Posts by Ding

many years ago we would be on someone's doorstep, when waiting for the house holder to come to the door we say something like ... yea after the big a this is going to be my house.

imagine saying that today with the common use of doorbell cameras and the squatting problem .

Ding

People in a legalistic, works salvation system either feel greatly worthy or greatly worthless.

A lot of JWs seem to feel both at the same time, depending on who they are comparing themselves to.

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Just a random question?

by Riley in

completely unrelated to the wts.. i have a co worker who i use to hang out with his son in high school.

he doesn’t remember me.

that was 30 years ago.

Ding

To the girl I would say, "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to upset you or cause you pain. Please forgive me."

To your friend whose son died, go ahead and mention that you knew his son years ago. If he is upset or distraught, say something similar.

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How many different "rules" do Jehovah's Witnesses have to obey? Can you count them?

by Balaamsass2 in

all the big changes for jws since this last fall brought me back to this site, and got me and the wife talking.

just how many things were we not allowed to do growing up as jehovah's witnesses?

we were so used to all the rules, customs, and traditions, that we became used to them.. one site i found claims there are 141 unique rules!!

Ding

Not only is there a voluminous list of rules, but you are never sure you are following them well enough.

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To those JW's at age 10 and above who read it, understood it, got played, and survived. 😇

by was a new boy in

everybody plays the fool.

lyrics.

'okay, so your heart is brokenyou sit around mopin'cryin' and cryin'you say you're even thinkin' about dyin'well, before you do anything rash, dig this.

Ding

Well said, LongHairGal.

They had Armageddon as their retirement plan.

No backup plan.

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June 2024 WT: Don't talk about Anthony Morris

by neat blue dog in

the latest study edition mentions hypothetical scenarios of jws who are no longer serving at bethel or no longer elders, etc.

and says we shouldn't speculate, as defaming them could border on slander.. we could unintentionally defame someone by spreading negative information.

..... would it be proper to speculate on the reasons why these adjustments were made and to share that opinion with others?.

Ding

"Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain. The great and powerful Oz has spoken!"

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The changing teachings if Jehovah’s Witnesses

by Vanderhoven7 in

the changing teachings of jehovah's witnesses .

menacingmistral writes:.

"jehovah's witnesses often, not only change 180° from what they used to teach, they change from things they vehemently asserted were absolute truth.

Ding

How Splane could have given that overlapping generations talk with a straight face is beyond me...

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New light on shunning?

by Mikejw in

one theory why tony was booted out was because he was a stickler for not changing the shunning doctrine.

he actually said the words we will never ever change it.. they are slowly deleting all of tony’s videos and now losing court cases and losing government hand outs in places like norway.. it’s looking very likely they will release new light on shunning policy after losing this latest one in norway.. .

what are the odds they coincidentally get new light from jehovah and lighten up their shunning policy ?.

Ding

I agree with LongHairGal.

The Watchtower can reject you, but don't you dare reject them!

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Who really is the Faithful and Discreet Slave? The recent changes and the Governing Body's 10 year plan

by redsetter2 in

i am sure we were all shocked at the governing body update #2 with the unusual and impulsive changes set forth.. i am an insider at whq, and when i was on reddit and in communication with avoidjw i explained to the best of my ability that the approach on disfellowshipping was going to change based on the new light at the 2023 agm, that the jubilee rumor was false, and there were going to be changes on how jws approached disfellowshipping in response to the norway situation if it didn't turn out in watchtower's favor.

the decision came because of a legal blow to watchtower, not because "holy spirit" wad directing a faithful slave, who is going to become the "evil slave", more explanation on this soon.. everything i stated came true.

i left reddit exjw community due to the immature and mentally unstable nature there, and yet as has been the case my words came true.

Ding

So until 2012 the faithful and discreet slave was wrong about who the faithful and discreet slave is.

But JWs must follow the directives of the faithful and discreet slave--whoever that is--in order to survive Armageddon.

What happens to JWs who followed the directives of the wrong faithful and discreet slave?