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  For New Ones!

  by Atlantis in

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  2. friends

  every day someone somewhere is being disfellowshipped.

  after the trauma of being cast out and shunned by relatives and friends, many exjw's start an investigation of the watchtower society.. they begin to collect every scrap of evidence they can get their hands on to prove they were lied to.. some of these archives may come in handy.

  if you need something and it is not in an archive somewhere, send me a pm and i'll see if we can get it for you.

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  Never mind the coffee have a few beers Atlantis
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  What if Witnesses presented their core beliefs at the door?

  by Vanderhoven7 in

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  2. beliefs

  here is an interesting skit of what would happen if a witness was transparent at your door.. https://youtu.be/b0koiba2kyq.

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  For the luv of me I can`t see many , if any , Jw`s giving such a final message of judgement against their neighbors in the D2D work.

  And i can`t see the GB ever giving that direction to the R&F as that would end their cosy ,comfy profitable ,,lifestyle that they have enjoyed for so long.
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  Peace and Security and Mike Flynn

  by SouthCentral in

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  2. beliefs

  i was on a jw page recently and some dubs were openly predicting the end of the world in a year.

  mike flynn (trump advisor) mentioned having one religion in america and the dubs went crazy.

  someone even mentioned 1975 on the thread.. it seems to have since been deleted; but there were about 50 comments before i couldn't find it again.

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  Jehovah`s Witnesses thrive on bad / negative news as proof that the end is very soon,just around the corner and so on.

  BB refers to the UN designating a year in the 90`s a year of peace &Security JW`s jumped on it as a fulfillment of Bible prophecy.

  Of course nothing happened. Nothing that the WTB&TS / JW`s ever predict has ever come to pass.

  And nothing will,because they are a man made in America religion that has thrived on fear ,obligation and guilt with their members not to mention the donations of members ,the wheeling and dealing in Real Estate ventures ,and their publishing enterprises.

  That has made them a Multi -Billion Dollar Corporation

  Religion is a goldmine that feeds on the gullible.
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  So I was at a jw wedding and guess what!

  by nowwhat? in

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  2. beliefs

  the major topic of conversation was that almost all do not want to go back to the meetings and field service!

  and we are talking very zealous and active witnesses!

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  We need to watch this space ,it could get very interesting not only for what the GB decide but also for how the R&F will react to the decision.

  We had a similar experience with an old still in JW friend a month or so ago who said" hooray no more witnessing and no more meetings to attend " or words similar.

  And we haven`t heard from her since .
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  “A Better World Is Near.”

  by Rattigan350 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  "the campaign will feature the distribution of a special edition of the watchtower magazine containing the cover series “a better world is near.”".

  "more than 36 million printed copies of the magazine will be distributed in some 230 languages to communities in 240 lands around the globe.

  in addition, the digital publication is available on various platforms in nearly 400 languages.".

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  As peacefulpete says above here is another text.

  ," He that bears witness of these things says yes I am coming quickly,Amen! come ,lord Jesus"

  Rev.22:20.

  The emphasis is on coming quickly ,that was penned about 2000 years ago.
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  Eating of blood prohibition specifically not forbidden for non-Jews

  by peacefulpete in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  deut 14:21 you shall not eat anything that has died a natural death; give it to the stranger in your community to eat, or you may sell it to a foreigner.

  for you are a people consecrated to yhwh.... it seems quite self evident the ritual of blood letting prior to eating meat was understood by the deuteronomist as binding only on jews..

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  Was`nt there an exception to the rule ? with King David `s soldiers who in fear of starving ate the flesh without blood letting ?

  And they were not guilty of violating God`s law ? and went unpunished ?

  Offhand I can`t remember the scripture reference.
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  Advice requested version 3

  by Gorb in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this week i have to travel a long way by car with my 75 year old father.. he was a liberal elder, but with climbing of the years and the correct covid trouble, hé takes all possibility's to let me know the chaos is what we expected and the big a is around the corner.

  because of the love and respect i have for him, i want to avoid the conversation, but that will be very dificult.. now i have the idea to talk with him about the conversation at it self, if he starts his endtime speech about woke, gender and putin.. i have a flowchart that i want to discribe the risks of the conversation.. whould this work out?

  to talk about the meta factors of the conversation?.

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  I have a flowchart that I want to discribe the risks of the conversation.

  Whould this work out? To talk about the meta factors of the conversation?

  Can you be a bit more specific Gorb ?
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  The WT brings up the theme of fleeing

  by Kosonen in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  https://www.jw.org/en/library/magazines/watchtower-study-january-2022/those-seeking-jehovah-will-lack-nothing-good/.

  this article explains what a modern time application to fleeing might involve in the prophecy jesus told about the last days.. that is a timely reminder.

  i think it will become soon possible to flee to australia from the mark of the beast.

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  Of course, we do not expect to receive miraculous protection today.

  Why not ? If he did so in times past ,Bible times, why not now ?

  Especially if these are in fact the time of the end ,wouldn`t that be an appropriate time to demonstrate he is GOD and Jesus is his enthroned KING ?
  
  
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  how long after a fade does the local hall keep your records?

  by mickbobcat in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so i have not been to a kh for 26 years.

  if i wanted to dissociate what would be the procedure and is there any gain in doing it so long after i left?.

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  I have been out for about 28 years now and it was just a few years ago that I sent a letter to the last KH I attended DA myself from the religion ,in my mind I was DF the organization .

  But I wouldn`t be surprised if they turned it around and DF me instead.

  That`s what sneaky bastards they can be.

  To each his/her own I guess ,whatever makes you happy.
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  Christmas Cards 2021

  by garyneal in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hello,.

  long time since i have been on here.. i wanted to check in to see if we are doing the christmas card list this year.. is blondie still in this group?

  she normally does this.. thanks.

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  I took part in it a couple of years ago and would think about it again maybe.?