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News of fires out of control in California
by ballistic in
1. jw
2. friends
hope everyone near to the region affected in california is ok. it's shocking to hear of the destruction.

these affected areas are some of the places i visited when i came on a tour of the us.

malibu, santa barbera, la, santa monica, hollywood and so on..
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WT HQ is never proactive, they are reactive to everything put out showing their blatant hypocrisy and abject stupidity
by WingCommander in
1. jw
2. friends
a few on here (and of course many on the ex-jw reddit forum) have mentioned that wt hq just recently (like in the past couple months) put out a video warning against the praising of jw actors, taking photos with them, etc.

to not do it anymore.

it was narrated by geoffrey jackson.
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FAQ LIES: Dress Codes
by neat blue dog in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
speaking to the general public:.

frequently asked questions...is there a dress code?no.

however, jehovah’s witnesses try to dress modestly and respectfully.. meanwhile, speaking to members out of the other side of their mouth:.
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1925--2025... 100 years since Rutherford promised paradise earth.
by Witness 007 in
1. watchtower
2. bible
rutherford wrote in 1925 "millions now living will never die"...they died.

he also promised that moses and david and all the old bible heroes would live with him in his mansion.

only he lived there till he died in 1942...100 years and not much changed..
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Jesus Christ Will Arrive Within The Next Four Minutes! (parody)
by Nathan Natas in
1. social
2. humour
yes, you read that correctly!.

jesus h. christ will arrive within the next four minutes!

in fact, by the time you read this, he may have alreadt arrrived!.
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How are new Servants and Elders appointed?
by no-zombie in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
now that we have the tick-a-box field service reporting method, how are brothers measured fit for an appointment as a ms or elder?

has there been clarification in any of the recent elders schools or in meetings with the co?.
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My story of becoming a circuit overseer after Kin Suen visited our congregation.
by ExCircuitOverseer in
1. jw
2. friends
here is my story of becoming a missionary after having kin suen (pronounced “shin”) as my circuit overseer.

my father wanted me to go to college, but since he wasn’t a witness, i knew he just didn’t understand how close we were to the end.

i had actually become a circuit overseer!
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They are running out of people to do their stuff.
by liam in
1. watchtower
2. bible
this is the watchtower study article being studied today.

so it’s the current new light!.

what are the new qualifications to be an “elder-aka older man...and circuit overseer?.
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Reddit thread - ‘Organization Finally Suggesting to Plan for Retirement’
by LongHairGal in
1. jw
2. friends
this information is supposed to be in the upcoming march wt.

(i don’t go on jw dot org).

it would sound like they are hinting at a change in thinking.. in my opinion, any such change would be yet another slap in the face to faithful pimis along with those other recent changes.. there are so many heartfelt responses on that thread and a lot of justified anger.. don’t know what to say except that i’m so glad i never listened to the religion all those years ago.
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Maddison, WI Shool Shooting - 3 Dead
by Sea Breeze in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
like the one in tennessee, this one in maddison, wi, was done be a female.

the police chief points out that: .

“yes, i don’t know whether [the shooter] was transgender or not, and quite frankly, i don’t think that’s even important.