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Creepy, creepy movie "Wanda Nevada"
by James Mixon in
1. jw
2. friends
wanda nevada (brooke shields) a 13 year old girl and a man 30 some years old (peter fonda) not only expressing their love for each other, but forming a relationship and end up running away together, yes a little creepy.

couldn't sleep last night so around 4 o'clock it was on....the movie made in 1979 what the hell was hollywood thinking when making this movie, a love story romance/westerns......
darkspilver
Fred Franztone: An age of consent above 16 is insane in my opinion.
You mean like....
The age of consent in...
- Arizona is 18
- California is 18
- Delaware is 18
- Florida is 18
- Idaho is 18
- Illinois is 17
- Louisiana is 17
- Missouri is 17
- New Mexico is 17
- New York is 17
- North Dakota is 18
- Oregon is 18
- Tennessee is 18
- Texas is 17
- Utah is 18
- Virginia is 18
- Wisconsin is 18
- Wyoming is 17
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ages_of_consent_in_the_United_States
(with some variations, including in some states, 'romeo and juliet' laws for close age exceptions)
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JW story - "husbands JW beliefs ruining the family" - on Dr. Phil today
by ShirleyW in
1. jw
2. friends
"my husbands religious beliefs are ruining our family" is the topic.

i"m not home when it airs on cbs in the afternoon so i watch a rerun on ch 55 here in nyc at 8pm.

i have my cable box all set to switch over at the appropriate time..
darkspilver
Watch TV: Dr Phil - My husbands religious beliefs are beliefs are ruining our family and now CPS has our children. Can we get them back?
Dr Phil to Tatiana:

"Let me tell you the main reason, and I think we've seen pretty good evidence of it right here today, is that the minute - roll your eyes later, listen to me now - each time these people [CPS] have written these reports and done what they've done, which, clearly would piss off a statue, I get it. I mean you read this and it infuriates you right?

"So what you do is you then handle them by being combative, argumentative, unwilling to answer, and you write back - I'm sorry, I was talking - you then sit down and write out affidavits where you go chapter and verse through the report and criticized them, what they've done, where they got it wrong, how they jump to conclusions, how they didn't do the right thing and... your attorney told you to do that?"

Yeah

"Where are your kids?"

no answer

"Where are your kids??"

It's all the process even if...

"Where are your kids?!?"

Even if I had or hadn't written the letter...

"Where are your kids?!!?"

Still with the CPS, but if I hadn't written it, I still wouldn't have had them...

"The one way you're gonna get those children back is if you play nice with the CPS and you say okay let's make a list, let's find out what it is you need to see here - and you might bite the end of your tongue off ten times - tell me, this guy is the head of the largest [Child and Family Services] organization in the United States, am I telling the truth here?"

"100%, do you want to be right or do want your kids back?"
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JW story - "husbands JW beliefs ruining the family" - on Dr. Phil today
by ShirleyW in
1. jw
2. friends
"my husbands religious beliefs are ruining our family" is the topic.

i"m not home when it airs on cbs in the afternoon so i watch a rerun on ch 55 here in nyc at 8pm.

i have my cable box all set to switch over at the appropriate time..
darkspilver
Watch TV: Dr Phil - My husbands religious beliefs are beliefs are ruining our family and now CPS has our children. Can we get them back?
Dr Phil to Tatiana:
"How did I know this? What, did I just make this up?"
(Tatiana gets up and walks out)
"If you're gonna make a dramatic walk-out, you gotta go this way" (points in opposite direction)
- I can't....
"No, not that way, there's no door, you gotta go this way"
- I came here for help...
"Well, you're not gonna get it leaving, but if you do want to leave, you gotta go this way"
(Robert to Tatiana: "Sit down")
- Dr Phil, this is not this is not at all...
(Robert to Tatiana: "We have to work through it")
- I am. I gave you (Dr Phil) all the information that I had. I can't begin to...
"If you want to talk to me sit down, if you don't, leave!"
- I can't speculate as to what...
"What's all this drama?"
- I can't speculate as to what the elders say...
"That's not what I asked you. I said what's all this drama? You're gonna get up and leave?"
- Because I came here for help Dr Phil...
"And so you're gonna decide what I'm supposed to say to you?"
- No, but you've make me feel like I'm the bad guy, like I've done something wrong
"Oh! You've done real wrong. Let me tell you I'm getting ready to tell you some things you've done wrong that if you don't change you're not gonna get those children back!"
Audience applauses
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Clue re approach to Annual Report in Jan 2018 MWB
by Nicholaus Kopernicus in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
at the agm on oct 7th, his eminence miserable morris iii stated the jw yearbook would cease publication and that the annual report would instead be released via the "about us" menu in the jw website.

related to this, the "life and ministry meeting workbook - january 2018 (living as christians)" outlines the following item to be considered jan 1-7 2018...."annual service report: (15 min.

) talk by an elder.
darkspilver

Ultimate Axiom: Anyone else found a full country by country report for 2017?
Check out:
From JW.org: 2017 Service Year Report Worldwide: Table WITH INDIVIDUALLY LISTED LANDS/COUNTRIES (incl baptisms and memorial attendances)
There is also the following table, with numerical increases and decreases shown:
Updated: 2017 Service Year Report Worldwide - Individual lands listed with NUMERICAL YEAR-ON-YEAR INCREASES (or DECREASES)
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Creepy, creepy movie "Wanda Nevada"
by James Mixon in
1. jw
2. friends
wanda nevada (brooke shields) a 13 year old girl and a man 30 some years old (peter fonda) not only expressing their love for each other, but forming a relationship and end up running away together, yes a little creepy.

couldn't sleep last night so around 4 o'clock it was on....the movie made in 1979 what the hell was hollywood thinking when making this movie, a love story romance/westerns......
darkspilver

Fred Franztone: How the hell does being with a 17 year old make you a paedophile?
Depends on which state you're in.
Wasanelder Once might be in California for example.
See also:
https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/6505744331440128/california-elder-arrested
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Women must not instruct men, even by singing a theocratic song.
by Ultimate Axiom in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i did a quick search and this doesn’t appear to have been commented on here, but if it has been, i apologise in advance for starting an unnecessary thread.. regarding a change to a song title, the study article on page 7 paragraph 17 of november 2017 watchtower explained, “the change of the title “guard your heart” to “we guard our hearts” was most considerate.

in the audience at our meetings, assemblies, and conventions are many new ones, interested ones, young ones, and sisters who by singing the words would be put in the awkward position of telling others what to do.

so the title and the lyrics were modified.”.
darkspilver

thanks
there is some more discussion about this here
https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/5735716156866560/singing-todays-wt
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Broadcasting january 2018: annual meeting
by Gorbatchov in
1. jw
2. friends
for the second month no jw.org tv show, but the annual meeting this time... .

g..
darkspilver
Transcripts:

"The Sanctification / Vindication of Jehovah’s Name" - Geoffrey Jackson
"Construction Project Committee Interviews" - Robert Luccioni
"Facilities Being Dedicated (Video)"
Dedication Talk: "Expansion That Glorifies Jehovah" - Gerrit Lösch
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Service report for all countries published on JW.org
by Anders Andersen in
1. jw
2. friends
an 'old style' service report for 2017 has been published on jw org.

so far it appears to be only for igbo language.. https://www.jw.org/ig/akwukwo/akwụkwọ/2017-service-year-report-of-jehovahs-witnesses-worldwide/.

i wonder if this is a fuck up, or other languages will be posted later, or igbo readers can have this while others can't?.
darkspilver

Anders Anderson: I wonder if this is a fuck up, or other languages will follow, or Igbo can have what others can't?

It has already been released in English.

From JW.org: 2017 Service Year Report Worldwide: Table WITH INDIVIDUALLY LISTED LANDS/COUNTRIES (incl baptisms and memorial attendances)

Use the download option on the right hand side of the following page:

https://www.jw.org/en/publications/books/2017-service-year-report/2017-grand-totals/

There is also the following table, with numerical increases and decreases shown:

Updated: 2017 Service Year Report Worldwide - Individual lands listed with NUMERICAL YEAR-ON-YEAR INCREASES (or DECREASES)
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UK - please post names of congregations being disbanded/merged
by truthseeker in
1. jw
2. friends
i will soon be done with my jw charity analysis project.

can we make this an official thread for uk congregations being merged/disbanded so i can update the list.

i will post the results when finished.. truthseeker.
darkspilver

slimboyfat: Ardrishaig
yeah, doesn't seem to be listed on JWorg - but their charity details/accounts look up to date? They might have just been disbanded 1 Jan 2018?
https://www.oscr.org.uk//charities/search-scottish-charity-register/charity-details?charitynumber=SC020837
cofty: Morpeth K/hall was put on the market and merged with Ashington.
That's what I mean - according to JWorg BOTH congregations are still active - what seems to have happened was one congregation moved their meetings to another KH - the congregation didn't actually merge as per OP question.
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UK - please post names of congregations being disbanded/merged
by truthseeker in
1. jw
2. friends
i will soon be done with my jw charity analysis project.

can we make this an official thread for uk congregations being merged/disbanded so i can update the list.

i will post the results when finished.. truthseeker.
darkspilver
truthseeker: Can we make this an official thread for UK congregations being merged/disbanded so I can update the list. I will post the results when finished.
I don't think there have been many - TBH, most of the feedback seems to be along the lines of congregations moving to another KH, rather than actually merging or being disbanded.
Slightly OT, but below is from an old post of mine - comparing US to UK
There are THREE very big differences:
Firstly, in real terms, there are 43% LESS JWs in Britain than the US when compared to population - this means that a US town of 40,000 will have a congregation of 150, but in Britain the congregation would only have 87 publishers.
Secondly, as a whole, the UK is 800% more densely populated than the US - even the whole of England EXCLUDING London, is more densely populated than the WHOLE of the US (including New York State, but excluding New Jersey and Rhode Island) - but this means that people in the UK are MUCH LESS willing to travel.
Thirdly, in the UK gas costs 245% MORE than in the US (East Coast) - so ANY 'extra' car travel is much more expensive
https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/6221836369002496/_post/5071193692438528
truthseeker: Anniesland congregation in Scotland
It is still listed on JWorg as a congregation. They host a foreign language group, but otherwise they do not share their KH.
It would surprise me if the rumour was actually a possible move of the congregation to the next nearest KH, also with just one congregation using it, that is only a 10 minute drive away.
That would mean that the Anniesland KH could be sold, but the congregation would remain, they would just meet at another KH.