I would hardly consider as "timeless" any system that once permitted such activities as polygamy and concubinage - yet later practically condemned a man for even thinking about such things. (Then again, perhaps it is a just bit too much for a busted-@$$ electrician like myself to take in!)
Rivergang
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Is 1st Century advice on marriage still relevant in today’s modern world?
by liam inrepublicans want to make a law that forbids ‘uncontested divorce”.
they based this on this scripture.. matthew 19. is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any and every reason?”.
4 “haven’t you read,” jesus replied, “that at the beginning the creator ‘made them male and female,’and said, ‘for this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’ so they are no longer two, but one flesh.
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WT needs your kids uneducated: CO training video is Master Class in F.O.G. This is jaw-droppingly stupid. Beyond moronic, it's sub-moronic.
by WingCommander inco training video: link to ex-jw reddit thread discussion.
today is the first time i was made aware of this actual elder body video.
it's training for how a co should handle elder's whose children decide to pursue further education.
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Rivergang
@vienne
And there is definitely an associations problem
No more so, though, than a young person would experience in most workplaces.
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So What Religion do You Claim to be when Entering Hospital?
by mikronboy ini've had a few medical procedures.
once, i had a massive loss of blood and needed 6 units of blood to replace the loss.
however, i'm curious as to what ex's state to be their religion when filling out the required paperwork when being admitted into a hospital.
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Rivergang
Bush Baptist
(ie “No particular religion”)
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Have you seen a UFO/UAP?
by BoogerMan inthe acronym uap once stood for "unidentified aerial phenomena," until december 2022. .
then the pentagon updated its terminology to encompass "submerged and trans-medium objects.".
https://www.defense.gov/news/transcripts/transcript/article/3249303/usdis-ronald-moultrie-and-dr-sean-kirkpatrick-media-roundtable-on-the-all-domai/.
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Rivergang
I haven’t but have a younger sister who has. She afterwards sketched the object she saw, and it looked exactly like a “flying saucer”.
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Trump assassination attempt??
by Diogenesister init happened at a rally in pennsylvania, apparently.
he seems ok i've seen a photo of him bleeding from his ear.
this is absolutely nutso....if it's too it doesn't surprise me the way they constantly describe him as "far right" and that his supporters are "maga republicans".
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Rivergang
Never underestimate the role that good old-fashioned bungling and incompetence can play in such events as this one.
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2024--Become a Circuit Overseer in Your Mid-to-Late 20's!
by Atlantis inbecome a circuit overseer in your mid to late 20's.
you would have had to qualify as an elder previously.
this would mean the male would have had to have been an elder in his early 20's.
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Rivergang
And to think the JWs used to throw that one at the LDS missionaries - ie that they were simply far too young in years to meet the bible’s criteria for being an “elder”.
Just as well they don’t live in glass houses!
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What was covered up in your congregation??
by karter infamily move to remote pacific island to serve were the need is great get a mention in the year book.. however one of the (married) boys in the large family has sex with his sister while his wife is in hospital giving birth to their child.
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all hushed up not even a word said and hes now an elder d.fing people for lesser crimes.. young couple dating leave the jws and move in togather doing drugs partying ect.. his family grandfather,uncles, dad ect are all elders.. after a few years they decide to come back to the jws and are married in the k.h a few months latter.. 1 elder questions them getting married in the k.h and is voted down by his family.. to many drunks and c.s.a to mention.. karter..
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Rivergang
Both child molestation, and abuse of the sherry bottle by prominent persons in the congregation. (Actually it wasn’t the sherry “bottle” - more like half gallon jars of the stuff which this certain elder used to demolish in a single sitting. The problem only intensified after the disappointment of 1975).
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unbaptized boy having priority over women
by enoughisenough ini was thinking about the male children ( even unbaptized ) being placed ahead of the sisters.
; and i thought the jw were raising a bunch of misogynist.
would these kids not feel more important than their mothers let alone other women.
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Rivergang
In one congregation I was with, they were using unbaptised boys to handle the microphones, something “sisters” are forbidden to do. In another congregation, an unbaptised boy helped operate the sound system - despite being an outright little thug. Still, by virtue of having the correct plumbing, he was permitted to have a certain “privilege” denied all females!
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Key Criticisms of the Organization
by Vanderhoven7 injust picked this summary up.
"some of the key criticisms that have been raised about the jehovah's witness organization include:.
strict control and authoritarianism: the organization is highly centralized, with major decisions being made by the governing body.
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Rivergang
Wearing a beard is a major moral failing?
Bloody hell!
CT Russell wore a beard, as did Jesus Christ.
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Do we have "original" indipendent documents proving that Rutherford was an alcoholic?
by psyco ini was wondering if you could prove with "original" independent documents that rutherford was an alcoholic.... .
i read penton, but since he is a former jw he could not be considered an independent source.... .
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Rivergang
If it was beer the container would be on its side and there would be a spigot.
Note the pump on top
Actually, in the time and place where I grew up, vertically mounted beer containers were in common usage. Made out of stainless steel, and with a "pump on top", they looked just like a slimmed-down version of the one in that
BoozerfordRutherford photograph. (The container in that photo looks to be of about 4.5 Imperial gallons in capacity. Those that I remember held 2.5 Imperial gallons - i.e. 11.35 litres).Another thing that I vividly recall about those containers was that they were very popular amongst the booze-artists of the time!