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  Local congregation donation and expense report. Very telling

  by nowwhat? in

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  in july the congregation received $2300.00.

  only 40.00 for the worldwide work and zero for ramapo project!!!.

  if this is typical no wonder the org.

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  blondie

  Congregations seem to be obligated to the WTS for $8.50/month for each active publisher. How does that work?
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  Un-Witnessing

  by Slidin Fast in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  as you get older it seems, your medical needs slowly escalate and you find yourself more and more in front of medical professionals, at least that’s my experience.

  inevitably the question of blood arises.

  as a staunchly stuck in pimo, i relish the chance to educate these people about the reality of the hlc and it’s policing function for dubs.

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  blondie

  I only bring up the topic if the doctor does. I have removed all ID about being a jw, replaced HC POA, legally filed new with doctors, clinic and hospital with written verification they have it on file. I check every year to see if it is still in force. I have talked to surgeons over the years and many are aware of the WT policies about blood, just to make sure of their own legal responsibility and how to make sure it is legally filed. So many non-jws have little if any real contact with jws behind their "sweet" and deceptive talk. Many ex-jws had to educate the lawyers that were helping them with the abuse cases, providing copies of the elder manuals to start with and explaining the hidden meaning behind the scenes. Make sure your family knows too (some danger in doing that I understand).
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  Movies that used the term Jehovah Watchtower or Witnesses!

  by Witness 007 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  indiana jones 3...we had elders going to this movie.

  life of brian stoning people who say jehovah...so funny!

  even "supergirl" where someone knocks on the door of the secret hideout and the villain says "if that's those damn jehovahs witnesses again!

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  blondie

  https://www.theringer.com/movies/2019/8/15/20806032/sharks-ranked-47-meters-down-uncaged (at 3:34) Land Shark jw
  
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  Jesus prophesied Global ''heat waves''

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  https://www.jw.org/en/library/.

  keep on the watch!.

  record-breaking temperatures worldwide—what does the bible say?.

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  blondie

  Talk about reading into things. The WTS uses this technique all the time. But don't say anything even if the WTS is totally out of their mind making this connection.
  

  Are these the Last Days?

  Every global catastrophe, be it a war, earthquake, famine, epidemic or financial recession, has Jehovah's Witnesses besides themselves that Armageddon is about to occur. Watchtower leaders make use of the fear such events invoke, insisting they show we are at the end of the "last days." They have been making the same claim that Armageddon is upon us, not just for decades, but ever since the religion's inception in the 1870's.

  COVID-19 was no exception - Watchtower touted this as proof the end was upon us. However, the global response to Covid-19 resulted in a death rate that was significantly less than similar pandemics in the past. Rather than acknowledge this incredible medical achievement, Watchtower presented Covid-19 as proof pestilence is greater than ever before. To believe such shows tragic historical ignorance. Disease takes a lower toll on human life than any other time in history, proven by global life expectancy doubling over the last century.

  

  Next was the fear of inflation, with the lead article on jw.org in June 2022 being "Soaring Worldwide Inflation." Rising prices are claimed to be a sign of the Last Days, which is particularly egocentric, since even with inflation, people in the developed world have a higher standard of living than the poorest quarter of the global population and most people of any time in history.

  Are these the Last Days? compares information published by Watchtower with research regarding war, pestilence, earthquake and famine since 1914, with astounding findings. See also Does The Current Recession/War/Pandemic Prove Armageddon is Close?

  The WTS also said earthquakes have been increasing since 1914: What does this say: https://jwfacts.com/watchtower/earthquakes.php
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  2022-Wisdom From the Gospels!

  by Atlantis in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  2022--only three chapters.. wisdom from the gospels.

  click on "text" and you will get it in pdf.. .

  https://www.jw.org/en/library/books/wisdom-from-gospels/.

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  blondie

  I did a search and only came up with 7 cases. Did I search incorrectly.
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  2022-08-01-Credit-Debit-Cards--Amounts by Area!

  by Atlantis in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  2022-08-01-debit and credit cards.

  monthly donation amounts by area.

  https://www.filemail.com/d/lkaivtcpyrvgwlb .

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  blondie

  $8.25 per active publisher in the US, as I understand it. My husband was an accounts servant a few years ago and he says the amount was the same back then.
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  Mega Millions Jackpot…

  by Biahi in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  in the us, our mega millions lottery jackpot has reached over 1billion dollars!

  what would you do if you won?

  i think i’d run public service announcements on television, alerting people of the dangers of the wt cult, among other things.

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  blondie

  I would get a good attorney and financial adviser experienced in these situations. Change my phone number, move, so no one would start trying to hit me up for money.
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  I'm Back--Blondie

  by blondie in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  yes, i am posting again.

  i could not for awhile technologically and it is now fixed thanks to simon.

  thanks, simon!

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  blondie

  James Jack, I would be one voice in the wind. Elders are bullies and try to get the new elders on their same page. My husband was an elder and told me stories that would curl your hair, if have hair. I wouldn't have lasted long.
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  Employee "Preaching " to other employees.

  by Foolednomore in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i have hired a new employee, he is a good accountant.

  has never experienced jw's but i have three employees who are.

  one elder, two ms.. the new employee came to me an asked questions about jw's that the elder employee has been preaching to him.

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  blondie

  Many businesses have work rules stating that an employee cannot discuss religion or politics on work time. If someone complains to management, they can choose to counsel the offending employee, with stern warning it must be adhered to by all employees. Some jws are so full of themselves that they think these rules don't apply to them. If someone is being preached to on work time, they can take this route. I tried explaining to these "over zealous" jws the risk they were taking and putting their fellow employee in possible trouble. Are we surprised that the worst offenders can be elders and ms? The problem is when you work in a place where the management are jws and you are not.
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  Who really is the faithful and discreet slave?

  by Fisherman in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  “who really is the faithful and discreet slave whom his master appointed over his domestics, to give them their food at the proper time?” — math 24:45. according to jw, the faithful and discreet slave are the “anointed” men of the “governing body” of the jehovah’s witnesses religion..

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  blondie

  Do jws kiss the rings of the GB.