Since leaving the JWs I’ve taken a sideline interest in the LDS. More from the perspective of seeing my JWisim through the context of Mormonism. Doctrinally wise the Mormon church has got bigger problems with proving the validity of its truth claims and its prophet. Trust me, if you think the JWs are Bat shit crazy, my suggestion is,try the Mormon church.
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PROOF Mormons have the truth
by neat blue dog indaniel prophesied that god would “set up a kingdom” that would “never be destroyed” and would “stand for ever” (daniel 2:44).
in making this prophecy, he spoke of the church of jesus christ of latter-day saints... and it will continue to progress until it has “filled the whole earth”... hundreds of thousands of people are baptized every year.
the book of mormon is being translated in many languages.
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Breaking News: Anthony Morris III no longer serving on the Governing Body
by WingCommander inthis 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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joe134cd
The guy would have to be receiving some kind of weekly assistance from Wt . He’s just too big of a fish to kill, by throwing him out on the street. They might of set him up in some high end dependency treatment centre to dry him out. What ever the case, he’s been well hidden and doesn’t want to be found.
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Has Rutherford's 16-cylinder Cadillac been found?
by under the radar ini ran across this episode of jay leno's garage on youtube today.
all i know is it seems very similar to j f rutherford's much-vaunted 16-cylinder cadillac.
watch the episode and let us know what you think.
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joe134cd
I wonder if you got in touch with the guy on the tv, or the producers, and enquired. The locations and timing seem to fit.
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Zoom- CO's were told to tell elders/ms not to be on it unless you have a reason PERIOD!
by XBEHERE infrom reddit exjw.
https://www.reddit.com/r/exjw/comments/143556c/co_meeting_with_elders_gb_seems_desperate/.
pretty much what other appointed men have been telling me.
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joe134cd
When my PIMI father dies. If they try to bring me back into the fold, thinking I’m a lost sheep. I’m certainly going to tell them a few home truths.
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Been years since Ive gone - should I bother with a letter?
by BeaverEater insig other is half assed still in, one family member is in... its been years... wondering if i should just let it be or just call up hq and say i resign... i will be pissed if they announce shit at the kh, though i dont even remember the last one i went to... lol.
for me, its none of anyone elses business... thoughts?.
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joe134cd
Tbh I’m not a big fan of DAing. I’m coming up to my 10 POMOversary. I’m actually quite glad I left before I opened my mouth. Don’t try to fix what ain’t broken. I’m in a similar situation as you, in that you have a wife and I have an elderly parent. For the time been it makes dealing with my father and by extension of that the JWs so more easier. I can be there with my father when they visit etc. It makes providing care for him so much more easier and stress free. Would he afford me the same courtesy? He probably wouldn’t, although with his state of health, I really couldn’t answer that question. If it makes your wife more comfortable, even though she’s half out. I’d just leave things as they are.
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NZ Royal Commission Child Abuse Enquiry
by Hopeless1 inin case no-one noticed this yet -.
just found this on nz herald website, - watchtower trying to wriggle out of responsibility by claiming not to be responsible for children and other vulnerable persons!.
jehovah’s witness church seeks exemption from royal commission abuse in care inquiryhttps://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/jehovahs-witness-church-seeks-exemption-from-royal-commission-abuse-in-care-inquiry/7c2m5q5scrct7f473dj52n3wuu.
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joe134cd
Who is this Tom Pecipajkovski. Does he reside in the Australian bethel. A few years back the moved operations from NZ to Australia.
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joe134cd
Hans Hubler, a total narcissistic arsehole. I’m surprised it took so long for Wt to step in to remove him, before they did. This guys antics were unbelievable. I was present when he ordered a sister out of the assembly hall, with a crying baby, during one of his talks.
Sorry I just re- read the topic. This DO was in the South Pacific area. I think it was in French Polynesia, when he finally overstepped the mark and was removed. In the end Wt had no other choice. A bit like his mate Tony.
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1290 JW Congregations have been deleted since 4th Dec 2022
by ComingOutaMyCage inhttps://i.redd.it/hd9p1g3ssr2b1.jpg.
1290 jw congregations have been deleted since 4th dec 2022. i have a full map so you can explore active/deleted congs, and also orphaned halls https://analytics.jws-library.one/viewmap.html.
many of the deletions in the usa appear to be foreign language groups.
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joe134cd
This using the money to build halls in Africa is total nonsense. Here is something I posted on a thread a while back:
Talking about the disparity between wealthy and poorer countries. I remember as a PIMI, that the KH I attended was going through, what I considered to be, an unnecessary renovation.
During this exact same time I had to travel to a developing country, for work purposes. While visiting a town I decided to attend a meeting. Tbh the Kingdom Hall, I felt, was in a very bad state of repair. What I found troubling, so much so that I can remember it to this day, is that we were squandering money on a building that really didn’t need it. Why wasn’t wt designating this money to this KH in this developing country. I now know the reason why. Shortly after the ReFab the KH was sold, in order for a quickly built hall. The buggers walked away with a 100k ReFab, that its members paid for, and a $mill plus for when the hall was sold.
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How oblivious are your typical jdub ? Facepalm alert
by nowwhat? inso talking with friends and they mentioned they just visited their daughter at bethel.
so i asked did she say why anthony morris is no longer on the gb?.
he had no clue about that.
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joe134cd
I sincerely believe, it can be very dangerous to wake a person up who is in a trance. My father is one of them. At his age and state of health, it would kill him to wake up. I actually don’t want him to wake up.
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My old congregation is being shuttered
by RULES & REGULATIONS ini just found out from my jehovah's witness cousin that my old congregation is being shuttered due to lack of elders, less than 20 members attending, and that the congregation cannot meet their monthly expenses.. here is a congregation that was started in 1975 with less than 15 members.
it grew to 185 members in the 1990's.
the congregation grew so large that the elders decided to split the congregation in two.
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joe134cd
Interestingly last weekend I had a luncheon with some ultra PIMI, regular pioneer, relatives. They showed me a video, that was taken in their KH, of a wt study in progress. The hall was built to sit 200+ people a few decades back. In that video i counted about 40 people in attendance. Mainly older people. I enquired about the current publisher count and was told it was around 90. The excuse I was given for the low physical attendance was because of zoom. For the sake of these relatives I really do hope Wt doesn’t sell off the hall in their locality. They are too old to drive the 40 min trip one way to the hall in the neighbouring town. This would literally finish both of them.