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  Watchtower Study 23rd August

  by BluesBrother in

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  the subject is searching for lost sheep.

  how do the congregation view the inactive ones who no longer associate?

  not with disdain, we are told but as lost sheep “still our brothers “ it is said that god loves them and they too must do what they can to help them.. why have we strayed ?

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  Anna Marina

  Based on real life incidents.
  

  1) Disfellowshipped person (me) - meets them on cart (pre covid) - they aren't supposed to talk to me. But I get a big hug, huge smiles and they say 'we want you back, we want you back.'

  2) Disfellowshipped person (me) - meets them on cart (pre covid) - they aren't supposed to talk to me. They stuff their noses in the air and turn the other way.

  To the first one I say, "I am still the same person I was. I have been lied about and you have been lied to. There are lots of us who have realised the Watchtower Organisation tells lies. When you are ready to leave, you'll find you we are all here just waiting for you. You will never be alone or abandoned. Don't be afraid to leave."

  If appropriate go and get them coffee or hot chocolate or something nice they like.
  

  To the second one, I say nothing and just shake my head in disbelief and they get NO COFFEE.
  
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  Governing Body members will no longer be with us on earth during ''the great tribulation''

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  the watchtower—study edition | october 2019. .

  study article 41. stay faithful through the “great tribulation”.

  14 during the great tribulation, a change will take place regarding the brothers who take the lead on earth.

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  Anna Marina

  Not on earth could mean dry land. So maybe they'll be in the sea practicing their swimming with millstones.
  

  (Matthew 18:6) . . .But whoever stumbles one of these little ones who put faith in me, it is more beneficial for him to have hung around his neck a millstone such as is turned by an ass and to be sunk in the wide, open sea.
  

  Or maybe they'll be wishing they could go swimming with millstones, as this is the preferable option for those who stumble the little ones who have put faith in Jesus Christ.
  
  
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  Dress and Grooming

  by Anna Marina in

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  things are reaching a new high with jw fashion.. a jw orgie facemask.

  https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/784736158/jw-face-mask-jw-gift-multi-functional?ref=related-3&pro=1&frs=1.

  a witness without a word.

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  Oh I bet you all thought you couldn't get these any more!!!!

  https://www.redbubble.com/i/tote-bag/WATCHTOWER-and-AWAKE-VINTAGE-MESSENGER-BAG-by-JenielsonDesign/32284555.PJQVX
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  Dress and Grooming

  by Anna Marina in

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  things are reaching a new high with jw fashion.. a jw orgie facemask.

  https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/784736158/jw-face-mask-jw-gift-multi-functional?ref=related-3&pro=1&frs=1.

  a witness without a word.

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  Yes exactly.

  You could wear it on a virtual Bethel tour, along with a zipped up hi-viz jacket and a hard hat. If the CO is on your tour, send him a message saying you'd love to work with him as soon as Covid is over. If you watch his face carefully, you should see him lose his peace of mind.
  
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  JW Excuses

  by Vanderhoven7 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the following list was posted by generation2 in reddit.

  perhaps you can add to it.. 1- it's a translation issue.

  2- that's how things where then.

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  Anna Marina

  Agreed. But, WT are a bunch of liars.
  
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  Dress and Grooming

  by Anna Marina in

  1. social
  2. humour

  things are reaching a new high with jw fashion.. a jw orgie facemask.

  https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/784736158/jw-face-mask-jw-gift-multi-functional?ref=related-3&pro=1&frs=1.

  a witness without a word.

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  Depends where you wear it. Like a pile of bricks in an art gallery, the environment defines what it is.

  Will you be wearing it to a Zoom meeting or a protest? Or both? Will you be wearing a face mask? Or a balaclava?
  
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  Baptism during Covid - pool must tough the ground?

  by jwfacts in

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  2. beliefs

  the july 2020 announcements mentions that baptism can be held in an “inflatable pool” as long as it touches the ground.

  the pool must not be “on a terrace, flat roof, balcony, etc.”.

  has anyone ever noticed that as a requirement?.

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  Do away with the pool for H&S reasons? New simplified arrangement - dry baptisms?

  Dig a 6ft hole in the ground...
  
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  Dress and Grooming

  by Anna Marina in

  1. social
  2. humour

  things are reaching a new high with jw fashion.. a jw orgie facemask.

  https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/784736158/jw-face-mask-jw-gift-multi-functional?ref=related-3&pro=1&frs=1.

  a witness without a word.

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  True but I can see some of this stuff being sent around as gifts. I still have a few things I was given. For example, a wooden spoon with diamante and some message on it. Also a Sophia badge made from a bottle top.
  

  The tee-shirts/dresses could be worn during the social side of Zoom meetings or at social gatherings. Children could wear some of the stuff during Zoom meetings.
  
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  Dress and Grooming

  by Anna Marina in

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  things are reaching a new high with jw fashion.. a jw orgie facemask.

  https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/784736158/jw-face-mask-jw-gift-multi-functional?ref=related-3&pro=1&frs=1.

  a witness without a word.

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  Uh oh - what if they come up with... a face mask you can place.

  Ohh looks like they have:-

  https://www.redbubble.com/i/mask/JW-ORG-JW-Face-Mask-for-Jehovah-s-Witnesses-Just-See-Yourself-JW-by-PioneerBros/47551795.9G0D8

  Wonder if there is a place on the report to count the number of face masks you have placed this month?

  Oh look! A Caleb and Sophia top - ideal for wearing on the trolley, if they ever get wheeled out again.

  https://www.redbubble.com/i/t-shirt/Caleb-and-Sophia-JW-ORG-JW-Kids-for-Jehovah-s-Witnesses-Caleb-Sophia-by-PioneerBros/48178461.1YYVU

  And an A-line dress. Bit short but with Caleb and Sophia on, does it matter?
  

  https://www.redbubble.com/i/dress/Caleb-and-Sophia-JW-ORG-JW-Kids-for-Jehovah-s-Witnesses-Caleb-Sophia-by-PioneerBros/48178461.V4WQ8

  Ah this is more like it. I bet they sell a lot of these.
  

  https://www.redbubble.com/i/t-shirt/JW-Gifts-Coffee-JW-Stay-Awake-Stand-Firm-Drink-Coffee-JW-by-PioneerBros/45329742.FB110

  Ooooh

  https://www.redbubble.com/i/t-shirt/JW-Org-Jehovah-s-Witnesses-gift-Pins-and-Gifts-for-Witnessing-by-PioneerBros/45301868.FB110

  
  
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  JW Excuses

  by Vanderhoven7 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the following list was posted by generation2 in reddit.

  perhaps you can add to it.. 1- it's a translation issue.

  2- that's how things where then.

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  Anna Marina

  Do you think this is the best use of your intellectual capacities?

  Park it.

  The oyster coats the irritant, you will become a beautiful pearl.

  You are irrational.

  It may be true, but it is not up to you to say so.

  It may be true but it is not true if it is coming out of your mouth.

  You are nit picking.

  The prophet Daniel is not a channel Jehovah is using today.

  Ug hu ug ah uggh ug ah ah ug dud uh gu uh du (this was an elder's response to my question, 'was Jesus an apostate because he believed the prophet Daniel?')