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  Hobbies

  by peacefulpete in

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  2. friends

  i think it's been a while since this was asked.

  tell us your hobbies, interests, pastimes, whatever you find enjoyable as a diversion from work and school.

  i am lucky enough to live in a small cabin on a lake, i enjoy rowing my old boat and fishing, i play with car projects, and we travel as much as we can.

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  I play Bass guitar in a local rock band.

  I recently joined a Viking re-enactment battle group.

  Family trees interest me.

  Other than that I hate everything.
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  God Has Only One Visible Organization on Earth!

  by Vanderhoven7 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  why is it important to some that god only have one visible organization to represent him on earth?

  why is it important to jehovah's witnesses that people recognize their organization as such?

  what makes a witness more moral or righteous or save-worthy if they accept that it is his one and only organization?

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  Ding. Probably you'll get the usual boo hoo of 'but that's old light(tm)'.
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  Why isn't this forum growing like reddit exjw??

  by nowwhat? in

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  2. beliefs

  admittedly it 90% crap over there but still they are up to 80k in subscribers.

  over here it's the same half dozen or so that posts something, including myself.

  why is that?.

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  Down votes are hilarious. I wonder who would still down vote if their IDs were shown?
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  God Has Only One Visible Organization on Earth!

  by Vanderhoven7 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  why is it important to some that god only have one visible organization to represent him on earth?

  why is it important to jehovah's witnesses that people recognize their organization as such?

  what makes a witness more moral or righteous or save-worthy if they accept that it is his one and only organization?

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  It makes them feel part of a tribe. Humans seem to be tribal after all. that's why people get salty over football teams etc.

  Watchtower, September 15, 1895: "Beware of "organization." It is wholly unnecessary. The Bible rules will be the only rules you will need. Do not seek to bind others' consciences, and do not permit others to bind yours."
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  How get out of watchtower?

  by Hellothere in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  how do you get out of watchtower?

  am i supposed to write letter to bethel or local congregation telling them i don't want to be a jw anymore?

  how are the steps.

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  How do you get out of watchtower?

  Fade away.
  

  Am i supposed to write letter to bethel or local congregation telling them i don't want to be a JW anymore?

  If you don't want every JW on the face of the planet to shun you then this is a terrible idea.

  Just make yourself gradually more scarce at meetings. Do not tell them your real thoughts. Just drift away.
  
  
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  Why isn't this forum growing like reddit exjw??

  by nowwhat? in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  admittedly it 90% crap over there but still they are up to 80k in subscribers.

  over here it's the same half dozen or so that posts something, including myself.

  why is that?.

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  Probably because this is a specific forum and reddit encompassed a wide variety of subjects.

  I'd imagine PIMO's would more easily explain away reddit that a specific forum.
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  The Watchtower—Study Edition | December 2022

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  the watchtower—study edition | december 2022.

  6 jehovah has created us to find enjoyment in our work.

  (eccl.

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  The Watchtower—Study Edition | December 2022

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  the watchtower—study edition | december 2022.

  6 jehovah has created us to find enjoyment in our work.

  (eccl.

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  Who is providing the internet?

  The picture looks like the composition of a deranged mind.

  .............well, we are talking about Jobots!
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  DUBTOWN has been resurrected!!

  by BoogerMan in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  something to cheer about, after the jw cult's failure to silence kevin mcfree.

  closed captions/subtitles are facilitated.

  enjoy.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqdxo1v8ilm&t=481s.

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  A really great vid. I thoroughly enjoyed it. The creator is able to say what I think but don't have the words for.

  I often thought I was a dimwit because I could never remember anything, or take away any new thoughts or inspiration from the CON-ventions.

  Now, I realise I'm a dinwit for other reasons.

  Yup. Great observations in this vid. Well worth a watch.
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  How do Witnesses reconcile Isaiah 43:10 with John 1:1

  by Vanderhoven7 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  something does not compute.

  you are my witnesses,”declares jehovah, yes, my servant whom i have chosen, so that you may know and have faith in me and understand that i am the same one.before me no god was formed, and after me there has been none.

  isaiah 43:10. in the beginning was the word, and the word was with god and the word was god.

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  Vandy - God created the universe and man by Himself without the help of another god.

  Although I am no longer a believer, I thought the WBT$ at one time suggested that Jesus DID help with creation. TBH, I can't be bothered to check sources (sauces), it seems so pointless.

  Off subject a bit. I remember a Sister(tm) wondering if Satan created Wasps. (Not sure if you call them Wasps in the USA).

  You guys would make great Watchtower apologists.

  I was, in my day. Perhaps I should go back