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  New JW Video: Jehovah’s Witnesses Told Me Armageddon Was Coming in 1975… But It Destroyed My Family, Not The World!

  by AbaddonProvesIt in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  jehovah’s witnesses told me armageddon was coming in 1975… but it destroyed my family .

  not the world!

  (kingdom wisdom).

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  Sadly, this is a story that has been repeated over and over.
  
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  Verdict on the 2025 convention

  by gavindlt in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  final thoughts after 15 hours of the 2025 assembly.

  after dedicating 15 hours to the 2025 assembly, i walked away with a heavy sense of spiritual emptiness.

  the only part that managed to stir anything within me was a single video on day one titled “what does jesus see in you?”—a piece with sentimental appeal, but still surface-level at best.. .

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  Ding

  The Watchtower religion is all about obeying the GB.

  It equates loyalty to Jehovah with loyalty to the organization.
  
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  Did the WT Policy on Lying Bother You When You Were a JW?

  by Sea Breeze in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  here's the wt standard for lying: "while malicious lying is definitely condemned in the bible, this does not mean that a person is under obligation to divulge truthful information to people who are not entitled to it" - insight pp.

  244-245. vs. websters dictionary:.

  lie, noun.

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  Ding

  They turn it into a virtue -- theocratic war strategy.

  It will probably come in handy during Armageddon.
  
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  1975 !

  by Sea Breeze in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  how many of you here remember 1975?

  i hope the newer generations never forget.the true believers got shamed for it.

  those who were hedging their bets, fared much better.

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  I knew a presiding overseer who left the borg over 1975 -- not because the GB got it wrong but because they blamed the rank and file for the fiasco.
  
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  JULY 2025 STUDY WT How to Give Advice

  by blondie in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i scanned this article and i saw a theme throughout it.

  when info like this shows up in the study wt, you can be sure the elders are doing it wrong and the wts hits directly on what it is.

  older elders do it wrong and train by word and action the newer elders to do it wrong.

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  This comes across to me as the WT giving instructions to immature people.

  ... now, don't give medical advice if you aren't trained in medicine...

  Duh...
  
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  Live long and prosper: WT JULY 2025

  by raymond frantz in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  "now more than ever, we need to focus on our hope.

  because we are living in 'the last days' and we all have problems that are 'hard to deal with.

  ' (2 tim.

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  We are living in the last days and times will get tough?

  What???

  Who knew....?

  Obviously, the solution is to:

  1. Do more field service

  2. Attend more WT meetings

  3. Send all your money to the Watchtower organization.

  Problem solved...
  
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  1975 debacle

  by Gman2001 in

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  2. beliefs

  did the borg ever apologize for 1975?.

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  When is the last time the borg apologized for anything?
  
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  Memorial attendance

  by Balaamsass2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  curious.

  what was your local memorial attendance like tonight?

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  Ding

  About a month ago, I encountered several JWs at a literature cart in a major airport.

  They invited me to the Memorial.

  I just rushed off to my plane.

  Later, I kicked myself for not doing some reverse witnessing.

  I could have said: "I actually attended a Watchtower Memorial once but I found it really confusing. Who invites someone to a meal and then tells them they aren't worthy to partake? When Jesus instituted the meal in the first century, did he invite any non-participants to come and watch? No. So why does the Watchtower do so?"
  
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  Memorial attendance

  by Balaamsass2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  curious.

  what was your local memorial attendance like tonight?

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  Ding

  If attendance is high, the GB will tout that as proof that JWs have the truth.

  If attendance is low, the GB will talk about people's hearts growing cold in the last days, proving that Armageddon is just around the corner.
  
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  Diligence and Enthusiasm - LDS vs JWs

  by Rivergang in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  on a scale of 1 to 100, i would put the lds in the high 90s, and the witnesses at about minus 10.. these days (well, around here at least) one encounters the mormon missionaries all over the place.

  if they are not knocking at your door, they are approaching you out in the street.

  of late, this has been happening all the bloody time!.

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  Ding

  Over the last 5 years, we've had about 20 LDS missionaries knock on our door or come up to us on the street but no JWs (of course, JWs have us on their DNC list). The KH parking lot has quite a few cars in it during the week but I haven't seen any of them actually out in service.