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  What other Shenanigans can we expect to see in the next 2 years?

  by John Aquila in

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  its been a little over 2 years since i left the watchtower.

  in that time the magazines have been cut, the birth of jwtv, jw-org.

  carts for preaching, removed district overseers, cut assemblies, demand all the money from the congregations, stop construction and layoff bethelites, change the format of the tmschool .

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  @Dunedain- " They have no clue what they are doing."

  I think they know exactly what they are doing. Their WT universe has come about by design , not accident.
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  The right to shun - wrong?

  by Simon in

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  many people are understandably upset and angry at the notion that jws have the right to shun people.

  it seems such an obvious "no brainer" cruel and inhuman thing to do - it must be wrong ... surely?.

  of course we look at things from the perspective of those hurt and harmed by shunning.

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  Of course the right to withdraw from social contact from whomever you choose is a personal right unless you are legally/morally/ethically responsible for that person, as in the case of underage children and a spouse.

  But the point is, it should be an individual decision to do that NOT mandated by a religion that YOU MUST SHUN any and all who no longer wish to remain in your religion including your family, otherwise YOU will be "shunned" yourself.
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  How About Phony Cart Work At Frequent Cart Spots?

  by Brokeback Watchtower in

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  2. bible

  for a prank perhaps somebody found a cart spot (busy one), and they set up a phony carts site and do things that will sure to get people to complain to the cart people when they take the spot again?

  i'm bored sorta and the idea just pop up and i thought about sending into internet hyperspace.

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  If one is known to be an apostate by the local cong that uses the spot, then all you would have to do is sit or stand there. An apostate standing quietly in the vicinity would be enough to make most JWs uncomfortable enough to pack up their "little cart that couldn't."
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  Warwick news

  by Rattigan350 in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  http://www.warwickadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?aid=/20151001/news01/151009998/warwick-seeks-amendment-to-town-code.

  supervisor michael sweeton also sought a resolution to reduce the performance bond from pledged collateral account control agreement with the watchtower bible and tract society of new york, inc. from $22.6 million to $7.3 million and to authorize the release the difference to the organization.the watchtower bible and tract society jehovahs witnesses world headquarters is advancing in its new construction.

  the 45-acre development site on the tuxedo-warwick border, in sterling forest, is set to be completed by the end of 2016.the motion passed..

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  I almost feel sorry for the GB.

  Standing there at the half completed heli-rapture-pad at Warwick with their little carry-ons packed waiting for the midnight plane to heaven that just never comes.
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  What other Shenanigans can we expect to see in the next 2 years?

  by John Aquila in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  its been a little over 2 years since i left the watchtower.

  in that time the magazines have been cut, the birth of jwtv, jw-org.

  carts for preaching, removed district overseers, cut assemblies, demand all the money from the congregations, stop construction and layoff bethelites, change the format of the tmschool .

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  The elders will become nothing more than glorified ushers at the GB shows each week.
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  What other Shenanigans can we expect to see in the next 2 years?

  by John Aquila in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  its been a little over 2 years since i left the watchtower.

  in that time the magazines have been cut, the birth of jwtv, jw-org.

  carts for preaching, removed district overseers, cut assemblies, demand all the money from the congregations, stop construction and layoff bethelites, change the format of the tmschool .

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  They will switch out the GB's eyes for hyponotist spinning wheels in the broadcast videos.

  There will be goat shaped demons, phalic symbols and dollars signs hidden in the big blue spinning globe -or is there already........
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  Were the elders informed about the construction shutdown?

  by LevelThePlayingField in

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  anybody know?

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  "Jehovah's chariot has been experiencing mechanical problems"

  Announcement: Jehovah's chariot has been put in for service due to the appearance of inconvenient facts.
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  The Governing Body And What Extremes They Will Go To In Causing Human Suffering To Keep A Delusional Dream Alive

  by Brokeback Watchtower in

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  the dream stage of wishful thinking eventually crashes with reality and slowly turns to the nightmare stage do you see the predicament the gb is in and what extremes they cause in human suffering for their followers that they are willing to put them thru?

  please feel free to vent on these maniacs.. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/wishful_thinking.

  the fantasy cycle ... a pattern that recurs in personal lives, in politics, in history and in storytelling.

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  That description of the "fantasy cycle" would make a good computer game.

  The thing with WT's fantasy cycle is that they are hell-bent on infecting as many as possible with their WT fantasy virus.
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  THIS IS JUST CLASSIC

  by Sabin in

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  2016 years text.. hebrews 13:1, let your brotherly love continue.. wtf!

  your thought please.

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  Is it possible the GB just aint feelin the love as much as they used to, or maybe they figure they 'll need it in 2016.

  The "brotherly love" is actually GB-love from the brothers.
  
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  Deaf Aotearoa flooded with complaints about Jehovah's Witness church

  by OrphanCrow in

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  deaf aotearoa flooded with complaints about jehovah's witness churchkashka tunstalllast updated 15:22, october 6 2015deaf aotearoa has asked the jehovah's witness church to respond to claims of a deaf information database.new zealand's deaf community is fed up with unsolicited house calls, claiming the jehovah's witness church is targeting deaf households.deaf aotearoa has received multiple complaints from around the country and says church members visited certain homes because they were aware a deaf person lived there.

  the organisation released a statement on monday, saying it was looking into the possibility the church holds a database listing the details of members of the deaf community.jehovah witness spokesman rod spinks said there was no such database and deaf people were not being targeted.the deaf aotearoa statement was posted on the group's facebook page, and received a flood of comments from frustrated people.one woman said a group of jehovah's witnesses had come to her house and asked "for the deaf person who lives here.

  " she said they refused to explain how they had her details and didn't visit her neighbours.another said church members had turned up at her work and asked for her by name.hamilton man royce flynn said he had been visited six times over the last nine months, despite repeatedly saying he was uninterested in the house calls.he said the church members were always able to sign and also brought deaf people along, which lead him to believe he was being singled out.flynn said contacted local police, who told him it was a privacy issue and referred him on to the office of the privacy commissioner.he said he had been been in contact with local labour member of parliament sue moroney.deaf aotearoa acting chief executive jill dean said complaints about the church were a recurring issue.

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  Exactly londo, the individual publishers make records of anyone who they deem needs to be called back on including the deaf, and householders who speak a language other than their own. They pass these slips on and the elders arrange for someone to follow up.

  I remember calling on a person whose mother sent a letter to the cong requesting someone call even though the person wasn't the slightest bit interested.

  They may not have an official database technically speaking, but they certainly have records and info on individuals.