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  Which Province is it ok to ask for donations?

  by Quarterback in

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  i haven't kept up to date lately.

  i heard there was a soc letter read about some provinces in canada that we shouldn't mention the donation arrangement?

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  alanv

  Wow I never heard that before. Lets hope it spreads to other areas of the world
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  JUst wondering if the Funeral will be at Kingdom Hall

  by ShirleyW in

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  probably not, since his mom already passed and no other family members are jws.

  was he officially dfd or he just walked away, don't remember.

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  alanv

  In 2009 he is interviewed and says there he is one of Jehovah's Witnesses

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NCLZBixxYw
  
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  Is Reform inevitable for Watchtower

  by Truthexplorer in

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  given that it is highly likely that things are going to change in relation to watchtowers policy on safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults in australia (re australian royal commission), and england and wales (re charity commission).

  could this be the start to reforming the watchtower organisation.

  albeit, they are being forced to change their safeguarding policy by the laws of the land, but it may set a precedent.

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  alanv

  Many ex JWs say that the org has already changed beyond recognition. Every day that goes by they become more mainstream. They still have a long way to go, but I think there is no doubt they will have to carry on changing if they want their org to grow any more.
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  Another Newbie

  by Drifting Away in

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  hello, i have been lurking for a while, but discovered ttatt for about 8 months now.

  i am trying to fade out, problem is i have a big family i would lose if i got df'ed or da,'ed myself.

  my wife knows how i feel, and is not thrilled but i cant hide my feelings.

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  alanv

  Certainly agree with fading if at all possible. I have my grown up son in the org and when i learnt TTATT I really went for it with him. The result was that he only speaks to me when he has to. With hindsight I should have taken it much slower with him and just dropped the very occasional comment. So even more so for anyone who has a lot of their family members in the cult.
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  S-77 Form--Britain!

  by Atlantis in

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  2. bible

  say wifi, if we don't have this one in the archives would you throw it in there.

  some kind folks sent it over and we may need it some day.

  .. s-77 form britain (a lot of boxes to check on this one!)..

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  alanv

  Interesting that it seems to say a person can disassociate themselves orally. In other words just tell the elders you no longer wish to be one of Jehovah's Witnesses
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  Another JW Literature Trolly Experience

  by Athanasius in

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  2. experiences

  this morning i stopped at dollar general to get a cheap container for waste paper.

  it was 11:30 am and there were two jw literature trolleys parked near the store and manned by three jws, on old man in a rolling chair, a 30 something man, and 30 something woman.

  as i walked by them i glanced at the their literature rack and proceeded into the store.. i was in the store for 20 minutes and made my purchase.

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  alanv

  I didn't think the trolley JWs were suppose to talk to the public. Perhaps this guy was the exception.

  They will talk to you, but I think they are told not to get into heavy discussions in the streets. Looks bad in front of the public if the public see them arguing with someone.
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  Article from Jamaica: Jehovah's Witnesses' properties for sale - Rising costs force religious group to go small

  by AndersonsInfo in

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  http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20160410/jehovahs-witnesses-properties-sale-rising-costs-force-religious-group-go-small jehovah's witnesses' properties for sale - rising costs force religious group to go small.

  sunday | april 10, 2016 | 12:00 am by erica virtue.

  norman grindley.

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  alanv

  Good point to make shepherdess. Looking at the picture of the hall, it must be Jamaican dollars I think
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  Survey: How long were you in the cult vs what year you were baptized

  by ILoveTTATT2 in

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  hi people,.

  i want as much data as possible on the effect of the internet on the time captured by the cult.. please answer the three following questions about yourself or about someone you know (for example, if your parents or grandparents were jw's and left).

  1) were you raised as a jw, or did you convert?.

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  alanv

  converted

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  1993
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  Amazing Growth! Jehovah Is Blessing The Preaching Work!

  by Divergent in

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  today's text:.

  saturday, april 2. the little one will become a thousand.—isa.

  60:22.. perhaps we live in an area where there are few witnesses or where we do not see a lot of immediate results in our preaching work.

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  185 average publisher increase last year in UK. To get those, they spent over 24,000,000 hours. That is 130,000 hours to get one person. And that includes the kids of JWs lol
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  300 books and magazines placed outside The Shard

  by pleaseresearch in

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  2. bible

  hi all.. so i got a txt today from a very proud mum claiming that, the jw cart produced 300 book and magazine placements.

  mostly from foreign speakers.. the shard is the tallest building in the uk.

  this is where the cart was placed.. not a bad day they had really.

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  alanv

  Average publisher increase from last year to this in Uk was 185 lol