my father died a couple of months ago.
he'd been ill for some time and had many health scares and heart troubles over the years but always managed to keep on going.
then one time he didn't.. i'm glad i got to know him again and spend some more time with him after so many years missed because of the wts but those years will always be lost forever.
Simon:
I surely feel for you my friend! I did not know my mother and father had died until 3 months AFTER they were already in the ground.
I had to find out from old newspaper clippings from the obituary section.
Thanks to my so-called loving JW pioneer sister and her Ministerial Servant husband. In their opinion I had no right to even be be at the funerals.
Atlantis!
i find it very strange that they never mentioned what changes were made in the updates, especially when it comes to the publications.
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mrssauk:
Almost makes a person feel as if they hope you won't notice any changes.
Atlantis!
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ttdtt:
With the technology of today and the control the Watchtower wants to maintain over their members, the Elders are under unbelievable pressure and stress. Is it any wonder the WT is having trouble in finding brothers who want to reach out and take the lead?
Screenshot, good info to keep on hand.
Some Elders I have emailed are more worried about being spied upon by the other Elders in their own congregations.
I think all of us remember the days when we walked on pins and needles.
Atlantis!
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AverageJoe1:
Good grief! Copy and paste from a Manual? Talk about lazy! I guess that saves them time from putting any real work in their replies to rank & file.
Thanks AJ1
Atlantis!
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neat blue dog:
The WT would certainly know who they sent that letter to.
Atlantis!
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neat blue dog:
That is a good point because even though there is a Watchtower letter-head, it would appear to be an answer to a question asked about beards.
Thank you!
Atlantis!
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neat blue dog:
You are so right! Look at all the stuff they went to in order to find, identify, and close down avoidjw. They sent court orders to Google to get them to comply and give the name, address, and telephone number of Jason.
They tried to get Jason to sign a form, that he would no longer be involved in posting Watchtower literature for a period of 6 years.
Jason told them to forget it, he wasn't signing anything.
The Watchtower thinks they are God, and think they have a right to control peoples lives at a snap of their fingers or an article in their WT magazine.
Watchtower motto=Obey or die!
Atlantis!
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Here is the BOE they sent out 3 days ago from 2017. Almost exactly one year ago.
https://we.tl/ODTwFYW6rn
Atlantis!
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ttdtt:
By the way - why does this letter look like its been cut apart and pasted to a WT letterhead?
Several Elders who are sending us letters are worried of (tracking codes) in the BOEs and are printing them out and then scanning them. This can make the ink quality weak at times. They believe by doing this a code would be deactivated.
Are you aware that the Watchtower is sending out BOEs from (last year) in order to find out the identity of those posting them?
An Elder and I received a BOE 3 days ago and the BOE was dated from 2017. A full year ago and we already have the BOE in collection.
If you look closely, you can see that some of the text in this BOE was originally in gray boxes. But when the Elder printed and scanned it, the gray box around the text gets weak.
Hope this helps some. Posting BOEs is not as easy as it used to be.
Atlantis!
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The Fall Guy:
Most welcome!
Atlantis!
