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What's with the attack (counsel) on husbands with no corresponding article for wives?
by Rattigan350 in
1. watchtower
2. bible
what's with the attack (counsel) on husbands with no corresponding article for wives on the jan 2025 w that is being studied today?.

is there a point to that?.
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I think I may be becoming an X-X-JW
by joe134cd in
1. jw
2. experiences
i think i may be moving on shortly.

i officially joined this web-site 12 years ago as pimo about to exit the organisation.

i had spent about a year before that, as just a none commenting member.
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Don't you just love LITERATURE truths?
by BoogerMan in
1. watchtower
2. bible
as jw's we swallowed such concoctions for years - without a single scripture provided as proof!.

w71 12/15 p. 759 - "apparently, the apostle peter was the chairman of the governing body on the festival day of pentecost of 33 c.e., and the disciple james, the half brother of jesus christ, was the chairman at a later date, according to the account in acts of apostles.

from this, and from what historical evidence there is available, the chairmanship of the governing body rotated.".
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New GB member Judy Jedele critizing Job's "humility" while wearing $20,000 Rolex, gold cuff links, coloured suit. Incredible!
by WingCommander in
1. jw
2. friends
i swear, you can't make this shit up!

for years and years growing up in this cult, i had to constantly hear from my parents, from the stage, in the literature, about "keeping your eye simple", not being "materialistic", not "having a showy display of one's wealth.

" of course, this never seemed to apply to the wealthy business owning elduhzzzz who ran and lorded it out over the congregations, but i digress.
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Oral and Anal Sex flip flop? March 2025 Announcements and Reminders
by ukpimo in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
just in.

a jaw dropping announcements and reminders for elders this month.

how can you serve as an elder and believe this organization is spirit directed after reading this letter?.
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1 Thessalonians 5:3....Prophecy ?
by HereIam60 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i've always had difficulty understanding how watch tower interprets 1 thessalonians 5:3 as prophetic of a future event - that the nations will unite in a (false) cry that they have achieved 'peace and security' which will signal the start of the great tribulation.

whenever i've read that passage i got the sense that it is simply stating a general principle... that when people are complacent and off-guard, thinking everything is o.k., peaceful and secure then sudden unexpected events hit them harder and they don't know what to do.

when i was first coming in (1980s) i well recall the "true peace and security" book that made a big deal about the un having declared 1986 'the international year of peace'.
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Do JWs see the org falling apart?
by ThomasDam21 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i have been away from the jw cult for many years.

i don't have any family i talk to that are in it.

so i don't know if the jws as a whole are seeing the cult fall apart or if they or the majority of them are head in the sand la la la the end is neigh.
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What will happen to the Watchtower Religion now that Trump has Withdrawn from certain aspects of the United Nations.
by liam in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
so trump has signed an executive order to withdraw from the united nations human rights council, a refugee organization, some others parts as well and calls for a review of american involvement in funding of the united nations.

he said the united nations has not been living to its potential and they need to get their act together or just dissolve the organization completely.

he said america will continue to be a part of the un but it's tiring that the united states is the country that funds most of the monies and that can't continue.
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144,000 + 1 kings
by moomanchu in
1. jw
2. friends
i wonder why so many kings are needed for the millennial reign?

the almighty governing body says 24,000,000,000 people combined from those resurrected and the survivors of the big 'a' could make it into paradise.

that gives you 1 king for every 166,665 persons.
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How Do JWs Understand Salvation & What Is Needed to Obtain It?
by LauraLynn in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
from my experience within the jw organization, i understood that salvation meant a person accepted the teachings of the wbts without question as the "faithful and discrete slave," thereby placing their trust in them, not jesus christ.

salvation consisted of being found "righteous" by jehovah and resurrected to everlasting life in an earthly paradise.

to obtain this salvation, one needed to obey the organization's teachings, remain a faithful jw, and lead a moral life.