Posts by BluesBrother

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Five members of Jehovah's Witness congregations across Pennsylvania charged with sexual abuse of children

by was a new boy in

https://www.fox43.com/article/news/crime/sexual-abuse-of-children-jehovahs-witness-pennsylvania/521-1d54cc2e-3ec6-4d20-b67a-fc3c5e8f2580.

https://www.attorneygeneral.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/2023-02-07-presentment-2_7_23.pdf.

BluesBrother

Shocking accounts… I find this strange in the Matos case, the girl was 15:

” The elders noted that Matos'sconduct indicated there was a romantic interest, and that they would approve of it fi certain conditions were met. Those conditions required the presence of a chaperone and the commitmentto eventually marry. J.R. described this as "normal" within the community despite the age difference “

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Either the elders were complete numpties or there is something off with that statement. The Society has disapproved of and warned against teenage dating and courtship for as long as I remember ( even though we still did it on the quiet) . For the elders to sanction this they we’re going against “theocratic instruction “

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Talked to JWs Today at a Cart Stand

by Sea Breeze in

jw
friends

they were positioned in a walk way and i had to go right pass them.

i tried to keep walking but my legs went straight to them like they had a mind of their own.. they pointed to john 17:3 on how to get saved.

1 peter 3:18. .

BluesBrother

“They said that they already answered my question and that I was making them feel uncomfortable.“

Is that really the best they could say? Dear me , pardon that we should ever make them uncomfortable!

My Mrs would have jumped at what you said , and kept talking for an hour ….. they don’t know what they are doing these days…

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How unpopular is JW org with the American Public ?

by Phizzy in

barb.

anderson posted this link,on face book, see how far down j.w org is !.

https://today.yougov.com/topics/society/articles-reports/2022/12/23/americans-views-religious-groups-yougov-poll?fbclid=iwar0-i-ju-nmskoh2yvbnfacipc_vptwmjzrsjn58if3jxicq41vv2ke0lu0.

BluesBrother

So the American public thinks less of JWs than it does of Islam and fundamentalist (polygamous?) Morgan’s . That is saying something after all that has been seen.

However, the dubs would probably be pleased and say that it was foretold that true Christians would be unpopular and they would probably say that people are still flocking in….. erm, well ? .?

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The Watchtower—Study Edition | April 2023

by RULES & REGULATIONS in

study article 19. how can we strengthen our faith in jehovah’s promise of a new world?.

17 many servants of jehovah have applied jehovah’s counsel to “keep in expectation”—even for decades.

louise, for example, began serving jehovah in 1939. she says: “at that time, i thought armageddon would come before i finished high school.

BluesBrother

Poor Louise, No doubt she was influenced by the WT book “ Children “ in 1941. It was written asa dialogue between a young couple explaining their faith. In the end they make this decision.

”Ar- mageddon js surely near, and during that time the Lord will clean off the earth every- thing that offends and is disagreeable. Then, by His grace, we shall begin our life with a greater vision and prolonged joy. Now we see by faith the great THEOCRAUY, and we are wholly and unreservedly committed to that righteous government. From now on we shall have our heart devotion fixed on THE THEOCBACY, knowing that soon we shall journey for ever together in the earth. Our hope is that within a few years our marriage may be consummated and, by the Lord’s grace, we shall have sweet children that will be an honor to the Lord. We can well defer our marriage until lasting peace comes to

the earth. Now we must add nothing to our burdens, but be free and equipped to serve the Lord. When THE THEOCRACY is in full sway it will not be burdensome to have a family. Then we may often walk through these broad fields, amidst the beautiful for- ests and environments, and will walk with our beloved children by our side and tell them all we have learned from the Lord,”

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So the advice is to stay single because the end is SO close... that was 82 years ago ...

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disgusting money grab attempt

by enoughisenough in

put under scandals because i think it is horrid...got this from jw facts page while i was looking for something else.

check out how the jws tried to get money from a fund dedicated to holocaust victims.

: copied and pasted-.

BluesBrother

I must be missing something here . As I read it the agreement was sought to “ devote any allocated money’s solely to the interests of Holocaust education and the remembrance of the prisoners who bore the purple triangle “

That would have been binding and with the agreement of the fund . Where’s the scandal?

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Trust the self-appointed "faithful slave"

by BoogerMan in

no wonder they 'cancelled' the wt cd rom.. flip -.

w61 7/15 p. 420 - “...in order to hate what is bad a christian must hate the person with whom the badness is inseparably linked.” .

flop -.

BluesBrother

When I was a true believer we sometimes noticed these apparent small inconsistencies. We used to put it down to individual article writers putting a different slant on things … and laugh it off.

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JW's: When EXACTLY did Jesus become king?

by BoogerMan in

i thought it was in 1914. silly me!.

w78 3/1 p. 18 par.

15 - when was god’s son made a king-priest like melchizedek?

BluesBrother

Any experienced dub would explain their belief thatJesus became King in the realm of Heaven after his ascension and was a king of the Christian congregation. At 1914 he was granted the Kingdom over the Earth , and began his Parousia or Heavenly presence. After Armageddon his Millennium Kingdom will begin when his rule is empowered over mankind.

Simple, isn’t it ? ( don’t blame me , I didn’t write this stuff)

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The "Time of the End"

by Rivergang in

for those who still hold to the belief that the last 109 years have been part of "the time of the end", consider this: .

https://www.science.org/content/article/why-536-was-worst-year-be-alive.

it would have been quite understandable if those alive during the middle of the 6th century ad believed the "end was nigh.".

BluesBrother

I am sure those poor people did believe the end is nigh , as they did in the 14th C. and others .

That is interesting and impressive that it is supported by tree ring evidence and other ice core samples.

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Jehovah's Witnesses: Zoom Cancelled Love Jehovah Go Back to In Person Meetings

by HiddlesWife in

this is a new video posted by the exjw critical thinkers jt & lady cee:.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvmulzbczvm&t=1s.

i had a hunch that wt was going to do so, but this is happening quite soon.

BluesBrother

If it is less than a common cold , why are there around 8000 people detained in hospital with it in the U.K. ?

As an immunity suppressed person I am not going to a K.Hall for love nor money.

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Why Does the WatchTower Society INVEST in unethical enterprises?

by Terry in

investing in unethical enterprises.

in the ocean, big fish swallow the little fish while the big fish are swallowed by the even bigger fish.. below is an example of this principle.. .

a fellow named mccann donated 50k shares of rand cam engine corp. to the watchtower society.. rand cam engine corp. manufactures aircraft engines for commercial, recreational, and military clients.

BluesBrother

This from Snopes

” For the record, Disney has not purchased Pornhub.”…….

” This was not a genuine news article, as The Beaverton is a well-known entertainment site that publishes "news satire and parody." A disclaimer on the website reads as follows: "The Beaverton is a news satire and parody publication. All articles contained within this website and on its social media accounts, however similar to real events, are fictitious. When public figures or actual businesses are mentioned by name, the corresponding story details are invented. In all other cases, any resemblance to actual persons, businesses or events is entirely coincidental."