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  Tony & JW made it to Norweigian media - even a pic of "dat broadcast"

  by Festus in

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  well well am3 made it to norweigian media with hsi rant about religouse persecution.. hereis the link.. share your thoughts.. ble nektet statstøtte: jehovas vitner vurderer juridiske skritt – vårt land (vl.no) .

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  markweatherill

  This is wonderful! Watchtower has put its foot in its mouth, and then shot itself in the foot!

  But look! Running the web page through Google Translate reveals this interesting detail:
  

  Should Jehovah's Witnesses lose their registration as a religious organization, they lose the right to claim state subsidies. In addition, their right to marry ends. They are, however, free to practice their religion and their activities independently of a public registration, according to the State Administrator.

  (my bold). They would miss having the right to perform weddings, I imagine...?
  
  
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  Is Your Name in “the Book of Life?"

  by BruceX in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  here are 2 reviews about the recent watchtower study article "is your name in “the book of life?':.

  https://beroeans.net/2022/11/24/wt-fantasy/.

  https://michaeljfelker.com/2022/11/16/is-your-name-in-the-book-of-life-watchtower-study-review-september-2022/.

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  markweatherill

  It must be nice for the rank and file member to think of Jehovah with his eraser poised, just waiting for an excuse to 'rub them out' ...
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  It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars

  by Newly Enlightened in

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  2. scandals

  original reddit post (removed).

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  markweatherill

  One thing about Lloyd, he will never use such hackneyed outworn cliches as:

  'I'm better than that' or 'You deserve better than that'

  Never!

  
  
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  Souls on Ice

  by peacefulpete in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  you may have seen the story of the couple who just gave birth to twins who developed from embryos frozen for 30 years.

  i'm delighted for the parents and hope the twins grow to be healthy.

  it does pose some questions for those who insist embryos are in fact humans with souls.

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  markweatherill

  It does pose some questions for those who insist embryos are in fact humans with souls.
  

  Not really. We can theorise that the 'soul' is also frozen in time.

  That idea does raise some questions, doesn't it?
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  Noah's Ark - Kentucky

  by BoogerMan in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  regardless of belief/non-belief in the bible account, why is the ark nearly always depicted by both believers & non-believers as a huge boat, with a rounded hull & stern, and a tapered bow?

  https://arkencounter.com/ .

  the ark was crate shaped according to the measurements.

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  markweatherill

  There's a reason why boats and ships look the way they do, and not like big square crates...
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  It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars

  by Newly Enlightened in

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  original reddit post (removed).

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  markweatherill

  I would actually like to see Lloyd's 'act' but I don't think he could top the sheer performance art of his famous livestream.

  But, armed with a little 'dutch courage' and faced with a deafening silence to fill, who knows what stream of consciousness might spill out of his mouth?
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  Apostate Hunter?

  by Lost in the fog in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  has anyone heard of this jw guy?.

  apparently he writes a weekly (weakly?

  ) blog as well as having written this book where he claims he disses the claims of "apostates".. to know what apostates are saying he has to be engaging with them or tuning into websites like this one, contravening the gb's direction not to do so.

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  markweatherill

  I never heard of this person but had a brief look at his Twitter feed (true tom harley) and his blog (tomsheepandgoats.com). I think we have discovered a literary giant of the calibre of Lloyd Evans.
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  Another diabolical, disingenuous, nutcase illustration

  by Beth Sarim in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  this has been weighing on my mind all day,.

  i just have to vent and get this off my chest.. the latest jw brainwashing, indoctrination session i think it was a broadcast.

  toward the end where the speaker was spouting-off about being in a 'race' again and 'enduring until the end',.

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  markweatherill

  

  waton4 days ago

  Paul was referring to the faithful ending of his own life

  Bingo!

  'Endure until the end. Not the end of the race, of course. Your end.'
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  New method to absolutely date Fall of Jerusalem.

  by waton in

  1. social
  2. current

  for what it is worth to those interested.

  1914.. tel-aviv university.

  "biblical military campaigns reconstructed using geomagnetic field data.

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  markweatherill

  1914 is not based on the fall of Jerusalem.
  

  Isn't it based on 607BCE plus 2520 years = 1914CE...?
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  Not Reporting Child Abuse Should Be Prosecuted

  by usualusername1 in

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  2. friends

  anyone who works with children and does not report child sexual abuse should be prosecuted, the final report of a huge, seven-year inquiry has recommended.. this could be huge for elders in the uk.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-63318342.

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  markweatherill

  Just for clarity, the inquiry is IICSA.