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  When JW.org drops 607BCE...

  by Nathan Natas in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  probably everyone else thought of this long ago, but i, being an "independent thunker" thunk of it just a coupla weeks ago.. we all know that since the year zero (on the fredfranzian calendar) the wtb&ts has defied archaeology and insisted that jerusalem was destroyed in 607 bce, even though the physical evidence shows that 587 bce is a more likely date.

  in fact, the book "the gentile times reconsidered: have jehovah's witnesses been wrong all along about 607 bce?

  " by carl olof jonsson and rud persson made this conversation public.. it is a difference of 20 years.

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  Yes, the Org has “painted themselves into a corner” (so, so many times), and yes, I used to think it would cause them problems...

  …but by and large, the loyalist rank-and-file doesn’t seem to give a shit.

  The thing about painting oneself into a corner…

  …you can wait till the paint’s dry, walk across the room, and start again in another corner.

  Remember, loyalists want the Org to have the Truth be right, so more often than not, they’ll welcome adjustments after the fact, and commend the WTS for making them (whilst denigrating “worldy” religions for doing the same fucking thing).

  Sorry to be the one to say it. 😕
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  Rutherford himself as Jesus on the Jordan?

  by Sektenkult in

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  @ no-zombie…

  I’m saying this as a friend…

  …peruse a thread before posting.
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  Are the halls of the Kingdom filling up, are they the same as before the pandemic or are they emptying?

  by LaFrancia in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i open a new topic, to find out how it's going in your area.

  from what i see as a southern european in my constituency the situation is patchy.. the congregation where i am now has 30% old people on zoom but also young couples with almost all their cameras off.

  no increase but a slight decrease in the total number of publishers.. circuit assemblies: before covid you couldn't find a free seat if you arrived 10 minutes before the start.

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  DesirousOfChange - “…He thinks JW doctrine is total BS, but that JWs are the best group of people to have as friends and as a ‘network’.”

  Clearly, he hasn’t met very many.

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  Rutherford himself as Jesus on the Jordan?

  by Sektenkult in

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  Vidiot

  Know what’s really funny?

  It’s weird, but Rutherford Christ actually reminds me of the new guy doing videos on JW-dot-org…

  …he looks straight out of central casting for a Mad Men reboot.

  🤣
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  Rutherford himself as Jesus on the Jordan?

  by Sektenkult in

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  Vidiot

  Holy fuck, they look whiter than me, and I sunburn just from thinking about going outside. 😳
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  Where is Tony?

  by Athanasius in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  on february 22, 2023, anthony morris iii was officially removed from the governing body of jehovah's witnesses.

  a few months later it was revealed that the watchtower bought him a house in lumberton, north carolina.. however, and correct me if i am wrong, since leaving the gb nobody has reported seeing tony attending jw meetings or participating in field service.

  in fact nobody has reported seeing him anywhere, not even at a local liquor store.

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  FragrantAddendum - “…it's almost like wt wanted people to think ‘apostates’ are all scary/out-of-control lunatics…”

  You mean we’re not?
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  "You Can't Handle The Truth!"

  by FragrantAddendum in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  ...or can you?.

  (we'll see...).

  https://youtu.be/ckk850qhgws.

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  Vidiot

  All hail the Neworldordereptiluminati!
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  The August 2024 Watchtower controversy and potential further changes

  by ukpimo in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  as an educated guess, the august 2024 watchtower may be delayed because 2 complicated subjects need to be discussed in this issue which haven't yet been approved to be included in the revised shepherding textbook.

  perhaps the revised shepherding textbook must be finalised before this watchtower is released publicly.. the 2 subjects may be as follows:.

  how to shepherd and appoint brothers based on the removal of the hour requirements, getting to know the brothers instead (does this mean prioritising appointing men who have auxiliary pioneered during the co visit and campaigns or men who are regular pioneers?).

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  slimboyfat- “…I just said KHs aren’t emptying the way that churches are emptying, that’s all…”

  Agreed.

  The WTS operates differently that most religions, so it stands to reason that if/when it declines, that decline’s gonna look a little different, too.

  For one thing, the Org’ll bust its hump trying to conceal said decline. Regular churches don’t seem to be doing that.
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  Are the halls of the Kingdom filling up, are they the same as before the pandemic or are they emptying?

  by LaFrancia in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i open a new topic, to find out how it's going in your area.

  from what i see as a southern european in my constituency the situation is patchy.. the congregation where i am now has 30% old people on zoom but also young couples with almost all their cameras off.

  no increase but a slight decrease in the total number of publishers.. circuit assemblies: before covid you couldn't find a free seat if you arrived 10 minutes before the start.

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  Vidiot

  One thing Covid and Zoom revealed that I think surprised everyone…

  …there seems to be a lot more PIMOs than any of us - JWs or XJWs - ever expected.
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  Where is Tony?

  by Athanasius in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  on february 22, 2023, anthony morris iii was officially removed from the governing body of jehovah's witnesses.

  a few months later it was revealed that the watchtower bought him a house in lumberton, north carolina.. however, and correct me if i am wrong, since leaving the gb nobody has reported seeing tony attending jw meetings or participating in field service.

  in fact nobody has reported seeing him anywhere, not even at a local liquor store.

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  Vidiot

  He’s obviously not living there anymore (if he ever really was in the first place). The car is probably for show.

  Maybe he and the missus live in the other house. You happen to know where it is?