Many years ago my relative sent for an Awake magazine in Pidgin English and showed it to me. It was hilarious!
I wish i could remember some of the phrases.
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3Watchtower SlangJamaican Patois: Gods son came fe mash up the worldđ
by Diogenesister inđ¤Śââď¸this 25 million different languages thing is getting ridiculous.
this link is hilarious!
they've only gone and translated into jamaican patois and boy this isn't just translation, they're literally using slang....what next?
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PIMA is best so itâs not a shock to the system if the tower collapsed
by JohnR1975 ini know most people here are totally out and thatâs fine.. many these days are staying physically in for the social life and that is also fine.. i feel being fully mentally in is dangerous as it could be such a shock mentally if or should i say when the tower collapsed.. im sitting in the fence like so many others here.
mentally agnostic if god exists or not and if the bible is his word.. when i talk to people who are physically and mentally still in i can tell that they so need it to be true.
iâm worried for them when they wake up to the fact that they have been lied to 1914 wasnât true 1975 wasnât true 1999 wasnât true and now here we are 2025 itâs all not true.
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The only truly happy still in JWs I know are what a friend and I call "Jet Set" witnesses.
They several things in common:
#1 They have plenty of money. They inherited it or ignored the endless counsel to "put Kingdom interests first" during their earning years.
#2 They are fun-loving. No Debbie Downers allowed.
#3 They ONLY travel, party, and closely associate with people who keep their MOUTHS SHUT about "questionable conduct" within the group.
#4 They are in reasonably good or better health.
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Her Handbag Told Her to Stop Preaching
by raymond frantz inhttps://youtu.be/qzpj3kzgidi?si=x1xazpqmed1zq5h2.
ah, yes, another shining example of the watchtowerâs *unmatched* commitment to rational thought.
forget logic, science, or even basic common senseâjust blame that suspiciously cursed handbag for all your troubles!
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Any reason for my mother and I not to go back, this is one of them.
by Truth and Justice inhi to all, i have been away from the organization since the 1980's and as it seems, i haven't missed a thing.
i have seen a deterioration take place that is continually getting more dramatic than i have ever seen.
the thumbing down or the minimizing of spiritual food is reason enough that people are starving for something good.
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Calling your sister "my mother's daughter" says a lot to me.
Yes, the WTBTS has changed a lot yet, I ask, WHEN were they ever "The Truth?" My family on both sides were believers starting with International Bible Students all the way to the present. What Year/s did they ever get it right? Did those strict beliefs make them better Christians? Or better people for that matter?
The answer is obviously no and in some cases it made them withdraw from their humanity. In every case they judge others. Even though I miss some of them they haven't missed me.
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What is Your Favorite WT Lie?
by Sea Breeze ini would like to start a thread on lies that the watchtower and their reps have told.
surely we all have one or two that truly sticks out in our memories, no matter how much we would like to forget.
my favorite wt lie: the reason they don't want to release the name of the "scholars" who worked on the new world translation is because they do not want to accept "glory and honor" from others.
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PRESIDENTIAL predictions...let the prognosticators have their say!
by Terry inmy only prowess in making predictions stems from my 77-years of life in the united statesgrowing up under president truman, eisenhower, kennedy, nixon, .....etc.
etc.i was a widdle kid sitting in front of a tiny black and white tv set when the very first broadcastsof political conventions, deal-making, debates (nixon vs kennedy), assassinations (jfk, rfk, martin luther king, etc.
) i grew up with duck and cover under my elementary schooldesk, the cold war, the iron curtain, the korean war, the vietnam war and i went to federal prisonas a jw conscientious objector while hippies, flower children, political activists protested and universitystudents were fired up on by troops.i grew up reading newspapers (2 of them).
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10/31 New York Times, "Theyâre Giving Scammers All Their Money. The Kids Canât Stop Them." Has Watchtower scammed your family?
by Balaamsass2 inthe seniors in our family were scammed by watchtower, for over 7 figures.
an interesting read today to give some insight.. one of the most egregious con-artists is watchtower bible and tract society the âlegalâ entity for jehovahâs witnesses.
many retired jehovahâs witnesses have been targeted over the years to âloanâ money for various âspecial projectsâ to further the âpreaching workâ, only to find they are never to be repaid.
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Was Hell Consistently Taught from Genesis to Revelation?
by Sea Breeze insome sources cite that the word or concept of hell appears 167 times in the old and new testament.
jesus spoke about hell more than anyone else.
how can such consistent warnings by many different writers over 1600 years all be parables?
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Bethelites dressing up for Halloween
by neat blue dog inthink about it: they had to go out and buy halloween paraphernalia, then apply makeup & costumes to dress the 'brothers & sisters' up as vampires, witches, mummies etc.
and you know they were probably joking around the whole time.
what a bunch of hypocrites, the last gen gb would be turning in their graves to see such a photoshoot at the 'house of god' đ.
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BABYLON THE GREAT IS NOT FALLING ANYMORE? (NEW LIGHT FROM THE ANNUAL MEETING)
by raymond frantz inhttps://youtu.be/rsbfa_7lqv4?si=muuxmgtll1n1ifad.
the watchtowerâs babylon the great: a shrinking reality?.
so this latest annual meeting introduced a new idea about babylon the great, and here is the part from geoffrey jackson's talk we real need to dig in and consider it's ramifications..... so youâve got to hand it to them; they know how to keep things interesting with their ever-evolving interpretations and, of course, those classic "adjustments" in understanding.
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When i read The op I had some thoughts. According to Watchtower, at least until I left:
#1 Babylon the Great is "The WORLD Empire of False Religion". Of course this would include Judaism, Hinduism and the rest of the Asian religions, Islam, And EVERY religion in the entire world, Christian or otherwise. EVERY religious belief OTHER than WATCHTOWER.
# 2 Babylon the Great FELL in 1919. The belief was regardless of weather or not the numbers grew or diminished, It fell because the BELIEFS held by the various religions NO LONGER HAD ANY HOLD on JEHOVAH'S PEOPLE. In that sense alone they ALL fell.
The "RIVERS DRYING UP", was the sign that B.theG. would soon be DESTROYED .
Falling was the past, DESTROYED was in the FUTURE.
WT loved to say that religions are drying up because people aren't as zealous as they were in the past. Remember, this is primarily a US religion. They disregarded their OWN interpretation of B. the G. by ignoring the zeal of Islamists and other non-Christian religions. They simply wanted to point only to things that could indicate that the GT and the Destruction would be SOON.
Of course, this whole post is how WT uses Semantics. WT splits hairs in order to wiggle out of their many false predictions and interpretations. ONLY when the passage of time reveals their beliefs to be false, do they get "New Light".
Apparently, fewer JWs, especially the under 50s, pay attention to details given by WT. After all, most who did...already left.
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