"As stated in the 2020 annual meeting, it is likely this series [WT Jesus series] will be used to touch the hearts and minds of billions of resurrected ones in the coming new world." - Ronald Curzan, Helper to the Teaching Committee
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Thoughts on the "movie" studios that are being built?
by enoughisenough inas far as i know ramapo and one in australia are being built.
while on the topic i saw a leaked letter, that the average publishers won't be invited to be actors.
( ahh!
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Smoking gun GB can’t get out of this one
by Mikejw inhere in 2022 if anyone says anything against the vaccines even a little bit you are almost apostate.. someone once mentioned all vaccinated sports stars collapsing and someone else said not to speak badly about the gb or by extension jehovah.. the gb can’t get out of this one, it’s gone too far.
it’s now the case that if you speak against the vaccines you are speaking against the gb and by extension jehovah .
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Could the WT org. Be in on the "great reset"?
by nowwhat? inthe org.
was all too willing to emphasize to the government - especially the left that they very obedient to the calls for mask, vaccine, and lockdown mandates.
those that know about the great reset know what i'm talking about.
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WT has been compromised, no doubt.
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Smoking gun GB can’t get out of this one
by Mikejw inhere in 2022 if anyone says anything against the vaccines even a little bit you are almost apostate.. someone once mentioned all vaccinated sports stars collapsing and someone else said not to speak badly about the gb or by extension jehovah.. the gb can’t get out of this one, it’s gone too far.
it’s now the case that if you speak against the vaccines you are speaking against the gb and by extension jehovah .
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Placebo was randomized into the jab lots. That is standard procedure for experimental pharmaceuticals, and is also why a person may experience neither risk nor benefit.
The CV19 "vaccine" was, by definition, an experimental pharmaceutical, and could be administered on a massive scale only by way of emergency authorisation which temporarily relaxed standard research & development safety protocols for experimental pharma. In 2005, revisions to the legal framework of International Health Regulations pertaining to phases of a "pandemic" were enacted which were later cited during CV19 to justify declaring a state of emergency and introduction of the jab.
The general public itself, once accepting injection, unknowingly became the safety trial of an emergency experimental use project.
Under normal circumstances, experimentations should PRECEDE introduction of pharma to the public masses. Safety trials (animal/human) require years of analysis. CV19 jabs lack such a proven performance record.
WT may never acknowlege liability for its mass endorsement of what is slowly becoming recognised as a broadly harmful experimental pharmaceutical.
Only if a sizeable number of jabbed WT elites and their wives mysteriously fall ill or drop dead (which they probably won't) might we ever see some sort of cunning backpedaling act from WT corporate.
WT spinsters will likely claim: 'we always said it is a personal decision, and regardless of our strongly slanted policies, ultimately YOU made the personal decision to bare skin for the needle.'
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The problem of questioning or the lack of politeness
by joao ina forum is a place where people should be able to talk to each other, to question, to have meaningful interactions with others in a polite and educated way, to contribute for the growth of one another.
it seems that, here, there are some people who think that the others know nothing.
they have all the facts, all the truth and have the disrespectful attitude of ignoring concrete and respectful questions.
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I agree with Mag. Don't leave the forum. Maybe enjoy a nice leave of absence, but please don't permanently leave us.
You may become one that helps another here to find greater freedom, or even the one that helps prevent a suicide.
The cult has left a deep mark in all of us, which, as much as we might like to believe otherwise, is probably still sometimes reflected in our approach or reaction to certain topics... Triggers.
- JWs are trained to dodge uncomfortable lines of questioning.
- JWs are simultaneously trained to deploy their own biased line of questioning.
Joao & Fisherman (as most of us) are at their own distinct places along their respective journey away from cult programming. Regardless, we all here exhibit human nature.
Heated debate has its pros and cons, but ideally, among mature opponents, learning occurs on both/all sides.
Some of us here recently had a discussion on the subject of heated debate as it relates to this forum [link?] and someone wrote (Simon, I believe) that an excellent principle to keep in mind here at this forum, is:
'strong views, loosely held'
In other words, be firm, but always hold the flexible card up your sleeve because you just might eventually see advantages to adopting other points of view.
I've been a member here over 20 years, and my strongly held views on some things have transformed based on things read/debated here at this forum... and I am appreciative for it. Why?
We were deprived of critical thinking and debate in WT cult captivity... Perhaps that is one reason why some here may tend to resist critical thinking on assorted challenging questions.
Give it more time!
Try to have some fun!
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"At times, well-known representatives of the Christian congregation—perhaps circuit overseers, Bethelites, members of the Branch Committee, members of the Governing Body as well as their helpers—may attend a convention or theocratic event that we also attend. Naturally, we want to show such brothers and their wives due respect. None of us would want to imitate the attitude of Diotrephes. He refused to welcome the visiting brothers with respect. (3 John 9, 10) But could we, even unintentionally, show a lack of good manners by going to the opposite extreme? How might we do that?
While we appreciate having an opportunity to meet and talk with visiting brothers and their wives, we would show a lack of respect if we treated such ones as celebrities. For example, would it show good manners to take candid photos of such ones—without permission—while they are eating and engaging in other activities? Would we ask them to autograph our books and Bibles? Would we push in front of others and aggressively demand that our photo be taken with them? Surely, none of these actions display true Christian love. Rather, they could show that we have missed the purpose of the visit and the hard work that such faithful ones do in our behalf. What effect could such behavior have on those attending one of our assemblies for the first time?"
https://www.jw.org/finder?wtlocale=E&docid=2016046&srctype=wol&srcid=share&par=50
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Kids Never listen!
by BoogerMan ina woman looks out in her back garden and sees a 3 seater sofa and 2 armchairs sitting on her lawn.. she calls her 12 year old son and asks, "do know where they came from?".
the boy replied, "i got them from a man i met just down the road.".
the mother shouts at him, "what have i told you about taking suites from strangers?
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Elders won't tell you who have falsely accused you
by enoughisenough inhaving been a victim of this practice twice, i thought i would see if others had the same experience.
on one occassion, i was before the elders being told i was drunk on a certain day at a certain time.
( this was only brought up because when i was pushing for a meeting because of elder mr x adultery , i was threatened somethings would be brought out about me if i persued the meeting.
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If the identity of the accuser(s) is being concealed from an accused, the investigation is simply fishing for an easy confession, because if a confession can be obtained, the burden of proof is lifted, rendering an accuser, eyewitnesses and additional evidence to be no longer necessary.
Secularly and scripturally, the accused (if he/she has not confessed) holds the right to know/face the accuser. (Matthew ch18) <edit
If that right to know/face the accuser is denied... then immediately deny the accusation. The case should then go cold and be held abeyance or entirely dismissed.
However, by WT policy, even an innocent person can be viewed negatively because "he should also have a fine testimony from outsiders" 1 Tim 3:7
In some cases, the only path to true exoneration would be to bring a successful countercharge of slander; but in WT world, that option often presents new risks which may not be worth the hassle.
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JW video i can't seem to find anywhere
by Benavidez ini've been trying to find a video, but for the life of me don't see it anywhere on jw.org!
it's about a brother who finds some bad information about jws and has doubts but then comes to the conclusion to just trust jw.org and not the news or any other articles.
something about if you wanna find reliable information you have to go "right to the source".
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Immediately download and store anything from JWorg / JWwol that you think may be useful now or in the future, because WT is known to bury bones.
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Nonbelieving mates
by road to nowhere ina couple of my wife's friends are married to non witnesses.
they say jehovah must have special plans for them.
and that it is a special exception not destruction, alas, they are not attractive so my special idea about polygamy won't cut it.
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"For the unbelieving husband is sanctified in relation to his wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified in relation to the brother; otherwise, your children would be unclean, but now they are holy."
1 Cor 7:14 NWT