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  New flip flop document - updated from last year

  by Splash in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  about this time last year i uploaded a document as part of my going away post.. as stated at the time i had to lie low, and am still doing so.

  sort of.

  mostly.i pop up rarely to chip in when my 'ardour comes up into my nose' about something lol, but still read the leaks and back-and-forth between the members here.

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  bumped
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  Is the year 2020 the new prediction for Armageddon?

  by Disassociated Lady 2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i have had a conversation this evening with a jw friend i have known since childhood.

  he is of the opinion that armageddon will have come and gone within the next 5 years.

  are the jws now pinpointing 2020 as the supposed year?

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  ab.ortega

  No, 20/20 is the show that will help expose them. Hopefully this year. We need our own Leah Remini.
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  Compiling a list of Sin

  by Nihilistic Journey in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  with all the rules that we had to live under to be a good christian it's a wonder that we aren't all neurotic basket cases like i am!

  let's compile a list of transgressions and rules that we had to live by.

  no rated r movies.

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  No extracurricular activities.
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  2017 Yearbook released

  by bohm in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i saw this on reddit:.

  https://www.reddit.com/r/exjw/comments/5mlgsm/2017_yearbook_of_jehovahs_witnesses/.

  overall the numbers are better than last year (1.8% growth compared to 1.5% last year -- as i predicted ;-) ) with an increase in all major figures including 1300 more congregations (i assume this is not physical kingdom halls?).

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  They should publish disfellowshipped, disassociated and inactive statistics. They collect them every year with all the figures, might as well include them.
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  "Historical" Announcement This Week?

  by headisspinning in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  my daughter asked if anyone has heard anything about a 'big announcement' being made sometime this week in congregations in canada and possibly beyond... in her words "it's like a biggggg long thing, they cut out part of the book study for it and people heard it was a historical thing"... any ideas?

  could it be the mexican branch closing or the theme of the convention?

  or something else?

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  baker

  I did hear once that COs and their wives couldn't be overweight. I do believe it is in the guidelines for assembly speakers. Something about overweight men giving a bad appearance. Correct me if I'm wrong.
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  Why not just print the whole quote?

  by LevelThePlayingField in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  in next weeks bible study session for the cult, it says of a march 15, 1926 watchtower, “the faithful will be volunteers .

  to tell this message to the people.” so i got to wondering what the ... was all about.

  so i happened to have that watchtower, and this is what it actually says.. “the faithful will be volunteers in the day of god's wrath to tell this message to the people.” .

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  Great quote tepidpoultry
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  December 31, 2016 BOE Re: 2017 Annual Meeting and Warwick/Wallkill Dedication Program

  by wifibandit in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  december 31, 2016 to all congregations in the united states branch territory re: 2017 annual meeting and warwick/wallkill dedication program.

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  So Warwick is not officially Jehovah's until Oct 2017? hmmm. What if one of the 7 dies before then, they won't get to see the dedication...oh wait, they will see it from heaven, never mind.
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  A most interesting Christmas present

  by JeffT in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so our daughter gave my wife and i a very nice family album of photos from the course of the year.

  as we opened it, she said it had a surprise hidden in it, so we're watching for something to fall out.

  about 2/3 or the way through it we hit an ultrasound print of a tiny baby.

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  Hooray. Congrats Grandpa!
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  Human Rights vs Watchtower Rights

  by undercover in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  whenever the wts/jws face being banned or limited in activity the wts is quick to turn to the courts for support for their right to worship as protected under various human right organizations.

  when the wts either wins a court case, or looks to curry favor from the courts, such as in greece or georgia, they champion their victory as a win for human rights and religious freedom rights or they cry out for justice under religious freedom rights and human rights.. http://www.watchtower.org/e/19980108/article_01.htm.

  http://www.watchtower.org/e/19970322/article_01.htm.

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  ab.ortega

  Good time to share these topics on Social Media, Today is

  Honoring Human Rights Day

  On this day in 1948, the United Nations adopted a universal set of human rights that apply to all of us. We honor this milestone towards creating a more free and equal world.

  
  

  
  
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  Elder wants to stop by with the CO for a visit .

  by NikL in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so i got a text from an elder who i consider one of the good guys and a friend in his own way.. he asked if he could bring the co by for a visit.

  he said it would be "just a pleasant call and visit and will hopefully encourage my wife".

  he says that "he knows she is dealing with a ton of pressure".. in all my years around the organization, i never had a visit from the circuit overseer.

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  Just reply, 'oh I also meant Thursday. my bad"

  For reference, I blocked all elders and nosy people's numbers on my phone. At least I can honestly say I never received any message from such and such. (snicker)