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  The Myth of being "Spirit Appointed"

  by BluesBrother in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  back in the first century we read that the apostles would "lay their hands" on someone and the holy spirit would be imparted to that one.

  appointments of older men were made in this way - at that time.

  in modern times the wts has claimed that their own elders ,min.

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  A long time gone friend said all that was missing was the cigars.

  They have explanations for the USSR getting in spies, nepotism, philandering , you name it. None if them make sense
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  Meet Justice Amy Coney Barrett, the newest member of the US Supreme Court

  by pistolpete in

  1. social
  2. current

  https://www.cbsnews.com/news/amy-coney-barrett-supreme-court-justice-sworn-in/.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dylevocee10.

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  Sarcasm anyone? Even Ginsberg said the president holds office for all 4 years.

  I half expect a challenge to her appointment.
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  2020 Meeting Content/Schedule - Anyone know what is coming?

  by JWTom in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  hello all - no 2020 midweek meeting content has been published yet.

  anyone know or hear of what will be changed for 2020 due to the pandemic?

  even my pimi family (i am pimo) is scratching their heads wondering why we are still reviewing content from 2017-2019 that talk about all the future plans, field service, etc etc etc....that have all been derailed due to covid-19.

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  Waiting for the election. Then we will know if the world is screwed or if the world is screwed.

  Maybe a big announcement was made at the annual meeting.

  To much to hope for zoom to continue forever. No tie, ice cream, nap; just wake up enough to giggle at the announcements
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  Meet Justice Amy Coney Barrett, the newest member of the US Supreme Court

  by pistolpete in

  1. social
  2. current

  https://www.cbsnews.com/news/amy-coney-barrett-supreme-court-justice-sworn-in/.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dylevocee10.

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  Will she recuse herself when the question of appointnents comes up?

  The constitution clearly states that every 4 years a president is elected for a 3 year term and all congress votes on judges
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  What's the Latest re How JW's are Associating and Preaching?

  by mikronboy in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i've been out of the loop for a while so some things have passed me by.

  so i'm curious how jw's are affected by the covid virus.

  are they still preaching or having meetings etc?.

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  Doc

  You have to know how to get time in. Write a letter. Time it. Then run it off and count piece work.
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  HELP!! Just Woken Up - Fanatical Mom wants to report me

  by Scarlett_Martin in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i've just been introduced to this site by a pimo friend of mine.

  this will be my first post on this website.

  i need help, and he told me you guys are a very supportive community.. i'm a female in my mid twenties.

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  Your dad may be able to tell your mother you will stay home depending in his views and your mothers a actual views on headship.

  Not wanting to live with someone is not wrong, there are good reasons for marriage first.

  You will get through this, remenber suicide us a permanent solution to a temporary problem. Find someone you can confide in, health providers, friends, workmates. Be aware that non professionals are limited in wisdom. For that matter professional s too

  Good luck
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  Eliminate the Oil Industry?

  by Anony Mous in

  1. social
  2. current

  a lot of countries are on the side of eliminating the oil industry altogether as well as zero-emission alternatives like nuclear power.. in the us, biden has promised to eliminate all federal lands oil production when he takes power in 2021 (30% of the united states) as well as native american tribal lands which account for 8 percent of all oil, 9 percent of all natural gas, and 6 percent of all natural gas liquids from 96,000 wells (10% of the total wells in the us).. in europe, oil and gas production has been largely eliminated except for the nordic countries and the uk (which the eu recently lost access to), germany is funding a major oil pipeline as is china from russia and russian-controlled portions of ukraine, even after trump cut off all builders from russian oil pipelines, the russian government is now trying to build the pipeline themselves with potential disastrous results.. venezuela's economy collapsed largely due to the government taking over and eliminating the oil industry companies.. in the mean time, control for most non-us energy sources is now wholly dependent on russian and middle eastern governments.. california and germany eliminated oil-based energy sources and now mandate 30% of their power from 'green' wind and solar alternatives.

  germany energy costs now hover around 25c/kwh and california is not far behind with 16c/kwh both experiencing rolling blackouts in major cities and importing 60% of mostly coal and gas energy from their neighbors.. the world currently has 300 years worth of oil at the current rates of usage which have stagnated due to improved efficiencies.

  co2 emissions in the us have dropped in the last 3 years for the first time in decades despite (or because) reduced oil and gas regulations.. do you think given the above facts, eliminating the oil industry is a good thing?

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  So far the US has enough fossil to ignore the mid east. Dont forget all the plastic, chemicals and stuff that comes from petroleum

  Importing electric to keep green just moves the problem to someone else.
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  I'm feeling cold

  by Lost in the fog in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  when i was a jw i would look to the bible or the wt society to answer all of my problems.. now as an older person i get cold in the wintertime and have trouble getting warm down to bad circulation.

  i found an answer in the bible at 1 kings 1:2, but i don't think my pimi wife will let me apply this bible principle.

  lol.

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  Workmate had the right perspective on that. " how terrible a thing to do to a girl, smelly lecherous old man, and then not even being allowed to marry after"

  The shiningiest example they use, too, for every man to strive for. Along with Paul's hatred of marriage and lack of sex drive
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  Always Obey

  by neat blue dog in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the life story in the latest wt has a running theme that keeps popping up: if the organization tells you to do something, you do it.

  this culminates in the following anecdote:.

  we were staying in abrother’s home right next to a kingdom hall.. .

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  Attractive too. Not an image you woild regret ever seeing. I woild look😯
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  Prime Minister of Australia announces intention to revoke Jehovah’s Witnesses charity status

  by jwleaks in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  today, marking the second anniversary of the australian national apology to victims and survivors of institutional child sexual abuse, the prime minister of australia has announce in federal parliament the intention to place sanctions against the jehovah’s witnesses in relation to child sexual abuse.. quote from prime minister:.

  the royal commission [into institutional response to child sexual abuse], the [national] apology [to victims and survivors of institutional child sexual abuse] and these yearly reports are about accountability: bringing the truth into the light ... we still have, reprehensibly, four institutions that have been named publicly and that have blatantly refused to join the redress scheme.

  they are jehovah's witnesses ... it's not acceptable.

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  It will be painted as persecution over "loving " biblical standards