Posts by Bartolomeo

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Struggling to find a purpose

i spent most of my life in the org.

we were taught that our purpose in life was to serve jehovah.

that never really made sense to me, but it was still a purpose to keep going.

Unlike the majority of those writing here I have not lost faith in Jehovah and the Bible, I am not blind and I clearly see the mistakes of the WTS, things that leave a bad taste in your mouth and which personally led me to give resignation as a congregation elder and pioneer for several years. But I attend the meetings and I love the brothers, even if they are very simple people and who, in my opinion, make the mistake of idolizing the GB. It's their problem, not mine. Going back to my wife and I, we have retired to life in the countryside, we have taken some land to cultivate and some animals. This thing makes us feel good and in harmony with creation.

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Babylon the Great

by Godlyman in

do jw's still believe that babylon the great is the empire of false religion?

inquiring minds want to know .

estephan.

Bartolomeo

at the moment the interpretation on BTG has not changed, however a small detail in the comment of an illustration on a recent magazine opened up the possibility that in the future there may be a revision on the identity of the beast she rides, historically identified with the UN

https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2022401

"The beast today represents the United Nations..."

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Former Elders Please - Disbeliever recently married to a JW

by doasthouwilt in

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i recently married my best friend of 32 years.

she is a life-long jw and once an active pioneer, i am a 'worldly' person through-and-through, always will be.

we married because it was the only way we could find a way of staying together while giving her a path back to her religion ultimately, which she does not want to (or cannot) let go of.

Bartolomeo

I have served as an elder for a few years and all I can tell you is that there is no definitive answer to your question because it really depends on the mentality and culture prevailing in the body of elders of that specific congregation, more exactly those 3 elders who will form the specific committee for your wife.

The marked has no reason to exist as a consequence of a sin of immorality (porneia) but it is a gray area which is resorted to in borderline cases where the problem is disordered conduct. In cases of serious sins there is always the intervention of a judicial committee. I would add that my personal opinion is that you two stick together regardless of what that committee decides. If the decision should be for disfellowshipping be prepared and expect much tears and emotional distress from your wife. Be ready to be understanding and never judge her, be loving and patient. Only this will help her overcome the pain.

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Article: The Crypto Ponzi Scheme Avenger - [A former JW]

by AndersonsInfo in

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(this article is available by subscription only so i copied and pasted it below.).

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/11/business/crypto-ponzi-scheme-hyperfund.html.

here's part of the information about mr. de hek's past as a jw:.

Bartolomeo

only after TonusOH's explanation and re-reading peacefulpete's post did I realize the thing. English is not my native language

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Article: The Crypto Ponzi Scheme Avenger - [A former JW]

by AndersonsInfo in

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(this article is available by subscription only so i copied and pasted it below.).

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/11/business/crypto-ponzi-scheme-hyperfund.html.

here's part of the information about mr. de hek's past as a jw:.

Bartolomeo

@peacefulpete please can you explain what is FOMO? thanks

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Songs that help recovery

by peacefulpete in

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are there songs that seem to speak to you?

maybe especially when leaving the church and losing friends and family.

i still pause when i hear hennly's heart of the matter.

Bartolomeo

https://youtu.be/LI_t-x4tb-U

Within your soul on sacred ground
Creation's song alive with sound
Let your light come upon a shining
Fly on, fly on
Within your heart on sacred ground
Upon surrender all is found
Let your light come upon a shining
Fly on, fly on

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2022--Library-One!

by Atlantis in

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for those that may want to have this for research.

i think pretty soon the elder letters will be included.. .

https://jws-library.one/ .

Bartolomeo

This is incredible! Thank you very much Atlantis!

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Missing Monthly Broadcast - May 2015

by Listener in

youtuber millstone research has done a video on the fact that the may 2015 monthly broadcast is no longer on jw org.. https://www.jw.org/en/library/videos/#en/categories/studiomonthlyprograms.

the broadcast was presented by lett who mentions he had the backing of the other gb members regarding his comments.. the broadcast is basically about soliciting jws for funds as well as other 'valuable things' for the organisation.

this is the one where he claims that the money flowing out was more than the money flowing in.

Bartolomeo

Something unusual is going on.
The following Monthly Broadcast video's have also been removed -
July, 2020
August, 2020
September, 2020
July, 2021
August, 2021
July, 2022
August 2022

this due to the pandemic, the regional congress was held postponed in the summer months instead of broadcasting

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Watchtower looses Norwegian Appeal

by Diogenesister in

watchtower has just lost its appeal in the norwegian courts over the withdrawal of the funding it receives from the government as an officially recognised religion.

the initial decision will now stand due to what the court termed 'exclusionary practices' which includes the witnesses barbaric practice of shunning minors, even by family members in their own homes.

the ministry of children and families have decided they are now no longer eligible for the state grant of 16 million norwegian kroner given to officially recognised religions.. the following is a statement has been issued, i have summarised if it isn't readable: .

@Riley
It saddens me to see people leave the borg and still be gullible idiots.
There are two types of people in the world. The first goes to University from 4 to 12 years and becomes a Nurse, Doctors or Scientists. The other reads facebook and twitter and cover their car with flags and stickers. The seconds believes they are equal to the first.

and all those doctors, scientists and other graduates who have a position against the Covid gene serums which category do they belong to?