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  Where is Tony?

  by Athanasius in

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  on february 22, 2023, anthony morris iii was officially removed from the governing body of jehovah's witnesses.

  a few months later it was revealed that the watchtower bought him a house in lumberton, north carolina.. however, and correct me if i am wrong, since leaving the gb nobody has reported seeing tony attending jw meetings or participating in field service.

  in fact nobody has reported seeing him anywhere, not even at a local liquor store.

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  Vidiot

  Funny…

  …the way I’d heard it, Ol’ Freddy spent his twilight years aimlessly shuffling around Bethel dressed in Herb Tarleck’s hand-me-downs, and muttering to his shoes.

  😏
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  1963 Resolution Condemning the United Nations

  by Sea Breeze in

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  quote from that world wide resolution: .

  that, in order to prevent the destruction of the nations by their own means in war, the nations further refused the surrender of their sovereignty to god’s messianic kingdom by setting up a society of nations, which, since 1945, has taken the form and the name of the united nations, with international headquarters at new york city.

  this international organization stands for world sovereignty by political men.

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  Vidiot

  Something else just occurred to me.

  All this, in turn, can’t help but make me wonder…

  …just how much behind-the-scenes influence - or even control - does the WTS actually have over these other (former)“breakaway” Bible Student groups?

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  The Org obviously watched very carefully and took notes when the AOG splintered apart after Herbert Armstrong died…

  …and we all know they took very draconian measures to mitigate schisms in the late 70s and early 80s (for a whole shit-ton of reasons).

  What if (and I freely admit this is a bit out there) they were also able to legally and financially maneuver on the down-low to quietly take back some of the more potentially valuable (or vulnerable) prodigal churches… regardless of whether said prodigals wanted it? Or even realized it?

  Now before you call horseshit, stop and think about it a minute…

  …IF this had happened, it would have been done under Ted Jaracz’s watch.

  And that authoritarian prick would have absolutely been capable of something that ruthless and unscrupulous… bringing wayward dogs to heel with an iron fist was practically his whole thing.

  Means, motive, and opportunity, folks.
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  1963 Resolution Condemning the United Nations

  by Sea Breeze in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  quote from that world wide resolution: .

  that, in order to prevent the destruction of the nations by their own means in war, the nations further refused the surrender of their sovereignty to god’s messianic kingdom by setting up a society of nations, which, since 1945, has taken the form and the name of the united nations, with international headquarters at new york city.

  this international organization stands for world sovereignty by political men.

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  Vidiot

  Not to mention that no organization under the purview of the WTS…

  …regardless of it’s claimed affiliation…

  …would be officially tolerated if it distributed outdated WT publications… particularly any utilized by a religious competitor.

  The fact that this IS tolerated, however (and seems to have been for some time, now), suggests that the Org leadership is, in fact, perfectly hunky-dory with “apostate” material…

  …as long as they’re benefiting from it.
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  Q about Jesus' sacrifice

  by oncebitten in

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  i have several jw family members.

  i have been shunned many years now.

  i was not baptized, but i was indoctrinated as a child.

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  Vidiot

  It was clearly covered up by wicked apostates.
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  Q about Jesus' sacrifice

  by oncebitten in

  1. jw
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  i have several jw family members.

  i have been shunned many years now.

  i was not baptized, but i was indoctrinated as a child.

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  Vidiot

  TonusOH - “…They seem to have a need to ‘correct’ almost any statement made by a non-JW about Christianity…”

  I noticed that, too.

  What do they do when a nonJW “gets it right”?
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  Q about Jesus' sacrifice

  by oncebitten in

  1. jw
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  i have several jw family members.

  i have been shunned many years now.

  i was not baptized, but i was indoctrinated as a child.

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  Sea Breeze - “…Yes, it is still current theology…”

  I concur; it’s a major part of why the WTS can never budge on evolution.

  And the Bible does state that “death covers all sins”, BTW. Not sure of the full context, though.
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  1963 Resolution Condemning the United Nations

  by Sea Breeze in

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  quote from that world wide resolution: .

  that, in order to prevent the destruction of the nations by their own means in war, the nations further refused the surrender of their sovereignty to god’s messianic kingdom by setting up a society of nations, which, since 1945, has taken the form and the name of the united nations, with international headquarters at new york city.

  this international organization stands for world sovereignty by political men.

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  Vidiot

  It’s right up there with the mandate for WT reps to deliberately seek all available opportunities for tax-exemption… that the Org is, in fact, entitled to it.

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  VERY NEW AT THIS BUT LOST IN SPACE

  by stephenlettclownface in

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  i apologize if this post ends up in the wrong place.

  i have been a lurker here for several years.

  i thoroughly enjoy this site, have for years, and read something or another on this site many times a week.

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  Vidiot

  stephenlettclownface - “…One of my very best friends has polar opposite views on politics than me, and some of his religious views are polar opposite as well. Yet we love each other and have each other's backs and have done so for years now…”

  I’m guessing neither one of you are American, then? 😏
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  VERY NEW AT THIS BUT LOST IN SPACE

  by stephenlettclownface in

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  i apologize if this post ends up in the wrong place.

  i have been a lurker here for several years.

  i thoroughly enjoy this site, have for years, and read something or another on this site many times a week.

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  Vidiot

  stephenlettclownface - “…Often I will read things here that absolutely make my day…”

  You might get a kick out of this, then 😏:

  https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/5154957863419904/1963-resolution-condemning-united-nations?page=2

  Great username, BTW.
  
  
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  1963 Resolution Condemning the United Nations

  by Sea Breeze in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  quote from that world wide resolution: .

  that, in order to prevent the destruction of the nations by their own means in war, the nations further refused the surrender of their sovereignty to god’s messianic kingdom by setting up a society of nations, which, since 1945, has taken the form and the name of the united nations, with international headquarters at new york city.

  this international organization stands for world sovereignty by political men.

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  Vidiot

  I am literally laughing out loud reading this… my wife is calling out “WTF?” from the next room.

  How has no one caught this before?