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  Informing of judicial decisions - how is it accomplished in 2018?

  by gone for good in

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  how do jws (rank and file) know when to commence shunning the victim of an internal judicial proceeding ?

  what direction does the elders manual give to start the congregations participation in shunning?

  when did you most recently see this process initiated in a hall you attend?.

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  Could anyone substantiate that is actual written organizational protocol supplied to elders from HQ?

  Of course. Below a pic of the relevant page from the ks10 (txt book for elders) published by the org and issued to congregation elders only.

  
  
  
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  Mexican drug lord El Chapo personally killed 4 Witnesses in the 80's

  by Richard_I in

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  us prosecutors are reportedly considering charging 'el chapo' guzman with the killings of 6 us citizens and a dea agent.

  "the first killings came on december 2, 1984, when four jehovah's witness missionaries, two men and two women, knocked on the door of a drug lord.

  godoy, who was then also working as a body guard for ernesto fonseca, another guadalajara kingpin, said the missionaries were tortured and the women raped.

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  Terrible terrible story. What the hell were they thinking. In the eary to mid 80’s he was already a kingpin. Nobody should have been stupid enough to knock on his door.
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  Lost in Space -Netflix- No spoilers.

  by smiddy3 in

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  i have just finished watching the first series 10 episodes and at first i was just a little bit curious and not to sure about it however it certainly grew on me .. it deviates from the old tv series and has a slightly more darker side to it as well as being a bit more modern with life situations judy being coloured and adopted ,and john and maureen a couple with issues and the robot is just out of this world .lets not forget dr.smith as a female and more sinister than her counterpart of the tv series.. i would rate it 8.5 out of 10 .

  and look forward to the next series and hope that their is one because i definitely think it has a future .. anybody else seen it ?

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  Judy wasnt adopted. She was maureens first child, john is her step dad. It plays into their relationship.... that said, it also grew on me. My problem with it was that initially they tried to cram too much into every episode. As it went on they slowed down a bit and developed more without rushing. It wasnt perfect as a series but i will watch season two
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  Highlights from Leaked Bethel Videos - part 6, Brooklyn tunnels

  by neat blue dog in

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  here's some pictures of the tunnels that used to connect the various bethel buildings after they stopped being used, as well as a diagram.. .

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  Goddamn my heart skipped a beat. So many memories came flooding back at seeing those. I appreciate seeing them and sorry at the same time.
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  Bethelite statistics

  by john.prestor in

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  hey guys, i'm working on a paper about exploitation amongst jehovah's witnesses ( i'm also preparing a book about jehovah's witnesses and interaction ritual theory, and another paper about jehovah's witnesses and discrimination against women).

  i'm trying to calculate as exact figures as i can concerning how much bethelites are paid.

  does anyone know the monthly stipend as of now?

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  Lol well good effort on your part making the call. The proper nomenclature used to be something like a “monthly stipend” or some such thing. Make the call again in a few days and try that, see what theu say. They are paranoid about answering the question and being caught in legal trouble. Also keep in mind the little jw flunky answering the switchboard isnt really trained and dedicated to be answering phones, it used to be a job rotated among older residents who were trusted to be polite. At night it was just the desk guy who let people in and out.
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  Wealth, Poverty, and Morality

  by SecondRateMind in

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  i am interested in the approach this forum takes to money.

  apart from sex, (which i am quite relaxed about) it seems to me that wealth is the surest divider between those who are moral, and those who are not.. it seems jesus thought so, also.

  luke 16:19-31 kjv describes well enough his dusty attitude to the rich who do not succour the poor.. and this world has many poor: so many, it might seem that we can do nothing about it, and twist his words; 'the poor ye shall have always with you, but me, ye shall not have always.

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  Lol and now the troll runs away. Cant say im sorry.
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  Wealth, Poverty, and Morality

  by SecondRateMind in

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  i am interested in the approach this forum takes to money.

  apart from sex, (which i am quite relaxed about) it seems to me that wealth is the surest divider between those who are moral, and those who are not.. it seems jesus thought so, also.

  luke 16:19-31 kjv describes well enough his dusty attitude to the rich who do not succour the poor.. and this world has many poor: so many, it might seem that we can do nothing about it, and twist his words; 'the poor ye shall have always with you, but me, ye shall not have always.

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  I think helping the poor is everyone's responsibility just as it would be if you knew them personally. Would you let kids with pot bellies and stick limbs starve if they lived in your street? It doesn't make any difference that we don't know them.

  heres the difference: if i help poor kids on my street i have great lattitude on what gets done. Maybe i cook a few meals. Maybe i buy needed groceries or offer transportation to a doctor etc etc... its real, practical help based on what that individual or individuals need. You are talking donations to charities in other countries rife with fraud and waste. Independent reports on those organization show pennies on the dollar are used for the people they claim to be intended for... its pointless and useless. Its also indicative of “feel good” politics. Without fixing the fundamental problems of the countries themselves nothing will ever change.
  
  
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  Wealth, Poverty, and Morality

  by SecondRateMind in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i am interested in the approach this forum takes to money.

  apart from sex, (which i am quite relaxed about) it seems to me that wealth is the surest divider between those who are moral, and those who are not.. it seems jesus thought so, also.

  luke 16:19-31 kjv describes well enough his dusty attitude to the rich who do not succour the poor.. and this world has many poor: so many, it might seem that we can do nothing about it, and twist his words; 'the poor ye shall have always with you, but me, ye shall not have always.

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  So venezuela is doubling minimum wage 😂😂😂😂 leftist ideas working so so well

  https://mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSKBN1I11V9
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  Wealth, Poverty, and Morality

  by SecondRateMind in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i am interested in the approach this forum takes to money.

  apart from sex, (which i am quite relaxed about) it seems to me that wealth is the surest divider between those who are moral, and those who are not.. it seems jesus thought so, also.

  luke 16:19-31 kjv describes well enough his dusty attitude to the rich who do not succour the poor.. and this world has many poor: so many, it might seem that we can do nothing about it, and twist his words; 'the poor ye shall have always with you, but me, ye shall not have always.

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  Get used to the idea, _Morpheus,

  😂😂😂😂 false. I will not, i need not, accept your ridiculous notion.

  that all your wealth, however derived, is down to God's providence far more than it is due to your own virtue.

  Correct. Virtue had nothing to do with it. It was work and perseverance on my part. Neither you nor your petty desert god had a hand in it.

  And it is given to us to steward wisely on His behalf, not fritter on consumer indulgence

  amazing to me that the so called god of heaven of and earth needs me to be a steward for him. Trust me he could do better. If he were real.

  I do hope you enjoy being broke waiting on god to give you someone elses hard earned gain.
  
  
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  Wealth, Poverty, and Morality

  by SecondRateMind in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i am interested in the approach this forum takes to money.

  apart from sex, (which i am quite relaxed about) it seems to me that wealth is the surest divider between those who are moral, and those who are not.. it seems jesus thought so, also.

  luke 16:19-31 kjv describes well enough his dusty attitude to the rich who do not succour the poor.. and this world has many poor: so many, it might seem that we can do nothing about it, and twist his words; 'the poor ye shall have always with you, but me, ye shall not have always.

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  Lol what a douce . Someone who works, plans and sacrifices to have the finical means to live a good life gets punished in the afterlife?

  screw you and your “god”. And be advised your idea of “best wishes” are not welcomed by me.