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  May 2020 Watchtower They Admit, they don't know

  by Listener in

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  2. bible

  they'll write pages and pages of stuff and yet they don't have any idea.. here's a paragraph from their latest speculations on future events, bolding is mine.. a prophecy recorded by ezekiel gives some insight into what may happen during the last days of the king of the north and the king of the south.

  if we view the prophecies of ezekiel 38:10-23; daniel 2:43-45; 11:44–12:1; and revelation 16:13-16, 21 as speaking about the same time period and events, it appears that we can expect the following developments.. that's an awful lot of assumptions to make.

  what they've done is picked out various scriptures from different parts of the bible and now state that they may or may not be talking about the same events.

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  SadElder

  Their favorite word: evidently

  Others are; if, maybe, presumably......
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  Financially Are You Doing Better Than A Couple of Years Ago?

  by minimus in

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  2. friends

  we hear how the economy is much healthier now.

  are you better off than you were before, or the same or worse?

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  Better. My retirement fund is making back half of the withdrawal amount. By the time I am 105 it will be gone though. The corona thing will hurt short term investments.

  I do have to note that a big DOW also reflects inflation.

  Who would've figured a nice chevy costing 75000?
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  JW old books and mags selling hot on ebay

  by JimmyYoung in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  so i have an eye out for a couple of the more nefarious jw books from the past.

  i look on ebay etsy and others.

  i see that the older books are selling for a good price.

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  Another opportunity lost. I too threw a lot out. I was out of storage space
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  I found an old pamphlet in one of my JW books. About the Hoxsey cure

  by JimmyYoung in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i found a pamphlet in one of my old bound vol.

  a 1969 awake, that had a pamphlet from a senator who gave a speech on the hoxsey cure.

  i know of several jws who went to mexico and got this treatment.

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  I know a few who never got to Mexico before dying.

  There are some alternatives that help some conditions. Note SOME. And the placebo affect does work
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  Illustration in todays WT

  by road to nowhere in

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  2. beliefs

  quick glance.

  the guy working the cart has a skinny suit.

  i assume they stage things so where did the sports car come from?

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  road to nowhere

  Quick glance. The guy working the cart has a skinny suit. I assume they stage things so where did the sports car come from? They are admiring a manmade fish tank
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  Brazil: Watch Tower claim raid on premises unlawful

  by Antonio_Madaleno in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  in september 2019, the branch of jehovah’s witnesses and a number of kingdom halls in são paulo brazil were raided by the police, in search of documentary evidence of criminal activities relating to child sexual abuse.

  the jehovah’s witnesses claim that the raid was unlawful.

  below is a translation of the court of justice determination.

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  DD

  That was the 2 best dingbats they had.

  I dont see how privileged communication can be upheld with all the sharing and outside guidance
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  Evil Wind Chimes

  by Sea Breeze in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i remember going door to door in the late 60's with my mother as a 5 or 6 year old.

  one time she caught me looking at the wind chimes on a porch.

  she told me they had pagan origins, were evil, and were somehow connected to demons.

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  road to nowhere

  The noise scares away demons. No mention of pretty noises attracting angels. Maybe we just like random melodies.
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  Unwritten, congregational 'rules'

  by Thetruthhurts in

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  2. beliefs

  what were some of yours?

  the big one in our hall was no frontal hugs!

  these were generally thought of as inappropriate, only side hugs should be given between sisters and brothers.

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  road to nowhere

  !that WT love that comes down is eros, or at least a metaphor of one act of eros
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  Mental Illness among JW's

  by Victor in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  disclaimer: this article has some broad generalizations that will have exceptions to what is stated.

  this is the only way i can even attempt to address the topic.

  i've looked for scholarly articles published on peer reviewed journals for years.

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  I can agree with the elders not doing research on their own. No way to judge how good the solutions are. Avoiding professional help is more troubling.

  Remember: " mental problems are a manifestation of demonic influence"
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  Brazen conduct

  by road to nowhere in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i just noticed the clam illustration of "reject brazen conduct" a young man in service walking past 2 others drinking beer and playing cards.

  i know elders who do both.

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  I just noticed the CLAM illustration of "reject brazen conduct" a young man in service walking past 2 others drinking beer and playing cards. I know elders who do both.