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  gossip

  by Nancy1919 in

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  i was once was told by an jw elder it was a rule not to gossip or swear as it could harm someone, but i guess the new light allows this.

  it was bad enough when they were calling people worldly now i heard a jw gossiping about someone and it was mean.just another reason i would never go back.

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  they said they would not correct it. I had to "wait on Jehovah

  I heard that B.S. more than I care to remember.

  Elders have to back elders even when they are wrong.

  My now deceased father was an elder in the manner of what some have termed a JW heavy. He was not typical though. He was one that the other elders hated because so many of the lowly and downtrodden would come to him for help when they were mistreated. He also was not afraid to refuse to back any elder at any level in the JW's if they were wrong. as he taught me "There is no wrong way to be right, and no right way to be wrong". I still have people come to me and tell me how he helped them.

  My opinion: if I were twice the man I am, I'd still be half the man he was. And that wasn't because of any JW beliefs, it was because that's the kind of man he was by nature.
  
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  gossip

  by Nancy1919 in

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  i was once was told by an jw elder it was a rule not to gossip or swear as it could harm someone, but i guess the new light allows this.

  it was bad enough when they were calling people worldly now i heard a jw gossiping about someone and it was mean.just another reason i would never go back.

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  The largest driver of gossip amongst the JW's in my opinion is the fact that Not. One. Single. One. of them has the remotest clue what personal space is, or any respect for another persons boundaries.

  If you try to keep even a small amount of your private life private then YOU WILL be the subject of gossip wondering what secret sin you are guilty of hiding and when you will be found out, even IF you are completely in compliance with The Bible. And if you are innocent of any sin they will make one up that will eventually be gossiped about to the elders and any denial or proclamation of innocence will be considered proof you are not repentant.

  So glad I no longer run their hamster wheel.
  
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  2024 year Highlights: JWs hit 9 million Publishers

  by Sanchy in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  watchtower put out some highlights for the 2024 service year:.

  average publishers: 8,828,124. peak publishers: 9,043,460. a 43.2 percent increase in "those who returned to jehovah", meaning 65,816 were reinstated.

  baptized: 296,267. memorial attendance: 21,119,442. missing stat: number of partakers .. womp womp.

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  I've never heard of having to download a specific app to report it though. Not here in the UK anyway.

  The Jehovah's Witness app that most members are being guilted into using to report their ministry is called "NW Publisher" (New World Publisher), which allows them to easily submit field service reports, view meeting assignments, and access congregation information directly on their phones.
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  2024 year Highlights: JWs hit 9 million Publishers

  by Sanchy in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  watchtower put out some highlights for the 2024 service year:.

  average publishers: 8,828,124. peak publishers: 9,043,460. a 43.2 percent increase in "those who returned to jehovah", meaning 65,816 were reinstated.

  baptized: 296,267. memorial attendance: 21,119,442. missing stat: number of partakers .. womp womp.

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  They asked me for my email address so they could send me a 'personal invitation' to download the app, but when I refused they were miffed.

  Same here. My answer was thanks but no thanks, after all the creators of that app stated they were not doing it with the backing of jay double you dot org and it was not endorsed by that website so in "obedience" to governing body orders about using websites not endorsed by the governing body I declined to download anything from that site. You would have thought I had offered one of their first born to Dagon or Chemosh something.
  
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  WT vs Norway - WT sends letter to the goverment saying they have now changed their practice on DF. Asks for their funding back

  by liam in

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  disfellowshipping is slowly fading into the night.. last efforts to survive.. https://www.reddit.com/r/exjw/comments/1gh3ilq/wt_vs_norway_wt_sends_letter_to_the_goverment/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button.

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  An outhouse by any other name still smells like shit!
  
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  Biden calls Trump supporters garbage

  by moomanchu in

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  a comedian in a comedy sketch at a trunp rally joked that the island of puerto rico is a floating island of garbage.. what to do???

  potus pappy joe to the rescue!!

  he sounds the alarm, comes out swinging and calls trump supporters, actual people, garbage.. .

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  So riley must be a Trump supporter!
  
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  PRESIDENTIAL predictions...let the prognosticators have their say!

  by Terry in

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  my only prowess in making predictions stems from my 77-years of life in the united statesgrowing up under president truman, eisenhower, kennedy, nixon, .....etc.

  etc.i was a widdle kid sitting in front of a tiny black and white tv set when the very first broadcastsof political conventions, deal-making, debates (nixon vs kennedy), assassinations (jfk, rfk, martin luther king, etc.

  ) i grew up with duck and cover under my elementary schooldesk, the cold war, the iron curtain, the korean war, the vietnam war and i went to federal prisonas a jw conscientious objector while hippies, flower children, political activists protested and universitystudents were fired up on by troops.i grew up reading newspapers (2 of them).

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  Trump will win. Kamalaladingdong, will 25th amendment buy-dem, then "investigate" the 2020 election and declare Trump really did win that election and mandate he is termed out and cannot be President for a "third" term.

  Than all Hell breaks loose and the Marxist left declares martial law, and their agenda comes to completion.
  
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  Loss of a Jehovah’s Witness who I considered a friend

  by Fallen_Winter in

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  i have known a jehovah’s witness for approximately 15 years and i have considered her a friend although i know that jehovah’s witnesses cannot have friends who are not jehovah’s witnesses.

  approximately two years ago, i was going through a very difficult time and i asked my friend if we could have bible study.

  she said yes and we have been studying the bible since.

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  Conducting Bible studies is not about spreading Bible truths, no ... is only about conversion. And when it is not happening, Witnesses are told to move on to a more deserving souls.

  That is the truth, and all the while the JW will brazenly lie to your face and tell you that their purpose is not conversion, but rather only encouraging bible study and information.

  Here are their own words from their official website F.A.Q.'s in writing.

  Am I Expected to Become One of Jehovah's Witnesses if I Study the Bible With Them?
  

  No, you are not obligated in any way. Millions enjoy our Bible study program without becoming Jehovah’s Witnesses. a The purpose of the program is to show you what the Bible teaches. What you decide to do with that knowledge is up to you. We recognize that faith is a personal matter.​—Joshua 24:15.
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  1/25 WT: Oral and Anal sex are a go - if she's ok with it

  by neat blue dog in

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  he will not pressure her to engage in sexual acts that make her feel uncomfortable, that are demeaning, or that bother her conscience..... the bible does not provide details as to what sexual practices between a husband and a wife should be considered clean or unclean.

  a christian couple must make decisions that reflect their resolve to honor jehovah, to please each other, and to maintain a clean conscience.

  generally speaking, a couple would not discuss with others this intimate aspect of their marriage..

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  Rumour 144,000 literal number teaching to be abandoned at Annual Meeting

  by slimboyfat in

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  say it ain’t so!

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  in one sense it’s a no brainer because the figures just don’t add up any more.. in another (negative) sense it’s a no brainer because it’s been fundamental to jws since year dot and might undermine the whole thing?

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  It wouldn't be very difficult to explain a literal maximum of 144,000 away, IMO.

  Jesus claimed he had a little flock, and every shepherd with only a little flock would know the exact number. (Jesus hand picked apostles and first century Christians?)

  Then he said he had "other sheep" and there would be one flock one shepherd. (Modern Christians who claim to be anointed?)

  Then there is a "great crowd" which no man is able to number. (Everyone else?

  I seem to remember that this follows what Russel and early 20th century Bible Students believed. Of course Boozerford couldn't stand being in Russell's shadow. Recall the flip flop about "superior authorities"? The WT could flip flop on the 144,000 just as easily. Every single number in Revelation is claimed to by figurative, except 144,00 which suddenly becomes literal.