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  With a whimper, not a bang

  by JeffT in

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  the thread about old timers got me thinking about trends i see with the watchtower.

  i've changed my opinion about where the organization stands.

  when i joined the religion in 1973 it was dynamic, even the small congregation i attended sent out three or four pioneers.

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  Phizzy

  " Unless it completely rebuilds itself the Watchtower will die of boredom." I think this is so very true.

  Also relevance to people's lives is an issue, once a JW starts to ease off from the Mouse in a Wheel life that the Org demands of its adherents, she or he realises that the Org has little relevance to their day to day life, couple that with the incredible boredom of the Meetings, what is needed at that point is some sort of trigger, and they will be off.

  Another thing that is even more of a problem for those who want to keep the org going is that the young ones have in the main seen through it, and the older ones are dying off, and yet the Org now has no real way to attract new recruits.
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  Ah, Jonah. 3 day air supply explained ?Whale sharks gulp down air to float vertically while feeding

  by waton in

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  here from new scientist magazine: .

  whale sharks gulp down air to float vertically while feeding.

  life 12 may 2021by christa lesté-lasserre.

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  Phizzy

  Another example of Gospel writers using a Motif from the O.T perhaps ? I doubt Jesus spoke those words and it was remembered and passed down to the Gospel writer.

  Our great Poster Leolaia has a Post, or probably more than one, of the many Motifs used by the Gospel writers that come form the O.T.
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  400 Rockets Hit Israel

  by minimus in

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  israel retaliated and some are accusing israel of an “act of terrorism”.

  evidently these rockets are trying to get to tel aviv but the dome is getting overwhelmed.. i wonder if the usa and other nations will come to israel’s defense..

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  Hamas will claim their god wants them to eradicate Israel as a Nation State, equally as wrong-headed.
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  400 Rockets Hit Israel

  by minimus in

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  israel retaliated and some are accusing israel of an “act of terrorism”.

  evidently these rockets are trying to get to tel aviv but the dome is getting overwhelmed.. i wonder if the usa and other nations will come to israel’s defense..

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  Have I made it?

  by zachias in

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  hi all,.

  i have attempted 're-entry' having lost access some months ago.. i was of the name zeb.. wish me the best please.

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  Phizzy

  Welcome back Zeb, hope all is well with you and yours.
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  Ah, Jonah. 3 day air supply explained ?Whale sharks gulp down air to float vertically while feeding

  by waton in

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  here from new scientist magazine: .

  whale sharks gulp down air to float vertically while feeding.

  life 12 may 2021by christa lesté-lasserre.

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  Phizzy

  Jesus referenced the Jonah Story , so the Gospels say, but did he view it as Literal and full of facts ? I doubt it.
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  Very Droll this !

  by Phizzy in

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  a hindu, a rabbi, and a jehovah's witness are lost.

  they wander across a farmstead and ask to spend the night.. "i only have room for two, so one of you will have to stay in the barn," says the farm owner.. the hindu immediately volunteers, insisting it's no problem.

  however, a few minutes later, he knocks on the front door.. "i'm sorry, but there is a cow in the barn, and they are sacred to me.".

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  A Hindu, a rabbi, and a Jehovah's Witness are lost. They wander across a farmstead and ask to spend the night.

  "I only have room for two, so one of you will have to stay in the barn," says the Farm Owner.

  The Hindu immediately volunteers, insisting it's no problem. However, a few minutes later, he knocks on the front door.

  "I'm sorry, but there is a cow in the barn, and they are sacred to me."

  "No problem," says the Rabbi, and he goes to the barn. Again though, he returns and knocks. "There is also a pig in there, and that is against our teachings."

  "I will go then, friends," says the Jehovah's Witness, and he proceeds to the barn. A few moments later, there is a knock at the door. It's the cow and the pig.
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  Google Street view: Will I get disfellowshipped?

  by StephaneLaliberte in

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  yesterday, while having a smoke outside my house, i saw the google street view car drive by.

  so here i am, wondering when this picture will make it to the web and when a jw sees it.

  even if they blur the face, i bet it will be really easy to make out who's smokin' outside.

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  Phizzy

  I gave up smoking last year, due to having Asthma and the fear that if I got Covid, my not so healthy Lungs would not stand up to it.

  But when I was smoking , I took all sorts of chances of being "caught", it never happened. It is the same with Voting, Donating Blood, all sorts of things, I really am not prepared to spend the rest of my days looking over my shoulder and worrying about those stupid JayDubs.

  If they see me doing something they do not approve of , f**k 'em, I am going to do it anyway. As I told one Elder, " You can't DF me from a religion I was never a part of ", which is true, all the main Doctrines have changed since I left about a decade and a half ago, so I have never been part of the latest iteration of JW Org.
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  J Dublethink

  by LoveUniHateExams in

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  i'm just thinking of examples of jw doublethink.. here's one - jws will tell a bible study or unbaptised publisher that there is no hierarchy within the org.

  they typically remark on christendom's hierarchy but then say 'we are all brothers'.

  but as a person gets further into the cult, jws will constantly stress the need to obey the governing body.. jw hierarchy .

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  Phizzy

  By " Doublethink" I assume you mean what is called Cognitive Dissonance, and that abounds within the JW Org, see the List above in "mynameislame" 's Post, and that List is not exhaustive !

  It disturbed me as a JW to be dishonest with people, the public, so I rarely was, apart from the not revealing all about the Org.

  I'm sure it disturbs honest ones in the Org, the number of times and ways they have to use lies and deceit.

  As has been said many times, but it is pertinent, " If you have The Truth, you do not have to lie about it".
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  Do local JWs want in-person meetings back in your congregation?

  by JWTom in

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  i realize many here think that in-person meetings will return as soon as things are safe with covid.

  but many acknowledge it will likely be 2022 or later when this happens.. surprisingly, many pimi jws in our congregation are not shy about saying they are fine with zoom meetings forever and do not want to go back to in-person meetings.

  many speculate similar thoughts that are on this site....such as a combination of in-person and zoom meetings.

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  Phizzy

  I imagine JW's are ambivalent about it, on the one hand Zoom Meetings are easier for them, on the other, actual live meeting up means they can actually catch up with all the gossip. And Gossip is what they all, men and women, thrive on.