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  "A Jehovah's Witness"

  by NotFormer in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  a very certain distinctive of jws is how they refer to themselves.

  "one of jehovah's witnesses".

  it's one of those coded jargon thingies.

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  NotFormer

  I am not 'a' anything. Israel was a people, Christians are a people. not 'a' anything.

  Jehovah's Witnesses are a people?
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  Cedar Point Ohio 🙄🙄🤦🏻‍♂️

  by xaminewt in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i started doubting the organization when i was 15. i spent the next 12 years doing in-depth research involving numerous emails with bible scholars and scientists.

  i finally left the organisation 3 years ago.

  technically i was never actually a jw as i was never baptised, so i’m not being shunned.

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  NotFormer

  "...if they wanted to be consistent"

  Herein lieth their problem!

  It looks like they* found the first dating method that fit the agenda du jour. None of them make sense, even at first, and trying to make them line up with each other is a fool's errand.

  * Probably meaning Rutherford and his toadies.
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  any JW construction going on other than Warwick?

  by Magnum in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  is anybody aware of any kingdom hall builds going on or any kind of ldc activity?

  i've been wanting to ask this, and committeechairman's question at the end of this thread, http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/289353/ldc-semininar?page=4&size=20, moved me to go ahead and ask.. i've kind of wondered whether the org leaders got rid of rbcs and instituted the ldc arrangement because they wanted to be able to stop or slow down construction without it being obvious.

  if the rbcs were still in existence, it would be obvious that there's nothing (or almost nothing) going on (if that really is the way it is) because rbc personnel would be idle when they were used to being busy.

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  ThomasMore, LDC, RDC meanings? (I assume that the C stands for "committee")
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  EXPLOSIVE NEW LEAKED VIDEO OF C.O. CHASTISING ELDERS

  by raymond frantz in

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  2. friends

  https://youtu.be/np05twylal8?si=wjcdevvpxmlwxb2p.

  shame is an ancient form of control.

  shame is the mechanism used to control behaviour.

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  NotFormer

  I can't watch stuff like that, but I don't imagine that the infantilisation of grown adults is pleasant to watch.
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  Disfellowshipping and Excutions

  by blondie in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  *w60 2/1 80 - 17 there may be rare instances where a child is so hardened in its stubbornness that even the rod of correction cannot drive it out.

  in the days of israel parents were instructed by jehovah to take such a rebel to the city fathers and they, in turn, took the incorrigible one out and stoned him to death.

  there were no juvenile delinquents under such a system.

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  NotFormer

  She is not in the truth today nor is her daughter.

  Given their experiences, do you blame them?
  
  
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  Setting the record straight. CSA report in New Zealand

  by joe134cd in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  ok i just want to officially set the record straight about the report of csa in new zealand.

  i have a pimo relative who lives in nz.

  as far as public awareness, with regard to the jws, it was basically a big nothing burger.

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  NotFormer

  You're right, Blondie, that the other groups are larger and higher profile, and therefore attract more attention. I can't help feeling that the WT punches way above its weight statistically, though. Not that we'll ever really know what those statistics are. 🤥
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  How would you rate the Watchtower approved songs?

  by Vanderhoven7 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i was asking why jws won't sing any church hymns even if they were doctrinally correct.

  jws asked me in response if i would sing any of their songs.. dan watkins wrote .

  its a hilarious misunderstanding, if it does not come from the watchtower bible and tract society, then it is effectively considered as coming from satan.

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  NotFormer

  "They'll probably soon use AI to create their art and music, more Bethelites on the streets."

  Is the "music ministry" large enough to justify permanent Bethelites anyway? Once a new songbook and the accompanying recordings are done, wouldn't the Bethelites involved be assigned back to their regular duties? Does anyone know how the songbook system works?
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  Will there ever be any new GB members?

  by Mikejw in

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  2. beliefs

  the last two seem very young.. will there be any further new gb members or will they all die off?.

  i still remember when tony morris and a few other joined many were disappointed thinking the current crop would be the last.

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  "Will the Catholic church have a pope?"

  Remember the discussion concerning one of the recent ones, that he would be the last pope? Based on some mediaeval prophecy by a monk or some such?
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  Worldwide Benefits ( USELESSNESS ) of Cart Witnessing

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  library.

  meeting workbooks.

  life and ministry meeting workbook | november 2018. .

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  NotFormer

  "I'm not sure if the decision on the date was made by the UK Branch, but if feels more like another example of an out-of-touch GB in the USA making decisions for other countries"

  I'm imagining the GB huddled around their wargame board, moving the pieces around, totally oblivious to field conditions in the real world. 😸
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  Worldwide Benefits ( USELESSNESS ) of Cart Witnessing

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  library.

  meeting workbooks.

  life and ministry meeting workbook | november 2018. .

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  NotFormer

  The thumbnail for the video shows a sign saying "Free Bible Course". Is there really a structured course designed to teach a complete novice about how the Bible works? Or is it more JW doctrine oriented? And is it a particular publication that is meant for newbies? If so, what is it called?