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  First century Christians got it badly wrong...

  by The Fall Guy in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  .......so thank goodness mr. rutherford was "inspired" to sort the problem!.

  w77 7/1 p. 401 par.

  4 - as witnesses of jesus, believers in time came to be called “christians.” (not jehovah's witnesses?

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  The Fall Guy

  Change of avatar for a change of year. Free as a bird.
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  First century Christians got it badly wrong...

  by The Fall Guy in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  .......so thank goodness mr. rutherford was "inspired" to sort the problem!.

  w77 7/1 p. 401 par.

  4 - as witnesses of jesus, believers in time came to be called “christians.” (not jehovah's witnesses?

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  .......so thank goodness Mr. Rutherford was "inspired" to sort the problem!

  w77 7/1 p. 401 par. 4 - As witnesses of Jesus, believers in time came to be called “Christians.” (not Jehovah's witnesses?)
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  Library now cleared out

  by UnshackleTheChains in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  well, it looks like the axe has finally fallen on our kh library.

  during a deep clean of the local kh, a brother suddenly informed everyone 'whikst cleaning' that all the old books including bound volumes of the watchtower etc was to be chucked in the skip.. from what i heard, some were taken aback by this and quite annoyed that no announcement was made; that no one was given the choice of taking some of these books home to keep.

  i mean the entire collection of studies in the scriptures and others that go back an entire century.

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  Every JW & ex-JW should hold onto their Watchtower Library CD ROM discs - and back them up!

  The org is rewriting its history for the future over-over-overlapping generations of born-ins.
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  There is some GOOD news!

  by The Fall Guy in

  1. social
  2. current

  https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-europe-46709311/police-diver-adopts-dog-rescued-from-icy-lake.

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  https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-europe-46709311/police-diver-adopts-dog-rescued-from-icy-lake
  
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  Wtia! There's More! I have another why you can't reason with a JW ...

  by nowwhat? in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so i see an old friend who's an elder in his hall at the ca.

  his cong just recently got evicted from their kingdom hall.

  and he is just giddy about it.

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  Yeah DOC, but those blue JW.BORG signs add $1000's to the bill. This KH needs more donations to buy one!
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  More payouts for sex abuse

  by wannaexit in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  there a number of threads going back 10 years regarding gilbert simental, a jw child sex predator.

  this is the latest article.

  watchtower you lost again.. https://legalnewsline.com/stories/511687317-california-court-upholds-4-million-sex-abuse-judgment-against-jehovah-s-witnesses-watchtower-organization.

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  Is this the same case where $30m in punitive damages was also awarded - on top of the measly $4m?

  https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/5701923312238592/want-read-montana-nunez-v-watchtower-trial-transcript-now-available-read

  According to the very last pager in the court documents.
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  New rules for child sexual abuse?

  by formerministerial in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  a european jehovah's witness, who served in an important branch, has sent me the following rumor.. some serious sources are mentioned.

  it clearly shake my perspective of what is going to happen in the coming months.. i'm totally shocked !.

  the law firm managing all the interests of the wt has studied the problem in europe on data protection and actions on files and protocols of child abuse.

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  @ Burnedout - I remember reading advice on the internet for charity trustees which strongly advised them to take out personal liability insurance, because trustees are individually and collectively liable if their charity is sued.

  In the UK, all elders are trustees of their congregation charity.
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  Joke Sharing Thread

  by Vanderhoven7 in

  1. social
  2. humour

  got a good joke or two?

  why not share them.

  here is a fun one.. retirement can be fun.

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  The Fall Guy

  For Scottish folks:

  Kelvinside in Glasgow is well-off, posh area which in years gone by was renowned for its posh accent.

  Interviewer: "Excuse me madam, do Kelvinside residents ever talk about sex? (sacks)

  Kelvinside Lady: No, we just give them back to the coal-man when they're empty.

  Interviewer: Are you bothered by the rates in Kelvinside?

  Kelvinside Lady: We don't have rates, just big mace! (mice)
  
  
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  Update on Scary Experience

  by ZindagiNaMilegiDobaara in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  update on this:.

  just been to the police station with my friends where we were asked individually to identify aknife.

  it looks identical to the one we saw.

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  Zing, it sounds very much that these victims have been targeted because you and your friends managed to escape.

  If these scum are caught, they should never be allowed to live in society ever again
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  Active JW's: If asked, can you explain/defend this belief?

  by The Fall Guy in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  as all jw's and awakened ex-jw's know, the very existence of the religion is dependent on people's belief that the "holy trinity" of the wtbts, the ccojw, and the governing body (aka the organization) were personally selected by god/christ.. 1) mr. rutherford claimed that this divine choosing occurred circa 1919, and that all anointed members were personally chosen by god/christ to be the faithful slave.

  2) in 2013 this long-held, "profound scriptural truth" was discarded by apostates in brooklyn (the present-day governing body) when they personally decided that only gb members were chosen by god/christ to be the faithful slave.

  (wt july 2013, p.22, par.

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  @SoundofTruth - Questions are not unfair - answers which conceal truths are unfair, and that is what the org does with its literature.

  @ Nitty Gritty - Par. 2 says this - "It is vital that we recognize the faithful slave. Our spiritual health and our relationship with God depend on this channel."

  When God wanted people to be clearly identified as His representatives, they were! The Bible gives ample warnings about "wolves in sheep's clothing" and how to spot them;

  (Deuteronomy 18:21, 22) However, you may say in your heart: “How will we know that Jehovah has not spoken the word?” When the prophet speaks in the name of Jehovah and the word is not fulfilled or does not come true, then Jehovah did not speak that word. The prophet spoke it presumptuously. You should not fear him.’

  Christians were instructed to test the teachings they were being given, (1 John 4:1) but as we both know, as an active JW, cannot question or disagree with anything the literature says - due to fear of the consequences.

  When I was a zealous JW no one could challenge or weaken my faith, because I was a JW and had "the truth."

  An offer to you both: PM me and I'll share some important Bible questions with you - and I'd like to hear your answers - questions which no JW can raise without being dragged into the elders' room and accused of being spiritually weak or apostate.

  Interestingly, when I asked a trolley elder one of these questions, his reply was, "I don't want to argue with you. You can write to our Branch with any questions."

  He couldn't/wouldn't answer the question in front of the young M.S. next to him. Fear of the truth!