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  When many of the GB are dead in 10 years

  by HiddenPimo in

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  what will be their new plan?.

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  I find it somewhat amazing and also somewhat sad that many old time JW`s have conveniently forgotten what was printed on the inside cover of the Watchtower magazine not that many years ago.

  Basically it went something like this . { those that saw and understood the events that took place in 1914 ,that generation would not pass away until all these things occur }

  And that is why they stated and inferred that before the end of the 20th Century Armageddon and the New System would be here.

  And its now 20 years later with no indication that either is going to happen.

  It must be extremely hard for an individual who has spent a lifetime believing something to admit to themselves that they have been misled all of those years .

  Is it pride ? stubbornness ? embarrassment ? guilt ? that prevents a person from admitting that to themselves ?
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  Where is Blondie?

  by Biahi in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i haven’t seen her posting lately, is she all right?

  i miss her insight..

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  I like the painting Coco though I`m not sure where blondie fits in with it ?

  That clump of trees on the right reminds me of a Bison and the trees in the centre of the picture reminds me of a bird feeding her chicks in a nest ?

  And I see a grape vine along the fence with a field of canola behind it .

  I wonder what other people see in this painting eh?

  Oh I forgot ,...a talented artist .
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  Good Youtube channels

  by belogical in

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  2. entertainment

  ok i'll start the ball rolling.

  winston from jamaica with his excellent channel.

  lots of short and to the point videos.. https://www.youtube.com/channel/ucmfy5skgfysq36ug1ismnsg.

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  What ?, I counted 16 sites that challenge the JW religion and i`m sure there are many ,many more out their .

  All from different parts of the world , the G.B. of the Jehovah`s Witnesses should be worried because if anything things are going to intensify over the coming months and years ,it is not going away by any means.

  The writing is on the wall for the religion of Jehovah`s Witnesses today as we know it .
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  I thought New Zealand was a DECENT country!

  by The Fall Guy in

  1. social
  2. current

  a criminal in nz- in this case a murderer - has the right not to be identified - even after conviction?

  quote: "why was grace millane’s murderer granted anonymity?

  the reasons for the so-called suppression order, like the name of the killer himself, cannot be given for legal reasons.

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  Gangs from immigrants are now taking over the streets of Melbourne making it an unsafe place to be after dark especially.

  And if by any chance they do get a conviction its a slap on the wrist in most cases.
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  How Fear is Weaponized

  by Sea Breeze in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  fear is used by politicians, marketeers, social scientists, military psy-ops tacticians and just about anyone who wants to manipulate or destabilize another.

  to illustrate, look at this 1964 political ad by pres.

  johnson against barry goldwater:.

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  The catholic Church and others use Hell fire as a means to intimidate people and Jehovah`s Witnesses use Armageddon to intimidate their followers.
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  Illustration in todays WT

  by road to nowhere in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  quick glance.

  the guy working the cart has a skinny suit.

  i assume they stage things so where did the sports car come from?

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  A different take on the pictures as I saw it.

  # 1. Guy in car ,sorry I thought you was a hooker

  .#2. Do you see what these idiots tried to sell me ?

  #3. Thank God we found JWN ,now we can live the life free of the Borg.

  #4. I told you to get a toupet,no wonder he didn`t take us seriously .

  #5. You haven`t been paying attention in science class at all have you ....fail.

  #6. Holy molly Jesus does walk on water , look he`s here .!
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  Believers: How do you know your view of your chosen holy book is the correct one?

  by punkofnice in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  don't start fighting, darlings.

  i am genuinely curious.

  after all i was a jobo 50 years and thought the wbt$ was 100% correct.. i ask this because i see that, for example, christian denominations (or whatever), likely have differing interpretations of the same writing.

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  Obviously "Its In The Eye Of The Beholder"

  How do you know your view of your chosen holy book is the correct one?

  Ethiopic Bible, 84 books

  Eastern Orthodox ,76 books

  R.C.Vulgate,73 books

  Greek Orthodox,79 books

  Protestants including the Jehovah`s Witnesses who have always protested against the Roman Catholic religion ,as just 66 books.

  Or is it just another example of where on earth you happened to have been born ?
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  Ex JW Doctors/Lawyers/Etc.....?

  by Iamallcool in

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  2. friends

  nobody responded so far on my previous thread.

  no problem.

  the last sentence i asked if you know of any doctors or lawyers, etc..that left the borg too?

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  If I remember correctly we had a female JW nurse at a hospital in the congregation I last attended over 27 years ago ,I would love to know if she still remained a JW .And this was in S.E.Qld. Australia.
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  Brazil: Watch Tower claim raid on premises unlawful

  by Antonio_Madaleno in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  in september 2019, the branch of jehovah’s witnesses and a number of kingdom halls in são paulo brazil were raided by the police, in search of documentary evidence of criminal activities relating to child sexual abuse.

  the jehovah’s witnesses claim that the raid was unlawful.

  below is a translation of the court of justice determination.

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  They will prolong it for as long as they can hoping that the Holy Spirit will put words in their mouth to defend them.

  I saw this in the video of the ARC into Institutionalised Child sexual Abuse when an Elder was put under the spotlight ,and you could just see with the pauses to his response that he was waiting for the Holy Spirit to put words in his mouth .

  And they never came..

  It was almost embarrassing to watch.
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  Evil Wind Chimes

  by Sea Breeze in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i remember going door to door in the late 60's with my mother as a 5 or 6 year old.

  one time she caught me looking at the wind chimes on a porch.

  she told me they had pagan origins, were evil, and were somehow connected to demons.

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  It was further explained that only the name of Jehovah is a strong [watch] tower and into it the righteous run for protection

  It still amuses me to this day about the religion and the name Jehovah .

  In the first edition of the book "Aid To Bible Understanding" they admitted that the word Jehovah was not the correct pronunciation of God`s name and that Yahweh was probably the more correct pronunciation ,however they settled on the name Jehovah because it was universally more recognised as the most popular name for God in the world.

  Excuse me ? On the one hand they claim Christendom is hiding Gods name from the public and on the other hand they say it is the most popular name among Christians ?

  I do not know if they changed this in any revised versions of the "Aid Book " I would love to know.

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