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  Trickle or flood?

  by joey jojo in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  now that some reasonably big changes have occurred in a short time frame, whats next?

  will the gb let the dust settle for a bit, or will they keep dropping bombs this year?.

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  Vidiot

  By all means, keep the hits a-comin’… 😏
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  Former Jehovah's Witness elder committed to stand trial accused of Sunshine Coast rapes, sexual abuse

  by yalbmert99 in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-20/former-jehovahs-witness-elder-to-stand-trial-accused-of-rape/103612422.

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  Vidiot

  An old-pervs club.

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  Thoughts on Likely Upcoming Changes in the Org.

  by Phizzy in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i am thinking that the "ten year plan" that some have spoken of is the most likely scenario.

  the org.

  has to both attract new members and retain as many existing ones as possible.. so i think they will let the recent changes "bed in" for a while, maybe a year ?

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  Vidiot

  St. George - “…I thought that was David Splane. We haven't seen much of him of late.”

  Sometimes I think the GB has to draw straws when it comes to presenting the more dodgy stuff to the rank-and-file…

  …then I remember Stephen Lett, and realize some of ‘em actually get stoked about it.

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  Thoughts on Likely Upcoming Changes in the Org.

  by Phizzy in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i am thinking that the "ten year plan" that some have spoken of is the most likely scenario.

  the org.

  has to both attract new members and retain as many existing ones as possible.. so i think they will let the recent changes "bed in" for a while, maybe a year ?

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  Vidiot

  Thing is, you can do that anywhere.

  You don’t have to stay affiliated with an organization that demanded fealty your whole life whilst being unworthy of it.
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  GB Update #2, March 2024: Women allowed to wear pants, no ties/coats required if not giving a talk, & now able to greet DF ones in the KH!

  by WingCommander in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  you heard me correct, this is not a joke, and it is not april fools day!

  the asl portion of the governing body updated #2 (march 2024) has been released a bit early and someone caught it.

  summary: .

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  NotFormer - “You mean that they're saying to the WT: ‘You're not the ultimate badass religion you think you are, we're just using you for training purposes…?”

  No.

  The WTS is small potatoes; secular courts couldn’t be bothered with that kind of pettiness… they just move onto the next one.

  Norway did, however, make a public example of them…

  …this case basically sent a message to any other churches out there who might be tempted to abuse taxpayers’ funds…

  …“straighten the fuck up, and don’t try to pull shit over on us”.

  But mostly, I’m suggesting that this served as a genuine test case to determine the viability of potentially - and effectively - kneecapping even worse offenders.

  ‘Cause they are out there.
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  Thoughts on Likely Upcoming Changes in the Org.

  by Phizzy in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i am thinking that the "ten year plan" that some have spoken of is the most likely scenario.

  the org.

  has to both attract new members and retain as many existing ones as possible.. so i think they will let the recent changes "bed in" for a while, maybe a year ?

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  Vidiot

  In the end…

  …it doesn’t really matter whether they crash-and-burn or mainstream to the point where they’re just another church…

  …either way, any remaining incentive to stay is basically gone.
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  Thoughts on Likely Upcoming Changes in the Org.

  by Phizzy in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i am thinking that the "ten year plan" that some have spoken of is the most likely scenario.

  the org.

  has to both attract new members and retain as many existing ones as possible.. so i think they will let the recent changes "bed in" for a while, maybe a year ?

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  Vidiot

  Phizzy - “…we may see changes coming thick and fast if they begin to panic that none of it is working well or fast enough.”

  Yeah, no way that’ll ever go sideways.

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  Who really is the Faithful and Discreet Slave? The recent changes and the Governing Body's 10 year plan

  by redsetter2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i am sure we were all shocked at the governing body update #2 with the unusual and impulsive changes set forth.. i am an insider at whq, and when i was on reddit and in communication with avoidjw i explained to the best of my ability that the approach on disfellowshipping was going to change based on the new light at the 2023 agm, that the jubilee rumor was false, and there were going to be changes on how jws approached disfellowshipping in response to the norway situation if it didn't turn out in watchtower's favor.

  the decision came because of a legal blow to watchtower, not because "holy spirit" wad directing a faithful slave, who is going to become the "evil slave", more explanation on this soon.. everything i stated came true.

  i left reddit exjw community due to the immature and mentally unstable nature there, and yet as has been the case my words came true.

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  Vidiot

  Know what’s weird?

  That murder, rape, and disbelief in God didn’t make the list, when far more bizarre things did.

  Know what’s even weirder?

  The absolute shit-ton of genuinely awful things on the list that some JWs have repeatedly done and not gotten DFed for.
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  Thoughts on Likely Upcoming Changes in the Org.

  by Phizzy in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i am thinking that the "ten year plan" that some have spoken of is the most likely scenario.

  the org.

  has to both attract new members and retain as many existing ones as possible.. so i think they will let the recent changes "bed in" for a while, maybe a year ?

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  LongHairGal - “…When you talk about a ‘compassionate fellowship’ you couldn’t possibly mean some of the older die-hards in the religion!”

  ‘Course not.
  

  I never said they’d like it.

  I suggested they might’ve found it acceptable…

  …i.e. there’d be very little in it that directly contradicted any of the core tenets of their belief system, whilst giving the appearance of lightening up, in order to meet certain short-term survival needs.

  They frame every decision as a “loving provision”. This would fit that MO, even if they didn’t actually mean it.
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  Thoughts on Likely Upcoming Changes in the Org.

  by Phizzy in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i am thinking that the "ten year plan" that some have spoken of is the most likely scenario.

  the org.

  has to both attract new members and retain as many existing ones as possible.. so i think they will let the recent changes "bed in" for a while, maybe a year ?

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  Vidiot

  “Ten bucks says the outside consultants told them precisely that, and managed to do so in a manner that the Org found ideologically acceptable.“

  Like, maybe something along the lines of…

  …if the End Times actually happened, a more compassionate fellowship has a way higher survival probability than a judgmental clique preoccupied with sexual purity.