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  JWs now in the movie business

  by mickbobcat in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so the cult is building movie studios and making films or propaganda d movies of jesus.

  my question is how do they plan to make their investment back?

  my guess is that they are hoping that this somehow brings in converts.

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  GrreatTeacher

  Agree that it's to keep existing membership in and contributing.

  Nothing they have done recently gives any indication that they have any expectations of bringing in outsiders, regardless of their faux witnessing videos acted out by shadow people.
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  Are You Concerned About Inflation?

  by Simon in

  1. social
  2. current

  i saw a statistic the other day that something like 25% of all the debt that the us has incurred since 1776 was created in the last 12 months.

  that's because they have printed so much currency and instead of letting that stop them, they are going to continue printing more to go on a spending spree on crazy green-new-deal schemes and union handouts.. does anyone think that this can be anything other than inflationary?

  they are effectively stealing the wealth of everyone to then hand money out to people.

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  GrreatTeacher

  Well, if you want to slow down inflation, you raise interest rates.

  The Fed can do that.
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  Do you sometimes bemoan the LOST idea, or Belief, that Someone Powerful was going to set all things right?

  by pistolpete in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so it looks like about half of my jw relatives are not going back to the meetings once they open up the kingdom halls.

  the main reason all of them give is that if we were truly living in the last days, jehovah would not have allowed the door to door preaching work, and kingdom hall meetings to stop for over a year.. the elders have talked to some of them and tried to convince them that letter writing is accomplishing the same thing as door to door, and zoom is the same as meetings-----------but my relatives just won’t buy it anymore.

  just a note here, at first, the kingdom hall lock-downs, and the no preaching door to door was not that bad,the relatives still held on to their faith strongly because they believed it was temporary.

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  GrreatTeacher

  Yeah, I do sometimes feel bummed that evil people won't get what's coming to them and good people won't get do overs. That's a tough one to get over.

  I don't have any miraculous words of wisdom to help people get over it, either.

  At some level they understand the reality that the world's a rough place, that might be what drew them in or kept them in the religion with its hopes of righting wrongs and making everything right one day.

  But, now they have to sit with the fact that the world's a rough place and it's up to them to make the best of it. You live once and that's it. In some ways that's comforting because that leaves the effort to have a good life in your own hands and that's now allowable, unlike living life under the JW regime.

  I'm sure your relatives can see that you've created a decent life for yourself so that means it is possible for them, too.
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  Jw spokesman Says door to door preaching not coming back!

  by nowwhat? in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  https://youtu.be/uaaztatkhkg.

  hope link works.

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  GrreatTeacher

  The ship's wheel is the Wheel of Dharma.

  Buddhism, Jainism and Hinduism use the symbol.
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  Social Trends - Male underwear as hot fashion

  by fulltimestudent in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  during australia's lockdowns and other reactions to the batty virus.

  i've been spending more time studying my history interests via the internet and its many possibilities.

  one area is quite interesting.

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  GrreatTeacher

  Younger men do seem to be getting more accepting of fancy underwear.

  My brother in law (totally straight) became aware of a certain brand of "ball hammock" underwear that has a special pouch for support and that come in crazy designs.

  So, my son and husband were both gifted a 3 Month Underwear of the Month Club Voucher for Christmas.

  Boxer briefs of all sorts began arriving in discreet packages in the mail shortly thereafter.

  My husband didn't care for the "hug" and sent them on to my son who wears them.

  But, in general, he's just looking for something clean.

  Check out Shinesty on the web. You too may want to join the club!😁

  Match your underwear to your pimp suit!

  Now selling:

  Kentucky Derby Themed Merchandise. Choose from these collections:

  The Foal Throttle

  The Bonnie and Clydesdale

  The Dandy Derby Daddy

  Matching women's outfits, too!
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  The jabberoonie

  by punkofnice in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i had my 1st rona vaccination last saturday.

  i had the one i jokingly call the asteroid xenomorph.. the whole thing was well organised.

  i felt fine until the next day.

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  GrreatTeacher

  Lucked upon my first shot yesterday at the pharmacy.

  I was there picking up a prescription at 5pm and they had an extra shot left over in the bottle after all of their appointments for the day.

  They will notify me for my second dose, which I will get about the same time I originally had an appointment for my first. I guess I'll wait until then to fold the fitted sheets. 😉

  It's the Pfizer vaccine. Feel fine this morning.
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  What’s Your Favorite Type of Music/Songs/Singers???

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i love r&b music, funk and soul, even some disco.

  i’ve been listening to retro soul radio out of london lately and the music is without commercial interruptions 24 hours a day.

  mostly 70s and 80s music.. i love everything from elvis presley to tom jones too.

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  GrreatTeacher

  When I was in middle school, the two hottest albums to have were Michael Jackson's Thriller and Prince's Purple Rain. Funny both with the JW connection. I, of course, was gifted Air Supply instead.

  I did listen to all of the songs from those albums on the radio. We didn't have cable TV back then, so I never got to see MTV, but I remember the scandal over the Thriller video. There were zombies and voice overs from Vincent Price about "the hounds of hell." All very inappropriate for a JW. So, MJ had a few second disclaimer before the video started stating that he had no belief in the occult and that the entire story was fictional. This was his bid to not get disfellowshipped. I know he did eventually but I'm not sure if it was in regard to this song in particular.

  At any rate, this blew up a big storm in the congregation. Listening to that song was wrong because it was demonized. Then, once Jackson was disfellowshipped, listening to any of his music was wrong because the listening counted as bad association with a disfellowshipped person.

  I suspect every hall was different, though. We invited the traveling speaker back to our home for lunch during this time, and my parents asked them what they thought about the Michael Jackson issue.

  The answer was given with tight smiles and they announced that that is a subject that they wouldn't talk about. This is a perfect, assertive response. My parents just didn't understand why they were getting stonewalled for asking a perfectly nosey question for which they had no right to hear the answer!

  Also, went to see Metallica in the same venue we had previously attended district conventions in.

  Guess which was more fun?

  Metallica have great concerts!
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  Whatever Happened To The Flu?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  has the flu vanished?

  has it been replaced by covid?

  no one is talking about making sure you get you flu shots.

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  GrreatTeacher

  Yes, Covid is a type of Corona virus. It is called a Corona virus because, under the microscope, you can see that it is in the shape of a corona (which means a crown).

  The influenza virus when looked at under the microscope is in the shape of a sphere.

  They have two very different types of body morphology.

  True. The common cold virus is in the shape of a corona, or crown, also.

  The name Covid19 comes from COrona VIrus Disease 2019 (the time the virus was first identified.)

  BTW, Lysol kills them all. The can I've had for several years says it's effective against corona viruses. This can predates Covid19.

  Fun internet rabbit hole: Lysol was first created as a Women's Intimate Hygiene Aid!

  I know! I know!
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  The Wwatchtower turning into a real laughing Stock

  by Overrated in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  over the years watchtower has turned into a real joke in the world scene.

  with the lawsuits, downsizing and decreasing numbers.

  what they use to be is gone and they will never recover the numbers they once had.

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  GrreatTeacher

  So.......they're living a double life, right?

  The entire organization of 'em.

  "Lying for the Lord"
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  Jw spokesman Says door to door preaching not coming back!

  by nowwhat? in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  https://youtu.be/uaaztatkhkg.

  hope link works.

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  GrreatTeacher

  They'll never admit it to the rank and file, but they can discuss it at their weekly meetings.

  Their first job is to decide which way they want to push the organization.

  Their second job is to sell it to the minions.

  Their third job should be evaluation of results. But God knows they don't do that or they wouldn't be in the crisis they are in.

  If they don't believe they're in crisis, well having a huge amount of their followers only in because of family should be ringing alarm bells. One black swan event could cause the whole thing to tumble down, donation money going with it.

  And maybe Covid has been that event.

  How do they know that people will show up again if they open back up the Kingdom Hall doors?

  They should be very afraid.