Posts by FFGhost

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Can a person order a free bible through the JWs?

by jwundubbed in

i was researching the easiest bible to read (which the jw bible is not) and the best way to buy one online at low cost and it got me thinking.

the jw.org is doing videos and has a website.

have they joined the order-online phenomenon that is going on in the world today?

FFGhost

I think you mean, as in send in a request and they'd mail you a Bible?

No, they don't have anything like that.

You can read the NWT online, or as Jeffro suggested, fill out the online form to get a JW to visit you. If you manage to convince them you are "sincere" and not an apostate, and request them to hand-deliver a printed Bible to your door, they probably would.

Well at least they would have pre-pandemic...for now probably the only way to read the NWT is online, if you don't already have a copy.

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Are Jehovah's Witnesses counting service time in Seconds yet? Like 8 seconds?

by was a new boy in

jehovah's witness gets 8 seconds total in new 52 minute video,.

'in their own words pope francis'.

closeup picture of (fuzzy 1:00-1:01), 43:48-50, and 44:54-59. .

FFGhost

what benefits are there from Aux pioneering?

Your name gets announced from the platform. You get a round of applause. You appear to be "spiritual" for a month. If the CO is visiting you get the "privilege" of sitting in for his hour long meeting with the regular pioneers.

Short answer: Temporary prestige and an ego boost.

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Are Jehovah's Witnesses counting service time in Seconds yet? Like 8 seconds?

by was a new boy in

jehovah's witness gets 8 seconds total in new 52 minute video,.

'in their own words pope francis'.

closeup picture of (fuzzy 1:00-1:01), 43:48-50, and 44:54-59. .

FFGhost

You've probably read about the "15 minute" provision that's been in place for probably 10 or so years - elderly / infirm JWs, with "permission" granted from the service committee, can count their "time" in 15 minute increments. Just 15 minutes in a month keeps you from being "irregular" or "inactive".

Since the COVID lockdown began, they've waived both the "15 minute" and "permission" pieces. If you have "witnessed" for any amount of time (yes, even 8 seconds) you can report simply that you were "Active" in the ministry for that month. On your (now electronic) publisher card, the secretary will enter "active" for the month and you will be considered an active publisher.

If you had more time (that can be measured in hours), you are still expected to provide the number.

I don't recall if this "even one second is enough" policy was announced just to elders, or to everyone in the congregations.

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Do the WT lawyers now dictate what the GB now do and say ?

by smiddy3 in

after all that has been happening these past years and changes that have been made on many fronts in the religion ,beliefs ,practices ,policies child abuse ,shunning ,etc, and different countries now taking a closer look at the religion ,i just wonder if the lawyers are now pulling the strings on how the organization functions and operates.. what are your thoughts about this ?.

FFGhost

I don't think they (legal) create anything themselves, but I'm 99.9999% sure they have "veto power" on any doctrine, policy, practice, or guideline that might possibly have legal repercussions.

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Drinking expensive drinks - seriously looked down upon as a JW

by Anony Mous in

i remember when i was a jw, drinking a good wine or other liquor was looked down upon.

it’s better to put that money towards the worldwide work donations i always got told.

so the best thing i ever got was johnny walker red back then (johnny walker is cheap blend).

FFGhost

If you get counseled for consuming [X] drinks, it's a pretty safe bet that the elder giving the counsel regularly consumes [2X] or even [3x] at a go.

"Ability to hold your liquor without appearing to be drunk" is one of the top "unwritten" requirements for being an elder, along with "10+ hours of field service per month" and "does his family do anything embarrassing?".

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Do the dubs do the songs at the Zoom Meetings?

by Iamallcool in

jw
friends

any takers?

FFGhost

They do the music, but everyone is on mute (or at least they are supposed to be).Everybody just sings along at home.

It sounds really awful, due to differing bandwidth and connection speeds, to try to harmonize 60, 70, 80 devices that typically join in for a meeting. So they just mute everyone.

What's funny is to watch them sing as they are muted. Some folks really apparently get into it. I think to myself "poor neighbors..."

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Eye-Opener

by ElderStuckin in

each eye-opener in my awakening had nothing to do with apostates.

it was always by looking directly at the so-called spiritual food that helped me awaken.. in 2019 they changed the wording of the second of two baptismal questions which are answered aloud before the audience.

now i realize that these questions have been adjusted over the years.

FFGhost

Do you understand that your baptism identifies you as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses in association with Jehovah’s organization?

Full question, with the implied part fully written:

Do you understand that your baptism identifies you as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses in association with Jehovah’s organization, and therefore you voluntarily and completely agree to give us carte blanche to use the threat of disfellowshipping and the implied subsequent loss of association and affection of all of your family and friends as emotional blackmail to coerce you into doing what we demand?

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Drinking expensive drinks - seriously looked down upon as a JW

by Anony Mous in

i remember when i was a jw, drinking a good wine or other liquor was looked down upon.

it’s better to put that money towards the worldwide work donations i always got told.

so the best thing i ever got was johnny walker red back then (johnny walker is cheap blend).

FFGhost

I remember when I was a JW, drinking a good wine or other liquor was looked down upon.

Hoo-wee, I can tell we never belonged to any of the same congregations.

In most if not all of the congregations I attended, your popularity was directly correlated to the quality of the booze you provided at your ~~parties~~ ~~drinking bouts~~ get-togethers.

You knew you were "in good" with Brother X if he pulled you aside, or invited you to stay a bit longer after everyone else left, and he'd pull out "the really good stuff".

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Love the don't use a gun for self defence by Gary Bro

by mickbobcat in

i just watched that stupid talk by gary while e bro on not using a gun for self defense but it went deeper.

i was that you don't defend yourself against violence.

well ain't that great from an asshat living in a gated and guarded compound.

FFGhost

How a Christian chooses to protect himself, his family, or his possessions is, of course, largely a personal matter

They seem to be suggesting a sort of "don't ask, don't tell" policy regarding what measures a JW might employ, short of firearms.

I know an elder whose "open secret" was that he kept a baseball bat under his bat for any unwelcome visitors.

As I understand, a bat is considered one of the best defensive weapons in the case of an intruder not carrying a firearm.

spiritually mature Christians choose not to keep a firearm for protection against other humans.

Translation: Keeping a firearm for the purpose of self-defense will get you removed from any "privileges" (elder, pioneer, etc.) but won't get you DF'ed.

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HOW A SISTER’S FAITH IS TESTED

by pistolpete in

going to preach in countries where jehovah's witnesses are banned is a sign of faith!

powerful by faith 2021 convention of jehovah's witnesses - friday morning.

the latest video is about a sister preaching in a country where there are only 3 publishers.

FFGhost

experience of a SINGLE SISTER sent to a Country where the work is banned.

It may have been slightly more subtle if they would have put a flashing red & black chyron occupying the bottom half of the screen reading "This is China. This sister was in China. CHINA we said".