Clearly, the GB quietly nixed that little rule. 
Posts by Vidiot
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15Watchtower says you can be Disfellowshiped for being Fat!
by Witness 007 inwatchtower 1974 p.167 "by disobediently over indulging in food and making a glutton of himself he shows no love for jehovah..in the presents of others does he ignore their needs and selfishly take more then his fair share?
is he grossly overweight gorging himself?
does he feel uncomfortable even getting sick...this person has no place in the congregation of god...they will not inherit gods kingdom.".
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Why do you call yourselves "apostates?"
by Marbles inwell let me clarify the question.
i know you call yourselves apostates because the bible defines people who leave their previously held beliefs as apostates.
my question means, if the bible is not true (and i don't think it is) then there is no such thing as an apostate.i have never been a jw, only a bible student with them.
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Marbles - "Why do you call yourselves 'apostates'?"
We don't.
The Watchtower calls us that.
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Peak Cancel Culture
by Simon inwe seemed to have reached peak cancel-culture.
now, we get to try to cancel the citizens of an entire country for something their government chose to do.. really, we can't allow russian individuals to compete in sports?
to live a life?.
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Cancel me, baby! Cancel me!!!
Aaaah, that's some sweet cancellation...
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Pat Robertson makes one last ''doomsday prediction''
by RULES & REGULATIONS inpat roberston,92, comes out of his million dollar mansion ( which his loyal followers paid for ) to continue his doomsday prediction.
pat needs to make one last appearance to show his followers he was right all along.
after all his failed predictions on his ''700 club,'' pat needs to show his followers that this ''doomsday prediction'' is a bible prophecy.
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Vidiot
Jeezus, he looks like Darth Sidious.
HTF is this guy even still alive???
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Are They Letting the Organization Go?
by pistolpete ininteresting idea by;.
fabian strategy warrior.
to many of you, this idea might seem absurd, but is it?.
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pistolpete - "Are they letting the Organization go?"
A lot of folks let themselves go.
'Specially if they've never had to work a day in their life and thusly figure they got a free ride.
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Penpals
by Jer8226 inmy ex-husband is in prison for ..well a while longer and has recently became very interested in the study of jehovah.
(forgive me if i say anything incorrect- i am not religious in any way but do respect all choices!
) he is looking for some penpals to help make the time go by faster and to really learn more about the religion so he can make a difference in his community once he gets out.
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Vidiot
Even back when I was still in, the prospect of preaching to convicts felt weird.
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"That's not the Jehovah I know..."
by under the radar insometime in late 2014 or early 2015, a video of tony morris giving a talk about giving one's all was released by the borg.
he was belittling those who had one excuse or another for doing less than (he thought) they should.
he mocked those who relied on the thought that "jehovah knows my circumstances and he doesn't think any less of me" or some such.
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under the radar - "...He then sneered..."
What, like this guy?
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The Watchtower—Study Edition | May 2022
by RULES & REGULATIONS inthe watchtower—study edition | may 2022. study article 19. revelation—what it means for you today.
15 satan instigated an attack on the anointed brothers who were taking the lead in the kingdom-preaching work.
prominent ones among them were the figurative “two witnesses” spoken of as being killed.
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FFGhost - "Looks like they still identify the "8th king" as the United Nations, but... It barely gets a mention. 3 articles, 60+ paragraphs all about Revelation, and the UN is mention exactly once, almost in passing... Used to be that the UN was front and center in WTS end-times rambling about the book of Revelation... Maybe they are working on phasing out that particular interpretation?"
The idea that the UN is as dangerous as the WT's eschatology suggests takes some next-level suspension of disbelief (realizing this was one of my little wake-up moments, in fact), but I think they're stuck with it...
...there's no one left with the creative and narrative chops to give the Org's old Cold-War-centric End-Times script an overhaul.
At this point, all they can do is soft-pitch the weirder parts and hope it'll all still (somehow) come true.
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The Watchtower—Study Edition | May 2022
by RULES & REGULATIONS inthe watchtower—study edition | may 2022. study article 19. revelation—what it means for you today.
15 satan instigated an attack on the anointed brothers who were taking the lead in the kingdom-preaching work.
prominent ones among them were the figurative “two witnesses” spoken of as being killed.
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Biahi - "...when I read this it made me think the GB is preparing the rank and file for when they go to prison..."
Hard to argue with.
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Are Jehovahs Witnesses a cult?
by GoverningBody inthis question has been presented many times throughout the years.
somewhat recently, there has been much talk surrounding the "bite method" :.
"bite” stands for behavior, information, thought, and emotional control.. some examples were thrown at me, such as the decisions of who we associate with, discouraging any worldy media, encouraging our brothers and sisters to report any of our misbehaviours to the elders, our rejection of criticism on the truth, shunning etc.. what do we think about this?.
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Vidiot
"Authoritarian High Control Group".
A bit wordy, but break it down to its individual components, and I think even the most hardcore loyalist would have difficulty refuting the label.
