I think JWs as a whole care less as time goes by about their doctrine's history or source material. Most probably couldn't defend half of what JW lore is on their own. It was their grandparents (or parents) who actually cared about that stuff - they just grew up inside it. It's like hearing about a parent's obsession with trains growing up. You could probably quote some train facts, but don't really care to dig into it yourself. Why do you think the GB now puts so much emphasis on "obey even if it makes no sense" rather than "we'll prove we're right"? It's like a train club association desperately trying to keep their membership once the parents are gone - group loyalty becomes about the social/belonging aspect rather than the train facts/history.
StarryNight9
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JW's Would Stay With The Org Even If 1914 Was Dropped
by pale.emperor ini asked the question on quora: .
if the governing body abandoned the 1914 teaching, would you leave jehovah's witnesses or you would remain a member regardless?.
https://www.quora.com/if-the-governing-body-abandoned-the-1914-teaching-would-you-leave-jehovahs-witnesses-or-you-would-remain-a-member-regardless.
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Venting, Wow, found out just how indoctrinated my wife is
by goingthruthemotions injust had to share this, tonight we had a heated conversation about the religion.
she said everything they teach is 100% true and any mistakes are cleaned up and corrected, that the payouts for the child abuse is not an issue even if its taken from donations.
because, she believe 100% the org knows what its doing.
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The lady doth protest too much, methinks. You only try that hard (and talk that big) if you're trying to compensate for something. Or she's a nut job. Obviously the first option is preferable. -
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Letter to elders: Say what brothers?
by pixel into all bodies of elders .
re: audio at sign-language meetings .
dear brothers: .
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StarryNight9
Pregroup = one family that speaks a different language (usually still studying). At least, that's what I've seen. It gets the local JWs all a-fluff about a new congregation!
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Letter to elders: Say what brothers?
by pixel into all bodies of elders .
re: audio at sign-language meetings .
dear brothers: .
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StarryNight9
Uh... wha??? This could go badly. Fully hearing publishers have enough problems getting the volume level and other details right.
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Any word yet on the Annual Meeting?
by careful init's just a week or two away and still no sign of the usual hype?
very strange.... anyone heard anything about it?
perhaps from those still in to some degree or from relatives/friends still in?.
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StarryNight9
Vidiot: I'd be kinda surprised if they even knew they'd been laughed at.
Same. I can't imagine a JW with access to the GB mentioning anything. It's doubtful that they're Internet savvy enough to see it for themselves.
*I know it's a stereotype that old people are technologically inept, but these guys equated the internet with evil until very recently.
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Thought Provoking Question to a JW?
by Solzhenitsyn indid jesus ever utter the name jehovah?.
and if he didn't what are the implications?
nwt answers don't count but feel free to use the kingdom interlinear.
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StarryNight9
I don't see it as a faith-shattering question/argument. It's subtle enough to get past the instant "apostasy" alert, but I think only the most academic JWs will care about the answer.
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My Mom's Challenge to Me
by lriddle80 inso my jw mom messages me on facebook last night and says she wants me, for a month, to read the bible, but first pray using the name jehovah and in jesus name and then read it with an open mind.
she is so ridiculous!
first of all, i do pray but i usually just say father and i always pray in jesus name and i find it ironic that she is saying i should have an open mind when hers is closed.
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StarryNight9
How would she know whether you actually did it or not? Just food for thought.
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Any word yet on the Annual Meeting?
by careful init's just a week or two away and still no sign of the usual hype?
very strange.... anyone heard anything about it?
perhaps from those still in to some degree or from relatives/friends still in?.
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StarryNight9
Listener: "They've either got nothing to say or it's too expensive to televise, my money is on the cost cutting."
I doubt cost cutting would be the issue. Even if it's a live internet broadcast/stream... the tech is already in place from previous broadcasts. There's no need to buy broadcast air-time (internet is far cheaper/easier). There's really no cost at all unless they need to rent a bigger auditorium. Modern camera equipment doesn't use up resources like traditional film would (film, developing agents, etc...) . It's all just digital storage that can be wiped and reused as needed. I'm assuming that volunteers run the cameras and lighting.
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Notes I drafted for a local JW at a cart
by Doug Mason inin recent weeks, a grizzled old man, obviously harmless, has been engaging with a nice lady as she regularly stands by her cart displaying watchtower material.. on monday, she eagerly wanted to know what this old man thought of the book she gave him, "what does the bible really teach?".
when this old man posed some questions, she was very keen for him to write them down.. she also promised to provide facts that earthquakes proved we are living in the last days.. anyway, to make a short story longer, the old man drafted questions and observations on the topics that were covered.. would you please criticise the stuff that this old man has drafted for his next encounter.
any help, anything at all, is most keenly looked for.
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StarryNight9
"They are fearfully conscious that Yahweh is about to slaughter billions."
Ah yes, but those are supposed to be those that rejected the JW message. It's much more difficult to explain away those who happened to belong to the wrong tribe in biblical "history". There's no official JW doctrine to explain away the capriciousness of who dies in that time period or the blatant cruelty. Slavery, killing of children/babies in conquest, and being forced to marry your rapist don't sit well with modern ethics. There will be JW diehards who will do mental gymnastics to find it somehow "acceptable", but it's a weak point in the JW bible-as-literal-history perspective.*I should probably mention that trying to convert a JW to a different religion is virtually impossible (if that's what you're attempting). When JW beliefs are dismantled... belief in the Bible/God often crashes and burns.
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You Bet Your Life
by DNCall init is said that life is a gamble.
when you join a religion, you are wagering some portion of your life.
you may choose not to risk too much.
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@the girl next door
Me too!! I tried to "believe" when I was growing up, but it was never genuine. I eventually discovered the name for how I felt... atheist.