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  Babylon has fallen...

  by mikeflood in

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  could you guys believe this über borg 'friend' ?.

  he says that babylon has fallen because all of the coronavirus restrictions (and the resultant less revenue) are gonna destroy them symbolically.

  so he thinks this are the last, of the last, of the last days.

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  " destroy them symbolically" WTF does that even mean ?They are not literally destroyed just destroyed symbolically

  These people are getting nuttier and nuttier as the years roll by .
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  Unbelievable Freddie Franz Admissions

  by Vanderhoven7 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  unbelievable admissions.. freddie confesses he fell for his own propaganda.. https://youtu.be/fkjw-r9oitk.

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  With all of those admissions of failed "expectations" of prophecy at a convention its mind boggling why any of them stayed in the religion.

  And not once was there ever an apology given for misleading so many over so many decades.

  Yet it was still highlighted as spiritual encouragement ?
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  My letter of disassociation, what do you think?

  by James Jack in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  dear brothers, july 27, 2020. in 1919, the president of the watchtower society made a bold prediction, “millions now living will never die”.

  that quotation was constantly repeated by the organization till the year 2000 when they realized that everyone in attendance at that assembly, who listened to j.r. rutherford repeat those words, are dead.. that teaching has guided my life.

  statements were repeatedly made at assemblies, conventions and in print that there was no career in “this system of things” so you don’t need a job with benefits or retirement, your fulltime job is to “preach the good news”!

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  Well said JJ ,I myself DA`d some years ago in fact many years after I had just left along with my wife many,many, years previously. To me it was a statement that I had DF`d the religious organization .I dont buy into the thought that your playing into there hands at all and that they have power over you ,I think its the other way round.

  Everyone who DA themselves is a statement that they are not getting anymore support from you financially or otherwise .And that must hurt ,their pockets at least.

  My wife never DA herself and nobody and I mean nobody has ever tried to contact her to come back to Jehovah or the congregation meetings and its been 27 years now.

  And I have no doubt they know about us because we had a niece who was active while living here but since moved away .

  Oh, and in the mid 70`s we actually lived here ourselves for a year and were a part of the then congregation .

  Good luck to you and your wife buddy

  take care.
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  Comments on a range of topics

  by Doug Mason in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  hi,.

  recent brief comments i made over a range of subjects.. https://jwstudies.com/doug_s_answers_at_quora__1_.pdf .

  doug.

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  Marked for later . Looks interesting reading Doug.Thought provoking.
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  An End of an EraJehovah’s Witnesses cancel in-person conventions worldwide, will stream online in 100 languagesAn End of an EraJehovah’s Witnesses cancel in-person conventions worldwide, will stream online in 100 languages

  by smiddy3 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  jehovah’s witnesses cancel in-person conventions worldwide, will stream online in 100 languages.

  by: rocky nash.

  posted: jul 9, 2020 / 10:23 pm pdt / updated: jul 19, 2020 / 11:22 am pdt.

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  I think they will find a way to bring in tithing with some nu-lite BS .
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  I was wondering how this would play out in JW land.

  by wolverines in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i have a niece who is trying to get pregnant.

  she was telling me her husband had to go to a room with porn in it and masturbate into a cup to get tested.

  i never thought of this before but but how would a jw handle this.

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  how would a JW handle this. ? If he takes his cue from Bethel he might just use a pillow ?

  Then again it might be whether he`s left or right handed ?
  
  
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  An End of an EraJehovah’s Witnesses cancel in-person conventions worldwide, will stream online in 100 languagesAn End of an EraJehovah’s Witnesses cancel in-person conventions worldwide, will stream online in 100 languages

  by smiddy3 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  jehovah’s witnesses cancel in-person conventions worldwide, will stream online in 100 languages.

  by: rocky nash.

  posted: jul 9, 2020 / 10:23 pm pdt / updated: jul 19, 2020 / 11:22 am pdt.

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  I`m sorry if this has been posted before , but I thought it might be of interest.

  I cant explain what happened with the above post .

  I`ve only had 2 beers
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  An End of an EraJehovah’s Witnesses cancel in-person conventions worldwide, will stream online in 100 languagesAn End of an EraJehovah’s Witnesses cancel in-person conventions worldwide, will stream online in 100 languages

  by smiddy3 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  jehovah’s witnesses cancel in-person conventions worldwide, will stream online in 100 languages.

  by: rocky nash.

  posted: jul 9, 2020 / 10:23 pm pdt / updated: jul 19, 2020 / 11:22 am pdt.

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  Jehovah’s Witnesses cancel in-person conventions worldwide, will stream online in 100 languages

  by: Rocky Nash

  Posted: Jul 9, 2020 / 10:23 PM PDT / Updated: Jul 19, 2020 / 11:22 AM PDT

  LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — For the first time in the history of the Jehovah’s Witnesses religious organization, they will be holding their worldwide annual conventions virtually.
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  Can disfellowshipped individuals attend the Video Meetings

  by StephaneLaliberte in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  just a quesiton: can disfellowshipped individuals attend the video meetings.

  if they can, do they have to turn off their video and sound?

  can they attend with their family?

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  Announcements and Reminders
  May 2020 S-147-E

  
  

  (Page 1, No.5 which continues on to page 2)

  5. { Read # 5 as above }

  Scenario :

  Family of faithful JW`s are going to sit in on a Zoom Videoconference Meeting in their own living room and have sought and are applying direction from H.Q./ Bethel ,in how to allow their 12 year old daughter to attend this family / congregation meeting in there own home as she was DF for smoking . If needed, the elders should remind him / her of when it would be appropriate to join and to leave such meetings.

  This is just so insane ,I cant believe I was ever so gullible to join this cult let alone stay there for 32 years .

  Batshit crazy goes nowhere near describing this lot ? the mind boggles.

  
  

  
  
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  AUSTRALIA | 23 July 2020 - Jehovah’s Witnesses Kingdom Hall bomber found guilty by Supreme Court

  by jwleaks in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  leonard warwick has been found guilty for a number of bombings committed during the 1980’s, including the family court bombing and the jehovah’s witnesses casula congregation kingdom hall bombing on 21 july 1985 which killed the public speaker, graham wykes, and injured 13 others.. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-07-23/leonard-warwick-family-court-bomber-found-guilty/12483286.

  side note: i have been closely following this story for 35 years now, including the past few years of supreme court hearings, much of which dealt with the jehovah’s witnesses kingdom hall bombing..

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  I remember when news came through that a bombing had occurred in a Kingdom Hall and one person died and there were many casualties .Wondering what`s next ? And is this the prelude to what`s more to come ?And I was living in a different state back then.

  It wasn`t long before the JW rumor machine pinned the blame on the sisters unbelieving ex? husband for blowing up the family law court as well as the KH explosion.,because he was incensed at the courts ruling and the help his wife got from members of the Jehovah`s Witnesses.He was no friend of the JW`s at all.

  Sure, 35 years is a long time for justice to be served especially for the victims family members to wait.

  I guess the law at the time just did not have enough evidence to make the charges stick back then ,because I do believe he was on there radar for a very long time as a prime suspect.