Posts by Balaamsass2

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JWs Tortured in Russia

by blondie in

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https://www.upi.com/top_news/world-news/2024/06/16/russia-tortures-jehovahs-witness/3971718239875/ .

russia is amping up to severe torture for jws.

i don't think this is appropriate behaviour for anyone..

I hope the JWs in Russia are not being victimized like the JWs in Malawi in the 60s. Watchtower exposed them to extreme persecution for publicity, while they made easy outs for the larger number of JWs in Mexico for the same issue.

EX Governing Body Member Ray Franz covered the issue in his book "Crisis of Conscience".

Russian courts are opaque.

It seemed strange to me how many cases occurred during the Covid lockdown. Were Rusian JWs instructed differently than JWs in the West? Where were they expected to meet in person? Go door to door physically...while western JWs were given a pass? So many unanswered questions for me.

Of course, I will never get a straight answer from Watchtower. I feel for the Russian JWs...abused by a cult and abused by the state. :(

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JWN staying at the top of Google Search

by blondie in

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i noticed awhile ago jw.org was first; now jwn is back being first.

what determines that?.

Balaamsass2

I usually do a Google NEWS search for "Jehovah" every week. It bugs me that JW org Press releases rank as high or higher than bonafide newspaper stories. Watchtower must have quite the SEO budget to rank "ads" higher than real news 5 days a week. argh!!##!!

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Kingdom hall cleaning

by Farmer Jim1 in

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what are your memories of hall cleaning?.

i actually enjoyed it on the whole, my dad as the elder always tried to keep it to under one hour but in my later years in a hard-line congregation it was a chore.

the po's wife had a printed list and we had to complete it all before left (or got disapproving looks if we left after an hour).. as well as vacuuming the whole building the lost said you had to dismantle the vacuum and clean and polish all the internal elements.

Balaamsass2

We did our hall cleaning after the midweek meeting. Everyone wanted to go home, so we gott-er done pronto!!!

Once a month we did the deep cleaning and outside chores. 1 pm on Sat. Got it done in an hour.

No "special" memories.

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Not only the ORG who perverts Scriptures!

by BoogerMan in

john 14:6 - "jesus said to him, “i am the way, the truth, and the life.

no one comes to the father except through me.".

certain christian denominations lie & contradict jesus' crystal clear statement, by promoting the following dogma:.

Balaamsass2

All religion is a snare and a racket. :)

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2x2 Secret Christian Religion & Child Sexual Abuse So Similar To J.W.'s

by IWant2Leave in

is investigating this group because the allegations are so pervasive!

jehovah's witnesses are being investigated in states such as illinois & pennsylvania.

i think that a federal investigation will come about soon.. there is so much negative news about the witnesses now that can't be hidden.

Balaamsass2

Sounds a little like ex-Circuit Overseer and former Governing Body member Ted Jaracz (sp).

Rather than simply moving Ted around as this group did, Watchtower promoted Ted to the Governing Body. They did the same for E. Chitty.

With the state of Pennsylvania going after Watcthtower's child rapists criminally rather than just civilly perhaps the FBI will take the ball over state lines to include the Governing Body.???

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Article: New Law Gives Louisiana Child Sex Abuse Victims More Time To Seek Justice

by AndersonsInfo in

a new child sexual abuse law was signed by the governor of louisiana on june 14, 2021. the new law eradicates the deadline for sex abuse victims to seek damages and establishes a three-year window where all unresolved claims, no matter how long ago they were made, can also be pursued.

this new law will take effect on august 1. the articles below appeared in new orleans on june 15th and 23rd, 2021.

https://www.abuselawsuit.com/news/louisiana-legislature-passes-bill-for-child-sex-abuse-survivors/#:~:text=on%20june%2010%2c%202021%2c%20louisiana,for%20older%20cases%20of%20abuse.

Balaamsass2

Good news. :)

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Are the halls of the Kingdom filling up, are they the same as before the pandemic or are they emptying?

by LaFrancia in

i open a new topic, to find out how it's going in your area.

from what i see as a southern european in my constituency the situation is patchy.. the congregation where i am now has 30% old people on zoom but also young couples with almost all their cameras off.

no increase but a slight decrease in the total number of publishers.. circuit assemblies: before covid you couldn't find a free seat if you arrived 10 minutes before the start.

Balaamsass2

As the JW "religion/cult" becomes more online and cloud-based, I see physical attendance continuing to fall. I doubt the GB cares too much as long as automatic donations keep rolling along. Kind of like club and gym memberships as long as the credit card charge clears....they will never call.

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Are the halls of the Kingdom filling up, are they the same as before the pandemic or are they emptying?

by LaFrancia in

i open a new topic, to find out how it's going in your area.

from what i see as a southern european in my constituency the situation is patchy.. the congregation where i am now has 30% old people on zoom but also young couples with almost all their cameras off.

no increase but a slight decrease in the total number of publishers.. circuit assemblies: before covid you couldn't find a free seat if you arrived 10 minutes before the start.

Balaamsass2

No idea about local physical attendance (I enjoy sleeping in on Sundays now too much to check parking lots. lol)

I have POMO and PIMO friends that tell me their US West Coast KH attendance seems down by about 30% for most meetings.

Interestingly one single POMO friend finds 90% of seemingly PIMI single JW sisters he meets on JW online dating sites have ZERO issues dating him even though he is upfront telling

them he is POMO and thinks the governing Body is full of s#!#t !!! lol.

He has been outspoken with elders about his new "woke" views,...and so far, almost a dozen elders have agreed with him. Not one JC meeting so far!

Could the big change be more PIMO JWs who stick around for fellowship and a tribe? Fewer "true believers" ? Will JWs become more like rank-and-file Catholics..or the Elks Club or Moose Club? lol. :)

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How do you find reddit

by joe134cd in

just curious but how do the people off this forum find reddit.

for myself i find reddit to be sadly lacking in the jw world.

i just don't find the depth there e.g one sentence replies, trying to be funny.

Balaamsass2

Interesting old thread. I was just talking to 3rd gen about Reddit today.

One of us was looking at the ex-jw threads and used a personal email and today I received gobs of spam emails from the site.

One thing to consider about the moderation on Reddit....is that the new wife of a Reddit founder...is a newly reactivated JW.

It would seem a simple matter to access email addresses for Watchtower.

Food for thought......

The Wife?

Alexis Kerry Ohanian is an American internet entrepreneur and investor. He is best known as the co-founder and former executive chairman of the social media site Reddit along with Steve Huffman and Aaron Swartz. Wikipedia

Born: 1983 (age 41 years), Brooklyn, New York, NY

Spouse: Serena Williams (m. 2017)

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Where is Tony?

by Athanasius in

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on february 22, 2023, anthony morris iii was officially removed from the governing body of jehovah's witnesses.

a few months later it was revealed that the watchtower bought him a house in lumberton, north carolina.. however, and correct me if i am wrong, since leaving the gb nobody has reported seeing tony attending jw meetings or participating in field service.

in fact nobody has reported seeing him anywhere, not even at a local liquor store.

Balaamsass2

The fact that his beloved Caddy is parked out front tells me he flew offshore or out of the region to stay/sponge.