when did the jws make the rule that you couldn’t clink glasses together and raise glasses of wine?.
and why the change to being a conscience matter now?.
hoser - “I think wind chimes are allowed now”
Yeah, like piñatas, and (to a lesser degree, tattoos).
Like I’ve said before, go back far enough and pretty much everything has “pagan”/“false religious” origins.
Wedding rings…
…baptism…
…the days of the fucking week… 🤨
when did the jws make the rule that you couldn’t clink glasses together and raise glasses of wine?.
and why the change to being a conscience matter now?.
hoser - “After being ostracized for decades by not celebrating, all of the social and financial benefits they lost out on by being different than the crowd, they may become bitter towards the organization.”
This.
By that logic, field service checkboxes, beards, and toasting were beta-tests to see how the rank-and-file would respond to bigger things like birthdays…
…and the constant, dialed-up-to-eleven rhetoric regarding the GB’s authority is intended to mitigate any of that bitterness, and compel members to stay the course.
Or am I overthinking it?
when did the jws make the rule that you couldn’t clink glasses together and raise glasses of wine?.
and why the change to being a conscience matter now?.
Damn, that combover is epic.
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when did the jws make the rule that you couldn’t clink glasses together and raise glasses of wine?.
and why the change to being a conscience matter now?.
Beards and neckties on guys, trousers on girls, and now toasting are optional, now…
…witnessing is just parking it next to a cart, saying “hi” to randos, pointing to a website, and checking a box, now…
…attendance is just Zooming in and tuning out, now.
…
I think I know what’s going on.
The GB is “wisely and magnanimously” lifting all these “burdens” from the rank-and-file’s shoulders (whilst plastering their names and faces on everything)…
…they want to be viewed as heroes to the rank and file.
well, it's been 50 years since armageddon occurred.. seems to me that things haven't really changed all that much.
is it just me or does anyone else seem to think that things have actually got worse??
?.
budbayview - “…Why did Satan go rouge?”
I know, right?
Seems strange that the Prince of Darkness would need any kind of cosmetics, really.
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when did the jws make the rule that you couldn’t clink glasses together and raise glasses of wine?.
and why the change to being a conscience matter now?.
Different for the sake of different.
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.
It’s funny.
They used criticize secular society about its supposed public promotion of sexuality, and the corrupting impact it would almost certainly have on young people…
…yet at this point, “The World” arguably smacks you harder than the Org if you start publicly discussing sexual content that’s inappropriate for young people.
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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?.
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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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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What about the Kama Sutra? 😏
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.
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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