Oh, by the way, I forgot to mention that I agree with what you said about the video.
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10Why would this Dolt kiss the WTs A$$
by tresdecu inthis dude must have family that are jws...i can't imagine any "journalist" doing a piece on the wt and not highlighting any of their scandals.
the public does not care about jws why waste any time on them.. (link is video of interview with wt spokesidiot re: conventions, covid etc).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_eukusjplzg&feature=share&fbclid=iwar1-7dluc_2poqucnxxfj2eok-gdzfpp0adkifxzdpswjnn1ituseosn5ja.
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Why would this Dolt kiss the WTs A$$
by tresdecu inthis dude must have family that are jws...i can't imagine any "journalist" doing a piece on the wt and not highlighting any of their scandals.
the public does not care about jws why waste any time on them.. (link is video of interview with wt spokesidiot re: conventions, covid etc).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_eukusjplzg&feature=share&fbclid=iwar1-7dluc_2poqucnxxfj2eok-gdzfpp0adkifxzdpswjnn1ituseosn5ja.
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Magnum
I watched part of the video (it was referred to in this post: https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/5172728314200064/interview-going-viral). The interviewer says that he is not a JW, but that his mother is.
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Miney under the table and retirement
by road to nowhere ini know several older retired witnesses who comolain abiut how little social security pays.
all of them made more than i ever did but were self employed.
they fudged the amount t they reported on taxes and thought they would never get old.
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hybridous, I am one of those who was burned because I believed at the time that JWs had "the truth" and I lived accordingly - as if the end of the world were imminent and billions of lives were at stake. Did you ever believe it?
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The Black Goat in the JW Covid-19 Report - 2020 Governing Body Update #5
by Oh-my-God indid you notice this?
2020 governing body update #5. https://www.jw.org/en/library/videos/#en/mediaitems/latestvideos/docid-702020307_1_video.
why do they show the black goat in the picture?
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I don't think there's anything underhanded, either; it's just odd to me. The thing is so prominent in the frame. I do think it's intentional as is every
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The Black Goat in the JW Covid-19 Report - 2020 Governing Body Update #5
by Oh-my-God indid you notice this?
2020 governing body update #5. https://www.jw.org/en/library/videos/#en/mediaitems/latestvideos/docid-702020307_1_video.
why do they show the black goat in the picture?
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OK, at first, I thought, "well, it is Angola, so maybe they're just displaying wildlife native to the area." But, then I got to thinking "this is weird, anyway." JWs are known for analyzing pics and such for minute details, and the org has always seemed to pay meticulous attention to everything in every photo and video. I heard a female superdub comment during a Watchtower study one time about the way a person's feet were aimed in an illustration in the study article.
The goaty thingy is extremely prominent in the frame and draws the eye and becomes the focus. The glossy black horns are so prominent against the whitish background. Weird.
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Watchtower June 2020 Article, '' Return to Me''
by RULES & REGULATIONS inthe watchtower—study edition | june 2020. .
study article 26.
6 who can share in the search for inactive ones?
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Autumnsnow: I prayed for truth no matter from where. Read one of the articles That really opened my eyes. Some of you want like it but some may recognize truth like I did. Go easy on me. I am new
I don't get what you're saying here. "One of the articles" in JW literature? 'Opened your eyes' in what way? The "truth" about what?
Are you saying that after initially thinking JWdom was wrong, you 'had your eyes opened' and changed your mind?
I'm not asking this in a challenging way; I just really want to know what you mean, and I welcome your point of view even if I disagree with it.
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Only in Jehovah's organiz . . . scratch that
by neat blue dog inan experience from the latest magazine.
only in jehovah's organization!
oh wait.. jovica, quoted earlier in this series ofarticles, grew up hearing his countrymen,the news, and television programs givenegative reports about a minority group.“i became filled with prejudice—and evenhatred—for those people,” he says.
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tiki, I think the point he's making is that JWs think that such things only happen in JWdom, but as the OP and inbetween09 indicate, those things don't just happen in JWdom. JW literature implies that such changes of heart, etc. only occur in the org because of its teachings, the atmosphere of "love", etc.
I read in the past few years about a white supremacist who was raised and indoctrinated as such who, after having dealings with blacks, realized he was wrong and had a complete change of head & heart. Had nothing to do with JWs or the Bible.
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New York City...OMG What Is Happening??
by minimus inlook at the new york post online today and watch the videos of mayhem and destruction to the city with fires all over manhattan.
the police vehicles are being destroyed and torched and the rioting just goes on and on.. i regularly went to nyc sometimes once a month for years.
now, who on earth would want to go to this hellhole??.
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Amen, Cofty!
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My JW Life... (LONG)
by silent ini never, ever thought i would ever be posting on a board such as this but here i am.
i've been reading the boards for several months and despite my initial conscience twinges, i couldn't help but follow a logical thought process on many issues that were causing me grief.
over this past week, due to the things i've read on here, i've had a massive cloud lift from me and i'm starting to feel joy and love in my heart that i've *never* felt before.
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Love has nothing to do with it. The JW religion ruined my life with wrong predictions and advice. Love won't remove the crazy, doctrinally inept history of the JW religion. If you're now all about love, then tell me how a loving god could allow all the horror that has gone on for millions of years and is going on now.
Cats are being boiled alive in a market in Asia. Raccoons are being skinned alive (I've seen the video). Can you, in your new "love" frame of mind give me an answer for that?
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Watchtower June 2020 Article, '' Return to Me''
by RULES & REGULATIONS inthe watchtower—study edition | june 2020. .
study article 26.
6 who can share in the search for inactive ones?
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Suppose Thomas really is a super elder who has some kind of ability to make people return (or want to return). What about all the poor inactive ones who live in areas where there is no super elder like Thomas? They are going to be destroyed at Armageddon because they happen to live in a zip code where there's no super elder. It's not fair or just and doesn't make sense.
And consider the overall point of the article. It equates returning to Jehovah with returning to "the congregation". How arrogant.
Why would anyone want to return? Because of the informative, interesting, mentally stimulating meetings? Because of the org's history of accurate interpretation of Bible prophecy and end of the world predictions? Because he or she wants to get back onto the hamster wheel of mind-numbing, dead-end busy work? Because he or she greatly admires the dignified, scholarly GB?