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  Jehovah's Witnesses: remembering the weird and wacky!

  by Vanderhoven7 in

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  do you remember some of the weird and wacky stuff emanating from the watchtower society?

  let's make a list from memory that we can use to inject a little humor into our discussions with jehovah's witnesses.

  - venus may be an enormous jurassic park.. - germs don't cause disease.. - no beards allowed.

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  Samuel Herd, member of the Governing Body since 1999, justified female subjection on the basis that their smaller brain size makes them less intelligent.

  

  “You know, scientists say that the cranial capacity of a woman is 10% smaller than that of a man so now this shows that she’s just not equipped for the role of headship. Her role is one of subjection to the man. Her role is that of submissiveness and that means that she should recognize that she is a woman and be glad to be a woman.” The Value of Our Theocratic Sisters Samuel Herd, Oakland CA 1971
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  Elders hounding members to quit their jobs due to missing too many meetings

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

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  how many times did you see elders hounding congregation members to quit their jobs due to missing meetings?.

  my brother worked at a grocery store at 16 years old.

  he would miss tuesday's ministry school due to his work schedule.

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  I’m glad types like these hypocritical hounders never swayed me!

  These Elders are still working in construction. They live on the North Shore of Illinois and purchase empty lots. They have subs who do most of their work. One Elder's son does all the electrical work and another Elder's son does all the landscaping work.

  They leave early on meeting nights and never work on Sunday's. Neither of their wives work. They live in large homes, drive new cars, have custom suits and both have time shares for vacations.

  They always hounded the congregation to pioneer at least once a year. I guess it was easy for them, since they had the time and money.
  
  
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  Here's a question that I guarantee no one has ever thought of!

  by nowwhat? in

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  unlike men who took no note, surely the fallen angels knew of gods plan to flood the earth, so why didn't they build an ark(s) for their nephilum sons?

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  Take the story of Sampson for instance.

  WRITTEN AND PRODUCED BY BIBLE WRITERS...YOU CAN'T MAKE THIS UP!

  Who needs Hollywood scriptwriters when you already have a Bible story that has drama, suspense, and unbelievable twists and turns? Imagine the story of a man who visits prostitutes, kills a 1,000 man army with a skull bone, kills a lion with his bare hands, loses his strength by getting a haircut, gets his eyes gouged out, works at a grain mill and tears down columns with his bare hands, killing himself and the Philistines!

  
  

  The biblical account states that Samson was a Nazirite and that he was given immense strength to aid him against his enemies and allow him to perform superhuman feats, including slaying a lion with his bare hands and massacring an entire army of Philistines (1,000 men ) using only the jawbone of a donkey. However, if Samson's long hair were cut, then his Nazirite vow would be violated and he would lose his strength.[
  Samson was betrayed by his lover Delilah, who ordered a servant to cut his hair while he was sleeping and turned him over to his Philistine enemies, who gouged out his eyes and forced him to grind grain in a mill at Gaza. Whilst there his hair began to regrow. When the Philistines took Samson into their temple of Dagon, Samson asked to rest against one of the support pillars; after being granted permission, he prayed to God and miraculously recovered his strength, allowing him to grasp hold of the columns and tear them down, killing himself and all the Philistines with him.
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  Elders hounding members to quit their jobs due to missing too many meetings

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  how many times did you see elders hounding congregation members to quit their jobs due to missing meetings?.

  my brother worked at a grocery store at 16 years old.

  he would miss tuesday's ministry school due to his work schedule.

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  pistolpete39 minutes agoI don't think very many JWs had GREAT JOBS to begin with that they had to give up. Because most JWs don't have great jobs.

  When our congregation split in the late 1980's due to having close to 100 members, I remember what most of my congregation did for a living:

  carpenters, electricians, welders, car mechanics, landscapers, factory workers, janitors, plumbers, grocery store workers and secretaries. I didn't see one doctor, lawyer, banker, professor, stock broker, Judge, nor Chief Executive Officers.

  We did have Elders who were partners in a construction company who always had expensive houses, new cars, tailored suites and had enough time to pioneer. ( they always hounded everyone to pioneer at least once a year...easy for them since they didn't struggle like the rest of us)
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  Typical jw doublespeak

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  the org.

  said to follow government guidelines but here in ohio they are making everyone wear masks for the meetings, despite the fact mask wearing is only mandatory in health care facilities!

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  My wife follows all my Jehovah's Witness family on Instagram. They posted photos of everyone wearing masks for the Memorial. Even my nephew's small children under five were wearing masks. I would like to know how many decided to watch the Memorial on Zoom?
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  Memorial invite letter

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

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  Memorial Letter Invite 2022

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

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  my friend ( who knows that i was a witness at one time ) showed me a letter sent to his house by one of his neighbors.

  he barely know the person, and this letter shows in his mail box.

  does this witness really believe that anyone who receives this letter will attend the memorial?

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  My friend ( who knows that I was a Witness at one time ) showed me a letter sent to his house by one of his neighbors. He barely know the person, and this letter shows in his mail box. Does this Witness really believe that anyone who receives this letter will attend the Memorial? Who else received a letter similar to this one?

  
  
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  Memorial Invite Letter

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

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  have you received your 2022 memorial invite?

  here is one sent to my friend from his witness neighbor!

  what are the odds that after receiving this invite, someone will attend the memorial?.

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  Have you received your 2022 Memorial Invite? Here is one sent to my friend from his Witness neighbor! What are the odds that after receiving this invite, someone will attend the Memorial?
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  I'm Back--Blondie

  by blondie in

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  yes, i am posting again.

  i could not for awhile technologically and it is now fixed thanks to simon.

  thanks, simon!

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  Welcome back, Blondie!

  This is a song dedicated just for you...hope you enjoy it!

  https://youtu.be/1Hs2hg85_U4
  
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  The senseless ''non partakers'' Jesus Memorial

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

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  matthew 26: 18-20 .

  18 he said: “go into the city to so-and-so and say to him, ‘the teacher says: “my appointed time is near; i will celebrate the passover with my disciples at your home.19 so the disciples did as jesus instructed them and prepared for the passover.20 when evening came, he was reclining at the table with the 12 disciples.. only jesus and his 12 disciples were present at the passover .if jesus wanted observers, he would of had some sit down at his last meal and requested that they be present that day and future passovers.

  why does the wts feel that observers ( non partakers ) need to attend the yearly memorial?

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  Jesus—The Way, the Truth, the Life

  CHAPTER 117

  On this same evening as the Passover meal, Jesus introduces an entirely new type of meal. He takes a loaf, says a prayer of thanks, breaks it, and gives it to his apostles to eat. He says:
  “This means my body, which is to be given in your behalf. Keep doing this in remembrance of me.” (Luke 22:19) The piece of bread is passed around, and the apostles eat of it.
  Now Jesus takes a cup of wine, says a prayer of thanks over it, and passes it to them. Each drinks from the cup, about which Jesus says: “This cup means the new covenant by virtue of my blood, which is to be poured out in your behalf.”​—Luke 22:20.
  Thus Jesus arranges for a memorial of his death that his followers are to hold each year on Nisan 14. It will call to mind what Jesus and his Father have done to enable men of faith to escape from the condemnation of sin and death. Even more so than did the Passover for the Jews, it highlights true liberation for believing mankind.

  (I no longer believe in the Bible) but, If I'm not mistaken, Jesus did away with the old covenants. This new covenant did away with the old Nisan 14 covenant. Saying, '' It will call to mind what Jesus and his Father have done to enable men of faith to escape from the condemnation of sin and death'' is simply not true.

  As Smiles posted: Divide and conquer