Topics Started by JWTom

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You heard it here first. U.S. District conventions CANCELLED!
by nowwhat? in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
prudent decision even if the pandemic is over you are going to have people that.

lost jobs can't afford to go.

not allowed any vacation time rest of year.
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COVID-19 another example showing local publishers/congregations are on their own?
by JWTom in
1. jw
2. friends
my area is a large city spread across two u.s. states and multiple different cities and counties.

the area of 2.5 million is covered by parts of 4-5 different circuits.

many of those attending meetings are at-risk individuals with health problems or age related risk.
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JW views on saving and retirement
by neat blue dog in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
probably one of the most common causes of cognitive dissonance many jws face is the choice to plan for retirement.

if you're a good jw, then you should believe that the end will be coming soon, surely before you retire.

that's what i did when i was younger, blowing decades that could've been better spent because i believed the end was coming, so any planning was a waste of time.
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Adding insult to injury when the WT kicks out a congregation from their hall
by nowwhat? in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
not only does the organization confiscate the hall the congregation owns.

but then the former congregants are told to continue to pay for utilities and they are still responsible for upkeep and maintenance.

so they still have to cut the grass etc.
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Chat Sites to Meet Witnesses?
by JWTom in
1. jw
2. friends
i heard this site used to have a chat feature.

i go to chatstep.com and will meet a witness there sometimes.

does anyone know other chat sites that are good for meeting witnesses?
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A film about Jonah
by Sergey Antonov in
1. jw
2. friends
who has any thoughts about the new film about the prophet jonah?

how could they divide the entire period into days, if the bible does not say so?

the king ordered them to fast 20 days before the destruction ???!
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No meetings memorial week
by Saltheart Foamfollower in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
the august monthly announcements letter, among other things, says that if a memorial is midweek, there is to be no midweek meeting and if at a weekend, then no weekend meeting.

previously it was only no other meeting on the same day.

is this because so many congregations now share halls that scheduling it has become almost impossible?.
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Warning Talk on Chat Rooms
by JWTom in
1. social
2. relationships
had a warning talk on chat rooms last night.

not sure if they are really that big of a deal with jws.

i have a been to a few and have talked with a few sisters actually.
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Why are they announcing 2019 conventions so early?
by Richard_I in
1. jw
2. friends
i was just told there will be international conventions in canada in 2019. .

so i looked at jw.org and i see that there's a whole bunch of conventions now listed on the site for 2019.. isn't this odd?

normally we were told the location of conventions during the first week of january.. did they realize there was less in attendance in the 2018 conventions, and want to give ppl more time to make travel arrangements??
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Discussion with Current Witnesses
by JWTom in
1. jw
2. experiences
i am an active witness that has visited this site a few times over the years.

i am interested in talking with current or recently transitioned away witnesses.

feel free to email me on here or i talk with witnesses on google hangouts or skype too.