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Memorial attendance
by Balaamsass2 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
curious.

what was your local memorial attendance like tonight?
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May You Be Blessed
by AnnaNana in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
regardless of whether you celebrate the memorial or not, may you be blessed this day.

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i am celebrating the memorial at home tonight with my two kids.. i will be thinking of all of you and keeping you in mind in my prayers as well, even though i am not anyone of importance.. i hope you have a good night💖😌.
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The Big Secret
by finishedmystery in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
when the gb brought a formal end to all the type/antitypes in so many ways it could be said that they brought the religion to an end.

the other sheep/anointed teaching that leads to a two class religion was originally based on two antitypes--the jehu/jehonadab relationship and something about the cities of refuge.

in that 2014 annual meeting talk david splane even specifically stated that the cities of refuge has no antitype.
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Sorry I have been quiet as of late...
by ukpimo in
1. jw
2. friends
this website is an invaluable source of knowledge for me in my deconstruction journey as i gradually fade away from the org.

i absolutely love it here.. however, i haven't been very well as of late.

and i make an effort to bring a sad little message.
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Special Talk just prior to the Memorial
by Acluetofindtheuser in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
is the sunday special talk prior to the memorial just an introduction of a new outline for the sunday public talks?.

is it an attempt to get the faders back to the meetings?

they present in a way like some new light is going to be presented at the special talk..
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What "message" does the J.W Org. have to offer that will attract new members ?
by Phizzy in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
the message they have been pushing for 150 years or so is "the end is near !"..

in the educated, civilised world, people think " yea ?

maybe because of economic meltdown exacerbated by climate change, but not from some intervention by a non-existent god".. "would you like a free bible study ?
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Strange, Interesting Day
by HereIam60 in
1. jw
2. experiences
i have worked for over 25 years now in a day habilitation program for persons with physical and mental diabilities.

in recent years this has often involved assisting them in doing community volunteer work, as in our state, persons receiving services are required to have a 'job' of some sort.

as a result, we have worked in catholic and salvation army food pantries, animal shelters, libraries, a nature center, a vietnam war veterans museum and delivered meals on wheels.
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3 Changes The Watchtower Made on Babylon The Great in the Last 6 Months
by raymond frantz in
1. watchtower
2. bible
https://youtu.be/vpws6ncqpla?si=dqnf7-hupfr4pdta.

for decades, jehovah’s witnesses have been banging on about babylon the great—the so-called world empire of false religion—being on the brink of collapse.

any day now, they assured us, churches would empty out, priests would be left twiddling their thumbs, and humanity would collectively bin organised religion.
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Diligence and Enthusiasm - LDS vs JWs
by Rivergang in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
on a scale of 1 to 100, i would put the lds in the high 90s, and the witnesses at about minus 10.. these days (well, around here at least) one encounters the mormon missionaries all over the place.

if they are not knocking at your door, they are approaching you out in the street.

of late, this has been happening all the bloody time!.
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What the new JW light position really is 👍
by ElderBerry in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i’m still an elder and i consider myself jw light.

as my fellow elders are.

we don’t throw our weight around like elders used to in the past, it’s all very easy going these days.