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  This one bible passage proves abortions are wrong and honoring Mary is right

  by TTWSYF in

  1. watchtower
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  nwt luke chapt 1.

  41 well, as elizabeth heard the greeting of mary, the infant in her womb leaped, and elizabeth was filled with holy spirit 42 and loudly cried out: “blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruitage of your womb!

  43 so how is it that this privilege is mine, to have the mother of my lord come to me?

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  john.prestor

  I mean... who cares what the Bible says? Don't you think we should make our decisions on more than that?
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  This one bible passage proves abortions are wrong and honoring Mary is right

  by TTWSYF in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  nwt luke chapt 1.

  41 well, as elizabeth heard the greeting of mary, the infant in her womb leaped, and elizabeth was filled with holy spirit 42 and loudly cried out: “blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruitage of your womb!

  43 so how is it that this privilege is mine, to have the mother of my lord come to me?

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  john.prestor

  ...What are you trying to prove again?
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  JW's getting creative (or desperate) to preach during the pandemic ....

  by EdenOne in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  so, there's this social game called second life.. there one creates an avatar and can lead a parallel life.

  there's a bit of everything, from general environments to adult.

  it can be a hub for creative people, it can be a magnet for creeps.

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  john.prestor

  Okay that's pretty damn funny :P
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  Threating to Sue

  by Ding in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  what is the wt doing these days if someone das but threatens to sue if the elders make an announcement that leads to shunning?.

  i know the elders are supposed to notify the legal department, but what is the legal department telling them to do?.

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  john.prestor

  Shepherd (2019) doesn't say what the legal department does, it just orders the elders to call them if someone threatens to sue (Ch. 15:18-20). They're also told not to comment on the case if it does go to court.
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  Jw.org on PBS-utah

  by nowwhat? in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  https://www.pbs.org/video/jehovahs-witnesses-coping-with-pandemic-anxiety-yk0yvc/.

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  john.prestor

  Too funny, practical advice. Why not just be honest about what you're doing? JWs try to convert people, that's their aim. Anything less than that is pretense.
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  Did Jesus Have A Dog?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  a preteen asked me , “did jesus have a dog”?

  i thought the question was hysterical.

  why wouldn’t jesus have a dog or pet cat or sheep?

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  john.prestor

  There's stories about Jesus and dogs in some apocryphal texts. Not having one but I think Judas is possessed by demons and Jesus casts them into a dog or something (that's... Pseudo-Matthew?). There's also a talking dog in the Acts of Peter, Peter makes the dog speak to Simon the sorcerer.

  Too funny.
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  False memorial partakers deserve to die???

  by Jofi_Wofo in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  every memorial, much emphasis is placed on making sure that only the (self-proclaimed) anointed partake in the emblems.

  this year, however, the speaker at my wife's congregation presented it as an even more serious matter.

  he likened it to individuals in ancient israel who sought position of the priesthood despite never been appointed by jehovah.

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  john.prestor

  About the only things I remember from the talk is that the speaker emphasized how much Jesus wants to "control the world, he longs to exercise control over it" (that's close to his words). Gave me the creeps. Another prayer had some mention of "the animalistic ones around us," and I was like... Jesus man, did you have to make this any weirder?
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  False memorial partakers deserve to die???

  by Jofi_Wofo in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  every memorial, much emphasis is placed on making sure that only the (self-proclaimed) anointed partake in the emblems.

  this year, however, the speaker at my wife's congregation presented it as an even more serious matter.

  he likened it to individuals in ancient israel who sought position of the priesthood despite never been appointed by jehovah.

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  john.prestor

  i heard the memorial talk in Upstate New York. I don't remember hearing anything about people dying if they partook when they shouldn't. He made a point, over and over again ad nauseam, to say that only anointed people should eat the bread and drink the wine. That was made very clear. Very clear. But no threats of death and I think I would remember that.
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  What’s Your Favorite Type of Music/Songs/Singers???

  by minimus in

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  i love r&b music, funk and soul, even some disco.

  i’ve been listening to retro soul radio out of london lately and the music is without commercial interruptions 24 hours a day.

  mostly 70s and 80s music.. i love everything from elvis presley to tom jones too.

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  john.prestor

  I love Lord Huron. They have some great music.

  Also love Kingdom So- kidding.
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  Would it be right to post Memorial Zoom codes?

  by ExCircuitOverseer in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i have come into possession of memorial zoom meeting codes for tonight that cannot be traced back to me.

  i will not be attending.

  what are your thoughts on posting these codes so activists can join tonight and maybe say something?

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  john.prestor

  I think you're right Simon. There's minimal value in crashing a Memorial, as it's sometimes called. It probably doesn't accomplish anything but pissing JWs off and making them less likely to listen when people like us try to show them problems with the organization.