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  School task on Jehovas Witness

  by Balder in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i am writing an essay on jehovas witness and i have a question for you.

  what does a normal day of a jehovas witness consist of?

  how is your day different from other's?

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  tiki

  There is a bible text with the religions commentary that families are encouraged to discuss together daily. The weekly meetings as mentioned above are to be prepared for and attended...participation in those meetings is encouraged....be it commenting on material under discussion or doing parts on stage. The field service is personal choice as to when one does it, but groups are generally scheduled on weekends when most are free from work/school.

  Celebrating holidays is considered wrong as most have what is considered pagan origins. Children in school must not (are not allowed) to participate in patriotic things, as this is considered worshipping the state as opposed to worshipping God. Association with those outside the religious circle is discouraged....proper choice of friends is only from among those of like faith. Moral excellence is important, so many forms of modern entertainment are frowned on.

  Personally I have been out of the religion for many years so I am not up on current processes...I do know much reliance is put on their website and much information streams from there.

  If you want first-hand info you could attend a meeting at their local kingdom hall...but beware...there will be a mad rush to convert you.
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  2--New Talks--If you Want them!

  by Atlantis in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  2 new talks if you want them.. .

  2019-s-34-e-38--how can you survive the end of the world.

  https://docdro.id/knfjplo.

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  tiki

  Omg....just opened that picture....that cart has gotten important apparently.....made it into the schematic. Don't see a depiction of someone dropping $$$$ into a box however.

  Is it me or is this group getting exponentially more pathologically bizarre?
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  2019 Service Year Report Grand Total

  by Listener in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the watchtower is thrilled with the amount baptised in the 2019 service year.

  they are reporting an increase in publishers of 103,208 from the 2018 year.. this is what they have posted under global news on their website -.

  2019 service year report includes largest baptismal figure in 20 yearswe are thrilled to announce that during the 2019 service year, more than 300,000 individuals were baptized as jehovah’s witnesses.

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  tiki

  I wouldn't attach any importance to their numbers...they just want to present a glowing picture. It is of no importance in the grand scheme of things.
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  Why is Life Expectancy in the USA So Low Compared to Other Countries?

  by RubaDub in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i was looking at the world health org.

  report and it shows the us ranks 37th in the world (tied with albania) for combined male/female life expectancy.

  the top 5 were japan, switzerland, singapore, israel and spain, all around 83 years.

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  tiki

  The purer the diet the healthier...Americans have been industry victimized into consuming way too much processed foods containing all sorts of poisonous crap. The more chemical additives, the less actual nutrition and consuming empty calories does not satisfy, so more and more is eaten.... Then laziness is the order of the day. Technology has replaced body movement. Now they are advertising voice activated faucets...you don't even have to walk across the kitchen to get the water.

  Good health and longevity are dependent on several factors....diet and proper exercise....uninvolvement in high risk activities...and inheritance.
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  JWs: No Infant Baptism! (just children)

  by neat blue dog in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  here's a new article that came out:.

  do jehovah’s witnesses baptize infants?no.

  the bible does not endorse infant baptism.

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  tiki

  If you cannot legally enter into a contract...if you are a minor....baptism is illogical and should be considered invalid.

  I was almost 17 when dunked and I most assuredly did not at that time fully grasp the lifetime ramifications. And I am no moron.
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  are the witnesses now considered "clergy " ?

  by lancelink in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  years ago when i was a jw, one of their cornerstone teachings was that they were nothing like babylon the great.

  i remember being taught that the witnesses not using any type of clergy class distinction was proof that they had the right religion.. well, recently we had this article in the local paper, and an elder who was no doubt the presiding overseer tried to use the clergy class excuse to get out of answering questions regarding a child abuse case.

  here is the statement that really got to me.

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  tiki

  I recall in the draft era of Vietnam the brothers would get out of serving if they had the "clergy" classification...I think....Terry would know....they had to be pioneers and have some role in the congregation..then they would be allowed to be clergy worthy....
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  No Need To Preach In Every Country Anymore

  by pale.emperor in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  speaking to a pimo from my hometown yesterday.

  he told me that in the watchtower study (10 nov 2019) regarding “the great tribulation” the elder on the platform said that there’s no need for jws to preach in every country in order to fulfil the prophecy, and therefore the org has already fulfilled that prophecy.

  and that there’s nothing else left to wait for now but for “the great tribulation” to come.. gasps of delight came from the audience.. has anyone else heard this?

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  tiki

  Well....with no printed literature to place and nobody really knowing what the "teachings" are anymore...fs fizzles out...so of course...the work is done!
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  I got a Sympathy Card in the mail

  by Butterfly607 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i haven’t been to a meeting in months.

  just got a sympathy card in the mail from a “sister”.

  i don’t know her beyond her face.

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  tiki

  Infuriating...that she assumes you have issues when in reality she doesn't even know you. Unless you personally shared problems with her this represents total gall and nerve and lack of good manners. And further...even if their gossip mill has churned out mental, physical, emotional anguished plaguing you..still without real knowledge of your circumstances it is appalling. But given the way they roll not surprising. Ignore it.
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  JW.org's new miserable picture

  by neat blue dog in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  in the new article about the international convention in manila, the picture of the crowd is pretty telling.

  they look so drained and miserable!.

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  tiki

  The guys don't have to suit up??? Ties and dress shirts??? Whatever...it must have been the best convention ever....
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  If I was still PIMI, I'd be terrified

  by neat blue dog in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  just looking at the pictures in tomorrow's wt study makes me think of the nightmares i used to have as a child.

  and nowadays the pictures are sometimes more realistic, so for any who are truly mentally in, this has a terrible effect on them and even their life choices.

  looking in as a pimo or pomo it seems almost comical that adults would believe in this sci-fi bible fan-fiction, but it's not funny when we remember that all ages of the r&f are being manipulated by the gb by these cheap and evil means.. .

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  tiki

  Appalling. There are enough awful things that happen...no need to instill irrational fear of the unknown. I lived in dread as a born-in...and that anxiety is the most difficult to overcome. Crippling fear....and for what, really...