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NOT on JW.org.: Author Jodie Chapman on growing up as a Jehovah’s Witness
by Balaamsass2 indoes anything sound familiar?
‘fiction opened my eyes’: author jodie chapman on growing up as a jehovah’s witness.
this article is more than 1 month old.
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Need a laugh? JW Comedy Show "Everyone else burns" now available online and on ROKU.
by Balaamsass2 inif you need a laugh about jws, this comedy show is finally available outside the uk.
on roku or your streaming device.
https://www.cwtv.com/shows/everyone-else-burns/episode-1/?play=21dd96c6-83e2-4497-8fef-56897a78f455&utm_source=google&utm_medium=search&utm_campaign=google_kp_watch.
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Does becoming (or remaining) one of Jehovah's Witnesses result in Poverty? Pew Research results differ from Watchtower claims.
by Balaamsass2 in"raised in the truth" during the 50s, 60s,and 70s i repeatedly read and heard from the platform how reading the magazines weekly "was the equivalent of a college education" and how many had turned their family economic situation around by being "trustworthy" and giving up expensive bad habits most "worldly people" had.
sounded good.. what is the reality?
how does avoiding higher education, and then spending up to 20 hours a week getting ready for, commuting, and then participating in meetings and field service affect family finances?.
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? Question for EX-JW grandfathers. What life advice would you give to your grandchildren and your younger self. ?
by Balaamsass2 ini read an interesting interview with billionaire warren buffet's sidekick, billionaire charlie munger.
good read, this grandpa agrees 1000% with his advice.
i wish i had learned earlier to realize almost everyone lies...(sometimes to themselves) but especially, all politicians and religious leaders.. what advice would you as a grandparent add?".
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No Divine protection for Jehovah's Witnesses' gatherings. JW Death toll rises around the world.
by Balaamsass2 ingrowing up as a jw in the 1960s and 1970s, a common refrain from the yearbook, local elders and circuit overseers was how jws were protected at meetings, conventions, and in the field service by "the angels".
experiences of "divine intervention" during service, ww2, in communist lands, and conventions were common.
the internet and google are regularly debunking this myth in the 21st century.
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Jehovah's Witnesses in the news....again...for child abuse...this time in Japan.
by Balaamsass2 inphysical abuse among jehovah's witnesses is highlighted in japan in this story.
watchtower is certainly "making god's name known".. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/11/21/japan/society/jehovahs-witnesses-survey-abuse/.
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11/24/23 NBC NEWS:" Timekeepers no more, rank-and-file Jehovah’s Witnesses say goodbye to tracking proselytizing hours"
by Balaamsass2 injws in the news.
"timekeepers no more, rank-and-file jehovah’s witnesses say goodbye to tracking proselytizing hours" , "for the first time since 1920, leaders of the jehovah’s witnesses have removed the hours-reporting requirement for rank-and-file adherents.".
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/religion/timekeepers-no-rank-file-jehovahs-witnesses-say-goodbye-tracking-prose-rcna126582.
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11/25/23 Daily Mail :"Former Jehovah's Witness lifts the lid on the brutal isolation he faced as a child
by Balaamsass2 ininteresting read.
while the daily news is not a high-brow paper, it does get a lot of views.
(i have known jw families this extreme towards children).
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Interesting story in todays New York Times that gives some insight into the religious soup of the 1800s that Watchtower arose from.
by Balaamsass2 intodays nyt.
fascinating read and background of new york state in the 1800s.
this community welcomes mediums, but first you have to prove yourself.
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Jehovah's Witnesses no longer count time. How is this news affecting moral and meeting attendance at local congregations?
by Balaamsass2 inno more watchtower and awake mags every 2 weeks to place.
no private home book studies.
no more "essential" spiritual food meals 5x a week.