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  Submission and stupid rules

  by Lady Lee in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  what a load of crap this stupid belief was.

  i'll give you a couple of examples.

  i was the sign language interpreter for our congregation and there was about 15-20 deaf who regularly showed up.

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  Vidiot

  We manage.

  Takes years of practice and self-discipline, though.

  Quite noble of us, really.

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  Court case Jehovah's Witnesses Norway kicked off

  by AndersonsInfo in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  https://cne.news/article/2827-court-case-jehovah-s-witnesses-norway-kicked-off.

  norwegian jehovah's witnesses are in court this wednesday and thursday.

  they are fighting the government's decision to remove their registration as a religious community.. .

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  Vidiot

  Unless…

  …the WTS is on such financially shaky ground that the loss of said benefits actually will significantly hamper the Org’s ability to function.

  From their POV, that probably would negatively impact their “freedom to practice”.

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  JW elders hand book on disfellowshipping removed

  by Leslie in

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  2. scandals

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  Vidiot

  Hmph.

  Frankly, I’d’ve thought the list’d be even longer.

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  Court case Jehovah's Witnesses Norway kicked off

  by AndersonsInfo in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  https://cne.news/article/2827-court-case-jehovah-s-witnesses-norway-kicked-off.

  norwegian jehovah's witnesses are in court this wednesday and thursday.

  they are fighting the government's decision to remove their registration as a religious community.. .

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  Vidiot

  Anyone who seriously believes that this is just about being able to legally perform marriages is naive.

  The only real benefit the Org gets from registration is the regular checks they’d receive from the taxpayers’ coffers.

  Which, once again, begs the question, “why would they need financial assistance from the government so badly?”

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  30 years ago David Koresh and his WACO Adventist cult experienced their "Armageddon". Great documentary on Net Flix.

  by Balaamsass2 in

  1. social
  2. current

  a fascinating look into the human mind, cults, religion, child abuse, and mental illness colliding with government bureaucracy.. 3rd gen and i watched this tonight.

  impossible not to see some similarities between watchtower teachings, fear-mongering, and its "compounds".. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scz2x7r_xxc.

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  Vidiot

  That’s funny.

  Being terrified of folks that don’t actually give a shit about you.

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  How far has Watchtower and the GB of Jehovah's Witnesses gone to stalk and silence critics?

  by Balaamsass2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  we have all watched some of the documentaries about the church of scientology hiring detectives to stalk and harass their former members,( their "apostates").

  i have heard of individual cases of rabid jw elders stalking ex-jws, and of course, one would expect some enforcement of corporate copyright infringement on anti-jw websites.. what were the most outrageous jw "stalking" or investigation stories you remember?.

  tonight's 60 minutes into ebay stalking a middle-aged couple who writes a newsletter reminded me a lot of the menlo park congregation watchtower "takeover", closure, and stalking of local elders to mind.

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  Vidiot

  Remember, folks..,

  …the moment you use heavy-handed (or under-handed) methods in your efforts to claim the moral high ground…

  …you forfeit the moral high ground.
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  Breaking News: Anthony Morris III no longer serving on the Governing Body

  by WingCommander in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this has been announced on the jw's official website, in the "jw news" section.

  this is not a joke.

  anthony moron da turd is out as a gluttonous body member!

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  Vidiot

  Agreed.

  Top-Shelf gives off an Angry Old Lush vibe, not a Kiddy-Fiddler vibe.

  ‘Course, I’ve been wrong before.
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  30 years ago David Koresh and his WACO Adventist cult experienced their "Armageddon". Great documentary on Net Flix.

  by Balaamsass2 in

  1. social
  2. current

  a fascinating look into the human mind, cults, religion, child abuse, and mental illness colliding with government bureaucracy.. 3rd gen and i watched this tonight.

  impossible not to see some similarities between watchtower teachings, fear-mongering, and its "compounds".. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scz2x7r_xxc.

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  Vidiot

  IMO, one of the biggest mistakes the Feds made during that whole thing was their failure to grasp that the Branch Davidians actually fully subscribed to their beliefs, and as a result, the government’s actions simply reinforced the Davidians’ convictions, and made them dig in even deeper.
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  How far has Watchtower and the GB of Jehovah's Witnesses gone to stalk and silence critics?

  by Balaamsass2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  we have all watched some of the documentaries about the church of scientology hiring detectives to stalk and harass their former members,( their "apostates").

  i have heard of individual cases of rabid jw elders stalking ex-jws, and of course, one would expect some enforcement of corporate copyright infringement on anti-jw websites.. what were the most outrageous jw "stalking" or investigation stories you remember?.

  tonight's 60 minutes into ebay stalking a middle-aged couple who writes a newsletter reminded me a lot of the menlo park congregation watchtower "takeover", closure, and stalking of local elders to mind.

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  Vidiot

  Yup.

  And in the end, McFree prevailed, because it became painfully obvious to the court that the Org was being petty and vindictive.
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  Reading the Watchtower and Awake! is like getting a college education!

  by kairos in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  anybody remember hearing this?.

  --.

  is that comment in print anywhere?.

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  Vidiot

  Yup.

  Credit where credit’s due…

  …the rank-and-file’s always been real good at policing itself.

  😏