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Article-Spain: A judge cites for the first time to declare Jehovah's Witness leaders for a case of sexual abuse

by AndersonsInfo in

https://cronicaglobal.elespanol.com/vida/juez-cita-primera-vez-lideres-testigos-jehova-abuso-sexual_221160_102.html.

a judge cites for the first time to declare jehovah's witness leaders for a case of sexual abuse.

the justice calls to appear to four elders of the congregation in spain by possible concealment of a crime of rape to a woman when she was 18 years old by her boss.

careful

Anything available in English on this?

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2018 Branch Organization Manual!

by Atlantis in

jw
friends

just in case anybody needed this.. 2018 branch organization manual.

https://we.tl/t-vya6lknwtn.

atlantis!.

careful

Thx, Atlantis, you've come through again!

SBF, one observation:

"the GB’s status ... is a position for life."

Not exactly. It's for life only if a member does not fall into disfavor with his most elite peers: witness Ray Franz, Leo Greenlees, E. Chitty.

As for appeal committees overturning a local committee's decision, I know of only two. It IS quite rare.

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2019 Elders Manual and a Whole Lot More!

by Atlantis in

single zipped folderhttps://we.tl/t-uiqj87wimd.

2019-02-02-musical preludeshttps://we.tl/t-zyfpnodizd.

s-21-e congregation's publisher record (2018-12).pdfhttps://we.tl/t-i9qamx3s0q.

careful

Atlantis,

I haven't been on this forum in days—thanks so much for the stuff! I guess I managed to check in before the file service deleted it all. Now the link says it'll be gone in two days.

We'll drink to all this good stuff!

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The Photo-drama of Creation.

by Lost in the fog in

if anyone is interested in russell's the photo-drama of creation here's a link to the text and picture slides.

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http://www.thestudiesinthescriptures.com/pages/english/eng%20pd/eng%20pd%2001-9/engpd%201.htm .

What new cuts might be coming

by pepperheart in

what new cuts might be coming for the watchtower ?.

careful

Wouldn't a subscription fee be taxable? That's why they stopped charging for the printed lit.

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Dilemma of Shunning Policy

by Drearyweather in

apologies if this topic has been discussed earlier.. i was thinking of whether demanding for a ban on shunning policy would be beneficial for the larger society.

following are some things that we need to remember while advocating the issue:.

1. shunning is not limited to jw's and for many americans, it is not that controversial as it seems.. 2. jw shunning is not a dark secret policy.

careful

JC323: thanks. That goes to show how long I've been out!

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Dilemma of Shunning Policy

by Drearyweather in

apologies if this topic has been discussed earlier.. i was thinking of whether demanding for a ban on shunning policy would be beneficial for the larger society.

following are some things that we need to remember while advocating the issue:.

1. shunning is not limited to jw's and for many americans, it is not that controversial as it seems.. 2. jw shunning is not a dark secret policy.

"The OD book is given before you are announced as an unbaptized publisher. Once you speak to the elders that you want to become an Unbaptized publisher, they discuss this with you and if you are qualified, they hand over the book to you. You then need to go to FS for a month, submit your report and you are announced as a publisher."

Wow, I didn't know that this procedure had gotten so formal. There was none of this announcing a new publisher when I was in—how things have changed.

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Discontinue unproductive bible study - jw broadcasting

by Gorbatchov in

jw
friends

https://tv.jw.org/#en/mediaitems/latestvideos/pub-ism_2_video.

interesting video explaining how to end a bible study.. watch the kind of uber behaviour of the witnesses: make a choice or we leave.... so hard, so not christian.

no love for the person.. g..

careful

Does anybody else find the black-profile-only characters in this vid strange? To me it looks ... creepy ... and cheap.

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New attorneys general to continue investigating clergy abuse

by MaybeSo in

philly is geting a new attorney general.

so far she's on the right path!.

new attorneys general to continue investigating clergy abuse.

careful

The investigation idea is spreading:

"At least 14 attorneys general around the country have confirmed investigations or reviews of clergy abuse in the wake of a shocking Pennsylvania grand jury report in August detailing seven decades of child sexual abuse by more than 300 predator priests."

Thanks for the post.

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At 1.4% growth the last 2 years, it's safe to say, jw.org and cart witnessing is an abject failure!

by nowwhat? in

so much for jehovah blessing this new arrangement.

they are barely keeping up with the birthrate!

so basically the org spent millions of dollars on their website and broadcasting so the only growth they are still getting comes from born ins and illiterate and superstitious folks from africa.

careful

Please don't get offended, but you are assuming the goal of the cart project is to convert newbies. Some have commented on other posts here that his may not be the case, but the whole cart undertaking is mainly to help pioneers and elders get easy field service time in. If any converts come about from it, that is an unintended side product.

Another view is that they have changed their whole perspective on making disciples, at least in Western lands, wanting now to look somehow—in their eyes—more mainstream.

These ideas are something to think about.

That their numbers of real converts are basically down is undeniable.