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  Got ALetter!

  by Biahi in

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  so, my daughter got a letter from a female jw, containing a tract.

  i want to respond to this woman, in a kind way.

  she included a phone number, and email, return address is the kh.

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  I have not attended any meetings in 10 years. My brother is an elder and leaves me alone. He has his son, daughter and other elders call me with information on special Zoom meetings and funeral talks. I take the information down and have listened in a couple of times.

  My phone # and address is given out to different Kingdom Halls near my house. Since I have an answering machine, I screen all my calls. Many of them leave a name and the congregation they attend. Some come to my door and leave tracts. I never answer the door, nor call them back. Calling back only opens up a can of worms.
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  Got ALetter!

  by Biahi in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so, my daughter got a letter from a female jw, containing a tract.

  i want to respond to this woman, in a kind way.

  she included a phone number, and email, return address is the kh.

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  Any suggestions?

  I'm sure you know that sending tracts count as ''field service'' hours. It's the easy and lazy way of padding ''field service.'' Do not respond in any way!

  
  
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  Should Jehovah's Witnesses Trust the Governing Body?

  by Vanderhoven7 in

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  if there is evidence that jesus invisibly chose specific men at headquarters in brooklyn new york in 1919 to be his faithful slave and that mandate and ability passed on to future directors...then the answer might just be a resounding maybe.. what is the evidence for this invisible appointment and what is the evidence that this is just watchtower mythology?.

  i hope jws like scholar and fisherman will explain why the trust the gb.. i must be honest, i see no evidence at all to put trust in either the 1919 selection or the current men taking the lead in warwick.

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  Tweet from Jerome:

  The governing body has not only declared themselves to be the faithful and discreet slave, but they also elevate themselves to the level of equality with God and Christ.
  

  https://twitter.com/i/status/1609971102175956992
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  JW Broadcasting - simply a platform for narcissists?

  by eyeslice in

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  one thing i notice from sitting through a number of broadcasts is just how much these guys love their titles.

  it's always brother such-and-such, member of the gb, helper to the teaching committee, etc.

  it's never simply brother such-and-such, a local elder with such-and-such congregation.. it seems to me the witnesses are pretty quick to pick up on catholics who call their priests father, which at the end of the day is in much the same vein simply a title.. i suspect these titles point to a huge amount of narcissism of the part of those who revel in such titles, certainly it doesn't seem to fall in line with christ's advocation that the greatest amongst you should be be the least.

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  Where can we find this pic in the publications...I want to check it out again in the context in which it was printed.

  The Watchtower—Study Edition | April 2013

  “Do Not Tire Out”

  What will help us to keep pace with Jehovah’s organization and maintain our zeal in God’s service?

  
  
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  JW Broadcasting - simply a platform for narcissists?

  by eyeslice in

  1. jw
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  one thing i notice from sitting through a number of broadcasts is just how much these guys love their titles.

  it's always brother such-and-such, member of the gb, helper to the teaching committee, etc.

  it's never simply brother such-and-such, a local elder with such-and-such congregation.. it seems to me the witnesses are pretty quick to pick up on catholics who call their priests father, which at the end of the day is in much the same vein simply a title.. i suspect these titles point to a huge amount of narcissism of the part of those who revel in such titles, certainly it doesn't seem to fall in line with christ's advocation that the greatest amongst you should be be the least.

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  enoughisenough rules and regulations....that isn't the way I see that picture. I think it is "Jehovah" on the throne and Jesus is totally out of the picture..

  I had to think hard on who was sitting on the throne. Jehovah or Jesus? If that is Jehovah, where is Jesus?

  You may be right!
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  JW Broadcasting - simply a platform for narcissists?

  by eyeslice in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  one thing i notice from sitting through a number of broadcasts is just how much these guys love their titles.

  it's always brother such-and-such, member of the gb, helper to the teaching committee, etc.

  it's never simply brother such-and-such, a local elder with such-and-such congregation.. it seems to me the witnesses are pretty quick to pick up on catholics who call their priests father, which at the end of the day is in much the same vein simply a title.. i suspect these titles point to a huge amount of narcissism of the part of those who revel in such titles, certainly it doesn't seem to fall in line with christ's advocation that the greatest amongst you should be be the least.

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  Jesus sits in illumination in heaven. Angels are pictured under Jesus in heaven. Where are the Governing Body? The Governing Body are situated in the highest spot on earth. Notice where the individual publishers are? Lowest spot on earth. This illustration was not drawn by mistake!
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  Jehovah's Witnesses lose registration as a religious community in Norway

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

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  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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  Thank you, Earnest!

  https://www.jw.org/en/news/jw/#newsAlerts
  

  BREAKING NEWS | Norwegian Court Suspends Attempt to Deregister Jehovah’s Witnesses

  We are pleased to inform you that on December 30, 2022, the Oslo District Court granted a temporary injunction to stop the government from taking away our registration as a religious community. Please continue to keep this matter in your prayers.
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  How come the old boys on the GB don't get kicked out at 70?

  by eyeslice in

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  it would appear that circuit overseers (no dos these days i guess) are taken off at 70 years old.

  even older ones in bethels are disposed (sorry 're-assigned to the field) of before they get too past it.. how come though the old boys on the gb aren't shown the door at 70 and replaced by younger men - obviously of the recently anointed type?

  they don't look a particularly fit bunch so they can't claim special mightiness because of doing 'the lord's work'.

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  '' Brothers, we're all getting old, gaining loads of weight and have many health problems...Anthony, we notice you loose your sense of direction, and have a hard time breathing while dispensing ''spiritual food.'' If we don't watch out for each other, who will? We need to stay on this gravy train as long as possible. I have a proposal that we can all agree on. Let us throw everyone out the door at 70 years old. They became useless a long time ago. Let's re-assign dead weight. Since, we the ''Governing Body'' make all the rules, we stay on these Warwick grounds until our last breath. I'm sure we don't need a vote on my proposal!''
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  Clever Misdirection

  by TD in

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  i was looking at the (mostly) wrong answers to a riddle that's making the rounds on social media and thought it was a good example of how something simple (in this case, grade school math) can be distorted with words.

  the riddle goes like this:.

  i bought a cow for $800.. i sold it for $1000.

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  I bought a cow For $800.
  I sold it for $1000.
  I bought it again for $1100.
  I sold it again for $1300

  uses own money = $800

  sells for $1000 = profit $200

  buys at $1100...uses $200 profit plus adds another $100 of his own money

  has $900 invested in own money

  sells for $1300, minus $900 of invested money

  profit $400
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  Police confirm homicide at Jehovah’s witness center in Colorado after shooter 'threw Molotov cocktail into building'

  by TakeOffTheCrown in

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  https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11573103/active-shooter-throws-molotov-cocktail-jehovahs-witness-center-colorado.html?ito=amp_twitter_share-top.

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  https://twitter.com/i/status/1607073648736882688