I’m shaving my grubby week old beard and wearing a 3 piece suit just to be contrarian
Posts by hoser
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What are you wearing for the special talk
by ExBethelitenowPIMA inmany are talking on whatsapp about what to wear.
sisters wearing slacks and brothers wearing all sorts of different tops.
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New light
by Elena inthings are changing so rapidly.
there is so much confusion now.. if we can talk to disfellowshiped/disassociated ones to invite them to meetings then is it really going to stop there?.
some family members haven’t had contact for decades and now after yesterdays new light they will all be getting calls.
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hoser
I still occasionally get calls from a company I was fired from nearly 20 years ago asking for technical help.
I just stopped answering those calls and they got the hint.
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Why disfellowship must be eliminated for the survival of the WT itself
by TheScientist inthis topic i digress about why the watchtower relaxing the rules of disfellowship is essential for its survival.
many things i'm going to say are not my ideas, some are, the point is, i'm condensing everything in a logical and concise way.. the first thing we have to keep in mind is that the wt's main objective in instituting disfellowship has always been not to lose members because of the damage that a dissident could do, or to avoid gaining new members because of the bad reputation of a confessed sinner in the his/her region.
in the end, the more active members, the more money to the coffers.. in this case of disfellowship due to apostasy, to avoid any spark, texts were sought out of context that even prohibited saying "hi".
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90 DAY DISFELLOWSHIPPING!!!
by DisgruntledFool inhas anyone else caught this tidbit in the new s-395 instructions?:.
"if the individual is not an apostate or actively promoting wrongdoing, they will also inform him that they would like to meet with him again in three months to determine if he has had a change of heart.
in some cases, but not all, the committee may determine that there is basis for reinstating the individual at that time".
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hoser
It seems they are lightening up a bit.
It used to be a year before you could be reinstated
A year is a long time
once new relationships are formed outside the borg the less chance of people coming back
Once you’ve got that college degree a good job and a “worldly” support group chances are you ain’t coming back
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New light
by Elena inthings are changing so rapidly.
there is so much confusion now.. if we can talk to disfellowshiped/disassociated ones to invite them to meetings then is it really going to stop there?.
some family members haven’t had contact for decades and now after yesterdays new light they will all be getting calls.
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hoser
I think there will be a lot of “sorry you weren’t there when I needed you most and I’ve moved on” from the long time disfellowshipped community.
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Just a thought
by Gorb inis the change in jw dress policy a way to make the changes in df policy easier to accept?.
a way to devide?.
g..
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hoser
I don’t see much change in the df policy.
Will a dfd still have to attend meetings for 6 months to be reinstated?
probably
Did the prodigal son have to wait 6 months ?
As far as the corporate dress code it is just that. A change in policy to retain employees.
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NORWAY Verdict : The Aftermath
by raymond frantz inhttps://www.jwupdates.com/post/watchtower-will-take-norwegian-defeat-to-echr.
few norwegian religious communities need to worry after the jehovah's witnesses verdict, according to legal expert vibeke blaker strand.
he has pointed out that it is particularly serious to deprive a religious community of its registration.
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hoser
Watchtower might be arrogant enough to appeal.
They are in a bubble as the watchtower culture won’t accept criticism from lower down members.
Yes men are bad for any corporation in the long term.
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Question on an article back in the late 90s
by greenhornet ina "sister" that was in "truth" was a discussion one sunday at the meeting .she was in an iron lung ,anyone here might give a link.
i dont want a j dum dot com link.
just curious.. thank you .
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hoser
This was an experience to subtly guilt you into doing more service
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Request-Addendum-Elders Manual-February S-147-Announcements!
by Atlantis infiles for request.. 2023-2024 addendum to shepherd the flock of god.--english.
2023-10 shepherd the flock of god manual--english.
2024-february announcements and reminders--english.
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hoser
They are making it up as they go along.
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trimethylmaneria (TMAU) fecal body odor
by Nicol inanyone know a witness with trimethylmaneria (tmau) or fecal body odor?
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hoser
The governing body smell like shit