Posts by LV101

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Russia: Further Jail Term For Answering Fellow Prisoners’ Questions About Faith

by AndersonsInfo in

https://www.eurasiareview.com/01072024-russia-further-jail-term-for-answering-fellow-prisoners-questions-about-faith/.

july 1, 2024. by f18news.

by victoria arnold.

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Beth Sarim -- ahh, the ole 'we're not here to debate' line. Heard it frequently when studying from the clergy-class, dictator, conductor, re/their door to door experiences.

BluesBro - I agree.

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photos not showing up

by was a new boy in

great photo, doykl.

https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/6277858037596160/je-sus-making-comeback-2024-convention.

https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/5102163622100992/visited-auschwitz-two-days-ago.

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WANB - sorry no down vote - lap top slipped.

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i read something recently on reddit (not sure what thread) where a person related how some jw told them that ‘they hold a grudge’.. this reminded me of something an old jw acquaintance said to me some years back when i related my bad experience in the religion.. so, apparently, jehovah’s witnesses feel they should be forgiven for anything.

people should forget all about it and act like nothing happened and be charitable towards them, etc… when i read in james and ephesians i got the sense ‘holding a grudge’ was referring to the things average people do to offend each other.. i don’t see it applying to a religion that claimed to speak for god and who engendered hateful and unchristian attitudes towards people.. i know because i experienced this.. in addition, some people’s lives were damaged by listening to faulty teachings and interference in things that were clearly none of anybody’s business.. one case in point: them knocking worldly careers and now there are thousands of destitute jws in senior years with nothing.. then in 2023 the religion does away with a century old teaching about counting hours in the ministry.

meanwhile, i got judged over this.

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Longy --- my motto: Forgiveness is overrated!

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JE-sus making a comeback at the 2024 Convention

by dropoffyourkeylee in

attended the friday sesson of the 2024 summer convention.. july 5, 2024 summer convention crowd photo; they invited quite a lot of empty chairs.. .

the facility usually has 5500-6500. they spun it saying that fewer congregations were assigned.

there were 6 of the smaller, more distant sections blocked off with tarps to lessen cleaning, which i understand.

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Great photo, DOYKL -- thanks for share. Clearly no wall to wall attendance but, of course, per WT plans. That's hard to believe. Be nice to know how many venues/assembly halls scheduled this yr. for conventions compared to previously.

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JW s were here today with convention invite

by enoughisenough in

i thought i would tell this story: 2 gals and a guy came by with invitation to convention.

i am in the yard.

the gals get out and are wearing pants.

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Vanderhoven -- thanks for sharing FB photo.

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JW s were here today with convention invite

by enoughisenough in

i thought i would tell this story: 2 gals and a guy came by with invitation to convention.

i am in the yard.

the gals get out and are wearing pants.

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Evidently per photo JWs have endured enough of WT's 'Good News'. Perhaps WT try tent revivals on smaller scale to 'Declare the Good News'. Might help rev up attendance.

I'd much rather attend a Benny Hinn event.

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Assembly Attendence

by Riley in

i am in western canada.

we use to have our assembly in saskatoon.

our assembly has moved to medicine hat.

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I agree re/scant number of bodies in attendance at conventions but not sure they're collapsing (unfortunately) soon. We've all read churches are packed/folding - it can't be both and WT holding good in comparison. Not sure that's true in US. Maybe folks just stay comfy and watch the TV evangelizers like they do NASCAR. Hard to tell with no PIMOs in mainstreamer churches. Compared to the early 90s the attendance is sparse.

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Assembly Attendence

by Riley in

i am in western canada.

we use to have our assembly in saskatoon.

our assembly has moved to medicine hat.

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Sounds good -- can't wait to see some photos.

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Blondie's "highlights" from the May 2024 Study WT Paragraphs 1-10

by blondie in

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friends

i have not read a wt for many years, but a comment on jwn prompted me to check out this one study article #19. i was stunned, they addressed many observations i have made in the "comments you will not hear" over the years.

this segment will contain comments on the section called what we do not know paragraphs 1 through 10. i will post what we do know” in another original post covering paragraphs 11 through 17”.

1) definition of "king of the south" and "king of the north.

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Thanks, Blondie -- always loved your WT reviews/"highlights."

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Assembly Attendence

by Riley in

i am in western canada.

we use to have our assembly in saskatoon.

our assembly has moved to medicine hat.

LV101

Photos of convention attendees roped/corralled off posted all over the internet had to be embarrassing for WT or they're too busy gloating about the cheap rental rate negotiated. After all, they're real estate experts.

Bet the papparazzi nazi is on patrol this year - no cell phone photos allowed inside arenas other than designated areas. Another bozo no-no for JWs.