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  Do JWs see the org falling apart?

  by ThomasDam21 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i have been away from the jw cult for many years.

  i don't have any family i talk to that are in it.

  so i don't know if the jws as a whole are seeing the cult fall apart or if they or the majority of them are head in the sand la la la the end is neigh.

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  joe134cd

  I live in a country, where they were investigated for handling of CSA. Tbh I felt it was a waste of time and money for the government. It was basically a big nothing burger for what it achieved both with notifying the public about the JWs and the JWs themselves. My relatives are totally unaware of this, and even more unaware that it's collapsing.
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  I want a marriage mate that’s a brother

  by Lace83 in

  1. social
  2. relationships

  hi, my name is leacy and i am 41 years old.

  i live in california.

  i attend the rancho santa margarita congregation.

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  joe134cd

  I think you have got as much chance on here as we have got of finding Tony Morris.
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  Watchtower July 2025

  by St George of England in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i just saw the new wt is up and available.

  the cover picture looks to me like the one that should have been used on the august 2024 wt but was pulled at the last minute and released with a different picture many weeks later.

  someone on here uploaded a low res version of the picture last year.. of course we all know why the picture was pulled in the first place........ george.

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  joe134cd

  A picture can tell a thousand words.
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  serena williams

  by FreeFallin in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  not really a scandal, but serena williams doing the crip walk on national tv wtf .

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  If I was the person, in the service department, who got a phone call from the elders in Serena's congregation. I would strongly tell them "to look the other way." Even allowing her to get baptised, one would ask "what were those elders thinking." Like her predecessors (Brothers Prince, Jackson, and Sister Roco), they have now created a massive problem between how this looks internally, to the backlash they would receive if Serena was removed. In my opinion doing nothing is the best option, but it would certainly have to further erode the already diminished, credibility of the borg. However, in the case of Brother Jackson, getting rid of that guy was certainly a good decision. Just imagine the backlash now, if it came to light, they applied the 2 witness rule to one of his victims. Its saved them a massive headache now.
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  serena williams

  by FreeFallin in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  not really a scandal, but serena williams doing the crip walk on national tv wtf .

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  They have really created a hornets nest with women. Like Michael Jackson, they never should have allowed her to get baptised.
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  What's a Good Question to Ask at the Door?

  by NotFormer in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the jws haven't been to my door for a while, but i don't doubt that they'll turn up eventually*.

  (i saw easter eggs in the supermarket yesterday, so "memorial" season is fast approaching 🙄).

  what's a good question to ask, to get the ball rolling?.

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  Where is Tony Morris????
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  Pass on cars to attend Assemblies?

  by psyco in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i have just read a post about february 2025 (i suppose) announcements in italy saying that from now on at assemblies they need a pass, given by elders, to put on cars.. is that possible/true?.

  thanks!.

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  Getting out of the car park at the end of the day is a nightmare apparently.
  

  Then my advice is don't go at all.
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  American Primeval and the Mormons

  by Simon in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  just finished season 1 on netflix.. holy crap, i had no idea of the history of the mormons!.

  i always thought they were like the jws, or the quakers, but they were full on fascists committing massacres.. i'm sure they are hating having more people be aware of their past, but i gotta say, it is more event-filled than the jw history..

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  joe134cd

  If it wasn't for Knorr taking the religion to the world. Wtbts probably would have ended up like the bible students. A fundamentalist religion confined to the north eastern borders of the United States.
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  American Primeval and the Mormons

  by Simon in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  just finished season 1 on netflix.. holy crap, i had no idea of the history of the mormons!.

  i always thought they were like the jws, or the quakers, but they were full on fascists committing massacres.. i'm sure they are hating having more people be aware of their past, but i gotta say, it is more event-filled than the jw history..

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  joe134cd

  It wasn't until I left the JWs and stumbled upon the LDS that I realised just how fortunate we are been Ex-JWs. Well at least from a historical and theological perspective.
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  What you cannot say about JW parents

  by Anony Mous in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i’m guiding a young person through some difficulties.

  at least some of the family including a parent and grandparents are/were jw.

  so there are some insecurities, without going into detail, young people are often worried that they may be ejected from the home after reaching a certain age if they offend their parents (totally normal feeling).. what i wanted to say is: a loving parent wouldn’t reject you because you did x, if anything they are expecting it, it is totally normal for you to do this.

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  joe134cd

  I have often wondered. If the age and reasons for leaving the JWs, determines how well that person adjust to secular society.