DesirousOfChange

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  I just heard.......

  by BoogerMan in

  1. social
  2. humour

  .........that little miss muffet sat on her tuffet eating only curds!.

  no way!

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  DesirousOfChange

  Somebody is bored.

  
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  Members of congregation know it’s not true

  by Mikejw in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  we have lonely old folks and even some not so old.. they know the gb are not who they claim to be.. but they stay in the congregation because they are lonely.

  i wonder what percentage of jws this is the case, i would guess a lot.

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  DesirousOfChange

  Revisiting this post and catching up on the comments.

  I think all the older ones begin to have doubts as they come to see they will not be among "millions now living [who] will never die". They realize all the dates that were promised to them have failed and they too, will die. Younger ones who are still blinded my still believe it will come.....eventually. Older ones who claim they still believe all that nonsense are just not telling the truth. Or they are delusional (still).
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  Will there ever be any new GB members?

  by Mikejw in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the last two seem very young.. will there be any further new gb members or will they all die off?.

  i still remember when tony morris and a few other joined many were disappointed thinking the current crop would be the last.

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  DesirousOfChange

  Look at the age of a few of them. Thinking of Sam Herd. He has to be approaching 80 (if not already 80). Seems he was already slipping a bit mentally. His health is not good. Of course, they don't have to replace anyone who dies as there is no specific number required. But the fact is, they will all continue to age and eventually become infirm or even die. So yes, they'll have to be replacements. . . . .

  . . . . unless, of course, Armageddon really is right around the corner!
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  Setting the record straight. CSA report in New Zealand

  by joe134cd in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  ok i just want to officially set the record straight about the report of csa in new zealand.

  i have a pimo relative who lives in nz.

  as far as public awareness, with regard to the jws, it was basically a big nothing burger.

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  DesirousOfChange

  Once again, JWs are not even newsworthy. No one cares.

  
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  Thanking Jehovah God for Sports

  by Sea Breeze in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  serena william's thanks jehovah god for allowing her to participate in sports.

  how nice.

  my jw parents followed the rules and thought they were doing jehovahs will by denying me participation in sports.

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  DesirousOfChange

  Serena William's thanks Jehovah God for allowing her to participate in sports.

  I find THIS -- or, in fact, any sports player who thanks God for their victory -- to be the most presumptuous claim to make in public!

  Are the really suggesting that God found the time and considered their personal sports victory SO important that He was too damn busy to answer the prayer of a child being raped? Or, a family being slaughtered by thieves? Or, a mother praying for remission of the cancer that is slowly eating away and killing her child?
  

  Those people are egomaniacs and think WAY TOO MUCH of themselves. I hate to break it to them, but God doesn't give a pfuck about them or their goal/accomplishment.
  
  
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  New lawsuit against the Watchtower in Ontario, Canada

  by yalbmert99 in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  the new class action lawsuit against the watchtower for having covered up child sexual abuse will begin in court on may 13-14-15, 2024 in the province of ontario, canada.

  it is not the same as in the province of quebec because the laws aren't the same.

  i don’t have more details.

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  DesirousOfChange

  IMO the WTS/GB is counting on the fact that as enough time passes they will "get past" all the CSA liability.

  They have restructured (reworded) policy so that the bOrg has no liability in caring for the JW children in their care (or NOT in their care, which is what they claim). They believe they have taken the appropriate LEGAL steps to CYA. So, bottom line, if they can just live through the old CSA lawsuits -- deny, deny, deny, drag them out, fight for every dollar as though it's their final dollar, exhaust the plaintiff's attorney (who can't get paid until there is a settlement or judgement), and . . . . finally negotiate the lowest settlement possible (so the plaintiff & their attorneys FINALLY get some cash) AND insist on a NDA. NEVER will this shit be made public! Transparency is NOT allowed.
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  Will Governing Body follow through with New Zealand Royal Commission's recommendation to publicly apologize?

  by was a new boy in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  'following on from an apology from the prime minister, the commission recommends all faith-based leaders offer a public apology, including the pope, the archbishop of canterbury, the president elect of the methodist church, the moderator of the presbyterian church in new zealand and the head of each individual presbyterian support organisation, the general of the salvation army, the overseeing shepherd of gloriavale, and the governing body of jehovah’s witnesses.'.

  https://www.msn.com/en-nz/news/national/govt-takes-blame-will-apologise-to-children-abused-and-tortured-in-state-care/ar-bb1qwoyt?ocid=bingnewsverp.

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  DesirousOfChange

  I found it interesting when I went to this link what the WTS said about 1975 in 1975, then 1976, then 1980. Quotes provided, not needed to link to Watchtower Online Library. https://www.jwfacts.com/watchtower/1975.php
  Go down to this heading:
  Post 1975 Print Edition Changes -- Blondie

  Thanks for posting that again Blondie!

  One cannot begin to estimate the countless hours Paul gave to the compilation of WT material. While likely nothing would change the deeply entrenched thinking of a diehard PIMI cult member, there can be no greater source of information for any JW who is facing the personal crisis of discovering TTATT and researching in earnest for the "real" truth. JWFacts is the ultimate "Red Pill".
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  What's next?

  by lastmanstanding in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  what's next for the world?

  a year ago i edited a map of the world to include some big arrows to tell the story of what is to come.

  and i shared that map with various friends.

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  DesirousOfChange

  This discussion board attracts all sorts of people; the only thing we have in common is an interest in Jehovah's Witnesses. Some are informative, clear-thinking individuals. Some are not, but open to contrary thoughts. And then there are 'the prophets' who promote all sorts of predictions and off the wall beliefs.

  
  The OP (and others like him) needs to take a deep breath and reevaluate his approach Bible prophecy.

  
  Honest, guys, God did not appoint you to be modern-day prophets. And as expositors, you fail. As an earlier comment said: "when these predictions do not lead to divine intervention and the establishment of god's kingdom, people will learn their lesson and stop making predictions will wait for the next 'time of distress' and make the same predictions all over again."

  
  Maybe see a counselor.

  Viv-- That has to be the best post you've made! Right on the mark! Especially the final thought.

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  Have 3 buildings disappeared from the new Italian Bethel under construction since 2019? What happened to them?

  by LaFrancia in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  if anyone knows more, a comment is welcome.

  if you visit the official jw website and search for bologna it will take you to some articles and 1 video.

  the site shows a building completed in 2020 with 41 apartments, there is a photo with alleged bethelites looking out from the balconies and waving.

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  DesirousOfChange

  Can you say DOWNSIZING?

  WTS is downsizing everywhere. They know they are under attack, but they foolishly believe that it is in fulfillment of their ridiculous interpretation of scripture where their God will swoop in and rescue them and then destroy their persecutors.

  And they will keep on wondering why there is no rescue.
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  Disfellowshipping and Excutions

  by blondie in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  *w60 2/1 80 - 17 there may be rare instances where a child is so hardened in its stubbornness that even the rod of correction cannot drive it out.

  in the days of israel parents were instructed by jehovah to take such a rebel to the city fathers and they, in turn, took the incorrigible one out and stoned him to death.

  there were no juvenile delinquents under such a system.

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  DesirousOfChange

  From this I understand that disfellowshipping that the person should be treated as if they were dead and continues that concept by saying thus a disfellowshipped person should not be spoken to or treated like they are live. I wonder if they still believe this.

  I'd say they still believe all that. However, Caesar has forced them to lie about it use Theocratic Warfare strategies so as to appear they have changed their policy toward anyone removed from or leaving their little Cult.