JW GoneBad

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  Would Watchtower Ever Risk Setting Another Date

  by Number 6 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  there was a 50 year gap between the failed dates of 1925 and 1975.. memories fade, people die, and who cares what was said 50 years ago.. most jw's now in the religion werent there when 1975 was a thing.

  even my mother who was baptized in 1974 who i do remember speaking about it back in the day, can barely remember what the fuss was about.

  for active jw's who are doing all there studying online now, its practically impossible to find any wt contemporary reference to 1975.. i read recently (sorry i cant source it right now) that at the time, even watchtower may have taken the view that even if they knew 1975 was wrong, the short term gains would far outstrip those who left leading to an overall net gain so it was a risk worth taking.

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  Would WT ever risk setting another date?

  I doubt it...unless they can come up with a slogan to replace..."Stay alive til '75"!

  Oh wait...

  🎶"Soon you'll adore '34"!🎶
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  CO'S "encouraging" letter to circuit

  by nowwhat? in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the point of the letter was how many are feeling disappointed these days.. no circuit assembly, convention, how we can't fellowship at the k.h.

  disappointed we might have had a love one die, etc etc.

  he then goes on to write about how disappointed jehovah must have felt when his first human creation rebelled.

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  The C. O. in a local circuit said that Warwick, Walkil & Patterson compounds would remain in lockdown mode til October 2020. So if that's true...Assembly Halls and most Kingdom Halls will more than likely see very little use til then as well. That's another 4 to 5 months of these properties sitting idle and collecting dust...so to speak. I drove by our local hall & it's beginning to look abandoned...a ghost-town...imagine what it'll look like come September or October!
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  Did they use to applaud after reinstatement after being Disfellowshipped, but then it stopped?

  by ThomasCovenant in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i don't remember disfellowshippings happening very often and announcements about being re instated but i think i remember that we used to clap hands if someone came back after being disfellowshipped.

  but then i think clapping wasn't allowed.

  am i correct in my recollections?.

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  RubaDub: The order from the top was to stop the clapping in respect of the innocent party(s).

  Now the JW leadership can give a rat's ass about the innocent party and now say..."Oh, what the hell go ahead and clap"!

  This organization is a joke in their own right!🤣
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  Meet George Floyd

  by cofty in

  1. social
  2. current

  his murder was a crime and justice must be done, but it's sobering to learn more about the man who is being lionised by millions.

  thanks as always to the courageous candace owens.. ....

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  Wow...this isn't the same George Floyd CNN is reporting on and parading around!

  Looks like CNN has some fact checking of their own reporting that they need to do about this guy!
  
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  JWs and Covid Benefits

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  what a wonderful time to be a jehovah’s witness!

  for the most part you don’t have to go and preach you don’t have to go to meetings and you can stay home and watch what happens on your ipad.

  these are the glory days!!

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  This may be a little off topic...but a misfortune this pandemic is having on JW Kingdom Halls is the neglect to the exterior of the buildings and landscape. I just drove by our local Kingdom Hall and it was a sight to behold. Four to five feet weeds growing all over the grounds. The place truly looks abandoned. There is definitely no pride of ownership and it really reflects badly on the God we worship...while the surrounding Churches landscapes are neatly manicured. I'm not for obvious reasons not wanting to show a picture of our Hall...attached, though is an image of what it reminds me of. It's amazing what 3 months of neglect can do to a piece of property!

  
  
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  In love with disfellowshipped JW

  by Amberlou in

  1. social
  2. relationships

  i started dating a coworker who is a divorced jw.

  found out he was disfellowshipped, and he was trying to figure out how to make things work.

  i am not a jw, and his family is not supportive of the relationship.

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  Amberlou...the first thing that came to mind when I read your thread was..."Run Forest Run!

  Seriously...get the holy hell out of that relationship!
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  My parents died from the corona virus

  by Hotpepper in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  both my 84 yr old jw father and my never my jw mother 82 with both together died from the the corona in 24 hours of each other.

  i can tell many fighting i have had here in the last 20 years.on this site .

  i juy hope they rest in peace.

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  Sorry for your loss Hotpepper...may Godspeed!
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  Has anyone ever turn down being appointed an Elder or MS?

  by Davros in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  has anyone turned it down or know of someone who did turn down being an elder or ms?.

  yes, it should be one of the biggest privileges a brother can get !!

  (how do i put the barfy icon in?

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  My guess is...there are many on this board who are still serving as elders or ministerial servants. However there are a good many more who no longer serve as such. No doubt many of these ones refused to serve though there was much pleading & begging almost to the point of harrassment by other congregation elders to return.
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  My Mom died last week.

  by Still Totally ADD in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  last wednesday my elder brother called me to let me know mom had died.

  she was 97 years old and was in a nursing home for the last 7 years.

  her mind had left her many years ago to the point she didn't recognize any of us.

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  Still Totally ADD...sorry to hear about your mom's passing. Brings back sad feelings I had when my mom passed last year. My thoughts are with you my friend.
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  CO zoom visit this week part deux

  by nowwhat? in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so within a week he changed the end time chain of events.

  this time he said false religion will be along side with the govt.

  powers when they declare peace and security!

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  JW GoneBad

  Our congregation was reminded that the CO's visit is in the first week of June & that the entire program will be via zoom. Then came this hilarious announcement while all forms of face to face public witnessing is on hold until further notice due to covid19: "All who are able are encouraged to auxiliary pioneer for the month of June with reduced 30 hour requirement."🤣🤣🤣

  This religion has a one-track mind & is a joke!