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  Netherlands: sexual abuse report can stay online judge rules

  by yalbmert99 in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  https://www.dutchnews.nl/news/2020/08/jehovahs-witness-sexual-abuse-report-can-stay-online-judge-rules/.

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  @ HoodwinkedToo ... "Where is Jehovah when you really need him?"
  
  My guess: His heavenly rover broke down at a different corner of the universe and needs AAA attention. Meanwhile, his adherents are foofighting aimlessly in all directions.
  
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  The toxic JW Worldview

  by TD in

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  2. friends

  sometimes i forget how small-minded, petty, provincial, mean-spirited ignorant and judgemental it was and still is.... then i sit down with a jw relative, hoping to have a normal conversation and realize there is literally nothing to talk about.. nothing..... current events?

  hobbies?

  your job?

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  They are just like first-graders. A simple question like "When looking to the moon you will have to look up to see it. Suppose you are standing on the moon, will you have to look up or down to see the earth?"
  

  On most of them it will draw a blank
  

  Just sayin' ... don't expect too much. It's precious time wasted!
  
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  Jesus on the stake

  by dothemath in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i sat in recently with some relatives for the sunday meeting.

  the talk was given by a bethel speaker, who at one point quoted john 20:25.

  “but he said to them: “unless i see in his hands the print of the nails and stick my finger into the print of the nails and stick my hand into his side, i will never believe it.”.

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  bats in the belfry

  The Romans did all sorts of nailings at that particular time in history ... must have been one of their pastimes - take your pick.
  

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  Ref.: Justus Lipsius - De cruce libri tres, 1595
  
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  Mandatory Donations??? Is This Accurate?

  by Atlantis in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  does the information about mandatory donations in this post sound accurate to you?.

  https://www.reddit.com/r/exjw/comments/i1gews/new_letter_1000_donations_are_mandatory_now/ petra!

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  bats in the belfry

  You do that a couple of times as local BOE and someone higher up will call in to let them know that, if this keeps up, their KH is to be amalgamated.
  
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  The Flood in Noah's day - God Plays in the Mud

  by bats in the belfry in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  why should.... precambrian rock layers.

  biological deposits of diatoms / coccoliths.

  the ashfall beds deposits.

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  bats in the belfry

  Why should...

  • precambrian rock layers
  • biological deposits of diatoms / coccoliths
  • the Ashfall Beds deposits
    

  be of interest to followers of the biblical Great Flood account?

  Read about it in Creationist Funhouse
  
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  Zoom meetings, how long ?

  by Phizzy in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i was wondering two things, 1: how long in total are the zoom meetings, i presume the sunday one is the longest ?.

  and 2: if you use zoom for free, the session only lasts 40 minutes, so do they have an intermission so people can log back in, or are all jw's expected to pay for the "privilege" ?.

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  @road to nowhere ...The dating pool is likely the worst part. Most of the growth comes from born ins. Finding a mate elsewhere will dilute the growth along with causing a lot to "fall into sin ".
  
  
  That's the very and only reason KHs are open for the business of hearings and df'ings.
  
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  JW (and other religions) excuses for messing up when trying to understand prophesies.

  by RubaDub in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  this is not a jw-bashing thing, but it always seemed odd to me that the "excuse" when things go wrong is that "we have to wait and see how the prophesy is fulfilled" or some other wording.. my question has always been, then what is the purpose of the prophesy if you don't understand it until after the fact?

  isn't that like having a weather forecast but being told that we don't really know what the weather will be until the next day?

  isn't that the purpose of prophesy?.

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  bats in the belfry

  The WTBTS always does crystal ball predictions ..."it appears that we can expect" (w20 May p.16 pp.13)
  
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  "The Best Convention Ever" - 2020 starts today

  by bats in the belfry in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  dress up for the show.

  ... and now please be seated.

  proudly presenting your 2020 convention program.. ... and, thank god, for the ff button on my player.

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  Gorbatchov > 2021 no convention, too.

  It's not a good idea for them to have so much free time at their disposal. They will certainly stray off catering to 'worldly desires', don't you think?
  
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  "The Best Convention Ever" - 2020 starts today

  by bats in the belfry in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  dress up for the show.

  ... and now please be seated.

  proudly presenting your 2020 convention program.. ... and, thank god, for the ff button on my player.

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  bats in the belfry

  Just curious:

  Why would they want to print badges when all the convention venues are closed. They sit at home and read off each others lapel card what congo they are from and what their names are?

  They probably stick'em on when going shopping.
  
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  "The Best Convention Ever" - 2020 starts today

  by bats in the belfry in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  dress up for the show.

  ... and now please be seated.

  proudly presenting your 2020 convention program.. ... and, thank god, for the ff button on my player.

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  bats in the belfry

  Of course, to watch that boasting program it is the best to have a 60" LED TV in the house to see the "friends" clearly on the screen when ZOOM-ing.

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  Ref: (Friday Morning Session - Part 2 @ 18:47)