sparrowdown: Nothing like visiting a JW meeting to remind yourself of how god-awful the whole thing is.
FYI some background
https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/7539/my-apeal-disfellowshiping-letter
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Went to a sunday meeting Waterbury, Connecticut, yawnfest x100
by Brokeback Watchtower inwell went on a vacation cross country for 10 days to see relatives, and so decided to drop in on my old kingdom hall to get a look at some old friends i haven't seen in more the 27 years.. came in around 1:15 pm middle of the public talk wearing tight fitting jeans and an old sweat shirt, and sat down in front of person i served with as an elder.
the talks was so boring i can't remember a word of it, i can only recall that it was very disjointed with tremendous leaps in logic, so that my mind could not and would not follow the speaker.
watchtower study was a complete brain shrinking repeat of putting on the new personality or something, with the conductor fishing for baby food comments where none of the 3 or 4 young ones gave any comments only the hard core braindead were answering.
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Russian Supreme Court - Parental rights to be denied those who involve their children in sects, extremist or terrorist organizations
by OrphanCrow inthe children of russian jehovah's witnesses face removal from their family if their parents continue to indoctrinate the children and engage them in religious activity.*.
*not yet in force but soon to be.
https://rg.ru/2017/10/17/verhovnyj-sud-rasskazal-za-chto-mozhno-lishat-roditelskih-prav.html.
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sir82: Yeah, that's really scary.The government taking kids away from parents?
In principle it appears to be no different from what the Nazi's did in Germany.
The question is: should anyone be surprised?
And then there was this:
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Current week long Elders school. Outlines / talks?
by stuckinarut2 inso in my part of the world, they are currently holding the week long elders schools.
my father is attending one.
does anyone (hello wifi bandit?
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Try this link
it has the week-long schedule with titles of items/talks with material/WT references for each part.
https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/5737733991432192/_post/5141589846392832
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WTBTS and donations - do you remember this gem?
by Tallon inno organisation can operate without funds - that's a given.
however, when it comes to 'suggestions' on how one can make donations to support the org with its aims they are on a higher level.
in light of the recent video whereby they are looking for donations for a disaster fund, do you remember this gem from yesteryear?.
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As drearyweather says, this is an annual thing (possibly since 1984), and it usually appears around November.
The Box detailing ways to contribute is preceded by an article of varying length.
The titles from the last 15 years have been:
Watchtower November 2017: “The Generous Person Will Be Blessed”
Watchtower November 2016: "The Work Is Great"
Watchtower November 15, 2015: Show Appreciation for Jehovah’s Generosity
Watchtower December 15, 2014: Jehovah Richly Blesses a Willing Spirit
Watchtower November 15, 2013: How We Can Help to Meet the Needs of Others
Watchtower November 15, 2012: Their Surplus Offset a Deficiency
Watchtower November 15, 2011: Do You Find Joy in "the Privilege of Kindly Giving"?
Watchtower November 15, 2010: 'Let Us Present Jehovah's Offering'
Watchtower November 15, 2009: Cheerful Giving From the Heart
Watchtower November 15, 2008: Serving God With “One Heart and Soul"
Watchtower November 1, 2007: "The Silver Is Mine, and the Gold Is Mine"
Watchtower November 1, 2006: Unitedly Building to Praise God
Watchtower November 1, 2005: Contributions That Warm God's Heart
Watchtower November 1, 2004: Do You Know the Happiness That Comes From Giving?
Watchtower November 1, 2003: Cultivate a Giving Spirit
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Bank and ATM's..
by zeb ini went to the atm to get out my housekeeping and budgeting money.
($650) this covers large bills and everyday shopping for food etc.. made the withdrawal and as i fumbled my wallet the atm took the money back.
a bank staff member was present helping another customer with the other atm and saw this.
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zeb: Is Australia the only place that has grab it back ATM. I had no idea this could happen.
As per Anders Anderson's post above...
It's been happening for like forever....
HSBC joins RBS in refunding forgotten ATM cashBBC News, 27 December 2012
HSBC said it would automatically refund money left in cash machines since May 2005, although the process would not be immediate.
Notes are sucked back into a machine if the user fails to take the cash within 30 seconds.
This could occur, a bank spokesman said, if customers had been distracted.
The bank has paper receipts that allow it to work out whether people have missed out.
Both HSBC and RBS changed their policies in January 2011 so notes that failed to be collected were automatically refunded to an account.
Previously customers had to claim the money back when they realised they had failed to collect the cash.
Now the banks are working with the UK Payments Council, which oversees payments strategy, to install a system that automatically refunds those who lost money for as far back as records allow.
READ MORE: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20851832
zeb: as I fumbled my wallet the ATM took the money back
Maybe wallet fumblers shouldn't use ATMs - perhaps in future you should go to inside to the bank counter where a member of staff would be able to help you.
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Apostasy: The Movie - Directed by Daniel Kokotajlo
by darkspilver indaniel kokotajlo's new film apostasy has it's world premiere at the toronto international film festival in september 2017. apostasy.
family and faith come into conflict for two jehovah’s witness sisters in manchester, when one is condemned for fornication and the other pressured to shun her sibling.. this fresh, unadorned first feature from director dan kokotajlo carries an unmistakable note of authenticity from its very first scenes.
set in a jehovah's witness community in england, the film's strength and power lies in its directness.. apostasy depicts the growing rift in a family — a mother and two daughters — who are rigorously devoted to their religion.
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FYI, not a major media outlet, but an interesting review from The FIlm Stage
Apostasy: San Sebastian 2017 ReviewThe Film Stage, Monday, October 16, 2017
A central scene in Apostasy, the powerful debut from British director Daniel Kokotajlo, has a group of kids stage a re-enactment of King Solomon’s judgment, the parable from the Book of Kings. In the story, the king concocts a plan to settle who is the true mother of young boy. He says he’ll cut the child in two, dividing it among the two women. The true mother, of course, is declared after she says she’ll give up the baby. The king knows this because no mother would kill her child.
The story echoes disturbingly through this compelling drama... which never seeks to denigrate Jehovah’s Witnesses beliefs (although it certainly robustly challenges them)... It might alarm outsiders that a seemingly conventional religion might subscribe to practices more associated with Scientology.
While not belittling individuals who take up the faith, Kolkotajlo ruminates on the arbitrary sacrifices people, particularly women, make.
Jehovah’s Witnesses may subscribe to a fire-and-brimstone rhetoric, but Kokotajlo’s film is almost unnervingly restrained, with cinematographer Adam Scarth contrasting a bleak palette of industrial England with brightly-lit interiors of the Witnesses’ church. Kokotajlo’s careful control of tone and setting is disquieting – this is a film where conflicts are hidden beneath the surface, bubbling away, revealed only when this family’s rigid beliefs boil over with devastating consequences.
READ FULL REVIEW: https://thefilmstage.com/reviews/san-sebastian-review-apostasy-is-a-restrained-troubling-portrait-of-rigid-religiosity/
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thanks - strange though, I thought Higgerty Law got beaten?
In Canada the law firm McPhadden Samac Tuovi Hate have already commenced a $66 million class action earlier this month:
https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/5919074582265856/_post/5285274177241088
While in Quebec (different legal system apparently) the law firm Woods has already commenced a class action for $250,000-per-victim last month.
https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/5750716427665408/_post/6608529257398272
Therefore I wonder what Higgery Law is advertising for??
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''This good news of the Kingdom will be preached in all the inhabited earth FULL STOP''- Matthew 24:14. JW ORG
by ThomasCovenant inhi.
only just noticed on the jw borg home page that matt 24:14 is quoted with a full stop instead of a comma after the word earth then the closing quotation marks.. isn't that incorrect?.
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ThomasCovenant: Only just noticed on the JW Borg home page that Matt 24:14 is quoted with a full stop instead of a comma after the word earth then the closing quotation marks.
I suspect, in terms of how you quote, that would be correct, even though there is a sequitur?
BTW, check out steve2's post from last month here:
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Aust TV's Doctor Blake Mysteries - JW Murder Suspect
by darkspilver infyidoctor blake mysteries: measure twice - series 5 - episode 5. abc tv, 8.30pm, sunday, october 15, 2017. when blake is called to investigate the murder of a retired carpenter, his only real suspect is a young jehovah's witness, discovered praying over the body and covered in blood.
the boy is interviewed, and despite his earnest pleas of innocence, there is definitely something unnerving about him… some secret he won't reveal to the police, or to blake.. more info: http://www.abc.net.au/tv/programs/doctor-blake-mysteries/.
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FYI
Doctor Blake Mysteries: Measure Twice - Series 5 - Episode 5ABC TV, 8.30pm, Sunday, October 15, 2017
When Blake is called to investigate the murder of a retired carpenter, his only real suspect is a young Jehovah's Witness, discovered praying over the body and covered in blood. The boy is interviewed, and despite his earnest pleas of innocence, there is definitely something unnerving about him… some secret he won't reveal to the police, or to Blake.
MORE INFO: http://www.abc.net.au/tv/programs/doctor-blake-mysteries/
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Apostasy: The Movie - Directed by Daniel Kokotajlo
by darkspilver indaniel kokotajlo's new film apostasy has it's world premiere at the toronto international film festival in september 2017. apostasy.
family and faith come into conflict for two jehovah’s witness sisters in manchester, when one is condemned for fornication and the other pressured to shun her sibling.. this fresh, unadorned first feature from director dan kokotajlo carries an unmistakable note of authenticity from its very first scenes.
set in a jehovah's witness community in england, the film's strength and power lies in its directness.. apostasy depicts the growing rift in a family — a mother and two daughters — who are rigorously devoted to their religion.
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jookbeard: are there any official clips of it?
I'd presume trailers/clips will be released as part of the marketing campaign once the film goes on 'general release'.
In the UK's Observer newspaper today (Sunday, October 15, 2017) - Apostasy got a short mention in a full page article that appears on page 29 in the main section of the newspaper - and also an 'end of article' mention that the film will be released in 2018
Fresh, diverse and earthy: 2017’s great debuts from UK film directorsObserver, Sunday, October 15, 2017, page 29 (full page article in main section of print newspaper)
The end of the London Film Festival highlights the growing success of a new wave of UK film-makers, including Michael Pearce and Rungano Nyoni
The London Film Festival, which finishes its 10-day run on Sunday, has provided a focus for this crop of new British directors, three of whom were competing on Sunday night for the festival’s First Feature prize. Michael Pearce’s Beast is a tense Jersey-set thriller about the passionate romance between two outcasts, both damaged in their own way, one of whom may be a serial killer; at times it has the feral texture of a Bruno Dumont drama, at others it is closer to a rural Jagged Edge – Jersey Edge, perhaps. Also in competition was Apostasy, the Mancunian director Daniel Kokotajlo’s coiled study of life in a community of Jehovah’s Witnesses.
Daphne and God’s Own Country are on release. I Am Not a Witch opens on Friday. Apostasy and Beast will be released next year.
READ FULL ARTICLE: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/oct/14/british-film-talent-london-film-festival-michael-pearce-rungano-nyoni
