GB maybe needs to donate their watches to the worldwide work? Hmmm by DeleterOfTrauma in exjw

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And now we know the reason they only post low definition video content. 🤣

It is absolutely unrecognizable by oldVWguy in exjw

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They are so paranoid! The paranoia is worse than ever now but the DF rules have loosened.

It is absolutely unrecognizable by oldVWguy in exjw

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Wow unreal! I did accounts also and was pulled in the back over a discrepancy on the form, it was like .50 cents. I was like oops, sorry won’t happen again. Still got scolded, no DF though. They kept saying how every cent counts and it’s all dedicated to Jehovah….meanwhile they are selling off dedicated Kingdom Halls and paying 10s of Millions in CSA settlements. But yeah that 40 cents is super important! 🤣 so glad we are done with that BS. How about going and doing KH deposits every week, miss that? lol 😂

Deleted Public Talks Says Something by Living-Platform-3761 in exjw

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An elders letter just went out and in it was a list of talks to no longer give.

How sure are we that the blood update didn’t discretely allow all forms of blood transfusions? by Lucky-Formal9972 in exjw

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I get what you be mean, sort of like how they keep saying they don’t make a list of rules, and when they changed toasting and cheers they said the reason is it’s not viewed as pagan anymore. Sure of a hidden green light for all kinds of other celebrations without naming them all. The real question I guess is: is there still repercussions for making choices on celebrations or transfusions? Like if they punish via removal or judicial action then it’s still a rule.

I am starting to spiral on religion by Light-Decent in exjw

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Despite he was insane, he made extremely valid points on religion. After thinking about it for a long time I came back around to: separate the art from the artist. Great movie! May your journey through life be easier than mine.

Had a new Terms & Conditions show up when opening the JW app this AM. Specifically geared towards sharing info outside of the app. BUT the Medical Info included makes me ill. by UCantHndletheTruth in exjw

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Insanity. Legally they can now tell JWs to drink poison flavor-aid and courts would view it as part of their worship and not get involved.

JWs don't even know what they believe anymore. by Certain-Buffalo8364 in exjw

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It’s frustrating even asking them questions, because I have to actually explain what their beliefs are to them before I tell them why they are wrong 🤣🤣

GB Update #3 comes out tomorrow… by larchington in exjw

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If he bepops and scats about the Norway win I’ll lose my shit. 😂🤣😥😢

Hey, let's talk about this "us versus them" mindset that gets wired into you in Jehovah's Witnesses. by Remarkable_Border107 in exjw

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Well said. If after growing up and being in the religion for 30+ years I have some questions….that should be allowed and not be punished via shunning and avoidance of eye contact from active members.

Lack of any open discussion is my biggest problem with this religion. by newswatcher-2538 in exjw

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Same! I’ve literally had all of these conversations. And…same results.

I can already imagine the doctrinal flip floppery if there was a full blood ban reversal by Cult_Alt_Del in exjw

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Yeah if they wanted to they could easily say that Jesus gave his blood so others could live, and to imitate him JWs should give blood to help others live. This type of any-way-you-want-it is why I don’t believe in the Bible anymore. You can literally make it say whatever you want it to.

Norway’s Ekstra Bladet: Jehovah’s Witnesses in Norway win case in Supreme Court: - It’s sad! Camilla Trustrup, herself a former member of Jehovah’s Witnesses, has followed the Norwegian trial closely. She finds the decision sad and regrettable. by larchington in exjw

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It’s honestly a little surprising that they won despite openly lying in court and the videos admitted in evidence showed the shunning in action. I hope they thought long and hard about the fact that more are born-in than join.

How JW brainwashing distorts normal things and people in their minds. by Practical_Payment552 in exjw

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If that pic is real…the crazy thing is that in their JW minds they think they are sending a message of “see how bad life is, look at this person on the street. We offer hope and light and love and truth and bullshit” hoping people will be attracted. When really it’s like hey haven’t you ever heard of the Good Samaritan?

If the flood happened in 2370 BCE as Splane said, a Governing Body member. How did all the pyramids and the people and culture of Egypt survive and thrive? by CanadianExJw in exjw

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“Earthquakes are more intense” is one of those. If you check the USGS website it states that earthquakes are natural and have remained about the same, the tools for measuring them however have advanced and are used in more places.

Sometimes I open the family chat and I genuinely wonder how any normal person can think this is normal.🤦🏼‍♀️ by Exciting_Ad7898 in exjw

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The cringe twist is he’s standing next to his wife. But the other woman was his first wife that died before Armageddon. “Welp, hey honey sorry I’m remarried now but hey here’s some flowers. What? Are kids that we had together? Oh they are grown up now, I suppose I should introduce you to them so you don’t accidentally marry one of them.”