i’m just curious about this dynamic i don’t care personally one way or the other but i do have friends who have chosen to be conservatives and they get totally destroyed on social media pages for their choice.
it’s almost like a lot of ex jw w become as toxic and his judgmental as jehovah’s witnesses themselves what’s up with that?
i also know conservative ex jw’s that can do the same so again i’m not leaning one way or the other i’m just noticing factual observations.
Just maybe the REPUBLIC is safe for a while. Actual representatives who consider the minority view and do what is necessary to not overly harm them.
Abortion is not going away few want it pushed back into black market but neither want full term decisions.
Crimes get prosecuted and punished.
Immigrants bring a needed skill and want to retire back to their homeland. Refugees need to be real.
Pie in the sky extremist views that actually harm normal people will be put to rest.
my only prowess in making predictions stems from my 77-years of life in the united statesgrowing up under president truman, eisenhower, kennedy, nixon, .....etc.
etc.i was a widdle kid sitting in front of a tiny black and white tv set when the very first broadcastsof political conventions, deal-making, debates (nixon vs kennedy), assassinations (jfk, rfk, martin luther king, etc.
) i grew up with duck and cover under my elementary schooldesk, the cold war, the iron curtain, the korean war, the vietnam war and i went to federal prisonas a jw conscientious objector while hippies, flower children, political activists protested and universitystudents were fired up on by troops.i grew up reading newspapers (2 of them).
Lock n load. A certain demographic has their eye on tv's, jewelry, and booze--either in celebration or protest
https://youtu.be/1skm8riz7qc?si=ww3ej9orl_91db4w.
the construction of a new jehovah’s witnesses kingdom hall in cybinka, poland, has once again shed light on the watchtower organization’s relentless drive to expand its real estate empire on the backs of unpaid, vulnerable volunteers.
every day, around 40 jehovah’s witnesses show up at the construction site, some traveling long distances, not for pay or proper protection, but to fulfill a sense of “spiritual duty” instilled by the organization.
They have a safety meeting before cleaning toilets nowadays. Hard hat, goggles, gloves, vest. Prayer? Any injuries are supposed to be covered by your own insurance.
There are still the pompous bosses. The tightened perimeter does cut down on the "just in time for dinner" crowd.
The old days of locals building their own hall with local pride are gone as is the quirky repurposed buildings. It was fun.
an old elder friend from out of town stopped to see my ailing wife.
more than the locals do.
he said elder school emphasized 2 years and the existing body will be the leaders through persecution and tribulation.
The 2 years was part of the school material. This guy is relatively young and fairly new elder.
I'm sure part psychology making the attendees feel special when in fact they are cannon fodder
an old elder friend from out of town stopped to see my ailing wife.
more than the locals do.
he said elder school emphasized 2 years and the existing body will be the leaders through persecution and tribulation.
An old elder friend from out of town stopped to see my ailing wife. More than the locals do.
He said elder school emphasized 2 years and the existing body will be the leaders through persecution and tribulation.
Wowzer are we ina hurt. The local bunch is feeble, unsmart, self serving, detached to varying degrees. The better ones died or moved.
Persecution is usually brought from idiotic actions by the big wigs.
Tribulation will come from the (not quite world power) leadership earthquake in the political scene; and secret knocks into the attic will be of no use.
the seniors in our family were scammed by watchtower, for over 7 figures.
an interesting read today to give some insight.. one of the most egregious con-artists is watchtower bible and tract society the “legal” entity for jehovah’s witnesses.
many retired jehovah’s witnesses have been targeted over the years to “loan” money for various “special projects” to further the “preaching work”, only to find they are never to be repaid.
Slim
It is pounded to use unrighteous money for good (WT). We boomers mostly want to leave a nestegg for our kids. And we witlesses ain't that rich.
I will credit one (only) elder who told a well off widow to useher money for a medicine food and luxuries because the WT has more money than they know what to do with. She felt a strip steak instead of burger was wasting God's money
a comedian in a comedy sketch at a trunp rally joked that the island of puerto rico is a floating island of garbage.. what to do???
potus pappy joe to the rescue!!
he sounds the alarm, comes out swinging and calls trump supporters, actual people, garbage.. .
Truth: people who advocate for war should get a rifle go to the front and face (9? ) hostile rifles pointed back.
https://youtu.be/hwzly3fnpdo?si=0p8zd0_9a-lwtb_9.
the study article 2 from the january 2025 watchtower study edition titled “husbands, honor your wife” represents a marked shift from the earlier, stricter watchtower stance on marital intimacy among jehovah’s witnesses.
this article’s language feels more relaxed, with paragraph 17 and its footnote stating, “the bible does not provide details as to what sexual practices between a husband and a wife should be considered clean or unclean.
No-zombie
No, but never elder.
40 or so years ago there were several hot shot couples (wife and I were not part of them) who married and then divorced within a few months. Every time the gossip was husband turned queer. That was when WT articles condemned oral and anal and specified these were practices of homosexuals and not for married couples. My hunch is that was the justification; along with jealousy over some of the hotter wives. Remember this was a time of naive sisters marrying men who worked construction where things like this were mentioned by the worldly crews.
realistically, between now and 2034, what do you think watchtower will change or reform to appear more mainstream?
what business opportunities do you see watchtower getting involved in?.
my predictions are as follows: .
I am getting old so it better be soon. Already the tribulation looks problematic because I assume my meds will be in short supply.
I know a brother who is 90 who was never supposed to start kindergarten.
We all face the poverty caused by lack of education and planning
a comedian in a comedy sketch at a trunp rally joked that the island of puerto rico is a floating island of garbage.. what to do???
potus pappy joe to the rescue!!
he sounds the alarm, comes out swinging and calls trump supporters, actual people, garbage.. .
Well I'm white trash and proud of it. Used to be deplorable.
