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  Hot off the press - Maintaining Congregation Meetings During COVID-19 Pandemic

  by pixel in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  27:23; sfl chap.

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  rebel8

  Hi, I've not been to this forum in a long time. I came for virus gossip. lol

  So I'm hearing something very different than what was posted here. I was told they are saying there was an announcement that anybody at high risk or >65 yrs old should not be attending meetings.
  
  I'm kinda pissed about that. In the 70s and 80s, they had us doing Great Tribulation drills so we could sneak to meetings because it's a command to not forsake gathering. We were to memorize phone numbers and addresses of nearby dubs, change clothes on the way as a disguise, lie to officials, etc.

  I hate it when religions soften. It just encourages people to stay in.
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  Tight pants dilemma solved

  by rebel8 in

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  the principles that we glean from god’s word should move us to avoid wearing clothing that is tight-fitting, revealing, or sexually provocative.

  that would rule out wearing clothing that exposes or accentuates private parts of our anatomy.

  nobody should feel uncomfortable or forced to look the other way when seeing how we are dressed.

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  rebel8

  I can't post links on this site anymore. Let me try again.

  https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2016684#h=13
  
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  Tight pants dilemma solved

  by rebel8 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the principles that we glean from god’s word should move us to avoid wearing clothing that is tight-fitting, revealing, or sexually provocative.

  that would rule out wearing clothing that exposes or accentuates private parts of our anatomy.

  nobody should feel uncomfortable or forced to look the other way when seeing how we are dressed.

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  rebel8

  The principles that we glean from God’s Word should move us to avoid wearing clothing that is tight-fitting, revealing, or sexually provocative. That would rule out wearing clothing that exposes or accentuates private parts of our anatomy. Nobody should feel uncomfortable or forced to look the other way when seeing how we are dressed. [source]
  

  If this is true, then why don't all the bros have to wear MC Hammer pants?

  
  
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  Funny things to not do at the Memorial

  by rebel8 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  pull out a can of cheese whiz, top the bread with it, and take a nibble.. .

  say really loud...."oh, wow!

  jesus' body is really tasty this year!".

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  rebel8

  Picket outside with a sign that says, "GREAT CROWD LIVES MATTER".
  
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  Funny things to not do at the Memorial

  by rebel8 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  pull out a can of cheese whiz, top the bread with it, and take a nibble.. .

  say really loud...."oh, wow!

  jesus' body is really tasty this year!".

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  rebel8

  Wear a stuffed parrot on your shoulder and act totally nonchalant. Don't arrive early, or this may get you kicked out. When the bread is approaching you, say loudly, in a parrot voice, "Polly want a cracker!" Feed it to the stuffed animal.
  
  Wear a big blue furry sweater. When the bread is approaching you, start singing the Cookie Monster song, "Cookie for me, cookie for you!"
  
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  Funny things to not do at the Memorial

  by rebel8 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  pull out a can of cheese whiz, top the bread with it, and take a nibble.. .

  say really loud...."oh, wow!

  jesus' body is really tasty this year!".

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  rebel8

  Happy Easter/Spring/whatever!

  
  
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  The Home of Charles Taze Russell - Renovated

  by Wild_Thing in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  charles and maria russell lived in one side.

  emma russell lived on the other.

  emma russell was maria's younger sister who married charles's father.

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  rebel8

  I like it that there's a flag in front too.
  
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  Hunt begins for legion of ‘missing’ children being educated at home

  by rebel8 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  a person who used to post here is quoted in this article.. i hate to be a biotch, but since this has happened multiple times here, let me just say this: please do not be an asswipe and "out" her here because it would connect her real name to her username on this forum, and all the highly personal stuff that goes with that.

  disclosing that is her decision, not yours.. ok, now that we have that out of the way, here's the article.

  it's pretty great to have the political and religious radicalism connected to dubbery in this way.

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  rebel8

  I don't hit any paywall or request for info when I click the link.

  It's a great article putting jw extremism in the context of other extremism, and what happened to this individual was totally religious punishment unrelated to any other rationale for homeschooling.
  
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  Hunt begins for legion of ‘missing’ children being educated at home

  by rebel8 in

  1. jw
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  a person who used to post here is quoted in this article.. i hate to be a biotch, but since this has happened multiple times here, let me just say this: please do not be an asswipe and "out" her here because it would connect her real name to her username on this forum, and all the highly personal stuff that goes with that.

  disclosing that is her decision, not yours.. ok, now that we have that out of the way, here's the article.

  it's pretty great to have the political and religious radicalism connected to dubbery in this way.

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  rebel8

  A person who used to post here is quoted in this article.

  I hate to be a biotch, but since this has happened multiple times here, let me just say this: Please do not be an asswipe and "out" her here because it would connect her real name to her username on this forum, and all the highly personal stuff that goes with that. Disclosing that is her decision, not yours.
  

  OK, now that we have that out of the way, here's the article. It's pretty great to have the political and religious radicalism connected to dubbery in this way.
  
  
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  New Loophole Created: You can cheat on your spouse without him/her being able to divorce you

  by ILoveTTATT2 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the new "pillowgate" video exposed a loophole in the witnesses´s thinking, showing how dangerous and stupid legalism is.. this loophole is sure to destroy many people´s lives.. 1) they said that two men masturbating at the same time in front of each other does not constitute "porneia".. 2) "porneia" is the only biblical reason for divorce.. 3) from 1) we can also get two women masturbating in front of each other, or a man and a woman masturbating in front of each other, does not constitute "porneia".4) most people would consider masturbating at the same time with another person to be cheating, and a logical reason for divorce.. so this will lead to many witnesses going to the elders and being told that they cannot divorce this person who clearly cheated on them.

  then, if this person (the "innocent mate") divorces and marries someone else, then that person would be the one possibly disfellowshipped!the implications of the loophole are so stupid and so damaging!i predict another flip-flop.

  "considering things more closely, this is "porneia"... or doubling down on it ("sorry but that is what the biblical limits are") or just fading away into those things that only 1% of jw´s know it´s a rule....

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  rebel8

  Can anyone honestly claim all of these statements are consistent with each other?
  

  if one of them (man and woman masturbating in front of each other) will stay over night - this will be a biblical reason for divorce.

  
  

  
  

  
  

  In Crisis of Conscience, Ray Franz relates the case of a woman who couldn't divorce her husband even though he'd had sex with an animal. That also was not "pornea."

  for God is not a God of confusion but of peace--1 Cor 14:33

  for I, the LORD, love justice--Isaiah 61:8