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  On the anniversary of Anthony Morris' Resignation

  by Vanderhoven7 in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  strange that after 2 years we still don't know the facts about anthony's resignation.

  grant davus writes:.

  the announcement.

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  Vidiot

  Yup, credit where credit’s due…

  …they’ve done a first-rate job Stalining him out of existence.
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  RE: NORWAY J-Dubs and the possible hold-out by Anthony Morris III

  by Terry in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  january 2021: the norwegian state denies state subsidies to jehovah's witnesses, citing exclusion policies.. august 2021: a norwegian court annuls a disfellowshipping decision by jehovah's witnesses.. may 3, 2022: the supreme court of norway upholds the decision to annul the disfellowshipping.. october 25, 2022: the county governor of oslo and viken demands changes to jehovah's witnesses' practices.. december 22, 2022: jehovah's witnesses' registration as a religious community is revoked.

  —---anthony morris iii officially stepped down from the governing body of jehovah's witnesses on february 22, 2023.

  march 4, 2024: oslo county court rules in favor of the state, upholding the decision to withhold funding and retract registration.. february 3-14, 2025: the oslo appeal court hears the latest appeal from jehovah's witnesses.

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  Vidiot

  They’re not being criminalized.

  They’re not being persecuted.

  They’re not even being prosecuted.

  They’re perfectly free to continue believing, practicing, and conducting themselves as they have been for decades.

  They simply may no longer do so at the taxpayers’ expense…

  …as a result of consistent, demonstrable failure to follow the rules they themselves agreed to when they acquired the privilege from said taxpayers’ legitimate representatives.
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  The Governing Body have a lack of self awareness in this discussion

  by ukpimo in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  david splane's infamous pandemic "land of the living" speech will be shown at the midweek meeting in 2 weeks.. https://www.jw.org/en/library/jw-meeting-workbook/march-april-2025-mwb/life-and-ministry-meeting-schedule-for-march-3-9-2025/.

  in this item,.

  7. demonstrate trust in jehovah’s organization.

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  Vidiot

  The “Branch Covidians”, then? 😏
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  Further Crisis looming for JW org re Safeguarding ?

  by Phizzy in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  if you substitute j.w org for c of e this really hits home : (from bbc news site) :.

  the church of england risks further crisis if it fails to adopt a sweeping new independent system to keep people safe, the former head of a national inquiry into child sexual abuse has said.

  (prof. alexis jay).. "i think it's absolutely necessary because church safeguarding as it stands falls below the standards of secular organisations, and i do not think that can continue when it has also led to such serious weaknesses," she told the bbc..

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  BluesBrother - “…It is a case where they need to learn from ‘The World’…”

  And I imagine the prospect of that goes over like a lead balloon.

  😏
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  When JW's say they are 'In the truth'...

  by Ron.W. in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  where did this phrase 'in the truth' come from?.

  it's been around as long as i can remember.

  is it from the time they were promoting 'the truth shall make you free' book back in 1943?

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  Vidiot

  Not to mention the baddest asses in the Star Wars galaxy.

  😁
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  When JW's say they are 'In the truth'...

  by Ron.W. in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  where did this phrase 'in the truth' come from?.

  it's been around as long as i can remember.

  is it from the time they were promoting 'the truth shall make you free' book back in 1943?

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  Vidiot

  “In the Truth”… “having the Truth”… “present Truth”…

  …all part-n-parcel to condition the rank-and-file to stay loyal…

  …no one wants to be “in the Lie”, after all.
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  They were trying to spread Transgender ideology, DEI, Green New Deal to the entire World

  by liam in

  1. social
  2. current

  the plan the democrats in the usa were trying to implement world wide was their ideology.

  they wanted open borders for every country, they wanted to rid the middle class entirely.

  they wanted a small group of people to run the world.

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  Vidiot

  liam - “…They wanted a small group of people to run the world...”

  ‘Course they did.

  All people in power want a small group of people to run the world.

  That’s why the people in power are always small groups.
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  JW Lawyer in Norway uses "theocratic warfare" to conceal the org's controlling language!

  by BoogerMan in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  in the org's vocabulary, the term "independent thinking" is applied pejoratively to any jw who thinks & reasons for themselves.

  the org's lawyer knew exactly what he was doing in court when he voiced his carefully prepared words:.

  "watchtowers lawyer anders ryssdal compares jehovah’s witnesses’ baptism to the norwegian state church’s confirmation of 15-year-olds, arguing that their baptism is no different.

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  Vidiot

  Once again, for the newbies, lurkers, and trolls…

  …if you have to cheat to defend your beliefs, your beliefs don’t deserve to be defended.
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  Further Crisis looming for JW org re Safeguarding ?

  by Phizzy in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  if you substitute j.w org for c of e this really hits home : (from bbc news site) :.

  the church of england risks further crisis if it fails to adopt a sweeping new independent system to keep people safe, the former head of a national inquiry into child sexual abuse has said.

  (prof. alexis jay).. "i think it's absolutely necessary because church safeguarding as it stands falls below the standards of secular organisations, and i do not think that can continue when it has also led to such serious weaknesses," she told the bbc..

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  DesirousOfChange - “…it has more to do with protecting their bank accounts than protecting the kids.”

  Ten bucks says at this point, the bank accounts are in more danger than the kids. 🤨
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  HAS THE WATCHTOWER GONE SOFT ON HOMOSEXUALITY?

  by raymond frantz in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  https://youtu.be/trt197bko98?si=l_5wnlasm-aaxlh1.

  once upon a time, the watchtower had no qualms about making its stance on homosexuality crystal clear.

  back in the 1970s, they didn't just oppose it—they called it "detestable.

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  raymond frantz - “…At the end of the day, the Watchtower is no different from the religions they claimed to be separate from…”

  Yup.

  And once you’ve neutered all the things you held up for decades as hard proof you alone had “The Truth”…

  …where’s the incentive to stay?