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  JW's in war zone

  by Gorb in

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  2. friends

  there is so much silence about the jw's in the ukraine conflict.

  are the jw men arrested because they don't want to fight?

  how is that going in the hyper nationalist fase the country is in?

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  joao

  @LHHE, we can't assume anything from one response! We can only say that we don't know. Regarding the d nuclear power plant, here in Portugal we're having news reports on that and the case is under investigation by independent organisations.
  
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  UNITED NATIONS

  by JohnTron7 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i've been posting this for a few years now but, my post get pulled.

  so i will try again so that others will read and understand the validity of my statements.

  while for years watch tower have declared their thoughts of world changing events leading to the un as the catalyst for turning on religion recently calling russia the final king of the north which has breen debated for decades.

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  joao

  NBD, that's the right question!
  
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  Did becoming a JW influence you to give up something you enjoyed ?

  by smiddy3 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  when i was a teenager a younger fellow workmate was involved in the sport of judo.i got interested and went along to a number of sessions and took to it like a sponge to water ,and as a sport i was happy participating in.. not that much longer another workmate was getting re-activated in the religion of jw`s.

  which i had never heard o before and then got interested in that .. conflict : was judo a sport that was compatible with j.w beliefs?

  sadly i decided it was not and stopped any further involvement.. to this day i resent that decision i made back then .and i`m 82 years old now.. it was a sport i was comfortable doing and i enjoyed it.and i gave it up because of the religion .who knows what i may have achieved had i continued with it.

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  joao

  Although, according to their point of view, I wasn't a very zealous witness, becoming one hindered all of the most important aspects of my life: my family life was deeply affected, because my wife and my daughters were/are witnesses, the relationship with our relatives was also hampered as well as the one with our friends and it was a terrible waste of time and money. And you can never recover the time you waste!
  
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  Should laws be passed compelling the church to report crimes?

  by Fisherman in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  if laws were passed compelling the church to report crimes to government authorities and there was no legal way around it and the church was forced to comply and did comply, nobody would confess their sins.

  it wouldn’t stop people from committing crimes, they just wouldn’t tell their church about it.

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  joao

  No. Smiles doesn't agree with Fisherman. He is telling him that he (Fisherman) is doing the devil's work by defending religious policies that protect thousands of criminals of all sorts around the word while making the victims suffer even more. He is also telling him that he doesn't like answering serious questions by using several technics that JWs love using to avoid fair and honest debate.
  
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  Conditions of Watchtower Baptism

  by Vanderhoven7 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i understand that there are 80 to 100 questions that would-be witnesses must answer correctly before they can be considered eligible for "christian baptism".

  however i have noticed that none of the questions relate to the 607destruction, the 1914 invisible presence and enthronement, or even the 1919 appointment of the faithful slave.. now some may feel my question is ridiculous, but bear with me.. will jehovah's witnesses baptize someone who answers all 100 questions satisfactorily, but rejects 607, 1914 and 1919 and the events the watchtower associates with these dates if they agree not to express their rejection to others?.

  your thoughts....

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  joao

  I believe that the moment you started to raise concrete and serious questions about their chronology, 607 - 1914, child abuse, etc., the study would stop... It wouldn't get to the point of you being asked any of those questions. JWs love people who are well informed and who ask deep questions...
  
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  Another Bad Egg

  by jonahstourguide in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  hi folks.. just another case to prove that the tower organisation has creeps that other organisations do.. they are not special or chosen by god.

  i wonder if it will make mainstream new here in oz.

  i will paste some of the article in a few minutes.. https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahukewi1qogytuv5ahutsmwghv69ab0qfnoecaoqaq&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.portstephensexaminer.com.au%2fstory%2f7880595%2fqld-parishioner-charged-with-rape-torture%2f%3fcs%3d7&usg=aovvaw3yd9rimx8sarai1vnbehev.

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  joao

  Just another one... I hope they get them all and bring them before a judge!
  
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  Young People Ask: Why Distribute WT Literature?

  by Sea Breeze in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  "so the visible congregation of god's people has $omething to do with the provision of salvation today.

  indeed, it has an important place in that provision.

  - watchtower 1967 aug 15 p.499.

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  joao

  It has all been said and it's sad...
  
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  question/s for the PIMO

  by enoughisenough in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  to maintain the facade of being a jw, when doing the ministry, are you not advocating for the gb?

  the bible studies, after all are to get people to understand they can't gain life without the "faithful slave" ( you have to be baptized as jw to survive) .how does it make you feel?

  if you are parroting an answer in a paragraph that you know is wrong, how does it make you feel?

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  joao

  I got out because I can't lie and associate with people who lie and don't care about the truth. Anyway, I still feel like a prisoner because my wife, my daughter and mother-in-law are still in... It's hard to withstand good family relationships because the main purpose of many WT rules is to destroy families in which there's someone who asks too many questions.

  All the best for you.
  
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  Increased Watchtower Income

  by Lost in the fog in

  1. social
  2. current

  in the united kingdom.. .

  https://www.civilsociety.co.uk/news/over-1000-charities-combine-in-one-of-largest-mergers-ever.html .

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  joao

  Yes, the more £ they get, the better!!!
  
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  "here is the Christ"

  by enoughisenough in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i was thinking about the scriptures at matt 24:23-26 .

  the time period does appear to be during great tribulation...anyway, it is telling us not to believe it when people are telling us christ is in the wilderness or in his inner rooms.

  it would be false christs and false prophets promoting this.

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  joao

  That we have been told, indoctrinated! Where is the evidence? The Gentile Times Reconsidered is a very thorough work that proves that date absolutely wrong, for example.