StephaneLaliberte

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  why did Jehovah create flightless birds ?

  by stan livedeath in

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  ostriches, chickens, emus, penguins, ...the dodo + others i cant remember.. it seems a bit mean..

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  I visited an aquarium the other day and thought how mean God would have been to create sea horses. They're cute, but it's obvious that their life without arms and only one big tail sucks. It's obvious that not all lives have the same value to him, so where did he draw the lines and why?
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  Increased Watchtower Income

  by Lost in the fog in

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  in the united kingdom.. .

  https://www.civilsociety.co.uk/news/over-1000-charities-combine-in-one-of-largest-mergers-ever.html .

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  I don't get this... doesn't this type of action put them into further risks of lawsuits for anything done by any of the congregations under that big umbrella? I mean, before, they could try to sue a congregation and the best they'd get was everything that congregation had... basically, building + 20k? Now they can go for millions in that collective fund. Their need for authoritarian control over everything will bit them in the ass.
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  New Video from Pursue Peace Assembly talks down to jws on medical choice

  by raymond frantz in

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  https://youtu.be/bbgovnly3vy.

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  joey jojo: The biggest issue I see out of all this is the extreme position taken by the majority that ALL people who didn't want to get vaccinated were automatically anti-vaxxers and nut jobs, in the same class as those who believe in the flat earth and see conspiracies everywhere.

  My family and I took the vaccine to lower the chances that we'd get covid and hand it to my mother in law that lives with us. I understood that it was simply "lowering" the chances that we'd give it to her. Had it not been for my mother in law, I see no reason why I would have vaccinated my kids.

  Now, had I taken that decision, the majority of people would have looked at me like I was a nut job!

  If there is one thing I've learn about my experience with the JWs is that nothing in this life is black or white. Its one gigantic gray zone where we need to weight the pros and cons of everything.

  As for the mask, while it doesn't stop the spread of a virus, it does slow it down. It slowed it down just enough for our medical system to be able to handle it.
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  Do you believe that this life is all there is

  by Fisherman in

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  the bible records resurrections and there is orher evidence besides that gives hope.

  what do you think, is there enough evidence to believe in another life?.

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  Waton: Valid question. In the story, all the resurrected ones came back to the same kind of life, even after having broken the life/genetic line to A&E's faulty one.

  Very interesting... for some reason, I never thought of this until you mentioned it here. That is soo true! If they were resurrected, then why did they have to die again?
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  WT to Resume In-Person Conventions 2023

  by Smiles in

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  "breaking news | 2023 conventions.

  we are pleased to announce that the governing body has decided that, jehovah willing, we will resume in-person regional conventions in 2023. branches will now begin scheduling dates and selecting venues.

  we pray for jehovah’s rich blessing to be with all those involved in the planning.".

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  I clicked on the link and can't see anything about a 2023 convention. Am I missing something?
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  ALL babies are "little enemies of God"...

  by BoogerMan in

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  straight from the horse's gb's mouth - from the 2022 convention broadcast.. it's at the 38 min.

  30 secs.

  point of the jw broadcast: https://www.jw.org/en/library/videos/#en/mediaitems/2022convention/pub-co-r22_1_video.

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  Other Christian groups would probably agree with the idea, if not the exact wording.

  Isn't that the reason why the Catholics baptize babies?
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  WT resumes public ministries*

  by Smiles in

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  from jw org news alert:.

  breaking news | resuming public witnessing.

  on may 31, 2022, the governing body informed all branch committees that they may now resume all forms of public witnessing with the exception of the door-to-door ministry.

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  Most JWs I know are happy about not doing door to door. This may very well become the new standard. Besides, times have changed in several countries. At least, in Canada, I can tell you that 30 years ago, it wasn't rare for people to knock on your door for various reasons. As the years passed, this has become rare, even before covid. Even pop in's are no longer socially accepted: Friends and family now text or phone before showing up!

  Times have changed and JWs should change with their time. Perhaps Covid is the perfect time for that transition.
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  My Eyes, My Ears ... arrrrrghhhh!!!!

  by RolRod in

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  just saw this ..... https://www.reddit.com/r/exjw/comments/uzfp4q/what_in_the_hell/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share.

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  That song from Airplane is 100x better than that JW video.
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  Some Jw's are the worst employees

  by Foolednomore in

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  i found a company and employed an elder as an underwriter and two ms as sales and marketing.

  anyway, this elder will delegate his work to the ms in sales and marketing, so he can go home early.

  he knew when he got started that this would be a 10 hour a day job with some saturday.

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  It's true there is good and bad in all. But Jw's stress how they are the best this and that.

  Its true that if you base it solely on their teachings, JWs represent themselves as the best employees while this isn't true. I'd say that while there are many differences among individuals, if you treat them as a group, you will see some common patterns. Some positive, some negative.

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  • They usually dress well, clean with good hygiene
  • Don't use foul language, polite and very often encourage others to do good.
  • Honest and reliable. They often take pride in being good to the specific role that they have within your company.

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  • They often uphold the rules/law to a fault. If a company’s rule says one thing, they will blindly follow it without asking first if its either moral or even practical. They will use the law at their advantage if they see an opportunity, even if they know its not “right”.
  • They avoid making friends at work and don’t participate in social gatherings, impacting team spirit.
  • They will preach to their co-workers. Sharing your belief at work is not bad in and of itself. However, even though they don’t realize it, their approach is often condescending. This also impacts team spirit. Just take a look at WT produced videos of such “fine examples of preaching at work” to understand the issue.
  • They will tell on other JWs who they suspect might be doing something wrong at work, bringing external religious influence into your company
  • They are not invested in their professional career, they boast “working class”. While this isn’t a problem in and of itself, if you have too many JWs in your company, it will limit your ability to promote from within.
  • They often equate reproach with religious persecution.

  Of course, these are broad generalizations. But then again, many of these observations can likely be attributed to other religions as well; such as the Mormons, Muslims, Adventists, Pentecostals, Baptists, etc. Are you going to filter them out? Nonsense! People are people and all come with their set of flaws and set of advantages. One thing for sure though, they are not the “best employees” in the world… far from it.

  
  
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  Some Jw's are the worst employees

  by Foolednomore in

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  i found a company and employed an elder as an underwriter and two ms as sales and marketing.

  anyway, this elder will delegate his work to the ms in sales and marketing, so he can go home early.

  he knew when he got started that this would be a 10 hour a day job with some saturday.

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  Some are thieves and some aren't. Some cheat on their mates and some don't. I guess they are just people.

  Yep! Here is an example comparing my mom with an elder in my congregation. Both had cleaning business. The elder would pay minimal wage and give long working hours to his employees, many of whom were JWs.

  My mom on the other hand paid twice as much for the same kind of work and made sure employees weren't overbooked.

  Both were paid about the same by their clients.

  My mom's reasoning was that while money is important, it is even more important to live your life knowing you did right to people. She knew, by looking at the profit margin, that people working for her deserved more.

  Both JWs, one took advantage of others, the other treated them right.