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  Many Jw’s Love to Speculate About the New System

  by Davros in

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  2. friends

  a comment on another thread cracked me up where the poster related what some elder said on the platform that: .

  in the new system, we likely will not have genitals.” lol.

  i’ve heard so much speculation from many jw’s on what will and won’t be allowed in the new system.

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  hoser

  Best one I heard was out in service in a posh neighborhood.

  A sister said: In the new system I’m going to live in that house and hire pioneer sisters to clean it for me.
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  The fate of fishes, wt fell for it.

  by waton in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  for lurkers: think about today's wt "study".

  an illustration worse than of sheep, because these live at least until the shearing and slaughter, the life expectancy of a fish hauled out in a net or on a hook is only minutes.. the skills of a [watch tower] fisherman, the netting setting, , the bottom dragnet, the deceiving lure, (that often has no nutritional value) of empty promises, .

  fishing done at night with artificial lights, wt fake enlightenment, "new light" attracting the unvary.

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  It’s all about salesmanship
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  I don't believe there are 8 million JWS

  by Hotpepper in

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  with all the closing of halls.

  and all the csa cases.

  and all the jws not only slipping out the back door.

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  hoser

  Hotpepper4 hours ago

  Fadeaway the Key word is renovate. Planting weeds or painting a wall can qualify. What weasel words. Tell me EXACTLY HOW MANY HALLS THE WTS BUILT FROM THE $$_ THEY COLLECTED FROM THE BRO'S. THEY WILL NOT TELL YOU THAT STRAIGHT OUT. THANKS FOR YOUR INFO

  Hot pepper:

  News flash. Watchtower does not build or renovate Kingdom Halls. They expropriate them after the congregation widows donate their land and the jw contractors provide their free labour.
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  But you told us about those dates.

  by Lost in the fog in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  you couldn't make it up!

  saw this wt quote on a friend's page.

  it is from the awake magazine of 1993, march 22nd apparently.

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  hoser

  How many lives ruined because of their misleading end times claims?
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  2020-10-Publications Approved For Discard! (as of 2020-10-29)

  by Atlantis in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  2020-10--publications approved for discard.. .

  reply below and i'll meet you back at the pm breakroom for coffee and a link.. .

  petra!.

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  hoser

  Good grief! 3,000,000? Yikes, that is a lot of wasted money.

  Petra!

  It isn’t wasted money from the Watchtower’s perspective. At least not in the 1980s when they sold the literature. It is smart marketing, planned obsolescence just like the automobile manufacturers run their businesses.

  How can you sell more books if everyone already has one?
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  Eliminate the Oil Industry?

  by Anony Mous in

  1. social
  2. current

  a lot of countries are on the side of eliminating the oil industry altogether as well as zero-emission alternatives like nuclear power.. in the us, biden has promised to eliminate all federal lands oil production when he takes power in 2021 (30% of the united states) as well as native american tribal lands which account for 8 percent of all oil, 9 percent of all natural gas, and 6 percent of all natural gas liquids from 96,000 wells (10% of the total wells in the us).. in europe, oil and gas production has been largely eliminated except for the nordic countries and the uk (which the eu recently lost access to), germany is funding a major oil pipeline as is china from russia and russian-controlled portions of ukraine, even after trump cut off all builders from russian oil pipelines, the russian government is now trying to build the pipeline themselves with potential disastrous results.. venezuela's economy collapsed largely due to the government taking over and eliminating the oil industry companies.. in the mean time, control for most non-us energy sources is now wholly dependent on russian and middle eastern governments.. california and germany eliminated oil-based energy sources and now mandate 30% of their power from 'green' wind and solar alternatives.

  germany energy costs now hover around 25c/kwh and california is not far behind with 16c/kwh both experiencing rolling blackouts in major cities and importing 60% of mostly coal and gas energy from their neighbors.. the world currently has 300 years worth of oil at the current rates of usage which have stagnated due to improved efficiencies.

  co2 emissions in the us have dropped in the last 3 years for the first time in decades despite (or because) reduced oil and gas regulations.. do you think given the above facts, eliminating the oil industry is a good thing?

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  You can’t import electricity from overseas. It has to come from Canada or Mexico which both rely on hydrocarbons to generate it.
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  Covid-19 (Coronavirus) - Status Update Thread

  by Simon in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this topic is to focus on status updates & advice (no opinion or politics please).. status.

  latest status is that it's serious, probably isn't going to be contained and most large companies are making contingency plans, cancelling large events etc... which i don't think would happen if it was just people being alarmist.

  the incubation period means it may have already spread further and infected many more people than are currently known, so expect jumps in the numbers over the coming days and weeks.. tracking.

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  hoser

  Covid 19 is a way for CNN to get rid of Trump
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  Prime Minister of Australia announces intention to revoke Jehovah’s Witnesses charity status

  by jwleaks in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  today, marking the second anniversary of the australian national apology to victims and survivors of institutional child sexual abuse, the prime minister of australia has announce in federal parliament the intention to place sanctions against the jehovah’s witnesses in relation to child sexual abuse.. quote from prime minister:.

  the royal commission [into institutional response to child sexual abuse], the [national] apology [to victims and survivors of institutional child sexual abuse] and these yearly reports are about accountability: bringing the truth into the light ... we still have, reprehensibly, four institutions that have been named publicly and that have blatantly refused to join the redress scheme.

  they are jehovah's witnesses ... it's not acceptable.

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  hoser

  They are backed in a corner on this one. Damned if you do or don’t.

  I think they were hoping if they ignored the problem it would go away. It didn’t.

  Religion tax exemption is bullshit anyway. They should have to pay like everyone else and appeal to their sky daddy to send them some more money since he owns all the gold and silver but somehow is always broke and has to beg the congregation for more money.
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  Eliminate the Oil Industry?

  by Anony Mous in

  1. social
  2. current

  a lot of countries are on the side of eliminating the oil industry altogether as well as zero-emission alternatives like nuclear power.. in the us, biden has promised to eliminate all federal lands oil production when he takes power in 2021 (30% of the united states) as well as native american tribal lands which account for 8 percent of all oil, 9 percent of all natural gas, and 6 percent of all natural gas liquids from 96,000 wells (10% of the total wells in the us).. in europe, oil and gas production has been largely eliminated except for the nordic countries and the uk (which the eu recently lost access to), germany is funding a major oil pipeline as is china from russia and russian-controlled portions of ukraine, even after trump cut off all builders from russian oil pipelines, the russian government is now trying to build the pipeline themselves with potential disastrous results.. venezuela's economy collapsed largely due to the government taking over and eliminating the oil industry companies.. in the mean time, control for most non-us energy sources is now wholly dependent on russian and middle eastern governments.. california and germany eliminated oil-based energy sources and now mandate 30% of their power from 'green' wind and solar alternatives.

  germany energy costs now hover around 25c/kwh and california is not far behind with 16c/kwh both experiencing rolling blackouts in major cities and importing 60% of mostly coal and gas energy from their neighbors.. the world currently has 300 years worth of oil at the current rates of usage which have stagnated due to improved efficiencies.

  co2 emissions in the us have dropped in the last 3 years for the first time in decades despite (or because) reduced oil and gas regulations.. do you think given the above facts, eliminating the oil industry is a good thing?

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  hoser

  I hope Biden ends fracking and oil goes to $100.00 bbl. Good news for canada
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  If a JW becomes inactive is he then labeled as an apostate?

  by Pallbearer in

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  2. beliefs

  i have heard a rumor that if a jw becomes inactive he or she is considered to be an apostate.

  is this true?

  has anyone here on this forum had such an experience?

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  hoser

  We’ve been shunned for years. Mrs Hoser isn’t a team player and we really don’t mind the shunning. Jws are so on edge in social settings afraid of what others will think or say. Life is to short to live that way.

  Never been labelled an apostate though