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  "The Truth"

  by Ding in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  we all know that jws consider the wt religion to be "the truth" and refer to it as such.. granted, that phrase is used repeatedly in the literature and from the platform.. but it's obvious that much of what the organization used to require jws to teach house-to-house as important truths--even within our own lifetimes--has been abandoned.

  it's been replaced by "new light" and "refined understanding.

  what's meant by "the 1914 generation" is a prime example.. in fact, i think it would be hard to find another religion that has changed so many of its teachings, especially in such a short period of time.. so why do jws still believe their religion to be "the truth"?.

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  And of course if the R&F say it often enough, in time the habit becomes their reality.
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  It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars

  by Newly Enlightened in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  original reddit post (removed).

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  https://img.jehovahs-witness.com/image/3a9a0037bc39b4f602ba17c0a06b7584?s=480

  i find this an odd picture ; wouldn’t a caring parent take her to the Children’s books section of the store, like why is she made to wait around in the adult or reference section?
  
  
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  It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars

  by Newly Enlightened in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  original reddit post (removed).

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  I thought this was a thread about a certain John Cedars/Lloyd Evans, not for ‘canceling’ anybody else.

  Footnote:

  Hi and most warm greetings to Barbara AndersonsInfohttps://www.jehovahs-witness.com/users/18048/AndersonsInfo
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  New method to absolutely date Fall of Jerusalem.

  by waton in

  1. social
  2. current

  for what it is worth to those interested.

  1914.. tel-aviv university.

  "biblical military campaigns reconstructed using geomagnetic field data.

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  We now await the arrival of our friends…..

  tick…..tick…..tick…….
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  January 2023 Study Watchtower - both sides of the mouth!

  by BoogerMan in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i've added to it in bold letters:.

  january 2023 study watchtower, page 20, pars.

  1 - 3.. almost 2,000 years ago, jesus gave his life in our behalf, opening the way for us to gain everlasting life.

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  I think it may have been nearly twenty years ago, but I wrote a post here about “The Great Rejection Feast” where I described what ‘the Memorial TM’ represents.

  For a Christian, nothing can be more sacriligious than what the Dubs invite people to, to actually distribute the bread and the wine and reject it

  Does that make it a Satanic ritual?
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  Secret Building Project?

  by Mum in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i watch a lot of ex-jw videos on youtube and read many of the comments.

  recently, i watched a video by an ex-jw whose videos i had never watched before.

  i don't remember his handle.. anyway, there was only one comment posted at the time i watched the video.

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  Not what I would expect but willing to be informed.

  in the meantime, I’d be sceptical of unsubstantiated claims.
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  114,000, Literal, or Symbolic?

  by Wonderment in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  a poster wrote to me privately, and brought to my attention the following comment below i made a while back in regards to the 144,00 number of revelation.

  i had casually conjectured that this number was likely symbolic in line with the book of revelation being mostly symbolic in kind.

  he brought up this juicy source:.

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  Unless it tells you otherwise, ALL of the bible is literal

  Rubbish ! I suggest some entry into bible/ theological colleges is called for before making such rash assertions.
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  When The SHTF.

  by Lost in the fog in

  1. social
  2. current

  we have several non-jdub friends who are busy stockpiling foods and goods for the impending societal collapse.

  some are happy enough to be called preppers, others are not, but say that looking at the deteriorating condition of the world that it's only a matter of time before the shtf and they want to be prepared to protect themselves and their families when it happens.. contrast that to the jdubs who are actively telling people that the end of the world is coming, but aren't preparing in a practical way because they have been brainwashed by a "jehovah has always protected his servants" mindset from the gb at hq (who laughingly have no reason to be concerned because they're hoping for a quick getaway up to heaven when the jw 'end of the world' comes!).

  the most the average jdub has is a go-bag rucksack in case they have to quickly leave their house in the event of a natural disaster like a flood or a wildfire.. isn't it better to be safe than sorry?

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  Good grief !
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  Patterson on the line: Watchtower claims that paying cash bond would cause “immediate irreparable harm and hardship”

  by cedars in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  a new article for those who are interested.... http://jwsurvey.org/cedars-blog/patterson-on-the-line-watchtower-claims-that-paying-cash-bond-would-cause-immediate-irreparable-harm-and-hardship.

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  There is no rule on this forum that requires me to state my occupation.

  Because there isn’t one ?
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  Which of you readers are being shunned by their relatives / friends ?

  by stan livedeath in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  a simple " me" if you dont want to say more--or a short explanation about who is shunning you and how long has this been going on.. i'll set the ball rolling: my daughter--her husband and children; my younger son --no contact from them for 40 years...because i left their religion.. (edit--i just noticed the typo in the header--if should be of ).

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  Mother shuns me 37 years now as well as an uncle and his wife.

  Hi Lee,

  When I first read this I thought “sheesh, how could they hate so long” but then I realised my own family shunning is 25+ years.

  So for me every relative, whether children, siblings or whatever share in this hate cult towards me.

  How sad for them that they are in bondage, i pray that they will eventually know true christian freedom.

  Cheers,

  Ozzie 🍷