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  The phrase "one of Jehovah's Witnesses"

  by Ding in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  jws don't say, "i am a jehovah's witness.".

  instead, they say, "i am one of jehovah's witnesses.".

  what does the second way of saying it convey that the first does not?.

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  I am one of them.. I am one of a multitude. To me it makes it a defined group.
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  False Predictions

  by Sea Breeze in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  what you will not be told at the door bythe jehovah’s witnesses.

  the jehovah’s witness (or watchtower bible and tract society) have made the followingpredictions which appear in their own literature:.

  1. that jesus would return by 1874. when jesus failed to appear, the witnesses claimedthat it was an unseen, spiritual return.

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  days of future passed

  From when I was a child, the teaching about when the anointed were going to heaven, went back and forth - between some being on the earth when the tribulation started, to all being gone etc.

  When I finally did read the bible in detail about Daniel's prophecies, combined with Revelation, you can easily find the answer. 1 Cor 15:52 Paul says that at "the last trumpet" they will be changed and will be incorruptible. Last trumpet in Revelation is the seventh trumpet. According to WT, their conventions held in Ohio (if I remember correctly) were the seven trumpet blasts. Guess they have already "changed" and didn't know it.
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  OK, We Need To Talk About The Crazy New Great Tribulation Video...

  by pale.emperor in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  if you haven't seen it already, skip to 1:14:30 in lloyds video and watch the craziness unfold.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2y7f7-k5wo.

  i'd love to hear everyone's thoughts on this.. they're digging themselves a great hole here, in about 30 years time they'll be claiming this video was a mere "speculation" and that "some people" got the wrong ideas..

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  I guess they figure it's safe to start throwing shade at the UN again. They had to tame it down while they had their "library card" but now that some time has passed, it's down with the UN!
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  Nudity in the movie "Roma"

  by Wonderment in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  in the movie "roma," a man is shown making some martial type moves with a sword totally naked.

  and the scene is not so brief, giving a clear glimpse of his private parts.

  it is a very graphic scene.

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  Although this is kind of random - my mom used to call the dog's penis - a "pee stick"
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  Brief Encounter

  by snugglebunny in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the witnesses knocked on my door yesterday.

  a married couple, 70's probably, and introduced themselves by giving their first names and stating that they were jehovah's witnesses.. it's 5+ years since we left our old address and moved a few hundred yards away.

  no-one visited us back then.

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  days of future passed

  Answering "do you mind if I don't?", is a very different answer than they are used to. No thanks, I already go to a church, I hate JW's, etc is probably more common.

  Hahaha, it required them to answer. Did they say "Oh no we don't mind" ? That would mean that their preaching work is not life saving. "Well they are free of charge - we do this as a volunteer to promote bible reading etc." That might be a typical comeback.

  
  
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  IMPORTANT Message for Child Sex Abuse Victims in California...

  by Newly Enlightened in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  please watch.

  we need your help.. https://youtu.be/xmcekwjtbi8.

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  days of future passed

  One of the comments below the vid had an excellent point. In order for an elder to legally marry someone, they have to have a licence by the state.

  Here is part of their post:

  
  

  I am a registered as a civilian justice of the peace. I am not attached to any church. However, under the laws according to each state, I can marry, bury, baptize and council. I am legally recognized as "Clergy". The elders carry the same clerical license I do in order to legally marry their members. The new laws should include "ALL" registered clergy, religious or not. This includes the Jws as they simply do not recognize themselves as clergy ,but have license through their states that recognizes them as clergy.
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  Anyone else do this?

  by Biahi in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i used a public washroom in a grocery store.

  in the stall, someone left a tract on the baby changer.

  my first thought was to trash it, instead i wrote cult on it and jwfacts.com on it.

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  days of future passed

  Just do not have a pocketful of additional stickers on you when you go into the store, right?

  Hahahaha right.
  
  
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  The Sad lights (not the highlights) from the 12-1-85 WT.

  by days of future passed in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i had found this wt a week or more ago and it had, as i previously posted on an article on how we "know" that paul was part of the governing body in the first century.. out of curiosity i looked thru some of the articles.

  everything is so different when you know about how the wt is run by hypocrites and money grubbers.

  what i saw as something positive or totally trustworthy, i now can only sadly sigh and roll my eyes at.. did you know that before caleb and sophia, there was little shelly and stephen?

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  days of future passed

  I had found this WT a week or more ago and it had, as I previously posted on an article on how we "know" that Paul was part of the Governing Body in the first Century.

  Out of curiosity I looked thru some of the articles. Everything is so different when you know about how the WT is run by hypocrites and money grubbers. What I saw as something positive or totally trustworthy, I now can only sadly sigh and roll my eyes at.

  Did you know that before Caleb and Sophia, there was little Shelly and Stephen? Both children supposedly sent a letter to the Society donating a dollar. This was in the first paragraph of the article "Do you honor Jehovah with your valuable things?" As you might guess, this article uses them to show that anyone can donate. At the end of it, in a separate box titled "Just how is your Work Financed" the Society lists these:

  1. Gifts - donations of money sent directly to headquarters (property can be donated too)
  2. Conditional donation arrangement - Money, stocks, bonds a property can be given to the Society with the provision that, in cases of personal, returns may be made to the donor. This method avoids the expense and uncertainties of probate of will, while ensuring the Society receives the property in event of death. (yeah try to get it back like someone on this forum had to fight for)
  3. Insurance - The WT wants you to name them as your beneficiary and also wants your bank savings accounts put in trust for them..
  4. Wills - why leave anything for your family? Leave it all to us with a legal will. ps - send us a copy

  Was this the first big push for all of your money - dead or alive? I don't have the Cd to check. The funny thing is, the article starts out this way:

  Many ask this question. They are surprised when Witnesses calling at their door do not solicit funds. Others are likewise amazed when, attending a Witness assembly or visiting a Kingdom hall for the first time, they find that no collection is ever taken. How, then,, is the witness work financed? The answer: through voluntary contributions from those who want to honor Jehovah with their valuable things.

  Do people at the door or at a convention, ask this question? No the Witnesses are encouraged to tell the householder that the work is voluntary - to solicit a donation. They are just using this as an excuse to solicit the funds from the jw's in the congregations...

  New Missionaries Strive for Real Success

  David Olson of the Service Department Committee, told the experience of a man who supervised part of the project that succeeded in putting a man on the moon. Later, this same man earned his living sweeping parking lots. He felt more of a success in his second career. Why? Because his new work allowed him time to serve Jehovah and care for his family.

  Kingdom Proclaimers Report

  Love the "Perfect Bond of Union"

  Under this heading, a small article spoke about how in Zimbabwe, there was a devastating three year drought.

  Did the Society do this/these for the brothers and sisters there:

  • A. Send money
  • B. Send food and water
  • C. Send clothing
  • D. All of the above
  • E. None of the above

  If you answered E you would be correct. The article says this:

  This, of course, affected our brothers who live in those areas. However, fellow Witnesses responded wonderfully to the call for help. In fact, so much clothing was donated that it was necessary to inform the brothers not to donate more until further notice.

  It was nice that fellow regular witnesses donated clothing but where was the Society helping out? And although clothing is nice, food and water would have been better. But wait, someone did take care of that part. Did the Society finally do something?

  This, plus aid given by the government, provided most of our brothers with the help they needed. "Those still in need are also being cared for," reports the Society's branch office.

  Yet the Society doesn't say who is caring for "those still in need." If it was them, they would be tooting their own horn. It also downplays what the government is doing for the brothers.

  The next paragraph has, what is probably an imaginary person, giving a glowing testimonial:

  This loving aid on the part of the our brothers had not gone unnoticed. One unbelieving husband told his wife, who is a Witness: "While others are draining the people of all they have, you (Witnesses) are providing them with food and clothing." Favorable comments have been made by others also.

  So are the Sad lights of this WT.
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  Anyone else do this?

  by Biahi in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i used a public washroom in a grocery store.

  in the stall, someone left a tract on the baby changer.

  my first thought was to trash it, instead i wrote cult on it and jwfacts.com on it.

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  days of future passed

  At a thrift store I go to, there are old jw bibles publications. I've debated on whether to put something inside of them. They recently put cameras in to stop people stealing or whatnot so I'm not sure if I want to take the chance of getting called out on it.
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  7 Jehovah’s Witnesses Brutally Tortured in Russia

  by Drearyweather in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  https://jw-russia.org/en/news/19021923-622.html.

  at least seven of jehovah’s witnesses were subjected to torture—electric shocks, suffocation, and cruel beatings—on the first floor of the russian investigative committee’s building at ul.

  ostrovskogo, d. 47, in surgut.

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  days of future passed

  I wouldn't put it past the WT to have a magazine with the poor JW's faces on it, touting them as good examples like they did with the poor children who died without a blood transfusion. They will capitalize on the situation somehow.