Topics Started by BoogerMan

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JW BORG does not have clergy-laity like Christendom! 😄
by BoogerMan in
1. watchtower
2. bible
(because they told us so in a wt!.

w71 6/1 p. 330 par.

10 - "another reason why many feel there is no place for them in the service of god is due to the clergy-laity distinction that is fostered in the churches.
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Norway didn't fall for it
by Jalisco in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
la norvegia non è caduta nella trappola della torre di guardia di agosto.. https://files.accessjw.org/s/sdzfgcgk4bi48jb.
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Indoctrinate a lie until it become a "truth"
by BoogerMan in
1. watchtower
2. bible
february 2025 study wt doubles down on the org's lie that being killed by a guinness truck etc.

3 "jesus likened sins to “debts.” when we sin, it is as if we incur a debt to jehovah.

we have to pay the penalty for the sin.
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What would it like to see
by JohnR1975 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
what i would like to see and maybe will get there in about another ten years is being a jw is a rewarding thing that enriches your life.. just like other religions out there you may not know the entire truth and maybe not quite right many of the beliefs but to have to idea of a belief centres and stabilises you.. i would like jws to be able to celebrate birthdays and maybe even other holidays if they choose to and not be judged by those who choose not to.. i would like jws to be allowed to have different interpretations of scripture and everyone is happy to agree to disagree and be able to say to each other yes maybe that interpretation is nearer the truth.

we just don’t know.. i would like new members of the gb to issue an apology for previous members getting so many things wrong.. they need to come out and say they were wrong about 1914 this date has no scriptural significance and the same is true of 1919. jws were not chosen in 1919 as the one and only true religion.. we just don’t know about so many things and it takes humility to admit we were wrong.. i would like to see even more lightening up on stupid restrictions like young people being allowed to have a varied friends and activities that are not with jws only..
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Preaching the "good news" - about whom or what?
by BoogerMan in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
the "good news" was specifically about christ's imminent kingship/rulership in heaven, to be followed by his rulership over the earth.

(matthew 6:10).

basileia (kingdom) - royal power, kingship, dominion, rule: not to be confused with an actual kingdom but rather rulership, the right or authority to rule over a kingdom, of the royal power of jesus as the triumphant messiah.
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Do you see it?
by MeanMrMustard in
1. social
2. humour
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What is Your Favorite WT Lie?
by Sea Breeze in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i 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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4 Year old JW has suicidal ideations?
by usualusername1 in
1. jw
2. friends
today i made a post on linkedin about having suicidal thoughts since the age of 8. had lots of supportive comments.

one lady said her son was suicidal from the age of 4. i was freaked out.

then she sent me the message below.. i hope she was counting her time!.
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End within 2 years (again)
by road to nowhere in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
an 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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WT vs Norway - WT sends letter to the goverment saying they have now changed their practice on DF. Asks for their funding back
by liam in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
disfellowshipping is slowly fading into the night.. last efforts to survive.. https://www.reddit.com/r/exjw/comments/1gh3ilq/wt_vs_norway_wt_sends_letter_to_the_goverment/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button.