It used to be by the good-ol-boy network disguised as the inscrutable workings of Jehovah's magic spirit, but now it's just the good-ol-boy network, lubricated with big green handshakes.
"We're Jehovah's Pragmatic Witnesses..."
Nathan Natas
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How are new Servants and Elders appointed?
by no-zombie innow that we have the tick-a-box field service reporting method, how are brothers measured fit for an appointment as a ms or elder?
has there been clarification in any of the recent elders schools or in meetings with the co?.
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Canada exploring changes to tax rules that exempt religious organizations
by Scully inhttps://www.christianpost.com/news/evangelicals-oppose-removal-of-tax-status-in-canadian-proposal.html.
the proposed change will revoke charitable status of canadian churches who have an anti-abortion position, and will not give tax exemptions to organizations whose sole claim is to promote religion, which is the basic claim for all jw related entities in canada.
this will be interesting!.
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Canada favors the execution of its youngest citizens? How is being anti-abortion a threat to Canada?
Does Canada support eugenics, medically assisted suicide and euthanasia?
How did a death cult infiltrate Canada?
Will the Canadian wilderness be better off without Canadians?
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Jesus Christ Will Arrive Within The Next Four Minutes! (parody)
by Nathan Natas inyes, you read that correctly!.
jesus h. christ will arrive within the next four minutes!
in fact, by the time you read this, he may have alreadt arrrived!.
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Nathan Natas
Yes, you read that correctly!
JESUS H. CHRIST will arrive within the next four minutes! In fact, by the time you read this, he may have alreadt arrrived!
Where? Damned if I know!
I am an self-ordained student of the Holy Book. I checked, and I am NOT DELUSIONAL!
FOLLOW ME!
The voices in my head speak to me in tongues - I don't have the foggiest floggin' idea what exactly they are saying, but they seem to sing (sounds like "My Boyfriend's Back) and I'm pretty sure I would not be permitted to be incorrect on this.
I'm a scholar! Follow me! If you don't My Lord will KICK YOUR ASS and give you everlasting life in the fires of HELL!
I am not a crackpot!
(signed) StuckInTheSameOldLifeAndLie
PS - My boy Biff (short for Biffoon) agrees with me! He's my number two witness, we call him "Captain Kopros" for his skill at reading shit.
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Reddit thread - ‘Organization Finally Suggesting to Plan for Retirement’
by LongHairGal inthis information is supposed to be in the upcoming march wt.
(i don’t go on jw dot org).
it would sound like they are hinting at a change in thinking.. in my opinion, any such change would be yet another slap in the face to faithful pimis along with those other recent changes.. there are so many heartfelt responses on that thread and a lot of justified anger.. don’t know what to say except that i’m so glad i never listened to the religion all those years ago.
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Liam offered his opinion, "Imagine how they feel when someone spurts out nonsense like; “YOU Need to save at least 5 MILLION DOLLARS FOR RETIREMENT."
Yes, such idiotic nonsense indeed! How much better it is to heed the advice of Liam, the Businessman/Financial Genius, who would advise,
"You can't do this! Don't even try."
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Reddit thread - ‘Organization Finally Suggesting to Plan for Retirement’
by LongHairGal inthis information is supposed to be in the upcoming march wt.
(i don’t go on jw dot org).
it would sound like they are hinting at a change in thinking.. in my opinion, any such change would be yet another slap in the face to faithful pimis along with those other recent changes.. there are so many heartfelt responses on that thread and a lot of justified anger.. don’t know what to say except that i’m so glad i never listened to the religion all those years ago.
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Liam opined, "Get real man, only 0.1 Percent of American Retirees have managed that"
I expected this kind of reply. I have two comments:
1. Whether you believe you CAN or you believe you CAN'T, you're right. These are called self-limiting beliefs.
2. You told us, "I have a degree in Business and majored in finance." and yet your wealth is a result of an inheritance. GOOD FOR YOU, but I don't think I'd listen to any financial or business advice you might offer.
Hoser commented, "You don’t need 5 million to retire. At least not in Canada" Hoser, please give me a figure for what you think you DO need to retire in Canada. Canadian citizens need to have this information.
Of course ANYONE who lives long enough can reach "retirement age," but that isn't retirement. People who are completely dependent on a government or charitable institution for their daily bread are not independent. (I do not consider Social Security or pensions as charity. In both cases, they are thngs YOU paid for.
As a group, Jehovah's Witnesses are poor. They've been taught to under-achieve and to give what little they have to the Watchtower. They have been played for fools.
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Reddit thread - ‘Organization Finally Suggesting to Plan for Retirement’
by LongHairGal inthis information is supposed to be in the upcoming march wt.
(i don’t go on jw dot org).
it would sound like they are hinting at a change in thinking.. in my opinion, any such change would be yet another slap in the face to faithful pimis along with those other recent changes.. there are so many heartfelt responses on that thread and a lot of justified anger.. don’t know what to say except that i’m so glad i never listened to the religion all those years ago.
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One thing that has irked me for more than half my 75 years is that while people talk about the importance of retirement planning, almost nobody will give you an answer to "How much do I need?"
So I'll offer an answer. If you are starting your retirement fund today, set a target of $5,000,000.00 (five million US dollars) as your goal, and be prepared mentally and emotionally to increase that number due to inflation.
Yes, it is a BIG number, but it can be done. Others have done it, you can too. It is a matter of setting priorities. The POWER of compound interest is amazing!
It is helpful to pay for the advice of an advisor with a good track record. Use caution.
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Reddit thread - ‘Organization Finally Suggesting to Plan for Retirement’
by LongHairGal inthis information is supposed to be in the upcoming march wt.
(i don’t go on jw dot org).
it would sound like they are hinting at a change in thinking.. in my opinion, any such change would be yet another slap in the face to faithful pimis along with those other recent changes.. there are so many heartfelt responses on that thread and a lot of justified anger.. don’t know what to say except that i’m so glad i never listened to the religion all those years ago.
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This is very satisfying. For one thing, advising people to prepare for their old age is prudent, but it is also SO GOOD to see that The Watchtower is essentially admitting that all the "inspired advice" from the era of the Knorr/Franz two-headed wild beast was baseless speculation largely due to the imagination of a man who saw himself as an "oracle," supported by the "oracle's irrational fanatic true believers.
Remember, folks, just because you believe something doesn't make it true. That is what I believe.
Happy new year! We are STILL ALIVE IN 2025! Good for us!
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Why do most Ex jW W‘s seem to be liberal?
by JaredScott-1977 ini’m just curious about this dynamic i don’t care personally one way or the other but i do have friends who have chosen to be conservatives and they get totally destroyed on social media pages for their choice.
it’s almost like a lot of ex jw w become as toxic and his judgmental as jehovah’s witnesses themselves what’s up with that?
i also know conservative ex jw’s that can do the same so again i’m not leaning one way or the other i’m just noticing factual observations.
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Q.: Why do most Ex jW W‘s seem to be liberal?
A.: They seem to be that way because they are. JWs are typically gullible, economically disadvantaged people inclined toward laziness who are poorly educated and enjoy believing in a free lunch. If Jehovah won't give it to them, perhaps the totalitarian state will.
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End within 2 years (again)
by road to nowhere inan old elder friend from out of town stopped to see my ailing wife.
more than the locals do.
he said elder school emphasized 2 years and the existing body will be the leaders through persecution and tribulation.
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Vidiot offered,
"I’ve thought Letto the Clown’d be the next one shown the door."
What's the saying? "From your mouth to Jah's deaf ears?"
Letto the clown is circus RICH, he's not eating up $$$ in the Bethel infirmary.
Not that I know Brother Token is in the infirmary, I'm just speculating, but there are certain ills that various human races are more or less inclined toward. I'll wait for the accusations of racism since i just stated a medical FACT.
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End within 2 years (again)
by road to nowhere inan old elder friend from out of town stopped to see my ailing wife.
more than the locals do.
he said elder school emphasized 2 years and the existing body will be the leaders through persecution and tribulation.
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Here's how you migh do this:
Tell him that you will give him, say, $5,000 dollars right now in exchange for the title to his house. You will allow him to remain in his house until his death, (which he knows will NEVER come) but upon his death the house becomes yours.
You wait... He eventually dies. You put his former, but now YOUR house on the market for its fair value and use the proceeds to provide other JWs with similar "windfall mad money profits." You never explain to any JW exactly how this plan works.
Sure a real reverse mortgage might be a wiser course for him, but we're looking out for YOU now, right? (Just like the banks that look out for themselves.)
Does this sound perhaps"unethical"? By what standard?
No, it is almost exactly what the WATCHTOWER does when it takes estates from the heirs of elderly witnesses, except that the WATCHTOWER doesn't give the ld fools $5,000 mad money to enjoy in their dotage!