Trump and his elite friends will be getting grossly richer by playing the stock markets on his announcements. This is probably intentional, to make up for any hurt they face by other reforms that he makes.
Listener
JoinedPosts by Listener
-
80
Trump Tariffs started today, Some Countries Caved in early morning.
by liam inusa politicians in charge of the economy for the past 50 years were too stupid to understand how the economy works.
this just proves my theory, that an education on the top tier universities just sucks and means nothing in the real world, unless its in the stem education.
for 50 years usa had zero tariffs on other countries.
-
-
-
31
I am Glad some Watchtower Masons have repented
by AnnaNana ini have had some correspondence from several masonic watchtower leaders recently who have expressed repentance over their blasphemy of jehovah's name and it's been encouraging to see that people can change..
-
-
Listener
Vienne -
AnnaNana appears to need counselling.
————-
You phrased it so mildly.
-
11
Analysis of the Property Ownership Model of Jehovah’s Witnesses
by Paul Bonanno inanalysis of the property ownership model of jehovah’s witnesses.
jehovah’s witnesses have developed a structured and financially efficient model for acquiring, building, and managing properties worldwide.
their approach maximizes resources contributed by members while ensuring that ownership and financial control remain centralized within the organization.
-
-
Listener
At one point they were giving congregations a loan to build the hall that the Watchtower ended up owning but still had congregations pay the loan back. Then when they must have been caught out for doing this and not being legally in a money lending business, they generously forgave all the loans. They still expected the same repayments though, just voluntarily.
-
20
WT June 2025: We Are Not Blind We Just Don't Know
by raymond frantz inhttps://youtu.be/7xumqjq3zfc?si=ivcg96t4dtgze4ft.
so this is from the brand new watchtower study edition of june 2025 which has just been posted on jw.org .under the title: modestly accept what you do not know, a let’s read paragraphs in question 4 &5: “read matthew 24:36. we do not know when the end of this system of things will come.
even jesus, while on earth, did not know the ‘day and hour.’ he later told the apostles that jehovah, who is the great timekeeper, keeps the timing of certain events ‘in his own jurisdiction,’ or authority.
-
-
Listener
It almost seems like an apology of sorts but it is simply reactionary. They are looking at their failed date prophecy and how they can wriggle their way out of them since it’s a big issue when examining their religion.
However, it’s not sincere. They wrote this in the same article -
7. What do we know?
Your answer
7 We do well to focus on what we do know—that the last days began in 1914. Jehovah has provided Bible prophecies that not only pinpoint that year but also describe in detail the conditions that have prevailed since then. As a result, we are convinced that “the great day of Jehovah is near.” (Zeph. 1:14)They show their stubbornness in sticking to a teaching that basically only relies on the coincidence of WW1 having occurred in this year. They claim to be able to ‘pinpoint’ that year. ‘Pinpointing’ means with the greatest of accuracy, or absolutely precise or to the finest detail’ Is the Watchtower being modest?
-
16
New World, New World Order, New System of Things
by blondie inthe wts has used to above terms, over the years, some more preferred in certain time periods.
more though, but these occurred to me first.
also the terms "new world" and "new world order" have been used by some us presidents and other leaders..
-
-
Listener
This website has some interesting information about the history of the New World Order and it goes further back than the 1950s
It states -
Anti-Semitic Roots
Many modern-day conspiracy theories – including the NWO theory – have anti-Semitic origins. Influential groups and movements from the 19th and early 20th centuries are largely to blame for the proliferation of anti-Semitic narratives. Within these narratives, Jewish people are frequently framed as the orchestrators of global events and accused of creating a supranational governing structure for nefarious purposes. These dangerous narratives are still widely promoted today...
Established throughout Europe and the United States during the 20th century, adherents of Christian Identity purport that they are the true Israelites favored by God. Over time, Christian Identity groups grew in size and embraced more explicit anti-Semitic conspiracy theories due to the publication and popularization of anti-Semitic texts. One such text was the American version of the Protocols of the Elders of Zion, which falsely argues Jewish elites’ alleged plan for global domination. In conjunction with the Protocols, other conspiracy theories, such as the Zionist Occupied Government (ZOG), spread and began to be widely cited. The onset of World War II only furthered the targeting of Jews during this time period, solidifying the foundation of anti-Semitism in which modern conspiracy theories arose, including the NWO.The Youtube channel 'The Watchtower History Channel' did a lot of research about their early Zionism beliefs.
The Watchtower was originally known as "Zion's Watchtower and Herald of Christ's presence from 1879.
-
20
Did Watchtower Really Teach That Armageddon Was Coming in 1954?
by Jerome56 inin the march 2025 jw broadcast david splane in his morning worship talk mentioned that "some thought" that armageddon would come 40 years after 1914. such statements are usually meant to shift the blame of their own false predictions on to their members for speculating.
however, i was unable to find anything in print showing that such a thing was indeed taught by the society.
was this really a thing?.
-
-
Listener
Crisis of conscience page 255
-
20
Did Watchtower Really Teach That Armageddon Was Coming in 1954?
by Jerome56 inin the march 2025 jw broadcast david splane in his morning worship talk mentioned that "some thought" that armageddon would come 40 years after 1914. such statements are usually meant to shift the blame of their own false predictions on to their members for speculating.
however, i was unable to find anything in print showing that such a thing was indeed taught by the society.
was this really a thing?.
-
-
Listener
Ray Franz, in his book ‘Crisis of Conscience’ provides some information about this. At page 255 he says that in the 1940s the ‘view held’ was that the generation referred to a period of 30 to 40 years and publications referred to the generation time period as having begun in 1914. He says that this led to the insistence of the time left being extremely short.
Then at the start of the 1950s, the time period had elapsed and a new teaching was required. This occurred in the
Watchtower 1952 1st September and the QFR is quoted in full -
“● Your publications point out that the battle of Armageddon will come in this generation, and that this generation began A.D. 1914. Scripturally, how long is a generation?—G. P., Liberia.
Webster’s unabridged dictionary gives, in part, this definition of generation: “The average lifetime of man, or the ordinary period of time at which one rank follows another, or father is succeeded by child; an age. A generation is usually taken to be about 33 years.” But the Bible is not so specific. It gives no number of years for a generation. And in Matthew 24:34, Mark 13:30 and Luke 21:32, the texts mentioning the generation the question refers to, we are not to take generation as meaning the average time for one generation to be succeeded by the next, as Webster’s does in its 33-year approximation; but rather more like Webster’s first-quoted definition, “the average lifetime of man.” Three or even four generations may be living at the same time, their lives overlapping. (Ps. 78:4; 145:4) Before the Noachian flood the life span was hundreds of years. Down through the centuries since, it has varied, and even now is different in different countries. The Bible does speak of a man’s days as being threescore and ten or fourscore years; but it assigns no specific number of years to a generation.—Ps. 90:10.
Even if it did, we could not calculate from such a figure the date of Armageddon, for the texts here under discussion do not say God’s battle comes right at the end of this generation, but before its end. To try to say how many years before its end would be speculative. The texts merely set a limit that is sufficiently definite for all present practical purposes. Some persons living A.D. 1914 when the series of foretold events began will also be living when the series ends with Armageddon. All the events will come within the span of a generation. There are hundreds of millions of persons living now that were living in 1914, and many millions of these persons could yet live a score or more years. Just when the lives of the majority of them will be cut short by Armageddon we cannot say.”
————————
Splane doesn’t say when the Sister wrote her letter, it could be possible that it was before this article or that she missed the New Light or was one of the few JWs who was still hanging onto the old teaching and making Splanes claim that there were only a few who believed 1954 would see the end at that time. It seems pretty much like the idea that some JWs were still holding into the idea that ‘this generation’ still meant within a persons lifetime, even though the GB had changed its meaning in the 1990s.
But it is interesting that the GB are once again making a mockery of their followers and blaming them for a teaching that they invented. Splane also chooses to use an example of a Sister who was then believing in something the Watchtower no longer taught but if she was up with their current teaching, at that time, it would prove to be just as absurd.
-
4
2025*03*S-147-March*English*and*German*Announcements!
by Atlantis in2025*03*s-147*march*english*and*german*announcements!.
.
https://app.filemail.com/d/khmudgccmlzpcdp .
-
-
Listener
Thanks Petra
-
21
Oral and Anal Sex flip flop? March 2025 Announcements and Reminders
by ukpimo injust in.
a jaw dropping announcements and reminders for elders this month.
how can you serve as an elder and believe this organization is spirit directed after reading this letter?.
-
-
Listener
Were they 'scriptural principles' being expressed in the 1983 article or the 2025 article?
The Elders are being told that if any couples do ask for help they are to explain scriptural principles and information in the January 2025 article.
Going beyond what is written causes more problems.
-
4
Jehovah's Witnesses in the news: "Czech Culture Ministry Considers Deregistration of Jehovah’s Witnesses"
by Balaamsass2 in2/2025 czech news agency czech culture ministry considers deregistration of jehovah’s witnesses.
the czech ministry of culture is considering the possible cancellation of the religious registration of the jehovah’s witnesses religious society, and has sent the organisation an appeal to desist from its illegal activities, ministry spokeswoman jana zechmeisterova told ctk today.. the ministry has received thousands of complaints from the jehovah’s witnesses about the proposal, which must be dealt with first.
administrative proceedings have not yet been initiated, zechmeisterova said.. she said the ministry had begun to deal with the proposals it had received about the cancellation of the registration of the religious society of jehovah’s witnesses (nssj).
-
-
Listener
This has worse repercussions for the Watchtower and JWs than the situation in Norway and sounds similar to Russia. If they are deregistered then there is provision to have all their property confiscated.
This appears to have been initiated on September 5th, 2024.
Once again, the Watchtower launched a protest by having JWs send in thousands of letters, which are being addressed by the Ministry.
Source of info https://bitterwinter.org/czech-republic-in-the-footsteps-of-russia-jehovahs-witnesses-threatened-with-liquidation/