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  Lines you would never hear from a Jehovah's Witness

  by Ron.W. in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  a slightly tongue in cheek, but also serious roundup of jw speak and why trying to reason with them is like trying to chip through concrete with a plastic spoon.. how many can you think of??.

  elder: 'yes.

  i read through the material you asked me to at your judicial meeting - you're right we're both in a cult!

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  NotFormer

  "Everyone makes mistakes"

  Actually, they DO say that to excuse the GB. They just never extend it to the rank and file members.
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  Pyramid shaped table

  by MissDaSilva in

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  NotFormer

  It's always interesting when we start readjusting our thinking after jettisoning something we held dear. We start to notice patterns, real or imagined, that we wouldn't dare speculate before.

  ATM, you're having fun with your new freedom to look at things critically. You'll notice things. Some of the biggest WT gotchas were with people innocently noticing things that others wouldn't have. I believe the UN fiasco was discovered by someone simply reading a list of NGOs and seeing the WT on there. "Hey, wait a minute...", he must have said to himself.

  Sometimes we find things that are an actual smoking 🚬 gun 🔫. And sometimes, a cigar is just a cigar. Continue to enjoy yourself as you explore life outside the Tower! 👍😁🧙🖖
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  Lines you would never hear from a Jehovah's Witness

  by Ron.W. in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  a slightly tongue in cheek, but also serious roundup of jw speak and why trying to reason with them is like trying to chip through concrete with a plastic spoon.. how many can you think of??.

  elder: 'yes.

  i read through the material you asked me to at your judicial meeting - you're right we're both in a cult!

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  NotFormer

  "A pioneer? Is that someone like Daniel Boone?"

  "We don't sweat the small stuff"

  "Live and let live"

  "Vive la difference!"
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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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  NotFormer

  Vidiot, that is a fun scenario. Unfortunately, not likely to happen in the real world. Tony out drinking in public is the last thing any of them would want, including himself. Too much chance of another Bottlegate or your scenario playing out. Besides, as previously discussed, he quite probably believes what he preached. It's highly unlikely he'd want to hang out with "the worldly" and apostates; we know from his videos that he despised them. Someone else will be buying his booze, and he'll be consuming it privately, perhaps with a small group of friends (if he has any).

  A thought just crossed my mind: instead of kicking him out or demoting him, why didn't they just kick him sideways? They could have just created a new position and title for him , eg. Consultant to the GB. He could still have attended board meetings and argued for the hardline position, just couldn't vote. It'll probably always be a mystery what really happened.
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  Lines you would never hear from a Jehovah's Witness

  by Ron.W. in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  a slightly tongue in cheek, but also serious roundup of jw speak and why trying to reason with them is like trying to chip through concrete with a plastic spoon.. how many can you think of??.

  elder: 'yes.

  i read through the material you asked me to at your judicial meeting - you're right we're both in a cult!

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  NotFormer

  "Something tragic happened to someone from another faith? How terrible! I'll be praying for them."

  "Of course we should be paying sales tax on our publications!"
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  j-worg tailors

  by stan livedeath in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  heres a business opportunity for someone.. jw clothes.

  mens suits etc--with that discrete blue j,worg label inside.

  order online..

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  enoughisenough: "but JWs wouldn't idolize, now would they?"

  Of course not! 🗿⛩️🗻🎏
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  j-worg tailors

  by stan livedeath in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  heres a business opportunity for someone.. jw clothes.

  mens suits etc--with that discrete blue j,worg label inside.

  order online..

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  NotFormer

  Anony Mous: "...Caleb and Sophia branded stuff"

  Seriously?😱 I suggested that on another thread as a joke! 😱 Is there a pithy line about giving your icecream money to the GB on the t-shirts? 🙄

  What about Sparlock toys?
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  So what happens next...

  by Farmer Jim1 in

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  with what is arguably the biggest change to jw life in recent decades (the scrapping of publishers counting hours) what does this lead to?.

  in my mind these are the results;.

  1) a massive decrease in 'preaching hours'.

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  NotFormer

  Vidiot : "It’s pretty apparent by now that they’re really anxious about staying solvent, and if projections indicate that mainstreaming is the only way to stay in the black, they don’t really have much of a choice"

  If this is their conclusion, that they need to go mainstream to survive, it's got some major flaws. One being that the mainstream denominations are already mainstream, and they are struggling to keep attendance up, let alone attract new members.

  The other is your main point. Going mainstream means that they are just one religion among many and lose their main carrot 🥕 and stick 🏒.
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  Lines you would never hear from a Jehovah's Witness

  by Ron.W. in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  a slightly tongue in cheek, but also serious roundup of jw speak and why trying to reason with them is like trying to chip through concrete with a plastic spoon.. how many can you think of??.

  elder: 'yes.

  i read through the material you asked me to at your judicial meeting - you're right we're both in a cult!

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  NotFormer

  Thanks Vanderhoven7 😸

  "Who are you voting for?"

  "Of course I know my blood type!" (suggested by BethSarim's post 👍)

  "Dyb, dyb, dyb!"
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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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  NotFormer

  "It not only guarantees his safety, but makes it more difficult for someone to take a photo of him in an unfavourable situation. I don’t think the guy has kicked the booze."

  Especially not now! I doubt it's pleasant being a "former" GB member, after what may have been a very heated robust series of discussions that got to this point.

  I imagine that he doesn't do his own shopping for liquor. I still wonder if it was the visuals of Bottlegate that led to this.