The WT has the advantage of being a religion with over a century. It haste disadvantage of being built in a poor foundation of false prophecy and unsustainable business practices. How long will their money keep them going when their base has died out? They are no more indestructible than sears or Montgomery wards. They will continue to dwindle until no one really cares what happens to them like MANY churches which just quietly go into obscurity.
JaniceA
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How far will they go?
by Gorbatchov inimagine: you have inside information that could destroy the watchtower corporations.. how far would they go to protect the assets?.
would they kill?
no strange question in blackwater etc days.. g..
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My mom is haunted by the ghost of Fred Franz... now we have gotten to the root of this problem
by silentbuddha inso last night at around 11 while me and the wife were watching netflix and my cellphone rings.
i didn't make it in time and saw it was my mother who never speaks to me.
i decided to call back fearing something happened with my dad.
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JaniceA
The family should be committed.
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Active witnesses? Please help?
by Ahava inhi,i'm lost and a little sad.
i actually like the jw faith.
some might call this faith cold, strict, dogmatic but they're just trying to follow rules and give back to god.
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JaniceA
JWs insist that the Bible is the literal inerrant inspired word of god. Nothing about it is up for question. Then they have wrapped the org and the governing body up as a critical aspect to understanding prophecy and bible fulfillment.
When they say the literal age of the creation is 6000 years, you are obliged to ignore dismiss or misrepresent any evidence to the contrary.
have fun with that
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Seeking info - murder suicide in WA Australia - were they Witnesses?
by iwasblind inhey guys.
a grandfather murdered his wife, daughter and 4 grandkids.. the father says his kids are in a "new system" and says his god is "jehovah".
the grandparents lived on a farm and called it their "foreever farm".
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JaniceA
The dad sounds nuts. None of that narrative with all the approval at the grandfather's modus operandi sounds remotely normal. Maybe I'm being harsh but he seems to have some screws loose.
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Seeking info - murder suicide in WA Australia - were they Witnesses?
by iwasblind inhey guys.
a grandfather murdered his wife, daughter and 4 grandkids.. the father says his kids are in a "new system" and says his god is "jehovah".
the grandparents lived on a farm and called it their "foreever farm".
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JaniceA
Unless the police a re waiting for him to dig himself a hole, I imagine he has a really good alibi. He is the natural suspect at first until he is ruled out.
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Trump mentality = Watchtower mentality
by doubtfull1799 inthe fake news is working overtime.
just reported that, despite the tremendous success we are having with the economy & all things else, 91% of the network news about me is negative (fake).
why do we work so hard in working with the media when it is corrupt?
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JaniceA
Which side/perspective/,religion/industry etc has a perfect record of even handed integrity never pushing their interest, agenda or belief system?
There are no positions that come without baggage, including ex religionists or anti religionists. Kanye doesn't represent all blacks or males or entertainers, neither does Trump, Weinstein or a rabid ex JW represent every subset that they are a part of.
Crap talk about any group builds division, walls, stereotypes. As "evil apostates" we should know that better than anyone. So why jump on ignorant bandwagons ,filled with angry people that have no interest in rational discourse?
We often end up with the close mindedness that was actively encouraged by the org.
Do we really want to still be those people who hates everyone who thinks, looks, believes differently than we do? That tries to silence them by cutting them out of the conversation?
Might as well be a JW.
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went to see MOM for MOTHERS day and jw dad showed up
by JunkYardDog ini surprised mom with flowers and cake ,candy etc.
she was so happy, i told her i was going to work.
and couldn't see her for mother's day, she said she was just staying home,as none of my non jw bro's or sisters were taking her out for dinner.
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JaniceA
I'm sure all that contention just made your mom's day.
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who has been out the longest?
by stan livedeath inwho has been out of the cult the longest ?.
i'll start--i resigned in 1971, but attended occasionally as a non-interested husband to keep the wife sweet, untill my last circuit assembly in autumn 1980. no connection with the cult since then.
so--its either 47 or 38 years, depending on how you see it.. which begs the question--why am i on this site now ?.
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JaniceA
Early 80,s, right before I knew about Franz, but I think I was out mentally in about 1979. Just too young to articulate my feelings.
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The political left, perfectly captured in one short video exchange
by Simon inthis perfectly encapsulates the behaviour and opinions of the left and dave rubin nails it - "you're not oppressed, you're entitled".. lots of of shouting and claims of being denied rights to speak but nothing really to say when given a mic, just endless shouting and baseless confused claims about 'free speech'.
hey, some blm bitches try and get in on it too because, why not.. constant "i have a question, i have a question ..." as though she isn't allowed to ask it when the reality is she really has nothing to say, she just wants to stop other people being able to talk.
what a stupid cunt.. sadly, the left is indoctrinating a generation to think that *this* is what political discourse and "taking a stand" is.
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JaniceA
Does Donald Trump “perfectly represent” conservative thinking today?
Whereas the college student is still forming their thoughts and viewpoints as I’ve never seen or heard of her before, Trump is 70+ and as the guy elected by conservatives, is a real representation of conservatives today, not a random one off.
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Jehovah's Witnesses Scripturally Based Position on Child Protection
by humblepotato innews room > legal developments > legal resources.
jehovah's witnesses scripturally based position on child protection.
i am having trouble understanding paragraph 5. it says: .
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JaniceA
So, if a kid reports an adult abuser and they don’t live in abusers home, if parents are notified then the community is safe?
Reporting abuse isn’t merely about removing one child from immediate danger. My family is filled with abusers and it doesn’t stop with one child.