berrygerry
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The Watchtower Tract Society doesn't print Bibles?
by Nathan Natas inafter reading a few comments here, i thought it was time for me to get a copy of "the silver sword" for my own occasional research and occult practices.
so i thought i would see if jw.org would offer a way that i could purchase a printed copy (not digital) of the new world translation.
as i browsed, it occurred to me that i might also like to have a copy of the... what was it?
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What is some good information I can anonymously give my neighbor (foreign language)?
by Tameria2001 ineight years ago the jws were making return visits with my spanish speaking neighbor (she speaks very little english).
they were calling on her during a period in her life that things were not so good.
i already know that jws love to take opportunities like this to try to suck someone into their cult.
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Help: project to gather statistics on JW congregation finances.
by Anders Andersen inmany countries demand that charities publish a yearly summary of their finances.. where i live (netherlands), charities must publish these statements themselves, and jw do this at jw-anbi.nl.
(i'm quite certain almost no jw knows about that site btw.).
anyway i've been working on automatically harvesting data from all the congregation finance statements to gain more insight in how the borg is doing over time.. now it occured to me that i could do this analysis for more countries and get an even bigger picture.
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''Special Letter'' to be Read In Canada Week of Feb 3,2019
by Beth Sarim ini have just been informed that there is a 'special letter' to be read at the meetings week of feb 3,2019 in canada.
anybody heard of this!!
just a heads-up!
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berrygerry
Prices have been going down in Vancouver - probably better to unload now then at the end of 2019.
https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/metro-vancouver-real-estate-market-february-2019
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Interesting post regarding validity of CSA claims in ARC
by berrygerry inone of the key submissions to the arc was a document wat.0021.001.0001, which is a spreadsheet summarising the 1006 case files subpoenaed from the wt's australian branch and is available on the arc website.
i had a detailed look at the data and discovered a few things that may be of interest:.
although the 1006 cases cover reports made in a 65 year period from 1950 to 2015, almost half of all cases (449) were first reported in the 10 years from 2000 to 2009 and 87% were first reported after 1990.. the two witness rule was a factor in preventing at least 125 cases from proceeding to a judicial committee.. there were 163 cases with 336 victims where the perpetrator was an elder or ms.. the total number of victims was 1,858.. from time to time on this forum i have read comments suggesting that false reports of child sexual abuse are quite common.
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berrygerry
One of the key submissions to the ARC was a document WAT.0021.001.0001, which is a spreadsheet summarising the 1006 case files subpoenaed from the WT's Australian branch and is available on the ARC website. I had a detailed look at the data and discovered a few things that may be of interest:
Although the 1006 cases cover reports made in a 65 year period from 1950 to 2015, almost half of all cases (449) were first reported in the 10 years from 2000 to 2009 and 87% were first reported after 1990.
The two witness rule was a factor in preventing at least 125 cases from proceeding to a judicial committee.
There were 163 cases with 336 victims where the perpetrator was an elder or MS.
The total number of victims was 1,858.
From time to time on this forum I have read comments suggesting that false reports of child sexual abuse are quite common. All of the evidence I have seen suggests that it is uncommon. The ARC case file data contains evidence that most of the reports were reliable. There was a confession in at least 579 cases. An additional 163 cases involved multiple accusers. An additional 70 cases had sufficient evidence for the accused to be disciplined by a JW JC. An additional 16 cases showed evidence of secular court action and conviction. That means that there were good grounds for believing the accusers in at least 828 cases. Many of the remaining cases were not acted on internally due to the two witness rule. It is sobering to contemplate.
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Discontinue unproductive bible study - jw broadcasting
by Gorbatchov inhttps://tv.jw.org/#en/mediaitems/latestvideos/pub-ism_2_video.
interesting video explaining how to end a bible study.. watch the kind of uber behaviour of the witnesses: make a choice or we leave.... so hard, so not christian.
no love for the person.. g..
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berrygerry
(Astute comment posted on another forum):
The BORG has claimed in the past that becoming a JW is not a requirement for bible studies, per here.
If I accept a Bible study, do I have to become one of Jehovah’s Witnesses?
No. Jehovah’s Witnesses love teaching people about the Bible, but we never force anyone to become a member of our religion. Rather, we respectfully present what the Bible says, recognizing that each person has the right to choose what he or she will believe.—1 Peter 3:15.
Meanwhile, in the newly published video, the bible study is told the study is being discontinued because he is not taking steps to be a Jehovah’s Witness.
Interesting to see this direct conflict and publicizing of a formerly unspoken, quiet rule.
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Printed vs Produced
by Rattigan350 inin the january 1, 2015 watchtower it says printing each issue 52,946,000 in 228 languages semimonthly.
in that 2016 #1 issue watchtower it says produced each issue 58,987,000 in 254 languages monthly.
what is the difference between printed and produced?.
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Naked JW;s - the saga continues
by Moster innaked and not alone.
https://www.msn.com/en-ca/sports/nfl/people-involved-in-naked-kidnapping-have-disorder-court/ar-bbreoq7?ocid=calheader.
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berrygerry
Everybody gets stupid once in a while. We really can't blame the GB for everything.
Sure.
From time to time, all of my neighbours get naked and kidnap others to save their souls.
(Major /s )
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Canada Congregation / Kingdom Hall post - and link to a prophet
by berrygerry inposted on another forum:.
c/o spoke about the israelites compliance when travelling in the wilderness.
each time the pillar of fire/smoke moved, the israelites had to pack up and move.
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berrygerry
Forgot to add this link from 14 years ago - Watch Tower followed these suggestions to a T -
https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/89569/apprentice-watchtower-version
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Canada Congregation / Kingdom Hall post - and link to a prophet
by berrygerry inposted on another forum:.
c/o spoke about the israelites compliance when travelling in the wilderness.
each time the pillar of fire/smoke moved, the israelites had to pack up and move.
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berrygerry
Posted on another forum:
C/O spoke about the Israelites compliance when travelling in the wilderness. Each time the pillar of fire/smoke moved, the Israelites had to pack up and move. He then mentions 20 congregations in Vancouver were dissolved and bro/sis being redistributed as boundaries change with new congregational set ups. He tells us that it’s onky reasonable for us to expect the same changes here. (We are in a major city, in another province.) My heart pounded when he said he didn’t have any ‘insider info’. He doesn’t know the reason for these changes. And this is when my blood boiled: He tells us that even though we don’t know why, and even if we are asked to do things that don’t make sense to us, we must comply!