Topics Started by DesirousOfChange

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Changed View of Post Armageddon and Paradise Conditions ?
by HereIam60 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
when i first came into contact with jehovah's witnesses they were talking about god's kingdom bringing about a peaceful new world.

the scripture used being psalm 37:10,11 "just a little while longer and the wicked will be no more.you will look at where they were and they will not be there., but the meek will possess the earth and they will find exquisite delightin the abundance of peace..".

i took this to mean, then, that when jehovah intervened, at his appointed time, it would be instantly, invisibly, and painlessly.
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Judge Arrested for Immigration Related Criminality
by Sea Breeze in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
breaking: fbi director kash patel has announced the arrest of milwaukee judge hannah dugan for obstructing ice during the arrest of an illegal alien.

patel: "we believe judge dugan intentionally misdirected federal agents away from the subject to be arrested in her courthouse, eduardo flores ruiz, allowing the subject — an illegal alien — to evade arrest.".

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Too Much Video ?
by HereIam60 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
does anyone feel the same way?

i am not anti-video, just feeling overload.

since the jw organization started video production there has been such a flood of it that no one can, or possibly even wants to keep up with it all: some thoughts and questions i"ve had -.
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Curious? How many members of this group feel we are living in the "End Times"?
by Balaamsass2 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i like to take a peek at the kids over on reddit every week or so.. this thread caught my eye:" curious….

do any ex jw or pimo, still believe the world is ending.

i see people who have never been witnesses think that the world will end soon and they say things like “jesus is coming soon”….
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Live long and prosper: WT JULY 2025
by raymond frantz in
1. watchtower
2. bible
"now more than ever, we need to focus on our hope.

because we are living in 'the last days' and we all have problems that are 'hard to deal with.

' (2 tim.
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Blood decisions are now your problem: WT JULY 2025
by raymond frantz in
1. watchtower
2. bible
the following is from the latest study watchtower july 2025, study article 28, paragraph 17:.

each christian must make up his or her own mind about whether to accept or to reject these fractions.

we may find it a challenge to understand this matter fully, but making decisions like this is part of the load that each of us must carry.
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Memorial attendance
by Balaamsass2 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
curious.

what was your local memorial attendance like tonight?
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Can someone remind me the reason's you could be disfellowshipped?
by SydBarrett in
1. jw
2. friends
the only reasons i can remember are smoking, sexual immorality and of course, apostasy.

there must be others but having been out since 1990, i'm drawing a blank.

i was thinking perhaps serious criminal offenses that result in prison, but then i remembered a brother in my congregation in the 1980's who went to prison.
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Sorry I have been quiet as of late...
by ukpimo in
1. jw
2. friends
this website is an invaluable source of knowledge for me in my deconstruction journey as i gradually fade away from the org.

i absolutely love it here.. however, i haven't been very well as of late.

and i make an effort to bring a sad little message.
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Narcissist challenges culture ingrained with the concept of “saving face” to perform humiliating retreat
by slimboyfat in
1. social
2. current
oh yeah, this is going to end well.

hold on to your seats, folks, we’re on the front row of history for, as the chinese might say, “interesting times”.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8rgkkl7v8lo.