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  Explanation for changes to Disfellowshipping rules at Annual Meeting

  by Listener in

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  wally, a youtuber from jw thoughts highlighted something that was said by kenneth cook jnr in the annual meeting.

  he thinks it may be removed before they publish the agm.

  i doubt we would see it in writing either.. part of kenneth's talk was about the changes regarding disfellowshipping and the clip from jw thoughts youtube shows him saying -.

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  Riley

  I don't know how these people even take themselves seriously.
  
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  What made you look behind the jw curtain?

  by Touchofgrey in

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  i was listening to a lunchtime call in radio show about jws and the personal experiences of being disfellowshiped, and a former elder called in saying he was disfellowshiped for asking about jws and their involvement in the un in the 1990s ,and he just said look it up.. thinking that it was a made up lie ,so i looked it up and it was true even a letter confirming it from the un itself and that led me here and to jwfacts and further research into the history and teachings of jw and walked out the door about 5 years ago.

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  -The endless adoration of the Governing body. I swear it is the North Korea of religion.
  

  -The things that were obviously " Identity markers " ( Christmas, Birthdays, Blood transfusions ) which really had no biblical restrictions. Look at us, we are different.

  - The core foundation of the religion is eschatology based nonsense, not really the gospel message.
  
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  How did JWs arrive at a clearer understanding of what the Bible teaches than other Christian denominations?

  by slimboyfat in

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  for jws who believe that jehovah had a hand in reviving the truth in the nineteenth century this is enough explanation for how jws managed to achieve a closer approximation to early christian beliefs and practices than other groups.

  but is there an explanation for this phenomenon that doesn’t rely on supernatural intervention?

  new testament scholar james dunn explains the difficulty of interpreting the biblical texts in this way:.

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  It is just eschatology based nonsense. I actually have more respect for bible scholars who admit they don't actually have all the answers but try not to be assholes to each other.
  
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  How did JWs arrive at a clearer understanding of what the Bible teaches than other Christian denominations?

  by slimboyfat in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  for jws who believe that jehovah had a hand in reviving the truth in the nineteenth century this is enough explanation for how jws managed to achieve a closer approximation to early christian beliefs and practices than other groups.

  but is there an explanation for this phenomenon that doesn’t rely on supernatural intervention?

  new testament scholar james dunn explains the difficulty of interpreting the biblical texts in this way:.

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  Riley

  This board use to be a great resource for ex members.
  
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  How did JWs arrive at a clearer understanding of what the Bible teaches than other Christian denominations?

  by slimboyfat in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  for jws who believe that jehovah had a hand in reviving the truth in the nineteenth century this is enough explanation for how jws managed to achieve a closer approximation to early christian beliefs and practices than other groups.

  but is there an explanation for this phenomenon that doesn’t rely on supernatural intervention?

  new testament scholar james dunn explains the difficulty of interpreting the biblical texts in this way:.

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  Riley

  Watchtower apologetics, Alt Right pundits, medical misinformation and conspiracy theorists.

  It is sad what this board has become.

  ( or maybe I didn't actually say that, it is just a conspiracy ).
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  "abstain and die!"- WTBTS

  by hamsterbait in

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  i find it amazing that the wtbts says that you should refuse blood, even if it could save your life.. look at the apostle paul.

  he knew the injunctions of acts 15 - yet by his own admission in his letters to the corinthians admitted that he bought meat sacrificed to idols and ate it.

  so would he have refused this meat if he were about to die of hunger?.

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  Riley

  So if I am in the middle of a kidney dialysis and I have to shut the machine off because I have to go poop really really really bad, that means Jehovah with destroy me.

  Its all in the bible, trust me. No need to fact check anything I am saying.

  I am absolutely love to be fucking insane. I read old threads and the discussions form 15-20 years ago and ever since covid and this right wing algorithm , this place is just a sewer.
  
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  "abstain and die!"- WTBTS

  by hamsterbait in

  1. social
  2. current

  i find it amazing that the wtbts says that you should refuse blood, even if it could save your life.. look at the apostle paul.

  he knew the injunctions of acts 15 - yet by his own admission in his letters to the corinthians admitted that he bought meat sacrificed to idols and ate it.

  so would he have refused this meat if he were about to die of hunger?.

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  Last night we had some half wit in full martyr mode taking about blood transfusions and dying for god and it got me thinking about the story of Paul and the meat Sacrificed to Idols . I am not even sure the Paul took Acts 15 very serious but I am supposed to commit suicide over this.

  The obvious context was gentile Christians remaining Kosher in the presence Jewish christians in the first century.

  When you really distance yourself from it, it all looks so very very smart and dangerous.
  
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  How to get help within the hospital.

  by was a new boy in

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  This board is an absolute joke. No wonder no one posts here anymore.
  
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  Rumour 144,000 literal number teaching to be abandoned at Annual Meeting

  by slimboyfat in

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  say it ain’t so!

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  in one sense it’s a no brainer because the figures just don’t add up any more.. in another (negative) sense it’s a no brainer because it’s been fundamental to jws since year dot and might undermine the whole thing?

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  After spending a lifetime reading about different interpretations of the book of Revelation the only define conclusion I have drawn is it is really stupid to draw core dogma from it. It is more important to not be an asshole.
  
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  Help I'm Being Repressed

  by peacefulpete in

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  today's news included a small story about a libertarian post on x that endorsed the murder of vice president harris.

  when there was outrage:.

  demands for investigation after nh libertarian party shares threatening harris (msn.com).

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  Riley

  I live next to an empty school which has become kind of a multi-purpose building in the community. During the covid protests ( Canada) , there was this church that set up in the building. They had a sign on the door " No masks or social distancing allowed ". They were just begging for a fight with the health authority. They knew if they would have made the news, there would have been double the people in the door next week. More people, more money in the collection plate. All the sermons were political nonsense " the laws of god were more important than the laws of man blah blah blah ". Luckily the police and health authority just ignored them.
  

  The government then removed all restrictions ( not that anyone was really paying attention anyway ) and within three weeks the church was gone. As person who was dragged off to the Kingdom Hall every Sunday and Tuesday against my will for first 18 years of my life, I felt like hunting down each one of those right wing cocksuckers and tell them to get there ass to church.

  It still pisses me off thinking about it and how fake it all was. All this libertarian stuff is so weak.