Unlike the sacked Bethelites and Special Pioneers who lost their funding, and don't even know where their next meal is coming from; Sanderson looks well fed. In fact he looks rather bloated, like he's gained a lot of weight since joining the GB.
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Sanderson Patronises Ex-Bethelites
by konceptual99 indon't normally waste time watching these but this one caught my eye as it was obvious what the subject matter would be about..... http://tv.jw.org/#en/video/vodprogramsevents/pub-jwbmw_201604_2_video.
mark sanderson: accept change with faith and confidence (heb.
basically sanderson is giving a pep talk to all those that have new assignments changed.
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I am a happy Man!!!
by Aprostate Exam ini am a happy man!
i texted my mother a couple of questions.
i asked if she thought that my children will die in armagedon even if they were good, and had a possitive outlook on life.
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Athanasius
My devout JW non-Latino mother never shunned me, even though a JC had determined that I'd DAd myself because I refused to meet with them. I also know of several other non-Latino JW families that didn't shun their DFd and DAd family members.
Perhaps it is becoming a "don't ask don't tell" policy among the rank and file and the local elders. After all many JW elders have DFd and DAd family members too.
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Another JW Literature Trolly Experience
by Athanasius inthis morning i stopped at dollar general to get a cheap container for waste paper.
it was 11:30 am and there were two jw literature trolleys parked near the store and manned by three jws, on old man in a rolling chair, a 30 something man, and 30 something woman.
as i walked by them i glanced at the their literature rack and proceeded into the store.. i was in the store for 20 minutes and made my purchase.
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Athanasius
This morning I stopped at Dollar General to get a cheap container for waste paper. It was 11:30 AM and there were two JW literature trolleys parked near the store and manned by three JWs, on old man in a rolling chair, a 30 something man, and 30 something woman. As I walked by them I glanced at the their literature rack and proceeded into the store.
I was in the store for 20 minutes and made my purchase. As I left the store to return to my car, I noticed that the female JW had departed. Apparently she clocked out early. Anyway I stopped by the trolleys and looked at the JW propaganda leaflets and brochures. To my surprise the younger JW man said: "Everything is free, take what you want." From what others on the forum have related, I didn't think the trolley JWs were suppose to talk to the public. Perhaps this guy was the exception.
I didn't have a lot of time and I wasn't interested in any of the publications that they had on display. But I did want to get a copy of their new Bible. So I asked: "Do you have any Bibles?"
Again he surprised me. He handed me a copy of the Revised NWT. It was still in the clear plastic wrap, which I accepted. I told him I preferred the New Revised Standard Version Bible, but I'd look over the JW Bible. Again he surprised me by saying: "I have the NRSV at home. It's a good translation."
Unfortunately I didn't have time to engage in any un-witnessing. So I thanked him for the Bible. But as I was leaving he gave me a leaflet titled: "You Are Invited to Study the Bible With JWS." I found it interesting that the leaflet said it was printed in Canada. But this experience took place in Santa Rosa, California, USA. Is Canada doing the bulk of JW printing now?
The Revised NWT was printed at Wallkill, New York, USA. However, the quality of this new Bible is inferior to the JW publications that I remember during my time in JWism. Of course I departed from JW land in 1984 so I guess things change.
Regarding the RNWT, the gray cover seems to be good quality for synthetic material. The Watchtower is too cheap to use quality leather. The paper also seems to be good. However, the binding is greatly inferior to that used in the older JW publications. Where in the past even JW teaching books had signatures, where the pages and backing were sewn. The pages of the RNWT are simply glued to the back. Actually this RNWT has the same binding that you would find in a trade paperback, which is not designed for the frequent use that a devout JW would put it through. So I can see the spine cracking and the pages falling out of these new Bibles after a year or two of frequent use. Perhaps that is the Watchtower's intent, so the devout JWs will have to replace their Bibles every few years.
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1958 Convention Program. 8 days from 9am till 9pm. Anyone attend?
by StopTheTears inhow in the world did they justify this torture?
imagine the children forced to sit in the summer heat at yankee stadium for 12 hours a day.
for 8 days.
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Athanasius
We drove from California to NY to attend the International convention in 1958. We camped out on the way there and back. That was the fun part as I was only 12 at the time. But sitting in the heat for 8 days hearing boring talks was in my opinion child abuse.
Also attended the 1963 8 day convention at the Rose Bowl. I was 17 at the time. But sitting for 12 hours in the heat for 8 days listening to boring talks was teenager abuse.
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Happy Resurrection Sunday
by Perry in.
wishing everyone a happy resurrection sunday.... from my family to yours!.
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Athanasius
Cofty your JW is showing.
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After leaving what did you Major in?
by Luther bertrand ini am curious if my observations are correct.
i noticed alot of exjws end up majoring in the social sciences.
i am also interested in what educational choices people have made either while fading or while completely out.
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Evaluating the problem of sexual abuse of children within the JW religion, why, how and for what reason
by Finkelstein inthis topic has come up many times before on this forum and others but i think its worthy to reevaluate where and how this problem exists from an analytical perspective within the jw religion.
it is obvious that the wts has been covering up situations of child sexual abuse with careless irresponsible apathy for decades toward both possible victims and potentially identified perpetrators of this socially repugnant crime.
following guidelines as written in the bible which were emulated and exploited as a self protecting guideline to protect the outward image of the organization overall in spite of known acknowledgement that pedophilia is a serious crime in most countries.
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Athanasius
You mention some interesting possibilities, Sabin, regarding the Watchtower's coverup of child abuse in their ranks. I agree that something is being missed. Perhaps JW child abuse is much more common within their congregations than with the general population.
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its the begining part two
by pepperheart inits the begining of the end for jws in exjw websites i have found all these branch headquaters have closed down.
ireland.
estonia.
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Athanasius
Probably not the beginning of the end for JWism. But at least the end of the beginning.
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Got my memorial invite yesterday...
by OneEyedJoe ini wasn't sure how this would be handled since the elders haven't harassed me as much as a lot of others have gotten, plus we live a ways outside of the territory so i figured there was a shot they'd leave me alone since it's inconvenient.
guess not.
two elders showed up unannounced toward the end of their recruiting shift.
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Athanasius
During the 16 years that I've lived at my present address, the JWs have been by just two times. A couple of years ago two JWs came by looking for deaf people. Last year we weren't home when they stopped by, but they left a tract.
So maybe this month they will come by with an invite.
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Fleecing the Flock
by Coded Logic inat the last assembly i attended in 2005 the cost was $11,000 per day in yuba city (just over two hours away from our circuit).
this always seemed a bit high for a facility that was built on donated land and whose construction loan had been paid off for 20 years.. i just looked up the cost to rent the redding civic center, which is just as nice if not nicer and a whole lot closer for our circuit, and it only costs $2,500 a day plus $250 for consumables (parking included).
if it would save the brother's and sister's $8,250 a day and they could have the assembly locally why wouldn't they do it?.
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Athanasius
Looks like a number of us on this forum attended CAs at the Yuba City AH. Originally our congregation was assigned to the Freemont AH, which was only an hour drive from home. But then in 75 or 76 we were transferred to YC AH, a 2 1/2 hr drive. So we had the additional expense of a motel room.
Can't say that I have any fond memories of the place. Though I do remember that a group of JW teenagers got bored during the talks and went outside and dismantled the watering system. That was a hot topic at our next elders meeting.