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The Governing Body Are Proud To announce..
by Ron.W. in
1. social
2. humour
the governing body are proud to announce... can you finish off the line for them - the more outrageous the better,, .
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Was Anyone Ever Disfellowshipped For Having a Beard?
by NotFormer in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i read a comment somewhere that having a beard ( before such was allowed) was never a disfellowshippable offence.

but does that mean that no-one who grew a beard was ever eventually disfellowshipped?.

growing a beard when such was frowned upon would surely attract the attention of those with nothing better to do, and possibly lead to sniffing around to try and find things that the "disobedient" one was up to.
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New light: the GB are infallible
by AEnEm in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
amazing new light in the latest morning worship by gary breaux.

the gb "never lie or deceive us.

we can have absolute trust in the governing body".. he then makes a very helpful point, so as to avoid being deceived and avoid lies.
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Taylor Swift owes me a new shirt this morning
by Mickey mouse in
1. jw
2. friends
go listen to the opening verse of the smallest man who ever lived..
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PERPLEXITY A.I. analyzes the Watchtower Organization
by Terry in
1. jw
2. friends
i like to at least try to stay current with developments in artificial intelligence rather than get stuckwith first impressions and knee-jerk snap judgments that circulate among the public who really don'tinvest any in-depth analysis in forming their views.with that having been stated, i turn to perplexity a.i.

perplexity ai's strength lies in its ability to serve as a powerful research companion, delivering comprehensive and up-to-date information across a wide range of topics.135 its advanced nlp capabilities, real-time information gathering, and versatility make it a valuable tool for researchers, writers, recruiters, and professionals in various fields._______________i asked perplexity to give an in-depth overview and analysis of the watchtower, it's gb, and its problems.here are the results:____________.

answer.
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The org. Came out with a Christmas song!!!!
by nowwhat? in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
holy nativity batman!

on jw broadcasting.

final song for this year's convention.
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Do JWs Really Say This?
by NotFormer in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i stumbled, via a google search, upon a part of jw space that is usually heavily defended against outsiders like my good self.

in a discussion, someone started their post with "i (started doing x)... when the slave began to suggest doing so"*.

do pimis really talk that way?
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The Times of Restoration of All Things
by no-zombie in
1. watchtower
2. bible
i thought of something during last weekend's wt study article, that made me think that perhaps we are on the wrong track on how the governing body is going to handle the whole 607-1914 thing.in paragraph 9 it referred to the the messianic kingdom rule as a period as called 'times of restoration of all things' taken from acts 3:21. this period of 'restoration', started in 1914 with jesus becoming king in heaven, and led to pure worship being restored 'soon after that'.and it was the last comment, that got me going.you see, in previous wt study articles (and i went through the 1990-2024 references) this term of 'times of restoration' was applied rather generally and more like a description of what jesus and jehovah was going to do during the messianic rule, rather than a formal title and a fulfillment of prophesy.however, what if the governing body keeps 1914 as jesus' invisible crowning ... but dumps 1918 as the date for the beginning of true worship?

firstly this paragraph reinforces the previously announced removal of russell being a part of the slave class, for obvious reasons.

but if 'true worship' had a soft start around the 1920s and making that the elastic part, then the embarrassment of his teachings and maybe even rutherford's, all of it could be excused as the speech of john the baptist.
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SECRET RECORDING 14TH APRIL:RALPH WALLS: MORE CHANGES ARE COMING!
by raymond frantz in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
secret recording 14th april:ralph walls: more changes are coming!.

( broadcasted to all british congregations today).

https://youtu.be/owg4bqj7pd0?si=yvfpkkos_qoy9u10.
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I think I know what the GB is doing
by HowTheBibleWasCreated in
1. watchtower
2. bible
read:.

but if ever that evil slave says in his heart, ‘my master is delaying,’b 49 and he starts to beat his fellow slaves and to eat and drink with the confirmed drunkards.

hmm... let's see is anyone on the governing body a strict master and a drunkard?