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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

  LHG, the bible actually says that people to work to provide for themselves and not to be a burden on others:

  But we urge you, brothers, to do this more and more, 11 and to aspire to live quietly, and to mind your own affairs, and to work with your hands, as we instructed you, 12 so that you may walk properly before outsiders and be dependent on no one. (1 Thess. 4:10b-12 ESV*)

  WT, on the other hand encourages people to be a burden on others, be they government welfare organisations, mainstream Christianity's churches' charity arms, etc.

  *NWT, of course, waters it down to not sound quite like that.
  
  
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  Jehovah's Witnesses - summary critique

  by aqwsed12345 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  since 1931, they have called themselves jehovah’s witnesses.

  founded in 1879 by charles taze russell (1852-1916).

  jw’s publisher is the watchtower bible and tract society, and their publications include "the watchtower" and "awake!

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  NotFormer

  "ADHD everywhere..."

  😸😸😸
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  BBC poor grammar - but FUNNY!

  by BoogerMan in

  1. social
  2. current

  "hamburg police shoot man with axe ahead of euros match.

  " https://www.bbc.co.uk/news.

  why don't german police just use guns?.

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  NotFormer

  Diogenesister, that quoted caption doesn't even work properly as a sentence. Let alone the fact that it reads wrongly in a factual sense. To quote the professor in The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe: " What are they teaching in schools these days?"
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  This comedy break is dedicated to Anthony Morris III

  by stephenlettclownface in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcknxunlc9k.

  this comedy sketch would not have been as funny to me were it not for tony's obsession with tight pants.. cheers.

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  NotFormer

  Was he also obsessed with short shorts?

  https://youtu.be/MOfFB5QF4iQ?si=SvpBV4hObzpCcMtT
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  Jehovah's Witnesses - summary critique

  by aqwsed12345 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  since 1931, they have called themselves jehovah’s witnesses.

  founded in 1879 by charles taze russell (1852-1916).

  jw’s publisher is the watchtower bible and tract society, and their publications include "the watchtower" and "awake!

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  NotFormer

  I don't often agree with Vienne, but Vienne is 100% 💯 right here. I see a post by aqwsed12345, whether starting a new thread or within someone else's thread, and it's pages long. I personally refuse to read a post that's more than a few paragraphs (with occasional exceptions); I don't have infinite time on my hands. I treat it like it's spam.

  Distill your posts down to a couple of paragraphs. And actually reply personally to other people's posts; don't cut and paste another three pages of text. Are you not capable of writing a few paragraphs that address an issue?

  DesirousOfChange, yes, it's just a wall of text. 🙄

  Edited to correct pronouns. 😸 (Well, to remove them altogether)
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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

  Dude! I love that clip! Although you're right: I always feel exhausted 😴 after watching him dance. 😸
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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

  Why am I not surprised that the WT would renege on a commitment and not keep their word. It's almost as if they believe that it is okay to lie! 😳🙄 🤥
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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

  "(i know tony didn't get "disfellowshipped" officially but he may as well have)"

  He's definitely persona non grata. Whether he jumped or was pushed, the results are the same. It seems to parallel the whole disfellowshipping vs disassociation difference. There is no substantial difference at all.

  I've said before on this subject that if there was nothing negative or personal going on with Tony leaving the GB, they could have promoted him sideways to become a department head or to an imaginary position of seeming, but little actual, importance. Executive Assistant to the GB* or some such.

  * Or Permanent Secretary to the Department of Administrative Affairs 😸😸😸

  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humphrey_Appleby#:~:text=In%20Yes%20Minister%2C%20he%20is,retains%20during%20Yes%2C%20Prime%20Minister.
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  The August 2024 Watchtower controversy and potential further changes

  by ukpimo in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  as an educated guess, the august 2024 watchtower may be delayed because 2 complicated subjects need to be discussed in this issue which haven't yet been approved to be included in the revised shepherding textbook.

  perhaps the revised shepherding textbook must be finalised before this watchtower is released publicly.. the 2 subjects may be as follows:.

  how to shepherd and appoint brothers based on the removal of the hour requirements, getting to know the brothers instead (does this mean prioritising appointing men who have auxiliary pioneered during the co visit and campaigns or men who are regular pioneers?).

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  NotFormer

  Just had a brief skim through the article about being doers of the word. James gives examples of what that means, like clothing the naked and feeding the hungry. I knew as soon as I saw the title that the official WT stance on what being a doer of the word would be different from my intuitive interpretation. And I was right. They tell you to take time out from attending to family needs and looking after sick relatives, to instead focus on the preaching work. IOW, they see saying "Be filled, be clothed" without helping the person materially in those matters, as being a doer of the word. They have come away with the exact opposite interpretation of what being a doer of the word means. 🙄
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  WT CONVENTION RELEASE LIFE OF JESUS

  by blondie in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  https://wawa-news.com/index.php/2024/06/14/episode-1-of-jesus-christ-series-set-for-release-at-gfl-memorial-gardens-june-14-16th/ .

  episode 1 of jesus christ series set for release at gfl memorial gardens june 14 – 16th.

  in new south wales, australia, there exist replicas of regions once visited by the most notable prophet who ever lived.

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  NotFormer

  "It's not conversational, but is very stilted."

  That seems to be par for the course with most attempts to translate bible events on to the big (and small) screen(s). Even the big bible epics from back in the day seem stilted and lacking in conversationality*".

  * Pardon my word coinage! 🥴