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  First visit to Kingdom Hall turned out to be a nightmare!

  by Atlantis in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  a first time visit to a kingdom hall turned out to be a nightmare for this young lady.. .

  https://www.azfamily.com/news/man-accused-of-sexually-assaulting-teen-girl-outside-glendale-church/article_2fe560c0-c36b-11e9-997b-fb25195e2ed1.html .

  atlantis!

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  Listener

  What a terrible attack that was on a young JW by a fellow JW.
  
  The Elders couldn't hide this from the Police as the whole congregation would have known about it at the time.
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  "Armageddon is imminent!"

  by nowwhat? in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  remember top shelf tony da turd broadcasting that world wide 2 years ago at the end of the convention?

  well 2 years later do we see the slightest hint of the nation's declaring peace and security or going after religion?

  so how was it imminent?

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  Listener

  The June 1993 Watchtower claims that a Christian should believe it is imminent and only then can they be 'of sound mind'

  [6. Why must we be sound in mind?

  6 Despite all the watching, no one will ever figure out in advance the exact day he is due to come. Jesus says: “On this account you too prove yourselves ready, because at an hour that you do not think to be it, the Son of man is coming.” (Matthew 24:44) Hence the need for soundness of mind. If a Christian were to think that on a certain day, Christ would not come, perhaps that would be the very day that he did come! Of course, well-meaning, faithful Christians in the past have sincerely tried to predict when the end would come. Yet, Jesus’ caution has been proved true time and time again: “Concerning that day and hour nobody knows, neither the angels of the heavens nor the Son, but only the Father.”​—Matthew 24:36.

  7. To be followers of Christ, how must we live our lives?

  7 What, therefore, should we conclude? That to be followers of Christ, we have to live always believing that the end of this wicked system is imminent.]

  'Imminent' is just another buzz word this cult uses. Saying that a person must be ready or on the watch because nobody knows the day or the hour is vastly different from claiming it is imminent.
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  In Los Angeles today-Facebook LIVE at 11 am PST. The Zalkin Law Firm has big News Conference

  by AndersonsInfo in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  https://www.facebook.com/zalkinlawfirm/ - facebook live today at 11 am pst.

  the zalkin law firm - in la today, big news conference about a childhood sexual abuse survivor filing a lawsuit against the jehovah's witnesses..

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  Listener

  Kevin, the child abuse survivor, talks about there being two other victims of this Elder, one whom he can't locate and the other who doesn't want to take it to court as he is still a JW. Who knows how many other victims there were.
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  Tasmania’s Government agrees to reform sexual abuse gag law by end of year

  by Xjw csaSurvivors in

  1. social
  2. current

  https://www.news.com.au/national/courts-law/tasmanias-government-agrees-to-reform-sexual-abuse-gag-law-by-end-of-year/news-story/40669f3504f182d1424af892c042cee0.

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  Listener

  Their delay in reforming doesn't help their reputation of being 'inbreds'.
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  Watchtower 2016 tax return

  by Bad_Wolf in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  this is the watchtower 2016 tax return.

  where are donations and expenses going?

  seems nothing going through watchtower!?.

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  Listener

  You are looking at the WTBTS of New York, there is also the WTBTS of Pennsylvania which I think used to be the main entity although there could be a whole new entity that now exists.
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  BLONDIE’S FIRST THOUGHTS REVIEW 8-18-19 (JUNE 2019)(PAGES 8-13)(OVERTURN REASONING)

  by blondie in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  blondie’s first thoughts review 8-18-19 (june 2019)(pages 8-13)(overturn reasoning).

  https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2019441?q=overturn&p=sen.

  excellent general website: www.jwfacts.com .

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  Listener

  Thanks Blondie and I love your little message at the end. I don't know how most JWs can stomach this.
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  In-depth breakdown of the WTF QUOTES from November 2019 Watchtower

  by Fabian1 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  13. according to leviticus 9:23, 24, how did jehovah show his approval of the priesthood?.

  when the israelites saw this clear evidence of jehovah’s backing of the priests, they had good reason to give them full support.

  5:18, 19) how can we show our support for the organization that jehovah is using?

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  Listener

  Despite two world wars, relentless persecution, global economic crises, and unjust treatment, the faithful and discreet slave has continued to provide spiritual food for Christ’s followers on earth.

  This is the first time they have mentioned that the global economic crises has seriously affected them. Interestingly, they claim it was all Satans doing, in an attempt to get rid of them and had nothing to do with their poor judgement.
  
  
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  Will the U.S. Supreme Court be RIDICULED by JW lawyers?

  by The Fall Guy in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  in view of the statements below by the wtbts hierarchy, how on earth can u.s. supreme court judges possibly be conned into accepting jw lawyers' claim/defence of clergy-penitent privilege in the $35m lawsuit?.

  if you don't have a clergy, how can you have clergy-penitent privilege?

  has no one in the u.s.a. pointed out to the judiciary that they're being duped?.

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  It's almost as if the Watchtower's wrote up their case with the intention of losing it.

  Will their defence in refusing to hand over documents in future cases be on the basis that it has not been ruled on in the Supreme Court.
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  Patterson renovation—new donation boxes

  by careful in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  over at reddit a post has appeared stating that a letter was read at this week's clam meeting announcing renovation work at the patterson compound, er, site:.

  https://www.reddit.com/r/exjw/comments/cmz8t5/announcement_patterson_is_being_renovated_extra/.

  does it strike anyone as odd that at a time of pretty extreme belt-tightening the gb is undertaking another costly building project?

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  Listener

  Nowwhat? Patterson rebuild project fund. That complex is what 30 years old now? I can see why it would need extensive renovations that will take years! Give me a break!
  
  

  
  

  
  Do you mean you can't see why it would need extensive renovations? I wonder if they'll advise what these extensive renovations are? On a 30 year building most major renovations would be to modernize it. If the owner didn't have the money they would make do with what they had and be happy with a new coat of paint and a steam clean.
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  "Gem from the November 2019 WT. Reject apostate material because JWs trust in "their brothers."

  by Daniel1555 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  dear friends.

  i didn't post for a while, but i still enjoy the great jwn community.. just wanted to share a "gem" from the november 2019 study watchtower.. paragraph 8 from the article "are you maintaining your large shield of faith?".

  satan, “the father of the lie,” uses those under his control to spread lies about jehovah and about our brothers and sisters.

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  Listener

  They have created their own definition of the word lie. According to them it must be deliberate. If ex JWs do state something that is incorrect, it is often just a mistake.

  From the same Warchtower they also say this

  We must be determined to build and maintain strong relationships with our brothers and sisters now. Why? Because our enemies will try to divide us by means of lies and misinformation. They will try to turn us against one another. But their efforts will be wasted. They will be unable to break our bonds of love. Nothing they do will disrupt the friendships we have formed.

  This is just hate speech and paranoia. Who are these so called enemies that are turning them against each other?