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  How Did Watchtower Sell the "Jonadab" Concept ?

  by Sea Breeze in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  simply put; gullible people were told if they chose life on earth instead of heaven, they wouldn't have to die.

  that's how they sold it.

  the watchtower lied to people in the 1920 booklet and convention series titled "millions now living will never die!

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  Edit. Double post
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  How Did Watchtower Sell the "Jonadab" Concept ?

  by Sea Breeze in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  simply put; gullible people were told if they chose life on earth instead of heaven, they wouldn't have to die.

  that's how they sold it.

  the watchtower lied to people in the 1920 booklet and convention series titled "millions now living will never die!

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  Why limit the size of your book selling business to 144,000 members?

  Originally costco only sold to businesses and people with membership to professional associations. Then they allowed members of the general public to be part of their exclusive club. The mind fuck works to this day and most Costco members are just the general public but somehow they feel special. If you didn’t already know not every item at Costco is priced lower than their competitors.

  It is a brilliant business strategy.
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  The Governing Body is Restructuring the Org.and encouranging young ones to REACH OUT!

  by liam in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the governing body just doesn't let up on encouraging the young children to reach out to do free labor for the organization.

  so another generation of young people with ruined lives.

  another generation of young people that will get old and wake up in their 50s to realize they were in a religious doomsday cult.. and they are getting rid of some old workers that ran the branches of the organization, and giving them different assignments or maybe they are just sending them home, who knows.

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  LongHairGal

  I know a couple in their 70’s that have been serving overseas for decades and the gig is up for them very soon.

  From the evidence I have pieced together, they have been lying about their residency so that when the borg asks them to leave they get more old age pension.

  This is nothing new. I have heard need greaters give advice to others about how they can get relatives to maintain an address in Canada so they can claim benefits when they get older and even get money now.

  Other than the fact it is fraud, This couple has the nerve to tell me I work too much. I have to. I’m overtaxed supporting deadbeats like them.

  There ain’t no free lunch. Somebody is paying.
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  Hotel Bossert, a storied hotel on Montague Street in Brooklyn Heights, was sold

  by Balaamsass2 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  memories..... a 1970s-1980s meetup location to grab a ride to local trips on the subway...or a bite on montague st.. brooklyn heights hotel to be turned into homes.

  the hotel bossert, a storied hotel on montague street in brooklyn heights, was sold to someraroad, a new york city and nashville-based real estate investment and development firm.. bk reader staffmay 31, 2025 10:00 amjun 2, 2025 9:20 am.

  photo: supplied/jim.henderson via wikimedia commonslisten to this article00:01:23. .

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  Looks like the watchtower made out good on this deal.

  They sold it for 81 million in 2012 and it’s basically been in foreclosure since then.
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  "Love bombing" when your new or baptised.

  by Witness 007 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  so i studied with a sister and her husband and there first complaint was all the love stopped after they got baptised...well it's called love bombing all cults do this till your in then they move on..

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  They are a narcissistic bunch of users.

  They are salesman.

  Once you have left the dealership with the vehicle you purchased the salesman is done with you.

  He is on to the next prospect in the sales funnel.
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  Change in WT Stance on Retirement? A qualified answer?

  by blondie in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i was reading the march 2025 wt today, and i notice this: "march 2025 p. 29 jehovah’s hand is not too short p.29-31 (retirement, but qualified statement) (notice , it is not wrong, but, in the end we must rely on their god.

  retirement is alluded to as "making the quest for material things the focus of our life.

  " are we confident that their god will provide (why have retirement then?

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  Blondie

  maybe they want people to save up so they can go after their retirement funds.
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  The Governing Body is Restructuring the Org.and encouranging young ones to REACH OUT!

  by liam in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the governing body just doesn't let up on encouraging the young children to reach out to do free labor for the organization.

  so another generation of young people with ruined lives.

  another generation of young people that will get old and wake up in their 50s to realize they were in a religious doomsday cult.. and they are getting rid of some old workers that ran the branches of the organization, and giving them different assignments or maybe they are just sending them home, who knows.

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  Beth sarim

  week after next’s watchtower study is about why saving for retirement is following the Bible’s advise.

  I’m sure that will piss off more than one boomer.
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  Putin was almost killed.

  by liam in

  1. social
  2. current

  if you have been seeing the world news, you probably aware that zelensky launch a drown attack on putin and almost killed him.

  putin lost it and hit ukraine with the largest drone and missile attack of war so far, killing not only soldiers by many civilians.

  even trump has said putin has changed.

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  July 14 2024

  a few centimeters would have definitely changed where we are today for better or worse depending on who you are and where you stand.

  Funny this event has pretty much disappeared off the radar.

  Did they ever come up with a motive or were there others acting behind the scenes?
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  Is there a new rule regarding disfellowshipped people?

  by HOTB in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  does anyone have any information about a relaxing of the rules regarding family reaching out to disfellowshipped members?.

  i've heard of an elder being openly in touch with a long time disfellowshipped family member.

  apparently the term 'compassionate view' had been bandied about.. i can't find anything relating to this.. i'd be interested what the new rule is in when came into play.. hotb .

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  It’s the free labour they want which they can turn into money.

  I know people who have been df’d for decades and two elders wave their magic wand and presto they are back in good standing. Just like that.

  One who has building skills was immediately asked to go on the ldc like nothing ever happened. No restrictions whatsoever.

  Funny that for some privileges you have to wait 3 to 5 years after reinstatement to get back but plumbing in toilets on commercial real estate you can do the weekend after the announcement.
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  The Governing Body is Restructuring the Org.and encouranging young ones to REACH OUT!

  by liam in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the governing body just doesn't let up on encouraging the young children to reach out to do free labor for the organization.

  so another generation of young people with ruined lives.

  another generation of young people that will get old and wake up in their 50s to realize they were in a religious doomsday cult.. and they are getting rid of some old workers that ran the branches of the organization, and giving them different assignments or maybe they are just sending them home, who knows.

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  LHG:

  The same people that were/are condescending to us for working are now expecting a handout from the same diligent hands they criticized.