Posts by apostate tizzy

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Anybody on here from Manchester?

by will-be-apostate in

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i haven't posted for a while, i had a busy summer.. is there anyone here living in manchester, uk?

i didn't want to say this but it looks like i'm facing a big decision.. i need to talk to persons living in manchester, uk, in pm if possible.

if you don't feel comfortable revealing your location, that's ok too, i totally get that..

apostate tizzy

Yep born and bred, pm me mate if you like

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Oasis Rock 'N' Roll Star on full volume weather!

by snare&racket in

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what is your favourite sunny day songs?.

the 90's, being in manchester and being young in the sun.

who could have asked for more?.

apostate tizzy

Anything by the Smiths, James, joy division/ new order, happy Mondays, the charlatans.

Nothing by the ginger k#%b mick hucknell

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Two major British Newspapers cover Jehovah's Witness paedophilia case today

by raymond frantz in

two major british newspapers ,mirror and independent cover today a paedophilia case where the convicted paedophile was given permission to interogatte his victims!

the charity comission ,the official organization monitoring charities in britain commented in negative way and expressed concerns for the ongoing inability of jw policies to address this issue.

another major issue of concern is that the charity commision is expressing concern about that particular congragation not for the watchtower headquarters .is this the beginning of things to come ?

We could do with sending the relavent person at the charities commission, a copy of the elders manual page relating to the 2 witness rule and highlight that the commission should be "concerned" not only with the New Moston cong, but every cong.

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...The WBT$ Theft of Kingdom Hall Bank Accounts and JW Elders...

by OUTLAW in

.. the new wbt$ donation arrangement/ jw kingdom hall bank account theft... is a very hot topic right now... the wbt$ is literally going to clean out kingdom hall bank accounts,filled with donations from jws... that theft is going to happen world wide..the wbt$ is going to steal from 7 million plus jw`s... .. we have jw elders here on jwn,that know whats going on... they "serve" in kingdom halls,they are "supposed" to be looking after the welfare of the average jw... they know there is a 4 page letter,only one page will be read to the congregation..the rest will be kept secret... they know the wbt$ is about to steal jw donations..on a world wide scale!!!...

.. i would like to know what you active jw elders are going to do about this??!!...

are you going to let "your" congregation know about the other 3 secret pages?...

apostate tizzy

If sufficient funds are not available for all resolved donations in a particular month, additional funds should not be solicited. The elders should determine what amounts from the congregation funds that are available at the end of the month will be applied toward the resolved monthly donation(s) and whether the shortfall should be made up in future months. However, it would be appropriate for the elders to remind the congregation of the resolved monthly commitments. If the congregation can no longer contribute the amount(s) they resolved on a regular basis, the elders may consider the situation at the next annual review of the resolution for Kingdom Hall and Assembly Hall construction worldwide.

Is it only me or, are the above highlighted statements a contradiction?

So if sufficient funds are not available dont ask for additional funds, but tell the cong to meet the commitment.?????

So how would you meet the commitment (when in a shortfall month) without asking for additional funds? just magic the money from thin air?

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Convicted paedophile allowed to grill his victims at Jehovah's Witness meeting

by Sapphy in

http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/convicted-paedophile-jonathan-rose-grilled-7151197.

oh my goodness, i'm so angry i can't even speak!

"women who complained that former jehovahs witness elder jonathan rose, 40, had molested them as children relived their nightmares in front of him after he was released from jail".

apostate tizzy

Glad it's made the manchester evening news, maybe people will start to wake up to this dangerous cult now

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Great campagne in Portugal (ex-JW)

by TJ Curioso in

i like to tell you what we've been doing these past few days here in portugal (ex-jw).

we create a brochure and printing, so we can send to the maximum of congregations in portugal.

some individuals were also covered in this campaign.. the title of the pamphlet is: "when will the kingdom arrive?".

apostate tizzy

Never a Jw,

"This is not a Spanish speaking forum dude, or havn't you noticed"

Is extremely condescending, hence my comment, which I stand by.

You are free to think whatever you wish about my reply never a Jw, your opinion of the appropiateness of it, is of absolutely no concern of mine.

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Great campagne in Portugal (ex-JW)

by TJ Curioso in

i like to tell you what we've been doing these past few days here in portugal (ex-jw).

we create a brochure and printing, so we can send to the maximum of congregations in portugal.

some individuals were also covered in this campaign.. the title of the pamphlet is: "when will the kingdom arrive?".

apostate tizzy

What a pathetic comment from Villagegirl.

About 210 million people speak Portuguese and it is the 6th most spoken language in the world.

To refere to it as "Spanish" makes me believe you cannot read English VG, as the op clearly states that they are in Portugal, and therefore anyone with a modicum of sense would realise the brochure they have produced is written in Portuguese.

You should return to the "Kingdom Hall" where your ignorance would be seen as a virtue.

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Short Online Course (Free) on the Fall and Rise of Jerusalem in 587BCE by Tel Aviv University

by digderidoo in

for those interested in the fall and rise of jerusalem in 587bce tel aviv university are offering a short 6 week online course through coursera in october 2014.. i have done a couple of coursera courses, they are always of the highest quality put together by scholars of whatever the subject matter is about.

universities tend to offer these as tasters and short introductions into their specialities.. you can get the information on the following link the fall and rise of jerusalem | coursera.

emory university are also offering a course through coursera on the bible's prehistory, purpose, and political future starting may 26th the bible's prehistory, purpose, and political future | coursera.

apostate tizzy

Cool post ! I have signed up for the course should be very interesting

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Suggestion for JWFacts

by ILoveTTATT in

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i have a suggestion for jwfacts, and to help make the article easier to write for paul, the collective jwn community can help.. in his article of "religions similar to jehovah's witnesses",.

http://www.jwfacts.com/watchtower/similar-religions-to-jehovahs-witnesses.php.

paul uses mormons, cristadelphians, etc.... i suggest he also use iglesia ni cristo.

apostate tizzy

Yes i discovered one of their churches right near where i live a couple of months ago, it is a beautiful old building which has been converted for them.

I did a little research and it does appear theat they are very very similar to dubs.

When i see them going into the church, it looks like the majority if not all of the congregation were Aisian or latin American looking, i did not see any white European people, which seamed stange considering the location of their church is in a predominantly traditional "white church of england" type of area.

Iwondered if the congregation were travelling a fair distance to attend?

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JW Witnessing Trolleys. To approach or ignore what is your preference and why?

by KateWild in

i saw two brothers this morning next to the main train station in liverpool city centre this morning.

they were not actively approaching anyone.

what i found strange was that they were from a cong that has different territory, so i don't know why they were there.. anyway i knew them both, and they know i was df'd, i was in my car and couldn't park up for a chat, but i did beep and wave to them as i drove passed and they waved back.

apostate tizzy

Hi all i saw one of these trolleys in picadilly gardens in manchester this morning, i was about to approach with a rehearsed line of " hey arnt yiu the people who dont believe in Jesus ? Hoping i may draw them on the mediator issue, as I am positive 99% of dubs would argue that Jesus is the mediator for all mankind. Hopefully get them to back this up with scripture, then ask them to show me their reasoning book, and totally trip them up.

but. As i approached i noticed all the lieteriture was in a foreign language and the people manning the stand were discussing something with someone, again in a foreign language.

i thought that maybe i would give myself away too easily if i approached speaking English.

So my approach will have to wait till another day.