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  Jehovah's Witnesses - Where is Your Money Going?

  by Sea Breeze in

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  after discouraging and in many instances prohibiting jw's from getting an education, like in computer graphics, film-making and design, the wt is employing these kinds of professionals and throwing vast sums of money at their new film-making adventures doubtless from all the properties they confiscated, sold that the local members paid for.

  kim and mikey talk about this primarily starting at 13:15https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqafxmsjirk&ab_channel=kimmikey .

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  joao

  I'll have to see this one! Thanks!
  
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  UN and Governing Body and an accounting

  by AnnaNana in

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  joseph and mary were not in a spiritually adulterous relationship with the roman authorities, the "legs of iron".

  joseph and mary were not perfect.

  the governing body of the modern-day organization of jehovah's witnesses is not perfect.

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  joao

  @Anna

  Hi!

  I'm sorry, but I'll have to say this: I have asked you some questions and you've completely ignored them! So, you are ignoring me because I ask questions, direct questions!

  You're not the only one here doing that! There's another fellow doing the same.

  From my point of view, you're only repeating what JW has taught you. You're not following Jesus by ignoring me! You're following JW instructions to avoid answering questions, specially those that make you question it has representative of God! I can understand that.
  

  You think you know everything! Well, you don't as neither do I or anyone on this planet.

  You're also showing some characteristics JWs usually show: arrogance, ignorance and impoliteness.

  You are doing nothing more than repeating what you were told as being the truth. You're applying to others principles you don't apply to yourself. You're preaching! Are you counting the time? You should!

  And you should also read Crisis of Conscience and In Search of Christian Freedom, by Raymond Franz. You might start to see some light and what it means to be humble following the footsteps of Jesus.

  May God bless you!
  
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  UN and Governing Body and an accounting

  by AnnaNana in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  joseph and mary were not in a spiritually adulterous relationship with the roman authorities, the "legs of iron".

  joseph and mary were not perfect.

  the governing body of the modern-day organization of jehovah's witnesses is not perfect.

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  @AnnaNana

  Hi! Could you, please, answer my questions?
  
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  UN and Governing Body and an accounting

  by AnnaNana in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  joseph and mary were not in a spiritually adulterous relationship with the roman authorities, the "legs of iron".

  joseph and mary were not perfect.

  the governing body of the modern-day organization of jehovah's witnesses is not perfect.

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  @AnnaNanna

  The fact that Jehovah has used, is using or will use any organisation to fulfil His will is not a sign that it is His organisation as you know!

  Where are His precise instructions regarding the creation of such an evil organisation in the Bible?

  Why didn't Jesus found it or give the necessary instructions?

  How can an organisation that wants to replace Jesus be Christian?
  
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  The blood of the covenant and forgivness of sins

  by enoughisenough in

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  i am pasting in a copy of an email i hope my friend will read...i watched a video by bridget from az and i had thoughs i had never even considered before.

  this is interesting : matt 26:28 for this means my 'blood of the covenant,' which is to be poured out in behalf of many for the forgiveness of sins.according to wt, the christian greek scriptures were ( see copy ) wt 74 6/15 serve with eternity in view : also, it is to the spirit-anointed christians who will rule in that kingdom that most of the christian greek scriptures is directed, including the promises of everlasting life ( pasted from wt 74 6/15).

  so matt 26:28 is at the lord's evening meal where the new covenant is being initiated.

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  joao

  Very, very interesting information. Thanks!
  
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  My mom died.

  by noni1974 in

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  2. friends

  it's been years since i posted here.

  my jw mother died july 5th.

  it was quite honestly not that emotional for me.

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  joao

  Sorry to hear about that. It's also sad to see the degree of destruction JW causes to families. Take care.
  
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  Is the governing body of Jehovah's Witnesses REALLY the "faithful and discreet slave" of Matt. 24:45-47?

  by Roger Kirkpatrick in

  1. watchtower
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  thesis: when someone who is given a responsibility mistakes that responsibility for authority, bullying is very likely to occur.. jesus spoke an illustration recorded at matthew 24: 45-51 which well illustrates this thesis.. jesus asked, “who really is the faithful and discreet slave whom his master appointed over all his domestics, to give them their food at the proper time?

  happy is that slave if his master on arriving finds him doing so.

  truly i say to you, he will appoint him over all his belongings.

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  They seem too have thought only requirement was preaching.
  

  And giving away their hard-earned £€$...
  
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  Upbringing

  by punkofnice in

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  i was brought up as a born-in(tm) here in the uk.

  it wasn't until i was 50 that the scales fell from my eyes, i woke up, got da'd from the cult and my wife was advised to leave me by the elders whom i had served with on the boe.

  one of which i know wanted to schtupf her.

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  joao

  Yes, I guess it is normal that you feel that way. But, please, do your best to move on. We can't ever forget nor recover the years we lost, but we can live our lives happily and help others to do the same! 🙏
  
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  UN and Governing Body and an accounting

  by AnnaNana in

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  joseph and mary were not in a spiritually adulterous relationship with the roman authorities, the "legs of iron".

  joseph and mary were not perfect.

  the governing body of the modern-day organization of jehovah's witnesses is not perfect.

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  @Fisherman
  

  Religion is governed by laws earth-wide so JW congregation is required to exist as a legal entity.

  Sorry, you're wrong! Business, commerce, money transactions are governed by laws. So, if JW needs all those laws it's because they are a business, not THE TRUE RELIGION as they claim to be!

  They act in opposition to Christ's example who told us that the law must be in our hearts, the LAW OF LOVE.

  When God wanted humans to build the temple He told them what to do. He gave precise instructions to Noah about the building of the Arc too.

  If I remember correctly, there is no mention in the Bible, no instruction given by Jesus about creating a building business of KHs, Bethels or TV/cinema studios using slave labour and money given by people that could be used to help the poor and needy, is there?

  2 Corinthians 3:1-6 tells us that religion is not something external, it's in our hearts. It's not the ink (the human laws), it's the spirit that matters!

  And...
  

  James 1 (KJV)
  

  26 If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain.

  27 Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.

  Is this what JW is doing? In Portugal, when JWs get too old to take care of themselves and their family needs help they have to rely on Catholic church institutions or other institutions. JW doesn't care about them anymore because they are of no use for them... But their money was very useful...

  I'm sure JW is obeying Christ's instructions... Right?!

  To conclude, I don't remember reading anywhere in any of my Bibles that God sent Jesus to Earth in order to instruct us to build big headquarters, other magnificent buildings and an enormous network of money collecting KHs for any religion. Please, be so kind as to point me in the right direction because I might have misunderstood or missed some precious information.
  
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  UN and Governing Body and an accounting

  by AnnaNana in

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  2. scandals

  joseph and mary were not in a spiritually adulterous relationship with the roman authorities, the "legs of iron".

  joseph and mary were not perfect.

  the governing body of the modern-day organization of jehovah's witnesses is not perfect.

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  @AnnaNana

  Please, help me out with a problem no one has yet been able to help me solve: when and where did Jesus create a Society, an Organisation, a greedy Corporation to divide humans into "casts" (a few being the Lords and others their slaves) and to replace him as mediator between men and God?