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Have you ever been on a congregation picnic?
by LostintheFog1999 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
were you ever on a congregation picnic?

i was on several occasions.. the arrangements were often announced from the platform after the closing song and prayer by the last elder up on the platform.. sometimes it was included in the service meeting announcements as "on saturday we're meeting at 10.00am at the kingdom hall for field service, and after field service for anyone who wishes, especially for the younger ones, we will be having a congregation picnic meeting at the beach carpark on seaview road.".

well, according to the new elders manual you won't be hearing those words again.
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When an outsider sexually abuse the child of a Jehovah’s witness
by Longlivetherenegades in
1. watchtower
2. child-abuse
when a non witness sexually abuse the child of a jehovah’s witness, who will the parents call or the elders call in this situation?

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DID YOU KNOW - about Event 201? (Two months before the virus outbreak a simulation/discussion among the elite)
by Terry in
1. jw
2. friends
(event 201).

“event 201” was an exercise organized in october 2019 to simulate what might happen if there was a severe pandemic.. it invited people from business, government, and public health to simulate coordinating a policy response to a theoretical pandemic.. .

what was the event?.
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Pioneer couple sense of entitlement
by nowwhat? in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
so there's this middle age pioneer couple.

he works part time and the wife doesn't work at all.

their daughter is getting married and even though it is known they go on multiple vacations a year, they expect the grooms parents to pay for 100% of the wedding!
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and early judicial committee with Rutherford
by neat blue dog in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
while disfellowshipping was doubled down on and reinforced during the time of raymond franz, it definitely existed before that when needed and fits right in with rutherford's personality.

here's an account of norman woodworth who left for dawn bible students, and his proto-judicial committee.

all the modern hallmarks of apostasy trials are there, from the witch-hunt nature to the big all-important gotcha question at the end:.
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In depth article
by Lost in the fog in
1. watchtower
2. child-abuse
https://crosscut.com/news/2022/10/jehovahs-witness-church-covered-child-sex-abuse-survivors-say.
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Is the tide turning against covid vaccines?
by slimboyfat in
1. social
2. current
have you seen this video about the covid vaccines?

have you got any views on the information?

i find it worrying at least.
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Ron DeSantis: "We do not require assistance. The people of Florida will rebuild on our own"
by BettyHumpter in
1. jw
2. friends
as if.no, of course he's already asking for federal aid.

it's the republican way.

florida needs the rest of the country to pitch in taxpayer dollars because it's different when it happens to me.
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Sex and YHWH - 2 Samuel Ch 12.
by fulltimestudent in
1. jw
2. friends
there's been a few commentaries on this topic of late, so i'm offering a few more thoughts.. here's an extract from 2 samuel 12, consider for a moment the implications.. 7 then nathan said to david, “you are the man!

this is what the lord, the god of israel, says: ‘i anointed you king over israel, and i delivered you from the hand of saul.

8 i gave your master’s house to you, and your master’s wives into your arms.
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Do You Think Trump Is Done?
by minimus in
1. jw
2. friends
certain forces appear to be trying to make sure donald trump never runs for president again.

some republicans are clearly abandoning trump and of course the democratic press has been saying trump is done!

is trump’s goose cooked?