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  Watchtower LOSES copyright court case - humiliated!

  by BoogerMan in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  the org has been exposed for abusing dmca laws to hunt down and punish anonymous faders/jw's.. https://pubcit.typepad.com/clpblog/2022/05/watch-tower-drops-its-effort-to-identify-a-dissident-blogger-based-on-spurious-copyright-claims.html.

  if you talk to a jw, tell them how wisely the "faithful slave is looking after the masters belongings.

  " (matt.

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  Does this look like the WT is going to be around a long time? One Watchtower @ One Awake for the public in 2022

  by pistolpete in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i keep hearing that the watchtower org is going to be around forever because of the many other religions that have been around a long time.

  but i disagree because the wt is not like other religious cults.. the watchtower's breath of life is dependent on the last days that started in 1914. .

  you can’t change 1914 without a death blow to the entire organization.. the watchtower's 2nd reason for staying alive, is it's continual urging that the life saving preaching work of warning people is the most important work ever.. but- it's very obvious to many, even the old ones that instead of speeding up the work------the work is slowing down to a drip.. comment by former believer; .

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  Rattigan - "...It looks like they don't have a writing dept anymore..."

  Maybe some 50-year-old neckbearded conspiracy theorist with only a grade 12 education, working out of his mom's garage?

  
  
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  New JW.Watch Website - Plans, Ideas & Submissions

  by Simon in

  1. forum
  2. announcements

  i want to create a new site to help people leaving the wts.. the idea is that it will be curated content of articles and videos on specific subjects such as how to fade, how to handle family, personal experiences of leaving, mistakes to avoid, plus practical life matters impacted by the wts such as how to create or rebuild a career, planning for retirement, getting counselling, making friends etc.... the idea is that it should be lots of voices to share the love and promote lots of people's channels so it becomes a more effective resource (hopefully there will always be something informative and appealing to the people visiting).. if you have a youtube channel that you would like featured, or maybe have some specific video or series that would suit, i'd be happy to include them.. likewise, if you have a subject you'd like to write about and can share some practical knowledge and guidance on, or have a life-story you'd like to share because your experience could benefit others, please let me know.. i bought a domain and setup some placeholder content:.

  https://jw.watch.

  please message me or post here if you have any questions or ideas..

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  Simon - "I don't think my fingers are always fully connected to my brain..."

  I have that problem with my mouth.

  It's not so bad, once you get used to the beatings.
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  How Murderers In the Congregation are handled

  by blondie in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i don't have the link but i am trying to post this, this is from a previous post on jwn.

  watchtower bible and tract society of new york, inc. dear brothers:.. we received your letter of december 17 in which you inquire about handling a situation involving a brother who has been guilty of serious violation of the law in the past.. you explained that you received information indicating that this brother ?committed several murders and crimes before his baptism.

  you ask if law obligates some action on our part.

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  You gotta wonder just what the hairy blue fuck they were thinking when they...

  a) ...formed this policy, and...

  b) ...actually decided to put in in writing.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9j7Q2LNLDQ
  
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  Congregation in PA sues over mandatory reporting

  by Corney in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  ivy hill congregation of jehovah's witnesses is currently suing the pa department of human services.

  it requests "a declaration that its elders are entitled to" clergy privilege, or, in the alternative,.

  to the extent that the clergyman privilege is determined to exclude its elders on the basis that they are "members of [a] religious organization[] in which members other than the leader thereof are deemed clergymen or ministers," the court declare the statute to be unconstitutional.

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  So, basically, the Org wants the court to exempt them from reporting child abuse.

  Jeezus Phucking Kreist.
  

  In what universe would anyone with half a brain think this would go well???
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  Start of the Great Tribulation will be announced soon

  by joey jojo in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  at the 2021 annual meeting, samuel herd revealed new light and claimed the anointed will all have passed away before armageddon.

  it has since been revealed that while they will die before armageddon, there will be some anointed still around that will witness the start of the great tribulation.. so the question is, how many years until the existing members of the governing body have passed away?.

  im not a doctor, but based on their age and various stages of obesity, im thinking 10- 15 years- give or take, sounds about right.. with that in mind, the great tribulation could be announced any day.. the new understanding has now freed the org from the burden of having to identify a particular generation in relation to the date of armageddon.

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  If court failures, tanking public opinion, and loss of tax-exemption really did get past a certain tolerance threshold, the GB and a handful of select Helpers could secretly bugger off to the Caymans (where the Org has millions stashed - seriously), whilst letting the rank-and-file loyalists convince themselves they'd died and/or been "raptured" away.

  I'd actually be fine with this.

  Know why?

  'Cause...

  a) ...the heirarchy and said loyalists couldn't tie their fucking shoelaces without the GB's direction, thus further hampering the Org's ability to function, and...

  b) ...they could never leave and run the risk of exposure, embarrassment, and uncomfy questions.

  It would amount to a self-imposed life sentence in exile.
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  Watchtower LOSES copyright court case - humiliated!

  by BoogerMan in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  the org has been exposed for abusing dmca laws to hunt down and punish anonymous faders/jw's.. https://pubcit.typepad.com/clpblog/2022/05/watch-tower-drops-its-effort-to-identify-a-dissident-blogger-based-on-spurious-copyright-claims.html.

  if you talk to a jw, tell them how wisely the "faithful slave is looking after the masters belongings.

  " (matt.

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  A century of convincing themselves that past court victories were due to God's backing, and a vindictive streak that's been there just as long couldn't help but inevitably lead to what the Catholics call "hubris".
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  What have you forgotten you ever even knew?

  by Simon in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  at a certain point, as the years tick by, you start to realize that you have forgotten a lot of things.

  typically, something you learned, some knowledge or skill you used to have, that you just haven't used for so long you no longer remember anything but that you once knew it.. i saw an article about electrical resistors the other day, and how the colored bands signify the rating.

  now all i remember is that i used to know it, and that resistors do something with, erm, electricity ...

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  "What have you forgotten you ever even knew?"

  I dunno.

  I can't remember.
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  Does Society Receive State Funding in Norway?

  by Band on the Run in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i periodically check the talk page of the jw wikipedia page.

  when i entered the search terms, i noticed jw in norway, which aroused my curiosity.

  according to the article on religion in norway, norway funds most religious groups.

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  You can't help but wonder if they ever thought the teat would dry up.
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  News story claims: "Jehovah’s Witnesses" are QAnon believers"

  by Balaamsass2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i was googling the subject and came across this story.

  i just had an incredible phone conversation with a long-time jw who has strong "q-anon" "sovereign citizen" beliefs.

  the wife(first gen) says she is not surprised.

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  Vidiot

  Loyal JWs can be quite susceptible to conspiracy theories, 'cause it doesn't much retconning to make 'em fit with WT eschatology, and the Org primes the membership to be suspicion of secular authority already.

  Know how I know?

  Cause that was me.

  In fact, it wasn't until I actually watched one of Alex Jones' videos that I actually stopped short.

  I'd always read his stuff whilst imagining him speaking in a concerned, measured tone like Ted Koppel...

  ...imagine my surprise when I actually heard Jones' spittle-flecked over-the-top ranting, and realized, "Holy shit, this guy's a fucking loon."