Posts by Drearyweather

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Secret witnesses, wiretaps and banned literature

by Fadeaway1962 in

https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/odr/secret-witnesses-wiretaps-and-banned-literature-how-russian-law-enforcement-prosecutes-jehovahs-witnesses/ .

shame for those in prison, .

where were the angels and the holy spirit to protect them like in the past ?

Drearyweather

"The enemy of my enemy is my friend"

Let's hope that our hatred for JW's don't persuade us to support what Russia is doing.

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Another suspect JW experience

by neat blue dog in

the latest jwdotorg experience tells of using video conferencing to hold congregation meetings inside jail for prisoners.

it says that the prison director himself and his wife have also started attending the zoom meetings and quotes him as saying.

“these meetings are of great importance for the spiritual and emotional well-being of the prisoners during this period of social isolation.

Drearyweather

I dunno, maybe I'm a little suspicious but JWs have been known to pad out their experiences to say the least.

neat blue dog,

The name of the prison is given there in the image in the article on jw.org: Complejo Penitenciario Pampa De Las Salinas Provincia De San Luis

You can contact them and get verification.

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Why Do Intelligent People Still Believe In The Jehovah’s Witness Religion?

by minimus in

jw
friends

i understand it’s a cult.

but what makes an intelligent person actually believe they have the “truth” as taught by jehovah’s witnesses??

?.

Drearyweather

If a person decides not to join the JW religion, does it mean he is intelligent?

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Disfellowshipped for NOT activating my camera on ZOOM meeting

by Aleph in

hey so i won't go too much into the details though there would be so much more to say....in a nutshell, you are repentant but not enough so we disfellowship you ....i asked, can you clarified this "not enough repentant" please ?as one of the reason of not being repentant : " you didn't put on your camera during zoom meetings !!!

" they yelled at me, like a bunch of wolves against a sheep....so :.

- no scriptural basis.- abuse of power.- my phone can't handle to have its camera on more than 20 minutes.then they yelled " jehovah does want you in the congregation" !like you are not welcome here....strangely to me, isaiah 1:18 and the story of the prodigal son tells a complete different story....well the whole bible is about love forgiveness and repentance !!

Drearyweather

Aleph, you said

As one of the reason of not being repentant : " You didn't put on your camera during zoom meetings !!!" they yelled at me, like a bunch of wolves against a sheep...

So the camera not being on was just one of the reasons. What were the other reasons that they gave you?

Are we missing some important details from your story?

Not that I am interested to go into your personal life, but the title of your post is too sensational to believe.

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How Many of Jehovah’s Witnesses Are There Worldwide? FAQ Are You A Jehovah's Witness in REALITY

by Longlivetherenegades in

from the faq as captured on the website with this question (how many jehovah's witnesses are there worldwide?

) led to this question of mine who do the organization sees as a jehovah's witness?

the organization answers: .

Drearyweather

If you do not, they do not "count" you as a J.W.,

and that's actually a blessing as most people choose this way to fade away from the organization.

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How Many of Jehovah’s Witnesses Are There Worldwide? FAQ Are You A Jehovah's Witness in REALITY

by Longlivetherenegades in

from the faq as captured on the website with this question (how many jehovah's witnesses are there worldwide?

) led to this question of mine who do the organization sees as a jehovah's witness?

the organization answers: .

Drearyweather

So when RETURNING to JEHOVAH as this week watchtower study article is based. Those willing to do so should be ready to RESUME their WORK as SALES MARKETER.

Isn't it obvious for any setting? If you want to be a writer, you need to write. If you want to be a salesman, you need to sell. If you want to be a Jehovah's Witness, you need to witness, or preach.

Regarding baptism, it is an initiation ceremony to get you inside the club. Once inside, you need to follow a host of rules to maintain your membership. The two baptismal questions just get you in, and nothing else.

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Tonight's Meeting

by Studyover in

during tonight's meeting the brother seemed to read out something along the lines of "you may be helping a poor sister who you think may be struggling, but in turn that sister may be getting financial assistance from the government.

it is always best to stick to jehovah's arrangement in these matters so that help can get to those who most need it, including the worldwide work".

i think it may have been an article about social media platforms initially and how they should be avoided and then this was mentioned.

Drearyweather

waton: dw: is it correct that it said, everyone that starts a theme, campaign or a site will be held responsible for any adverse outcome?

No, this is no where in the outline.

The talk was just about messaging apps.

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Tonight's Meeting

by Studyover in

during tonight's meeting the brother seemed to read out something along the lines of "you may be helping a poor sister who you think may be struggling, but in turn that sister may be getting financial assistance from the government.

it is always best to stick to jehovah's arrangement in these matters so that help can get to those who most need it, including the worldwide work".

i think it may have been an article about social media platforms initially and how they should be avoided and then this was mentioned.

Drearyweather

I think it may have been an article about social media platforms initially and how they should be avoided and then this was mentioned. Did anyone else hear it...did I hear correctly?

The talk that was given this week in the Local needs in all congregations was about using messaging apps wisely.

The outline says: "Some with good intentions have used messaging apps to solicit funds for brothers in need However, there are arrangements already in place to help such ones"

It doesn't say not to help other jw's in need, but not to use messaging apps to solicit funds, which happened recently in many countries with people scamming other jw's in the pretense of helping a sick JW in some African country

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I don't get it - Marriage in WT world

by menrov in

in wt world, a marriage is only seen (considered) as legal if it is registered in the municipality (or similar governmental organisation).

now, if you look at the scriptures, there was no requirement to have a marriage legally registered in order to be considered married.

is it not strange that the wt subjects themselves to and adopts an worldly arrangement setup but governments rules by satan when it comes to a marital status?.

Drearyweather

Not sure where you live, but where I live, a marriage is considered legal by the government only if it is registered by the local authority.

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Marry in white - a worldly practice

by menrov in

i was not aware but just learned that is was queen victoria who was the first to get marries in white dress.

.

so, it is a worldly practice.... i assume jw's should reconsider whether they adopt / continue this worldly practice or keep away from it ... .

Drearyweather

LOL, Which colour do you suggest they turn to, that doesn't have a worldly connection?

by the way, Even the modern trousers that we wear originated from the sixth century BC Greek geographers who found wearing trousers while riding horses was more comfortable than wearing togas.