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  How Long Is Forever?

  by HiddenPimo in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  imagine you have a spoon and you dig out one scoop of soil from the ground in central new york.

  then you put that soil in a bag and carry it with you as you travel from there to the grand canyon.

  you repeat these steps until you have created another grand canyon in new york and filled the original one in arizona.

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  smiddy3

  When your a little kid Xmas time takes forever to come around ,when your in your 80`s eternity is just a heart beat away.
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  Study Book

  by Ding in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  what is the watchtower's current study book?.

  is it what does the bible really teach?.

  is it what can the bible teach us?.

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  smiddy3

  Currently at the "Congregation Bible Study" (or Bible study without the Bible) "Jesus-The Way, the Truth, the Life" book is examined.

  I`ve been out for nearly 30 years and i find that book or should I say the title of the book to be a misnomer if that`s the right word. Since when have they ever highlighted JESUS in their teachings ?

  It`s always been about Jehovah this Jehovah that , Jehovah ,Jehovah,Jehovah,never about JESUS.
  
  
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  Today's WT Study: "Return to Jehovah" - Lots of Elephants in the Room

  by Room 215 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  today's article prods active jws to participate in the effort to reactivate us backsliders.. unfortunately, it fails to prepare the participants to adequately address the real reasons so many have left and want nothing frtherethan to be left alone: the un and child abuse scandals, prophetic failures; dumbed-down, increasingly specious and simplistic verbiage in literature and talks, the cult of personality and unwarranted veneration of those 8 singularly unremarkable members of the gb, etc., etc..

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  smiddy3

  He said he couldn’t do that because they weren’t in his congregation. (Both congregations are less than a 10 minute drive from my house.) I replied, “That’s funny, because that’s exactly what the elders in their congregation said to me—they couldn’t help because I’m not in their congregation!” (I had previously taken the initiative to contact the elders in my family’s congregation asking for help to reconcile our broken relationships. The elders in that congregation refused using the lame excuse I mentioned above.)

  I have experienced the very same thing ,if your no longer in any of their congregations and in another state or territory they don`t want to know you ,your not their responsibility anymore.

  And as you say ,"so much for an international brotherhood"
  
  
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  Wishing the Gov.Body Members Contact Covid Virus.

  by smiddy3 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i don`t wish them any real harm or death or anything ,but i feel that if a few of them contracted the virus it might wake a few more up that their is no god to protect them from what is happening in the world.. after all they are living in a hot spot aren`t they ?.

  am i wrong in wishing this to befall some of them ?

  as a wake up call ?

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  smiddy3

  I don`t wish them any real harm or death or anything ,but I feel that if a few of them contracted the virus it might wake a few more up that their is no GOD to protect them from what is happening in the world.

  After all they are living in a hot spot aren`t they ?

  Am I wrong in wishing this to befall some of them ? As a wake up call ? And I repeat ,not to cause any of them to die from it.

  What`s your thoughts on this ?
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  Cowardly Change of Policy in the UK

  by Slidin Fast in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the britain branch has called a confidential meeting tonight with a controversial announcement.

  the message is of such import that it was transmitted by word of mouth only, nothing in writing, ears only.

  a decision made by the governing body of jehovah's witnesses and transmitted orally down the chain of command, a decision proving the leadership of this spirit lead body.. the gdpr laws in the uk have been interpreted by wt lawyers so that all record keeping relating to the public has been banned, telephone witnessing and letter writing also, forbidden.. now in a show of supreme bravado the publishers are to be informed that if they wish to, if they dare, they may write to people at their own risk.. bear in mind, nothing is in writing.

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  smiddy3

  I am in Australia and I have received a letter like this.....Addressed to the householder. "As one of your neighbours I am concerned" etc,etc.,with a leaflet "Who Controls The World",Then refers to JW.ORG and the local Congregation on the back of the envelope.

  The writer only gives a first name and no personal contact number for her.

  Is the same thing happening here ?

  Edit to add: If she really beleived her Bible she would know that the GOD of the Bible rules the world Rom.13:1-7
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  Netherlands wants to punish silence on sex abuse in closed communities

  by Fadeaway1962 in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  https://www.reuters.com/article/us-netherlands-women-crime-trfn/netherlands-wants-to-punish-silence-on-sex-abuse-in-closed-communities-iduskbn25o2iv .

  they feel there being discriminated against..

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  smiddy3

  Any public report via the Media highlighting the problems of sexual abuse of children within the Jehovah`s Witness community is welcomed by me. No matter where it takes place .
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  2020-08-25 Food Distribution Program! (as of 2020-08-26)

  by Atlantis in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  2020-08-25 food distribution program.

  those on the email list have already received this letter.

  if you would like a copy, reply below and i'll meet you at your pm box with a link.petra!.

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  smiddy3

  Me too thank you
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  Jehovahs witnesses named and shamed for refusing to join redress scheme in australia

  by UnshackleTheChains in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  https://youtu.be/gdvf3t2r7bg.

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  what was the date of the video about the redress scheme? Was it some time ago ? And what is happening about those who don`t join now ? I haven`t seen or heard anything for quite some time.

  just asking .
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  Since We Are In 2020 What Do You Miss?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i miss listening and dancing to live music on a weekend night.. i miss going into a crowded mall store to window shop.. i miss going out into public and not having to wear a mask.. i miss seeing people freely mingle on a busy street or sidewalk.. what a difference a year makes!.

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  smiddy3

  I miss going to the local club and chewing the fat with friends and talking a lot of bullshit downing a few beers and maybe having a punt on the horses or trying my luck with a few keno tickets. Travelling in our car and just enjoying the local countryside and having lunch with my better half at a club in a different town or a seaside pub is something we both miss also.And of course travelling a couple of hours away and spending time with one of our sons and his wife and a dinner at a local restaurant.At our age we don`t have high expectations anymore.Everyday we wake up in the morning is an unexpected blessing. LOL
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  “The Asiatic Mind” — Watchtower 1956

  by slimboyfat in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  searching instances of the word “simplify” in watchtower literature, i stumbled across this.. the asiatic mind finds it difficult to accept new ways, to simplify and to make advantageous changes.

  they fear conversion and dislike others’ offering them help.

  many continually live in a realm of unreality and refuse to face modern facts of life.

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  smiddy3

  I think it was about the 70`s or 80`s that someone wrote in "letters from readers" about how the Japanese culture of being ,well displaying the fruitages of the spirit without having it drummed into them from the Bible ,that it was just natural for them.

  And I can`t remember what reply was given ,if anybody has recollections of that ?