Posts by careful

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Parliamentary question on paedophilia among JWs in Italy

by Achille in

(google translation).

question to the chamber by m5s mp stefania ascari to the ministry of the interior on paedophilia among jehovah's witnesses in italy, starting from the recent case in florence, with references to the various cases that have broken out around the world.. i sense a certain creaking at the italian bethel in rome at via della bufalotta 1281, the italian branch of the watch tower bible and tract society of pennsylvania.

will this have future implications for the italian jehovah's witnesses exponential body, the christian congregation of jehovah's witnesses and for its branch committee, which represents the interests of the governing body in our country?https://aic.camera.it/aic/scheda.html?numero=4/03795&ramo=camera&leg=19.

careful

Thanks, Achille, for the explanations. The insight about the RC Church is appreciated and makes sense. Whether the GB's ploy will work or not in Italy remains to be seen, eh?

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Did Tony Morris Get Sideways with His Bros.?

by Sea Breeze in

interesting video connects the dots.

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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3ff1ibybfe4&t=205s&pp=2ahnazacaq%3d%3d.

careful

the line will be held at the local level. You know, when the elders have their "school". They review the elders manual, and all the direction the WT doesn't want to have in writing gets filled into the "side notes" during those meetings.

Spot on, MMM.

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Parliamentary question on paedophilia among JWs in Italy

by Achille in

(google translation).

question to the chamber by m5s mp stefania ascari to the ministry of the interior on paedophilia among jehovah's witnesses in italy, starting from the recent case in florence, with references to the various cases that have broken out around the world.. i sense a certain creaking at the italian bethel in rome at via della bufalotta 1281, the italian branch of the watch tower bible and tract society of pennsylvania.

will this have future implications for the italian jehovah's witnesses exponential body, the christian congregation of jehovah's witnesses and for its branch committee, which represents the interests of the governing body in our country?https://aic.camera.it/aic/scheda.html?numero=4/03795&ramo=camera&leg=19.

careful

Thanks for the info, Achille. Has Italy been slow to get on board here? If so, why?

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Why do most Ex jW W‘s seem to be liberal?

by JaredScott-1977 in

i’m just curious about this dynamic i don’t care personally one way or the other but i do have friends who have chosen to be conservatives and they get totally destroyed on social media pages for their choice.

it’s almost like a lot of ex jw w become as toxic and his judgmental as jehovah’s witnesses themselves what’s up with that?

i also know conservative ex jw’s that can do the same so again i’m not leaning one way or the other i’m just noticing factual observations.

careful

Biahi, loved this as a description of those still in: "we weren’t supposed to form opinions." So true.

For those ignorant (like me!) RINO stands for Republicans In Name Only, evidently upcoming targets for more rancor from MAGAs.

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Meeting attendance

by Farmer Jim1 in

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for those still in the organization what is your meeting attendance like these days?.

when i left in 2017 there were around 80 publishers and the average meeting attendance was 70..

careful

VH7, thanks for the chart. There's nothing like visual aids to make a point. From what data I have seen, it looks like attendance is definitely down with a heavy portion of the remaining attendees being publishers over 50 years old. That's not a healthy sign for any future growth, however one may slice it.

I'm curious about where you got the 65% stat. I remember 30+ years ago when I was in, the CO told the elders (NOT in a cong meeting, but just with the "appointed men") that 90% of the Witness youth are leaving. I also remember thinking to myself, "That sounds about right." I thought so simply from my own experience in Witnessland.

So if that percentage is now 65, then that is a significant uptick of retainment among those raised in. Where did you get that 65% number? Some leaked org video? Some published stat?

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Historian and former JW Jim Penton dies

by slimboyfat in

i don’t know a lot about james penton but i think he deserves a better thread than the one currently on offer.

james penton, who died recently, grew up in a jw family in canada and served as an elder.

unusually for a jw, he studied liberal arts at university and became a history professor.

careful

Thx SBF, for the further info. Sounds pretty dry alright.

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Historian and former JW Jim Penton dies

by slimboyfat in

i don’t know a lot about james penton but i think he deserves a better thread than the one currently on offer.

james penton, who died recently, grew up in a jw family in canada and served as an elder.

unusually for a jw, he studied liberal arts at university and became a history professor.

careful

Thx SBF, for the info. And iloowy.goowy for the further info on his last book:

https://www.amazon.com/Rutherfords-Coup-Watchtower-Succession-Aftermath/dp/1778143008

https://books.google.com/books/about/Rutherford_s_Coup.html?id=1a6e0AEACAAJ

Evidently saw through to publication by Rud Person. Anyone read it?

Perhaps in public domain?

https://dokumen.pub/qdownload/rutherfords-coup-the-watchtower-succession-crisis-of-1917-and-its-aftermath-9781778143021.html

Any further info would be welcome.

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WT vs Norway - WT sends letter to the goverment saying they have now changed their practice on DF. Asks for their funding back

by liam in

disfellowshipping is slowly fading into the night.. last efforts to survive.. https://www.reddit.com/r/exjw/comments/1gh3ilq/wt_vs_norway_wt_sends_letter_to_the_goverment/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button.

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1. The true motive for the org policy change is manifest.

2. Will the Norwegian court see thru the "change," better, ploy?

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WATCHTOWER IS WATERING DOWN BEDROOM SURVEILLANCE?

by raymond frantz in

https://youtu.be/hwzly3fnpdo?si=0p8zd0_9a-lwtb_9.

the study article 2 from the january 2025 watchtower study edition titled “husbands, honor your wife” represents a marked shift from the earlier, stricter watchtower stance on marital intimacy among jehovah’s witnesses.

this article’s language feels more relaxed, with paragraph 17 and its footnote stating, “the bible does not provide details as to what sexual practices between a husband and a wife should be considered clean or unclean.

careful

This is one of those long list of changes, evidently discussed in GB meetings for years before application (along with allowing beards, females wearing slacks, no ties at meetings, greeting DFed ones), that Tony Morris must have fought against. "Do you really want to turn over to the publishers the ability to decide these things for themselves? They need definite direction here! Jehovah has blessed our restrictive decisions on these matters in the past."

Who knows how many more changes are in the offing? Tune in and watch.

Can you imagine Tony Morris witnessing these changes from his home now, powerless to stop them? The guy must be in torment. Old school thinker.

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Suspected Washington Kingdom Halls arsonist arrested

by Corney in

as many probably remember, in 2018-2020, multiple kingdom and assembly halls were set on fire in the state of washington, so fbi, atf, local sheriff and arson alarm foundation offered $61,000 in rewards for information leading to arrest of the arsonist.

the attacks (seven arsons and one shooting) included:.

march 19, 2018: two arson attacks - one at a tumwater kingdom hall and the second at a kingdom hall on cain road in olympia.

careful

Thanks, Corney, for the update. Federal prison time: no parole. Does Starrett have any money or real estate for the restitution? Any info from his mouth (not others) on his motives?