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  Met JWs today - they lied about who they were

  by Xanthippe in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  so a couple came into the library where i work today and the woman said she was from the british sign language association and asked if i would display a leaflet for her.

  when she handed me the leaflet the jw website logo jumped out at me as did the words 'would you like to study the bible with jehovah's witnesses?

  ' there was a small picture that had someone conversing in sign language but the other pictures were typical jw leaflet pictures.

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  jp1692

  When did they start telling outright lies?

  That goes back to Rutherford st least!
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  RC 2017 talk: Safeguard Your Children From “What Is Evil”

  by wifibandit in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  you read that right.

  there is a whole talk on the topic.. .

  outline: safeguard your children from “what is evil” co-tk17-26-e. .

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  The WT leaders are unrepentant, not ignorant or stupid. Well, Lett is clearly an idiot but the others are willful.
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  JW.org Childrens Page: Expanding My Circle Of Friends

  by pale.emperor in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  https://www.jw.org/en/bible-teachings/family/teenagers/worksheets/expanding-circle-of-friends/.

  some things of note here, it looks to me that they're encouraging young ones to befriend older people and "people not like them".

  could this be because many of the young ones are now leaving?.

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  And what's with those weird, creepy cartoon characters "smiles"?

  It's just off.
  
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  JW.org Childrens Page: Expanding My Circle Of Friends

  by pale.emperor in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  https://www.jw.org/en/bible-teachings/family/teenagers/worksheets/expanding-circle-of-friends/.

  some things of note here, it looks to me that they're encouraging young ones to befriend older people and "people not like them".

  could this be because many of the young ones are now leaving?.

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  Strangely ironic from a cult that insists on extreme conformity.

  How can you meet people with "different backgrounds" when everyone is forced to believe the same things, dress the same, no visible tattoos, no beards for me, no stylish haircuts, no interests in "questionable" music or entertainment (whatever the hell that means), and definitely no different religious beliefs.
  

  And it's just bizarre that they would even put this in print:

  “Excluding people from your circle of friends could deprive you of rewarding relationships.”

  I can solve that in an instant. Abolish institutionalized, coerced shunning. Problem solved.
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  Strange stalking from JW's...Please help

  by Toshibabadu in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i just recently stopped attending.

  i keep getting messages, emails, texts and voice mails asking if i'm ok. they all say the exact same thing.

  it's creepy and a bit scary.

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  That is weird. Call them on it!

  Or just stop replying altogether.
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  "jesus never said the spiritual food would be perfect"

  by nowwhat? in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  oh so it's jesus fault the spiritual food hasn't been perfect!

  we your governing body are just responsible for serving it!

  think about this people, they are saying it was jesus who told us the end was going to come in 1975. then before the 1914 generation passed away no later than the 1990's.

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  Eat your mush and hush!
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  Origins of Governing Body's Surnames

  by Calebs Airplane in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  the following is not necessarily the "nationality" of any of the governing body members... just the origin of their surnames.... losch - german.

  lett - german.

  sanderson - scottish.

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  For an allegedly "international brotherhood," the lack of real diversity is really quite telling.
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  Today's W.T on GB not being inspired is having ZERO impact on most J.W's

  by Isambard Crater in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the congregation i attend had it's watchtower study on thursday night because of l.d.c work this week-end, and another congregation i have some not very spiritual friends in had their watchtower study on wednesday.

  from what i have delicately prised out of people, the congregations loved the watchtower study this week, saying it was so encouraging and all the usual stuff, with no-one seeming to realise the g.b.

  said they're not inspired, so the spirit int he past has moved them to teach wrong things, and all the other ideas excellently summed up on reddit.. today's watchtower will wash over the heads of most j.w's like it never even happened, the all remaining as loyal as ever, and it makes me so, so sad..

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  Steve2: ex-JWs appear to study it more thoroughly than current JWs.

  True dat!
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  Would human settlement of Mars invalidate Bible prophecy?

  by truthseeker in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i don't think this topic has been discussed before but yesterday i read something to the effect that trump wants a human mission to mars to be completed within his presidency.. with that being said, the watchtower teaches that what started on earth ends on earth, in other words, the fall of adam and eve would end with the passing of the 1,000 year millennial reign when christ destroys all his enemies, rebellious "perfect" humans, and the devil and his demons who are let out the abyss for a short while.

  he then hands the kingdom back to his father.

  an elder in my old congregation once told us during a public talk that he was an ardent astronomer but then referenced the scripture where it says, "the earth he has given to the sons of men" (psalms 115:16).

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  Bible prophecy invalidates bible prophecy.
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  UC Berkeley orders cancellation of Ann Coulter speech

  by freemindfade in

  1. social
  2. current

  uc berkeley administrators canceled a scheduled speech by right-wing pundit ann coulter, saying they can’t protect participants from rioting if it goes ahead.

  http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/uc-berkeley-orders-cancellation-of-ann-coulter-11084299.php.

  now i am no ann coulter fan (although the sjw police on here will accuse me of being a fan shortly after posting this), but i am a fan of free speech!

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  The lack of viewpoint diversity and the suppression of free speech at many American universities is a growing problem as some of the above commenters have observed.

  There is a groundswell of committed professionals that are trying to reverse this unhealthy trend. The other day I was directed by a colleague to this website created by some of these people:

  • Heterodox Academy

  Here is a snippet from their welcome page:

  We are a politically diverse group of social scientists, natural scientists, humanists, and other scholars who want to improve our academic disciplines and universities.
  
  We share a concern about a growing problem: the loss or lack of “viewpoint diversity.” When nearly everyone in a field shares the same political orientation, certain ideas become orthodoxy, dissent is discouraged, and errors can go unchallenged.
  
  To reverse this process, we have come together to advocate for a more intellectually diverse and heterodox academy.