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  Set ptermber AT study article: "Armaggedon Is Good News!

  by Room 215 in

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  omg, is this the apotheosis of bat-shit craziness or not?

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  Ding

  The WT can't stand the concept of hellfire, but they are looking forward to massive worldwide deaths caused by fireballs from heaven...
  
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  Selling KH to another religion

  by blondie in

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  i found this question box in the july 1969 km.

  question box (july 1969, p. 4).

  • is it all right to buy a church building for use as a kingdom hall or, when a new kingdom hall is built, to sell the former hall for use as a church?

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  Ding

  This from an organization which teaches that if you do something as innocuous as lighting candles and putting them on a birthday cake you are engaging in false worship because of what such activities meant to pagans in ancient times (Reasoning book, p. 69).

  But selling a building you built and dedicated to worship and service of Jehovah for use in worship by a religious organization you condemn as pagan and satanic? Not a problem!
  

  "There does not appear to be any direct Scriptural objection to doing so. It is not a matter of cooperating in a religious way with representatives of false religion, but is simply a business transaction. It is a one-time real estate deal."

  Kind of like the Watchtower becoming a UN NGO so they can get a library card, I guess.

  What's the big deal?
  
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  simple illustration by a carpenter

  by waton in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  this week's study ( no.

  88) on the illustration of abraham and the begging lazarus and the rich man, all dying, in heaven and hell fire.

  the bible stories, convoluted as they are, even more pretzelled by wt.

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  Ding

  The WT interpretation of the rich man and Lazarus account is ludicrous.

  It's not even internally consistent.

  For example, "death" means a reversal of circumstances in this life... until the very end, where coming back from the dead means... coming back from the dead.
  
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  Ever Wondered What People Think of Not-at-home Letters and Obit Letters?

  by blondie in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  https://www.patheos.com/blogs/thefreethinker/2019/10/op-ed-intruders/.

  here are some excerpts of a man who was called on by 2 young female jws, received a not-at-home letter as well, and what he thought about them.

  i encourage you to read the whole thing, it is worth the laugh.. "it wasn’t pompeo knocking but he would have beamed approval on the two young women on the doorstep.

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  Ding

  I don't think most people are offended by JWs except when they encounter JWs who won't take no for an answer.
  
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  latest WT, advice for Bible Studies

  by neat blue dog in

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  our goal is to help our bible student to grow spiritually.. .

  as his love for jehovah grows, however, he will likely begin to think about how he can help others, including those who are already part of the congregation.

  (matt.

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  Reasoning book, p. 201: "No collections are ever taken at their meetings; they do not beg for money from the public."

  Oh, right. They don't beg.

  They just "mention the privilege of supporting the Kingdom work financially."
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  Did you EVER falsify your report card ?

  by Chook in

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  2. experiences

  every single watchtower soldier lied to god out of fear of the brooklyn popes..

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  When you think about it, the whole thing is absurd -- measuring someone's spirituality by the number of hours they put down on a report card.

  All the more so when you consider that even with honest reporting, the vast majority of reported time is spent walking, waiting, and not talking with anyone about anything...
  
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  Good memories of full-time service?

  by fulano in

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  2. experiences

  perhaps not a topic for everybody... mine.. in both sp service in a foreign field in europe , the freedom and helping people to read and write in spanish .

  doing a lot of work in the congregations.. in missionary-service.. helping congregations in a third-world country and see good results in family relations.

  and the siestas from 13:00 to 15:00..... who has good memories of bethel?

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  It's never enough.

  You could always have put in another hour...
  
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  PIMO Elder with a Dilemma

  by xjwsrock in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i haven’t been on here in awhile and this is my second user name because i was busted by my pimi wife on the first one.

  i have been basically awake since 2013. i have a super dub wife that i love and don’t want to lose and my sick mom in the hall that is a true believer.

  stupid religion has gotten between my wife and i (of course).

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  How are you going to respond if they ask you if your decreased activity is because you're having doubts about the borg?

  Better have a contingency plan for that...
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  I am thinking about visiting Washington DC!

  by Iamallcool in

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  i have never been there!

  where should i visit in washington dc while i am there?

  thank you in advance for your recommendations!

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  Ding

  Depends on what you're interested in and how much time you have. Prioritize.
  

  There's lot to see:

  1. White House

  2. Congress

  3. Supreme Court

  4. National Archives

  5. Washington Monument

  6. Lincoln Memorial

  7. Jefferson Memorial

  8. Smithsonian

  9. Ford's Theater (where Lincoln was short) and Peterson House (where Lincoln died)
  

  Across the bridge behind the Lincoln Memorial, there's Arlington National Cemetery.

  There's lots more, but the above ought to keep you plenty busy.
  
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  Is this something new?

  by Butyoucanneverleave in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  just heard from a friend who keeps in touch with the jw's.

  a person who has been studying found out some things on line about the witnesses and decided to not get baptized and stopped attending the meetings.

  she lives with a witness.

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  Ding

  Sometimes I think the WT goes out of its way to find more people to kick out.