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Watchtower hires off-duty law enforcement

by Diogenesister in

an indignant law enforcement officer wrote kim & mikey to let them know watchtower had placed an advertisement on a facebook page dedicated to law enforcement staff only, looking to hire a fully uniformed and armed officer at $35 per hour.

the commission was for the memorial in a specified texan venue.. the officer was particularly miffed at the hypocrisy considering the terrible way law enforcement was portrayed in the 2018 convention video, where the jws had been herded into a field to be slaughtered by a large group of officers.

not to mention the fact they are only too willing to call police for their own protection, yet won’t do so when it comes to protecting children from potential or actual abuse.. https://youtu.be/-rpcsztnvyo.

truth_b_known

I am a Texas police officer. It is very common for churches to hire off-duty officers to direct traffic for their services. $45 to $75 dollars an hour is the average rate in my area, but I live in one of the richest counties in the state.

I do agree that this is highly hypocritical. I was a born in Witness. At the age of 19 I knew I wanted to be a police officer, but I also knew the Watchtower stance on being armed. It's why I ended up spending 6 years working as a county correctional officer rather than going right into a sworn position.

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Some Religions Make Their Women Fat!

by new boy in

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friends

sad but true.

my ex-girlfriend was raised mormon.

so i went to a couple of her church services.

truth_b_known

This topic is related to one I like to bring up to Witnesses -

Why do Witnesses disfellowship/shun smokers? Answer: Because the Bible says our body is a temple to Jehovah and smoking/using tobacco products defiles your body.

So, why don't Witnesses disfellowship/shun those who eat fast food and are obese?

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JW's Ransom Sacrifice Dogma

by The Fall Guy in

jesus described himself as a 'ransom' (matthew 20:28) and the following statement summarises the the fairy story which j.w.

's are sold as "truth" -.

w96 11/1 p. 9 par.

truth_b_known

He's got a point.

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Jehovah provides guidance in the publications and in programs from the faithful slave!

by stumbledbyothers in

this past weeks watchtower study, reminds us that jehovah provides guidance in the publications and in programs from faithful slave!

now you hear from the platform that god has given us jw broadcasting and jw.org.

lets see: thought wt says they have no special connection to god, nor special knowledge, they get no extra holy spirit, gods thoughts higher than mans???

truth_b_known

I see the Wizard is snug and secure behind the curtain.

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Does Anyone Remember Mr. Coffee

by new boy in

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the apostate that hung around bethel back in the early 1970's.. i talk about "the frog" and "lady margret" in my book but knew nothing about "mr. coffee".

any help please.

new boy.

truth_b_known

As a kid I remember that my dad visited Bethel and came back with the story of Mr. Coffee and CoffeMate.

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How Do You Think The USA Should Allow Illegal Immigrants To Freely Flow Into The Country?

by minimus in

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many people have said there is no emergency at the border for people illegally coming into the country and furthermore we have an obligation to help these people in a humanitarian way come through.

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do you think we can just keep on taking in all of these people?

truth_b_known

The only reason Mexico is even an issue is because the Mexican government does near to nothing to stop the flow of Criminal Aliens coming from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras from coming across the U.S. border. As asylum law works internationally, asylum seekers must request asylum from the first country they enter. Therefore all asylum seekers leaving the "Latin Triangle" are to request asylum from Mexico.

As I have been saying for years, the U.S. has its troops in the wrong country. The reason the Mexican government does nothing is twofold -

1. Mexico lacks the funding to assist asylum seekers

2. The Mexican government has allowed the cartels to take over and the cartels are profiting of the illegal migration

The U.S. does not need a wall at its southern border. The U.S. needs to cease all financial aid to Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras. A virtual wall made up of a U.S. military presence needs to be set up on the Mexican side of the border until the cartels are destroyed.

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Going To The Meetings To Give A Witness

by Brokeback Watchtower in

e tricki've been tossing around the idea of perhaps going to a meeting in the future just to check things out i'm in no hurry this could happen months or years from now.

i would like to give them a witness about some of the problems i see as a newly interested person checking things out.

maybe just hanging back after coming to the meeting late and casually talking with people as a non pushy interested in what going on after some internet search led me to jw.org.

truth_b_known

All though the scenario sounds good, it would be an act of futility. You walk into a room of 100 active Witnesses trying to get them to question their beliefs, they will double down on stupid to keep up with appearance. The best reverse-witness is to speak to them one-on-one or when they are at your door in the ministry.

Never make a statement. Always ask a question. Often they will say "I will have to ask my elders about that," or "You can find out about that on JW.org." To which you can reply, again with a question, "Being this is a central belief held by your religion, a religion you have dedicated your life to, don't you think you should be able to answer the question?"

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How Do You Think The USA Should Allow Illegal Immigrants To Freely Flow Into The Country?

by minimus in

jw
friends

many people have said there is no emergency at the border for people illegally coming into the country and furthermore we have an obligation to help these people in a humanitarian way come through.

.

do you think we can just keep on taking in all of these people?

truth_b_known

The so called "Asylum Seekers" from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras are not eligible for asylum. The fact that there is violence or gang violence in your country is not a valid legal reason. A person may only seek asylum because of persecution for race, religion, or nationality.

The United States is plagued with violence and gang violence. Look at places such as Los Angeles and Chicago. Where do people living their go to seek asylum?

This is all about globalization and redistribution of wealth. Two socialist college professors came up with a plan in which a wealthy nation is flooded with poor illegal aliens for the purpose of causing the collapse of the nation's welfare system. In turn, the citizens would seek revolution over the failure of its government to deal with the situation.

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Can This be Verified?

by Atlantis in

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can this be verified?

just speculation so far, so i was just wondering.. .

https://www.reddit.com/r/exjw/comments/bawoeu/getting_rid_of_the_literature_counter_all_together/ .

truth_b_known

I remember being Magazine and Literature Servant. Always having to be at the Kingdom Hall early and then having to stay late because people chose to chit chat after the meeting and THEN wanted to pick up literature. I also remember managing the Literature counter so well that my congregation had no excess literature to include Bound Volumes. The appreciation shown to me by the body of elders was a stern talking to because, in spite of my exemplary number of hours reported in the ministry and magazines placed, my book placement was below the national average. If I was going to be the Literature Servant I need to be exemplary in book placement.

What a beat down!

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Do old time present day active JW`s genuinely believe in overlapping generations ?

by smiddy3 in

for the life of me i can not come to terms with old timers in the "truth" who could swallow this interpretation of scripture about an overlapping generation .. when jesus spoke about "this generation" .

are their any real bible students among younger ones any more ?.

here are 3 bible scriptures that confirm a generation is approximately 40- 50 years long give or take a few years .. 1. matt:1 :17 abraham born 2016-18 bc jesus born 2 bc approx.

truth_b_known

Follow the insanity -

1. 1914 is an important date, prophesied about in scripture, marking the return of Christ as King of God's Kingdom.

2. The "end" didn't come when the generation who saw the sign past.

3. The organization and it's "Governing Body" is never wrong.

What would have to follow for number 4?

"The generation Jesus foretold must be overlapping."

Notice that only after the generation ended does this "new light" come about. When the the foundation of anything is built on a bad information the only outcome is a negative outcome.

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