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  How old were you when you left the borg?

  by Iamallcool in

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  me-23 years old.

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  I was 52 when I left after 32 years in .
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  I watched/listened to the Sandman's vid (Sanderson)

  by days of future passed in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  yes, i listened to it.

  my sister has received the invite to watch this from a hopeful relative.

  it's been talked about here and on reddit.

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  Can someone tell me what the WT/JW definition of "Soon" is ? also the definition of "Imminent " is ?

  "Just around the corner" maybe a little harder ? and what about the latest ? "the last of the last days "?
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  Wandering which church to try next

  by Talkie in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  https://youtu.be/dzywddm5ucc.

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  I attend Catholic services occasionally, and have gotten involved in several of their volunteer endeavors such as helping children dealing with problems, assisting elderly ones , and by experiencing the results from these opportunities I'm learning to develop my own personal relationship with God.

  Good for you ,you have a caring attitude ,you care for people.

  Many of these religions Catholic and protestant have programs that assist and help those less fortunate for one reason or another ,and even if it is a fault of their own bad choices they will still give a helping hand for these ones to help them .

  NOT JEHOVAH`S WITNESSES , they are so Judgemental and uncarring for their fellow humans.

  All they want is the destruction of 8+ billion people so they can sit under a grapevine and pet pandas.
  
  
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  Part 1 of the Review/Critique of Local Needs talk "Choose Your Apps Wisely"

  by Fabian1 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  hello everyone i pray and hope all of the members are well and doing good in this time.

  stay safe and remember the toilet paper.

  anyway on to my review or aka critique of part 1 of this video, midweek meeting for the jehovah witnesses for the 03/23/2020.

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  Hotpepper, Try getting 110% out of a pint of beer mate ,i`ve tried it and it can`t be done as much as i`d like it to be .

  Sorry bro ,I couldnt resist it .
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  Watch Your WALLET !!! Bro's and sisters

  by Hotpepper in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  let's count the ways the wts.

  has been scamming the rank and file jws, over the years.

  i'll start .

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  At all of their Conventions ,whether it be Circuit , District ,National or International ,they always had a part on the program about 2/3 rds of the way into the program dealing with expenses and the cost of putting this on.

  And they were always in a deficit ,then they would give Bible accounts of how the lords people would give generously without holding back so that their would be an overflowing of $$$$$$$$$$
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  JW Magazine Printing Numbers

  by HiddenPimo in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  currently there are 3 types -.

  awake 3 issues a year / 93,354,000 printed per issue.

  watchtower 3 issues a year/ 93,281,000 printed per issue.

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  Now that they can`t go D2D to distribute these mags to the general public,surely these numbers will have to be reduced dramatically .
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  Young children and Corona @ jw.org OMG

  by Gorbatchov in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  exploiding children for jw.org.. remember i was a young child, 40 years ago i wrote an article about the bible, from watchtower and awake sources.. still wish i never did.

  my teacher gave me hell and said no more of this shit.. since then i was scared for being a jw.. now, i read this, shit hit the fan again.. https://www.jw.org/en/news/jw/region/global/young-witnesses-become-resourceful-evangelizers-during-pandemic/.

  g..

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  Nitty Gritty,

  To get you back in so that you can start putting money in the contribution box of course . its all about the money .

  Commercial Printers / Authors etc. were all envious of the WTB&TS printing all of these books and magazines that were then sent out by unpaid volunteers to sell them to the public and bring in the money.

  Millions of gullible Jehovah`s Witnesses around the world making the JW Organization filthy Rich.using religion to do so.

  That alongside with their multi-million Dollar Real Estate Empire ,buying and selling property ,that was and is the topping on the cake giving them Billions of Dollars now.

  I wonder where all of that money is going ? and don`t make me laugh and say it is all going back into the preaching work .

  YEAH RIGHT ! PULL THE OTHER LEG.
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  New York Times: ‘People Would Be So Receptive Right Now, and We Can’t Knock on Doors.’

  by AndersonsInfo in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/19/us/politics/coronavirus-jehovahs-witnesses.html.

  the pandemic has put a stop to the activities of one of the nation’s most visible religious groups, jehovah’s witnesses.. read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/19/us/politics/coronavirus-jehovahs-witnesses.html.

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  So Satan has got one up on Jehovah eh ? He has outsmarted the big guy upstairs and effectively shut down the D2D work that has been a trademark for decades of Jehovah`s witnesses .Not to mention the cart work.

  Satan 1 Jehovah 0 Strike 1 JAH

  When you think about it he has also been instrumental in ,if not shutting down but certainly reducing the numbers to near Zero of Watchtower and Awake magazines in print version around the world.

  Satan 2 Jehovah 0 Strike 2 JAH

  Then again Satan has stopped them from physically associating themselves with each other at not only congregation meetings but also Circuit Assembly`s ,District Assembly`s ,and International Conventions .

  Satan 3 Jehovah 0 Strike 3 JAH

  3 strikes and your out Jehovah.
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  My ExElder Best Friend Has Coronavirus

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this has been a horrible month.

  my best friend’s wife just called to tell me that my friend had to be hospitalized due to severe coronavirus complications.

  he has severe pneumonia, is put on a ventilator and is in a coma .

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  Its now been 2 weeks since you got this news min ,it must be a terribly stressful time for his wife and a deep concern for you also .I only hope as everybody else does here that they do recover soon.

  { Not the JW definition of soon }

  My thoughts are with you people.
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  JW patient with covid-19 received blood transfusion

  by adjusted knowledge in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i had a patient admitted from a skilled nursing facility/rehab that is an active jw.

  the patient had covid-19 as did most of the patients at that facility.

  typically the local elders are all involved in these admissions but there is a strict no visitor policy which includes clergy.

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  I think nowadays their would be quite a few who would take blood if they can be assured nobody else could know about it .And taking advantage of the strict visitor policy they could get away with this .

  Of course the RN who is a JW could break confidentiality and spill the beans on anyone they know who is a JW to the Elders in the area where the patient lives ,and they could do this anonymously of course.

  And a patient would not know or be aware of a RN being an active JW now would they.