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  Are the Dubs going back to the KH again? (Covid-19)

  by Iamallcool in

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  2. friends

  any takers?

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  Rocketman123 - "...a bunch little idiots following bigger idiots..."

  I think Ray Franz once quoted a peer as saying that they were "followers following followers".
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  Why JWs Can't Cope With The Real World

  by Vanderhoven7 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  no clue how i got this.. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1trgavbqlx9e9qv7begvmp0742tpawg3vfkh1eifqepe/edit?usp=drivesdk.

  top ten reasons.

  (why) jehovah's witnesses can't cope with the real world____________________.

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  Vidiot

  The WT leadership wouldn't have a prayer if they tried coping with the "real world".

  Why would rank-and-file loyalists be any different?
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  Was your faith in Armagedddon connected to current events?

  by Wasanelder Once in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  remember when nixon resigned?

  the big a was here some said.

  remember 1986 and the "international year of peace and security?

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  Wasandelder Once - "Was your faith in Armageddon connected to current events?"

  To a degree.

  Current events not following Fred Franz's eschatology would occasionally give me pause, however.

  And they added up over time.
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  Do you still talk to the dubs?

  by Iamallcool in

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  just wondering!

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  Vidiot

  My old mom is still in, so yeah.

  They all know my family and I are inactive, but most everybody's polite.
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  Police raid a Kingdom Hall in Norway and question elders

  by cachito in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  police raid a kingdom hall in norway of jehovah's witnesses and question elders.jehovah's witnesses want to cooperate with the police and explain why they have an arc of alleged crimes.

  they claim that their elders are priests and must maintain confidentiality ... however ... the watchtower headquarters does not ask elders to refer to themselves as priests, that would be a disfellowshipping offense.

  and they do not ask their elders to maintain confidentiality ... they must give the information to high ranking officials within the watchtower hierarchy.

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  Vidiot

  Even though I realize why the Org tried so hard to keep its pedo problem on the down-low...

  ...I still occasionally catch myself asking "HTF did they not think this would ever come back to bite them on the ass???"
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  Were You Affected By Weird Elders?

  by minimus in

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  2. friends

  we all had some to deal with some.

  you would ask yourself, “how the hell did this guy ever get to be an elder”???.

  we had one elder originally from england that used to wear his pants belted up to his chest with typically a dirty spotted tie and shirt.

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  In a weird religion full of weirdos, the weirdest can't help but float to the top.

  
  
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  Canada: Jehovah’s Witnesses challenge constitutionality of B.C. privacy law

  by yalbmert99 in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  once again, watchtower doesn't want to respect our human rights.

  https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/jehovahs-witnesses-challenge-constitutionality-of-b-c-privacy-law.

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  Vidiot

  "...non-profit religious organizations that are not doing any type of commercial activity..."

  Ironic, considering just how much profit the Org generates for itself from flipping KHs.
  
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  Research question

  by JeffT in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i'm doing a little background research for a novel.

  what is the craziest thing you heard a witness say was demonized, and what did they do about it?.

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  Vidiot

  I almost forgot...

  ...this little guy:

  
  
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  'Theocratic Careers' and the Covid Pandemic

  by eyeslice in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the watchtower has always banged on about not pursuing worldly careers and that best career was 'theocratic service.

  but now i am wondering what line they will take.

  let's have look at the options;.

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  LongHairGal - "...I knew it would be a disaster when JWs who didn’t plan for their future..."

  The entire WTS is generally unable to plan for the future beyond perhaps five years or so, not just individual JWs.

  Their worldview and belief system simply doesn't enable them to (as to do so would - among other things - too strongly imply a lack of faith that The End is nigh).

  It's why, as an organization, they are predominantly reactive, rather than proactive.
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  Belgian Civil Rights Attorney's comments on the Ghent decision

  by vienne in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  this and several other articles are here: https://bitterwinter.org/excommunication-looking-for-a-balance-of-interests-between-opposite-freedoms/.

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  Weren't their transfusion-related rules rejiggered in response to wanting registered charity status in Belgium?

  Perhaps Belgium is finally onto their weasel-wording.