Reasonfirst - I live in a country closely connected to Australia. That fascinates me what you are saying. I never had heard of that before. I’m going to read that link.
joe134cd
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Watchtower is Run Like the Mafia
by Sea Breeze inanybody else notice this?
the have a syndicate (governing body) regional bosses (district overseers), captians (circuit overseers), and elders are their "made men" that enforce policy at street level.
if you run your mouth too much, they wipe out your whole family (disfellowshipping).
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Will the Chinese retaliate someday?
by Fisherman inthat’s all we need, to lose china’s economic friendship.
since the chinese explained it was a friendly balloon, shouldn’t we expect the same from china?.
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joe134cd
Two things to consider. In the book of Daniel it talks about the political system in the time of the end as made up of clay and iron. Symbolising that although they would cohabit together, they really wouldn’t mix. Parts of this world power would be strong and at the same time weak. As the poster above put it as “ lf is that of a people obsessed and scared of ghosts, unable to converse without resorting to threats or always having to bang his fist on the table.”
The 2nd point is that although they don’t like each other they are forced to climb into bed with each other. In order to keep a state of equilibrium. If it come down to China taking on America and it allies. I think America would show its steel like qualities. But for now they are joined together at the foot of the image of Daniels prophecy.
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Are Both The JW And The Ex-JW Community a Cult?
by Vanderhoven7 incharlie ryde writes:.
let us use the same bite model for determining if something is a cult to both being a jw and being ex-jw.
mind you this is a short summary.. b- behavioral control.
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joe134cd
I wouldn’t go as far as saying the exjw is a cult. But I have wondered if it is becoming an industry in itself e.g Lloyd Evans.
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Jehovah's Witnesses: Zoom Cancelled Love Jehovah Go Back to In Person Meetings
by HiddlesWife inthis is a new video posted by the exjw critical thinkers jt & lady cee:.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvmulzbczvm&t=1s.
i had a hunch that wt was going to do so, but this is happening quite soon.
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joe134cd
It will be interesting to see how this pans out. I still see a very empty car park in the Kingdom Hall in my local area. My elderly father tells me the meeting attendance can be any where from 50-70 in attendance. In a cong that claims about 100 publishers.
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How Will They End 1914 Teaching?
by EmptyInside ini'm sure this has been discussed, but 1914 has to go away.
instead of, the overlapping generation teaching, they should have just ditched 1914. .
they should have done that a long time ago with 1975. it's the last of the teachings in the charles taze russell era.. i'm thinking they just will stop talking about it, and it will be out of the mind of the rank and file loyal witnesses .
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joe134cd
If they know what’s good for them. My advice would be just stop mentioning it, and hope that with the passing of time it will be forgotten.
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Watchtower Accepts Money from the Norwegian gambling Authority
by Newly Enlightened ingreat find jonas!!!.
https://youtu.be/yfqffc7vczo.
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joe134cd
Oh wow just wow. This reminds me when pictures were emerging of the national flags bern placed on KH in Chile, and apostates themselves were claiming a conspiracy of apostate driven lies. Then, what do you know, it turns out to be true. Honestly this organisation just baffles me.
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Older Sister Disfellowshipped
by EmptyInside inmy brother told us that sr. so and so ,was disfellowshipped.
now ,she is in her late 60's.
i just had a feeling it was for apostasy.
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joe134cd
I’m really in 2 minds about the benefits of trying to, or been awake, at such a senior age. I feel sorry for this women in coming to terms with her life. My question is will her physical health be good enough to survive it. If my PIMI elderly father was put into this situation it would certainly kill him.
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JWs at Culture Fest
by peacefulpete inthe state university where we live has cultural festivals educating the public about art, food and music of the minorities in the community.
it is also an opportunity for some to generate a little income selling their wares and food.
the jws have successfully put up a booth right in the campus building and used it to actively proselytize and distribute literature.
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joe134cd
I would call that campus and make a complaint. About a group that actively discouraged higher education, and yet has no problem making full use of the facilities and the opportunity that university camps affords.
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Elders are no longer teachers
by eyeslice inback in the day when i was a young witness lad, you very much got the impression that at least the training as theocratic teachers was good.. even the bible reading back then had a short introduction and conclusion.
you had to research and prepare your own ministry school talks and then perhaps you would graduate to a half of a 55 minute public talk.
then later if you were a book study conductor, you got to decide which scriptures to read and highlight.
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joe134cd
A person didn’t turn up, causing the meeting to finish early. That would have never happened in my day.
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Research paper on Effects of Shunning
by peacefulpete inafter being around this site for 21 years now, i've heard many recount their stories and feelings.
many times i can immediately relate but other times they seem to have had a very different experience with the church.
i'm sure that is because not only are all of us different in personality, but congregations and family dynamics vary as well.
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joe134cd
Jhine I have had a number of people comment to me that the Catholic Church, well at least in my country, is increasing becoming a none Caucasian church.