Posts by OrphanCrow

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Polish Publishers that became inactive in 2015 will be reported to Branch Office

by wifibandit in

per ohmyjw over at r/exjw:.

i assume that other countries also got this letter to boe dated 1st september 2015 about sending additional information along with s-10 form (annual cong.

report).

OrphanCrow

The WTS almost always reacts to 1.)money 2.) politics 3.) money 4.) law 5.) money.

I find it odd that the letter is specifically asking for names. I can see the weird and wacky notions that are connected to data collection - the WTS has always been obssessed with numbers. But, to ask for the names is rather creepy.

Could the WTs be trying to distance themselves from people that they don't want to be held accountable for? As in..."Oh, we don't have to pay compensation out for their actions...they aren't even a Jehovah's Witness. See? We have proof. That guy? He ain't one of us!"

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Largest amount of refugees since WW2 in Europe

by Powermetal4ever in

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so i had a discussion with my mother about this, and she claims that because of this that: "we are surely living in the last days right now" while i must admit myself that the situation seem chaotic, i don't want to believe that it is the last days.

so question is, how do i face an opinion like that?

OrphanCrow

Icelanders offer up homes to Syrian refugees

When the Icelandic government announced it would accept 50 refugees, its citizens rallied, using a Facebook event page to volunteer their homes and pressure the government to grant more refugees asylum.
On Sunday, award-winning author Bryndis Bjorgvinsdottir set up the page Syria is Calling. The group aims to present Iceland's welfare minister Eygló Harðardóttir a list of volunteers willing to house Syrian refugees.

More than 16,000 people had joined the page as of Thursday afternoon, though not all of them are Icelandic.
Icelandic volunteers, supporters from other countries and many who purport to be Syrians attempting to find their way to Iceland have all posted to the page. Bjorgvinsdottir has offered to pay for the flights of five Syrians and house them with a friend.
On Monday, Eyglo Arnarsdottir heard about the Facebook group on the news. She was unimpressed with the number of refugees the government said it would accept, so the next day she signed up to volunteer with the Red Cross.
"It's one of the biggest human crises we've seen in my lifetime at least," said the 35-year-old journalist in Reykjavik. She's waiting to hear from the Red Cross about how she can assist, though she says she could help teach them Icelandic and guide them around her city.
"I think it's an obligation all of us have to help in any way. With my effort, if I could help one person or one family, it would be worth it."

The Icelandic Red Cross has praised the Facebook group.
"It is without a doubt due to this support on social media that on Tuesday, almost 100 volunteers showed up at Red Cross headquarters to complete their registration as active volunteers, ready to provide assistance," the organization wrote on Facebook Tuesday.
Perhaps inspired by Icelandic efforts, a few Canadians have taken to the page to offer refugees a place to live.
"I will pay for flights for three. I can and will support them till they support themselves," wrote Michelle Blanchard, who added that she lives in Edmonton with rooms to spare.

full article at link...

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Polish Publishers that became inactive in 2015 will be reported to Branch Office

by wifibandit in

per ohmyjw over at r/exjw:.

i assume that other countries also got this letter to boe dated 1st september 2015 about sending additional information along with s-10 form (annual cong.

report).

OrphanCrow

Faye: interesting that it's Poland. They've been free to worship there only since The early 90's.

And Poland apparently has a child abuse scandal happening now, too:

https://www.reddit.com/r/exjw/comments/3iipt9/its_happening_a_big_news_story_in_one_of_the/

Maybe the WTS is being required to produce an accurate count of their members for legal purposes. The same thing seems to be happening in Ecuador.

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Guardians Of Doctrine (GOD) and the Governing Body

by punkofnice in

i don't know if gb member g jackson really meant the gb were 'god', with his 'guardians of doctrine' comment at the arc.

it's nice and conspiracy to think so, i suppose.

i honestly don't know.

OrphanCrow

millie: Did you happen to see a post by OrphanCrow somewhere on a thread that this phrase was first uttered by the Pope in a speech he gave just recently (2014)?

Yeah...methinks that Monica has been taking her "internship" position seriously. She slipped in her testimony on the stand at one point and said "we" will have to "look at that policy". I think she acts in a consultant capacity of some sort.

The WTS has obviously had the support of the Catholic Church - after all, the "mother" has had lots of practice in trying to defend their child abuse policies.

I showed a friend of mine (never a JW) these two photos and she is convinced that these two popes are clones!

Image result for Watchtower geoffrey jackson

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Emma art

by umbertoecho in

dark were my thoughts when i drew these after losing emma.....she was so beautiful...i thought i might say more with art than complaining......

OrphanCrow

How large are the originals, Umber?

I downloaded one of the images to get a better look, but I lost the detail.

I am struck by how your use of line conveys so much emotion - the downward lines pull your 'earthly' elements into the ground, and the heaviness grounds them...yet at the same time, the expansiveness of the air around the figures gives hope....

Beautiful images. Much appreciated. Art has the power to speak when words cannot be found.

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WE NEED MORE MONEY! (Letter sent to Mexico re: JW Broadcasting of May 2015).

by avaddohn94 in

i don't know if they're making similar arrangements in other parts of the world but below you will find the letter (and the translation attempt) they're sending to all the congregations in mexico and central america asking them to modify their september 21 and september 28 service meeting programs.. after watching jackson's gold apple watch and lett's pinky ring one can only assume they are a bunch of brazen, shameless and greedy bastards!.

the letter has already been uploaded at the spanish forum and you can find it if you click here or see the attached picture.. the translation "attempt" is as follows:.

august 1, 2015. to all congregations.

OrphanCrow

sir82: Sure there's lots of JWs there, but they typically don't have gobs of cash sitting around.

Yeah, that's why they are asking for "valubaubles"...just in case someone has a few pieces of old family heirlooms sittting around that they aren't gonna need in paradise.

"Honor Jehovah with your valuable things."

Humph, for some reason that verse brings to mind old illustrations in the WT literature that showed people laying jewels and babies on the false god altar.

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I almost gave up today except for a girl her tried to throw herself infront of two cars.............

by umbertoecho in

this may sound insane but i literally have blood on my hands as i have just come home from a counselling session that went wrong...i wanted to collate all that has happened and record it...hospital policy is against it.

i said "what am i alive for then if not to tell the truth" she tut tutted and i walked out sadly in despair.. when i got to the ground floor there was a young girl screaming her head off.

she was afraid, that is all she was...........afraid.

OrphanCrow

All of the above, Jules.

And try a little Van Morrison. Good for the soul...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BteIwbKU_iQ

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Hello

by Munster Abu in

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new here but looking forward to joining in some of the discussions with you all.. a small bit about me: i'm shane.

was raised as a jw in the uk by my mum (single parent family) from about 2 years of age.

got baptised at 15 for all the wrong reasons.

OrphanCrow

Hello Shane.

:)

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Old brainwashing/blood

by rebel8 in

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as you probably know, this is me and you can imagine that the old brainwashing sucks for me sometimes.

i don't believe anything wts says about medical care, i don't agree, and i have seen the proof they are wrong.

i've been out for a long time.

OrphanCrow

Rebel8: Dumbasses. Creeps. A big middle finger up for messing with my brain.

Me too.

I haven't 't been able to read the last round of posts about bloodless surgery. My stomach heaves every time I look at the title of the threads or run across an article. I can't read this latest round of noblood propaganda yet.

Dumbasses. Creeps. A big middle finger up for messing with my brain.

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Call For Papers - The European Observatory of Religion and Secularism

by OrphanCrow in

this may interest someone who has the background and maybe the resources to participate in some way.

there is time to submit a paper and maybe attend for all you scholars out there!

the jehovahs witnesses in scholarly perspective: what is new in the scientific study of jehovahs witnesses?.

OrphanCrow

My wheels are churning, Nonnie.

I wonder if I could submit a paper and not have to travel to present it...I am thinking "Iconography". It isn't much time to get something together. Hmmm....

And it is too far to crate and ship my paintings across the Big Pond. An exhibition could be fun.