Topics Started by DesirousOfChange

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What's with the attack (counsel) on husbands with no corresponding article for wives?
by Rattigan350 in
1. watchtower
2. bible
what's with the attack (counsel) on husbands with no corresponding article for wives on the jan 2025 w that is being studied today?.

is there a point to that?.
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Did Watchtower Really Teach That Armageddon Was Coming in 1954?
by Jerome56 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
in the march 2025 jw broadcast david splane in his morning worship talk mentioned that "some thought" that armageddon would come 40 years after 1914. such statements are usually meant to shift the blame of their own false predictions on to their members for speculating.

however, i was unable to find anything in print showing that such a thing was indeed taught by the society.

was this really a thing?.
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Will They Change the Memorial Talk This Year?
by raymond frantz in
1. watchtower
2. bible
https://youtu.be/o5almnehew4?si=kdgrjgbiutjkvcxe.

i’m hoping the memorial talk will be different.

change the talk!
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The Watchtower Wins, Disfellowshipping stays, Shunning stays.
by liam in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
https://www.reddit.com/r/exjw/comments/1jb6nv6/jw_vs_norway_march_2025_from_jan_frode_nilsen/.

the verdict is out.

after full understanding and decision by the state administrator, full confirmation in the appeal case by the ministry of children and family affairs, three victories in the injunction case, a full victory in the district court, we now faced a loss in the court of appeal.
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I think I may be becoming an X-X-JW
by joe134cd in
1. jw
2. experiences
i think i may be moving on shortly.

i officially joined this web-site 12 years ago as pimo about to exit the organisation.

i had spent about a year before that, as just a none commenting member.
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Telling People You Used To Be A JW
by JW_Rogue in
1. jw
2. experiences
since i faded i've told a few people at work about having been raised in this organization but i found that most people don't really get what it is like at all.

they just focus on not celebrating holidays as if that is the worst thing about growing up jw.

i didn't explain much because it's too much for most people to handle.
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New GB member Judy Jedele critizing Job's "humility" while wearing $20,000 Rolex, gold cuff links, coloured suit. Incredible!
by WingCommander in
1. jw
2. friends
i swear, you can't make this shit up!

for years and years growing up in this cult, i had to constantly hear from my parents, from the stage, in the literature, about "keeping your eye simple", not being "materialistic", not "having a showy display of one's wealth.

" of course, this never seemed to apply to the wealthy business owning elduhzzzz who ran and lorded it out over the congregations, but i digress.
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Oral and Anal Sex flip flop? March 2025 Announcements and Reminders
by ukpimo in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
just in.

a jaw dropping announcements and reminders for elders this month.

how can you serve as an elder and believe this organization is spirit directed after reading this letter?.
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Coroners Report New South Wales Australia
by jonahstourguide in
1. watchtower
2. medical
hi folks.. spotted this.. coroner condemns jehovah's witness blood transfusion rules after follower's hospital death.

by giselle wakatama.

abc newcastle.
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"fear and with much trembling"
by Truth and Justice in
1. jw
2. friends
i remember a long time ago, about 40 years ago, when my father said to me "things changed when the elder arrangement came in to focus.

" his view was that the elder arrangement was providing such a power and that sometimes it was abused.

my father was not opposed to the fact of their being elders, because the scriptures talk about the use of elders/shepherds helping the flock so to speak.