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  Opportunities you had to give up as Jw?

  by Overrated in

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  i could of gone to a two college program.

  but gee-hovah didn't like it and my parents wanted me to sling watchtowers and awakes.

  it's a good thing i'm in a profession that i can work and pay the bill's and finally left the "trooth "..

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  I can think of a few, but the biggest one is that I probably would have been a lawyer and in politics had it not been for watchtower.
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  2020 Service Year Report of Jehovah’s Witnesses Worldwide

  by Joker5 in

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  2. friends

  the 2020 report has been out for a few days.

  2020 grand totals.

  branches of jehovah’s witnesses: 87. .

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  StephaneLaliberte

  The decrease of 0.6% this year shows that this religion heavily relies on its preaching work to fill in for those leaving. The preaching work being much less effective, the baptism number falls short of 61,872 over last year. Comparing this to the overall 46,823 decrease in publishers, we can see that preaching billions of hours is vital to this organization.

  We can also make the following observations:

  1) Many countries have steadily lost members over the last years and are likely to keep decreasing.

  2) Countries that used to show increase are getting progressively exposed to the internet and these are now showing reduction in members.
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  Today is the last day for JW`s to sign up for the Redress Scheme.? ARC

  by smiddy3 in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  hi,friends , i doubt that the jehovah`s witnesses will sign up and in one way it is a good thing because it will bring reproach on the name of god and his supposed organization, if the govts.are true to theire word they should name and shame them.

  for not signing up.. one of the reasons for not signing up is because they do not share interfaith with other christian religions.. however they seem to have no problem selling their kh`s to christendoms religions .?.

  but if any member of the jw`s has any dealings with another church you will be brought before the judicial committee to explain yourself and maybe end up disfellowshipped.. if ,and i don`t beleive there will be any persecution ,but if it did occur it would be because they brought it upon themselves ..

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  The only way the governments will get real results is for them to criminalize actions for which we condemn the Jehovah's Witnesses. For starters, a religious leader becoming aware of child sexual abuse and not reporting it to the authorities should be held criminally responsible. *

  Yes, JWs are immoral for their stand and actions. But they manage to blur the lines and make everything grey. Its time for governments to stop relying on religions to do the right things and force them to act like civilized human beings.

  * I would still allow for the one-on-one confessions where no authority is part of the procedure; just like confessing of a crime to a lawyer.
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  What Will You Be Doing On New Year’s Eve?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i can’t remember the last time i stayed in on new year’s eve.

  every year we went out and made this date a real party.

  it was a celebration that included a night out, a stay in a hotel , eating, drinking and dancing to live music!.

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  What I've been doing for the last 40 years: Watch the Bye Bye 2020 on TV
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  My response to a letter I received from a JW doing FS

  by smiddy3 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  it is a response to a letter i received to explain god`s kingdom and to refer me to jw.org.

  type written but signed personally.. and this page looks like it has been photo-copied.

  so obviously he has sent many more around this community.. i intend to send this letter back with my hand written response as follows.

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  StephaneLaliberte

  Hello Smiddy, I realize my answer is a bit late, but I reviewed the letter you already sent as follow. Notice that I try to be a bit more blend so as not to trip the "Apostate" alarms in their head:

  Dear Jehovah’s Witnesses,

  I received your letter and I am pleased to see that, like many Christian denominations, you take part in the Christian ministry that has brought 2.2 billion individuals to Christ around the world. I also have a special thought for those of your religion that suffer persecution and oppression in various parts of the globe. As many other Christians around the world, you are a fine example of true loyalty to our lord and savior.

  In this world, filled with evil, even the most well-intentioned organizations have been infiltrated by evil and, sadly, your religion, like other Christian organisations, have been the target of pedophiles. This has been well established by the Australian Royal Commission into Institutions of child sexual abuse (ARC) which has resulted in changes in policies in various groups, including yours! While your leaders have not manifested their desire to take part in the redress scheme accepted by most, I hope you incorporate further advises that were provided by the ARC during their procedural review as some significant ones have not yet been put in place.

  Your ministry is certainly important and no doubt you want to bring people closer to God and to the values thought by our Lord Jesus. For this reason, I hope your organization will be able to clear its issues unveiled by the ARC so that millions around the world will be able to focus back on your teachings rather than being troubled by the results of this commission in your regard.

  Your fellow Christian,

  House holder.
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  Tsunamis and Volcanos: why?

  by StephaneLaliberte in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  volcano eruptions and tsunamis kill at large scale and very often, without warning.

  how do believers explain these away?

  jehovah's witnesses say that humans die and suffer due to the original sin, but what do volcano's and tsunamis have to do with it?

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  Volcano eruptions and Tsunamis kill at large scale and very often, without warning. How do believers explain these away? Jehovah's Witnesses say that humans die and suffer due to the original sin, but what do Volcano's and Tsunamis have to do with it? And God was done creating the earth when humans were added to the garden of eden. He was satisfied with his work. Told them to dominate the earth, but it is obvious that humans would never be able to dominate volcano's, earth quakes and tsunamis. So why would God fix it for the paradise when it was already a problem when he created the world perfect in the first place?
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  // Happy debugging, suckers

  by MeanMrMustard in

  1. social
  2. humour

  i know there are a few software developers here.

  just for fun.... .

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  1) rand() is a random number between 0 and 32767. This means that this statement would return false on occasion and would likely be difficult to find.

  2) This is sabotage and the programmer could receive a hefty bill for the time invested in fixing this. The comment leaves no doubt about the intentions.
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  Russian brother gets suspended jail sentence. - perfect example of how misinformed the jdub's are

  by nowwhat? in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  on november 24, 2020, the petropavlovsk-kamchatskiy city court of the kamchatka territory convicted brother sergey ledenyov.

  he was given a two-year suspended prison sentence with three years of probation.

  he does not need to go to prison at this time.. on the final day of hearings, sergey boldly explained what it means to be one of jehovah’s witnesses.

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  I don't care whether he's right are not, its senseless to outlaw people for their religion. Condemn and judge them on their actions, not their belief. If that brother was brought to court for enforcing the shunning policy, I wonder how that declaration of faith would sound than.
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  UPDATE: Fanatical Mom wants to report me

  by Scarlett_Martin in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  *** update 2020/11/21 ****.

  hello people,.

  some time ago i made my first on this forum after i have just woken up.. i was very scared and honestly i am still amazed from the fact that i am still getting replies in the old thread.. here is the link to my previous thread: link.

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  StephaneLaliberte

  Hello Scarlett,

  Dissociating from the teachings of a group such as the JWs isn't easy. If at times, you feel confused about the righteousness of your decision to leave, focus on the core reasons that lead you to leave in the first place. Don't ever ignore these by focusing on what appears to be good about the group.

  While you are still close to your parents, the reality is that you need to go forth and build a new life, where, perhaps, you will be a parent yourself. This doesn't mean it will be easy, but it will certainly be easier than staying in a group that will not let you be the best of what you can be.

  You're still young and you could be surprised to know where you'll be. Not dedicating 20 hours a week to a religion means that you could dedicate that time and energy to other things that drives you. You'll discover new horizons and find out options you weren't aware of their existence.
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  ''Faith in Action'' video....Jesus Disciples depicted with ''field service bags'' and preaching with ''Scrolls''

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  here is a screenshot from a video on jw.org.

  go to videos, our organization, history .

  jehovah's witnesses—faith in action, part 1: out of darkness.

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  StephaneLaliberte

  If the door to door ministry was so vital and core to Jesus' teachings, certainly, there would be a field service success story in the bible, would there not? Or for the very least, how they were persecuted for going door to door.