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  Babylon the Great

  by Godlyman in

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  2. bible

  do jw's still believe that babylon the great is the empire of false religion?

  inquiring minds want to know .

  estephan.

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  Maybe they should have also said ,the prostitute riding the wild beast TODAY represents the world empire of false religion .

  Who knows what they will say tomorrow ?
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  Another HUGE Building Project

  by pontoon in

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  2. friends

  i haven't been on site in a while, don't know if has been discussed but here is a link.

  https://rcbizjournal.com/2022/09/29/watchtower-bible-world-headquarters-project-in-ramapo-moves-ahead.

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  Why would they be getting involved in building projects for many years in advance if the end
  "is " / "was" Just around the corner like in 1975 ?
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  Noah's Ark - Kentucky

  by BoogerMan in

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  regardless of belief/non-belief in the bible account, why is the ark nearly always depicted by both believers & non-believers as a huge boat, with a rounded hull & stern, and a tapered bow?

  https://arkencounter.com/ .

  the ark was crate shaped according to the measurements.

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  Noah`s Ark never existed , the question is mute.
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  1975 selling of houses

  by Paul Bonanno in

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  2. friends

  as 1975 was approaching, many witnesses sold their property.

  do you know about specific cases that are willing to share their experience of doing so?.

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  IT WAS THE FAITHFUL AND DISCREET SLAVE WHO HEAVILY PROMOTED 1975 AS ''THE END OF THE SYSTEM OF THINGS''...NOT THE BROTHERS AND SISTERS!

  Very true ,and I never did buy into it ,though I was mindful of it just in case .

  And I was a little bit disgusted that they blamed the R&F for misleading the bros & sisters.

  However it still took me many years to leave the cult?

  I must be thick in the head .
  
  
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  List of Things We Were NOT Allowed To Do as JW's

  by Sea Breeze in

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  2. friends

  here's my list of jw no-no's as i recall: .

  1. no giving or accepting valentine candy for students.

  2. no going to home coming football games.

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  Biahi2 days ago

  Make a shorter list…list all the things they ARE allowed to do.

  Great point Biahi ,Off the top of my head I can`t think of anything ,
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  Who wrote the book of Hebrews?

  by Fisherman in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  there are good reasons to belief that paul wrote hebrews.

  i am convinced he wrote it.

  is there any any convincing evidence or argument that can validate the belief?.

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  I think some guy named He-brews who was a beer maker by trade wrote it.

  Thank you FedUpJW,

  I think you have pegged it
  
  
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  Dirt floors in Africa, Ultra modern Towers in Indonesia

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  matthew 19:21. jesus said to him, “if you will to be perfect, go away, sell what you have, and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven, and come, follow me.”.

  jw family tanzania - bukombe kingdom hall.

  nothing like attending your local kingdom hall in africa with dirt floors, tarps as a roof, brutal heat with no air-conditioning, and small wooden benches to sit on after a hard days work.. does the society help this congregation in africa with a suitable kingdom hall that would have the local members more comfortable with these unbearable conditions?.

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  "Religion is a snare and a racket " Quote from a GB member ?

  Would probably be the only truthful thing they ever stated .
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  Why isn't this forum growing like reddit exjw??

  by nowwhat? in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  admittedly it 90% crap over there but still they are up to 80k in subscribers.

  over here it's the same half dozen or so that posts something, including myself.

  why is that?.

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  Hopeless1 , I love this site because it`s more mature in their outlook /
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  Future

  by punkofnice in

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  2. beliefs

  i wonder what this earth will really be like in 500 years from now?.

  what are your thoughts?.

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  Humans have little or no regard for this planet and it`s resources so, maybe not in 500 years but maybe 5,000 years it will be a dust bowl .

  And i`m an optimist
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  The length of a public talk

  by Farmer Jim1 in

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  2. friends

  does anyone ever wonder the good they could have done instead of giving a public talk for 45 or 30 minutes?

  i remember giving my first public talk aged 18 and even then i was thinking ' this is just me making up half truths trying to blind people with jw propaganda'.

  fast forward 15 years to when i gave my final public talk and i was so close to seeding the 30 minutes with ideas that could possibly wake people up but i never had the guts.. in that 30 minutes i could have done so much real good for a person instead of spreading this awful religions dogma.

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  So this is evidence / proof that the JW religion is truly fading away . Slowly but surely .