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  Mark Sanderson's ''ROCK STAR'' fake Gilead Graduation program experience

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  https://youtu.be/lkwl5frew08?si=qj_gvlhfc4bkspbh&t=91.

  mark sanderson's fake and vivid imagination experience starts at the 1 minute 30 second mark:.

  goes out with local brothers and sisters in door to door service.

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  NotFormer

  Notice the none too subtle way in which it is implied that R&F should sacrifice themselves to protect the GB. In light of the September (2024) WT article about being doers of the word, where that means supporting Jesus' brothers (the GB), I find this interesting.

  In mainstream Christianity, doing things for the least of Jesus' brethren means giving meals to grieving fellow Christians, or visiting them in hospital, etc, etc. In the scripture twisted bizarro world of the WT, it means jumping between a possible mob hitman and a member of the GB*.

  Is it just me, or is there just a smidgeon** of arrogance about the GB?

  * Privilege has its perks.

  ** Two possible ways of spelling this.
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  Would Watchtower Actually Murder Members Who Question the F&DS If They Could?

  by Sea Breeze in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  imagine if the watchtower had their own country where they could do what they wanted.

  do you think they would actually kill people who disagreed with them?

  would the elders be willing to carry out the executions?what say you?.

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  NotFormer

  I think I've found it:

  https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/3440/arrogance-true-believer
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  Reddit thread re Oct 2024 WT with picture of window washer - Theme knocking people who Planned

  by LongHairGal in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this thread currently has over 300 comments.. it shows a picture of an older man washing a window looking wistfully… then it talks all about how some may have doubts about not having planned and the situation they are in now that they are older, etc.

  it refers to others who did plan and who supposedly have ‘apparent’ financial security.

  in my opinion, the whole gist of this article is to make older witnesses feel better who did not pursue a career or plan well for retirement.. it tries to imply that those others who planned only have ‘apparent’ financial security - which is to say they don’t (?).

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  NotFormer

  They love their window washers:

  https://wol.jw.org/wol/finder?wtlocale=E&docid=101984331&q=capital+punishment+disfellowshipping+&p=doc&srcid=sch&srctype=jwo
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  WATCHTOWER OCT '24: HOW TO BE A HAPPY WINDOW CLEANER

  by raymond frantz in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  https://youtu.be/sbh213gbedo?si=ceeaip451t6i0zjp.

  so as they say one picture is as strong as a thousand words and here you have it guys in the latest study edition of the watchtower for october 2024 that has just been posted on their website a middle aged jw window cleaner dreaming of the new system where things will get better.

  why does the watchtower need to talk now about jws on minial self employed jobs?

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  NotFormer

  They just can't help themselves:

  https://wol.jw.org/wol/finder?wtlocale=E&docid=101984331&q=capital+punishment+disfellowshipping+&p=doc&srcid=sch&srctype=jwo
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  Would Watchtower Actually Murder Members Who Question the F&DS If They Could?

  by Sea Breeze in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  imagine if the watchtower had their own country where they could do what they wanted.

  do you think they would actually kill people who disagreed with them?

  would the elders be willing to carry out the executions?what say you?.

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  NotFormer

  I seem to remember WT articles where they begrudge the fact that the laws of the superior authorities mean that they can't deal with apostates in the old testament way. Not sure how to search for them, though.

  It was phrased very loosely and, reading it, you felt that would love to have the power of execution.
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  What would happen if the religion just straight out gets outed as bad? The ORG admits to it and all the members get told to disperse

  by Starlight.vee in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  like the org just gives up and comes out saying that all of what they are saying is untrue and that there is no armageddon, nothing.

  how do y’all think the the members still in it would react?.

  there be a mental health crisis i perhaps.

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  NotFormer

  Do they really all want to suddenly disappear from the public eye and the adoration of JWs? I can't see those egos leaving without a lot of kicking and screaming. As Vidiot points out, the handling of Tony Morris' disappearance is impressive. But can it happen again without the objection of the current GB?

  Of course, this could be some kind of 4d chess game being played by the legal department without the GB fully realising what's going on.
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  WATCHTOWER OCT '24: HOW TO BE A HAPPY WINDOW CLEANER

  by raymond frantz in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  https://youtu.be/sbh213gbedo?si=ceeaip451t6i0zjp.

  so as they say one picture is as strong as a thousand words and here you have it guys in the latest study edition of the watchtower for october 2024 that has just been posted on their website a middle aged jw window cleaner dreaming of the new system where things will get better.

  why does the watchtower need to talk now about jws on minial self employed jobs?

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  NotFormer

  https://youtu.be/sfmAeijj5cM?si=nhhg0lMmSKPwYxX0
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  WATCHTOWER OCT '24: HOW TO BE A HAPPY WINDOW CLEANER

  by raymond frantz in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  https://youtu.be/sbh213gbedo?si=ceeaip451t6i0zjp.

  so as they say one picture is as strong as a thousand words and here you have it guys in the latest study edition of the watchtower for october 2024 that has just been posted on their website a middle aged jw window cleaner dreaming of the new system where things will get better.

  why does the watchtower need to talk now about jws on minial self employed jobs?

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  NotFormer

  "Seems to me they don’t want you earning money but if you have made lots of money they look the other way when you miss meetings to earn some more"

  I wonder if GB meetings deliberately set out to make self-contradictory policies. It'd explain a lot.
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  WATCHTOWER OCT '24: HOW TO BE A HAPPY WINDOW CLEANER

  by raymond frantz in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  https://youtu.be/sbh213gbedo?si=ceeaip451t6i0zjp.

  so as they say one picture is as strong as a thousand words and here you have it guys in the latest study edition of the watchtower for october 2024 that has just been posted on their website a middle aged jw window cleaner dreaming of the new system where things will get better.

  why does the watchtower need to talk now about jws on minial self employed jobs?

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  NotFormer

  "What do the gb or WT pay for tax?? Hmm?"

  Do they draw a stipend of any kind? That would probably be taxed.

  Even if they subsist entirely on the free room and board (punctuated by an occasional green handshake*) what about fringe benefits tax? Does it exist in the USA/state of New York?
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  Was anyone removed from Bethel for suggesting the Governing Body were the "Faithful Slave"?

  by Brainfloss in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  i remember reading somewhere a reference to ones at bethel being removed for suggesting that the governing body was the faithful and discreet slave, years before the org.

  made this change.

  am i wrong about this?

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  NotFormer

  I only just discovered this and brought it BTTT. I had no idea that they were so vehement in denying that the GB alone was the FDS. Especially in light of the 180° turn. White is black and black is white and the faithful JWs are expected to follow along and get run over on a pedestrian crossing.