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  No more circuit assemblies

  by justmeok in

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  i heard from a reliable source that there will be no more 2 day assemblies, but instead 2 one days each year.

  anyone heard this yet?

  supposed to start new service year.

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  Gayle

  Effective immediately, zone overseers will be called "headquarters representatives." The visit of a headquarters representative to a branch will be called a "branch visit" rather than a zone visit. Additionally, although the terms "international convention" and "special convention" will continue to be used, district conventions will now be called "regional conventions."

  Furthermore, beginning with the 2015 service year, circuit assemblies will be

  one day in length. Two such assemblies will be held each service year. The term "special assembly day" will no longer be used to denote a one-day circuit assembly. The district overseer will continue to serve one circuit assembly each year for each circuit
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  The Judicial Committee videos in english

  by confusedandalone in

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  2. friends

  not sure if this has been posted but the jwsurvey site received the videos in english from someone.. this crap is pathetic to watch.

  how to counsel someone who is suicidal... really.

  http://jwsurvey.org/cedars-blog/doubts-over-organizational-solidarity-as-disturbing-video-on-handling-suicide-is-leaked.

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  Gayle

  Suicides must be picking up among them for this demo being necessary. (An improvement, that at least they didn't tell her to go out in field service more to get over it.) Depression must be running high,,the 'end soon' is feeling very uncertain anymore, I expect. The "end time" promise produced a 'high,' is fading, the mood is dropping among them?
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  It is because of amazing breakthroughs like these... Awesome to live in 2014!!

  by ILoveTTATT in

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  2. friends

  http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/draco_(antiviral).

  amazing... one drug that could potentially cure any viral disease, including hiv!!.

  being developed since 2011..

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  Gayle

  Thankfully, the GB cannot influence most of mankind, the ones that go to college, to work with health concerns/needs, that get educated to teach. and improve many conditions. Ironically, the GB and their followers take advantage of such needs themselves. A very selfish cult.
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  2014 April Our Kingdom Ministry

  by WatchTower87 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  2014 april our kingdom ministry.

  pdf version : press next and download.

  http://adf.ly/dr101.

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  Gayle

  Again, the KM states only Reg. Pio. (peak, not average) numbers increasing.
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  Newbee

  by DullBookworm in

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  2. friends

  i have not been a sister for the past 19 years, i asked to be da'd as i had started smoking aged 12 and at 19 no longer wanted people to think badly of the jw's over my conduct.. for 19 years my father, an elder, has tried his damndest to bring me back.

  he kept contact sometimes more, sometimes less, always under the threat to stop the contact alltogether.

  at one point he managed to not speak to me for several months.

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  Gayle

  Is it your brother or your dad with a non-believing wife? I understand it is your sister-in-law? I hope she is Internet savy to be informed about the facts about JW history and manipulations. Of course, you have to be careful what you say to her about JW stuff, because she won't understand the confidentially you would need.

  The WT has 'always' had a stance of not talking to relatives who were previously active JWs, that were DF'd. But now-a-days, there is getting to be a higher percentage of those leaving with voice/personal opinion, and the WTS does not have the percentage influx of new members by comparison. So the situation is very threatening to the GB and therefore the meetings, at the Kingdom Hall, assemblies, and circuit overseers are stressing shunning family members more frequently. The GB hate it that family members have more love for their family versus the GB.
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  JW's at my inlaw's door yesterday

  by Hillary in

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  2. experiences

  here in the northeast it is freezing.

  a father and son team brought over the outside garbage cans from the end of the driveway and offered to salt my inlaws' driveway.

  my f-i-l was very impressed and said they're very nice people.

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  Gayle

  That was nice,, but that does not mean you owe the rest of your life to their religion,,which is their primary ulterior motive.
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  Can we excuse the R&F for ever ?

  by Phizzy in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  generally i go along with it when posters express pity and sympathy for the r&f jw's.

  i feel this way toward them too, to a degree.. but where do we draw the line ?

  we know that jw's do not have a conscience of their own really, they are told how to think and act, and they have to obey.. just as those living in nazi germany were told how to think and act, and had to obey.. but, " i was just following orders " was not taken as a valid defense at nuremburg.. as the wt descends in to becoming more and more like north korea in its do not question, simply obey !

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  Gayle

  I feel sorry for most JWs - to varying degrees. Certainly, 100% for the youth, they had no choice ever in this. Some converts, as in the past, there wasn't much independent research material about the WT organization and history, before Internet, felt sorry for them to some degree. Any adults going in now-a-days without researching through Internet, are individuals who ignore probably 'knowledge' in general.

  But decade after decade, many don't find a need to fully re-evaluate things. Life happens, critical things, that should shake us to the core. Yet, too many remain. With time, many have had to admit they are as imperfect as non-JWs, but their "Truth", their 'PROGRAM,' they stand by, no matter. Decade by decade my percentage of empathy declines. Many become comfortable with a degree of double life, double standards. Some problems, and issues perplex them to a degree, but it is too scarey to pursue that for long.

  I feel sorry for their old people only to a degree, as aging can be difficult for all, in common issues of it for all. I don't want to sound judgemental of these aging as I too, am at the brink of old age. Many have made their old age harder if they have cut off family and given too much to the WT. But these old have ignored a lot and chose to make or keep their life and options small, and yet judgmental.
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  A JW sitcom?

  by Island Man in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  has anyone ever thought of creating a jw sitcom?

  i mean, there's enough humor and drama in jw culture to keep audiences entertained for multiple seasons.

  we have judicial committees, c.o.

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  Gayle

  This former JW, famous comedian, and his brothers speak of the humor of their mother, non-JW,, helping them to see the reality of JW life.

  http://blogs.westword.com/showandtell/2013/09/keenen_ivory_wayans.php

  wonder if they could help with some ideas??
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  The numbers don't lie...or do they?

  by stillin in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  at a recent ca, the co was commending the r&f about mid-week meeting attendance.

  he said that it was up 4% since he first began working in our circuit.

  i was listening as some were patting each other on their backs about that at last nights meeting and it occurred to me that there were many empty seats.

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  Gayle

  just means CO was able to 'guilt' a couple to come while he was there, then after he left that week ,, they will continue to skip the meeting.

  The COs don't figure out how 'relieved' everyone is when he leaves.
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  Is This Current Governing Body As Bad As Previous Ones!

  by minimus in

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  2. friends

  or are they all the same?

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  Gayle

  Absolutely, Knorr & F. Franz created much control!!! Not to excuse Rutherford but . . Knorr and Franz could hide behind the "curtain" more, to create their seeming more mysterious in the minds of their followers. But now, with media and Internet, the GB are having to get more 'public.' Talks are more easily recorded and taped to be sent everywhere. This GB are stuck but playing it all they can, but are seeming to enjoy it.

  Worst JW behaviors were started and enforced by these two. Their cohorts only went along with them (as well as the rest of the org)

  'Official' Disfellowshipping started in the 50s. This "DF" thing gave them all power. (Although there were some individuals cases before, as Rutherford could/would ). From there, blood transfusions became DF offense (1961). Also, from there became the damn 2-witness rule, protecting child molestors. Families weren't suppose to associate with DF family then either (though some did anyway secretly, as many do even now).

  In those times (60s), became strong influence for no college. (it lightened up for awhile (after Knorr & Fred died) and came back as strong as ever).

  They enforced the common term, 'organization' to become "ORGANIZATION." - their god.