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Even after many years out, why can't you stop thinking about them.
by liam in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
there is a lot of exjws who have been out 10-20-30-50 years, but for some reason, when they see a group of jehovah's witnesses, sitting by their carts, drinking coffee, scrolling through phones, laughing, something inside happens.

most can't explain it.

some say it makes their blood boil.
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Self control fruits of the spirit. Fat GB seem to lack it
by JohnR1975 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
fruits of the spirit would surely be required to be gb members?

yet some of them seem to lack self control when it comes to eating.

br herd, mark sanderson and br jackson in these are all very obese.. if they travel to poor places wearing their rolex watches and gold pinky rings the brothers there will surely wonder why they are so fat.. there are many scriptures talking about not being greedy and not gluttonous for food.. if they were really chosen by god as his channel on earth then why can’t they show the fruits of the spirit and show self control when it comes to being gluttonous?.
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Green Handshakes - Taxable income in Australia
by Listener in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i was doing some research on the taxable status of money being gifted to co’s and travelling missionaries and was surprised with what i found.

i had assumed that it was not taxable income in australia.. it is taxable income in australia and it‘s likely that the same rules apply in some other countries.. a registered religious institution only receives tax free status on donations because they have been endorsed by the australian tax office.

travelling overseas and missionaries are not in this category.. there’s a tax ruling that goes into great detail.
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The Curious Case of Cameroon in Africa in the World Report
by LaFrancia in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
we know that in africa warwick/watchtower is adopting a policy of more congregations with fewer publishers in each congregation.

this explains the growth of congregations in the 2024 world report.. cameroon world report 2019 vs. 2024.. with the same number of publishers the congregations grew by about 13%.. will there be many more curious cases out there?.
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Removed - blood card
by skin in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i overheard a discussion between two jws, they said that when someone is disfellowshipped, they are asked to hand their blood card back to the elders.

i had never heard of this before, is this correct?.
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My story of becoming a circuit overseer after Kin Suen visited our congregation.
by ExCircuitOverseer in
1. jw
2. friends
here is my story of becoming a missionary after having kin suen (pronounced “shin”) as my circuit overseer.

my father wanted me to go to college, but since he wasn’t a witness, i knew he just didn’t understand how close we were to the end.

i had actually become a circuit overseer!
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Why are the 2 newly appointed Governing Body Members from Bethel, when there are anointed ones all over the world? they could have used.
by RULES & REGULATIONS in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
library.

books & brochures.

enjoy life forever!—an interactive bible course.
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A BEARD PREDICTION FOR 2024
by AndersonsInfo in
1. jw
2. friends
fyi, i posted this prediction on my facebook page last night and it has received 224 likes and there have been 83 comments made.

many of the comments are hilarious.. .

a beard prediction for 2024:.
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Life in a spiritual (UN)-paradise
by Reasonfirst in
1. jw
2. friends
a long, long time ago, when i was young, i became a 'special' pioneer.

it meant that i had to spend 150 hours a month, and i received a small allowance.

i was then assigned to a small country congregation, in western nsw (australia).
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Who the JW's governing body USED to be! 😂😂😂😂
by BoogerMan in
1. watchtower
2. bible
w50 1/1 pp.

10-11 par.

2 - the watch tower bible & tract society, the governing body of jehovah’s witnesses,... .