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  JW Records Request - United States

  by cappytan in

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  2. friends

  has anyone in the united states ever successfully gotten their publisher records from the society?

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  Sorry C Lynne, but Morpheus is right. You will be recognized. It will go like this...

  
  
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  Is visiting a grave a DFing offence in Japan?

  by wifibandit in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  in a post at the exjw sub-reddit a user, ursusaractus, posted a link to a site showing a secret ossuary/mausoleum built a few years after the chiba assembly hall was constructed.. http://buta.exjw2.org/noukotudo/noukotudo.htm.

  as to why this is of note, he said in part:.

  in japan, cremation is the norm for burials, and most either inter the ashes in a family plot (with many other deceased relatives) in a buddhist ceremony, or bring them home to be placed on the family buddhist altar.

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  In a post at the exjw sub-reddit a user, UrsusAractus, posted a link to a site showing a secret ossuary/mausoleum built a few years after the Chiba Assembly Hall was constructed.

  http://buta.exjw2.org/noukotudo/noukotudo.htm
  

  As to why this is of note, he said in part:

  In Japan, cremation is the norm for burials, and most either inter the ashes in a family plot (with many other deceased relatives) in a Buddhist ceremony, or bring them home to be placed on the family Buddhist altar. Witnesses, however, simply have the crematorium staff dispose of the ashes, as interring them requires a social obligation of visiting the grave, which is a disfellowshipping offense here (it's seen as ancestor worship).

  
  

  Does anyone know about this? I've never heard of this.
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  Did You Feel Bad For the JW Dishwasher-Cook Who Quit His Job (May JW Broadcasting)To Avoid Attending Later Meetings?  He Pioneered on Welfare or Unemployment!

  by RoyalFlushPhil in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  did you watch the story about the jw who was working as a burger boy at some diner and his boss wanted him to work on sunday during the time of his meeting?

  this faithful jw decided he could not attend a later meeting (6 pm sunday meeting) and soon quit his job(or got fired to attend his sunday meeting) so he could attend the sunday meeting he was assigned to.

  i think he was on welfare because this story states he won't work on sunday morning because that's when his meeting is!

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  It made me think of this:

  
  
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  JW Records Request - United States

  by cappytan in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  has anyone in the united states ever successfully gotten their publisher records from the society?

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  We get similar inquires from time to time over at the exjw subreddit, people wanting their "file".

  Lots of times it comes down to Where you live. Privacy laws and data retention laws vary.

  I have heard of People in Australia getting their files, most notably Paul Grundy of www.jwfacts.com fame. Similar stories from EU countries.

  In the US? Not much luck. Where I live in TX? Hell would freeze over first before you got to see your "file"!

  The only (hypothetical) situation I can see, would be to have an Elder who is aware and sympathetic "loose" your file. The Secretary of your congregation would have it locked up in a cabinet at the hall.

  You could always have a sneaky M.S. with the keys to the KH pick the lock to the file cabinet and grab it!

  Anyways... Welcome C Lynne! If there is any kind of question you have, Please Ask!

  
  
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  2015 April 28, BOE!--Orchestral Accompaniment!

  by Atlantis in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  2015 april 28, boe!..

  re: orchestral accompaniment for singing at congregation meetings.. .. click the green download button.. http://wwwb.fileflyer.com/view/mh6kxar.

  .. .. petra!.

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  Thank you!

  http://i.imgur.com/b84U4yk.jpg
  
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  Question: Are single sisters allowed to be missionaries in other countries?

  by Wild_Thing in

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  2. friends

  as far as i remember, only married couples were allowed to be missionaries.

  my jw sister recently told me that single sisters can be missionaries, too.

  this sounds too progressive for jws, so i just want to verify it.

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  Single Sisters are eligible to go to the School for Kingdom Evangelizers. They could theoretically get assigned as missionary's, but I've only heard of them getting "Special Pioneer" status.
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  Richard Ashe Court Deposition - " Let elders handle child abuse- don't talk about it "

  by flipper in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  as some of you know i was given pdf files of much of the conti and lopez child abuse court cases and asked from a friend to peruse through it and post some excerpts on the board here that may have been missed or not addressed in the pbs newshour report or the abc news nightline report.

  so after going through this richard ashe testimony i feel i found something quite interesting that exposes the real attitudes of the wt society leaders towards child abuse and the attitudes wt leaders put into it's appointed men's minds as well.

  the viewpoint that richard ashe displays is repeated in elders throughout thousands of jw congregations on this planet.

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  Richard Ashe is a Bethelite (former D.O.) and one of the Service departments "experts" (Person Most Qualified) on matters involving child sexual abuse.

  *** w05 7/1 p. 14 They Are Making Themselves Available ***

  Richard Ashe conducted interviews with Bethel family members who work closely with the school. Their comments gave insight into the support the Bethel family gives to help Gilead students to get the most out of their schooling.

  *** w04 6/15 p. 27 Gilead Graduates Go Forth as Zealous Harvest Workers! ***

  Following these experiences, Richard Ashe and John Gibbard conducted interviews with several longtime faithful servants of Jehovah, including traveling overseers who were receiving special training at the Watchtower Educational Center.
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  Anti-JW billboard going up in Texas

  by sunny23 in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  the first ever billboard has been crowd funded on reddit and will be going up.

  i'm curious to know if it will cause a spark in any jw's who already have questions or doubts and lead them to research into the child abuse cases and lead them to the thought that the wt and gb are not inspired or gods mouthpiece.

  at the very least it will provide people a topic of conversation and questions to the jw's who knock on their door: "so whats this whole sex abuse in kingdom halls thing about i saw on the billboard down the road?

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  I will be taking pictures on two different weekends. There are a few others who will be getting pictures as well.
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  Ties at the Kingdom Hall

  by CloseTheDoor in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  couple of weeks ago an elder took a young man aside and crawled all over him after the tms for wearing a "skinny" tie.

  it was one of those 2 inch wide ties.

  nothing bright or scandalous about.

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  So rebellious! Like these four:

  
  

  or These Hippies!

  
  
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  Richard Ashe Court Deposition - " Let elders handle child abuse- don't talk about it "

  by flipper in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  as some of you know i was given pdf files of much of the conti and lopez child abuse court cases and asked from a friend to peruse through it and post some excerpts on the board here that may have been missed or not addressed in the pbs newshour report or the abc news nightline report.

  so after going through this richard ashe testimony i feel i found something quite interesting that exposes the real attitudes of the wt society leaders towards child abuse and the attitudes wt leaders put into it's appointed men's minds as well.

  the viewpoint that richard ashe displays is repeated in elders throughout thousands of jw congregations on this planet.

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  Good point Terry!

  I would love to have the full video of his deposition. It is just the opposite of what they want the R&F to believe (see Lett's morning worship).

  Thank you for sharing this info flipper!