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  The new 'Roaming Overseer'

  by LogCon in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  anddontcallmeshirley directed our attention to a video of the atlanta convention.

  at 4:18 elder chris williams came on the screen and under his name i thought i saw 'roaming overseer'.

  i immediately thought to myself that this must be replacing the district overseer,.

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  Sort of like a "Lone Free Ranger", he could wear a cape aswell.

  Historically speaking though, GB do not like anyone else getting credit.
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  Australian Government publishes on official web site the current Jehovah's Witnesses "Handling of Child Abuse" confidential letter to all bodies of elders (October 1, 2012)

  by jwleaks in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  the current jehovah's witnesses official child abuse handling procedure letter to all bodies of elders (october 1, 2012) has been placed into public domain by the australian (victoria) government "inquiry into the handling of child abuse by religious oganisations".. official government web site link to letter:.

  http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/images/stories/committees/fcdc/inquiries/57th/child_abuse_inquiry/submissions/steven_unthank_supp_a_appendix_1.pdf.

  short link:.

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  I never did understand why they need secret elder instructions at all. For anything.

  Is it just to make the elders feel special, or do they have something to hide.

  Ha, who am I kidding it's both.
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  oh cr@p!! its my turn for "an elder called and wants to arrange a shepherding call" thread. Moral support please.

  by MissFit in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  is coming and the elder wanted to set up a visit.

  it's not like i wasn't warned.

  there was a thread that talked about the push to call on inactive ones.. thanks to the heads up here, i knew the motive for the call.. i don't think i even know that eld.

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  If he has left "the ball in your court" by asking you to let him know, you don't have to do anything.

  He probably wont try again. He did his "duty" he can "tick his box" now.
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  Why the Clean out of top Management

  by Poztate in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  it has been commented here that "soon" the do's will be history.

  the co level will be "retired" at age 70 and the latest development was that the cobe can not serve after age 80. it would seem that there is a "cull" of top management.

  in secular companys that would signal a radical change of directions ???.

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  That is, no one can trade without the "Mark" (Sanderson) of the GB. lol.
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  Why the Clean out of top Management

  by Poztate in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  it has been commented here that "soon" the do's will be history.

  the co level will be "retired" at age 70 and the latest development was that the cobe can not serve after age 80. it would seem that there is a "cull" of top management.

  in secular companys that would signal a radical change of directions ???.

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  Maybe Mark Sanderson will become known as The Big Giant Head.

  Also remember nu-lite is in the pipeline long before any official announcement is made.

  The sheeples spook easy so anything new needs to be introduced incrementally. (Remember,how do you boil a frog?)

  Whatever we are seeing now is just the beginning where is it leading?

  Absolute power to buy and sell, hire and fire, what they say goes, no need for the ok from cong's, elder bodies, or branches.

  No one can trade without the mark of the GB.
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  Who Ever Votes No In The Kingdom Hall?

  by metatron in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  how many of you have ever observed no votes in kingdom halls?

  especially for spending on stuff?.

  i've actually seen a few close votes but i is my experience unusual?

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  The Searcher-

  I cannot tell you what is generally done in anyone else's hall. All I can comment on is in the hall I attend many resolutions have been put to the cong over last couple years re renovations. There has been no small amount of disagreement over, for eg central heating or resurfacing of the carpark. Many times the vote was split down the middle so every vote counted. It was all very contentious and political. Which is why they counted the votes.
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  Why the Clean out of top Management

  by Poztate in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  it has been commented here that "soon" the do's will be history.

  the co level will be "retired" at age 70 and the latest development was that the cobe can not serve after age 80. it would seem that there is a "cull" of top management.

  in secular companys that would signal a radical change of directions ???.

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  I consider myself an armchair WT Theorist so I will give it a go.

  My personal feeling before this announced kulling of the DO's was that it would be the CO's that would go first.

  I have long thought the CO arrangement to be a outdated, cumbersome, and expensive arrangement that needed to go.

  But what the hey, they decided to start with the DO's.

  I think they are "clearing away the dead wood" all in an effort to streamline operations.

  Their goal I imagine, would be to eventually establish a direct link from congregations to GB by cutting out as many middle men as possible.

  The chain of command is only as strong as it's weakest link and middle management (DO's,CO's, and BOE's) are the weak link.

  They will always need manpower "on the ground " so to speak so they will need to retain bro's in the cong but I suspect they will eventually

  become nothing more than glorified ushers and IT technicians to keep us plugged in to GBTV.
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  Who Ever Votes No In The Kingdom Hall?

  by metatron in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  how many of you have ever observed no votes in kingdom halls?

  especially for spending on stuff?.

  i've actually seen a few close votes but i is my experience unusual?

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  Towards the end I refused to vote at all one way or the other.

  I figured that doing either could be counted as supporting an arrangement I no longer believed in.

  Brother doing the count ratted me out to COBE. Let's just say he was "NOT HAPPY, SPARROW"

  Apparently choosing not to vote at all could be viewed as willfull non support of congregation activities, and sets a bad example.

  Sparrow now blowing "raspberry".
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  1975 end prediction

  by FL_Panthers in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  does anyone have the article written by the wt saying that the end would come in 1975?.

  how did people back then come to this year?

  i need this information becuase i was told, this was never literally written by the wt in any publication.. thanks.

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  The thing is, it really does'nt matter how, where which article or what talk the 1975/6000yrs hysteria originated.

  THE GB/FDS DID NOTHING TO SQUASH IT.
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  JW refuses to provide wedding stationery to Gay couple

  by KateWild in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  i was outraged at this and had to post it.. http://jehovahswitnessreport.com/blog/jw-refuses-to-provide-wedding-stationery-to-gay-couple.

  i think she is a hypocrite and i bet she sells her invites to fornicators, or does she ask them if they are having sex before marrige, before she takes their money?.

  i was never like this when i was a jw, it's even more disturbing that she is going to ask her elders what to do.

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  Would this sister buy bread from a gay baker?

  If everyone went around quizzing shopkeepers or any business owners actually, on their sexual orientation/practices before making purchases, the economy would screech to a halt.

  JW's on their morally superior high horse. Why am I not surprised.