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  JWhub

  by Mikejw in

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  i’m an elder who is pima, i’m amazed how much info is available to all elders.

  you can see all private details of every member of the congregation.

  i wonder how these sisters feel about their private details being available to these creepy elders?.

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  KerryKing

  Does anyone know how long they keep these forms for? I was dfed 15 years ago, would they still have paperwork pertaining to me on file?
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  MAJOR WIN FOR THE WATCHTOWER IN EUROPE ON THE BLOOD ISSUE

  by raymond frantz in

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  2. scandals

  https://youtu.be/xhpnp8xtsk4?si=kq55iap5anhlehgd.

  so on the 17th of september the european court of human rights (echr) condemned spain over a case involving a jehovah’s witness who was given a blood transfusion during emergency surgery, against her will, this case was well documented earlier last year as a victory for the exjw community and a sign that european countries are turning on the watchtower, unfortunately this was a shortlived victory since the finally authority are no longer countries and their courts but nefarious organizations like the echr that over rule their decisions, and i'm afraid this is the same way is going to go if the victory in norway ends up in strasburg in the hands of the echr.. the case involved an ecuadorian national residing in spain, who was given a transfusion despite her religious objections.

  spain found itself in a difficult position when confronted with this case.

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  KerryKing

  Bodily integrity, no one has the right to play god over you.
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  Ten reasons Jehovah’s Witnesses have the true religion (plus a bonus one)

  by slimboyfat in

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  2. beliefs

  thinking back when i was a true believer these are probably the top ten reasons why i believed jws are the true religion.

  1. they show love among themselves by not going to war.

  not killing your fellow believers in any circumstances, including war, would seem to be a very basic requirement for true christianity.

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  Politics and religion were not two separate entities in the first century. The Emperor was called the Divine One, Son of God and other such titles. To disagree was considered high treason.

  We can't judge first century Christianity, or 3rd or 4th century, by today's standards. It just doesn't work that way. You have to look at the whole context. That means a decent in depth read up of Roman life and living, as a Roman citizen and as a non citizen living within the Roman Empire.
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  Ten reasons Jehovah’s Witnesses have the true religion (plus a bonus one)

  by slimboyfat in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  thinking back when i was a true believer these are probably the top ten reasons why i believed jws are the true religion.

  1. they show love among themselves by not going to war.

  not killing your fellow believers in any circumstances, including war, would seem to be a very basic requirement for true christianity.

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  KerryKing

  Slimboyfat, why don't you think WT is right anymore?
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  Rumour 144,000 literal number teaching to be abandoned at Annual Meeting

  by slimboyfat in

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  2. beliefs

  say it ain’t so!

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  in one sense it’s a no brainer because the figures just don’t add up any more.. in another (negative) sense it’s a no brainer because it’s been fundamental to jws since year dot and might undermine the whole thing?

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  KerryKing

  What I found particularly odd was how a few times Jackson actually states about himself that he's humble. Who on earth says that about themselves?!

  You always know straight away that when someone says, 'I'm serious!' or 'I'm not lying!' that's exactly the opposite of what they are.
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  Rumour 144,000 literal number teaching to be abandoned at Annual Meeting

  by slimboyfat in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  say it ain’t so!

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  in one sense it’s a no brainer because the figures just don’t add up any more.. in another (negative) sense it’s a no brainer because it’s been fundamental to jws since year dot and might undermine the whole thing?

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  KerryKing

  Freethemasons it's not in that transcript but that's because it wasn't Jackson who changed the interpretation of the faithful slave, it was the lawyer representing the WT who said that, incidentally the lawyer was a woman.

  The transcript is a very interesting read all the same! I particularly like the part where Jackson is squirming about them not having say in members families and the lawyer says, but you consider your organisation one big family?

  Indeed, so their 'Brother and Sister' are just titles given to baptised JWs, not real heartfelt claims of familial love anf sense of belonging.
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  Questionable Claims and/or Actions of The Governing Body

  by Vanderhoven7 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  here are a few of the questionable claims and actions of the gb that i have noticed:.

  a. writing themselves into the salvation formula.

  b. claiming they are jehovah's unique channel of communication.

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  Turning one or two sentences of a parable into a prophecy about themselves only.

  Making false prophecies of their own.

  Claiming that prophecies already fulfilled have to be fulfilled... again.

  Making the entire NT about them, 8 old white English speaking men in the 20th/21st century.
  
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  How to get help within the hospital.

  by was a new boy in

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  KerryKing

  Modern medicine/science is like religion, they have to sell so many treatments that 'work' (they don't have a single cure, absolutely everything is a suppressant of your symptoms, cutting stuff out of you is also not a cure), to get people to put faith in them. If you question a medicine or treatment, you're called all sorts of names (apostate anyone?). You should leave all the thinking to your Doctors (governing body/bishop/pope etc) and simply do as you're told (obey) because they have the (secret) knowledge that you, the patient (pleb/mortal/earth dweller), do not have.

  Did I miss anything out 😅
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  U.S. 2024 Report on Religious Freedom: Challenges for Jehovah’s Witnesses in Japan

  by raymond frantz in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  thehttps://youtu.be/ycplox56-rk?si=l51-gppfzccoguhd u.s. department of state’s 2024 report on religious freedom sheds light on various challenges faced by minority religious groups around the world.

  while the report covers many nations, one of the key regions of focus is japan, where jehovah’s witnesses are encountering growing hostility amidst a shifting legal and social landscape.

  this article explores the issues jehovah’s witnesses face in japan and the broader implications for religious freedom in the country.. ### the u.s. report: focus on cults and minority groups.

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  KerryKing

  "Members of the community have reported being shunned at public events, denied participation in community activities, and, in some cases, facing harassment or discrimination in the workplace. This social exclusion has made it increasingly difficult for Jehovah’s Witnesses to practice their faith openly without fear of ridicule or hostility."

  This bit made me laugh, pot, kettle, black and all that.

  And 'National Network of Lawyers Against Spiritual Sales'? Who came up with that title? 😅
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  People who work free for the cult for many years

  by ThomasDam21 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  new to the forum.

  i have a question i did not get any feed back for on another site.

  what to these people who gave decades working for free in bethel when they are 60 plus years old.

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  KerryKing

  Matthew 6:16 "They have received their reward in full."

  But if anyone considers themself a true Christian, they will stil try to help these elderly people, and might even lead them to the true understanding of the two main commandments, to love the Lord out God, and to love our neighbour as ourselves.