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Affected by assembly

by Saltheart Foamfollower in

hi - first some context - i have been pimo for about 20 years now and so have been to a lot of assemblies in that time.

last weekend i went to a circuit assembly and for the first time afterwards i was able to talk directly to someone who knows i'm out.

i realised then that although i didn't agree with any teachings (i sat picking holes in the arguements as usual) the experience of being there had affected me - the way of life started feeling normal as did the overall way of viewing the world.

careful

I have been PIMO for about 20 years now and so have been to a lot of assemblies in that time.

It makes you wonder how many of the 8 million are PIMOs!

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2018-04-05-BOE- Adjustment to May's Local Needs item!

by Atlantis in

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2018-04-05 ( if i get the video i will post it for you.

)adjustment to may's local needs itemhttps://we.tl/rd6immtnvtatlantis!.

careful

Overlapping congregations? Kingdom Hall fragments? Oh, the suspense!

Perhaps by "overcrowded KHs" they mean too many congregations in one hall, not that each cong. is crowded with publishers. Remember, they rearrange the English language in their own way...

Thanks, Atlantis.

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B.O.E.!

by Atlantis in

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boe file: (massive)language-englishzipped with separate file folders1910--2018downloadhttps://we.tl/v4e9zbinxpatlantis!.

careful

Wow, 118 years' worth of letters—massive indeed.

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Finland revuing JW Conscrition Exemption

by Slidin Fast in

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so, the ministry of defence is reviewing the legislation exempting jws from military service.

apparently active members service is deferred every 3 years as long as they remain active.. https://yle.fi/uutiset/osasto/news/defence_ministry_reconsiders_jehovahs_witnesses_military_exemption/10148627.

now it may be considered problematic, unconstitutional.

careful

Thanks, Ernest. So did Otto Absentz get out of prison? If so, by his sentence expiring or by the Court of Appeal's decision? Do you know how long his sentence is/was?

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Finland revuing JW Conscrition Exemption

by Slidin Fast in

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so, the ministry of defence is reviewing the legislation exempting jws from military service.

apparently active members service is deferred every 3 years as long as they remain active.. https://yle.fi/uutiset/osasto/news/defence_ministry_reconsiders_jehovahs_witnesses_military_exemption/10148627.

now it may be considered problematic, unconstitutional.

careful

SF,

Thanks for the post. The news article states that the reason for the review is that the exemption specifically for JWs was made before the present constitution came into effect. But someone had to notice the discrepancy between the old practice and the new constitution. Do you know if the the growing public profile of the org and their child abuse policies played any role in someone noticing the disparity?

GB status: raised in or converts?

by careful in

i've been trying to figure out which gb members were raised in and which were converted.

raised in: sanderson, jackson .

converted: herd, morris, lösch.

careful

I've been trying to figure out which GB members were raised in and which were converted.

Raised in: Sanderson, Jackson

Converted: Herd, Morris, Lösch

Unknown: Lett, Splane, Cook.

Can anyone help out with the status of the last three?

Thanks in advance.

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Have Watchtower changed their polices to report to police child sex abuse?

by pleaseresearch in

hi all.

just speaking to a sister about the royal commission.. she said they they have now changed their guidelines so that they now report all to the police.. really?

does anyone know if this is true?.

careful

he New Dutch version of the Child Safeguarding Policy (March 2018) says something differentlely than the BOE Letter of September 2017.

Jochie, would you like to share that with the membership here?

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Can the Borg tell what sites I've been to?

by purrpurr in

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if i go to the jw website and then afterward to say this website, is it likely that the jw website has then tracked what websites i go to after visiting theirs?.

i don't know how cookies work btw .

careful

Use a proxy and they cannot tell where you're from.

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Consolidation of Bethel Big-Wigs Now?

by The Fall Guy in

a reliable source has informed me that a bethel contact has informed them that paul gillies - a london branch committee heavyweight - is moving to warwick to join the legal department there.

anyone else aware of this?.

during the recent court case in russia, he posed for a photograph with the gb member and the rest of the wt a-team..

careful

Thank you, Dagney. That should settle the matter. He's on his way to the GB. They'll test him first to see whether he might rock the boat. If he wants the job, he'd better look very cooperative.

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6-BOEs-Just Arrived!

by Atlantis in

2018-03-31-general data protection regulationhttps://we.tl/z1g1kyveqg2018-04-01-assisting in seldom worked territorieshttps://we.tl/vjspmlzrag2018-announcements and remindershttps://we.tl/hz9omncxib2018-consent for personal datahttps://we.tl/wnlmxqfp7n2018-instructions-for-use-of-personal-datahttps://we.tl/c1ftcszyk22018-oclam-may-7--28--answer sheethttps://we.tl/ieggkojrsyatlantis!.

careful

Thanks for these!

One statement in the consent form is intriguing:

"I consent to the use of my personal data so that I may participate in some religious activities in connection with my worship and so that I may receive spiritual support"

This seems to imply that a lack of signing will result in a lack "receiv[ing] spiritual support." What does that mean?