Biahi

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  The National Anthem

  by BluesBrother in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  recent controversies in america brought this to mind , although i don’t want this to become a political thread , rather to discuss the wts rules that stop a jw showing respect for the national anthem.. the watchtower says that doing so is an act of idolatry, giving worship to the state or its icon.

  as such witnesses remain seated when the anthem is played.

  in britain people simply stand quietly to show respect, there is no hand gesture.. when i was a boy, every cinema show and theatre concluded with the anthem,being played .usually it was orchestrally with no words sung.

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  Biahi

  I love this thread. I was told by my parents that I would DIE AT ARMAGGEDON if I said the pledge or stood for the national anthem at school, so I complied, feeling like an UTTER ASS and wanting so badly to stand and sing or recite the country that I loved. Because Jehovah reads hearts, at age 6, I knew I would die anyway, because big J would read my heart and kill me. No way for a kid to grow up. It’s child abuse.
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  Black Lives Matter—Do You Agree With Their Philosophy?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i agree with people who say all lives matter.

  i think blm is a racist group.

  if white people pushed an agenda saying white lives matter, some people would have a conniption..

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  Biahi

  I passed a car in my neighborhood, in the window was a handmade sign which read, “All lives don’t matter until black lives matter”. Wow
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  Watchtower Literature for Sale

  by Paul Bonanno in

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  2. friends

  watchtower bound volumes from 1950 till 1993. awake abound volumes from 1968 till 1993. yearbook 1950 till 1993. many more items from rutherford till 1993. any one interested kindly send a message or email:.

  paul bonanno.

  malta.

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  Biahi

  Are these in English? If so, I’ll take the Awake 1969 bound volume. The one with the famous quote in it.
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  Why did they have to HANG MARY?

  by Terry in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  they hanged mary!

  (the townsfolk did)i'll tell you about it - but .... the facts will turn readers against her.

  i mean, after all, she did kill a man.sympathy instantly dries up; making her agonizing death--as awful as it was--much less empathetic.

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  Biahi

  Poor thing, so sad. 😞
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  Breaking: Beards in The Watchtower

  by neat blue dog in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the latest issue of the watchtower shows a man with a beard praying.. .

  i fully expected to see him 'progress' to clean-shaven in the following pictures, but instead he is still bearded when 'applying bible principles'.. .

  i then realized that he was already featured on the cover itself.. .

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  Biahi

  Maybe they have “new light “ on beards.
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  I am starting to think there is more to these riots than just some meets the eye.

  by phoenixrising in

  1. social
  2. current

  the fake news wants us to believe that one cop who murdered one person sparked all this.

  i am seeing this crap in london and around the world.

  this does not make any sense.

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  Biahi

  I smell a rat, too. And I am a lefty, but middle of the road lefty. This sucks.
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  According to History

  by Gorbatchov in

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  2. friends

  according to history, now only a reichstag fire is needed to eliminate democracy.

  it is very likely that this will happen.. g..

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  Biahi

  Gorby, you are scaring me. I guess my AHA moment would be when the govt states they are “temporarily suspending the Constitution “.
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  Gorby's question about current US situation

  by Gorbatchov in

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  2. friends

  from the peacefull netherlands i have a question about the current situation in the us.. is a civil war possible?.

  g..

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  Biahi

  Civil war? I don’t think so, but black people have been abused by cops since slavery ended. (Terrible and shameful part of US history). This man was killed, not on purpose, but if he had not committed a crime that day, he would still be alive. I feel for the cops, too, damned if they do, damned if they don’t.
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  My Mom died last week.

  by Still Totally ADD in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  last wednesday my elder brother called me to let me know mom had died.

  she was 97 years old and was in a nursing home for the last 7 years.

  her mind had left her many years ago to the point she didn't recognize any of us.

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  Biahi

  Sorry for your loss, Still Totally ADD, may she Rest In Peace. And hopefully, your brother softens a little.
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  Watchtower August 2020 Are they introducing new light?

  by Listener in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  the latest watchtower is now out and they make this statement -.

  7 during the thousand year rule of christ, all of jehovah’s earthly children will have to make changes to please him.

  so all of them will have true fellow feeling as they help the resurrected ones to combat sinful tendencies and to live by jehovah’s standards.

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  Biahi

  LongHairGal, you are spot on! I didn’t feel worthy even at age 6. My god, little more than a baby.