some time ...fine if you want tp present the good news in Japanese
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Disfellowhipped for not wearing facemask?
by Anna Marina inyup - person has done nothing wrong.
but they have called a judicial and from what i can tell refusing to wear a facemask is bothering them more than the person not turning up.. so is this new light?
if you have been called to a judical please remember to stay safe and wear your personal protective equimpment.
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BluesBrother
so we now learn that this person "questioned" doctrines and practises and declined to attend a J C unless he could be mask free. That is different, we all know where openly disputing beliefs can get you. ....and he said he would not be attending .
Who are the Elders to dictate to a person to attend a judicial committee and also to dictate they wear a mask ?
Actually I can agree with them. Who is this person to insist on his preferences if it could endanger another's health ?
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Disfellowhipped for not wearing facemask?
by Anna Marina inyup - person has done nothing wrong.
but they have called a judicial and from what i can tell refusing to wear a facemask is bothering them more than the person not turning up.. so is this new light?
if you have been called to a judical please remember to stay safe and wear your personal protective equimpment.
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BluesBrother
Come off it! We know this could not happen.