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  BOOK STUDY OR BIBLE STUDY?

  by blondie in

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  *** km 9/76 p. 8 question box ***.

  might a discussion using the bible alone be reported as a study?

  (…) but at times persons are unwilling to use any literature other than the bible.

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  blondie

  What did Charles Taze say about studying the bible without a WT publication?

  "Furthermore, not only do we find that people cannot see the divine plan in studying the Bible by itself, but we see, also, that if anyone lays the SCRIPTURE STUDIES aside, even after he has used them, after he has become familiar with them, after he has read them for ten years - if he then lays them aside and ignores them and goes to the Bible alone, though he has understood his Bible for ten years, our experience shows that within two years he goes into darkness. On the other hand, if he had earnest heed to the opportunities for service and consider that merely read the SCRIPTURE STUDIES with their references, and had not read a page of the Bible, as such, he would be in the light at the end of the two years, because he would have the light of the Scriptures." Watchtower 1910 Sep 15 reprints p.344
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  Reddit thread on convention video urging cutting off contact with Faders

  by LongHairGal in

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  i just read this.

  don’t know if anybody here has seen the video.. the intended result of this is to obviously scare ‘faders’ out of the shadows.

  now, they are being threatened with loss of association with their loved ones and friends.

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  blondie

  It might seem to some jws that it is a supporting social club, as long as they are part of that elite group, but when the are pushed out by the elite, they will realize most of jws are not part of that group and how they are really treated.
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  WAR begins.

  by lastmanstanding in

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  things are moving right along.

  “israel” has gone to war with iran.. who is fooled?.

  this is uncle sam, same as in ukraine.. daniel layed out clearly the events of “d day” june 6, 1944 as the “ships of kittim” would sail against the king of the north.

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  blondie

  Vidiot, forgot that, thanks for the reminder.
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  Trump installed new flagpoles at Whitehouse

  by SydBarrett in

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  on wednesday he said they were “beautiful poles” and “the best poles anywhere.

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  in the world actually.” .

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  blondie

  The timing is especially sad. "While President Donald Trump weighs the single most consequential decision of his time in office so far — the possibility of US military intervention in Iran — he’s also completing a personal project years in the making. Trump on Wednesday morning oversaw the installation of a pair of flagpoles on the White House lawn, one on the south side of the building, the other on the north." https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/18/politics/flagpoles-white-house-donald-trump
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  BOOK STUDY OR BIBLE STUDY?

  by blondie in

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  2. friends

  *** km 9/76 p. 8 question box ***.

  might a discussion using the bible alone be reported as a study?

  (…) but at times persons are unwilling to use any literature other than the bible.

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  blondie

  *** km 9/76 p. 8 Question Box ***

  Might a discussion using the Bible alone be reported as a study? (…) But at times persons are unwilling to use any literature other than the Bible. (…) As the individual gains confidence, an appropriate publication might be introduced. When this is done, we do not want to give the impression that we are changing from a Bible study to a book study." In the Kingdom Ministry October 2008 p. 1 the WTS finally quietly changed the Congregation BOOK Study to Congregation BIBLE Study "“Commencing January 1, 2009, the Congregation Book Study will be held at the same time as the Theocratic Ministry School and the Service Meeting. The name of the Congregation Book Study will be changed to Congregation Bible Study.”
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  How does the Watchtower Society find Deaf People in the community?

  by blondie in

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  i saw this article online today from a woman concerned about conversion tactics used by religious groups, specifically jehovah's witnesses, to find deaf people to convert.

  it made me go back and see what the wts uses.. https ://limpingchicken.com/2025/06/12/rebecca-a-withey-concerns-about-deaf-people-being-targeted-by-religious-groups/.

  deaf in wts.

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  blondie

  careful, that is true. I am known to the deaf community, once more hearing-impaired, but hear better now, but remember my old friends. But the WTS tactics turned me off.
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  Applying the facial hair change in New Order portrayals

  by careful in

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  i have a hard time watching the org's vids and reading the publications.

  however, that's not the case with others here.

  hence this post.

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  blondie

  Here is one in a current publication March 2025 WT p.16

  
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  Applying the facial hair change in New Order portrayals

  by careful in

  1. watchtower
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  i have a hard time watching the org's vids and reading the publications.

  however, that's not the case with others here.

  hence this post.

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  blondie

  Good question, careful.
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  Juneteenth being celebrated by JWs

  by Anony Mous in

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  so today i saw a group of jws i know, we were sitting down to eat at a public place and i guess they (mom and daughter) were performing at an event with their sports team… for juneteenth.. they (the entire team) happened to sit next to us for some fast food and i recognized them and said hi, hoping to make them uncomfortable.

  they actually said hi and introduced themselves to my family, i’ve seen them before (they go to the same school as one of my kids) and they usually ignore me.

  i know for a fact they and their family still goes, the family patriarch is an elder etc.

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  I know that behind the scenes jws have many ways to tell themselves it is okay to celebrate despite WTS official positions on them...shows that jws are only concerned about getting "caught" by humans not their god.

  ijwfq 59 (frequently asked questions) direct link to WOL: don't click if it will trigger you: https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/502019300#h=43:0-47:358

  Or reasoning from the scriptures book:

  What is the origin of the practice of setting aside a day to honor mothers?

  The Encyclopædia Britannica says: “A festival derived from the custom of mother worship in ancient Greece. Formal mother worship, with ceremonies to Cybele, or Rhea, the Great Mother of the Gods, were performed on the Ides of March throughout Asia Minor.”—(1959), Vol. 15, p. 849.

  This article is fairly recent and lists holidays that are also non-religious of the ones not to celebrate (just reporting, not supporting)
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  So how do I get to "attend" a zoom meeting

  by greenhornet in

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  do you have to be invited?

  is there any way of listening in on the kh meeting?

  it's been about 30 years since i have been to a kh and they would have a conference call of 4 people on the phone together because they were sick.

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  blondie

  The WTS doesn't want people to find out about their secret rituals. :)