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  If you have a question maybe I can help doctor of theology and one of Jehovah's witnesses

  by Jehovahisgod in

  1. jw
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  my name is ari matthew davies.

  i am a life experience consultant counselor i have a doctor's degree theology psychology clinical addictions and computer sciences.

  i am also baptized as well as jehovah's witnesses.. if you have a question i've got a lot of experience and a lot of real life training.

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  markweatherill

  Does antidepressant dependency count as chemical addiction, and how is alcoholism comparable?
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  Court case Jehovah's Witnesses Norway kicked off

  by AndersonsInfo in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  https://cne.news/article/2827-court-case-jehovah-s-witnesses-norway-kicked-off.

  norwegian jehovah's witnesses are in court this wednesday and thursday.

  they are fighting the government's decision to remove their registration as a religious community.. .

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  markweatherill

  Let us strive for intellectual honesty.

  Nobody here wants to remove the choice of family members to like each other or not, or to talk to each other or not. I am not sure it's credible to pretend to misunderstand that.

  The 'whole point' is that watchtower does remove that choice, it mandates disfellowshipping and shunning for infractions both major and minor (such as exercising religious freedom), even arbitrary reasons, and keeps the reasons secret, and it does it to minors.

  Comparing a kangaroo court with a Family Court of the real world is not sensible.
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  England v Ukraine

  by BoogerMan in

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  2. current

  so nice to see thousands upon thousands of fighting-age ukrainian men managed to escape the war and reach wembley to support their national football team yesterday.

  things must be improving, eh?.

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  BoogerMan19 hours ago

  @ markweatherill - according to the BBC, more than 5000 Ukrainians obtained tickets to attend the match.

  The BBC article says 1000 tickets were given to Ukrainian refugees and their host families. 4200 tickets were sold to 'Ukraine fans'.
  

  It's a stretch to assume, without knowing, that the latter were 'travelling fans' from Ukraine. Maybe they were, I don't know, but my point, without prejudice and made with kind intent, is that you don't know either.
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  Scotland's New First Minister is Racist

  by cofty in

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  here he is in holyrood ranting about how scotland is too white.

  he is the 'continuity candidate' who will carry on sturgeon's woke agenda.

  this does not represent the people of scotland.

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  Here's a few of the Glasgow City Councillors who might be thinking: 'Humza, am I a joke to you?'

  
  
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  England v Ukraine

  by BoogerMan in

  1. social
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  so nice to see thousands upon thousands of fighting-age ukrainian men managed to escape the war and reach wembley to support their national football team yesterday.

  things must be improving, eh?.

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  If you have access to attendance figures, especially a breakdown of where supporters travelled from, please share.

  
  
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  What Will JW's Do If They Find Themselves Still Conscious after Death?

  by Sea Breeze in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  we all know that despite many scriptures to the contrary, jw's believe that when they die, their consciousness will cease.

  my question is this: what will be the likely reaction of jw's if they find themselves conscious after death?.

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  markweatherill

  What Will JW's Do If They Find Themselves Still Conscious after Death?
  

  Play dead until given directions otherwise
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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

  If the begging pays off, he may be able to use the punchline I heard elswhere:

  'Thanks, everyone! For a while there, I thought I might have to dip into my savings!'
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  Jehovah’s Witnesses President Robert Ciranko dies of coronavirus

  by Balaamsass2 in

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  fyi.

  this showed up on my google feed.

  i couldn't find an earlier story in the search box.

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  markweatherill

  Robert Ciranko is still alive.

  He's also still president of the Pennsylvania corporation ...and Corkern is president of the NY corporation.
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  Pawn to Queen 2034 anyone?

  by Fisherman in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  not a  hint of a new date for the great tribulation.

  the attitude of jw is that they expect it immediately although the inter-lapping anointed allows for any additional extended time.

  given the time of the end, the end comes after the good news is preached in all the inhabited earth for a witness to all the nations with the internet and 108 years and tons of publications even in finnish.

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  Thread title suggests a game of chess, but I think it's more like that stage of 'Hangman' where the arms and legs have been drawn, and the players have started drawing fingers and toes on the stick figure.
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  What is spiritual warfare.

  by Hellothere in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  what is spiritual warfare to you?

  i experienced a situation that i could clearly say was spiritual warfare.

  but that was something i could only see years laters.

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  markweatherill

  I think this is better known as 'theocratic warfare' or 'theocratic war strategy'.

  That is, that the truth is something you only have to tell to those entitled to know it.