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  "A Jehovah's Witness"

  by NotFormer in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  a very certain distinctive of jws is how they refer to themselves.

  "one of jehovah's witnesses".

  it's one of those coded jargon thingies.

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  Rattigan

  By what authority does anyone have to change the Christ ordained role of believers from witnesses of Jesus to Jehovah Witnesses?
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  Have you seen a UFO/UAP?

  by BoogerMan in

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  2. current

  the acronym uap once stood for "unidentified aerial phenomena," until december 2022. .

  then the pentagon updated its terminology to encompass "submerged and trans-medium objects.".

  https://www.defense.gov/news/transcripts/transcript/article/3249303/usdis-ronald-moultrie-and-dr-sean-kirkpatrick-media-roundtable-on-the-all-domai/.

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  Quite expected. They have all been bewitched by leprechauns
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  Debutante - Award-Winning Short Film

  by notsurewheretogo in

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  2. beliefs

  if you have not seen this already it is well worth a watch.. brutally traumatic and captures very well one of the biggest issues in this cult.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndapjdzj0ss.

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  Mom's reaction says it all.
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  Have you seen a UFO/UAP?

  by BoogerMan in

  1. social
  2. current

  the acronym uap once stood for "unidentified aerial phenomena," until december 2022. .

  then the pentagon updated its terminology to encompass "submerged and trans-medium objects.".

  https://www.defense.gov/news/transcripts/transcript/article/3249303/usdis-ronald-moultrie-and-dr-sean-kirkpatrick-media-roundtable-on-the-all-domai/.

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  I saw two silver flying saucers while walking with my daughter close to 40 years ago on a beautiful morning. Both stopped on a dime about 500 feet above us, paused for a moment and split off at right angles going their separate ways immediately at high speed.

  We still talk about it today. My explanation at the time was that they were experimental military craft.
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  Has the Organization threatened to disfellowship those who state views countering those of the Slave?

  by Vanderhoven7 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  do you have quotations from watchtower literature regarding how to handle those contributing to disunity in the congregation?.

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  Thanks Boogerman. I used your quotation in an online debate with a Witness.

  K-Girl That exactly what I was after. Thanks.
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  Has the Organization threatened to disfellowship those who state views countering those of the Slave?

  by Vanderhoven7 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  do you have quotations from watchtower literature regarding how to handle those contributing to disunity in the congregation?.

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  Do you have quotations from Watchtower literature regarding how to handle those contributing to disunity in the congregation?
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  Ages of each user here?

  by ukpimo in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i'm interested to know the age demographics here.

  it must be significantly different to other exjw forums.

  it would be a damning report for watchtower if most of us appear to have left for decades.. you don't have to mention your exact age, you could always say "in my 50s".. i am in my 70s.

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  77, close to 20 years into retirement
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  What has the Spiritual Paradise of the WTS been over time

  by blondie in

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  2. friends

  the first mention i find in the wts publications is 1958. although the wts says the index goes from 1930 to 1985, nothing appears before 1958 a search only found by using the phrase "spiritual paradise" not in the index.

  in 2015 there was a clarification of the phrase "of course, we should not conclude that the terms “spiritual paradise” and “spiritual temple” are the same.

  the spiritual temple is god’s arrangement for true worship.".

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  Key Criticisms of the Organization

  by Vanderhoven7 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  just picked this summary up.

  "some of the key criticisms that have been raised about the jehovah's witness organization include:.

  strict control and authoritarianism: the organization is highly centralized, with major decisions being made by the governing body.

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  Rattigan

  ((This guy has a beard so that makes him someone that I wouldn't even listen to.))

  Do you listen to GB members who are now sporting beards?
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  JE-sus making a comeback at the 2024 Convention

  by dropoffyourkeylee in

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  2. experiences

  attended the friday sesson of the 2024 summer convention.. july 5, 2024 summer convention crowd photo; they invited quite a lot of empty chairs.. .

  the facility usually has 5500-6500. they spun it saying that fewer congregations were assigned.

  there were 6 of the smaller, more distant sections blocked off with tarps to lessen cleaning, which i understand.

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  Could the picture be the Wright State Ervin J Nutter Center in Beavercreek Ohio?