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  FYI: "Leah Remini's Anti-Scientology Documentary on A&E is scorching." Airs Tuesday the 29th, etc.

  by AndersonsInfo in

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  leah remini’s anti-scientology doc: former celeb wrangler admits how tom cruise was “surrounded” and isolated.

  http://www.showbiz411.com/2016/11/23/leah-reminis-anti-scientology-doc-former-celeb-wrangler-admits-how-tom-cruise-was-surrounded-and-isolated.

  "leah remini’s anti-scientology documentary on a&e is scorching.

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  Seems like it was a blockbuster for A&E....
  

  Leah Remini Scientology Doc Premiere Draws 2.1 Million Viewers for A&E

  “Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath” had a gangbusters premiere for A&E Tuesday night. The 10 p.m. airing drew 2.1 million viewers in total for the network — the best premiere since “Big Smo” in 2014. More than half those viewers, 1.1 million, were in A&E’s target demographic of 25-54, and the show brought in a healthy number of viewers in the 18-49 demographic (913,000, or around a 0.7 rating).
  

  http://variety.com/2016/tv/news/leah-remini-scientology-documentary-ratings-1201930528/
  
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  Kingdom Hall Maintenance arrangements under LDC

  by wifibandit in

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  thank you to the /r/exjw member /u/redditing_again who passed them to me.

  all the upvotes are yours.. videos:.

  youtube playlist:  /qadmz3wei7y?list=plmkktgkk000rhf5jbv6zgqq7xi6y6d3ho .

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  darkspilver

  Hi garlic81
  

  Videos are no longer working when I try to download or save them to my google drive.

  Both youtube and google links are working for me ok
  
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  Do you have a Virtual Reality headset for your smartphone yet? Be prepared - Soon all the press will be using VR to tell stories

  by AndersonsInfo in

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  for your information, i'm absolutely not in the virtual reality (vr) headset business, but take it from me, you should get one.

  soon all the press will be using vr to tell stories, so get prepared for extraordinary experiences using your vr headset and your smart phone.

  “virtual reality!

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  Hi AndersonsInfo

  Soon all the press will be using VR to tell stories, so get prepared for extraordinary experiences using your VR headset and your smart phone.
  

  http://thenethertheplay.co.uk/about/
  

  #TheNether - A new virtual wonderland provides total sensory immersion. Just log in, choose an identity and indulge your every whim.

  https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2014/jul/22/the-nether-online-paedophilia-computer-game-theatre-royal-court

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59jhG-d7H6w
  
  
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  Australian Jehovah's Witnesses are ignorant of the Australian Royal Commission

  by stuckinarut2 in

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  2. experiences

  many here have asked how the average witness in australia is taking the news of the arc findings and conclusions.. is it affecting them?.

  sorry to say, hardly any are even aware of the facts.

  those that are, have been convinced that all the publicity is "apostate lies and satanic propaganda".

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  Hey gerry!

  thought darkspilver might appreciate this pic

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  Watchtower letter head

  by greenhornet in

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  i have a question about the letters the watchtower would send to the congregations about 20 to 30 years ago.. on the top of the letter it would say watchtower then the address in brooklyn and phone number, and the word cable watchtower.

  my question is what does cable mean?

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  'Cable' describes a means of electronic telegraph communiction which was, in general terms, superseded firstly by the Fax machine and then by Email.

  In recent years the term has gained prominence once again thanks to USA diplomatic cables leak - the confidential electronic cable communications between the US embassies.
  

  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_diplomatic_cables_leak

  The Nebuchadnezzar - Probably a Shelf Company...
  

  Why?
  
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  Warwick and transport to meetings

  by berrygerry in

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  i would imagine that most brooklyn bethelites attended congo meetings via subway.. how do they manage transport from warwick?.

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  Haha - so you're presuming that the Bethelites at Warwick are actually being let out of the compound???

  The Long Meadow Congregation (English)
  1 Kings Drive, Tuxedo Park NY 10987-5500
  Thursday at 7.00pm and Sunday at 10.00am

  Otherwise there are about a dozen or so congregations within an approximate 15 mile radius - either car-share or maybe even Bethel minibus. I think it would be expected that the local congregations with Bethelites would contribute towards their travel costs from congregation funds.

  But, yeah, moving out of the big city - Brooklyn (and in deed Mill Hill) - is probably not so cool for most Bethelites, congregation-wise.
  
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  Australian Jehovah's Witnesses are ignorant of the Australian Royal Commission

  by stuckinarut2 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  many here have asked how the average witness in australia is taking the news of the arc findings and conclusions.. is it affecting them?.

  sorry to say, hardly any are even aware of the facts.

  those that are, have been convinced that all the publicity is "apostate lies and satanic propaganda".

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  Hi jwleaks!
  

  smiddy: How many Australian Newspapers have reported this report by the ARC ? about the Jehovahs Witness religion ?

  It has not been reported as far as I know by the Herald Sun a victorian newspaper

  Here you go smiddy

  http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/breaking-news/children-not-protected-by-jehovahs-rc/news-story/5e84e2d542419856e8e2cf3c6a2843a0

  It has NOT been reported in the Herald Sun print edition, either yesterday, Tuesday 29 November 2016 (front page headline - War of Roses - Reservoir Tragedy), or today Wednesday 30 November 2016 (front page headline - Dad Left to Die - Asthma Storm Crisis)

  Interestingly, in today's paper (Wed 30 Nov 2016) there is a small item at the top right hand side of page 19 headlined "Sex abuse hits soccer" regarding the on-going historical child sex abuse investigation in UK's youth soccer
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  FYI: "Leah Remini's Anti-Scientology Documentary on A&E is scorching." Airs Tuesday the 29th, etc.

  by AndersonsInfo in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  leah remini’s anti-scientology doc: former celeb wrangler admits how tom cruise was “surrounded” and isolated.

  http://www.showbiz411.com/2016/11/23/leah-reminis-anti-scientology-doc-former-celeb-wrangler-admits-how-tom-cruise-was-surrounded-and-isolated.

  "leah remini’s anti-scientology documentary on a&e is scorching.

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  Review from The Hollywood Reporter
  

  Interesting, but unlikely to generate a following
  

  I was being steadily distracted by what I can only assume was a behind-the-scenes clearance process of epic proportions. On the screener I watched, each programming segment was preceded by a title card reading "The Church disputes many of the statements made by those appearing in this program," directing viewers to additional information on the A&E website, while several segments were also preceded by specific denials from the Church of Scientology, text from official letters sent as recently as early November. Back when things were shot on film, a movie delivered straight from the developer to the projection booth was described as being wet, and were that idiom still relevant, it would surely apply to Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath, which is engrossing, but probably not as captivating as what's taking place to get the show to air.

  The "Coming up this season ..." reel features Remini saying, "We're hearing the same story over and over again," and that's honestly my fear when it comes to eight episodes of Scientology and the Aftermath.

  Read the full 1200 word review:

  http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/leah-remini-scientology-aftermath-review-950854
  
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  Warwick and Walkill

  by Lynnie in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  just curious on what big differences there are between the two compounds?

  i've seen that warwick is the world headquarters now so what is wallkill called?.

  have cousins that just moved from walkill to warwick, apparently they have a deluxe apartment now.

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  Hi Lynnie!

  Just curious on what big differences there are between the two compounds?

  According to:

  https://www.jw.org/en/jehovahs-witnesses/offices/united-states/

  Patterson: Creates artwork for our publications as well as audio and video recordings. Tour highlights Bible schools that are taught here.

  Wallkill: Prints over 25 million pieces of Bible literature annually. Ships literature in more than 360 languages to branches worldwide as well as to more than 15,000 congregations of Jehovah’s Witnesses in the United States, Canada, and the Caribbean.

  Warwick : Three Self-Guided Exhibits: The Bible and the Divine Name; A People for Jehovah’s Name; and World Headquarters—Faith in Action. A 20-minute Guided tour highlights sections of the Offices/Services Building and the Warwick grounds.

  Although it hasn't been updated, yet, the following tour brochure explains a bit more, including some of the history of Patterson and Walkill:
  

  https://download-a.akamaihd.net/files/media_cmsassets/d5/fo_s-Us_E.pdf
  
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  Jehovah's Witnesses did not protect children from abuse, inquiry finds.

  by pale.emperor in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2016/nov/28/jehovahs-witnesses-did-not-protect-children-from-abuse-inquiry-finds.

  im printing this off and spending my next sunday morning doing some door to door work posting this article through all the letter boxes of the street my local kh is on.. it's shocking that none of the r&f know about this.

  i have a feeling that the 2 witness rule will be revised in 2017 and made to look like it was jehovah's proper time.

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  Hi OrphanCrow!

  I am not surprised.
  

  The JWs make up a tiny, tiny portion of the world's population and they are an insular group that the rest of the world cares little about.

  Well, firstly The Guardian took time to include it on their website - many newspapers worldwide, haven't even done that.
  

  Actually though The Guardian has one of the smallest print circulation of any UK daily newspaper with around 160,000 daily copies - in comparision to the 225,584 people who turned up for the JW Memorial in Britain last year. But I digress
  

  The Guardian has traditionally been the newspaper of choice for those who either work or have an interest in the 'public sector' including professional health care workers and social workers etc - that's the very audience that would probably be amongst the most interested in the ARC hearings.
  

  The Guardian also just seem to have 'form' when it comes to reporting on the JWs

  Which newspaper broke the JW / UN Membership scandal? And not just the one article in the print newspaper, but with two follow up articles in the printed newspaper too?
  

  http://www.jwfacts.com/watchtower/united-nations-association.php

  And what about that huge three page article The Guardian printed back in July 2015? "Preaching to the unconverted"