so i was in a yugoslav ethnic congregation of about 200 people in australia we had alot of refugee witnesses come in from the balkans war.
in the late 1990's we were thriving!
today the young ones have all left "the truth.
It will be interesting to see how well the JWS regroup themselves in numbers after the Virus problems resides.
I suspect there may be a drop off of attendance and active participants.
No doubt the WTS will exploit this event to the fullest in saying see brothers and sisters there is little time left.
Let us push on with the work that we have avowed are selves to in preaching Gods new kingdom order !
the watchtower—study edition | august 2020. study article 32. walk humbly and modestly with your god.
jesus is depicted in the heavens.
next to him stand some of his co-rulers.
OK where are these assholes that said beards on men are unclean and unrighteous, this was my father's creation ?
it seems like the only possibilities are women of color.
no whites need apply.. maybe he will change his mind and ask hillary clinton?
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If Joe Biden wins the white house in November, its a clear indication of how badly the American public wants Trump out of it
i used to have some close friends simply pay me a friendly visit or call to see how i was doing.. i am curious as to whether or not the society instructed witnesses to no longer check on inactive ones and treat them as marked or disfellowshipped..
Either way mentally indoctrinated JWS will shun, disrespect or demean anyone they know who left the organization and this can vary to the slight to the extreme.
These occurrences are well documented here and other Web forums .
Why this happens is a causative effect of people showing their steadfast loyalty and devotion to the Organization which to them is Jehovah's chosen organization, ingrained fear goes along way to control people's thoughts and behavior.
Its not surprising for JWS who come across inactive ex members to show a smiling greeting, some JWS are constantly on the ploy to shepherd lost ones to the flock so to speak.
We know that so most just play along......... at least I do.
they don’t go to conventions .
they don’t go to assemblies.
they don’t go to meetings.
Some might be praying for Jah to make this virus go away so they can return to their Kingdom Halls.
" Please Jehovah stop this evil virus that Satan has made so that we can return doing your will and purpose, distributing literature from your earthly publishing house. " (JWorg.)
a few weeks ago; a witness couple from the midwest reached out to me after 25+ years.
they said they were doing a letter writing campaign and decided to reach out to me… they called on my personal cell phone, which was a little surprising.
a few days ago, a couple that i knew from over 40 years ago, sent me a text, again to my personal cell phone.. i assume that they just googled my name to get the personal info.
I think every ex-JWS occasionally bumps into their past JWS associates/friends.
I personally make a way to pleasantly greet the ones I thought were really down to earth good people and avoid the pretentiously fake ones and yes there is lot of those in the JWS religion too.
the watchtower—study edition | august 2020. study article 32. walk humbly and modestly with your god.
jesus is depicted in the heavens.
next to him stand some of his co-rulers.
So we can see that the leaders of the JWS had no right or business to tell men they cant wear a beard from a biblical standpoint.
It is god's creation after all and to degrade his creation is is being unrighteous.
The bible does give instructions how men are to look with the sides of their heads uncut.
a few weeks ago; a witness couple from the midwest reached out to me after 25+ years.
they said they were doing a letter writing campaign and decided to reach out to me… they called on my personal cell phone, which was a little surprising.
a few days ago, a couple that i knew from over 40 years ago, sent me a text, again to my personal cell phone.. i assume that they just googled my name to get the personal info.
As long as people who in the JWS cult are getting repetitively brainwashed such as Armageddon soon dogma, they will do what the JWS GB leaders say, theological bullshit apostasy in all .
the watchtower—study edition | august 2020. study article 32. walk humbly and modestly with your god.
jesus is depicted in the heavens.
next to him stand some of his co-rulers.
It also looks like when you go to heaven you turn into a older man with white hair.
The bible says that the anointed ones are also to be virgins who never had sex while on earth, so all those guys who say they are anointed and were married are in for a big surprise.
the watchtower—study edition | august 2020. study article 32. walk humbly and modestly with your god.
jesus is depicted in the heavens.
next to him stand some of his co-rulers.
All the ancient Hebrew men including Jesus had a beard.
If mankind is to return to perfection in the new Kingdom order they will return to wearing beards such as Adam had.
The no beards policy came about the by the men who ran the WTS and was instilled to make its public sales representatives (JWS) look clean and righteous, like a car salesmen with short hair, a suit and an honest smile.
It was essentially a public image endeavor to make the organization look righteous and clean unlike the worldly religions that are not.
