Hoffnung

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  Sister attendants not able to give directions to a brother..Misogyny

  by Theburstbubble in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  at our recent rc i was advised by a sister who was an attendant that they have been advised not to be able to give brothers directions as this should be dealt with by the brothers.

  apparently at the pre-convention attendants meeting, the sisters were asked to stay behind.

  this was when they were given the news that the brothers should deal with brothers.

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  And they cannot be judges in judicial committees as was Deborah as judge in ancient Israel
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  My sister is being harassed by the elders

  by opusdei1972 in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  sometime ago i wrote here in this forum about the case of my sister, who decided to stop attending the meetings because she realised that the watchtower society is an evil organization.

  this happened more than one year ago.

  i am not living in the same country of my sister, so i learn about her case when she calls me or when she write me through whatsapp.

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  Get a handy cam ready and post a video of the harassment on YouTube. Tell the elders it will go viral on internet in a couple of days, and they will be held responsible for bringing shame on gods name.
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  This just happened within last 15 mins......

  by Lied2NoMore in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i saw an instagram post showing a short clip of a talk being given in one of our southern states.

  the talk clip showed speaker making the statement, "jehovah doesn't want anyone to know satans real name, jehovah hates satan so much, he doesn't even want his name mentioned" .

  i posted in comments: matt 5:44-48 with the full scripture rendered from niv.

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  I thought that the witnesses held that Satan was doing everything to make people believe he does not exist. You do not fear an inexistent enemy, something along that line. Now it appears God is helping Satan by not willing to reveal his name... go figure...
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  Today's (4/12) WT study - all about Jesus

  by OneEyedJoe in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  today's watchtower study article is all about jesus.

  this stuck out to me after a year of hanging out on here where one frequent point of criticism is that jws claim to be christians but never talk about jesus.. anyone think it's a coincidence that today was the "special talk" follow-up to the memorial?

  i think not - this is the most attended sunday meeting of the year, complete with many ubms, studies, and miscellaneous other potential victims who have been subjected to a coordinated effort to pressure them into attending.

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  Yeah yeah, the ransom is for everyone, but you need to belong to Jehovah's witnesses to receive it... who then want to take Jesus place as mediator, and claim we are not part of the new covenant. Pharisees were small boys compared to what they pull off
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  And so it begins...

  by StarTrekAngel in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  wife and i have not reported a single hour of fs in 3-4 months.

  while my wife is mostly doing for me (positive thing), i know she would have rather done it.

  elder asked me to turn in my fs report this past week and then he added... "we need to talk".

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  just tell them you have nothing to report, sorry.

  Then they might impress on you the importance of preaching, and you go yes, I understand it, but it is not easy, my heart is not with it, I don't feel the same good vibes like I used to. Then he request you for an appointment, and you agree on next Saturday. On Friday night, you call him to say something has come up (no details its none of his business) . You do this 2 times in a row and he gives up. If you cancel a couple of appointments, the will stop.
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  How, exactly, does Watchtower's literature publishing bring them money?

  by Island Man in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i've heard is said many times that watchtower is a publishing company bringing in money from the proliferation of its literature.

  how exactly does this process work?

  i know that jws are encouraged to tell the householders of the donation arrangement to support the worldwide work.

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  Hoffnung

  It is not the householders who pay fir the literature, it are the JW who pay for it all. Money is made by:

  - donations to the worldwide work in return for literature which is hardly read

  - monthly congregation contributions to the society as per resolution, e.g. car for circuit overseer, building loan,...

  - donations at the conventions, assemblies,...

  - buying land, building with free labor, then selling of kingdom halls, bethel homes,...

  - heritage going to the society (they made a special brochure for this)

  - last but not least: tax free status
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  I was shy on my first JW.ORG Video, I am so happy sharing God's Organization with you!

  by JWCart1975 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  jw.org is the fastest growing media outlet in the world, our local cobe said we are going to take the media from satan's wicked world!

  repent before it's too late and come back to the kingdom hall with all your loving brothers and sisters!

  you won't find happiness without jehovah's organization and you know it!

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  Hoffnung

  I have never slept so well since getting to know that JW faith is just a shaky house of cards and leaving it behind me, together with my other half.  Many are the worries of JW in my area who feel they are not doing enough, or cannot live up to what is expected from them. And many are the guilt trips in the new JW TV channel videos. Billy Graham will look like an amateur soon compared to law school Tony Morris 3. If the governing body is so humble, why are they still forcing unbiblical and harmful teachings upon the poor witnesses, something condemned with the strongest words in the bible. For one, where is it written in the bible you should not get a decent university education. Many lives would have been easily more interesting if they had taken the opportunity to increase their education. the contents of your cart is not even a shadow of what Jesus taught in the 1st century. JW have turned into salesmen, and the JW leadership into merchants. and we know what Jesus thought about that. The only reason JW exist today, is because some people (the Adventists) did not want to believe the end did not come in 1844. JW , as off-shoot of the Adventists, still cannot accept, after 170 years of hoping, and tens of unfulfilled promises, the end is not near. Millions of lives have been wasted on waiting for an Armageddon that did not come, and is not going to come. I hope your master has enrolled you in a wheelcart 401k, otherwise you will never be able to give your wheels some rest when they start aching from old age
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  The biggest sell off of Kingdom Halls in Britain :Update

  by raymond frantz in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  the biggest sell off of kingdom halls in britain.

  hi guys last night i posted this here but only a few notes as it was quite fresh and only announced lasdt night at the meeting.i have now updated article and included a couple of useful links about this matter .

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  this is also terminating the previously applauded quick builds. instead of erecting a hall on one or 2 weekends, it will take longer now. and it offers an extra career opportunity in the org, becoming a full time builder in service of the org.
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  New Zealand News: Jehovah's Witness dies after refusing blood transfusion

  by AndersonsInfo in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  jehovah's witness dies after refusing blood transfusion.

  monday, october 20, 2014.

  3 news - nzn.

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  Hoffnung

  it has been noted before that doctors who need blood transfusions during routine operations, are usually butchers, which should not be trusted with a scalpel. this one seems a real bad one.
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  HELP! Elder bombarded me with scripture...& I don't know what to do.

  by Smoky in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i have been lurking on this site for many years.

  i rarely post anything, because my english isnt the best and not sure if anyone understands.

  i just recently had a run in with an elder, have not seen him in a few years.

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  Hoffnung

  1st of all, you have no obligation to him, he has no authority over you, so do not allow him any influence over your decisions. if you do not want to go to the meetings, or any other jw activities, just tell him so. 'sorry, i understand this is something big for you, but i have lost interest' or similar. i tried it, and it works.

  2nd, every single point he might being out can be debunked, with the bible. even if you are not up to the task, he still has no real point. are we living in the time of the end¿ according to their own understanding, the time of the end is already going on for 140 years, and no sign of the end yet. do we have to go from door to door¿. taking a look in the kingdom interlinear learns us that 1, nor Jesus, nor his apostles, nor Paul ever went from door to door. 2 the only place where 'from house to house' is mentioned, literary says ' do NOT go from house to house', a command from ... jesus.

  so there is no reason at all you should feel intimidated