Posts by Anna Marina

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How Often is 1914 Openly Spoken of at the Meetings?

by Number 6 in

as someone who left in 1991 aged 21, one of my overriding memories of growing up in the watchtower was being able to "prove" the end times by referencing 1914.. major change in 95 then again after that.

if i'm being honest i could not even tell you now what the current teaching is.. for those who still attend the meetings, is it still openly spoken about?

i genuinely curious as i wonder if the teaching will be altogher dropped eventually, and one of the easiest ways to achieve that is to stop speaking about it.

Anna Marina

Yes it is spoken of sometimes. Most don't understand it but it is a necessary starting point for overlapping generations etc.

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Do You Think We Will Ever Get To “Normal” Again?

by minimus in

jw
friends

will we ever be able to congregate together for a concert or a theater?

will we forever be wearing a mask at walmart?

will restaurants and bars allow people to eat drink and simply hang out?.

Anna Marina

Not sure if the tract is showing so reposting the pic.

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Do You Think We Will Ever Get To “Normal” Again?

by minimus in

jw
friends

will we ever be able to congregate together for a concert or a theater?

will we forever be wearing a mask at walmart?

will restaurants and bars allow people to eat drink and simply hang out?.

Anna Marina

New Normal World Order?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1vpEIs6f5I

Can you imagine them singing that at their Zoom meetings?

Just had a rootle through my old tract - sorry it's in Chinese - it's the front of the original Will This World Survive Tract. Remember this?

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I'm not into conspiracy theories, but Google FEMA clergy response team. Would WT. throw the R&F under the bus to save it's own skin

by nowwhat? in

correct me if i'm wrong but about the same time this was activated was when the wt.

came out with the "we may receive instructions that may not seem practical from a human standpoint".

and it has been emphasized greatly regarding covid measures that "we must obey the superior authorities".

Anna Marina

The fellow domestics of WT obeying the superior authorities at Bethel.

Dear Bethelite, welcome to Bethel. Thanks for building all the audio visual stuff. Yeh we got more work for you but not just yet cause of corona. Therefore, go into your room and stay there. Yeh we are locking the door. Stop crying or we'll send you home.

Ok you wont stop crying right we are sending you home. Go furlough yourself.

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How Long Is Forever?

by HiddenPimo in

imagine you have a spoon and you dig out one scoop of soil from the ground in central new york.

then you put that soil in a bag and carry it with you as you travel from there to the grand canyon.

you repeat these steps until you have created another grand canyon in new york and filled the original one in arizona.

Anna Marina

Eternity is future and past and starts in the present.

So it's twice as long as you think it is :)

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Netherlands wants to punish silence on sex abuse in closed communities

by Fadeaway1962 in

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-netherlands-women-crime-trfn/netherlands-wants-to-punish-silence-on-sex-abuse-in-closed-communities-iduskbn25o2iv .

they feel there being discriminated against..

Anna Marina

Oh silence is violence. Or silence is child abuse.

Hmm, what adding wife beating in this? That goes on - and although rarer, husband beating too.

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Cowardly Change of Policy in the UK

by Slidin Fast in

the britain branch has called a confidential meeting tonight with a controversial announcement.

the message is of such import that it was transmitted by word of mouth only, nothing in writing, ears only.

a decision made by the governing body of jehovah's witnesses and transmitted orally down the chain of command, a decision proving the leadership of this spirit lead body.. the gdpr laws in the uk have been interpreted by wt lawyers so that all record keeping relating to the public has been banned, telephone witnessing and letter writing also, forbidden.. now in a show of supreme bravado the publishers are to be informed that if they wish to, if they dare, they may write to people at their own risk.. bear in mind, nothing is in writing.

Anna Marina

If a loved one is still in and you suspect they are counting their time with you, let them but steer the conversation your way. Be kind, not controversial. All they care about is 'getting their time in.' Make them feel welcome.

But never accept an invitation to attend the meetings. There are limits.

But if you have popcorn and it's Zoom meeting night you might be able to talk some of them into watching a movie. Or binging on apostate Youtubes. As they sometimes do even when at the meeting without any encouragement.

Put bluetak or sellotape over the microphone if you are on Zoom though, just in case one of the elders unmutes your microphone.

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Cowardly Change of Policy in the UK

by Slidin Fast in

the britain branch has called a confidential meeting tonight with a controversial announcement.

the message is of such import that it was transmitted by word of mouth only, nothing in writing, ears only.

a decision made by the governing body of jehovah's witnesses and transmitted orally down the chain of command, a decision proving the leadership of this spirit lead body.. the gdpr laws in the uk have been interpreted by wt lawyers so that all record keeping relating to the public has been banned, telephone witnessing and letter writing also, forbidden.. now in a show of supreme bravado the publishers are to be informed that if they wish to, if they dare, they may write to people at their own risk.. bear in mind, nothing is in writing.

Anna Marina

They could start pioneering by writing to all the disfellowshipped ones.

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How Many of Jehovah’s Witnesses Are There Worldwide? FAQ Are You A Jehovah's Witness in REALITY

by Longlivetherenegades in

from the faq as captured on the website with this question (how many jehovah's witnesses are there worldwide?

) led to this question of mine who do the organization sees as a jehovah's witness?

the organization answers: .

Anna Marina

Who then really is a Jehovah's witness looking at the way they play with words relating to...... Who they see and count as Jehovah's witness and who they don't see and count as Jehovah's WITNESSES

Ezekiel, Jeremiah and Daniel expressed apostate-to-the-Governing-Body-arithmetic in the Scriptures and therefore would not be involved in Watchtower work if alive today, Jehovah's Witnesses as identified by the prophet Isaiah would have no part with the JW Governing Body of today.

Given Jehovah inspired Ezekiel, Jeremiah and Daniel, He definately wouldn't have anything to do with the Watchtower.

So who are the Watchtower? And who are their Governig Body? What are they governing?

Once identified, then you count how many there are who subject themselves to their authority. Using Watchtower's definition of a JW will never allow you to properly identify group membership because Watchtower writers use spin. Perhaps just call them 'Group A.'. And how's that for a title of a future Watchtower article? Return to Group A.

(Matthew 7:16) . . .By their fruits YOU will recognize them. Never do people gather grapes from thorns or figs from thistles, do they?

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Did you feel contempt for Non Witnesses

by Steel in

the other day i went to this farm owned by this jw lady with my wife being a jw and my mother being a non witness.

later taking to my mother she noticed this vibe like this jw lady really hated her.

she just had these little slags like when we tried to pay for the fruit we picked , she looked directly at my wife and said " don't worry about it, i only charge wordly people ".. i also have this aunt who is a jw we are estranged from.

Anna Marina

Yes they did call people worldly then they discouraged use of the term and came up with overlapping generations - about the same time - kind of.