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  Will there be a sense of urgency in 30 years?

  by neat blue dog in

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  it's pretty easy to see how current events would have any jw convinced the end is imminent, but i just don't see how there could be a major push for zealous service, pioneering, etc.

  decades into the future.

  even if (when) world events happen periodically that could scare the r&f, there are now countless hours of hd video of jw leaders saying how close the end is.

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  Vidiot

  The only genuine "urgency" being felt is at the top.

  And I'm willing to bet it's more like "anxiety".

  
  
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  If you could pick out critical errors to the JWS religion what would it be ?

  by Rocketman123 in

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  many that have come to this forum have left the jws religion and moved on with their lives but from a outsider's viewpoint what do think makes the jws religion wrong or incorrect as a active christian faith ?.

  somethings come to mind such as its long continuous end times/armageddon soon doctrine which has really been a core doctrine for decades going right back to its beginning .. maybe they should have adopted the stance as other christian based faiths and adhered to jesus's own words when he said " no one knows of the time not even he ".

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  Vidiot

  We don't have the time, endurance levels, or server space.
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  Irwin Zalkin in the news

  by Bill Covert in

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  irwin zalkin is in todays news in the bsa molestation settlement.

  it says he has 150 clients and he was not happy with out come.

  it was a ap story.

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  Vidiot

  Does Zalkin even find time to sleep these days?
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  "Not Bringing Reproach on Jehovah's Name" is a Non-Sensical Excuse for Shunning

  by truth_b_known in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  for whatever reason i was thinking on the topic of jehovah's witnesses' practice of disfellowshipping its members based on the concept of preventing "bringing reproach on jehovah's name".

  follow me if you will -.

  over 20 years ago a friend of mine did something rather crazy; he committed a major crime.

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  Vidiot

  It also means "don't give our opponents any ammunition they can use against us".
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  Jehovah’s Witnesses—the Most Boring People On Earth!

  by minimus in

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  when i see watchtower videos or interviews i can’t help but notice how bland and boring jws really are!

  they are so vanilla.

  no excitement, just robotic conversation.. what the hell happened to these people?

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  truth_b_known - "Here is what gets me - Do Witnesses not realize that life in the Watchtower's Paradise will be worse than life now?

  • Watching inappropriate tv/movies or going to websites with unchristian content? No problem! They will no longer exist.

  • Watching violent and competitive professional sports? No problem! They will no longer exist.

  • Secretly wearing tight pants? No problem they will no longer be made.

  • Listening to inappropriate music? No problem. Recorded music is history!

  • No electricity. No running water. No sewage treatment."

  Oh, it'd be much worse.

  I'm sure you all remember what I've previously posted about this subject.
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  Jehovah’s Witnesses—the Most Boring People On Earth!

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  when i see watchtower videos or interviews i can’t help but notice how bland and boring jws really are!

  they are so vanilla.

  no excitement, just robotic conversation.. what the hell happened to these people?

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  Vidiot

  Sounds like everyone is terrified of looking too "worldly".
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  Does this look like the WT is going to be around a long time? One Watchtower @ One Awake for the public in 2022

  by pistolpete in

  1. watchtower
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  i keep hearing that the watchtower org is going to be around forever because of the many other religions that have been around a long time.

  but i disagree because the wt is not like other religious cults.. the watchtower's breath of life is dependent on the last days that started in 1914. .

  you can’t change 1914 without a death blow to the entire organization.. the watchtower's 2nd reason for staying alive, is it's continual urging that the life saving preaching work of warning people is the most important work ever.. but- it's very obvious to many, even the old ones that instead of speeding up the work------the work is slowing down to a drip.. comment by former believer; .

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  I've said this before, and I'll say it again...

  ...the WTS is, first and foremost, a corporation.

  Ergo, its survival is dependent on its monetary solvency.

  
  

  Now, in what weird-ass mirror universe are significant reduction in product output, regular asset liquidation, and constant legal troubles signs of robust financial health?
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  ex mormon learning a little about JW

  by curious777 in

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  hello friends.

  i am an ex mormon who got a little bit obsessed with cults and how they work, after leaving the church.. recently i have been very interested in learning about the structure of jw because i find it very similar in some ways to how the mormon church is organized, except with different names for everything.. i have some questions:.

  does the love bomb stop the moment you get baptized?

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  And on that note...

  ...(mainstream) Protestantism is the WTS's slightly out-of-touch but generally well-meaning mom...

  ...Catholicism is the WTS's old alcoholic uncle who's finally going through his twelve steps...

  ...Judaism is the WTS's eccentric but surprisingly insightful grandfather...

  ...Islam is Judaism's nephew from his first marriage (who's a little behind the rest of the class, but catching up)...

  ...Buddhism and Hinduism are Judaism's laid-back college buddies...
  

  
  

  ...and Scientology is everyone's crazy, mean-as-fuck neighbor from down the street.

  
  
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  ex mormon learning a little about JW

  by curious777 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  hello friends.

  i am an ex mormon who got a little bit obsessed with cults and how they work, after leaving the church.. recently i have been very interested in learning about the structure of jw because i find it very similar in some ways to how the mormon church is organized, except with different names for everything.. i have some questions:.

  does the love bomb stop the moment you get baptized?

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  Vidiot

  Like I've said before... the LDS is the WTS's weirder but nicer older cousin.
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  The Evidence of Human Evolution keeps getting stronger and stronger

  by Disillusioned JW in

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  despite the wt's and young earth creationists' teachings against human evolution (namely macroevolution from non-humans) being a reality, the evidence of human evolution keeps getting stronger and stronger.. consider for example two science news articles and one other science article, each pertaining to the fossil that is nicknamed "little foot".

  below are links to three science articles, listed in order of the articles from oldest to newest (except i don't see a date for one of the articles).

  https://www.newscientist.com/article/2187639-exclusive-controversial-skeleton-may-be-a-new-species-of-early-human/.

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  Vidiot

  As far as I'm concerned, all you got to do is Google "horrifying sea life"...

  ...natural selection explains that shit way better than creationism ever could.