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  JW Stumper Questions - List You Best Here

  by pale.emperor in

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  hi guys.

  sooner or later we're going to get a jw knocking on our door.

  just like when we were jw's doing the knocking, it's good to have a question prepared to get them thinking about their own beliefs.

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  freddo

  *** w90 2/1 p. 25 par. 19 Exposing “the Man of Lawlessness” ***

  The worldliness of some clergy has even been exposed in the media in recent times, as for example the licentious and luxurious life-styles of some TV clergymen. One modern songwriter composed a song with the title: “Would Jesus Wear a [$10,000] Rolex [watch] on His Television Show?” The song goes on to say: “Would Jesus be political if He came back to earth, have His second home in [luxurious] Palm Springs and try to hide His worth?” In addition, more and more clergymen condone or practice homosexuality. Even now the Catholic Church in the United States is paying millions of dollars in damages to compensate for priests guilty of sexual abuse of children.

  My question dear dubbie is this ...

  
  
  In light of the above paragraph from your Watchtower magazine, how can you stand there with a straight face suggesting I look at your rolex wearing, United Nations joining, Governing Body on JWTV; that I donate to their luxurious new complex in Warwick, or in light of the findings of the A.R.C., that I should trust them in regard to the protection of children from sexual abuse?

  
  

  Hmmmm?
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  New Song to be sung for Warwick Dedication on Oct 7

  by Drearyweather in

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  a place that will bring you praise.

  https://tv.jw.org/#en/mediaitems/latestvideos/pub-jwb_201801_8_video.

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  freddo

  "Sing, sing, sing, just give everything ...

  Sing, sing, sing, your dollars and your bling.

  War-wick needs money!

  So give until it hurts!

  Lots of gold and marble!

  You don't need your shirts!

  Jaydub TeeVee ...

  Is there for you and me, if you give your lolleee.

  Close your Kingdom Halls!

  We've got you by the balls!

  Repeat ad nauseum!
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  Do they take the GB seriously?

  by Tech49 in

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  so this is an honest question that i have been thinking about for some time.. do regular jehovahś witnesses in other countries (other than the usa) take the governing body in new york seriously?.

  i mean, i cant help but wonder about the publishers in japan, or south africa, or mexico, or new zealand, or even the uk, or spain, or italy...... or russia?.

  not you and i (we know what you think of them), but the regular jwś...... do they take these american buffoons seriously?

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  freddo

  There are a handful in my hall who raise their eyebrows at Lett. I'm probably the only one who might say that AM3 is a finger-wagging, pompous ass.
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  Parents who try to make you feel guilty.

  by NJ501 in

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  when parents say all the things we've done for you and your not doing anything for us in return like going to meetings, witnessing, answering up etc... how do you respond to parents?.

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  freddo

  Not saying you should do (or respond with) this. But you might think it to assuage any guilt you may feel.

  "Yeah, well, what do you expect? You brought me up in a deluded cult filled with false predictions, lies, shunning and cover-ups."
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  How Are Ex Elders Treated In The Congregation?

  by minimus in

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  are they pretty much left alone?

  are they respected for their having been elders at one time?

  are they treated like crap?.

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  With any or all of .. suspicion, jealousy, bewilderment, concern, disdain, pity or fear.
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  Question for SBF

  by Fisherman in

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  slimboyfat, it appears that wts is going, gone digital.

  can you show your view what is wts next move after they are completely gone from kings county and settled in warwick?

  - this thread is your if you want it..

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  freddo

  The supreme goal for the upper echelons is survival as controllers of this religion/cult. To that end they will do everything they have to because they have no true principles. Only if the USA government truly crackdown on them do I see a fragmentation or collapse happening. Jwborg via the internet is all reaching and global.

  Sadly in my view the USA government is a little behind the curve than other "western" democracies are on in protecting its citizens from businesses masquerading as religions.

  So although they don't consciously see it the upper echelons (The GB/The Accountants/The Lawyers) will slowly morph and drop the most extreme views - but only when it hurts them too much financially or reduces their control over the flock they fleece.

  They may be financially hurting but what do they need for control? Once Warwick is finished it can be maintained for at least 50 years. Five big branches, one on each continent and a small number of sub branches for groups of countries and they can roll on indefinitely.

  They will not go any time soon. But their numbers will drop slowly and more will escape. It will be patchy but more - if only a handful in each hall - will roll their eyes and "play the game". And a few will take their lumps and walk away into inactivity or DA.

  The quality of those that remain will get more flaky and crazy and there will be those that return when the next earthquake (real or financial) happens or terrorist atrocity or nuclear weapon detonates only to leave when things quieten down again.
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  North Korea Has Gone and Done it Again

  by cofty in

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  nk has fired another icbm over japan.. the missile flew 2,300 miles at an altitude of 480 miles.

  a korean spokesman has said about japan, “the four islands of the archipelago should be sunken into the sea by the nuclear bomb of juche.

  japan is no longer needed to exist near us”.

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  Rising Kingdom Hall attendances this week ... just in time for the shunning video.
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  Become Jehovahs Friend Lesson 27: Lesson 27: See Yourself in Paradise

  by pale.emperor in

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  2. beliefs

  the latest featured video from everybodys favorite child indoctrination cult: see yourself in paradise.

  watch the video here: https://www.jw.org/en/bible-teachings/family/children/become-jehovahs-friend/videos/see-yourself-in-paradise/.

  few problems here that the little kids wont have figured out:.

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  freddo

  Have they given the dad an Italian accent?

  "And waddya wanna do inna paradise, Soph-ee-a?"

  "I want to make ice cream papa! I was never allowed ice cream before Armageddon!"
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  last psychology session tomorrow

  by Phoebe in

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  so tomorrow is my last appointment with my psychologist.

  we are going to commemorate it by giving each other a letter.. sept 2016 i sat, a quivering wreck, in her waiting room.

  i was terrified.

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  freddo

  Well done Phoebe. So very well done!
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  Why is the loving shunning arrangement only mentioned

  by poopie in

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  one time on latest outlines which includes 2 circuit assemblies if so loving should it not be emphasised ?.

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  freddo

  Nor me.