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  New Arrangement: All Can Listen In to Bethel Annual Meeting

  by Red Piller in

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  a letter read at our meeting.. .

  our congregation is assigned a location (a nearby congregation) to listen (video, also?

  ) to the annual meeting.

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  Gayle

  I can only assume this new Bible won't be out for awhile. Won't be available at this program? How can they ensure funds for this? Will they now have an additional 'donation' box' for these Bibles? They must have some kind of control on this, can't just give for free?
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  NEW BIBLE

  by The Searcher in

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  the following is part of an email from a retired district overseer in the states.

  (source private).

  "the new bible will be released at the agm and i understand only two versions will be printed from now on.

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  Gayle

  So that's why they were just giving just 'getting rid' of those (old) Bibles out for free on the streets, the Manhattan Project, a while back!
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  NEW BIBLE

  by The Searcher in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the following is part of an email from a retired district overseer in the states.

  (source private).

  "the new bible will be released at the agm and i understand only two versions will be printed from now on.

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  Gayle

  So what is the guess what average donation will be?
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  Was Your Leaving The Witnesses A Very Gradual Process Or A Quick One?

  by minimus in

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  for me, it took many years.. even when i would read all the changes over the years from the "truth", i still would ignore it and "wait on jehovah" and try to be a positive force in the congregation.. eventually, i just couldn't take it anymore and resigned as an elder, and slowly but surely made my fade.. what about you?

  were you out, in a short or longer time?

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  Gayle

  10 years (starting from about '75) ,, in phases,, a series of location moves helped getting out of radar,,never df'd or da'd,,I knew enough of their methodology control to just leave without being vocal to anyone.
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  Cult Leader Jim Jones's Final Speech

  by Bangalore in

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  http://youtu.be/cddpjv61ski .

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  bangalore.

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  Gayle

  The WTS is more of a 'cold' doctrinal group, not much emotion at all. They can just 'coldly' teach and believe in a 99.9% destruction of the world. They can 'coldly' DF people, including family. They 'coldly' face death in their denial of any blood transfusions.

  Their 'coldness' in their self-righteousness is eerie.
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  Rebuilding my life

  by ILoveTTATT in

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  i am building my support network... and i suggest that before you exit the wts, you do so too!!

  i am so glad that i have found old high school friends, and i added dozens of them, and within minutes we were talking again!!

  i am so glad that people still remember me even though i have not seen some in 10 years!!

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  Gayle

  So happy for you! Best Wishes!
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  2013 Baptisms @ U.S. District Conventions Reports?

  by Gayle in

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  anyone getting/hearing how baptism numbers are this summer @ conventions?

  in previous years, reports showed less baptisms per attendance numbers.

  overall, annual 2012 service report showed for u.s. reduction in baptisms..

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  Gayle

  http://www.caller.com/news/2013/aug/17/prayer-faith-fill-the-arena-for-annual-jehovahs/?partner=RSS

  25 baptized with attendance 3,900 in Corpus Christi. A .6% of attendancce.

  2013 wrapping up the district conventions within next couple weekends.
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  2014 District Conventions to downsize 400 to 100 - "consolidating"

  by Gayle in

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  http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2013/08/01/2500842/jehovahs-witnesses-convention.html.

  what they told me is the decision has been made nationally to downsize the number of conventions from 400 to 100. they're simply consolidating,".

  read more here: http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2013/08/01/2500842/jehovahs-witnesses-convention.html#storylink=cpy

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  Gayle

  http://www.northerndailyleader.com.au/story/1713404/jehovahs-witnesses-give-praise-to-tamworth-for-hosting-convention/?src=rss

  Tamworth - no district convention for 2014. but apparantly will 2015.
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  Timing of the "new light" study and the upcoming annual meeting

  by stuckinamovement in

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  i find it interesting that the 7/15 watchtower will be studied from september 2-29th and then the annual meeting will be exactly one week after.

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  it strikes me as an effort to emphasize the fds and their role before a big announcement.. siam .

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  Gayle

  Bringing back a charge for the publications could happen. That way the sheeple have to pay for anything they take. Plus they could make a fortune of the new bible since everyone would have to buy it.

  That would mean taxation requirement for sale of literature. That would open up auditing issues by the IRS. I don't think the WTS will open itself up to that.
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  Timing of the "new light" study and the upcoming annual meeting

  by stuckinamovement in

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  2. friends

  i find it interesting that the 7/15 watchtower will be studied from september 2-29th and then the annual meeting will be exactly one week after.

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  it strikes me as an effort to emphasize the fds and their role before a big announcement.. siam .

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  Gayle

  thx, siam,,good heads-up note,, I hope Barbara Anderson gets info from her source like last year, or any other source asap then.

  Or, is any other source here invited to go? Just 7 weeks away.