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  Elders WILL be removed ...

  by The Fall Guy in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  ..............if their child pursues higher education and lives on campus.

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  https://www.reddit.com/r/exjw/comments/7ob4wa/interesting_tidbit_from_elders_school/?st=jc214ok2&sh=cfa8af95.

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  ..............if their child pursues Higher Education and lives on campus.

  https://www.reddit.com/r/exjw/comments/7ob4wa/interesting_tidbit_from_elders_school/?st=jc214ok2&sh=cfa8af95
  
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  JW's - Do you follow pagan practices?

  by The Fall Guy in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  w95 5/15 p. 19 part 1—flashes of light - great and small: “jehovah’s witnesses do not celebrate birthdays because these observances have pagan origins and tend to exalt the ones having a birthday.” (jw broadcasting doesn't exalt the gibbering body??????).

  in order to be “faithful in what is least” and to “stop touching the unclean thing,” j.w.

  's should abhor & shun all of the following traditions and practices due to their pagan/demonic origins - especially using the names of weekdays and several of the names of months.. “it was believed that sneezing was the way for the body to rid itself of the devil's evil influences.

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  The Fall Guy

  w95 5/15 p. 19 Part 1—Flashes of Light - Great and Small: “Jehovah’s Witnesses do not celebrate birthdays because these observances have pagan origins and tend to exalt the ones having a birthday.” (JW Broadcasting doesn't exalt the Gibbering Body??????)

  In order to be “faithful in what is least” and to “stop touching the unclean thing,” J.W.'s should abhor & shun all of the following traditions and practices due to their pagan/demonic origins - especially using the names of weekdays and several of the names of months.

  “It was believed that sneezing was the way for the body to rid itself of the devil's evil influences. The act of blessing a person subsequent to a sneeze was meant to act as a safeguard against the devil's evil influences returning.” https://www.theguardian.com/notesandqueries/query/0,5753,-2218,00.html

  “The history of wedding veils tells us that, in ancient times, the Greeks used it as a way of protecting the bride from evil spirits.” https://www.weddingideasmag.com/history-of-wedding-veils-styles-and-trends/

  “One of the first traditions [wedding cake] began in Ancient Rome where bread was broken over the bride’s head to bring good fortune to the couple.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wedding_cake

  Traditionally, wedding cakes were made to bring good luck to all guests and the couple.......The wedding cake is surrounded by superstitions.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wedding_cake

  “The modern necktie spread by Europe traces back to the time of the 30 years war.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Necktie#Origins

  “The names of the days of the week in many languages are derived from the names of the classical planets in Hellenistic astrology, which were in turn named after contemporary deities, a system introduced in by the Roman Empire.”

  Sunday – Sol or Helios

  Monday – Luna or Selene

  Tuesday – Mars or Ares

  Wednesday – Mercurius or Hermes

  Thursday – Jupiter or Zeus

  Friday – Venus or Aphrodite

  Saturday – Saturnus or Kronos

  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Names_of_the_days_of_the_week

  https://blog.oxforddictionaries.com/2016/01/11/months-names/

  There must be many everyday practices whose origins are pagan/demonic, but are now used by people who in all good conscience do not attribute anything to the origins. Motive is everything.
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  By there fruits: The JW's very rarely encourage forgiveness

  by goingthruthemotions in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  by there fruits you can tell a true christian.

  well if this is the case, then if you are not blind it is easy to see that the witnesses truly not what they present themselves as.

  my wife is a testament to this characteristic.

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  The Fall Guy

  Maybe you could show your wife the RNWT's wording on the subject of forgiveness:

  (Matthew 6:14, 15) “For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you; whereas if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses."

  But of course as we all now know, being a JW means having to be part of the most judgemental religion on the planet - bar none!

  
  
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  Hello from Scotland - it has been ages....

  by The Scotsman in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  well how the devil is everyone?

  i have not been here for a long time........totally lost track of what is going on in jw land, apart from the little bits i hear from family members still in.

  (they say everything is swell and that armageddon is just round the corner).... :).was hearing that anniesland congregation in glasgow has been (or is about to be) disbanded.

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  Scotsman - here's the "Master Plan" the org announced 18 months ago.

  
  
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  UK - please post names of congregations being disbanded/merged

  by truthseeker in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i will soon be done with my jw charity analysis project.

  can we make this an official thread for uk congregations being merged/disbanded so i can update the list.

  i will post the results when finished.. truthseeker.

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  Official confirmation - Ardrishaig KH on the west coast of Scotland was sold off 6 months ago and the congregation merged with the Oban congregation.

  Instead of a 6-7 minute drive, the local J.W.'s now have to drive for 1 hour 7 minutes to get to Oban if they want to sit in a KH. Seems they were temporarily provided with a video-link.

  How to encourage and strengthen the flock!
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  UK - please post names of congregations being disbanded/merged

  by truthseeker in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i will soon be done with my jw charity analysis project.

  can we make this an official thread for uk congregations being merged/disbanded so i can update the list.

  i will post the results when finished.. truthseeker.

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  Oban KH is a helluva arduous drive from Lochgilphead/Ardrishaig - and especially precarious in the wintertime!

  Maybe they've been "merged" with Campbeltown. Just as bad.
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  Hello from Scotland - it has been ages....

  by The Scotsman in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  well how the devil is everyone?

  i have not been here for a long time........totally lost track of what is going on in jw land, apart from the little bits i hear from family members still in.

  (they say everything is swell and that armageddon is just round the corner).... :).was hearing that anniesland congregation in glasgow has been (or is about to be) disbanded.

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  The Fall Guy

  @ SlidinFast - last I heard, (several years ago) one of the Greenlees male offspring had "turned apostate." Encouraging to hear that such a person could leave the cult.
  
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  Avoiding Service Tips?

  by Kohanic in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  back again!.

  so as i'm still pimo and living under my parent's roof, how can i get out of service?

  cause i really don't want to go and i feel dirty just knowing i could be influencing someone into this garbage..

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  The Fall Guy

  Just stopping, without saying anything against the org or its teachings is your only alternative to doing a minimal amount of recruiting time.

  If you can fade, then prepare the "conversation stopper" reply for your parents and the elders when they try to "help" you:

  "I have personal & private issues which I have to meditate and pray on. They're not things I can discuss with anyone at the moment, but thanks for your concern. I'm sure you'll respect my need for privacy."

  I wish you as little stress as possible, whatever choice is best for you.
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  QFR - Posting JW publications on a personal website/social media

  by Listener in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  the following is a qfr from the april, 2018 watchtower.

  just a couple of articles back the organization was explaining how jws need to be encouraging and even when admonishing congregations jesus would start out with encouraging words.

  we see none of this in the qfr, rather, it is heavy handed and legally incorrect.. why is it not permissible to post publications of jehovah’s witnesses on a personal website or on social media?.

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  The Fall Guy

  @ Punk - and selfies of course!
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  The Guardian: Estimated 20,000 British men interested in sexually abusing children

  by AndersonsInfo in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/dec/29/estimated-20000-british-men-interested-in-sexually-abusing-children-police-chief-says.

  police chief simon bailey says even thousands more detectives would not be enough to bring every offender to justice.

  vikram dodd police and crime correspondent.

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  Clearly, present legal penalties are not severe enough in many countries to act as a deterrent for such sick and perverted crimes.