Posts by truth_b_known

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When did WT lose the spirit?
by Smiles in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
at what time would you say that the watch tower schema lost the spirit?.

like the ancient nation of israel which struggled maintaining divine blessing due to a long series of grave errors that eventually culminated in definitive loss... how and when did watch tower lose the spirit?.

can we pinpoint a time or event?.
truth_b_known

I think a better way of posing the question would be "When did the Watchtower lose it." "It" being the beginning of of the end for the Watchtower. I know when I saw it. Things started unraveling when the powers that be (Governing Body) started taking any joy out of being a Witness.
It started with little things. Conventions shortened. Food service stopped at Assemblies and Conventions. Circuit Assemblies went from two 2 day assemblies to one 2 day and one 1 day.
The next bit of joy that was removed were large gatherings. As a kid I loved the congregation picnics. The whole congregation would show up to a park and have a huge potluck cookout. Sometimes we would do bonfires on a beach. People would bring instruments and play music together.
I realize a lot of what I wrote was through the eyes of my child self. It just seems like there were good times. Then the Governing Body killed any joy that was left.
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"The Best Convention Ever" - 2020 starts today
by bats in the belfry in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
dress up for the show.

... and now please be seated.

proudly presenting your 2020 convention program.. ... and, thank god, for the ff button on my player.
truth_b_known

My father predicted the end of conventions some 30 years ago. Of course he also thought Armageddon would be here shortly thereafter. He's batting .500.
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Breaking: PIMI wife getting food basket from farms to table via WT society
by goingthruthemotions in
1. jw
2. experiences
bottom line is this.

she came in from the weekly meeting, we sitting and talking and she said.

the society is giving us some food.
truth_b_known

...she is not in it because of scripture or doctrine. it's a sociol club for her.
You have just described over 90% of "faithful" Jehovah's Witnesses in the post Stay Alive Til '75 organization.
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Scriptures they use to justify disfellowshipping
by Lynnie in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
does someone have a list of the scriptures the jw's use to justify shunning and disfellowshipping?

i know there are only a few..
truth_b_known

I've met a lot of elders who were greedy and drunks,
So does that mean loyal JW should separate these men from the congregation ?
Amen!
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Scriptures they use to justify disfellowshipping
by Lynnie in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
does someone have a list of the scriptures the jw's use to justify shunning and disfellowshipping?

i know there are only a few..
truth_b_known
- Sexually immoral
- Greedy
- Idolater
- Reviler
- Drunkard
- Extortioner
The Apostle Paul made this practice. Jesus never taught this. As such, there's the list. "Apostates" might be called "revilers" by Witnesses, but to truly be one depends on whether the criticism is abusive or not. To simply disagree is not reviling.
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The JWs are being a topic on a gun forum
by greenhornet in
1. jw
2. friends
https://www.northwestfirearms.com/threads/odd-letter-in-the-mail.331854/.
truth_b_known

I like how the OP shows that the new JW witnessing method is to simply have people go to JW.org. That's it. Remember when JWs prided themselves on being teachers of Bible truth?
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Latest move by Kingdom Hall Trust in U.K current J.W Elders BEWARE!
by Phizzy in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
the latest instructions from the kingdom hall trust here in the u.k are very revealing, and current j.w elders need to beware !

i will get to that in a minute.

maybe in the usa and other countries too ?.
truth_b_known

I just remember when the Watchtower adopted the voluntary donation format for literature. When Witnesses were put on the honor system for donating, especially for higher dollar items, it always seemed the cost of literature was never covered. This lead to all the changes that got us to where we are today - little to no actually printed items being made and the rise of JW.org.
So, I am just wondering if the KHT arrangement will do the same for covering operating costs of Kingdom Halls. Between this and a lack of meetings due to COVID-19, I would like to know the economic impact on the Watchtower organization.
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Latest move by Kingdom Hall Trust in U.K current J.W Elders BEWARE!
by Phizzy in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
the latest instructions from the kingdom hall trust here in the u.k are very revealing, and current j.w elders need to beware !

i will get to that in a minute.

maybe in the usa and other countries too ?.
truth_b_known

They can't have it both ways. If all Kingdom Halls now become property of the KHT then the KHT is responsible for both making and the enforcing of child protection policies. For me, they bigger question is, what happens when congregation A starts contributing less than congregation B?
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Letter writing question
by carla in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
so the jw's are no longer goind d2d but instead are writing letters- my question is what return address are they putting on the letters?

their own or the kh?

the kh's in our area have no mailbox and therefore no mail can be delivered or returned to a kh.. thanks in advance!.
truth_b_known

Kingdom Hall. Got one in the mail.
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Old Literature
by RolRod in
1. jw
2. friends
what did you do with your jw literature when you left?

kept it, sold it or dumped it?
truth_b_known

I dumped mine, but I wonder if that was wise. There seems to be an attempt by the Watchtower to erase their past. Perhaps having some of their most embarrassing moments in print might prove useful. Then again, maybe not. PIMOs on this site have shared stories of their PIMI spouses refusing to look at older publications to the point of acting like its apostate propaganda.