I'm must have missed this the first time around, newsheep. It convinces me again that I made the right decision to leave the WTS. I will use that link that scully provided to send a message to the family.
Posts by blondie
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24If you are reading this Courtney and Helene
by newsheep inplease please contact us by private messaging us.
we didn't know what to put this under so sorry in advance but this is why we are here.
courtney was a co serving in another country when his father was dying.
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Three Billboards of anti jw message
by zeb ini saw a mention of this.
in the us someone funded three billboards telling ttat it seems.. does anyone have a picture of these billboards please?.
thanks.
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blondie
FF, where did you get the image for your post. I know Zalkin is reputable and Barbara Anderson has worked with him on the WTS child sexual abuse. cases.
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November 2019 Watchtower - My highlights
by The Fall Guy in'the watchtower november 2019 study articles quoted below can be summed up as follows:.
the great tribulation is near, so become more entrenched in the cult by strengthening friendships with other jw's, by revealing your thoughts to them, by doing more for the org, and by refusing to listen to any upsetting reports about the org in the media or on the internet.. par.
19, page 7 - we must be determined to build and maintain strong relationships with our brothers and sisters now.
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blondie
BB, I think this is a so-called suggestion by the WTS, once only suggested to the elders by the COs or WTS directly. In the past, this technique was used by the WTS to pressure elders/BOEs. While individual tithing may not be the case yet, evidently it is possible to unofficially let BOEs know what their "fair" share should be. Now that the WTS has more access to the congregation banks accounts, could the WTS just take the amount out of the account? Perhaps in some future 1984 situation?
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Funerals
by Theonlyoneleft inso i have a question about a not so spoken subject.
so if you feel inappropriate please feel free to ignore me!
has anyone given a thought about what they would like for their funeral one day?.
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blondie
I have put my wishes for my funeral or lack thereof in my will. The only person who matters is my husband who I have told what I want. I know he can do whatever he wants, but he agrees with me as well. I just don't want him to waste money on burying a corpse. If I should be alive in some other realm (haha), he doesn't have to worry either.
But---what if you don't die but are in a coma or unable to communicate your healthcare wishes, and your closest loved one has no idea what your end of life wishes are and that puts unneeded stress on them? Then be sure you have a HC-POA in place naming them as your advocate and make sure they know that and give them a copy and discuss it with them.
I want a cremation, no one there but my husband and anyone he wants there as support. Then have a party and spread my ashes in my favorite spot.
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A Must Read Update on WBTS and Darkspilver from reddit
by ZindagiNaMilegiDobaara inmany of us know that watch tower (yes, two words in this case) has issued a subpoena to reddit to try to gain darkspilver's identity due to accusations of copyright infringement:.
tl;dr: on april 9, watch tower filed a response to the eff's motion to quash (filed march 26) regarding the subpoena submitted to reddit in an attempt to find /u/darkspilver's identity.. the wt response is publicly available here as a pdf, from the site court listener.. a number of other documents relating to the case are available on the same site, here.. and the eff's motion to quash is available on the eff's website here.. details: as i'm sure many of us know, watch tower (yes, two words in this case) has issued a subpoena to reddit to try to gain /u/darkspilver's identity due to accusations of copyright infringement.
specifically, watch tower is claiming copyright infringement for two things: first, darkspilver posted the back page of the november 2018 watchtower which was an article entitled "what gift can we give to jehovah?” which explained how to donate.
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Patterson renovation—new donation boxes
by careful inover at reddit a post has appeared stating that a letter was read at this week's clam meeting announcing renovation work at the patterson compound, er, site:.
https://www.reddit.com/r/exjw/comments/cmz8t5/announcement_patterson_is_being_renovated_extra/.
does it strike anyone as odd that at a time of pretty extreme belt-tightening the gb is undertaking another costly building project?
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blondie
smiddy3, I love ABBA and that song. Yes, money is the WTS' true god.
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Patterson renovation—new donation boxes
by careful inover at reddit a post has appeared stating that a letter was read at this week's clam meeting announcing renovation work at the patterson compound, er, site:.
https://www.reddit.com/r/exjw/comments/cmz8t5/announcement_patterson_is_being_renovated_extra/.
does it strike anyone as odd that at a time of pretty extreme belt-tightening the gb is undertaking another costly building project?
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blondie
ToesUp, I imagine they are fixing it up to sell, too. Too far away from Warwick and Wallkill. I wonder if Wallkill will be next?
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STOLEN CHILDHOODS--CALVARY GOSPEL CHURCH (PENTECOSTAL)
by blondie inhere is a comprehensive article about the policies of this church over the last 30 years regarding child sexual abuse in its midst.
it is so eerily like that of the wts, i thought i should share it.
the article deals with the experiences of 3 women who have come forward, what the reporting laws are like in wisconsin, and how the pattern of handling abuse is widespread throughout religion and non-secular organizations (boy scouts recent news article).
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blondie
Here is a comprehensive article about the policies of this church over the last 30 years regarding child sexual abuse in its midst. It is so eerily like that of the WTS, I thought I should share it. The article deals with the experiences of 3 women who have come forward, what the reporting laws are like in Wisconsin, and how the pattern of handling abuse is widespread throughout religion and non-secular organizations (Boy Scouts recent news article). I could not read too much but it mirrors my own experience with the WTS.
https://madison.com/ct/news/local/govt-and-politics/stolen-childhoods-women-allege-they-were-sexually-abused-as-kids/article_22c01351-890d-5bac-8790-d701b1f31c3a.html
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"Gem from the November 2019 WT. Reject apostate material because JWs trust in "their brothers."
by Daniel1555 indear friends.
i didn't post for a while, but i still enjoy the great jwn community.. just wanted to share a "gem" from the november 2019 study watchtower.. paragraph 8 from the article "are you maintaining your large shield of faith?".
satan, “the father of the lie,” uses those under his control to spread lies about jehovah and about our brothers and sisters.
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blondie
Yes, min, that is right:
Everything written was right from the publications
As I have said from the beginning on JWN, the best way to educate others about the WTS is to:
Hang the WTS with their own words
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Have you watched the Smallfoot movie?
by Theonlyoneleft inso relatable to jw’s.. a funny children’s movie that has a song called “perfection”.. one part goes like this “ if there's a question, causing you to go astray, just stuff it down inside until it goes away”.. poignant song.
check it here:.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=d08rlbruoco.
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blondie
And hey, hey, it's another day
Like every other
And I don't wanna change a thing
Not one little thing, I mean, because
I do what the stones say
And I'm doin' okay
What could be better than this?
It is what it it is, it is perfectionLook at everybody do their part
And they do it with a happy heart
And it gives them all a sense of greater purpose
Well, that's the way that I wanna be
I wanna make them all proud of me
Just be a steady yeti and deserve this
(Do you seriously believe mammoths are holding us up?)
(Mhmm)
(What's holding up the mammoths?)
(Uh, hello? It's just mammoths, all the way down.
Don't listen to them,
they're questioning the stones, and we don't do that, okay?)
If there's a question, causing you to go astray
Just stuff it down inside until it goes away
Got it? Good!