Topics Started by maksutov

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If they go bankrupt, so what?
by maksutov in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
it seems likely that the watchtower is worried about its finances, given the downsizing, property schemes, and money-grabs we have been seeing over the last few years.

perhaps they suffered badly from the financial crisis.

for sure, there will be more expenses to come from child abuse payouts.
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New Child Abuse Lawsuit
by maksutov in
1. watchtower
2. child-abuse
can't see this having been mentioned already - forgive me if i missed it and it is old news.. velicia alston brings lawsuit against watchtower (irwin zalkin representing):.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=8nmgrvlmvxo.
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Can disassociated ones get reinstated without proving repentance?
by maksutov in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
one of the jw high-ups questioned by the australian royal commission (i think it was o'brien) stated that those who had disassociated (as opposed to being disfellowshipped) do not have to undergo a lengthy reinstatement procedure of proving repentance over many months, but can simply ask to be reinstated immediately.

is this true?

has anyone heard of this ever happening?.
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Rodney Spinks' Performance
by maksutov in
1. watchtower
2. child-abuse
it seems like there has not been as much discussion here about the rc testimony on day 6 (4th august) as there has been about previous days.

i was quite surprised by rodney spinks' testimony, which was a marked contrast to the bungling and inarticulate testimony of the elders that appeared before him.

spinks seemed reasonably co-operative, and a lot more willing to concede points than anyone else has been.
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JW Reaction to Royal Commission Reports
by maksutov in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
has anybody confronted any jws with the royal commission reports on the news yet?

i showed my 8-year old daughter a newspaper headline about it, and when she told my jw wife that the jws in australia were in trouble for not reporting over 1,000 child abusers to police, her response was "oh, really?

well, i don't know what the rules are over there.
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Watchtower Society Recalls Demon-infested Literature
by maksutov in
1. social
2. humour
the international bible students association has issued an urgent product recall for the october 2015 public edition of the watchtower magazine in the uk.

several copies of the magazine were found to contain demons, having been infected after a worker at the british branch office attended a yoga class.

the worker has now been disfellowshipped, but the ibsa reports that contaminated magazines had already been shipped to congregations across the uk.branch office spokesman andrew morris ivx said: "this product recall affects the printed public edition of the october 2015 watchtower only.
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I've just been disfellowshipped!
by maksutov in
1. jw
2. experiences
apparently it was announced last night.

i was not informed (for 'legal reasons'), but they phoned my dad and told him.

i understand it is due to my apostate book.
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JWs through the eyes of an eight year old
by maksutov in
1. jw
2. experiences
my wife is a jw, and is teaching our eight year old daughter jw beliefs.

i am trying to teach her about evolution and critical thinking skills.

here is a conversation we had today (as best i can remember it):daughter: "why do bad things happen?
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What would it really be like to live forever?
by maksutov in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
of course jws have the 'perfection' rider and the ability of god to intervene at any time to skirt round the logical flaws, but here is an amusing look at what might really happen if we could live forever:.

http://ed.ted.com/lessons/if-superpowers-were-real-immortality-joy-lin.
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Reasons for Leaving
by maksutov in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i finally got my book finished.

it is available as a free ebook here: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/527252 i'm sure the contents are familiar territory to most people here, but hopefully it will be of some use to those who are either thinking about joining or thinking about leaving.