Topics Started by The1975Blues

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Is the Org Putting Elders in the Firing Line?
by The Searcher in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
in view of the conti verdict of negligence by the org, are elders who are selected by the c.o.

now in a precarious position?

"charity trustees face potential liabilities in a number of ways.
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Remember Going Out In Field Service Before Thursday and Friday's Heat-Stroke Convention at Dodger Stadium?
by The1975Blues in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i don't think the kids will remember going out in field service at your convention's city location helping the fiends do their territory.

on top of the horrendous heat-stroke sitting at dodger stadium we had to preach earlier in the week!

i heard some elderly witnesses speaking about "those were the good old days they thought" the grand old time they had while visiting the city of los angeles!
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This just happened within last 15 mins......
by Lied2NoMore in
1. jw
2. experiences
i saw an instagram post showing a short clip of a talk being given in one of our southern states.

the talk clip showed speaker making the statement, "jehovah doesn't want anyone to know satans real name, jehovah hates satan so much, he doesn't even want his name mentioned" .

i posted in comments: matt 5:44-48 with the full scripture rendered from niv.
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They dared !
by coalize in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
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i can't believe they had the cheek to come out with that explanation.. it's no more "new light" it's "new scam"!!

!.
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How many JW Families do you know of who hate each other and shun each other? "Religion of Hatred" 1.a
by The1975Blues in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
when you were attending the kingdom halls did you see feuds and hate filled wars against members working on the new personality?

how strong were the elders in keeping their halls filled with love not hatred, jesus said everyone would be filled with love, there was no room for hatred in jesus christ's view of how christians ought to act!

when you see children shunning parents, parents shunning children, aunts, uncles, grandma and grandpas displaying qualities jesus said were "instant tickets to hell" why do the jws keep attending the meetings if their filled with hate?
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Local Elders whip the Congregation into a frenzy about donating to the Organization
by James Jack in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
because of the may broadcast about how funds are down, our elders have been in their talks "encouraging" or pressuring everyone to donate more to the world wide work.. it freaks me out how we already give them a set amount of $600 a month, plus what is contributed by the congregation(usually $400 to $500 a month).

heck, our local congregation bank account even got below $500 for the first time this past may since i have been doing the accounts(4 years now).

for june, we raised a whopping $2400 to send into the branch.. the most amazing part, is that only a select few contribute on a regular basis every month.
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On the Relevancy of The Institutionalization of Sin
by Perry in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
child murder, sodomy & corrupting the human genome are not new sins, they are old ones.

what is new is their institutionalization.

but even that isn't totally new.
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One hope for ALL christians - interesting video on heavenly hope
by paradisebeauty in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4n7qe6fqac4.

a short video with proof from the bible that the ones going to "heaven" are not meant to stay there forever, but just to meet jesus there (at the rapture) and be with him forever, on earth, not in heaven!.
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Proof - of what?
by Doltologist in
1. watchtower
2. bible
a few weeks ago, these two jovies turned up on my doorstep.

being in a good mood that particular day, i told them that if they could prove that god existed, i'd become a jovie - and i meant every word.. they gave me two documents which they asked me read and told me that they'd be back in a week.

the first was called "was life created?
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Kingdom Hall Assistance Arrangement refusing to pay out
by KHA in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
i wanted to start a discussion about known instances where the wt society has refused to pay out on insurance claims to congregations who have their kingdom hall insured through the in-house insurance scheme known as the kingdom hall assistance arrangement.. i know of two recent cases in the uk where kingdom halls have been badly damaged by water.

one happened 6 months ago, the other a few years ago.

the congregations have been told to share halls with a neighbouring congregation whilst the wt society asked for report after report on the condition of the building and estimates for repair/demolition.