I don't think the people running this have any connection at all to JW's. I went into the Etsy search box, typed in "LDS" and "Jewish" and got very similar items. I think somebody is trolling the internet and slapping whatever they find onto cheap junk, probably creating it on a "Print on demand."
Posts by JeffT
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5Money Spinners
by Lost in the fog ini can remember when i was in that there were numerous articles and assembly talks about not using the congregation as a means of making money from a captive audience of brothers and sisters.. i was looking at the etsy website and stumbled upon a jw themed product.. i wondered if there were any more and discovered that there were lots.
mind you maybe it's people who have left who see an opportunity for making money from gullible jws.. https://www.etsy.com/uk/search?q=jehovah%27s%20witness%20letter%20writing&ref=auto-1.
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Missed opportunity of Jehovah’s Witnesses
by Abraham1 injesus had foretold that people of "last days" would “faint out of fear” because of things such as “sea-level rise’ as part of “signs of last days” in luke 21:25. bible translators—including new world translation of jehovah’s witnesses—missed the real meaning as they translated it as “roaring of the sea and its agitation.” (https://www.jw.org/en/library/bible/nwt/books/luke/21/).
more careful translations such as niv put it: “roaring and tossing of the sea.” (https://biblehub.com/luke/21-25.htm) word for “tossing” is σάλου (salou), from saino; i.e., billow,” (swell outwards).
thus underlying thought is like balloon swelling, or water flowing outwards, as though ready to roll over, thus points to the modern terminology “sea-level rise.” biblos interlinear translation (int:) translates it as “of [the] sea and rolling surge.” “rolling sea.” (a greek lexicon to the new testament, edward robinson (d.d., page 416) (a greek lexicon to the new testament on the basis of dr. robinson ... by c. robson).. jesus’ original use of the wording “tossing of the sea” is another way of saying “sea-level would rise” as a result of pollution of air.
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JeffT
Wait a minute, I'm missing something. Wouldn't Jehovah know about climate change and tell the GB to tell the rest of us it was coming?
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JeffT
I like Robert Heinlein's advice: "If you don't know what to do, find a well-intentioned idiot (there's always one around), ask him what he would do, then do the exact opposite.
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Do any of you ex JW`s ever feel ashamed or embarrassed to admit you were once a JW? To your now friends / associates ?
by smiddy3 ini ask this now because i have been living in this town for the past 14 years and the circle of friends i have now i have never let on i am an ex jw.. i`m talking about 30-50 people at least.. not that the subject has ever really come up , but i think they would be shocked / amazed that i was a ( i hate this word ) a "devout" jw for 32 years going around knocking on peoples doors trying to convert them to the religion .. yet every now and again i get tempted to.. how say you ?.
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JeffT
It's not something I just blurt out the second I meet someone, but most people who have known me for awhile know I'm an XJW. I've run into two reactions to it, frequently from the same person. 1) interested in what it was like, and wanting to hear about it 2) admiration for the fact that I was able to break free of it. It seems to me the more of (1) they hear, the more (2) shows up.
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The Watchtower—Study Edition | January 2022
by RULES & REGULATIONS inthe watchtower—study edition | january 2022. during the great tribulation, gog of magog’s forces may try to assault us in our homes.
but we can take comfort in knowing that jesus and his angels are aware of what is happening and will defend us (see paragraph 13).
13. when gog of magog attacks, why will we appear to be vulnerable, but what reason for confidence will we have?
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JeffT
Who will have the list of all Jehovah's Witnesses and their home addresses?
Don't you watch Criminal Minds? Penelope will type ten letters on the keyboard and the computer will dive into some massive data base some where and produce the information.
Sorry, I couldn't help myself, I stopped watching that show because of silly nonsense like that. However, I would not be surprised if many (most?) JW's are convinced the government has all the information locked in a vault somewhere. It's part of their paranoid persecution fantasies.
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The Deity of Jesus Christ
by Reciprocity infair warning, i am not a jehovah's witness believer, but i am curious about what it is you believe and why you believe it.
so i am interested in talking to you instead of reading about you from my own christian perspective.
after all, who understands what jehovah's witness believes better than a jehovah's witness?
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JeffT
Where can I find a good Jehovah's Witness forum to engage actual Jehovah's Witnesses?
My information may be out of date, I left the witnesses a number of years ago.
Short answer: you can't. Jehovah's Witnesses are told to stay off the internet except for a few approved sites. Any JW engaging with Non-JW's is disobeying his/her religion. There may be some, but they probably don't fit any reasonable definition of a "good" Witness.
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What kind of job would you like to have?
by Iamallcool init doesn’t have to be about big money.
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JeffT
I'm now on about my 3rd or 4th career, and I'm doing the job I always wanted: Novelist! Pay isn't great, but I love the work. Besides I'm retired from other kinds of work. My most recent "Armageddon's Disciples" is on Amazon. Link below leads to the Kindle version, and a few opening chapters. Paperback and hardcover editions are also available.:
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The Poor the Wealthy and the Middle Class
by Simon inthe poor spendthe middle-class savethe wealthy invest.
the unique circumstances of the lockdown and stimulus checks has highlighted these differences in stark ways.. on one hand, you have jumps in sales and valuation of companies like foot locker and nike, as people spend their "free" government money on sneakers.
they blow it on useless tat.
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JeffT
Money can't buy happiness, but it can make the down payment.
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The Poor the Wealthy and the Middle Class
by Simon inthe poor spendthe middle-class savethe wealthy invest.
the unique circumstances of the lockdown and stimulus checks has highlighted these differences in stark ways.. on one hand, you have jumps in sales and valuation of companies like foot locker and nike, as people spend their "free" government money on sneakers.
they blow it on useless tat.
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JeffT
Tip #2
For god's sake, if you own a house stop refinancing it every time you read an article about prices going up. That is the biggest asset you own, don't piddle it away on vacations or whatever. That is the middle class version of buying sneakers.
Don't own a house? Sit down with a banker (a real banker, not a mortgage broker) and work out a plan to get into a house.
/change to joke mode/
DOC: from my days working in real estate development:
Q: How do you make a small fortune in real estate?
A: Start with a big fortune.
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The Poor the Wealthy and the Middle Class
by Simon inthe poor spendthe middle-class savethe wealthy invest.
the unique circumstances of the lockdown and stimulus checks has highlighted these differences in stark ways.. on one hand, you have jumps in sales and valuation of companies like foot locker and nike, as people spend their "free" government money on sneakers.
they blow it on useless tat.
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JeffT
There is an easy route to increased wealth if people will take it: maximize your contribution to your 401(k). This is especially true if your employer matches your contribution. Once money is in the 401(k) it gets invested in (drum roll) stocks and bonds. The profits are also reinvested. And none of this money is taxable so you get to be one of those rich people that doesn't pay taxes on his money.
The thing that stops most people is they fact that it takes twenty years or so for this to start showing significant gains. You have to be ready to play long ball, this won't show immediate results. Gratification is delayed, something Americans aren't good at.