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  Governing Body Member Gerrit Loesch Must Eventually Take The Witness Stand In Child Molestation Lawsuits

  by frankiespeakin in

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  with many more cases in the offing the zalkin lawfirm will press the issue again and again and force gerrit loesch to testify.

  what say you?.

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  * I think it was "theocratic warfare" he had heard of but didn't know what it meant, thereby neatly walking into the trap.
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  Should doctors tell JW patients that there is disagreement about Watchtower's blood policy.

  by Lee Elder in

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  2. medical

  this has been a controversial issue among doctors and medical ethicists.

  i think it basically comes down to the fact that physicians have a responsibility to establish the presence of informed consent.

  is it really possible for a person to give informed consent if they are not accurately informed?.

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  It's not a question of belief. It's a question of what is the most reasonable, natural and simplest understanding of all the scriptures within their context.

  Cofty made his argument and you failed to overturn it. So please don't rewrite history on another thread.
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  Should doctors tell JW patients that there is disagreement about Watchtower's blood policy.

  by Lee Elder in

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  2. medical

  this has been a controversial issue among doctors and medical ethicists.

  i think it basically comes down to the fact that physicians have a responsibility to establish the presence of informed consent.

  is it really possible for a person to give informed consent if they are not accurately informed?.

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  besty

  Your post that you refer to above and your premise was debunked
  

  no it wasn't - what actually happened was you got your ass handed to you.
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  Ever wondered which country in the JW Annual Report is most likely to reflect overall decline/progress of the WTS?

  by besty in

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  2. beliefs

  a bit of spreadsheet fun - trying to ascertain which country is the bellwether for the wts.. my methodology was as follows:.

  take the individual ar's from 2010 - 2016 and calculate an accurate (.00) ave pub increase/decrease for each country.

  sort the countries into descending order by this value with the grand total row included in the mix.. assign the countries 5 places above and 5 places below the grand total 1 point.

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  also this is just based on 2015 - would be better if all available years could be modelled to show trends over time
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  Money Grab started in India

  by cognitivedizzy in

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  i don't know how the fellow who made the resolution from stage to send 80% of the congregation funds to the indian branch as an outright donation made it with a straight face.

  and all the sheeples nodded like they understood the shit he were spewing.

  i'm so mad at this cult .

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  @theoldhippie link please, for your assertion.
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  Anthony Morris Says The Governing Body Is Not Dogmatic, But Simply Must Be Obeyed If You Want Jehovah's Blessing

  by Brokeback Watchtower in

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  warning lots of compartmentalization going on, with huge leaps in logic and a whole lot of just beleive me because i say so.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhyfm-zikbq.

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  is it transcripted anywhere?
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  ultimatum stop the practice of shunning or lose your charity status.

  by joe134cd in

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  2. beliefs

  just curious what would wt do if a government said reform your policy on shunning or you will lose your charity status.

  we will also be monitoring your reforms and there will be consequences if not brought up to our standards.

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  It will be interesting to see if the ARC push for female representation in judicial matters involving allegations of child sexual abuse, and the Watchtower reaction to that.
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  Ever wondered which country in the JW Annual Report is most likely to reflect overall decline/progress of the WTS?

  by besty in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  a bit of spreadsheet fun - trying to ascertain which country is the bellwether for the wts.. my methodology was as follows:.

  take the individual ar's from 2010 - 2016 and calculate an accurate (.00) ave pub increase/decrease for each country.

  sort the countries into descending order by this value with the grand total row included in the mix.. assign the countries 5 places above and 5 places below the grand total 1 point.

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  I think different countries are on different trajectories because they are at different stages - some of the older, established JW stronghold countries are now past their peak and in decline, while for others it's a new religion with lots of scope for growth.
  

  @simon definitely. although the countries listed in the OP 'should' be close to the meagre growth rates of the WTS globally, that being the point of the analysis :-)

  if you were to use lower hours preaching per net new publisher as a proxy for 'enthusiasm' it would interesting to see if there is a correlation to higher growth rates...???
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  Governing Body Letter details things that "have never been done before." - Really?

  by cappytan in

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  2. friends

  [note: copy/pasted this with permission from reddit.].

  once each year, the governing body writes a direct letter to the congregation members included in the yearbook.

  in his annual message to the catholic faithful (urbi et orbi) delivered on christmas day, the pope spoke about world peace, terrorism, and the refugee crisis.

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  In their search for spiritual guidance, they discovered our website.
  

  They do realise that exploring the Internet (beyond jw.org) for spiritual guidance is strictly forbidden ?
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  Ever wondered which country in the JW Annual Report is most likely to reflect overall decline/progress of the WTS?

  by besty in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  a bit of spreadsheet fun - trying to ascertain which country is the bellwether for the wts.. my methodology was as follows:.

  take the individual ar's from 2010 - 2016 and calculate an accurate (.00) ave pub increase/decrease for each country.

  sort the countries into descending order by this value with the grand total row included in the mix.. assign the countries 5 places above and 5 places below the grand total 1 point.

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  besty

  A bit of spreadsheet fun - trying to ascertain which country is the bellwether for the WTS.

  My methodology was as follows:

  Take the individual AR's from 2010 - 2016 and calculate an accurate (.00) Ave Pub Increase/Decrease for each country. Sort the countries into descending order by this value with the Grand Total row included in the mix.

  Assign the countries 5 places above and 5 places below the Grand Total 1 point. This is to reflect that these countries are very close to the Grand Total 'average' figure, but in reality are basically random small countries that will vary from year to year.

  Look for 'large' countries eg more than 70k pubs within a range of about 0.7% of the Grand Total figure. Assign these countries a score of 3 points.

  Maximum points for any country per year would be 4. Total possible points for the 6 years would be 24.

  Total the points across the 6 AR's and the country with the highest points total is most like the global org. With me?

  And the top 10 countries are: <drum roll pls>

  Brazil 16

  Chile 14

  South Africa 14

  Nigeria 13

  Colombia 10

  Peru 9

  Zambia 8

  Russia 7

  Cuba 6

  USA 6

  So there you have it - if you want a quick clue on whats going on with the WTS keep your eye on Brazil, Chile and South Africa.