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  Ramapo project approved

  by dropoffyourkeylee in

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  news is that the ramapo project has been approved by authorities and can move forward..

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  hoser

  It’s another piece of saleable real estate.

  If the land, materials, property taxes and labour are free it’s not very hard to turn a profit
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  Is it just me, or is Watchtower lowering its standards?

  by ukpimo in

  1. watchtower
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  in the past, we used to hear talks on:.

  avoiding sexual immorality and porn, as well as masturbation and other sexual practices.

  why evolution cannot possibly be true.

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  hoser

  Some witnesses are in the congregation we associate with are lowering their standards.

  I’m an inactive publisher. I haven’t reported for probably 6 years or so. Mrs. Hoser rarely goes in service. Probably once or twice per year.

  We are 1/3 meeting attendees.

  We were shunned socially by the jws for the past decade.

  All of a sudden they are nice to us, they invite us to their houses and out for dinner at restaurants.

  If it’s “encouragement” it’s not going to change us into model Jehovah’s witnesses.

  They might want something from us but we are a boring, boorish couple.

  Im not sure what’s up if anything.
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  Meeting attendance

  by Farmer Jim1 in

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  2. friends

  for those still in the organization what is your meeting attendance like these days?.

  when i left in 2017 there were around 80 publishers and the average meeting attendance was 70..

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  hoser

  My area is definitely down.

  The town I live in went from 4 to 3 congregations and some Sunday meetings there are scarcely 40 in attendance. Used to be 100 plus.

  Another rural congregation just outside of our circuit was 80 plus publishers about 10 years ago. They are now 18.

  If you look around the typical demographic in the congregation they are old people. 10 more years and there will be no one left.
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  End within 2 years (again)

  by road to nowhere in

  1. watchtower
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  an old elder friend from out of town stopped to see my ailing wife.

  more than the locals do.

  he said elder school emphasized 2 years and the existing body will be the leaders through persecution and tribulation.

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  hoser

  2 more years of wasted life.

  Depending on how old you are it could be a huge percentage of your remaining years.

  2 years you could have 1/2 of your college degree under your belt.

  Watchtower steals lives with their hopes and dreams fantasies.
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  It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars (continued)

  by Simon in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  uh oh, looks like the mega thread gave up the ghost, so while i investigate / fix it just continue the discussion here .... it's been a long 9 years lloyd evans / john cedars.

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  hoser

  I lost interest when he tried to blame his wife for his infidelity.

  Takers like Lloyd Evans usually end up at the bottom of the heap because eventually people get tired of being used.
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  PRESIDENTIAL predictions...let the prognosticators have their say!

  by Terry in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  my only prowess in making predictions stems from my 77-years of life in the united statesgrowing up under president truman, eisenhower, kennedy, nixon, .....etc.

  etc.i was a widdle kid sitting in front of a tiny black and white tv set when the very first broadcastsof political conventions, deal-making, debates (nixon vs kennedy), assassinations (jfk, rfk, martin luther king, etc.

  ) i grew up with duck and cover under my elementary schooldesk, the cold war, the iron curtain, the korean war, the vietnam war and i went to federal prisonas a jw conscientious objector while hippies, flower children, political activists protested and universitystudents were fired up on by troops.i grew up reading newspapers (2 of them).

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  hoser

  The deep state( bureaucracy, CIA, FBI, industrial military complex, mainstream media, etc) does NOT want trump to win. He is a threat to their livelihood.

  The USA is NOT a democracy. The deep state’s job is to present two viable candidates to give the illusion of a democracy.

  Here is my theory:

  They were trying to present Nikki Haley and Joe Biden as the presidential candidates. Haley would easily win against sleepy joe but she didn’t take the republican caucus, Trump did.

  The late June debate between biden and trump was a clear indication that Joe would not win. Then in Mid July they tried to unalive trump but missed. Next step was to get Biden off the democratic ticket and Kamala on the top of it.

  And here are…..3 more days.
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  10/31 New York Times, "They’re Giving Scammers All Their Money. The Kids Can’t Stop Them." Has Watchtower scammed your family?

  by Balaamsass2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  the seniors in our family were scammed by watchtower, for over 7 figures.

  an interesting read today to give some insight.. one of the most egregious con-artists is watchtower bible and tract society the “legal” entity for jehovah’s witnesses.

  many retired jehovah’s witnesses have been targeted over the years to “loan” money for various “special projects” to further the “preaching work”, only to find they are never to be repaid.

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  slimboyfat2 days ago

  Too many people think they’re entitled to their parents’ money, and get very annoyed if they start spending it instead, is another side of the story.

  I agree with you on that. No one is owed anything, however what Watchtower is doing with their “conditional loan arrangement” is plain and simply fraud.
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  The Bible Does Not Say

  by blondie in

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  the wts often uses the phrase about then follows with their idea of what their god meant.

  i have p0sted some of the most recent.

  it is worth a look at more.

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  hoser

  The bible does not say but evidently…..

  They make shit up in order to manipulate the sheeples into compliance

  The entire planet functions on cheap or free labour and watchtower needs their fair share of it
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  2024 Annual Meeting Doctrinal Change

  by Listener in

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  a change to their doctrine came from jackson.

  this isn't a transcript of his whole speech but i thought i would try and get some of his main speech in writing.. at around 1hr26 minutes he starts talking about some dangerous thinking in feeling there is some wiggle room in regards to the schedule for the gt.

  but you see, we need to be careful about what we are thinking about the number of anointed ones left on earth.

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  hoser

  Western countries are headed for failure IMO

  Hedonism

  It seems everyone is hell bent on having a good time at the expense of everything else.

  Governments keep printing their paper dollars to pacify the masses.

  A big financial correction is in the cards

  Are you ready?
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  Annual Meeting live updates

  by ukpimo in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i have obtained the live link for the annual meeting tomorrow:.

  annual meeting live link.

  the meeting will begin at 9:45am eastern time, for those of us in the uk, that will be 2:45pm.

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  hoser

  Duran:

  According to the Watchtower they will submit to the UN

  In reality No