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  Lawsuit in Quebec(Canada): Watchtower has lost its appeal.

  by yalbmert99 in

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  december 11, 2020: news about the lawsuit in quebec(canada) against the watchtower for child sexual abuse coverup: the plaintiffs have won, watchtower lost its appeal.

  the 3 judges took the side of the victims.

  so the lawsuit can continue.

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  Dumb Elders

  by minimus in

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  i knew a few pretty intelligent elders .

  sometimes i would wonder why they remained as elders or even witnesses because they were successful men who made a good living and were highly respected because of their qualities.. that is a rather small group.

  most elders that i know of aren’t the brightest bulbs in the sky.

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  You can be very smart in one way and lack common sense in another.

  Here is a prime example: Mitt Romney, a Mormon... who are wackier than Jehovah's Witnesses. How can Mr. Romney, a person that makes an insane amount of money, really believe in this made-up religion that a person with half a brain would never join?

  Аѕ оf Dесеmbеr 2020, Rоmnеу hаѕ аn еѕtіmаtеd nеt wоrth оf $280 mіllіоn. Не hаѕ mаdе mоѕt оf hіѕ fоrtunе wіth hіѕ саrееr аѕ аn еntrерrеnеur аnd роlіtісіаn.
  

  
  
  
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  Loyalty to God ( or the Society ) Before The Familiar

  by BluesBrother in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  this week's midweek meeting has an item on this theme.

  as usual there is a video to show:-.

  https://www.jw.org/en/library/videos/#en/mediaitems/vodbibleprinciples/pub-jwbai_201611_1_video.

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  Thank you BluesBrother for starting this thread!

  Watching this video really struck a nerve! Levi decides he no longer wants to be a Jehovah's Witness. He writes a disassociation letter. The congregation announces that Levi is ''no longer a Jehovah's Witness.'' Levi moves out of his parents home. One day, Levi texts his mom. Mom decides not to answer his text. The father tells his wife that Levi needs discipline and that they need to remain loyal to Jehovah. They refuse to take his messages. Five years later, they still refuse to talk or associate with their son, Levi! The moral of the story is REMAIN LOYAL TO JEHOVAH REMAIN LOYAL TO THE WATCHTOWER SOCIETY

  This video is the main reason I quit attending all meetings about 8 years ago. The way they treated my cousin after he was disfellowshipped was beyond cruel and unusual treatment. Here are four threads I started about the treatment of my cousin:

  The awful treatment of my disfellowshipped cousin still continues

  Terrible conduct by congregation Elders in hospital room !

  Horrible conduct by congregation Elders at my cousin's funeral.............

  My uncle who is an Elder has been warned not to ''talk or meet grandson''.

  

  
  
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  Predictions of The Org in one year.

  by Overrated in

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  2. friends

  i predict that in a year kingdumb halls will be replaced by zoom.

  they will still have assembly halls but will charge a heavy entry fee.

  baptisms will continue to be so low that would not be worth counting.

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  '' We predict Fredrick Franz will come back to life and write a new book entitled, '' New Predictions, Same As The Old Predictions.''
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  Jehovah delivers sand for a Kingdom Hall project in Micronesia

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  you cannot make this up: financial help and the hand of jehovah complete project.

  january 2016 jw broadcasting..... video starts at 35:30. a local design construction department manager named travis brooks tells a story about a building project on the island of yap, micronesia.

  a small kingdom hall needs to be expanded because the facility wasn't big enough for those in attendance.

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  Are they really saying their god caused a typhoon strong enough to flood the streets with offshore sand so the JWs can build a church?

  

  Here is what Travis Brooks had to say about the finished construction in Yap:

  ''Without Jehovah's hand in it....like we've seen before, we wouldn't accomplish what we've been able to accomplish.''

  
  

  Here is what Mr. Lett had to say about the finished construction project in Yap.

  ''How exciting for the brothers in Micronesia. Our contributions are important but only when coupled with Jehovah's blessing.''
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  Jehovah delivers sand for a Kingdom Hall project in Micronesia

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  you cannot make this up: financial help and the hand of jehovah complete project.

  january 2016 jw broadcasting..... video starts at 35:30. a local design construction department manager named travis brooks tells a story about a building project on the island of yap, micronesia.

  a small kingdom hall needs to be expanded because the facility wasn't big enough for those in attendance.

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  Here is a screenshot of the sand that was supposedly dumped onto the local streets. Jehovah is given credit for having a typhoon churn the water and deposit the needed sand.
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  Jehovah delivers sand for a Kingdom Hall project in Micronesia

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

  1. watchtower
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  you cannot make this up: financial help and the hand of jehovah complete project.

  january 2016 jw broadcasting..... video starts at 35:30. a local design construction department manager named travis brooks tells a story about a building project on the island of yap, micronesia.

  a small kingdom hall needs to be expanded because the facility wasn't big enough for those in attendance.

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  YOU CANNOT MAKE THIS UP: FINANCIAL HELP AND THE HAND OF JEHOVAH COMPLETE PROJECT

  January 2016 JW Broadcasting..... video starts at 35:30

  A local design construction department manager named Travis Brooks tells a story about a building project on the island of Yap, Micronesia. A small Kingdom Hall needs to be expanded because the facility wasn't big enough for those in attendance. Some members had no choice but to sit outside in the heat and rain, protected only by a tarp.

  In order to make cement for the expansion, sand is needed for the mix. Yap does not have much sand available. The building committee decide to talk to local village chiefs to see if any of them would sell them sand in order to complete the project. Every village chief turns them down. The project comes to a halt. Without sand you cannot make concrete!

  How does this project get completed? Jehovah is credited with delivering the needed sand by the means of a typhoon that misses the island but with the high winds and the churning of the water, sand is deposited onto the local streets. The local village chiefs tell the Witness construction committee they can have all the sand if they clear all the sand off the streets. The project gets completed.
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  How much do Elders actually get along with each other?

  by Davros in

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  2. friends

  i was reading in the shepherding book that elders should “ cul­tivate and maintain friendships with one another.”, and thought to myself “bulls$it!” i remember that most of the elders in my old congregation were nothing but nasty asses.

  i know it may vary from congregation to congregation, but do elders generally get along with each other behind closed doors in elders meetings?

  or, are they often in conflict with each other?

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  Here are 2 small verbal fights between my congregation Elders that I observed while meetings were in session:

  Elder # 1 : a real bully, makes female members cry with his overbearing attitude, throws his weight around the other 3 elders and usually wins

  Elder # 2 : a really nice guy, has many disputes with elder # 1, tries to stand up to elder # 1 as much as possible

  Elder # 3 : the newest elder, a pushover, never stands up to Elder # 1

  Elder # 4 : 80 years old, cannot remember parts of his talks, given lite duties due to his age, a pushover

  While Elder # 1 was giving a talk ( heavy rain storms are brewing outside with loud thunder and lightning ) the microphones and lights are knocked out. We lost all power and could barely see. Elder # 1 yells out, '' We have an electrician in the house and it looks like he's just sitting there and not doing anything to see what he can do to fix the problem.'' Elder # 2 ( an electrician ) says angrily, '' The transformer is down. What would you like me to fix?" ( These 2 elders did not like each other)

  Elder # 1 is giving a 5 minute question and answer talk at the Ministry School. Elder # 3 is called on to answer the first question. He gives a 3 minute answer which covers almost all the paragraphs. Elder # 1 says to Elder # 3, ''If you want, you can come up here and finish my talk."
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  Yet More Apostate Damage Control

  by neat blue dog in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  unbelievable.

  okay actually it's very believable.

  check out the latest video on jwdotorg:.

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  '' Brothers and Sisters, I will cut this talk down to the chase. Forget about the ''wicked men'' in the days of Moses and Jesus. That is small potatoes to what is making all of us lose sleep at night. What the Watchtower Society is really worried about is what's happening to the Watchtower Corporation.... The internet has exposed our lies, false teachings and flip-flops...many of the thousands of pedophile cases have been settled out of court, with many more to come.... the Society is having financial problems, which has given them no choice but to downsizing and cutbacks.... Jesus predicted about the Watchtower Society in Matthew 7:15, “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.''

  '' How strong is our spiritual core?'' Well, just like Samson reveled on where all his strength came from that brought his downfall, our core is weak and been brought out in the light. We cannot hide any longer!''
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  Watchtower's Art Department strange and hidden images

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  watchtower examination has a youtube video about subliminal images drawn by the watchtower's art department.

  i'm not a professional artist but i see too many strange and hidden images in this drawing.

  i have boxed four examples of hidden images.

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  Brushstrokes create patterns, and patterns may create anomalies, which are quite prevalent in the graphic artist's world.

  I'm not an artist but the patterns on this zoomed in sleeve is not from bad brushstrokes and a tired artist. Either you see subliminal art or you don't. To me this is intentional!