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  Get an investigation at UN started?

  by CatholicGuy in

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  2. scandals

  do you think the un would begin an investigation if enough of us wrote them to ask for it?

  (letters would be better than email for this, i think.

  ) perhaps to the secretariat office or the ambassador from the country you reside in?

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  bluesapphire

  Dung, what new Watchtower article on shunning children? Must have missed it. Can you post it here?
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  Elder School Summation

  by messenger in

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  2. friends

  friday.

  well sad to say it was not revelations of sweeping reform or "new light" on caring for the flock.

  the first day was primarily rehash of old stuff.

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  Prisca: They're only doing the elderly and infirm thing so they could pump their hours up. They want to give people a free conscience to lie about their time. Just think I got the flu but I go out in service for 15 mins. Well then I turn in 1 hour. It goes on the report and my conscience is clear.

  No different than when the CO used to tell me to talk to my kids about Jehovah when I got home or call up an unbelieving family member so as to keep my time going - even though it was 20 minutes from the KH to my home those 20 minutes were counted just because I mentioned Jehovah when I got home.
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  Elder School Summation

  by messenger in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  friday.

  well sad to say it was not revelations of sweeping reform or "new light" on caring for the flock.

  the first day was primarily rehash of old stuff.

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  bluesapphire

  "So now the Publishers have to turn in their time to the
  "Book Study Overseer"? Is this a way to make people with
  no time stand out and feel self conscious? "Brother, I noticed
  you not turning anything in tonight"

  Same thought I had. Imagine if you lie and turn in 10 hours but you never went out in service with your book study group. The BS overseer would then say, "Hmmmm, so how exactly did you get all these hours?????" My husband would have had this happen to him every month because he always lied and counted 10 hours for every 1 LOL. And the Holy Spirit didn't know it either because he was appointed and commended for his service activity even though no one ever saw him out in service LOL.
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  Photo shock!

  by Marilyn in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  my kids recently met my older brother.

  they took photo's.

  i had forgotten that they'd seen him and i was thumbing thru my daughter's pictures and came across a picture of my brother with my daugher and one with my son.

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  bluesapphire

  I am so glad to have stumbled onto this post. My sister is really enjoying shunning me. I see the little smirk on her face. I don't doubt she got some coaching from an elder on how to "handle" me. She makes things so uncomfortable for the whole family. Not being in any room in which I am in. Saying hello and hugging and kissing everyone but skipping over me. It's almost easier not to see her for 20 years!

  Last night I gave her a hug and a kiss because she had the audacity to do it to my daughters. How dare she go and hug my daughters but shun me, their mother! It put a flame into my heart. And when I saw her smirk, I wanted to smack her face! But I didn't. Instead I told her I loved her and she is still my sister. You know what she did? She grabbed my arm hard and removed it from her. That's what she did.

  Then I thought about it: Why is she even there around my worldly family? You know why? Because she is a walking billboard. She is advertising her religion with her smile and trying to be so "Christ-like" (in her own mind). Well she is a PR nightmare for the Watchtower because I don't think anyone is breaking down the doors trying to join!

  But you know what, she's there to recruit future members from the fishing pond which is my family. So if my pain can prevent that from ever happening, then I deserve it for sucking her in with me to begin with. The thought of seeing my own nieces and nephews shunning their siblings one day. Or the thought of another family member like say my mom joining and having to shun me as well. And you know they don't disclose this little piece of Watchtower trivia before the big dunk. No, that's the fine print that they bank on nobody catching. Well this is what I am going to do ADVERTISE ADVERTISE ADVERTISE! Let the whole world know about this little fine print and save as many people as I can from having to deal with this torture.

  As you can see I am mad and sad right now. I cried all night. My heart broke. I think in my heart it's easier to kill the love for her than it is to deal with this pain. How dare she come to my family's gatherings and inflict her cult's rules on us! How dare she bring this ugliness there!

  I remember when I was still a dub. I could never shun anyone. I had to somehow make eye contact with them and smile. I always hated that doctrine. But here she is with a smirk on her face! It makes me sick. I will spend all my energy exposing this cult for what it is for the rest of my life until the Watchtower comes down! I already lost my sister. She's a gonner - completely! But when the Tower comes down - and I hope it does before I die - then I will find peace!
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  Need Info: A Religion that Lies Cannot be True

  by bluesapphire in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  does anyone remember where this line came from?

  which wt or awake!

  or pub?

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  bluesapphire

  She only has the CD rom since she lives in a small room rented from my dad. Besides, we are getting her by surprize. I will have to wait and see if anybody else might have a scanned copy. Otherwise, I will have to print out the words and the reference. That will do, but not as good as a scan.
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  Need Info: A Religion that Lies Cannot be True

  by bluesapphire in

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  does anyone remember where this line came from?

  which wt or awake!

  or pub?

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  bluesapphire

  SS: Can you scan this page for me? I don't have the bound volume. I need it for a meeting my brother is going to have with my sister. This is perfect!
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  Need Info: A Religion that Lies Cannot be True

  by bluesapphire in

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  2. bible

  does anyone remember where this line came from?

  which wt or awake!

  or pub?

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  bluesapphire

  THANK YOU!!!
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  Need Info: A Religion that Lies Cannot be True

  by bluesapphire in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  does anyone remember where this line came from?

  which wt or awake!

  or pub?

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  bluesapphire

  Does anyone remember where this line came from? Which WT or Awake! or pub? Or if you can scan it, that would be excellent. Need it for a meeting with my sister. Thank you.
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  Watchtower accuses UN of improprieties.

  by biblexaminer in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  mr. paul hoffel united nations -dept.

  of public information .

  in the watchtower bible and tract society's public position of october 22,2001 submitted for publication in the guardian in the united kingdom.

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  bluesapphire

  Hawk, what phone call are you talking about? Is it something you can tell the rest of us?
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  The Society does it AGAIN.

  by Yerusalyim in

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  2. friends

  the first seder of passover will be celebrated at sundown on wednesday, 27 march, 2002. the society will not celebrate the memorial until sundown, 28 march, 2002. once again they are a whole day off.

  yerusalyim.

  "vanity!

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  bluesapphire

  I like the popes outfits. And I like the pope. He's a nice guy.