If I had to guess where the money has gone, it'd be this:
Some other non-JW entity controls the finances and are cashing in their chips. ( likely the same one that runs other US cults. Mormons, Scientology, etc )
Whether or not the GB and other high ups even have a clue is yet to be seen.
I suspect the FBI and IRS are very hot on this trail.
The GB and helpers will be left holding the bag, except it will be empty.
Huh, they put their trust in riches... Who knew?
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73The con is completed - comments from the US branch's LDC chief
by sir82 inrecently attended a special assembly day.. guest speaker was thomas chicky, a member of the us branch committee and the head of the us ldc (which has replaced the rbcs).. the last talk of the day is scheduled for an hour.
it was the usual boring mumbo-jumbo.
he appeared to have blasted through his hour-long outline in just about 45 minutes, so he "treated" us to informal comments on recent developments.. he commented on the new wt complex in fishkill ny.. then he dropped the bomb (well, to anyone with ears and at least 2 functioning synapses).. the following is not a word for quote, but presents the gist of his comments:.
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Mom died, How and When I found out
by 3rdgen inhi friends,.
it's been awhile since i've been talkative.
thought i'd give you an account of my latest family dysfunction.. a brief backstory is that i am an only child whose parents were born in jw's.
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This is very sad and further shows that WT is destructive and without any natural affection.
Be glad you escaped.
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So, Anglo-American-Russian world power?
by schnell inwasn't russia strongly hinted recently to be the king of the north once again, as it tried to shut down the wtbts there?
and isn't the king of the north said to lead a coalition of nations against babylon the great?
so why is the king of the north allying itself with one half of the king of the south, the anglo-american world power?
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kairos
What's about after the UN get's the boot?
Ooops.
It's in the abyss-it's out-it's back in again... Who knew?
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Which Governing body member will die next?? Will things change?
by Witness 007 ini will review this post when it happens so.....prophecy time!
who will guess correct!
my $50 is on theodore jarc born in 1925?
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Ever hear the term: the launching pad?
When a member of the anointed dies at JW HQ.
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5 Ways to Improve Your Online Security
by Simon inlet's face it, we're all connected now.
we take it for granted that we access our bank accounts from our laptops or phones.
it's so convenient.
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i do no online banking.
very secure method
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Are witnesses even trying anymore?
by megaboy inhavent had an encounter with a witness in a while, almost 10 years, though at this point i could run circles around them in the scriptures, this encounter was very strange.
was eating with my son at a coffee shop, guy comes up using it as an opening.
i'm use to this because people find my son beautiful so i was open to him.
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kairos
they know they are wrong.
talking to you would confirm that.
they hope to be right someday.
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Anyone else watching the Leah Remini series "Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath" on A&E?
by NikL inmy wife and i started to watch this last night and have covered only 2 episodes so far but it is really interesting.. there are so many similarities between scientology and wt.
not in beliefs of course but in their shunning, of their version of apostates etc.. it was amusing for me to see my active jw wife watch and get all indignant.
at one point a statement was made that a religion "shouldn't separate families" and she muttered to herself "absolutely not".. i am kind of hoping that jws will watch and see what is being carried on by a high control cult and eventually recognize it in their own lives.
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Is there an online resource for those of us without TV?
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Another "pull the football away just before you can kick it" comment made by Circuit Assembly's special guest, Thomas Chicky
by sir82 ini started a thread on this guy's comments about building kingdom halls here.. the guy also said this (again, not a word for word quote, but the gist of his comments):.
"the primary hope of salvation is the resurrection.
jehovah does not promise anyone that he will survive armageddon.
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Many, after decades of being told Armageddon was soon and the preaching work was so important will fall back on the old favorite:
Where else would we go?
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The painful, yet truthful answer is so simple.
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Another "pull the football away just before you can kick it" comment made by Circuit Assembly's special guest, Thomas Chicky
by sir82 ini started a thread on this guy's comments about building kingdom halls here.. the guy also said this (again, not a word for word quote, but the gist of his comments):.
"the primary hope of salvation is the resurrection.
jehovah does not promise anyone that he will survive armageddon.
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kairos
So what one does or how one chooses to live doesn't really matter then does it?
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For those keeping score at home:
WT- $$$
You- dead.
thanks for playing...
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Song Book changes and new light?
by kairos ini was just thinking, did new song books precede periods of jw doctrinal changes?.
the latest songbook ( 2009 ) came out just before the maniacal rebranding of watchtower into jw.'org..
what about previous generations?
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I believe the music is more important than we can imagine.
People like singing and hearing music.I you take that from them, not only will they be upset, but I believe that the relearning the songs leaves them confused and subdued for fear of singing in error in front of everyone.
This sets the stage for doctrinal change. What's one more little 'adjustment', right? Unfamiliar songs leave one discouraged and deflated, as their confidence and self esteem are lessened.
By the time you figure it out, in my case, many years have passed.
Think about this: If god is leading this, why does the music suck?
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Part of my awakening was because of all of the CHANGE.
If we have the truth, why change it?Then there is the dumbing down of all the other things.
The content of the literature is pathetic.It's embarrassing to review older WT mags and books and think that we thought this was not only scholarly work, but spirit directed. Yikes!