Topics Started by raymond frantz

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Making Friends with Babylon the Great: Watchtower’s New Goal
by raymond frantz in
1. watchtower
2. bible
https://youtu.be/iv_uifab-qg?si=ttnajiuizmtqlte9.

it began during the last annual meeting of 2014 and now is trikling down to their watchtower magazines, this new "live and let live" attitude towards people of other faiths, or as they were known as babylon the great soon to be dead in the hands of god members.but it is a new different story, so let's read paragraph 15 from study article 15:.

"jehovah is kind to both the righteous and the unrighteous.
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New Watchtower Study: Apostates and Red Balloons 🎈
by raymond frantz in
1. watchtower
2. bible
https://youtu.be/gt0cuez3emy?si=wur7afqwryddqgnt.

the new watchtower study edition is out and i have a bone to pick with the watchtower with paragraph 14 from study article 14. there we read: "we want to help clear jehovah’s name of all reproach.

consider this scenario: you have a close friend who is kind, generous, and forgiving.
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Will Elon Musk help to reopen the IICSA enquiry in Britain?
by raymond frantz in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
https://youtu.be/iur3xnyae3m?si=efr0nsv54atghmi_.

the uk’s independent inquiry into child sexual abuse (iicsa) was supposed to be a moment of national reckoning — a deep dive into how major institutions, including religious organizations, failed to protect children.

it started in 2015 and concluded in 2022 and it was meant to be a bold stand against corruption, secrecy, and systemic abuse.
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Footage from Recently Converted Kingdom Hall to a Mosque
by raymond frantz in
1. watchtower
2. bible
https://youtu.be/kjqwfeuhpji?si=6ahbituygdyiq3za.

when jehovah’s witnesses dedicate their kingdom halls, they often refer to the example of solomon dedicating the temple in jerusalem.

it’s a solemn moment.
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KING OF THE NORTH ATTACKs 0.001% OF JWS
by raymond frantz in
1. watchtower
2. bible
https://youtu.be/qn2dewyxlzu.

forget about ufos and orbs darting through the skies of new jersey, or the peculiar fog and bizarre weather gripping parts of the world lately.

none of that is on the watchtower’s radar.
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Pella
by peacefulpete in
1. watchtower
2. bible
this short thread addresses the often-repeated legend that christians fled jerusalem to pella and escaped the destruction of jerusalem.

the legend is based upon two 4th century comments.. .

the whole body, however, of the church at jerusalem, having been commanded by a divine revelation given to men of approved piety there before the war, removed from the city to a certain town beyond the jordan called pella.
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Wythenshawe Kingdom Hall - Sold
by AdamCzarnobay in
1. jw
2. friends
i was slightly surprised to see that wythenshawe hall has been sold.

it's now a mosque.

this one had an attached flat where the co and his wife lived, i wonder what accommodation they put them in these days..
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God or Satan?
by peacefulpete in
1. watchtower
2. bible
the theme of my recent comment in another thread demonstrated how in some circles the 'word/logos' had become understood to be implied within ot texts that mention an angel or destroyer (in the case of ex 12).

the comment got no response so i'll repost it now as a springboard for a further observation:.

here's another example of the extreme personification of the logos/word from the wisdom of solomon (approx.
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Why Did God Create Us?
by Sea Breeze in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
jesus is the creator god, but why did he create us?

what say you?.
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New here
by AdamCzarnobay in
1. jw
2. friends
i left the organization in 2017.. was in several congregations in the north west of england.

i just wanted to say thank you to all of you that have posted on here over the years, it really helped me to see the truth about the organization.

i lurked here for many years under an anonymous login and then finally plucked up the courage to write my disassociation letter.. adam.