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  Can you openly express doubts in the congregation these days?

  by Elena in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i know of a lovely old sister who has been a jw for several decades now who openly expresses doubts about jw interpretations.. she does it in such a lovely way and everyone loves her.

  she is such a sweet old soul, makes everyone happy around her.. she has said things like- even if we have got it wrong about this and that i still believe the bible is gods word”.

  she answers up regularly and she goes on ministry groups but like most of us she is definitely jwlite, we don’t really do door to door work anymore.

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  Mikejw

  Yep that’s exactly what I had in mind when I said it😭
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  Patterson New Visitor Centre & Museum Announced

  by raymond frantz in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  https://www.jwupdates.com/post/new-patterson-visitor-center-and-first-century-museum.

  january 1, 2024, marked the official opening of the patterson visitor center, located at the watchtower educational center in patterson, new york, u.s.a. the feature museum of the visitors’ center is entitled “first-century bible village.” brother isaiah miller, who works in the museum department at bethel, said: “the bible village was designed to provide everyone with a realistic and educational experience.

  studies show that interactive learning has a powerful effect on people of all ages.” after her tour, one visitor exclaimed: “this museum made me feel like i had been transported back to the land of ancient israel.

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  Mikejw

  Never under the umbrella of being a "Congregation Event". Too much liability. Game parties are common here, but they are private events of the hosts who must obviously must assume the liability and who control who is invited and it's never the full congregation nor an open invitation. No booze. No minors without their parents.

  Yes card game parties are very common here. Pretty much every weekend someone has a fire and play cards. Everyone is expected to bring a bottle of booze and maybe some homemade food.

  We have had reminders to try to provide hospitality to everyone in the congregation not just the same ones, but there seems to be a thing going on where if you are invited to someone’s place then you have to invite them to yours in return. It’s even been said who’s turn is it.
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  Observations/Questions from forum newbie

  by Obrien in

  1. forum
  2. suggestions

  i joined about 5 days ago and have some observations/questions.. does anyone notice the profile update doesn't seem to work?

  i like reading some of the profiles, most accounts don't have them and maybe that's because the tool doesn't function anymore?.

  also i've been noticing a diverse number of subjects which made me think of the categories of people on here.

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  Mikejw

  Not many mention PIMA or POMA, which is agnostic. It’s interesting Lloyd evans now identifies as agnostic. So he is POMA.

  I don’t think anyone could prove to me that God doesn’t exist so therefore Agnostic. I’m staying physically in but JWlite, so never do door to door or anything else really but stay an inactive publisher from their point of view.

  If I become POMA then there are definitely good friends that I would miss. I only stay physically in for family and friends. The interesting thing is maybe many of them are kind of the same way!
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  Where is Tony?

  by Athanasius in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  on february 22, 2023, anthony morris iii was officially removed from the governing body of jehovah's witnesses.

  a few months later it was revealed that the watchtower bought him a house in lumberton, north carolina.. however, and correct me if i am wrong, since leaving the gb nobody has reported seeing tony attending jw meetings or participating in field service.

  in fact nobody has reported seeing him anywhere, not even at a local liquor store.

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  Mikejw

  The branch bought him two houses and almost certainly hush money enough to keep him alive n his usual lap of luxury and top shelf whiskey
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  Update on Russian ban

  by raymond frantz in

  1. social
  2. current

  https://www.jwupdates.com/post/four-jehovah-s-witnesses-sentenced-to-seven-years-each-in-russia.

  the following is an update in relation to the russian ban on jehovah's witnesses as it appeared on reuters on the 30th january .

  jan 30 (reuters) - a russian court has sentenced four jehovah's witnesses to seven years each in prison after finding them guilty of coordinating extremist activities, according to a spokesman for the religious group.. .

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  Mikejw

  It looks like compulsory military service will be coming to more countries soon
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  Where is Tony?

  by Athanasius in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  on february 22, 2023, anthony morris iii was officially removed from the governing body of jehovah's witnesses.

  a few months later it was revealed that the watchtower bought him a house in lumberton, north carolina.. however, and correct me if i am wrong, since leaving the gb nobody has reported seeing tony attending jw meetings or participating in field service.

  in fact nobody has reported seeing him anywhere, not even at a local liquor store.

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  Mikejw

  It has been too long taking now after Tony got booted. The silence is deafening.

  If they went to this much effort to keep a lid on it then what really was the reason? He he been going to meetings all this time?

  I remember a talk saying that if a brother ever loses his privileges and carries on faithfully attending then that is the mark of a real man. Did To y carry on attending and if so why have we not heard about it?
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  GB pushed the vax

  by Diedsuddenly in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  i remember during the pandemic the gb updates got progressively stronger pushing the vaccines .

  they even had experiences of some who were reluctant to get them and then due to the gb keep saying fully vaccinated these poor jws went out and got all the catch ups shots and even all the boosters.

  i remember someone making a compilation video showing all the gb update clips of the gb pushing the clot shots, even tony morris saying the words ‘go get vaccinated’.

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  Mikejw

  At 20mins and 20seconds David Splain asks the question “would Jehovah ask his people to take the covid vaccine if it was harmful?”

  he really said that. It’s so simple, now we know for certain that this covid vaccine is harmful, there is no debate about this anymore
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  GB pushed the vax

  by Diedsuddenly in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  i remember during the pandemic the gb updates got progressively stronger pushing the vaccines .

  they even had experiences of some who were reluctant to get them and then due to the gb keep saying fully vaccinated these poor jws went out and got all the catch ups shots and even all the boosters.

  i remember someone making a compilation video showing all the gb update clips of the gb pushing the clot shots, even tony morris saying the words ‘go get vaccinated’.

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  Mikejw

  What Splain said was “it comes down to this, do you believe Jehovah is directing this organisation or not?”

  then he said something about following direction and to take the vaccine but I would love to see the video clip for actual wording

  and David Splain saying “you may wonder and ask what do these brothers know about vaccines? That’s is the wrong question. The right question is what does Jehovah know”

  has anyone got this compilation video as I can’t find it now?
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  New website -Testimonies on the adverse events of anti Covid-19 vaccination campaigns among Jehovah's Witnesses.

  by was a new boy in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  'jehovah's witnesses are heavily vaccinated due to guidance given from july to december 20211 by the governing body.many witnesses have had serious adverse effects following vaccination campaigns and, for the most part, have had great difficulty in expressing them and having them recognized.this website was made to allow each witness touched by these vaccination campaigns to express it so that the community takes it into account.'.

  https://adverse-events-jw.org.

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  Mikejw

  What Splain said was “it comes down to this, do you believe Jehovah is directing this organisation or not?”

  then he said something about following direction and to take the vaccine but I would love to see the video clip for actual wording

  and David Splain saying “you may wonder and ask what do these brothers know about vaccines, wrong question. The right question is what does Jehovah know”

  has anyone got this compilation video as I can’t find it now?
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  Lloyd Evans Patreoff Pool February 2024

  by DerekMoors in

  1. social
  2. humour

  happy new year!

  time to give us your vote for lloyd's fall from grace this month.. december 6th he was at 406. as of today, january 3rd, he's at 388. that is exactly, on the dot, where he was january 3rd of last year!

  he's lost all gains from his begging videos and reminders and tin cup waving and etc.. so, fire up the shrooms and let us know where you think flab boy will be on february 2nd.

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  Mikejw

  351 is my guess by next time