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  Did You Know Any "Genuine"" Old School Anointed?

  by Number 6 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  growing up in scotland in the 1970s in scotland the anointed were few and far between, but we had one old dude in our cong who claimed to be one of the anointed.

  in the days when it was taken seriously.. i'd be curious how you viewed them.

  thing is, he wasn't an elder, or even a ministerial servant, just a plain old publisher.. but he was revered like he had a hotline to jesus.. the other week i was talking to a friend of similar age to me but who hung around the wt a lot longer than i did, and he just commented "oh him... he was a doddery old fool who used to just sit and piss himself.

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  a watcher

  There was a wonderful old anointed sister in my first congregation when I was baptized as a young woman. We had so much in common in spite of the difference in our ages. I didn't know how to relate to her being anointed, I was so new as one of JWs. Now that I'm getting old, I often remember her. I wish I could be friends with her now, with me as a mature Christian, but she's long dead.
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  Why are they buying names and addresses?

  by Lost in the fog in

  1. social
  2. current

  apparently the jws of coventry, england, have been spending their congregation's money buying names and addresses from the local council.

  i wonder what they want them for and is this something that each congregation does?

  i'm curious now.

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  a watcher

  Probably to do letter writing.
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  Favorite Bumper Stickers!

  by The Bethelite in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  one the jws like.. "get busy!

  god is coming and he is pissed.".

  one the that people who are not jws like.. "please god protect me from your people".

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  a watcher

  "Are we having fun yet?"
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  Besides Everlasting Life What Do Jehovah’s Witnesses Offer To Anyone?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i have been thinking... why would anyone want to join the religion or actually stay in the organization.

  i understand that people don’t want to lose their loving family and dear friends so some stay in.

  but what does anyone really ever get because they are jehovah’s witnesses??.

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  a watcher

  LOL! Besides everlasting life? Is there anything better that can be offered?
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  Did Jeruselm fall in 587 or 586 BCE?

  by Doug Mason in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i came across this article written in 2004 by an evangelical.. “when did jerusalem fall?”, rodger young, journal of the evangelical society [jets], 47/1 (march 2004), 21-38.. http://www.rcyoung.org/articles/jerusalem.pdf .

  these are the conclusions of the 18-page analysis.

  (1) jerusalem fell in the fourth month (tammuz) of 587 bc.

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  a watcher

  Who cares? What has that got to do with my personal relationship with Jehovah? Nothing.
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  Last Thursday's Meeting in Elmira, On

  by newsheep in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  i had gotten a phone call from a brother who was really upset.

  he said there was a resolution passed that everyone is in agreement to the selling of the elmira hall.

  the strange thing is at the congregation picnic an elder told him that a few years ago the deed to the hall was signed over to the org.

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  a watcher

  I usually abstain when we vote on resolutions but the Brother always says that it passed unanimously (indicating the agreement of ALL). I just smile.
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  JW Broadcast For August

  by APieceOfShitNamedTate in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  okay i'll admit that what i'm about to ask is a little silly.

  this is the kind of stuff that crosses over into tinfoil hat territory, but you can't help but notice it.. did anyone else see gary breaux in this month's broadcast doing that weird "hand diamond" thing over his bible?

  he was also wearing a pinky ring.

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  a watcher

  I have reason to doubt that there's a connection between Freemasonry and JW's.

  My father was a Freemason and Shriner. He hated Jehovah and JW's. He was horrified when I became a JW. He wanted nothing to do with JW's.
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  Why doesn’t the Governing Body hold debates to asses the qualifications of a new GB member?

  by I believe in overlapping in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the members have no idea what qualifies someone has to be a member of the governing body.

  members know absolutely nothing about new members of the governing body who are appointed.

  kenneth cook was the last appointed governing body member in 2018..

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  a watcher

  Who would know better than current GB members what qualifications a new GB member should have? I'm sure the present GB discusses thoroughly the addition of a new member. Debates are too confrontational, therefore not appropriate.
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  Are You Happy With The Country You Live In?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i live in the usa.

  is it perfect!

  nope.

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  a watcher

  I like living in America. This will be the most free country until the Great Tribulation starts. Then nowhere will be free. The eighth king, the one-world government, will oppress all those who refuse to worship it.
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  Jesus in a Super Hero Cape

  by iloowy.goowy in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  have you see the latest fashion for jesus in the wt?.

  he's sporting a cape, just like superman!maybe caleb can get a t-shirt with a j logo instead of an s.. .

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  a watcher

  I don't have a problem with Jesus in a cape. He IS my Hero.