They seem to be giving in to political and societal pressure on a number of doctrines and policies, to say nothing of financial pressure on at least one or two. And with a governing body that looks like it will become younger over the next decade, I can only imagine that this trend will continue.
TonusOH
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HAS THE WATCHTOWER GONE SOFT ON HOMOSEXUALITY?
by raymond frantz inhttps://youtu.be/trt197bko98?si=l_5wnlasm-aaxlh1.
once upon a time, the watchtower had no qualms about making its stance on homosexuality crystal clear.
back in the 1970s, they didn't just oppose it—they called it "detestable.
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Just because Jehovah had to prove His Right To Rule? I don't think so!
by liam inwe get old because jehovah had to prove to all the angels that his way of ruling was the best?
that's the sorriest argument the watchtower has come up with.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/11hz_jqjkjo.
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TonusOH
I like the idea that somewhere, out there, the Tree of Life sits undiscovered. Just waiting for someone to eat from it so that their life can be... extended? Fortified? Maintained? Who knows! I guess they had better make the next Indiana Jones movie before Harrison Ford finally succumbs to his lack of access to it.
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Jehovah provides Javier a part-time job
by RULES & REGULATIONS inthe watchtower—study edition | march 2025. keep walking by faith.
7 note how javier, a brother in south america, saw the need to walk by faith.
he says: “i had applied for a prestigious job that would double my salary and provide considerable personal satisfaction.” however, javier had the deep desire to pioneer.
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TonusOH
It's awful to read the story without the JW blinders on. This fellow passed up a good job with a good salary and feels blessed that he ended up with a part-time job, instead. What about his future, and the future of his family? No doubt he feels that this is not an issue, as the world will end before he has to worry about it.
Where will he be in 30 years? Hoping to hang on financially just a bit longer because he just knows that the end is very near? Bemoaning the fact that he hasn't talked to his successful children about moving in with them because they left the truth and got tired of being preached to all the time? Looking for ways to cook pigeons because he can't afford groceries? STAY TUNED!
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serena williams
by FreeFallin innot really a scandal, but serena williams doing the crip walk on national tv wtf .
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TonusOH
Yeah, I raised an eyebrow when I heard that she was part of the halftime show. I wonder if the GB will say anything about it...
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The org's failed last days predictions were "well meant."
by BoogerMan inw93 6/1 p. 15 par.
6 be sound in mind - the end is close - "of course, well-meaning, faithful christians in the past have sincerely tried to predict when the end would come.".
more than 140 years of a sincere & well-meaning "it's coming soon" from the org, can be swept under the carpet - nothing to see here!.
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TonusOH
Biahi: Tonus, where is this from?
I just made it up, I felt it was more accurate. I was thinking of leaving the quote marks off, but that just wasn't cheeky enough for me.
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The org's failed last days predictions were "well meant."
by BoogerMan inw93 6/1 p. 15 par.
6 be sound in mind - the end is close - "of course, well-meaning, faithful christians in the past have sincerely tried to predict when the end would come.".
more than 140 years of a sincere & well-meaning "it's coming soon" from the org, can be swept under the carpet - nothing to see here!.
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TonusOH
"Self-aggrandizing people who pretended to be god's mouthpiece have made false predictions when the end would come."
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Miscarriage myths amongst JW
by Anony Mous inso i am having these discussions about children etc and there are witness ties and family history in these discussions.
i got the feeling having this discussion that they seemed to imply somehow it was ‘the parent’s fault’ for having a miscarriage.
whether it was domestic violence, or the mother did something wrong themselves.
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TonusOH
I think that this kind of view was based on providing an answer to the concern that a loving god would allow awful things to happen. But JWs already have an explanation for that, because they believe that Jehovah allows the world to go about its business in an imperfect state. Thus, bad things will happen because the world is in a state of independence from god, which Adam and Eve decided for us.
But I do recall some witnesses who would say that people who suffered bad experiences may have somehow 'asked for it.' It's a short-sighted view. If we heard about something like a fire at a kingdom hall, we'd just blame Satan for it. It was his world, after all.
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Identifying the Faking and Deceitful Slave
by Sea Breeze injehovah's witness founder, c. t. russell claimed to be the mouthpiece of god (zion's watch tower 1906 jul 15 p.230), later the organization he left behind claimed to be god's mouthpiece.
scripture is adamant that the word of god only applies to jesus christ and no other.
they claim to be the "mouthpiece" of god like jesus, and that the time is near.
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TonusOH
If the slave was tasked with providing "meat in due season," does that mean that it was Jehovah's intention to mislead the faithful for decades?
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Trump 'spiritual advisor' says Jesus never broke immigration laws
by SydBarrett inpaula white said, “yes, jesus did live in egypt for three-and-a-half years.
but he was not an illegal immigrant.
if he had broken the law then he would have been sinful and he would not have been our messiah.” well, there you go.
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TonusOH
You think immigration laws on Earth are too strict? Try entering Heaven illegally.
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JW Vaccine mandate: The contrast between voices of reason and confusion
by ukpimo ini was reading an intriguing post on the exjw reddit, a forum i do not with to sign up for, as i'm not interested in the internal politics of reddit.
https://www.reddit.com/r/exjw/comments/1hwlja8/the_governing_bodys_letter_that_shook_bethel_and/.
another post counteracted this one, driven by the "conspiracy theory" card.
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TonusOH
Nearly every medication will affect some people adversely. This can be due to allergic reactions or other existing conditions (including congenital ones). This is why so many drug commercials have a disclaimer with all of the possible negative side effects. Think of how many of these often include death as a "side effect.''
Rushing out a vaccine to deal with a highly-contagious infection that has a relatively high mortality rate increases the likelihood that there will be adverse reactions, including death. The extent of the rollout also leaves us without an answer to the question of what would have happened otherwise. Lots of people died from COVID. Some may have died from the vaccine. The lack of certainty is where conspiracy theories get their momentum.
We had some people here who appeared to have bought into the idea that COVID and the vaccines were part of a conspiracy to drastically reduce the world's population by killing off billions of people. Time has shown that to be... mistaken. It may be decades more before we learn enough to know just how bad COVID was, and how bad the vaccines were/weren't. Until then, enjoy the conspiracy theories.