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  Offended by JW letter targeting obituaries

  by betterdaze in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  local father offended by jehovah's witness letter, claims its writer is targeting obituariesjacksonville, fla. a local father who wishes to remain anonymous sent action news jax a copy of a letter sent to his family's church.. the letter read in part: "sorry about your loss.

  i read about it from the obituary.

  jehovahs witness literature was attached to the letter.. in a time when a family is grieving they need to be surrounded by family and friends.

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  Local father offended by Jehovah's Witness letter, claims its writer is targeting obituaries
  
  JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A local father who wishes to remain anonymous sent Action News Jax a copy of a letter sent to his family's church.



  The letter read in part: "Sorry about your loss. I read about it from the obituary."
 


  Jehovah’s Witness literature was attached to the letter.



  “In a time when a family is grieving they need to be surrounded by family and friends. That's not a time for a person to proselytize their views,” the father said.
  
  

  More at link.
  
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  WT Failure To Engage In Charitable Works

  by Joe Grundy in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i never was a jw.. wtbts and its hydra-headed organisations world wide has charitable status.

  yet, as far as i can see, it carries out little or no real charitable works.. last weekend my son and his friends did a 420 km cycle ride and mountain walk in aid of a local hospice at home charity.

  they've raised (so far) 5,000. this charity makes a real difference.. this a video of it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ijr7ipvrek&feature=youtu.be.

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  Joe Grundy, that was beautiful. Your son and his friends rock!
  
  And what a great example to set for the kids. They look genuinely HAPPY to be on the support team.
  
  Meanwhile… Saturday morning here in the states… JW children will be dragged door-to-door in business attire, handing out free tickets to the Titanic as the Garbaging Body (LOL!) rearranges the deck chairs.
  
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  Door knocking is so last century. See how we got rid of them.

  by betterdaze in

  1. social
  2. humour

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntlunhbodcq

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  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtlUNhbODCQ
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  A Limerick for Geoffrey

  by JustVisting in

  1. social
  2. humour

  there once was a man from down under,who's speech was thought of like thunder,.

  but when pops came dow ill,.

  geoff flew in with a pill.

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  A Watchtower king called Jackson
  
  Held criminal acts as mere sins
  
  Got his Jack-ass hauled to court
  
  Reign with Jesus cut short
  
  Mene mene tekel parsin!
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  Attorney General: JW congregation didn't report child abuse

  by betterdaze in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  delaware attorney general: sussex co. jehovah's witnesses congregation didn't report child abuse.

  by associated press 1:47pm, august 5, 2015. the delaware attorney general's office is suing a jehovah's witnesses congregation in sussex county, claiming that elders failed to report an unlawful sexual relationship between a woman and a 14-year-old boy, both of whom were congregation members.. oral arguments in the civil action are set for november.. authorities say elders learned in january 2013 that katheryn harris carmean white was having sex with the boy and failed to immediately call a child abuse hotline.. the congregation's attorney argues that the elders are protected by clergy privilege from the reporting requirements, similar to the confidentiality of a church confessional.. carmean white, who worked as a teacher's aide at seaford middle school, was later convicted of rape and child endangerment and sentenced to six years in prison..

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  Delaware Attorney General: Sussex Co. Jehovah's Witnesses congregation didn't report child abuse

  By Associated Press 1:47pm, August 5, 2015

  The Delaware attorney general's office is suing a Jehovah's Witnesses congregation in Sussex County, claiming that elders failed to report an unlawful sexual relationship between a woman and a 14-year-old boy, both of whom were congregation members.
  

  Oral arguments in the civil action are set for November.
  

  Authorities say elders learned in January 2013 that Katheryn Harris Carmean White was having sex with the boy and failed to immediately call a child abuse hotline.
  

  The congregation's attorney argues that the elders are protected by clergy privilege from the reporting requirements, similar to the confidentiality of a church confessional.
  

  Carmean White, who worked as a teacher's aide at Seaford Middle School, was later convicted of rape and child endangerment and sentenced to six years in prison.
  
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  Huge story unfolding at Warwick

  by Crazyguy in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  its been mentioned before that warwick is a toxic dump and now the jw's are suing a former owner for compensation.

  well this is huge on so many levels.

  one they new it was contaminated back a few years ago so why move your headquarters there?

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  According to the following article about property tax exemption for the Rivercrest luxury apartments in Fishkill, the WTS have also purchased an adjacent waterfront property for development:
  
  

  Town Supervisor Bob LaColla said the Witnesses have a vision for the old industrial land. "They called to say they're still planning on coming in with a plan for the old Circle M site." That's the long-gone company that operated a wood-treatment plant there.
  
  No comment was forthcoming from the Witnesses headquarters. The group's property dealings are under the name of Watchtower Bible & Tract Society of New York, Inc. LaColla said the group's representatives have spoken of building an assembly hall, a video production studio and three office buildings there.
  
  Calculations based on the deed indicate a likely sale price of $6 million.
  

  http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/story/news/local/2015/05/12/jehovahs-witnesses-fishkill-tax-exemption/27206609/
  
  

  They say that lightning doesn't strike twice, but...
  
  

  Circle M Wood Treating Corporation Inactive Hazardous Waste Disposal Site
  
  Environmental Easement
  
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  The incredibly white NAACP leader

  by Simon in

  1. social
  2. current

  this is a bizarre story.. there is a woman who is the local leader of the naacp who is obviously trying to mislead people into believing she is black who is actually white.

  very white.. she obviously gets a tan regularly but looks more orange.

  yes, orange really is the new black!.

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  Her parents worked for Creation Ministries International.
  
  Let’s Talk about Rachel Dolezal’s Parents @ Patheos.
  
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  "Make a list of people you want to meet in the New System!" (New September Watchtower)

  by FusionTheism in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  watchtower september 2015 study edition, "stand firm in the faith," paragraphs 16 and 17:.

  following jesus example, we must read the bible daily, study it, and meditate on what we learn.

  along with general bible study, dig into topics about which you may have questions.. you can imitate jesus by meditating on the wonderful promises jehovah has made to you.

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  What a coincidence! The Jewish holiday Sukkot (festival of booths) just happens to fall in September too.
  
  Search the web for: “Who would you invite to your sukkah?”
  
  When I worked for a Jewish-owned company, we played game this every year.
  
  Watchtower “ancient worthies” were surprisingly rare. Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson, and Benjamin Franklin were popular instead.
  
  Bruce Springsteen usually made it into the top 5.
  
  Number one pick? Albert Einstein.
  
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  Tony Morris talks on YouTube - is there any way to verify that they are his talks?

  by jambon1 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  it's been levelled that the talks you can find on youtube are fake and that they are not the words of morris, such as the one below.

  it'd be really helpful to me if there was a way to verify and prove that they are his talks.. cab anyone help?.

  http://youtu.be/nr0di9oy_s4.

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  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=td22FGFywv8
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  Is it possible to use this thread to compile watchtowers Armageddon illustrations

  by jambon1 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i was informed today by a jw that the watchtower doesn't use images and propaganda to instil fear.

  i would really like to see a compilation of all their armageddon illustrations.

  maybe a thread or web page already exists that had this content.. the one i am really wanting is the most recent picture of the witnesses in the basement during the tribulation.. this will be a massive help so thank you..

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  Next set, “How Will This World Come to an End,” WT Study edition, September 2012.
  
  Jesus on the white horse from the 2014 book release, “God’s Kingdom Rules” chapter 21, “The Grand Finale of the Great Tribulation.”