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  Jesus with an iPad. Really?

  by punkofnice in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  at a local meeting, one of the elders said that if jesus were on the earth today 'you can be sure' he would be preaching by showing videos on a tablet.. i kid you not.. i wonder what videos he'd be playing?.

  obviously this was the elder's own pet theory.

  wasn't it?.

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  I don't think he would be using an iPad to preach. In his life, people approached him without much preaching done, meaning the Sermon on the Mount was his biggest event. (Correct me if I'm wrong.) People approached him for healing themselves, their sick family members and others, and for meals from a boy's few fish.

  Today, Jesus would have a more direct media than JW.org. Jw's think this is the ultimate; the society has a website. Big Deal!!! He probably would have a more direct media like Joel Osteen, satellite TV, and radio. Or, since everyone has smartphones, to send a message of hope when you are having difficult times, sending a text message just before you sinned, etc. I have to laugh at witnesses trying to impose their current habits into scripture based precedence like the early church members had book bags. Riiiiiight!

  I wonder if Jesus would use Twitter or Instagram or any of the other apps to further his preaching work. Seems, he has personally been silent for 2000 years. However, if you want to consider other avenues than JW.org website, or their not at home to not at home then to Starbucks coffee work, or useless advertising with the carts while they use their smartphones while ignoring everyone, God is here every day in our lives.

  If WTBTS owned an airline like Lufthansa, Jesus would have flown it exclusively. If WTBTS was a hotel owner, guess where Jesus would have stayed, in a manger? No, the approved WTBTS list of approved hotels. I guess he would have used Uber to get him locally from one place to another, all the while sending updates on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and we could go one but you get the idea.

  I believe the WTBTS organization has truly lost their sense of direction, trying to point to themselves all the time and how they alone are God's sole channel to mankind in these modern times. If God does have a direct channel of communication to mankind, I hope they are on the right frequency, because it doesn't seem so with WTBTS. Just Saying.
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  So What Drastic Money Change is Next?

  by OnTheWayOut in

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  2. friends

  okay, they cheapened the product by getting rid of hardcover books.

  they reduced printing of mags.

  they drastically reduced the number of pieces of printed paper that members would "place" in people's hands in various ways, the biggest one being that they put them on a cart and don't encourage people to take them.they cut d.o.

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  The issue is that no one is buying their product anymore and they can't sell it. Joel Osteen seems to be doing well he doesn't mention money much, he just encourages and empowers people to be their best. Perhaps they should change their message. A CO said to me years ago, "JW's have everything wrong, they need to scrap it and start over".
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  LEAKED: WHQ Accounts: 2016-2020 Budget

  by Fay Dehr in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  leaked: whq accounts: 2016-2020 budget [part 1 of 5] https://youtu.be/g08tw2v3b4s.

  leaked: whq accounts: 2016-2020 budget [part 2 of 5] https://youtu.be/rpceb5v0vbe.

  leaked: whq accounts: 2016-2020 budget [part 3 of 5] https://youtu.be/2xa08ukc_6i.

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  Must be a recession in Heaven.
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  Ex-Jehovah's Witness Recovering Group 3 and This Site

  by dubstepped in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i don't remember seeing it ever really talked about here but the facebook group with the namesake of this post shut down at the end of march.

  it was archived and they weren't clear as to when or if they would come back.

  it seemed to come out of nowhere, and i know a lot of people were disappointed.

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  I appreciate this site very much. Thank you, Simon and all that assist you!
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  The dishonesty of JWs vs mainstream churches

  by Wonderment in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  one of the most vexing matters confronting us as christians has to do with the apparent lack of honesty of so-called "christian" teachers on the many issues they frequently talk about.

  this should not be shocking to us since scripture tells us that "everyone has sinned.

  " (rom.

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  Marking post for future. Thanks, great narrative.
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  Suspect in Jehovah's Witness child sex abuse case arrested

  by Tahoe in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  by david gambacorta, staff writer @dgambacorta | [email protected].

  martin haugh rolled out of bed one morning earlier this month, shuffled into his kitchen, and turned on his coffee maker.

  while the machine gurgled to life, he glanced at his phone.

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  This is great news, thank you!
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  Random Musing of an ex-JW between a rock and a hard place.

  by StarTrekAngel in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  many of you may recall pass postings of mine where i mentioned my plans of moving away from my current neighborhood.

  mainly because my office got moved and now my commute is about one hour each way.

  my employer is pretty flexible so showing up on time, for now, is not an issue.

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  Hey Star Trek, I have empathy for your situation, it appears to you are in rock and hard place, and, it is difficult to leave a cult completely behind. I sympathize with you. We are all damaged to some degree.

  Moving on to business:

  Personally, If I didn't have the cash, I wouldn't try to buy or build a house unless I had a banks approval first with an agreed upon period of time to close. Working with a builders' financier's in an expanding economy is not the side of the table where you want to negotiate from. Get your financing lined up, i.e. make loan applications to lenders, then go to a neighborhood that you like and negotiate a price for a home.

  If the new prices are outrageous in a hot area and you can't afford it, then perhaps look into a used home that you can revamp. However, if you walk in to a builder, coolly look at their models, say, "I don't know, I'm not fond of some of your selections", and you have a letter in your coat pocket that says's you have a loan from a such and such bank for six months to 95 percent of completion, you can then negotiate a good price for the house. I wouldn't play by their rules. (This is a whole other topic for a thread)

  What you are doing is comparable to going to an auto dealership and letting them ask you what payment you can afford as opposed to what car you want. There is a world of difference.

  Read the Donald Trump's "The Art of the Deal" (used, 50 Cents). There is nothing superbly outstanding or moving the earth in it, it just gives an insight that some may not have naturally.

  Best wishes. And.....yes, I would tell your MIL your moving. Let her make her choice.
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  Tacoma Dome regional conventions

  by Crazyguy in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  this is the spot where most of washington state and even parts of oregon have had thier regional conventions.

  there would be as many as 4 conventions during the summer.

  this year none.

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  Tells us Introvert, was it that parking was included in their contract but charged for it also?
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  Leah Remini to tackle JWs in new special

  by betterdaze in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  the star has a previous first-look production deal with the network to produce unscripted series following the success of her emmy-winning show “leah remini: scientology and the aftermath.” according to the hollywood reporter, remini will produce a special for the network during the break following season 3 of the acclaimed docuseries.. it notes that jehovah’s witnesses, while based on biblical teachings, have come under fire over the years for similar practices to the church remini left years ago.

  for example, practices of ousting or shunning members who have dissenting views, a blanket refusal to participate in politics and government as well as not celebrating christmas or birthdays are all things that the special will reportedly cover.

  additionally, the religion has predicted the literal end of the world several times, obviously to no avail.. .

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  If JW's had seen Leah Remini's series on Scientology and enjoyed it, it will be interesting to see their reaction to the same consideration of Jw's.
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  Sometimes it's the little things....

  by dubstepped in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i'm listening to a podcast where a former elder describes how another elder conducted the watchtower study about hyperbole.

  the elder called it hyper-bowl.

  soon the whole congregation called it hyper-bowl.

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  Laurel and Hardy