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  Defend Your Borders or Listen to the Watchtower?

  by raymond frantz in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  https://youtu.be/dnoww-4jfao?si=ehzmc5-gxqukgn7q.

  with ww3 on the horizon the watchtower is bringing out their best hits on the issue of neutrality and the latest instalment on jw.org with stephen lett has the theme " why ancient israelites were allowed to go to war but as a christian you can't " or to paraphrase for a 2024 audience " why the modern state of israel is allowed all the nuclear weapons to defend their borders but you as a western european or north american you aren't supposed to compliant against open border policies and uncontrolled illegal migration" isn't that the exact same rhetoric or is it my imagination?

  so one of stephen lett's go to arguments is that christians do not take up arms because we don't live in ancient times where israelites had a mandate to occupy the holy land where as we gentile christians we don't.

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  The Irony the Watchtower can only exist in secular and free democracies seems to be complete lost on them.
  
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  Tis the season

  by garyneal in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  seems like i just pop in here every now and then to see what everyone is up to.

  just like the previous years, i check in during the holidays to let everyone know about the annual christmas card exchange.. blondie used to lead this several years ago and i was involved for about 3 to 4 years before it began to fall off.

  for those of you who participated back then, i still have your addresses and have just sent off this year's christmas cards to everyone.

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  As I learned the entire religion was just the revision of a failed prediction that the world was suppose to end in 1914 and later the generation of 1914 was not suppose to see the end of the system of things, I not only didn't care about they have felt about Christmas, I broke the rules and flouted it. I didn't care about gift exchanges at work, I didn't care about saying Merry Christmas back to someone, I didn't care about visiting non-witness family on Christmas day.

  I didn't see see the point of worrying about 3rd century Christians choosing the day of the winter solace to celebrate the birth of Christ when I couldn't understand bullshit like the understanding of the overlapping generation 1995.

  I sure hope I run into some of the elders this season and wish them a Merry Christmas just in case some wizard has a vision or something. The hearts of the governing body grew three sizes that Christmas eve, it was a Christmas miracle.
  
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  What is Your Favorite WT Lie?

  by Sea Breeze in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i would like to start a thread on lies that the watchtower and their reps have told.

  surely we all have one or two that truly sticks out in our memories, no matter how much we would like to forget.

  my favorite wt lie: the reason they don't want to release the name of the "scholars" who worked on the new world translation is because they do not want to accept "glory and honor" from others.

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  Riley

  I am going to win the lottery on Monday...........doesn't happen.

  I am going to win the lottery on Tuesday...........doesn't happen.

  I am going to win the lottery on Wednesday...........doesn't happen.

  Thursday my house burns down.

  See it was a marked day.

  That is watchtower 1914 logic.
  
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  Biden gives the order to Zelenskyy to Use the long range missiles to hit the interior of Russian territory

  by liam in

  1. social
  2. current

  the war in ukraine has now escalated.

  europe is now talking of getting involved in the war to curb the north korean armies that are helping russia.

  putin has warned that this will now give him no choice but to retaliate against nato nations.. the biden administration and the democrats in congress want to make sure that the war escalates to such a point that trump won't be able to bring peace to the war in ukraine.

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  The US economy is 20 trillion dollars. Donald Trump 2016-2020 added 7.2 trillion to the national debt his first go around. The majority of US aid has been soon to be decommissioned military equipment. Hardly any of the money even leaves the continental United States. It just goes to manufacturing jobs in the American rust belt. The spin off for the oil and gas and mining industries by cutting off Russia from the world order , far surpasses the help we give Ukraine. Half of Europe now is being heated by American LPG.

  The idea we are making some significant sacrifice helping Ukraine is absolute horseshit.

  When commies want to take free people over, we help.

  Live free or Die.
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  Biden gives the order to Zelenskyy to Use the long range missiles to hit the interior of Russian territory

  by liam in

  1. social
  2. current

  the war in ukraine has now escalated.

  europe is now talking of getting involved in the war to curb the north korean armies that are helping russia.

  putin has warned that this will now give him no choice but to retaliate against nato nations.. the biden administration and the democrats in congress want to make sure that the war escalates to such a point that trump won't be able to bring peace to the war in ukraine.

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  So we basically give Russia what they want because they have Nukes because they are finding out there armed forces are useless ? Then North Korea , then Iran and then China.

  Just take what you want, we don't want any trouble.

  Live free or die.
  
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  Biden gives the order to Zelenskyy to Use the long range missiles to hit the interior of Russian territory

  by liam in

  1. social
  2. current

  the war in ukraine has now escalated.

  europe is now talking of getting involved in the war to curb the north korean armies that are helping russia.

  putin has warned that this will now give him no choice but to retaliate against nato nations.. the biden administration and the democrats in congress want to make sure that the war escalates to such a point that trump won't be able to bring peace to the war in ukraine.

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  Liam

  I am not really sure what you point is ? Let me guess, Russia isn't dumping missiles and bombs on Ukrainians cities ? Just the lies of the main stream media ?
  
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  Biden gives the order to Zelenskyy to Use the long range missiles to hit the interior of Russian territory

  by liam in

  1. social
  2. current

  the war in ukraine has now escalated.

  europe is now talking of getting involved in the war to curb the north korean armies that are helping russia.

  putin has warned that this will now give him no choice but to retaliate against nato nations.. the biden administration and the democrats in congress want to make sure that the war escalates to such a point that trump won't be able to bring peace to the war in ukraine.

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  Riley

  I love how the right turns a blind eye to Russia raining missiles on Ukrainian cities nearly nightly but somehow retaliation is somehow unproved escalation. Imagine if this generation of conservatives had to fight to an actual war. They would fold quicker than the French.
  
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  Trump wins

  by gavindlt in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i am non political and have never voted but nonetheless i have been keenly watching to see how the trump presidential race unfolds.

  i believe that his involvement in propelling or influencing a leaning toward bible prophecy will unfold.

  how, i can’t say but something tells me that this anomaly and outlier being trump is highly signifiant!

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  The US Military right not has a shortfall of about 250,000 people which really highlights the challenges of the current job market. The idea that we are going to kick out 10 million people working the worst jobs in the country is kind of silly.
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  Sacred Days

  by Riley in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  yesterday was remembrance day/veterans days in canada.

  we had a couple younger half wits in the cong in field service yesterday.

  both are trying to climb the ladder with the entire elder body ready to die in the next 10 years.. i just of thought it was a dick move to go door to door about the merits of fighting for freedom or not fighting on such a sacred day.

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  The Russia Ukraine war really highlights the fact, the watchtower and Trax Society can only exist in free and secular democracies. This seems to be lost on most Jehovah’s Witnesses. You are only free to attend the kingdom hall because of the blood in sacrifice of others. That’s the reason I find it kind of despicable to go door-to-door on remembrance Day..
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  Sacred Days

  by Riley in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  yesterday was remembrance day/veterans days in canada.

  we had a couple younger half wits in the cong in field service yesterday.

  both are trying to climb the ladder with the entire elder body ready to die in the next 10 years.. i just of thought it was a dick move to go door to door about the merits of fighting for freedom or not fighting on such a sacred day.

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  Over the last year or so I have got to know some Ukrainian refugees and their stories are just heartbreaking. I don’t for a second blame any man with a family for fleeing the country. Anyone with children who goes off to war is just unbelievably heartbreaking for me.

  every time a Jehovah witness gives me that holier than thou song and dance about not going off to war I point to them what happened to the watchtower in Russia and what will happen to the watchtower in the Ukraine if they are, they are conquered. All I get and return is some talk around that really never addresses this issue. It’s just blah blah, blah, blah blah blah blah..

  after getting to know these Ukrainians, it makes you realize how disrespectful the watchtower really is.