peacefulpete Watchtower started encouraging JWs too gather together and study watchtower articles day before watchtower study. They started with it around 2000. I was in several such gatherings. The light gets brighter, then shuts down, then get brighter every now and then đ No wonder JWs are very confused.
Hellothere
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Keep telling yourself that!
by Lost in the fog inin the latest copy of the elders textbook someone kindly made available to us on this website, i see that "independently organized meetings for spiritual feeding" are still not allowed.
no wonder because independent research would let the scales fall from the eyes.. the gb still insisting that they are guided by the (always lower case) holy spirit and the bible!!
not that the rank and file members need the bible or holy spirit themselves because they are fed through meetings, conventions, assemblies, jw broadcasting and the publications.
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Keep telling yourself that!
by Lost in the fog inin the latest copy of the elders textbook someone kindly made available to us on this website, i see that "independently organized meetings for spiritual feeding" are still not allowed.
no wonder because independent research would let the scales fall from the eyes.. the gb still insisting that they are guided by the (always lower case) holy spirit and the bible!!
not that the rank and file members need the bible or holy spirit themselves because they are fed through meetings, conventions, assemblies, jw broadcasting and the publications.
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Yeah some years ago GB forbidde members to speculate also đ Talk about full cult religion. Not much too do with bible this days.
Psalms 32:8-9I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will guide you with My eye. Do not be like the horse or like the mule, Which have no understanding, Which must be harnessed with bit and bridle, Else they will not come near you.
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Pioneer couple sense of entitlement
by nowwhat? inso there's this middle age pioneer couple.
he works part time and the wife doesn't work at all.
their daughter is getting married and even though it is known they go on multiple vacations a year, they expect the grooms parents to pay for 100% of the wedding!
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Hellothere
Either way, if you wanna give and help someone. It's better doing it in own congregation then sending everything to headquarters
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Pioneer couple sense of entitlement
by nowwhat? inso there's this middle age pioneer couple.
he works part time and the wife doesn't work at all.
their daughter is getting married and even though it is known they go on multiple vacations a year, they expect the grooms parents to pay for 100% of the wedding!
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Foolednomore Elderette are usually the most to gossip in congregations. I bet your mother didn't have good reputation after that.
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Pioneer couple sense of entitlement
by nowwhat? inso there's this middle age pioneer couple.
he works part time and the wife doesn't work at all.
their daughter is getting married and even though it is known they go on multiple vacations a year, they expect the grooms parents to pay for 100% of the wedding!
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Hellothere
Think all GB members served as pioneer's at one time. Sure gives people a feeling of entitlement and that they above others.
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Pioneer hour requirement returns
by FFGhost inso, just posted on jw.borg:.
as of march 2023, the hour requirement for pioneers, which was suspended during the pandemic, will once again be enforced.. elders will review the activity of all pioneers in june 2023. if it appears that any do not have a âpractical scheduleâ (arenât getting at least close to 70 hours per monthâ), elders are to âkindly and frankly discuss their circumstancesâ.. whatâs that sound that seems like a torpedo plane diving on its target?
thatâs the sound of the number of regular pioneers in complete free fall .
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Hellothere
Strange watchtower don't believe in Christmas. But they sure give the worst christmas gifts to rank and file đ„ł
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Pioneer hour requirement returns
by FFGhost inso, just posted on jw.borg:.
as of march 2023, the hour requirement for pioneers, which was suspended during the pandemic, will once again be enforced.. elders will review the activity of all pioneers in june 2023. if it appears that any do not have a âpractical scheduleâ (arenât getting at least close to 70 hours per monthâ), elders are to âkindly and frankly discuss their circumstancesâ.. whatâs that sound that seems like a torpedo plane diving on its target?
thatâs the sound of the number of regular pioneers in complete free fall .
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Wow this is not gonna end well for watchtower. They taking suicide. Don't they know the apathy in congregations before covid. It's much worse now. Plus we are not free from Covid yet. -
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Have the Jehovah's Witnesses brought reproach on the name Jehovah?
by Vanderhoven7 ini would have to say yes...by tagging god's alledged name in their title and attaching to it unusual doctrines, end of world date predictions, deadly blood interpretation, abusive shunning policy, csa cover ups.. is there more?.
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Big Time yes. Plus organisation that takes his name has higher requirements too fullfil. Probably one of biggest insanity's ever happened too use as title. I bet the accuser has been having a great time the last hundred years. Maeby best time he ever has experience. Not strange this decision was taken under Rutherford's time. The man that turn organisation to some kind of preaching cooperation. What i read about him is that he thought agape wasn't that important. Plus was found of alcohol. He's the Tony Morris of his days.
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So after many years Iâm back for a bit
by truthsetsonefree ini have been out for a long time now and have kept busy.
but tonight my jw mom asked me what is happening in norway.
so i researched and wow!
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Hellothere
It's a lost for watchtower how ever this goes. Cause they been telling for decades members that everything is run by donations. That they are not part of the world. Now it's coming out they been getting government grants for year's, will same time begging for donations. They don't have any shame.
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JWs near of losing their status a religious organization in Norway
by Festus inlast spring norweigian state refused to give public contribution to jws (religious organisations can apply that in norway and previously wtbs has been granted that).
the decision was caused because of practise of disfellowshpiping.. now there is a new twist.. 25.10.2022 authorites in norway send a letter to wtbs and told them that they have four weeks to fix that practise.
if they don't do that they will loose their status as a religiouse organisation.. intrestingly jws did not "understand" what authorites meant by that and requested more time.. how can they not understand?
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They say in video that there are 700 hundred religious groups in Norway that receive grants from government. So why can't watchtower recibe also. Then he go on saying it's an ataque on religious freedom. But how can it be that way if 700 religious groups are still receiving grants?đđ