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  Thoughts on annual meeting “new light”

  by FFGhost in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so, i finally saw the annual meeting video part 2.. this is the one with the “new light” on who might survive armageddon, vs. those who do not.. in summary, for those of you fortunate enough not to have to sit through it, it’s something like this:.

  old light: once the “great tribulation” starts, that’s it for non-jws.

  the “door of the ark” is closed.

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  Vidiot

  Or am I overthinking it?
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  Thoughts on annual meeting “new light”

  by FFGhost in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so, i finally saw the annual meeting video part 2.. this is the one with the “new light” on who might survive armageddon, vs. those who do not.. in summary, for those of you fortunate enough not to have to sit through it, it’s something like this:.

  old light: once the “great tribulation” starts, that’s it for non-jws.

  the “door of the ark” is closed.

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  Vidiot

  Something just occurred to me..,

  …the GB actually initiated JWLite in a somewhat strategic manner.

  Think about it.

  They could have simply stated that non-JWs (whatever their status) could theoretically believe/repent and get saved after seeing proof that the WTS had been right all along (which even has legitimate Biblical precedents, I might add; frankly, I was a little surprised they didn’t use ‘em)…

  …but dropping the bomb like that would probably have angered and alienated way more loyalists who’d busted their humps their whole lives (and a handful, in fact, are pissed off, if the stories on Reddit are legit).

  Instead, they peppered it through with plenty of we-just-don’t-knows, disparaged the idea of hoping non-JW relatives died before the GT started, and capped it off with a very specific warning to not resent those last-minute savees (“regardless of who or what they are” was implied)…

  …which may have been deliberately (i.e. strategically) done that way as just a smidge of misdirection, to mitigate the doctrine change’s impact on the aforementioned hump-busting loyalists.

  “Softening the blow”, as it were.
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  JW Chrisians in name only-what do you think

  by enoughisenough in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  jw claim they are the true religion and they mention the love they have among themselves as proof.

  i have been watching a youtube creator who had some thoughts on the subject, bringing out jw were not really christian, based upon their actions.

  he made a pretty good case.

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  Vidiot

  The Org prioritizes unity over love.

  The don't even try to hide it all that much.
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  More victory for Ex-JWs in B.C. Canada

  by yalbmert99 in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-jehovahs-witness-privacy-battle-1.7079252.

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  Vidiot

  The WT’s top three indicators of God’s favor…

  a) …ever-climbing membership growth…

  b) …dialed-up-to-eleven ministry, and…

  c) …constant success in the courts.

  A drop in one can be hand-waved away, even two….

  …but three?
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  JEHOVAH'S WITNESS IS TAKING SPAIN TO COURT OVER A BLOOD TRANSFUSION THAT SAVED HER LIFE

  by Tahoe in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  this article is behind a paywall: .

  https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/01/10/jehovahs-witness-is-taking-spain-to-court-over-a-blood-transfusion-that-saved-her-life/ .

  tahoe .

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  Vidiot

  Maybe the secular authorities are letting it go to trial to specifically demonstrate how unhinged the policy actually is.

  😏
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  More victory for Ex-JWs in B.C. Canada

  by yalbmert99 in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-jehovahs-witness-privacy-battle-1.7079252.

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  Vidiot

  Beth Sarim - “The Borg will appeal again. They will lose again.”

  And likely end up worse off than before, scratching their heads over why it’s happening.
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  Is there “new light” on 1914?

  by wallsofjericho in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i’m hearing paraphrasing like “we just don’t know” .

  is this regarding 1914?

  or micheal the arch angel?.

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  Vidiot

  “…It is not the message that is important; it is our obedience to it…” (Angus MacFayden, Equilibrium)
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  JW prepper fiction

  by Teddnzo in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  there have been a few fictional books written about jw interpretations of the future.

  one brother called ek johnson has written a few jw prepper fictional books based on jw timeline of events great tribulation and all.. i love prepper fiction particularly post apocalyptic prepper fiction but not zombie fiction i’m fed up of those.

  i view jw fiction the same as the rest, just like any good fiction.

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  Vidiot

  Plus, I don’t think the vast majority of local rank-and-filers fully grasp what a post-apocalyptic, indefinitely WT-run world would be.

  Hell, when I first did, I felt sick to my stomach, and I was still in at the time.
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  Is there “new light” on 1914?

  by wallsofjericho in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i’m hearing paraphrasing like “we just don’t know” .

  is this regarding 1914?

  or micheal the arch angel?.

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  Vidiot

  nowwhat? - “…what makes them think nebachadnezzar's did?”

  The WTS needs to have prophecies that haven’t been fulfilled yet.

  Otherwise, what’s the point?
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  So what happens next...

  by Farmer Jim1 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  with what is arguably the biggest change to jw life in recent decades (the scrapping of publishers counting hours) what does this lead to?.

  in my mind these are the results;.

  1) a massive decrease in 'preaching hours'.

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  Vidiot

  ExBethelitenowPIMA - “There is such a shortage of brothers midweek now they are having sisters take the group and say prayers…”

  Ten bucks says most of ‘em are better at it, too…

  …and the WT leadership will end up wanting to prune the meetings down to just Sundays to avoid it.

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