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  Remember using the term BORG to refer to the WTS

  by blondie in

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  it's interesting that when watchtower is referred to as the borg, it immediately brings to mind the scenes where individuals such as captain piccard are held prisoner within a vast collective hive type prison and unable to leave.

  they are then turned into drones.

  in fact here is how wikipedia explains it.. the borg are a fictional alien group that appear as recurring antagonists in the star trek franchise.

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  blondie

  My greatgrandmother was from Sweden, an immigrant, but she was gone before I was born. Children of immigrant parents were not encouraged by their parents to learn the parents native language. By the third generation, children were eager to learn the history and the language. There are many festivals in WI that honor their heritage."

  • Immigrants from Northern and Western Europe: Starting in the 19th century, large numbers of immigrants arrived, seeking new opportunities in Wisconsin. Notably:
    • Germans: German-speaking immigrants formed a significant part of the population, particularly in the 1850s. They established communities and cultural institutions, like those highlighted by the Max Kade Institute for German-American Studies.
    • Scandinavians: Norwegians, in particular, had a strong presence in Wisconsin, with many settling in communities around the Rock River Basin.
    • British: Immigrants from England, Scotland, and Wales were also prominent, with settlements in the southern part of the state.
    • Other European Groups: Belgians, Dutch, Swiss, Finnish, and Irish immigrants also contributed to Wisconsin's diverse population. "
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  WT AUGUST 2025: NEW LIGHT ON HAILSTONE MESSAGE : IS IT BIBLICAL OR JUST CONVENIENT?

  by raymond frantz in

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  https://youtu.be/n_fttvylm-m?si=l44406ohysubkajr.

  so today we are considering, the watchtower's new take on the "hailstone message", and if you don't know what that is , they used to believe that according to revelation 16:21 they would be preaching a hard hitting message during the time of the end.

  now, let's read the verse first from the new world translation: "then great hailstones, each about the weight of a talent, fell from heaven on the people, and the people blasphemed god because of the plague of hail, for the plague was unusually great" now this is their new understanding as it appears from the 3rd paragraph from their new watchtower study edition for august 2025 and their article:when will the preaching work end, has this to say: "our clarified understanding of matthew 24:14 also adjusts our understanding of the hailstonelike message foretold at revelation 16:21. further examination has revealed that the two scriptures complement each other.

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  blondie

  "The Borg no longer permits recording devices for assemblies & conventions..." Too much of that showing up on places like JWN, I'm sure. The WTS probably doesn't have writers skilled enough to take the SOS and make it look/sound different; perhaps a savings goal, just reprint old magazines.

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  Remember using the term BORG to refer to the WTS

  by blondie in

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  2. friends

  it's interesting that when watchtower is referred to as the borg, it immediately brings to mind the scenes where individuals such as captain piccard are held prisoner within a vast collective hive type prison and unable to leave.

  they are then turned into drones.

  in fact here is how wikipedia explains it.. the borg are a fictional alien group that appear as recurring antagonists in the star trek franchise.

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  blondie

  Vidiot, had to look that up. My Swedish is not so good. : ) resistance is futile
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  Guess who's coming to dinner.. Elder and nosey wife!

  by Witness 007 in

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  so my wife ran into a elder i new 10 years ago and invites him to dinner!!!!!

  he arives and gives me a bear hug...love bombing!

  he started talking about armegedon is really very very close.

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  blondie

  @blondie: nobody "carried away" the Jews. DNA evidence is quite clear, people with what we call Jewish origin have lived there for thousands of years in what the Romans called "Syria-Palestina"."

  I guess I was influenced by some things I read in Josephus writings. Some Jews did get away and were not taken to Rome and some were deported to Carthage. But as a religious national entity no mmore even more complete than when a vassal, that seemed to be gone, probably why the UN and other nations supported this the following. (I felt it was guilt over not really doing anything to save the Jews in Europe, knowing what was happening to the Jews then.)

  • United Nations membership: Israel was admitted as a member of the United Nations on May 11, 1949.
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  WT AUGUST 2025: NEW LIGHT ON HAILSTONE MESSAGE : IS IT BIBLICAL OR JUST CONVENIENT?

  by raymond frantz in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  https://youtu.be/n_fttvylm-m?si=l44406ohysubkajr.

  so today we are considering, the watchtower's new take on the "hailstone message", and if you don't know what that is , they used to believe that according to revelation 16:21 they would be preaching a hard hitting message during the time of the end.

  now, let's read the verse first from the new world translation: "then great hailstones, each about the weight of a talent, fell from heaven on the people, and the people blasphemed god because of the plague of hail, for the plague was unusually great" now this is their new understanding as it appears from the 3rd paragraph from their new watchtower study edition for august 2025 and their article:when will the preaching work end, has this to say: "our clarified understanding of matthew 24:14 also adjusts our understanding of the hailstonelike message foretold at revelation 16:21. further examination has revealed that the two scriptures complement each other.

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  blondie

  I thought that too, Beth Sarim, amazing considering that frequents "adjustments" the WTS makes.
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  Former Jehovah's Witness sentenced for child sexual assault

  by blondie in

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  6/3/2025 former jehovah's witness sentenced for child sexual assault shaun sheffer, 47, of harmony was found guilty in january of three counts each of rape and indecent assault, including assault of a person less than 13 who had a mental disability.

  he also was convicted of corruption of minors.... https://triblive.com/local/regional/former-jehovahs-witness-sentenced-for-child-sexual-assault/ .

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  blondie

  https://pennwatch.org/former-butler-county-jehovahs-witnesses-member-sentenced-up-to-34-years-in-prison-for-sexually-assaulting-young-child/ Update to original post
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  NOT on JW.org Jehovah's Witness Doctor refuses Blood Transfusion for dying non-JW patientPregnant woman passes away mid-operation as Jehovah’s Witness doctor refuses blood transfusion

  by Balaamsass2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  5/10/25 this story from nigeria is a twist.

  the doctor is the jw!.

  pregnant woman passes away mid-operation as jehovah’s witness doctor refuses blood transfusion.

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  blondie

  I was told by an elder on the HLC (is that what it is now) that many jws don't tell their physician until they are rolling down the hall on a gurney. Makes it difficult for the HLC to suddenly have the jw say they don't accept blood. Seems like they are being influenced at that time. Partly why the WTS started the "blood card" process. And continues to tell jws to get the HLC involved right away. I had a copy of my HCPOA given to my primary physician, my clinic file, my hospital. Then I had to redo it when I left. Hospitals that I was in, had a clear form you had to sign and explained it. Don't want a lawsuit. I don't know why wires got crossed. Sounds like this is a bigger problem.
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  Former Jehovah's Witness sentenced for child sexual assault

  by blondie in

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  6/3/2025 former jehovah's witness sentenced for child sexual assault shaun sheffer, 47, of harmony was found guilty in january of three counts each of rape and indecent assault, including assault of a person less than 13 who had a mental disability.

  he also was convicted of corruption of minors.... https://triblive.com/local/regional/former-jehovahs-witness-sentenced-for-child-sexual-assault/ .

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  blondie

  Anony Mous, there were several male jws brought up on charges in PA, so I'm sure as they go through the court process, similar verdict comes down.

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  "Seems like a monthly occurrence now to have one or two of these articles..."
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  Former Jehovah's Witness sentenced for child sexual assault

  by blondie in

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  6/3/2025 former jehovah's witness sentenced for child sexual assault shaun sheffer, 47, of harmony was found guilty in january of three counts each of rape and indecent assault, including assault of a person less than 13 who had a mental disability.

  he also was convicted of corruption of minors.... https://triblive.com/local/regional/former-jehovahs-witness-sentenced-for-child-sexual-assault/ .

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  blondie

  The headline says "

  Former Jehovah's Witness, so I think not probably "removed." But that doesn't mean he can't be reinstated. Have seen that happen several times over the years. Only has to say he is repentant and is back in. Both people had spent time in prison. But the elders say that child sexual abuse is a "sin" not a "crime" so the elders have the power to say he can be let back in. Made me mad. I contacted the congregation one was in, and that had no knowledge of his past, current congregation far away from his old one, and the BOE did not pass that info on.
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  How many times did they say armagedon was coming?

  by Witness 007 in

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  1914 1918 1925 1940s 1975 1914 generation what did i miss?.

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  blondie

  The 1995 ‘Generation’ teaching was a change in understanding. But, it changed a linchpin teaching. There were Witnesses who felt this belief was carved in stone. When the religion pulled the rug out from under everybody - the religion was over for a lot of people.

  I remember that. My husband was a new jw; and one day in 1994, I said, "they will have to change the 1994 date, a generation is supposed to be 70 to 80 years, starting in 1914 that means that the end has to come then. Then when the article came out in 1995 changing that, he said, "how did you know that?" I said I had seen how many times the WTS has changed a seemingly written in stone teaching, to something else. It was time, 1994 is here.