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  neutrality

  by enoughisenough in

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  2. beliefs

  i had a thought about neutrality...how we were never to take sides on political issues, say by voting.

  how does that square with the letters we were asked to write to various lawmakers in countries-not too many years ago we were ask to write to russian officials.

  i wonder if there is to be a letter writing to norway.

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  Jesus never said to be Neutral. He said his kingdom is no part of the world.

  The neutrality comes in when they say American JWs didn't fight against Germany and German JWs didn't fight against the Allies. That's not neutrality. That was their saying: We didn't kill anyone from any sides.

  But German and Japanese JWs would have known that their was was bad, but the Allied JWs would have known that their war was good. That is the difference.

  Same with today. JWs in Russia wouldn't be fighting Putin's war, so anyone fighting against the Russians wouldn't be killing JWs there. But JWs in Ukraine should be against the war criminal Putin.
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  Breaking News: Anthony Morris III no longer serving on the Governing Body

  by WingCommander in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this has been announced on the jw's official website, in the "jw news" section.

  this is not a joke.

  anthony moron da turd is out as a gluttonous body member!

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  "The Governing body that have 'ill health' are generally still GovBod are not 'removed'"

  I have never heard of them putting the title "Emeritus" before a position, such as Governing body Emeritus.
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  JW words ph rases I don't recall seeing in the Bible

  by enoughisenough in

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  2. bible

  i was trying to think of some common jw words and phrases i don't think are in the bible .. new world order new system spiritual israel governing body channel of communication organization reporting time pioneer aux pioneer circuit overseer kingdom hall circuit assembly district convention....,maybe you can think of something to add if you are inclined..

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  How many Bible words are in the Bible?

  Why do we have to mirror the Bible? Why is that the authority?

  Why can't there be use of words not in the Bible or not use words that are in the Bible?

  In other words, what's so special about the Bible?
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  Museums the new way to make money?

  by raymond frantz in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  the organisation is now creating museums in 35 countries, is that their new way of making money?

  nowhere does the bible say that christians should engage to such activity but is it possible the watchtower is now making it a priority for :.

  a. look like they have something to offer to the community.

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  Why does it need to say in the Bible that Christians should engage in such activities before they do that?
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  Stress of Going to a Summer Convention

  by LostintheFog1999 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  spotted this picture on a friend's page, he was highlighting the mental health issue.

  however,we thought the magazine on stress was deliberately placed in the summer months because for any jw going to a convention, paying high season hotel rates for themselves or their whole family to stay near the convention centre, fighting coworkers and managers to get the time off work, travelling expenses, buying their own meals for the family, buying new shiny suits and dresses to impress (particularly if you have teenage girls who are looking for their prince), and more.... by the time they come home again and straight away back to work, their nerves will be so frazzled that their stress levels will have sky rocketed!.

  as brother elder says to them, "don't worry.

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  The governing body decided one new public issue of Watchtower?

  Was there a dispute that was brought to them for them to decide this?

  It was more like a case of someone made a suggestion and the GB members agreed with it.
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  Breaking News: Anthony Morris III no longer serving on the Governing Body

  by WingCommander in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this has been announced on the jw's official website, in the "jw news" section.

  this is not a joke.

  anthony moron da turd is out as a gluttonous body member!

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  I think that the problem is that there is a governing body at all.

  In the overview of Acts 15 it says "Letter from the governing body in Jerusalem".

  There was an issue with some teaching that one must be circumcised to be saved.

  Paul and Barnabas disputed them.

  Those two and others went to the apostles and elders in Jerusalem.

  Vs 6 "So the apostles and the elders gathered together to look into this matter."

  It does not list names other than Peter and James. There was no set board or body of brothers on this 'governing body'.

  It doesn't sound like Paul was even on this group of apostles and older men.

  In the account there is little focus on the Apostles and older men. Just the issue, and the discussion and the result. And the result was more freedom and not duty to the law.

  And it sounds like a one time thing.
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  Jehovah's Witnesses get honorable mention today by PA. Rep. Mark Rozzi 😉

  by was a new boy in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  which politician will offer a jehovah's witness shredding event?

  jehovah's witnesses get honorable mention today by pa. rep. mark rozzi @ 1:12:34 .

  pa. special house session -- february 24, 2023. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yc6btqtw4hk.

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  Rozzi pauses like for hours. Did he learn that from the Theocratic Ministry School.
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  Another interesting comment made by a PIMI JW

  by joe134cd in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i thought i’d shear this with you good people.

  the cognitive dissonance is just breath taking.

  i over heard this comment at a relatives family dinner the other night.

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  "This to me was always a man-made rule!"

  Of course it is a man made rule, but not created by the men in the WTBTS.

  Look at the table below. The occupations most like JWs are in the middle column, the clean shaven column. Except for pastor. But then I don't see how a physician or people who work with food can wear beards as I'm afraid of shavings falling down into food or on the operating room.

  https://www.realmenrealstyle.com/facial-hair-perception/

  Professions associated with beards	Professions associated with clean-shaven	Professions associated with both/neither
  Professor	Lawyer	Physician
  Engineer	Colonel	Managing director
  Artist	Politician	Factory Worker
  Pastor	Diplomat	Farmer
  Psychologist	Salesman
  	Bank Clerk
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  Breaking News: Anthony Morris III no longer serving on the Governing Body

  by WingCommander in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this has been announced on the jw's official website, in the "jw news" section.

  this is not a joke.

  anthony moron da turd is out as a gluttonous body member!

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  Why would poor health cause him to step down from the GB? It's not like they do anything but have a meeting and work in an office.
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  TONY MORRIS , IS GONE, CONNECTING THE DOTS

  by raymond frantz in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  https://youtu.be/ewp8o6dgwmg.

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  Why the hate against Lett and Herd? It is Loesch that is bad.