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  JW news release and deception - The "High-Profile Case" in Russia

  by jwleaks in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i found this interesting bit of news release propaganda by the jws on their website dated april 5, 2017.. "russia's supreme court begins high-profile case against jehovah's witnesses".

  https://www.jw.org/en/news/releases/by-region/russia/supreme-court-begins-case-against-jehovahs-witnesses/.

  my interest was piqued by the jw claim that the court hearing is a "high-profile case".

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  So, the case is still ongoing. I was wondering. Thanks for the update. And yes, that is what happens when you believe the world turns around jw.org.
  
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  RUSSIA: (7 April 2017) Day 3 - Jehovah's Witnesses hearing under way

  by Drearyweather in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  in moscow, a soft rain drizzles.

  along the facade of the supreme court stretched a large queue of those who came to the process as listeners.

  a large bus is parked at the courthouse on povarskaya street, full of obviously bored police officers.

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  i might have missed it but what is the Management Center?. Thanks
  
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  Are congregations in Spain suffering an increase in banking fees since Watchtower 'seized' their bank savings?

  by jwleaks in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  remember a few years ago watchtower literally 'siezed' all individual congregation bank savings around the world above what was needed to cover basic kingdom hall monthly expenses?

  a new march 30, 2017, boe letter has just gone out to congregations in spain, which, more or less, explains that congregations bank account funds no longer entitle congregations to reduced banking fees.

  (see copy of actual paragraph below.).

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  no bible texts in the letter???
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  Real reason why Russian government is trying to ban JW's

  by LevelThePlayingField in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bv59ttywjom&feature=youtu.be.

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  Hi DW, strictly speaking, you are right, though Russia is a UN (security) member. At the same, in many WT discourses the political world in general was mentioned. I dare to say if the ban was to only other denominations ,excluding WT, most JWs would say that the ban is the sign that the political world is turning against religion.
  
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  Real reason why Russian government is trying to ban JW's

  by LevelThePlayingField in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bv59ttywjom&feature=youtu.be.

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  I remember the WT interpretation (i.e. their prophecy) on events before Armageddon regarding the attack by politicians (Political world) on religion. It was said it would start with attack on false religion and then end with an attack on true religion (WT of course). Well, in that sense we could say that it does not end with the WT but it all might start with WT, meaning WT is synonym for false religion....or is my interpretation wrong???
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  Watchtower today

  by Gorbatchov in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  today a main point in the wt was a guess game.. the study elder asked: .

  what's wrong on the picture?.

  before i share the local conclusions here, i would like to hear the comments made in your congregation 😎.

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  tight pants
  
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  Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses launches worldwide campaign againt Russia

  by jwleaks in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  jehovah's witnesses mobilize global response to threat of ban in russia.

  march 21, 2017. https://www.jw.org/en/news/releases/by-region/russia/jw-mobilize-global-response-to-threat-of-ban/.

  new york—threatened with an imminent ban on their worship in russia, jehovah’s witnesses are responding with a direct appeal to kremlin and supreme court officials for relief through a global letter-writing campaign.

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  The instructions include this: You are writing to the official to request his intervention

  This sounds like they have more faith in "the armies of the Assyrians or Egypt" instead of their God.

  Also, it is becoming more clear that the 7 angels in NY are no longer attached to the congregations. They cannot act as the WBTS as they have said that they do not control the WBTS.

  To use your own name or even company name, is a rather tricky thing to do. Actually, very peculiar asking the members to write a letter without showing what the 7 angels have written themselves. My gut feeling: they themselves will not write. And it is not 8 million. Many of them are children, illiterate or over 65/70 who might have difficulties to use internet. In the end, I expect only a few thousand letters.
  
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  Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses launches worldwide campaign againt Russia

  by jwleaks in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  jehovah's witnesses mobilize global response to threat of ban in russia.

  march 21, 2017. https://www.jw.org/en/news/releases/by-region/russia/jw-mobilize-global-response-to-threat-of-ban/.

  new york—threatened with an imminent ban on their worship in russia, jehovah’s witnesses are responding with a direct appeal to kremlin and supreme court officials for relief through a global letter-writing campaign.

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  I thought true Christians do not get involved in politics. Did Jesus write letters? Did Paul ask others to write letters? What about actions for other topics where rank and file JW's are severely persecuted? May be we should organize all non-JW's to write letters to relevant governments regarding Child Abuse in the WBTS??

  I can only assume there are other interests at play here?

  They make a reference to a similar campaign 20 years ago. Was it successful? Also, what if this campaign fails? Has their god then also failed?
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  Found a new difference between the old NWT and the new one...

  by ILoveTTATT2 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  yesterday i read jeremiah 8-11 because that's what was studied in the clam.

  i am in a different city and decided to go to the meeting to check it out and possibly ask the witnesses some questions and see how they treat a "newcomer".anyways...nwt, 1984 version:.

  (jeremiah 10:13) 13 at [his] voice there is a giving by him of a turmoil of waters in the heavens, and he causes vapors to ascend from the extremity of the earth.

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  Hi, according to this list, all translations have LIGHTNING:

  http://studybible.info/compare/Jeremiah%2010:13
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  ARC - Case Study 54 - All Exhibits have been released

  by jwleaks in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  all exhibits for case study 54, jehovah's witnesses and watchtower, have been released by the arc.. http://www.childabuseroyalcommission.gov.au/exhibits/10908a67-70c5-4103-94cc-dac096fdb585/case-study-54,-march-2017,-sydney.

  exhibit list.

  joint statement of o'brien and spinks.

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  just simple: Would Jesus join you watching child pornography? If answer is No, it is therefore a sin, as Jesus was sinless. Any self respecting Christian organization would always consider this as very bad. Christian moral or law applies. The WT stand shows they know some of their members like this type of entertainment and therefore do not apply the Christian moral / law but their condition of the heart. Horrific, ugly, disgraceful