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  Jehovah's Witnesses lose registration as a religious community in Norway

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  https://www.statsforvalteren.no/nb/oslo-og-viken/folk-og-samfunn/tros--og-livssynssamfunn/jehovas-vitner-taper-registrering-som-trossamfunn/.

  published december 22, 2022. the state manager in oslo and viken has decided to withdraw jehovah's witnesses registration as a religious community under the religious society act.. .

  we sent a notice to jehovah's witnesses about possible loss of registration on october 25 this year.

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  THOMAS MORE:

  That’s very funny but, sadly, some would have the audacity to believe that.. If I were dumb enough to still be a sitting duck there no doubt a confrontation would happen.. Which is why I’m Glad I’m a million miles away from the religion! “Shrewd is the one who has seen the calamity and proceeded to conceal himself (or herself).”

  I also agree with what you said about them wanting JWs back in seats in person. In my opinion, it’s about loss of control and less $ in contribution boxes. I also suspect the Covid shutdown was a ‘hardship’ for some deadbeats in congregations who were used to getting handouts in person. They must’ve had to get very creative during that time period!
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  Jehovah's Witnesses lose registration as a religious community in Norway

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  https://www.statsforvalteren.no/nb/oslo-og-viken/folk-og-samfunn/tros--og-livssynssamfunn/jehovas-vitner-taper-registrering-som-trossamfunn/.

  published december 22, 2022. the state manager in oslo and viken has decided to withdraw jehovah's witnesses registration as a religious community under the religious society act.. .

  we sent a notice to jehovah's witnesses about possible loss of registration on october 25 this year.

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  BETH SARIM:

  That is precisely why I am glad I am not there anymore.

  They would have every expectation of going up to responsible-looking people there and asking for money for these other people. This would not be tolerated by me.

  I would be the victim of a double whammy! I got criticized and shunned for working - and if I were stupid enough to STILL be there I could count on these detestable hypocrites coming up to me with their envelope!.. I have no use for them. I would end up having to tell some idiot off! This would be the scenario, unfortunately. 👎
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  Jehovah's Witnesses lose registration as a religious community in Norway

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  https://www.statsforvalteren.no/nb/oslo-og-viken/folk-og-samfunn/tros--og-livssynssamfunn/jehovas-vitner-taper-registrering-som-trossamfunn/.

  published december 22, 2022. the state manager in oslo and viken has decided to withdraw jehovah's witnesses registration as a religious community under the religious society act.. .

  we sent a notice to jehovah's witnesses about possible loss of registration on october 25 this year.

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  THOMAS MORE:

  Those are a lot of reasons for the ‘drain’. I had no idea about their investments and am not knowledgeable about those special building projects so you must ‘know’ people.

  But, as far as people leaving I am well aware of that! Many older JWs are passing away (Boomers and ones older). Many Witnesses have walked away in the last two+ decades, myself included..

  No way will younger ones left contribute as much as their parents did!.. I don’t believe anybody will ever see the like of those old ‘faithful’ ever again. They ‘bought’ it all, hook line and sinker. However, they weren’t poor and were collecting pensions!

  This must also mean things can’t be looking good at congregational levels. There are many ‘needy’ in the religion (too many in my opinion), because of following the dictate that they ‘shouldn’t get careers’. That’s not counting the ones kicked out of bethel..

  Now that there are fewer elderly to go up to privately with an envelope for money to give to broke pioneers who never planned - this won’t be good for anybody in congregations expecting handout$.. Any responsible people left in congregations are going to be pestered.. Sounds unpleasant to me.
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  Christmas and the name jehovah

  by nowwhat? in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  for the same reasons jw's reject christmas they use the name jehovah.. dec 25 is the recognized day to celebrate the birth of christ in the world.- we use jehovah because it is the recognized name of the father in the world.. it dishonors jesus because we don't know the actual date of jesus birth- even though we don't know the actual pronouncing of gods name it brings honor to god to use it.

  even though the angels rejoiced at the birth of jesus, no where in the bible does it say we should celebrate it.

  even though no where in the bible does it say christians are to be witnesses of jehovah, we proudly bear his name!.

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  BETH SARIM:

  It’s something more than nostalgia that I experienced when I ‘Faded’ from the JW religion years ago and finally spent time with my REAL family after years.

  You would have had to feel it to know what I mean. I felt several emotions which included gratitude, relief and a feeling that I fought my way out of a dark place. I also felt a sadness that this was stupidly on my part.. I felt I ‘escaped’ from mental abuse and unnecessary deprivation and joined the human race again.

  There is no other way to explain it, but, I am glad it’s in the past.. What a sobering life lesson learned!
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  Christmas and the name jehovah

  by nowwhat? in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  for the same reasons jw's reject christmas they use the name jehovah.. dec 25 is the recognized day to celebrate the birth of christ in the world.- we use jehovah because it is the recognized name of the father in the world.. it dishonors jesus because we don't know the actual date of jesus birth- even though we don't know the actual pronouncing of gods name it brings honor to god to use it.

  even though the angels rejoiced at the birth of jesus, no where in the bible does it say we should celebrate it.

  even though no where in the bible does it say christians are to be witnesses of jehovah, we proudly bear his name!.

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  VIDIOT & BETH SARIM:

  Exactly. The REAL reason they don’t want members to celebrate Christmas and other holidays is to keep them away from non-Witness relatives and friends.

  They use the excuse ‘it’s pagan’ as a cover. The problem is many things have a pagan origin such as the calendar, etc. No, they’re afraid a JW may have a good time if they associate with non-JW relatives and friends. God forbid they experience acceptance and love from people who aren’t judging them (like the people in the hall). Maybe they won’t want the vacuum of a religion any more.

  To a person who wasn’t born in who joined the JWs later, the pleasant association may remind them of what they miss!.. To somebody born in, the pleasant association is something they never had with the JWs and they may want more!
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  Pioneer couple sense of entitlement

  by nowwhat? in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so there's this middle age pioneer couple.

  he works part time and the wife doesn't work at all.

  their daughter is getting married and even though it is known they go on multiple vacations a year, they expect the grooms parents to pay for 100% of the wedding!

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  THOMAS MORE:

  On top of all you said, the JWs have absolutely NO programs to help any needy.

  This is in sharp contrast to other religions of Christendom that have different social programs to help people (food pantries, etc.) whether it’s people in their congregations or people in the community.
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  Jesus's brothers-apostates?

  by enoughisenough in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  this came to me today.

  at first jesus's own brothers didn't believe in him....thought he was crazy...can you imagine him shunning them for apostasy?

  i would think disbelieving in jesus would be far worse than disbelieving the gb.

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  FEDUPJW:

  Just clarifying that that is what they say about themselves: that ‘not believing in them is sinning against the holy spirit’. Okay then!😮

  Someone please let me know when they start answering people’s prayers!
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  Similarities Between JW's & Mormons

  by Sea Breeze in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  over the years, i have found it helpful to see the similarites between jw's and mormons to help me understand what happened to me and my family as jw's.

  robert bryan discusses this in one of the best presentations i have heard on the topic.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wok7e3utzy8&ab_channel=bibleready .

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  SEA BREEZE:

  Yes, that was my observation when I was in the Witness religion:

  They were so arrogantly sure and felt the rest of the world was wrong.
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  Am I being unreasonable in this ?

  by smiddy3 in

  1. social
  2. family

  hi friend`s ,i have my son and dil living with us ,which has been ok,overall ,quite a few years now ,however ,a few months ago they decided they wanted a dog ok ?

  we had one a toy poodle for about 16-17 years and i just loved her as did my wife.. a few months ago my son wanted a dog and got a french bulldog as a pup ,which was ok by us .. however to cut a long story short, yesterday i was out in the back yard and the dog lunged at me and started attacking me in such a way as i can only describe as being frenetic in his attack ,in trying to ward off his attack and getting away from him i fell over and i believe if my son hadn`t finlly restrained him he would have mauled me .

  i am 83 years old and my wife has just turned 80. and i dont want that to happen to her .. i don`t know the dog is what 4-5-6 months old i`m not sure , and been living with us all this time ,however i`m going to tell them to get that dog out of my house by the week and and a half or i will one way or another .. i am not going to tolerate that in my household and if he don`t like it he can go also .. i`m not being unreasonable am i ?

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  SMIDDY3:

  No, you are Not being unreasonable. This is not okay and this is your home and you should be safe there. I would say the same thing!!! You don’t need this happening to you - and never mind what any misguided animal lovers say. If you HAD been injured, what is he going to say? He’s sorry???

  I have a close relative who had a questionable dog that menaced me. I told her I don’t want the damn thing around me. She made excuses UNTIL it bit and/or tore clothing of visiting friends of hers. In my life I have been bitten a few times (nothing major thank God). People need to get real about their dogs.

  You are well within your rights!
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  Are the teachings of JW—consistent?

  by Fisherman in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i would belief so but if you can point something out, it can be discussed.. i don’t mean what jw taught in the past that they later realized was not correct and amended.

  —unless you think and can show something like that is relevant.. i’ve spoken to a lot of believers from different religions.

  i don’t want to bash any religion here under this topic but their beliefs are inconsistent and their reasons are sophistry and made up and grounded on circular reasoning.

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  TONUS OH:

  I always believed that ALL religions are wrong to varying degrees.

  JWs like to claim the excuse of ‘imperfection’ or the ‘light getting brighter’.. Well, I felt that if God was cutting them ‘slack’ because of that - he would also give slack to all the other religions as well.