"Evidently"
As Inigo Montoya said: “You Keep Using That Word, I Do Not Think It Means What You Think It Means”.
Londo111
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Who Is the Archangel Michael? "evidently" Jesus
by NikL infront of jw.org has this article.... https://www.jw.org/en/bible-teachings/questions/archangel-michael/.
i am at work right now so can't examine it very close but was just curious what some of you more knowledgeable ones think of it?.
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Londo111
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Watchtower Paranoia and Russia
by jwleaks incompare.. the below image is from the july 17, 2017, issue of the watchtower (study edition).. link: https://www.jw.org/en/publications/magazines/watchtower-study-july-2017/.
the below image is a still shot from a watchtower propaganda video about governments turning on the jws:.
now compare the above two images with the following recent photo of the russian police:.
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Londo111
It is interesting that when the Cold War ended and the work was legalized in Russia, the identity of the "King of the North" became unknown. I wonder if Russia has the King of the North will be revisited.
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“Well…it was a test”, says a laid-off Bethelite
by My Name is of No Consequence ini got this account second hand.
a former bethelite was reassigned to a local congregation.
he had been at bethel for years and is now in his fifties.
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Londo111
Another day in [spiritual] paradise!
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“Well…it was a test”, says a laid-off Bethelite
by My Name is of No Consequence ini got this account second hand.
a former bethelite was reassigned to a local congregation.
he had been at bethel for years and is now in his fifties.
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Londo111
OMG. Did it really say, "Congratulations?"
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Watchtower & Guns
by freemindfade inapparently jehalapeno isn't a 2nd amendment supporter either.... .
july 17 questions from readers.... the way this part is worded screams cult to me, i was quite amused.. how a christian chooses to protect himself, his family, or his possessions is, of course, largely a personal matter, as is his choice of employment.. geee!
thanks watchtower for allowing me to "largely chose my own employment" you are a generous cult lol.
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Londo111
"largely a personal matter"--which is makes it seem palatable and reasonable, when actually in means Watchtower dictates what is a personal matter when it comes to employment and what is not, as well as the consequences for violating a ruling that is deemed not personal.
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In the yearbooks, why 'lands' not 'countries'?
by LoveUniHateExams inwhy does watchtower say that the 'world-wide preaching work' occurs in x amount of lands, not countries?
well, i have a theory.
hear me out.
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Londo111
This was brought up at the ARC.
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JW's Should Be Banned!
by mr_doubtful ini'm all for religious freedoms.
i am not for a religious organization demanding freedoms from the government that they in turn take away from their own members.
why should the organization get religious freedom when they take that very thing away from it's members?.
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Londo111
It is emotional blackmail. It is coercion. Not freedom.
And it is not a practice that comes from a group of like minded individuals who had this idea and come together. This decision emanates and is enforced from the top down.
JWs don't have the right to associate with those judicial committees have been announced disfellowshipped or disassociated and remain JWs.
Of course, as I've said, I'm against any sort of ban.
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My Old Kingdom Hall being merged with TWO other congregations!
by pale.emperor inthis can only be a good sign.. my old congregation in liverpool has had a lot of money in it's bank account for years.
for a long, long time (almost 8 years) they've been looking for land to build a new hall.
the one they're in now is literally falling to bits.
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Londo111
I can help but ask again and again, "Where is all the money going?"
The Watchtower answer: to build Kingdom Halls in other places.
Of course, there is zero transparency. I remember a few months ago the LDC video where they said they were "pulling back the curtain" for a bit. Why have a curtain at all? Why not list all the Kingdom Halls being built in every nation of earth on the website?
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JW's Should Be Banned!
by mr_doubtful ini'm all for religious freedoms.
i am not for a religious organization demanding freedoms from the government that they in turn take away from their own members.
why should the organization get religious freedom when they take that very thing away from it's members?.
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Londo111
To be truly free to leave, one would be able to leave without institutional shunning. That is what exists in most denominations.
If a JW does not shun the leavetaker, then they are dealt with by the elders, and can find themselves on the outside and shunned as well. This is not freedom.
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"Forced" study with an Elder - The first question i will pose, help appreciated.
by CitizenofEarth inhello folks.
as some of you might know my dad couldnt keep quiet about my view of the world, so i have been "forced" to study with an elder.
otherwise i would be dragged to questioning, which is to much pressure for a young inexperienced person like me.
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Londo111
Then as has been mentioned: since you've been dip it is especially important to guard your tongue. Keep researching, do the bare minimum you have to, make friends with non-JWs, prepare for college and being able to support yourself afterward. Then you will be in a position to move on.
Never forget the convention last year where the girl was disfellowshipped and her father kicked her out. Watchtower is sending an implied instruction.
When I woke up, I examined the theology on this topic and others, and it does not add up.
Maybe this would be of use to you on the subject of the Great Crowd and "Other Sheep".
https://youtu.be/3qpVCF_q8RM?list=PLyNx0oM_bmgCUR4GVPmqsYwTx7AzrmMek
Of course, if you check my channel, you'll see there are other topics like 607, 1914, Door to Door where things fall apart on examination as well.
Of course, like I said it is best to keep it to yourself for now.