Topics Started by respectful_observer

62
-0:6 negative growth 2020 service year
by Fadeaway1962 in
1. watchtower
2. bible
phttps://www.jw.org/finder?wtlocale=e&pub=syr20&srcid=share .

plus another increase in memorial partakes number etc .
5
individual memorial portions
by Dubtown in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
this year locally the memorial will be broadcast to the congregation using zoom software.

it will be a video broadcast, however no one locally will be partaking, so what arrangements are needed for bread and wine?.

local elders plan to deliver small portions of the bread and wine to each household ready for the celebration..
31
Don Adams has passed away
by RubaDub in
1. jw
2. friends
i received a call from a friend in new york city that don adams passed away late last evening (30 dec 2019).

many of you bethelites know him and he was the president of the society for a number of years after the gb got out of the corporate structure business.

from what i understand, he was generally liked by many there.. some in my family knew him.
25
Divorce/Terms of Agreement
by SFSDGUY in
1. jw
2. experiences
i'm a first time poster and i apologize if this topic has been discussed before.

when i met my wife she was disfellowshiped and were happy, got married, and had a kid.

after we had our daughter she got reinstated so her family and her jw "friends" could spend time with our daughter.
39
Email from JW relative/elder
by Lynnie in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
as much as i enjoy you and pete's company, you also know our understanding of how much we want you to be reunited with jehovah and his people.. .

we did not set the standards for what jehovah says about our associations with those who choose to not serve him.

so we will always be there for you and pete, but it is in your hands as to how we can enjoy your friendship.. .
28
What Are Your Predictions for 2020 and Beyond?
by The Bethelite in
1. jw
2. friends
2020 the society will continue to have financial problems with massive pay outs because of their lack of protecting their young people from a religion that harbors thousands of pedophiles.

thus this and other religions that has an 1800's mentality will continue to lose their young people.

with the religion's lies easily found on the internet the smart ones will continue to leave in droves.
21
So the Witnesses still believe in rapture
by eyeslice2 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
according today's watchtower, all the remaining ones of the anointed ones will be in heaven when the great tribulation breaks to join jesus in the battle against evil.

the watchtower was making the point that at that time god's organization will be ran by members of the 'other sheep'.

it didn't say how these remaining ones find themselves in heaven, but presumably they will be taken, i.e.
26
2019-11-25-BOE--Watchtower Wants More Money!
by Atlantis in
1. jw
2. friends
2019-11-25-boe.

donations in support of kingdom interests worldwidehttps://docdro.id/mqpxklf petra!
60
Did You Think Jehovah’s Witnesses Were Typically “Racists”?
by minimus in
1. jw
2. friends
i was a jw from infancy.

we had a melting pot type of congregation.

i grew up with all types of witnesses , all with different backgrounds.
55
Unique JW Phrases 101
by Solzhenitsyn in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
what unique to jws phrases do you remember?

something fun for those of us taught to speak an entirely unique and pure language.

there have been posts in the past in this forum but perhaps some have new ones after having kept up with jehovah's chariot as the light gets brighter.