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  End within 2 years (again)

  by road to nowhere in

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  an old elder friend from out of town stopped to see my ailing wife.

  more than the locals do.

  he said elder school emphasized 2 years and the existing body will be the leaders through persecution and tribulation.

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  I’d’ve thought Letto the Clown’d be the next one shown the door.
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  Why do most Ex jW W‘s seem to be liberal?

  by JaredScott-1977 in

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  2. current

  i’m just curious about this dynamic i don’t care personally one way or the other but i do have friends who have chosen to be conservatives and they get totally destroyed on social media pages for their choice.

  it’s almost like a lot of ex jw w become as toxic and his judgmental as jehovah’s witnesses themselves what’s up with that?

  i also know conservative ex jw’s that can do the same so again i’m not leaning one way or the other i’m just noticing factual observations.

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  TonusOH - “I think one reason they do not align with the political right (at least in the USA) is because the political right is often closely aligned with ‘Christendom’.”

  Don’t kid yourself.

  If they actually managed to pull off Project 2025, the WTS would absolutely play ball.

  
  
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  PRESIDENTIAL predictions...let the prognosticators have their say!

  by Terry in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  my only prowess in making predictions stems from my 77-years of life in the united statesgrowing up under president truman, eisenhower, kennedy, nixon, .....etc.

  etc.i was a widdle kid sitting in front of a tiny black and white tv set when the very first broadcastsof political conventions, deal-making, debates (nixon vs kennedy), assassinations (jfk, rfk, martin luther king, etc.

  ) i grew up with duck and cover under my elementary schooldesk, the cold war, the iron curtain, the korean war, the vietnam war and i went to federal prisonas a jw conscientious objector while hippies, flower children, political activists protested and universitystudents were fired up on by troops.i grew up reading newspapers (2 of them).

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  Beth Sarim - “In Canada right next door… Tuesday has many scratching our heads wondering...”

  Yeah, we’re like the neighbour who can’t help but hear the constantly (and bizarrely) escalating domestic squabble next door, and are like, “what the hairy blue fuck are you guys doing???”
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  WT vs Norway - WT sends letter to the goverment saying they have now changed their practice on DF. Asks for their funding back

  by liam in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  disfellowshipping is slowly fading into the night.. last efforts to survive.. https://www.reddit.com/r/exjw/comments/1gh3ilq/wt_vs_norway_wt_sends_letter_to_the_goverment/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button.

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  God, just how hungry are they for taxpayers’ money? 😵‍💫

  A sensible organization would cut their losses and back away from the table.
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  WATCHTOWER JAN 2025: WHY IS THE WATCHTOWER OBSESSED WITH THE RANSOM?

  by raymond frantz in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  https://youtu.be/ocufvpm3t04?si=75zmussxknhlsrs7.

  the first watchtower for 2025 is out, and immediately, articles 4 and 5 drew my attention.

  these will be studied near the memorial season, a time the witnesses prepare for their yearly commemoration of jesus’ death, i will be returning on this articles near at the time.

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  Touchofgrey - “…Sin is a imaginary disease invented by religions to sell you an imaginary cure…”

  
  
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  WATCHTOWER IS WATERING DOWN BEDROOM SURVEILLANCE?

  by raymond frantz in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  https://youtu.be/hwzly3fnpdo?si=0p8zd0_9a-lwtb_9.

  the study article 2 from the january 2025 watchtower study edition titled “husbands, honor your wife” represents a marked shift from the earlier, stricter watchtower stance on marital intimacy among jehovah’s witnesses.

  this article’s language feels more relaxed, with paragraph 17 and its footnote stating, “the bible does not provide details as to what sexual practices between a husband and a wife should be considered clean or unclean.

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  The euphemisms are coming fast, thick, and hard. 😏
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  Where do you see the Organization in the next 10 years?

  by ukpimo in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  realistically, between now and 2034, what do you think watchtower will change or reform to appear more mainstream?

  what business opportunities do you see watchtower getting involved in?.

  my predictions are as follows: .

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  Even more fringey.
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  WATCHTOWER JAN 2025: WHY IS THE WATCHTOWER OBSESSED WITH THE RANSOM?

  by raymond frantz in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  https://youtu.be/ocufvpm3t04?si=75zmussxknhlsrs7.

  the first watchtower for 2025 is out, and immediately, articles 4 and 5 drew my attention.

  these will be studied near the memorial season, a time the witnesses prepare for their yearly commemoration of jesus’ death, i will be returning on this articles near at the time.

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  peacefulpete - “…They argue that the crucifixion defied expectations and required a creative explanation…”

  You gotta admit, that is a much simpler explanation.
  
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  Why didn't Watchtower go online with covid?

  by Hellothere in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i wasn't surprised they didn't go online, i was shocked.

  the perfect opportunity handed in a silver plate.

  more time goes, more proof coming they took wrong decision going back to hall's.

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  In-person attendance and activity are still the most effective methods of ensuring any group’s internal cohesion and solidarity…

  …but…

  …the number of folks who used Covid and Zoom to fade revealed that there were way more PIMIs than the Org or the XJW community had previously anticipated…

  …which would have been cause for alarm.

  While the WTS may still intend to transition into an e-church, projections based on that information likely indicated that whatever rearrangement of their assets necessary to accomplish that goal (cough*realestate*cough) weren’t established enough for said transition to be successful and sustainable.
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  WATCHTOWER JAN 2025: WHY IS THE WATCHTOWER OBSESSED WITH THE RANSOM?

  by raymond frantz in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  https://youtu.be/ocufvpm3t04?si=75zmussxknhlsrs7.

  the first watchtower for 2025 is out, and immediately, articles 4 and 5 drew my attention.

  these will be studied near the memorial season, a time the witnesses prepare for their yearly commemoration of jesus’ death, i will be returning on this articles near at the time.

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  Vidiot

  It’s to make rank-and-file members (yes I’m still gonna call them that, deal with it) feel more obligated…

  …“Jesus paid the toll to buy you back from the death you personally deserve (because Adam fucked up), so you’re duty-bound to listen, obey, and (maybe some day in the future, but not right now) be blessed.”