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  Sincerity

  by Sea Breeze in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  christians ask jw's, is sincerity enough to save a person from the murderous reign of the anti-christ during the great tribulation?.

  all kidding aside; why do jw's seem to always point out their sincerity when their lies are exposed?

  they seem awfully proud of their sincereity.

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  NotFormer

  Sincerity is good... sometimes.

  http://toughguygoods.blogspot.com/2020/07/linus-and-charlie-brown-panels-redux.html
  
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  JE-sus making a comeback at the 2024 Convention

  by dropoffyourkeylee in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  attended the friday sesson of the 2024 summer convention.. july 5, 2024 summer convention crowd photo; they invited quite a lot of empty chairs.. .

  the facility usually has 5500-6500. they spun it saying that fewer congregations were assigned.

  there were 6 of the smaller, more distant sections blocked off with tarps to lessen cleaning, which i understand.

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  NotFormer

  Apologies to Sea Breeze: I didn't see his audience parousia comment before mentioning the crowd coming invisibly.
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  GB making their exit before the GT??

  by stephenlettclownface in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  did i misinterpret something or read something wrong?.

  did the gb say recently that they are to be dead or pulled out of earthly existence before the great tribulation?.

  if so, can someone point me to jw literature or a thread on this topic?.

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  NotFormer

  "Nu lite;; our future kings the governing body only partake in the emblems."

  I've had that opinion for a while now.

  https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/6277858037596160/je-sus-making-comeback-2024-convention

  "Then they get raptured. Er em,, disappear to Buenos Aries or Rio de Janeiro."

  This is becoming a popular view. Do the GB, whose egos are increasingly more on display as they seek out more attention from the adoring JWs, strike you as the types who would happily disappear from the public eye?
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  Is Serena's Williams a JW baptized that is

  by blondie in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  (can't insert edit in title husband a jw?).

  i just read that serena said both of them were jws.

  but this wouldn't be the first time means 1) supports her beliefs and does them 2) supports her beliefs and doesn't interfered with but no where does it say he is a baptized witness.

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  NotFormer

  "It does bring up the question of: How secure are the EX-JWs' identities and posts on Reddit since her hubby owns it."

  Really? Post at your own risk! 😳

  ETA: I looked him up. He's no longer on the board, since 2020. Not that that means that he has no influence.
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  The arrogance of the "True Believer"

  by Norm in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  both political and religious true believers often distinguish themselves by their limitless arrogance towards people who dare hold different opinions from them.

  every thing has to be done on their terms; people who think differently cant expect to have the same rights as those who consider themselves true believers.

  in this way a elite is created a kind of spiritual master race.

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  NotFormer

  The quotes above are important to be aware of. That the WT would happily execute their "apostates" , were it not for the laws of the land preventing them from doing so. They treat disfellowshipment as though they were imposing the death penalty, and they revel in it. Simply changing the term to "removal" means nothing. They are the same cold-hearted and evil bastards.
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  Visited the Russell gravesite yesterday

  by dropoffyourkeylee in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  wife and i visited the russell gravesite in allegheny (pittsburgh) pennsylvania yesterday.

  i’ll post photos if i can get them to upload on the hotel wifi..

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  NotFormer

  "Why does anyone care about Russell? He's dead."

  The superstructure is no better than its foundation.
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  Article - New Zealand: Jehovah's Witnesses lose last ditch court case over abuse in care report

  by AndersonsInfo in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/522908/jehovah-s-witnesses-lose-last-ditch-court-case-over-abuse-in-care-report?fbclid=iwzxh0bgnhzw0cmteaar1g3qvzxlojo2szcm6xlsf2tsc_0rehd4dp4i6rda6zxafplc_v2hzvvf4_aem_pztghhvtf5to8qsjtv3m0g.

  july 23, 2024. jehovah's witnesses lose last ditch court case over abuse in care report.

  jehovah's witnesses have failed in an eleventh hour attempt to block part of a lengthy report about abuse in care that is about them.. .

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  NotFormer

  blondie: "Yes, the WTS prices these out to non-jw lawyers, the WTS wants to win especially wants people who will see the "legal" aspects, not the moral, ethical, or spiritual side of things. WTS = Pharisees"

  They need outsiders who are not informed by years of indoctrination to see how the WT will be perceived by other outsiders. Their closed information loop has come back to bite them, essentially.
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  Visited the Russell gravesite yesterday

  by dropoffyourkeylee in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  wife and i visited the russell gravesite in allegheny (pittsburgh) pennsylvania yesterday.

  i’ll post photos if i can get them to upload on the hotel wifi..

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  NotFormer

  Another blow by the WT. If I ever had a financial windfall, I planned to go there and photograph the WT pyramid. Killjoy WT has robbed me of that potential chance to rub their noses in it. 😢🙄
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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