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  Beliefs clarified - A big fat WTF for 2025

  by ukpimo in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  jehovah’s witnesses have an official page for clarified beliefs they encourage elders, ministerial servants, regular pioneers, as well as all the rest of the elite, to keep up to date with:.

  https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1200277174.

  2025 has a curious clarification:.

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  Vidiot

  WTF…

  @ WTS…?

  Maybe enough GB members finally clued in that BJs are awesome?

  😏
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  Canada exploring changes to tax rules that exempt religious organizations

  by Scully in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  https://www.christianpost.com/news/evangelicals-oppose-removal-of-tax-status-in-canadian-proposal.html.

  the proposed change will revoke charitable status of canadian churches who have an anti-abortion position, and will not give tax exemptions to organizations whose sole claim is to promote religion, which is the basic claim for all jw related entities in canada.

  this will be interesting!.

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  hoser - “Pierre jr, aka Justine trudeau has been in for 10 years and the country is a financial mess”

  Not gonna lie…

  …I got laid off from jobs way more times during Jr.’s tenure than during Harper’s.

  Partly COVID’s fault, but still…
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  Threat of Deregistration in the Czech Republic

  by Vanderhoven7 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  english translation of czech branch letter to congregations concerning the government looking to deregisterjw as a religion there.. .

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  NotFormer - “…archaic stupid doctrines forced upon them by long dead autocrats, weaponised to the nth degree and enforced by a legal department which is terrified of the consequences of winding them back at all, because that would prove that those doctrines were wrong all along…”

  DAMN.

  I may quote this over at the exjw subreddit at some point. 😏
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  Canada exploring changes to tax rules that exempt religious organizations

  by Scully in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  https://www.christianpost.com/news/evangelicals-oppose-removal-of-tax-status-in-canadian-proposal.html.

  the proposed change will revoke charitable status of canadian churches who have an anti-abortion position, and will not give tax exemptions to organizations whose sole claim is to promote religion, which is the basic claim for all jw related entities in canada.

  this will be interesting!.

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  Vidiot

  It’s funny that the moment this hits the media, the fundagelical community loses their shit.

  You’d think they were dependent, or something. 😏
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  The Curious Case of Cameroon in Africa in the World Report

  by LaFrancia in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  we know that in africa warwick/watchtower is adopting a policy of more congregations with fewer publishers in each congregation.

  this explains the growth of congregations in the 2024 world report.. cameroon world report 2019 vs. 2024.. with the same number of publishers the congregations grew by about 13%.. will there be many more curious cases out there?.

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  Vidiot

  Passive resistance counts…

  …even when the resistors don’t even know they’re doing it.
  

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  The Curious Case of Cameroon in Africa in the World Report

  by LaFrancia in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  we know that in africa warwick/watchtower is adopting a policy of more congregations with fewer publishers in each congregation.

  this explains the growth of congregations in the 2024 world report.. cameroon world report 2019 vs. 2024.. with the same number of publishers the congregations grew by about 13%.. will there be many more curious cases out there?.

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  fulano - “…Problem was the lack of capable brothers…”

  I suspect a “lack of capable brothers” is becoming an issue pretty much everywhere.
  

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  Annual Report

  by St George of England in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the latest report is now available for download on our favourite website!.

  george.

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  Vidiot

  Ugh, too many numbers, headache… 😵‍💫
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  FAQ LIES: Dress Codes

  by neat blue dog in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  speaking to the general public:.

  frequently asked questions...is there a dress code?no.

  however, jehovah’s witnesses try to dress modestly and respectfully.. meanwhile, speaking to members out of the other side of their mouth:.

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  Vidiot

  “Now, we’re not saying we have a dress code…

  
  

  …but we have a dress code.”
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  The Curious Case of Cameroon in Africa in the World Report

  by LaFrancia in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  we know that in africa warwick/watchtower is adopting a policy of more congregations with fewer publishers in each congregation.

  this explains the growth of congregations in the 2024 world report.. cameroon world report 2019 vs. 2024.. with the same number of publishers the congregations grew by about 13%.. will there be many more curious cases out there?.

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  Vidiot

  At this rate, a “congregation” really will end up just a half dozen folks in a bunker basement before too long. 😏
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  Annual Report

  by St George of England in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the latest report is now available for download on our favourite website!.

  george.

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  Vidiot

  I never said it was peculiar to JWs…

  …but back in the day, way more rank-and-filers were way more engaged in the meetings, assemblies, service, etc.

  Growing apathy over attendance and ministry (however it’s manifested), overall diminished fear of congregation discipline, and declining inclination and ability to support the Org financially can’t help but have an impact.