I never understood why many Jehovah’s Witnesses will say “the friends”. It seems so Mormon like.
Jehovah’s Witnesses and “the Friends”
by minimus 32 Replies latest jw friends
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ttdtt
Would the Brethren be better?
:)
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minimus
All cultish
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minimus
I noticed that in some congregations they regularly use that expression whereas in others you never hear it. Usually I hear of the brothers. And I think of the Aryan Nation.
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freddo
Not a UK thing.
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sparrowdown
I mostly heard them say "the brothers." Cult/groupthink red flag right there.
Like the mafia says "the family" it's never a good sign to be referred to in the collective.
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EverApostate
In India they would say brothers and Sisters. In USA, Friends.
I was annoyed about this when I came to USA as I felt somewhat worldly to refer as Friends.
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poopie
The friends is a nice way to say peon publishes applies to anyone not elder servant. The friends
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stuckinarut2
In Australia, we never used that expression.
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LongHairGal
MINIMUS:
Yeah, some friends!
But they were no friends of mine. In fact, with "friends" like these you didn't need any enemies.