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  Jehovah's Witnesses and Watchtower provide Shelter and relief to poor of NYC...by leaving...

  by Balaamsass2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  after over 100 years...watchtower helps the poor of nyc...by leaving!!

  jehovah's witnesses hotel becomes affordable housing.

  developed by breaking ground, 90 sands brings new housing opportunities to brooklyn.. .

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  NotFormer

  I heard many JWs lie and claim to have mental issues to qualify for government aid/handouts and peddle for WT.

  I'd be interested to know how many pioneers in Australia are on Disability Support Pensions (DSP)*. Of course, such details are covered by confidentiality legislation, so we'll never know. I imagine that the little old lady JW pioneers that I knew back in the day were on the Age Pension.

  * You only have to demonstrate 20% incapacity for any** disability, including mental health issues, to get it.

  ** There're probably strict definitions as to what constitutes a disability.
  
  
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  Famous current and former Jehovah's Witnesses

  by Balaamsass2 in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  it's fluff clickbait...but...what other famous people are current or ex-jws?.

  famous people you didn't know were jehovah's witnesses.

  story by stars insider.

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  NotFormer

  I followed the link in the OP's post and read about Selena Quintanilla*. What struck me was her father's attitude to the fact that the surgeons gave her blood transfusions. It made me angry. In previous days, I'd be tempted to send a letter to him with a single sentence on the page: "They were trying to save her life, you moron!" These days, I'm content that he has to live with himself; surely**, that's punishment enough.

  *Like many in the list, I'd never heard of her before.

  ** https://youtu.be/KM2K7sV-K74?si=fcNRLQMLdqL-Pj8A
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  Because it's possible

  by Gorb in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  in holland we say "not because it is requierd, but because it's possible.

  before we shaved, and now we let it grow.

  pinky ring, too!.

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  NotFormer

  Balaamsass2 That photo of Franz is interesting and possibly instructive. Even though he's wearing a flannelette* shirt, he's still wearing a tie**. Even in JW land, I don't see how that made it alright! Rules for thee, but not for me, perhaps? I bet that he wasn't wearing jeans with that shirt. Probably a pair of trousers with a crease so sharp you could cut yourself on it!

  *In Australia, they're made from cotton, not wool, so we don't call them flannel shirts***.

  ** It doesn't excuse anything: it still looks ridiculous!

  ***People who wore those shirts used to be called "Westies" (for the lower-class Western suburbs of Sydney: Penrith, Mt. Druitt, etc.). Now the term is "Bogan".
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  Because it's possible

  by Gorb in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  in holland we say "not because it is requierd, but because it's possible.

  before we shaved, and now we let it grow.

  pinky ring, too!.

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  NotFormer

  "Because I can" is probably the Anglosphere's equivalent. Sam Herd is pushing the envelope here. Just because he can, doesn't mean he should!
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  My guess for August WatchTower: GB claims we're in beginning stages of Great Tribulation due to World governments turning on JW's

  by WingCommander in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the september watchtower has already been released and is being discussed over on reddit.

  some highlights: .

  1. more hitting the flock on total reliance and obedience to god's representatives on earth today, the f&ds (the governing body, of course).

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  NotFormer

  "Isn’t the point of discussion that it was delayed at all ?"

  I pointed out in another thread that something someone does for the first time may be significant. This is apparently the first time they've delayed a Watchtower release. It's hardly insignificant and unworthy of discussion.
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  The Watchtower—Study Edition | September 2024

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  the watchtower—study edition | september 2024. enjoy the greater happiness that comes from giving.

  9 though we are imperfect humans, we can imitate jehovah’s generous use of power.

  we cannot literally impart strength, or energy, to others.

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  NotFormer

  "The term for hospitality is used for internal relationships rather than external."

  Which totally nullifies their Greek definition of the word for hospitality. Their distortion of scripture to justify their insularity is reprehensible. They don't understand the first thing about The Golden Rule 😑
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  Famous current and former Jehovah's Witnesses

  by Balaamsass2 in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  it's fluff clickbait...but...what other famous people are current or ex-jws?.

  famous people you didn't know were jehovah's witnesses.

  story by stars insider.

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  NotFormer

  Was Micky Spillane one?

  Cliff Richard supposedly had JW family and showed a bit of interest at one stage.

  Reasons Sir Cliff Richard never became a JW (jehovahs-witness.com)
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  SEPTEMBER 2024 Study Watchtower - Warnings for JW's!

  by BoogerMan in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  what warnings are the cult giving the "sheeple?".

  in the study article on page 20 - "are you heeding the warnings?

  ", jw's are threatened what their fate will be if they don't support the elite, "anointed" jw's, the 33 degree aka, the self-appointed gibbering body - they will be toast very soon:.

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  NotFormer

  Matthew 25:39 (NIV) "When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’

  40 “The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’"

  Perhaps they are getting the JWs used to the idea of visiting the GB (the self-styled brothers of Jesus) in prison.
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  Coming soon: Governing Body Update #4

  by ukpimo in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the upcoming governing body update, set to be released on friday this week, will feature a bearded samuel herd.. jwtalk website revealed the leak, so this thread will be used to speculate the content of the update and discuss the actual contents after its release..

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  NotFormer

  blondie: "I heard before beard approval..."

  Beard Approval is a great term and a great way to mark the JW calendar. Perhaps they can replace B.C.E and C.E with B.B.A. and A.B.A. 👍👌
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  My guess for August WatchTower: GB claims we're in beginning stages of Great Tribulation due to World governments turning on JW's

  by WingCommander in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the september watchtower has already been released and is being discussed over on reddit.

  some highlights: .

  1. more hitting the flock on total reliance and obedience to god's representatives on earth today, the f&ds (the governing body, of course).

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  NotFormer

  They're paying homage to the sun god at Sunday meetings. And to the Norse god Tyr on Tuesday nights.

  But Heaven forbid that they celebrate a holiday with Christ's name in it! 🙄