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  Watchtower Study March 2020.....Make peace with your brothers

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

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  the watchtower—study edition | march 2020. .

  4 jesus taught us the importance of making peace with a brother who has something against us.

  (read matthew 5:23, 24.

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  The Watchtower—Study Edition | March 2020
  

  STUDY ARTICLE 13

  Love One Another Intensely

  

  If we have intense “love for the whole association of brothers,” we will avoid being partial (See paragraphs 12-13) *

  This photo in the article pretends to be a dramatization. Believe me,this is your typical scene in every Kingdom Hall. No actors were used in this dramatization!

  The local Kingdom Halls are full of cliques. Elders talking with fellow Elders before, during and after meetings. Elder wives who wait for everyone to approach them and not the other way around. Teens have their own cliques. Married couples have their own cliques. Pioneers are worshipped at the meetings and assemblies. Circuit and District Overseers are treated like movie stars.

  This study article will pass from one ear and out the other. Nothing will ever change! Another useless Watchtower study!
  
  
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  Watchtower Study March 2020.....Make peace with your brothers

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

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  the watchtower—study edition | march 2020. .

  4 jesus taught us the importance of making peace with a brother who has something against us.

  (read matthew 5:23, 24.

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  LongHairGirl said:

  people thinking they aren’t going to be taken to court for defrauding/harming their ‘brother’

  We had too many congregation members (who were dishonest contractors) that would cheat on labor /materials and do shoddy work for fellow brothers. Elders would always be called to resolve their disputes. Also, money loans were given out to fellow brothers and were never repaid.
  

  One Elder lent his Jehovah's Witness son-in-law money to start a heating and air-conditioning business and had a hard time getting his money back. They waited years to settle their dispute because neither would go to court for a solution. The ingrate son-in-law moved to another congregation after he paid the loan back.
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  Watchtower Study March 2020.....Make peace with your brothers

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the watchtower—study edition | march 2020. .

  4 jesus taught us the importance of making peace with a brother who has something against us.

  (read matthew 5:23, 24.

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  The Watchtower—Study Edition | March 2020

  
  

  4 Jesus taught us the importance of making peace with a brother who has something against us. (Read Matthew 5:23, 24.) He emphasized that we need to maintain good relations with others if we are to please God. Jehovah is happy when we do our best to make peace with our brothers. He will not accept our worship if we hang on to resentment and refuse even to try to make peace.​—1 John 4:20.

  1 John 4:20

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  20 If anyone says, “I love God,” and yet is hating his brother, he is a liar. For the one who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen.

  
  

  I laughed at this article! My congregation had numerous verbal fights, witnessed a physical fight inside the Kingdom Hall where police had to be called, members who changed congregations due to demotions, members who refused to go out in field service with certain brothers and sisters, Elders talking down to someone while a meeting was in session, and Elders who would not accept other Elders children's conduct while his children could do no wrong.

  
  

  What did you witness in your congregation?
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  I can't wait to see the first human clone

  by JohnTron72 in

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  hi everyone, i sure have been getting all kinds of replies by many on here and that's great.

  i read all the post even if some don't believe in god at all.

  however, i do believe and anything i say on here is from the depths of my belief and knowledge.

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  KNOWLEDGE applies to facts or ideas acquired by study, investigation, observation, or experience.
  

  JohnTron72 said:
  However, I do believe and anything I say on here is from the depths of my belief and knowledge.
  this one though is in favor of the fact that man doesn't HAVE a soul but, instead IS a living soul just like the animals as Genesis says, and can die not live on.

  You state that you have knowledge and facts that man doesn't have a soul, but is a living soul?

  That statement sounds like a belief to me! Tell us some facts that prove that statement?
  
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  Were / Are the Governing Body "Rock Stars"

  by Number 6 in

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  in 1976 when i was a young lad of 6, fred franz came to glasgow and gave a talk in govan a suburb on the south side of the city (for those of you who dont know).

  our congregation hired a bus to ferry us all to the hall and it was standing room only.

  being only 6, i have only the vaguest of memories other than an old man shouting and bawling from the stage.

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  Leo Greenless, W. Glen How, Nathan H. Knorr, Percy Chapman
  

  
  

  Governing Body member Leo K. Greenlees was forced to resign and leave Bethel in late 1984. Greenlees was allegedly convicted by the rest of the Governing Body of molesting a ten-year-old boy.

  Around 1978-79, my family and I went to a local High School auditorium in a suburb of Chicago to hear Governing Body member Leo Greenless give a talk and slide presentation. The auditorium was full of Jehovah's Witnesses who were going to meet the Jehovah's Witnesses version of the Pope. A slide presentation about the conditions of the world was presented. Very informative if you wore rose-colored glasses.

  After the ending prayer, long lines formed in the front of the auditorium to meet and greet the POPE. We waited in line and got to meet Mr. Greenless. ( Now I know how Catholics feel when they talk and touch the Pope) We were so excited to meet Mr. Greenless.

  Little did we know that Leo Greenless was living a secret life and that the Watchtower Society was just a human organization disguising themselves as God's earthly organization!
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  Pat Robertson using the Bible to justify horrible actions

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

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  here comes old and senile pat robertson speaking on his television program, the 700 club.

  robertson went on a rant (when asked by an audience member) on his thoughts about the death penalty.. robertson said:.

  are you kidding?

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  truth_b_known wrote:

  It is true the police sometimes get it wrong. It is true that sometimes prosecutors successfully litigate innocent people.

  Exactly true! There are many prisoners who are exonerated of their crimes.

  I would hope there is an eye witness to the Murder, which often there is not.

  That is why you cannot execute anyone just because police and prosecutors present a strong case.

  We will always have crime and violence, but we can certainly reduce it to a rarity.

  True!

  The death penalty will never deter crime. People who commit crimes never think they will be caught.
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  Pat Robertson using the Bible to justify horrible actions

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

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  here comes old and senile pat robertson speaking on his television program, the 700 club.

  robertson went on a rant (when asked by an audience member) on his thoughts about the death penalty.. robertson said:.

  are you kidding?

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  https://bohatala.com/death-penalty-in-the-us-facts-statistics-and-pros-and-cons/
  

  Death Penalty in the US Facts, Statistics and Pros and Cons

  “About 52% of death row inmates are Black or other minority, versus 17% in the general population”. (The death Penalty, Capital punishment) These statistics again confirms the misuse of death penalty. In a country like United States, most of the people punished for capital punishment belong to the minority community. This is not because of the excess crime committed by the minority community. In fact the majority public is committing more crimes compared to the minorities, but most of them escape from laws because of their influences upon the criminal judicial system and also the dual standards adopted by the government against the same crime committed by majority and minority public. Thus death sentence is a powerful weapon in the hands of the government to execute their hidden agendas. Even in front of the law, people are discriminated.
  
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  Pat Robertson using the Bible to justify horrible actions

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

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  here comes old and senile pat robertson speaking on his television program, the 700 club.

  robertson went on a rant (when asked by an audience member) on his thoughts about the death penalty.. robertson said:.

  are you kidding?

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  but what's wrong with the death penalty?

  The death penalty is racially biased

  poor people who commit a crime cannot afford the best criminal attorney

  does not deter crime

  you don't really know who is really innocent, who is truly guilty....some are innocent

  crooked police/prosecutors/judges influenced by racial prejudice

  
  
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  Pat Robertson using the Bible to justify horrible actions

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

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  2. family

  here comes old and senile pat robertson speaking on his television program, the 700 club.

  robertson went on a rant (when asked by an audience member) on his thoughts about the death penalty.. robertson said:.

  are you kidding?

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  Here comes old and senile Pat Robertson speaking on his television program, The 700 Club. Robertson went on a rant (when asked by an audience member) on his thoughts about the death penalty.

  Robertson said:

  Are you kidding? Read the Bible. Read the Old Testament. I tell you, if a son is ungovernable and will not listen to his parents, the parents can bring the son before the authorities and the son will be executed. Jesus said, you know, I don’t condemn you, neither should anybody else condemn you.

  But I think the whole idea of forgiveness is absolutely there, but in terms of — the Apostle Paul said, ‘He that wields the sword wields it not in vain but he’s a minister of God to execute judgment on the unbeliever’ — on those who are disobedient. He’s a minister of God wielding judgment.

  And I do think the death penalty — you got Charles Manson! Why should the state have to pay hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of millions of dollars to incarcerate a stone-cold killer? I mean, the death penalty is certainly biblical. Absolutely biblical!

  

  Here are more insane and oppressive Biblical laws that shed light on nutcases like Pat Robertson and followers who have no problem using the Bible ( word for word) as a bad source of advice:

  Anyone who dreams or prophesizes anything that is against God, or anyone who tries to turn you from God, is to be put to death. (Deuteronomy 13:5)

  If anyone, even your own family suggests worshipping another God, kill them. (Deuteronomy 13:6-10)

  If you find out a city worships a different god, destroy the city and kill all of its inhabitants... even the animals. (Deuteronomy 13:12-15)

  Kill anyone with a different religion. (Deuteronomy 17:2-7)
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  Hats Off To Simon

  by ZindagiNaMilegiDobaara in

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  huge round of applause for simon (not every hero wears a cape).

  this is to say a huge big thank you,tons of appreciation and gratitude from me for simon for toiling away on his own dime for 20 years or so and keeping this site up and running .

  surely this site has helped tons of jdumbs n exjdumbs in their search for ttatt and freedom.

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  Thank you, Simon, for a site that has helped thousands who knew something was not right about the WTBTS! The darkness from the Watchtower Society has been brought to the forefront and has been exposed!

  This site is funny, serious, has useful information, has useless information, silly, annoying, truthful, news you want to hear, news you don't want to hear, moves too fast, moves slow, members fighting and calling each other names, members thanking each other for information which was just unearthed, letters and files coming from the horses' mouth, ex-Bethel members experiences which expose the inner workings of the Watchtower Society, etc, etc.

  Simon is like a really cool parent who only steps in when things get out of control. Members complain about Simon stepping in too early or too late( you cannot have it both ways).

  THANK YOU SIMON AND CONTINUED SUCCESS! HOPE YOU NEVER TIRE OUT! THIS SITE HELPS TOO MANY PEOPLE FOR IT TO COME TO A STOP!