all this recent new light etc has everyone talking but none of it is that unusual here in ireland.
i've been df'd for 15 years, my parents started talking to me again when i had my first child nearly 13 years ago now.
last year my sister in law started talking to me again also, at the one meeting i attended last year quite a few people chatted to me and said hello.. i'm just wondering if all this is only a big deal in the usa or is this neck of the woods just particularly rebellious anyway?
Beards were fine in a bunch of European countries, too. No one ever really gave me shit for growing out my facial hair here in Canada, either.
Sometimes I think the problems start in the US partially due to typical American dialed-up-to-eleven all-or-nothing go-big-or-go-home culture.
I could be wrong.
the latest study edition mentions hypothetical scenarios of jws who are no longer serving at bethel or no longer elders, etc.
and says we shouldn't speculate, as defaming them could border on slander.. we could unintentionally defame someone by spreading negative information.
..... would it be proper to speculate on the reasons why these adjustments were made and to share that opinion with others?.
Persona non grata.
"the watch tower society does not file any publicly accessible financial figures.".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/watch_tower_bible_and_tract_society_of_pennsylvania.
if so, are american charities totally free from scrutiny by the authorities & donors?.
So basically, the federal government trusted churches to behave and not abuse their tax-free status…
…until they didn’t.
you heard me correct, this is not a joke, and it is not april fools day!
the asl portion of the governing body updated #2 (march 2024) has been released a bit early and someone caught it.
summary: .
Yup.
They’re neutering everything they held up as proof they had The Truth.
so, just got off a very emotional, but positive call with my father.. this past weekend, he wanted to give me a call, but i was out of town at a wedding, so he said he'd call me later in the week.. he texted me the governing body update video with the recent changes and said, "i thought you might be interested in some of the changes that were just announced.".
i'm tired of self-censorship, so i decided to reply as truthfully and respectfully as i could.. my reply to him:.
it's interesting.
“You were the bigger man and arguably showed more compassion than he did… Respect.”
Not to mention that he demonstrated humility in his admission that you were right, didn’t resent it, and trusted you not to rub his nose in it.
Respect to him, too.
one theory why tony was booted out was because he was a stickler for not changing the shunning doctrine.
he actually said the words we will never ever change it.. they are slowly deleting all of tony’s videos and now losing court cases and losing government hand outs in places like norway.. it’s looking very likely they will release new light on shunning policy after losing this latest one in norway.. .
what are the odds they coincidentally get new light from jehovah and lighten up their shunning policy ?.
Elena - “…Thomas I love your illustrations…”
I agree.
He’ll be receiving a “satisfactory”, and move on to the next point of counsel.
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you heard me correct, this is not a joke, and it is not april fools day!
the asl portion of the governing body updated #2 (march 2024) has been released a bit early and someone caught it.
summary: .
I gotta say…
…as retroactive justifications go, the beards-and-slacks disguise idea is pretty creative.
Of course, we all know what tends to happen to deep-cover operatives when they’ve been imbedded too long.
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you heard me correct, this is not a joke, and it is not april fools day!
the asl portion of the governing body updated #2 (march 2024) has been released a bit early and someone caught it.
summary: .
JW GoneBad - “…Who is it that has the WTBTS & the Governing Body under subjugation?”
If they lose they’re tax-exemption they’re pretty much done, so…
…federal revenue agencies, I guess.
title: jesus' perception of himself: a nuanced view of equality in a patriarchal society.
introduction:.
the perception of jesus christ's divinity has been a subject of theological debate for centuries.
“…That-does-not-com-pute…”
i am sure we were all shocked at the governing body update #2 with the unusual and impulsive changes set forth.. i am an insider at whq, and when i was on reddit and in communication with avoidjw i explained to the best of my ability that the approach on disfellowshipping was going to change based on the new light at the 2023 agm, that the jubilee rumor was false, and there were going to be changes on how jws approached disfellowshipping in response to the norway situation if it didn't turn out in watchtower's favor.
the decision came because of a legal blow to watchtower, not because "holy spirit" wad directing a faithful slave, who is going to become the "evil slave", more explanation on this soon.. everything i stated came true.
i left reddit exjw community due to the immature and mentally unstable nature there, and yet as has been the case my words came true.
Re. easing up on DFing standards ‘cause it creates “apostates”? And more importantly, back in in as little as three months?
I will say this…
…once you’ve been out a while, for whatever reason, and for, say, a year or so), the prospect of reading XJW stuff on the net becomes way less scary.
Know how I know?
’Cause that was me.
If I’d resumed being active within that three-month window, I may very well have never come here.
If this is legit, and a strategic move intended to potentially insulate DFed young people from “apostasy” exposure, then credit where credit’s due.
