RolRod

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  Just saw this on Reddit…

  by Biahi in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  a person said they were working at an adult bookstore…a jw came in to do exterminating.

  saw the former brother working behind the counter.

  lol.

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  RolRod

  Hold on Mick, your GF was an elder???
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  Newly discovered Dead Sea Scrolls with the tetragrammaton within the Greek text

  by dropoffyourkeylee in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  big news from israel, some previously undiscovered dead sea scrolls have been found with portions of the ot in greek.

  it says the name of god is included in hebrew letters within the greek text.. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/16/world/middleeast/dead-sea-scrolls.html.

  "the new fragments contain verses from zechariah 8:16-17, including part of the name of god written in ancient hebrew, and verses from nahum 1:5-6, both from the biblical book of the twelve minor prophets.".

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  I don't believe anyone questions God having a name, the question is .... is the name JEHOVAH?
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  Do You Get Easily Offended By What People Do or Don’t Do?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  does using uncle ben’s food products offend you?.

  are you offended if you see a flag?

  what about a confederate flag?.

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  Honestly ... I don't get easily offended. Although it boggles my mind how easily people do

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  When You Were A Witness Did You Believe Everything Taught?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  obviously at some point you stopped believing the witnesses had the truth or else you wouldn’t be here.

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  but for the most part, were you a true believer or were you typically a rebel or a doubter?

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  I studied in 82, Got baptized in 83. I figured it all out by 1985. Of course my view was that these were imperfect men sincerely trying to do God's will. Since I love to read I collected every piece of Watchtower literature I could find, old books, oldtimers, etc. This was before the internet and I learned the truth about the truth. I stayed because it kept me out of trouble AND because I enjoyed it. I was a favorite among the body because I understood and wasn't quick to condemn and suggest DFing someone. But in the end I decided I wanted to out but stayed because my wife at the time was raised a JW and all her family and friends were in. I had eventually enlightened her and we slowly faded after I stepped down. Never looked back and they never looked for us. It's as if they said "good riddance". Although the last year we were in, they tried hard to investigate me, questioning me. The P.O. even came after me physically, took three elders to hold him back and I laughed.

  As I said, it kept me out of trouble.

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  Letter from local Kingdom Hall

  by jhine in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  today l received a hand written letter from my local kingdom hall .

  l say my local as the one nearest me , for those who don't know me l am not nor have ever been a jw .

  as this letter was addressed " to the householder " l assume that everyone in the area ( tamworth , staffordshire ) has been sent one .

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  I'm a Letter Carrier and I deliver those letter every week. I've received them also with an enclosed tract
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  Do You Think Trump Will Abandon The Republican Party?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the way he’s talking, i wouldn’t be surprised if he creates a third party .

  he’s unhappy with republican leadership.

  can you see trump leaving the gop and going rogue?

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  Can you blame him? His own party has turned their backs on him. He needs to get 4 more years and destroy both parties.

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  “He’s Not My President “

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  it’s already happening .

  biden was officially named president-elect yesterday.

  i think trump exhausted all of his avenues to keep the presidency.

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  Just remember, for the last 4 years anti 45ers said the same thing about Trump .... "Not my president"
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  Why Is The Press Suddenly Exposing The Biden Family?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
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  the new york post published how hunter biden was involved with many criminal activities.

  they showed how big daddy biden was well aware of what was going on.

  the post got called out for this “ non story “.

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  I think once the news media got wind of Biden's administration appointees they realized it isn't CHANGE, but more of the same old same old, and that nothing will change for the better. But it's too late for any damage control. They spent the last 4 years demonizing Trump.

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  Nurses are unwilling to take the COVID-19 Vaccine

  by adjusted knowledge in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i work at two separate hospitals and most of the rns i work with have stated they won't take the vaccine.

  i've read a report that 1/3 of rns will refuse the vaccine.

  for those in other countries do you see this being an issue or is it more an american phenomenon?.

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  I have no desire to take it. I will refuse at risk to my job.
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  Dumb Elders

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i knew a few pretty intelligent elders .

  sometimes i would wonder why they remained as elders or even witnesses because they were successful men who made a good living and were highly respected because of their qualities.. that is a rather small group.

  most elders that i know of aren’t the brightest bulbs in the sky.

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  When I lived in NYC most of our elders were bethelites, they were well versed, don't know if they all stayed. A few years ago I saw one of them on the Faith in Action video, he was portraying Jonas Wendell.

  When I lived in Jersey, they were all idiots who could hardly read!