Those are some striking results. According to that chart, as many people have an unfavourable view of JWs as have an unfavourable view of fundamentalist Mormons. Isn’t that the group whose leader went to jail for isolating and financially exploiting his followers, and marrying and abusing dozens of women, some of them underage? That seems a pretty harsh verdict and comparison.
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New poll shows public knows Jehovah's Witnesses and dislike them....almost as much as the Church of Satan
by Balaamsass2 inwow.
while not a pew survey, i found these to be surprising results.
" a recent yougov poll explores americans' attitudes toward 35 religious groups, organizations, and belief systems.
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Ted Jaracz a molester?
by Confession ini've seen little bites about this for over a year.
i understand that somewhere there is a video in which a woman named pat garza publicly accuses wts governing body member ted jaracz of having molested her as a child.
does anyone have this video?
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slimboyfat
Is there anyone from Australia who has ever confirmed the rumours about him being expelled from the branch?
If that did happen, it was a remarkable comeback for him to work his way onto the GB.
I think he creeped a lot of people out by his arrogant comment on the Panorama programme, “you have privacy laws in the UK, don’t you? We have issued you a statement, we don’t go beyond the things written”. At the time I remember a pioneer sister saying to me the following day that she didn’t like the man. Back then GB members were pretty unknown to ordinary JWs, and the Panorama programme was the first time really noticing Ted Jaracz, and he didn’t make a good impression.
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Clever Misdirection
by TD ini was looking at the (mostly) wrong answers to a riddle that's making the rounds on social media and thought it was a good example of how something simple (in this case, grade school math) can be distorted with words.
the riddle goes like this:.
i bought a cow for $800.. i sold it for $1000.
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slimboyfat
First one: $400
But I wouldn’t say “earned it”. It’s a trade, I’d call it profit.
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Where is Reinhard Lengtat?
by jst2laws insorry for the posting error below.. my wife is reading crisis of conscience now.
this is good news because i know i will have someone to talk to when im caught and dfd.
but in her reading she is recognizing most of the names ( we were there at bethel during the 70s as a married couple) and asked what happened to reinhard lengtat?
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slimboyfat
Which video?
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It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars
by Newly Enlightened inoriginal reddit post (removed).
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slimboyfat
Was LE never worried that by engaging lawyers he might alert the authorities about his actions and get himself into trouble for breaking the law in Croatia? If not, why not? Because I find it puzzling. 🤔
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Are the statistics out yet?
by slimboyfat inisn’t it about time they released the report for the service year?
or have they stopped publishing it?
did they released selected figures at the annual meeting as they usually do, such as the memorial attendance or record number of pioneers?
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slimboyfat
I was responding to Hopeless1, and before I read your post. I agree the report should be out soon. I seem to recall it being published on Boxing Day in previous years. It should be any day now.
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Are the statistics out yet?
by slimboyfat inisn’t it about time they released the report for the service year?
or have they stopped publishing it?
did they released selected figures at the annual meeting as they usually do, such as the memorial attendance or record number of pioneers?
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slimboyfat
Thanks, but my reading of that announcement is that the 2022 report will be published as normal.
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Will JWs throw you under the bus if you have a transfusion?
by Vanderhoven7 inmark writes.
"if a person accepts a blood transfusion, the jehovah’s witness elders are required to “investigate” to see if the person is sorry for “cowardly” saving their life.
if the person doesnt beg and grovel to the elders for allowing the doctor to save their life (or that of their child) then the elders can take this as a sign that he/she has disassociated from the congregation - and tell the congregation to start shunning them.. if someone willingly takes blood, perhaps because of being under extreme pressure, the committee should obtain the facts and determine the individual’s attitude.
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slimboyfat
They seem to have moved toward a don’t ask don’t tell approach these days, or failing that a forgive and forget policy. The only scenario where JWs would tend to get in trouble would be where they take blood, are loud about it, and don’t repent. Having said that, all JW rules are subject to the eccentricities and particular motivations and interpretations of local elders, so unusual outcomes are not impossible.
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Are the statistics out yet?
by slimboyfat inisn’t it about time they released the report for the service year?
or have they stopped publishing it?
did they released selected figures at the annual meeting as they usually do, such as the memorial attendance or record number of pioneers?
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slimboyfat
Isn’t it about time they released the report for the service year? Or have they stopped publishing it? Did they released selected figures at the annual meeting as they usually do, such as the memorial attendance or record number of pioneers?
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Is The Religion Of Jehovah's Witnesses Biblical?
by Vanderhoven7 inthe answer is a definite no!.
because every doctrine that is unique to jehovah's witnesses is not in the bible.
the unique doctrines of jehovah’s witnesses are the ones that only jehovah’s witnesses teach.
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slimboyfat
JWs claim to base their beliefs on the Bible. For some of the ‘unique beliefs’ you even included the specific verses they base these beliefs on.
I think the belief that Jesus is the first creation of God and an angel is well supported in scripture: Col 1.15; Rev 3.14; Prov 8.22; Gal 4.14; Phil 2.6-11; Heb 1.4.