This was the most damning article IMO. Most likely because I know how greatly it affected my life. May 22, 1969 Awake! magazine. It does not specifically mention 1975, but every JW knew that was what it was about.
DesirousOfChange
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Help with 1975 please
by jhine ini answered a question on quora about jw flip flops .
i mentioned, amongst other things , the 1975 debacle.
how witnesses were told that armageddon was coming in the fall of that year.
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What kind of job would you like to have?
by Iamallcool init doesn’t have to be about big money.
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DesirousOfChange
A skilled surgeon just saved the life of a close family member. He was raised in a pretty normal, middle class family but was extremely bright and gifted and motivated.
But then, he was allowed to go to medical school. Most of us here were just expected to get the equivalent of a 4-year degree (BTW, not enough to be a surgeon) from reading Awake! magazines.
How many lives of bright, gifted, talented JW's were wasted peddling magazines for 10¢ contributions to support this effing Cult?
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Watchtower January 2022 The Memorial
by Listener innext years memorial article focuses on the two class system that they promote.. interestingly, they mention how the anointed are in two covenants.
the new covenant and the kingdom covenant.
they claim that both of these covenants opened up the way for a small number to become kings and priests in heaven.
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I find it interesting how differently I look at these things now. In the past I would have consumed this article and read it multiple times so as to have a grasp on the "understanding" of the deeper troofs. Then, after discovering TTATT, I would still make efforts to stay informed about changes in doctrine, policy, etc. But, now, I can barely get through reading the posted comments here. It is all just soo ridiculous now IMO. It certainly has no bearing on our life any longer.
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I find I am much less judgemental about many of the things that were "wrong" as a JW, ie, homosexuality, premarital sex, cohabiting, etc. I have much stronger political views than I did as an active JW.
I'd rather believe there was rampant voting fraud than that many stupid people.
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Could end of November be special?
by Kosonen indid you know that noah entered the ark in the end part of november and also that jesus' followers flead jerusalem around 25th of november 66ce?.
could it be that a significant group of jehovah's witnesses would begin to flee to the "wilderness" in the end of november?
revelation 12 speaks about a flight of a symbolic woman to a wilderness.
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DesirousOfChange
Are you off your meds?
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Could end of November be special?
by Kosonen indid you know that noah entered the ark in the end part of november and also that jesus' followers flead jerusalem around 25th of november 66ce?.
could it be that a significant group of jehovah's witnesses would begin to flee to the "wilderness" in the end of november?
revelation 12 speaks about a flight of a symbolic woman to a wilderness.
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DesirousOfChange
Kosonen, you're about as bad as the JW/GB. I look back at your posts and 13 years ago you were posting about "The Last Days" and debating the accuracy of the year 1914. Over a decade later, here we all sit still waiting (except the 1000's who died waiting) for the fabled prophetic fulfillment of which you obsess.
I do remember as a JW waiting in anticipation every October (because everything in Bible chronology that was noteworthy happens in October). But well before November 25th we determined "not this year". Yep, not this year. Not this decade. Not this century. Not ever.
Get a life. Or at least go enjoy the only life you have -- the one you are living (and wasting) right now. Have a good cigar and nice bottle of wine or glass of expensive bourbon/scotch. Go get laid.
The only approaching "end of things" you need to be concerned about is YOUR END. It may be sooner than you think!
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You're DISFELLOWSHIPPED, Please---DON'T CONTACT US, Until You Return to Jehovah's Organization!
by pistolpete ini just heard this story from one of my relatives.
i'm leaving a lot of things out.. a jw couple had three kids and raised them in the religion.
the oldest one got disfellowshipped at 18 years of age because he committed fornication with a jw girl.
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....normal family relations continue with the exception of spiritual fellowship.
Note this WT lawyer explain disfellowshipping before a Canadian Court: at 1:07 on the clock: "..........normal family relations continue with the exception of spiritual fellowship."
But then, we know they are liars. Caught them plenty of times in WT literature.
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Superman and Captain America
by punkofnice ini see that marvel are introducing a gay captain america as dc announce the son of superman is bi-sexual.. whereas i don't give a hoot about a person's use of their genitalia as long as it is consensual and not with kids, i'm finding all this 'inclusivity' becoming a bit boring.. are dc and marvel just virtue signalling in the hopes of selling comics and not being set on fire by the antifa frauds?
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It is a dilemma for an alien species interbreeding with humans. One wonders if it's even possible. PUNK
Well, of course it is possible, Silly!
It happened in the days just before the Flood of Noah's Day.
The Bible says so!
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All of our kids. Although they were all at least PIMO even before we were.
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Return to Kingdom Hall Meetings - Letter to Elder Bodies?
by JWTom ina couple of threads over on reddit that there is a letter to elders on restarting meetings.
i find this hard to believe and have not seen anything on this from our trusty sources on this site.
can anyone confirm?.
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DesirousOfChange
Reddit says Feb 2022 which is still almost 6 months off.
According to my PIMO friend it was announced this week that 4000 Bethelites were allowed to travel home for visits recently. I believe he indicated that they were quarantines upon their return, but despite all being vaccinated, 4 tested POS for Covid.
If they are testing the water with Bethelites, I certainly could see them opening Assem Halls, at least in "safe" areas that are allowing such gatherings. I think even JWs must be confused when you can attend a funeral service at the funeral home or church for a "worldly" relative but JW funerals (at least here) are still only on Zoom.
Additionally, as one person commented, Circuit Assemblies are HUGE CASH COWS for WTS because they dictate how much will be contributed. (And it's a lot!)