Vidiot

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  2023 Yearly Report UNDER the Microscope

  by raymond frantz in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  https://youtu.be/pi7sn2rnrke?si=lnvklqct6nuayv2q.

  branches of jehovah’s witnesses: 85 (= down one from 86 from the previous year and quite possibly they are referring to the hong kong bethel that closed down recently).

  number of lands reporting: 239 ( =the same as 2022).

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  Magnum - “…I'm just going by the general, overall pulse/feel/look/‘smell’/etc…”

  This.

  Numbers are irrelevant if the Org’s apparent “real-world” health is being constantly eroded away.
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  🎄The Life of Antony Morris

  by Diogenesister in

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  2. humour

  🎄 just thought this not former/vidiot back & forth deserved it's own christmas special !!!🎄.

  vidiot6 days ago.

  notformer - “…if he does attend a kingdom hall physically, i imagine there're some ‘security’ arrangements in place…”.

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  NotFormer - “…the true crook in this case, Ted Jaracz, who weaponised the two witnesses rule in CSA cases, has escaped from the justice due him in the mortal realm.”

  I take some comfort in imagining that if there’s any true karma to the universe, he’s cellmates in Hell with Rutherford.

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  2023 Yearly Report UNDER the Microscope

  by raymond frantz in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  https://youtu.be/pi7sn2rnrke?si=lnvklqct6nuayv2q.

  branches of jehovah’s witnesses: 85 (= down one from 86 from the previous year and quite possibly they are referring to the hong kong bethel that closed down recently).

  number of lands reporting: 239 ( =the same as 2022).

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  Vidiot

  As far as I’m concerned, membership numbers are irrelevant if the difficulties the Org is experiencing aren’t really membership-related.
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  Essential Beliefs

  by LeeMerk in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  if the watchtower really wants to move more mainstream they need to take a lesson from evangelicals in the united states.

  they seem to say there are "essential beliefs".

  a handful of core beliefs that are necessary to be considered true christians.

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  Vidiot

  Maybe bugger off to Argentina or the Caymans, and let the rank-and-file think they’d been “raptured” away…

  …I’d… actually be fine with that.
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  General Amnesty For Disfellowshipped

  by NotFormer in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  future gb: "please come back!

  all is forgiven!".

  would it work?

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  Vidiot

  I’ve been wondering for some time if the threat of disfellowshipping doesn’t carry the same weight it used to.
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  Geoffrey Jackson has a beard now

  by Tahoe in

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  This gave me a chuckle:

  
  
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  Geoffrey Jackson has a beard now

  by Tahoe in

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  Vidiot

  Meh.

  The GB are more like an aging boy band.

  😏
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  God cannot lie

  by psyco in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  the bible does not say that god does not want to lie, but that he cannot lie or it is impossible for god to lie.

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  so, if god cannot lie, for what purpose and why did he create creatures (satan, demons, humans) who can lie?.

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  Even with recent changes it’s a struggle to get people to attend

  by hoser in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the kingdom hall is still empty.

  even with amalgamation of 2 congregations.

  the elders are handling the microphones and there was only one comment from zoom at the watchtower.

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  Vidiot

  That’s OK.

  Means something to us, and that’s enough.
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  Geoffrey Jackson has a beard now

  by Tahoe in

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  Vidiot

  re. enoughisenough’s post…

  Yup, like I said, he drew the short straw, and caught a break. 😏