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  I am glad to have found the true religion

  by A Believer in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  it really is great.

  i remember browsing this forum the day after i had joined it, and their was a knock on the door.

  i thought it was one of my package from ups but instead it was two sisters.

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  sparrowdown

  I'm so glad the JWs found you too Believer.

  You and that organization appear to be perfect for each other.

  Don't be shy now in popping back occasionally to rub it in our faces how special y'all are.... oops sorry I mean update us on your JW journey.
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  Update to UK “Child Safeguarding Policy”

  by wifibandit in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  a known poster on this site (anon) says:.

  i have just received a text from an elder i've known for decades in my circuit who has some sympathy for my feelings and who is aware of the arc, the uk charity commission, etc., etc.

  here it is verbatim, and my reply.

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  sparrowdown

  Wizzstick - "of course they should be doing this. It's simply the right thing to do"

  Also requires fewer words.

  This whole document is too wordy for the average elder to understand what it's actually saying.

  Using too many words BTW is a common tactic of the chronically dishonest.
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  December 31, 2016 BOE Re: 2017 Annual Meeting and Warwick/Wallkill Dedication Program

  by wifibandit in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  december 31, 2016 to all congregations in the united states branch territory re: 2017 annual meeting and warwick/wallkill dedication program.

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  sparrowdown

  Technical requirements for receiving the program...?

  An altar, a goat's head mask, and a cup of blood perhaps?
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  Girls are unpredictable, materialist, and use us, men, as a toy - Part 2

  by will-be-apostate in

  1. social
  2. relationships

  well here am i, a couple of years passed since my original post (link here), somewhat less mysoginistic, more open to relationships, heartbroken again.

  this is an official "fuck my life" thread.. being chased by the elders makes one arrive at the conclusion that there is nothing better than not being chased by the elders.

  i had a pre-jc meeting a week ago.

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  sparrowdown

  Aw geez is this "official (only) fuck (I will ever have in) my life" thread still going.
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  "Historical" Announcement This Week?

  by headisspinning in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  my daughter asked if anyone has heard anything about a 'big announcement' being made sometime this week in congregations in canada and possibly beyond... in her words "it's like a biggggg long thing, they cut out part of the book study for it and people heard it was a historical thing"... any ideas?

  could it be the mexican branch closing or the theme of the convention?

  or something else?

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  sparrowdown

  DD - what can I say cept you can't please all of the people all of the time. 😇
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  "Historical" Announcement This Week?

  by headisspinning in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  my daughter asked if anyone has heard anything about a 'big announcement' being made sometime this week in congregations in canada and possibly beyond... in her words "it's like a biggggg long thing, they cut out part of the book study for it and people heard it was a historical thing"... any ideas?

  could it be the mexican branch closing or the theme of the convention?

  or something else?

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  sparrowdown

  If something is pre-empted by "big announcement" buzz then it usually is something like

  'We are going to change the toilet paper from three ply to two ply to cut costs so keep donating.'

  The actual big announcements are buried deep in the middle of a study WT and nobody is awake enough to notice it slipped there.
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  THE WATCHTOWER (STUDY EDITION) APRIL 2017.....Scare tactics

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  the watchtower (study edition) april 2017 .

  “you must pay your vows to jehovah.”—matt.

  5:33.. * to all intents and purposes, he presented himself as one who was wholly dedicated to god.

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  sparrowdown

  So they finally admit they are a captive organization just as Angus Stewart asked at the ARC. Once you become a JW you can check out but you can never leave.
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  If the WT is a "money making machine"...who gets the money?

  by NikL in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i've seen claims over the years that wt is in the real estate, book publishing business and is a for profit enterprise at it's core.. can those of you that believe this to be the case tell me who benefits from all this wealth?.

  the governing body lives in relatively humble conditions no?.

  i've been curious about this for a while.

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  sparrowdown

  Joe - I don't think she would be lying just that her information is limited to the publice official version of GB.

  Who is privy to personal private info of how the GB live? My guess not garden variety bethelite.

  But I am just theorising here myself so I do not claim to know anything.
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  The Governing Body are doubling down on dogma!

  by DATA-DOG in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  in case you were wondering if the governing body we're going to become kinder and gentler, the answer is a big "no!!!

  in the current study edition of the wt magazine, the sheeple are reminded of some very important key points.

  1) god has an organization ( corporation ) that you must respect.. 2) only the gb/faithful slave can dispense spiritual food and only the gb/faithful slave can interpret the bible.. 3) individual dubs absolutely cannot learn "truth" on their own.. 4) god requires "unity of doctrine.

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  sparrowdown

  Sounds like death throes to me the last of the obey obey obey rants before the bitch disppears into the cyber-religion sunset, which, BTW, is also a very attractive lucrative option for them on so many levels.
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  Mexico branch......Now closing!!!

  by krismalone in

  1. social
  2. current

  a circuit overseer friend of mine serving in latin america called me today to say hi.

  i asked him what's new and he dropped the news that they have received notification that the branch in mexico will be closing!!

  this branch also called the central american branch (although located in mexico) oversees all of mexico's 800,000+ publishers plus all 7 countries of central america of over 100,000 publishers.

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  sparrowdown

  I hope this eventuates and hopefully is a sign of things to come - global shrinkage!

  To be honest the shedding of branches and KHs makes perfect business sense to me and my limited knowledge of what has worked for WT and what sems no longer to be working.

  The WT is not sentimental about anything or anyone that fails to perform a useful function and fits in with their business plan.