Posts by markweatherill

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Jehovah's Witnesses lose registration as a religious community in Norway

by RULES & REGULATIONS in

https://www.statsforvalteren.no/nb/oslo-og-viken/folk-og-samfunn/tros--og-livssynssamfunn/jehovas-vitner-taper-registrering-som-trossamfunn/.

published december 22, 2022. the state manager in oslo and viken has decided to withdraw jehovah's witnesses registration as a religious community under the religious society act.. .

we sent a notice to jehovah's witnesses about possible loss of registration on october 25 this year.

markweatherill

I just imagine ace watchtower lawyer Philip Brumley will be seen shaking his head, muttering 'See, you should have sent me over there. Those crazy Swedes wouldn't have stood a chance'

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Hour Requirement for Regular Pioneers

by iloowy.goowy in

elders to meet with meet with regular pioneers asap and review their progress.

announcement.

december 12, 2022. for elders.

markweatherill

For the 'service year report', maybe the bethel number-crunchers will conclude that the 'fine growth' of pioneers in 2022 will be best represented by the peak number instead of the average.

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bumped into a former jw friend who since departing has joined a protestant church.. his explanation of the trinity is "think of the congregation service committee in the jw religion, the three people who locally made all of the decisions affecting the congregation.".

three people each with their own personality who individually were seen as the coordinator, the service overseer, and the secretary.

but who made decisions as a combined unit.. so on the midweek meeting it was announced that "the service committee has approved the following..." .

markweatherill

Anyway, watchtower has something better than the Trinity: the 'composite slave'...

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Are the teachings of JW—consistent?

by Fisherman in

i would belief so but if you can point something out, it can be discussed.. i don’t mean what jw taught in the past that they later realized was not correct and amended.

—unless you think and can show something like that is relevant.. i’ve spoken to a lot of believers from different religions.

i don’t want to bash any religion here under this topic but their beliefs are inconsistent and their reasons are sophistry and made up and grounded on circular reasoning.

markweatherill

It seems inconsistent to tell the world 'We don't shun!' and tell the membership 'You'd better shun!' Does that count?

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Watchtower Study : Jehovah Is Helping You To Succeed

by RULES & REGULATIONS in

the watchtower—study edition | january 2023. study article 3. jehovah is helping you to succeed.

how jehovah makes you successful.

13. does jehovah intervene in every situation we face?

markweatherill

Being featured in a watchtower study article is clearly a kind of success attained by only a select few.

That is, if 'Tori' and associates even exist.

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Norway: Society hires a Law Firm

by Festus in

maybe society's own lawyers are so bad that they need to hire top notch lawyer's.. funny i thought jehoober would not need any help.. anyway here are the links.

media.

jehovas vitner mistet statsstøtten – vil saksøke staten – vårt land (vl.no).

markweatherill

Philip Brumley is probably looking forward to being flown in as a special adviser or something, if he hasn't been struck off by then.

I sure hope Jurgen Pederson gets his day in court and gets to declare 'This is Unconstitutional!' with some emphatic gestures.

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

by Festus in

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) .

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

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/.

Never!

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Souls on Ice

by peacefulpete in

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.

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?