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  EXPOSED: The insular world of Israeli Jehovah's Witnesses

  by darkspilver in

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  there's been discussion on this forum about the wt's preaching campaigns in israel - here's an interesting article with pictures.

  a rare glimpse into the insular world of israeli jehovah's witnesses.

  the state refuses to recognize them and they have been victims of harassment.

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  darkspilver

  There's been discussion on this forum about the WT's preaching campaigns in Israel - here's an interesting article with pictures

  A rare glimpse into the insular world of Israeli Jehovah's Witnesses

  The state refuses to recognize them and they have been victims of harassment. But Jehovah's Witnesses insist that they lead normal lives and are not a dangerous cult.

  Yarden Zalimansky is only 25, but comports himself like a staid older citizen. He’s been married for a few years, and wears a white shirt, tie and dark slacks for our meeting; he has a tablet opened to a Bible app and speaks in a deeply serious tone of voice. Until age 19, he styled himself an atheist, now he’s a member of Jehovah’s Witnesses. He grew up in Tel Aviv in a secular family (“One Holocaust and three cases of cancer was enough for the loss of God”), and majored in film at an arts high school.

  Read the full 4,900 word article - with pictures - at http://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-1.756487

  https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/6069730538422272/anyone-else-hear-this

  https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/285095/watchtower-encouraging-members-go-preach-israel

  https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/289445/campaign-israel
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  Agaete, Canary Islands, Spain (jw.org front page)

  by darkspilver in

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  the third in an occasional series....... following on from wollongong, nsw, australiahttps://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/5753386743889920/wollongong-new-south-wales-australia.

  and valparaíso, chilehttps://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/5763151209431040/valparaiso-chile-jw-org-front-page.

  and gerry's interesting photo at: https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/6009869029081088/_post/5508330128670720.

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  The third in an occasional series......

  Following on from Wollongong, NSW, Australia
  https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/5753386743889920/wollongong-new-south-wales-australia

  and Valparaíso, Chile
  https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/5763151209431040/valparaiso-chile-jw-org-front-page

  and gerry's interesting photo at: https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/6009869029081088/_post/5508330128670720

  here's.......
  

  Agaete, Canary Islands, Spain

  From the front page of jw.org (shown as top image below)

  and at bottom, the same view on google street view
  

  StreetView: https://goo.gl/maps/cDZG8JitjgQ2
  Google Map: https://goo.gl/maps/UFUE4YRRuwz

  The view is from a public walkway / bridge over the road that seems to lead in to the private dock / port area
  

  
  
  
  
  
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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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  USA lists the Episode One allegations - and remember there's seven more episodes to go....

  'Leah Remini: Scientology' accuses church figure of statutory rape, abuse

  Here are the seven major allegations from Tuesday's premiere episode.

  1. Statutory rape went unreported to the police
  2. Scientologists take judicial matters into their own hands
  3. Leader David Miscavige is physically abusive
  4. Letters are written to families so members won’t be reported missing
  5. Amy Scobee was ordered to swarm Tom Cruise with Scientologists
  6. Security guards keep members from fleeing
  7. Members are relentless when encouraging disconnection

  http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/2016/11/29/leah-remini-scientology-and-aftermath-premiere/94612920/
  
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  "50 Years a Watchtower Slave" Chapter 7 part A

  by new boy in

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  chapter 7. easy to join tough to leave .

  so even though jehovah’s witnesses are pacifist there are some people the witnesses actually do hate.

  the people they hate the most, are former jehovah’s witnesses.

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  Hi new boy
  

  So even though Jehovah’s Witnesses are pacifist

  JWs are NOT pacifists

  They are looking forward to the biggest war that has ever taken place, with the biggest number of fatalities, ever.

  Yeah, fairly basic JW doctrine.
  

  
  
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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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  Hi Vidiot

  Commuting would defeat the whole purpose.

  that's cool then, commuter's for the chop before full-timers!
  
  
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  El Periódico: Jehovah's Witnesses instructed to hide cases of child abuse.Jehovah's Witnesses instructed to hide cases of child abuse

  by sp74bb in

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  source: http://www.elperiodico.com/es/noticias/sociedad/los-testigos-jehova-dieron-ordenes-para-ocultar-los-casos-abusos-menores-5660189#.

  tuesday, november 29, 2016.

  google translation:.

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  darkspilver

  Hi AndersonsInfo!
  

  have pm'ed you Miguel Garcia's details on
  

  https://www.translatorscafe.com
  http://www.proz.com - the translation workspace
  http://www.globtra.com

  Subject areas includes Bible and Biblical Studies.
  
  
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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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  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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  Full Episode One on youtube:
  

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NeTFTAae30M
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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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  darkspilver

  Hi Vidiot
  

  More and more people that they don't need are already being "let go", anyway......how much you wanna bet that long-distance commuters won't fall into that category?

  Why?

  Surely commuter and remote bethel volunteers/workers are the cheapest!! No accomodation costs, reduced food costs etc etc

  Edited: unless you're trying to construct a 'double-negative'? Commuter bethels 'won't' be 'let-go'?
  
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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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  here's the official - Leah Remini: Aftermath: After Money - website:

  http://www.leahreminiaftermath.com
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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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  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/