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  They are running out of people to do their stuff.

  by liam in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  this is the watchtower study article being studied today.

  so it’s the current new light!.

  what are the new qualifications to be an “elder-aka older man...and circuit overseer?.

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  hoser - “…Zoom killed the org.”

  It’s funny…

  ….it’s pretty obvious by now that the real reason they told folks to stay home and use Zoom was because their charity status would have been threatened otherwise (there were a few cases in the news where a church wouldn’t comply, and that’s exactly what happened).

  Since the Org’s business model needs its tax-exemption to stay in the black - i.e. its financial survival is dependent on it - they had no choice but to play ball…

  …but all the long-term effects of Zoom use - a genie they just can’t seem to cram back in the bottle - are slowly causing the same result.

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  Books that are taboo C.O not happy lord of the rings

  by Witness 007 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  so the c.o and his wife came over for dinner and of course checked out our library and saw lord of the rings and told us off for spiritism books...it's just a damn fantasy book the bible has more magic and devils in it.

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  Vidiot

  What about the Kama Sutra? 😏
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  Demonic Influence While Intoxicated

  by EisMe in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  scripture consistently warns against intoxication, highlighting how substance abuse weakens judgment and opens individuals to spiritual deception.

  while various herbs were used in biblical worship, they were only burned as incense, never smoked or ingested.

  additionally, there is no historical record of marijuana being used in ceremonial worship, either in the bible or among ancient civilizations.. warnings against intoxication and loss of judgment.

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  Vidiot

  EisMe - “…scriptures confirm that herbs were never smoked or ingested in worship - they were burned as incense…”

  Yeah…

  …’cause narcotics are never applied via that method.

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  JW light Elders?

  by Mikejw in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so many elders are now saying no to pretty much everything.. they are saying no to assignments and away talks.

  saying no to jobs in the cong.

  the cos and the super fine elders are using scripture and the elders manual to try to persuade them to step up.. many are coming off as an elder, but even more are simply saying the cost of living or other reasons they are just finding it hard to fulfill all their assignments.. if you say you want to come off the public talks list altogether they still try putting you down for some and making a fuss saying you have to give some public talks.

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  Vidiot

  Never underestimate the power of passive resistance.

  It’s effective even when the resisters don’t even know they’re resisting.
  
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  Few JW leader have children

  by slimboyfat in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  it’s been discussed before that few jw leaders, past and present, have had children.

  this is in contrast with other groups, such as the mormons, whose leaders have had a lot of children.

  i wonder if this has impacted jw growth.

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  Vidiot

  Yup.

  They’ll bend over backwards to avoid even the hint of something like that…

  …because once your brain starts to head down that particular rabbit hole, there’s no going back.
  
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  Few JW leader have children

  by slimboyfat in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  it’s been discussed before that few jw leaders, past and present, have had children.

  this is in contrast with other groups, such as the mormons, whose leaders have had a lot of children.

  i wonder if this has impacted jw growth.

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  Vidiot

  Journeyman - “… if the R&F had been given a more ‘balanced’ view…”

  That would have run too much risk of diminishing the sense of End-Times urgency.
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  Few JW leader have children

  by slimboyfat in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  it’s been discussed before that few jw leaders, past and present, have had children.

  this is in contrast with other groups, such as the mormons, whose leaders have had a lot of children.

  i wonder if this has impacted jw growth.

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  Vidiot

  I love irony thick enough to choke on.
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  After watching this. All I can say is be thankful you were a JW.

  by joe134cd in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  https://youtu.be/tmcl4gizjii?si=xoapw8c1nug_ffuz.

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  Vidiot

  AI said it, it must be true!
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  The Coming Global Salvation - (Not Universalism)

  by Sea Breeze in

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  2. beliefs

  the overwhelming majority of the early church leaders (fathers) were premillennial and believed in a literal 1000 yr. kingdom.

  today, 2/3 of christians are amillennial.

  i do not want to imply that amilennialists, are not christian.

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  Vidiot

  Well, that clinches it.

  Sign me up at your church.
  
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  Predictions for the next decade?

  by jehovaxx in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  as it’s nearly the new year my prediction over the next decade or so will see the sense of urgency dwindle.

  then some huge huge changes.

  for example by 2034 in a decades time, they will have address the 1914 issue and will come out and say we can’t be dogmatic.

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  Vidiot

  Prediction for the next decade…

  …Warners and Disney will merge.

  And we’ll finally get the Justice League / Avengers crossover nobody’s been asking for.