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  CONFIRMED Book Study amalgamated with the TMS and SM

  by yesidid in

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  old timers on the board may remember that i was the first to mention the november 06 blood insert in the km.. http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/121104/1.ashx.

  the same very, very reliable source has confirmed that the book study will be amalgamated with the tms and sm.. this same source recently had a long and private conversation with a gb member.

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  Gayle

  After 30 yrs of Book Study evenings, & now with the new arrangement, I could have had 4.27 more years of evenings for myself. Well, anyway, I take this as a good sign. It may give some a little more breathing and "thinking" room for themselves. A little more time for the kids to be kids, for some now to read something a little more interesting, or just some good relaxing time. Time will tell.
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  Being told that "Not all people will die at Armageddon"

  by Robert7 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  my wife, who while still (at least partially) in, is an open thinker, agrees with me for the most part, and has made a recent observation... .

  she brings up with her friends how it's difficult to believe that all non-jws, over 6 billion will die at armageddon.

  plus will die becuase they didn't accept some magazine.

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  Gayle

  I remember even back in the late 60s, a discussion that in the end there could be people coming into God's organization 'popping in like popcorn' and we would have to be ready to teach them. I remember liking to hear that because I always sensed there were more 'good' people out there, outside of JWs. I don't think there is even a hint like that in print by the WTS.
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  See "Worlds Apart" Danish Film about Dfd JW girl, New York City April 25...

  by AndersonsInfo in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the important and popular danish film, "world's apart," which was shown at the berlin film festival recently, was selected for the tribecca film festival and will be screened publicly (with english subtitles) five times during the coming weeks at village east cinemas and amc village vii in new york.

  please pass the word.

  this film depicts the story of a witness girl who steps outside of her religious community by falling in love with a "worldly" young man.

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  Gayle

  Thanks for the update. How can we get updates when it goes to other cities in the U.S.? Hoping it comes to Phoenix, AZ.
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  Catholic Church has paid out over 2 BILLION.......

  by nomoreguilt in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  on the abc evening news tonight, it was said that the catholic church has paid out over $ 2 billion in settlements to over 5,000 victims of sexual abuse by priests.

  do you suppose that perhaps the wtbts will approach that figure?

  either in payouts or in the number of cases that are reported??.

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  Gayle

  Correction: meant 7 million JWs on previous post
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  Catholic Church has paid out over 2 BILLION.......

  by nomoreguilt in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  on the abc evening news tonight, it was said that the catholic church has paid out over $ 2 billion in settlements to over 5,000 victims of sexual abuse by priests.

  do you suppose that perhaps the wtbts will approach that figure?

  either in payouts or in the number of cases that are reported??.

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  Gayle

  If the Catholic Church has 1 billion members and there have been 5,000 victim pedofile lawsuits,,with that ratio of 1 million JWs there's a possibility of 35. At that rate, there have already been about half that recently of JW related pedofile lawsuits. I think JWs will have much higher rate.
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  Blood Case in Canadian Supreme Court in May 2008

  by skeeter1 in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  motion to extend time, to file the motion for leave to intervene (to march 19/08)(bookform), completed on: 2008-04-02justice for children and youth2008-03-19 .

  response to motion to strike out, (bookform), completed on: 2008-03-14a.c.

  response to motion to strike out, (bookform), completed on: 2007-08-24a.c.

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  Gayle

  Could someone give the basic scenario on this? Is the JW family suing? Who is being sued, Child Protective Services? Where will be an ongoing site for updates and explanation. Somewhere not too legal'ese. Thanks.
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  Knocking on the Doors of Classmates out in service

  by new light in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  could anything have been more embarrassing?

  you could be at the door of the least popular munger in school, but overwhelmed with envy because, hey, at least he was doing something normal.

  in 8th grade, at the peak of childhood self-consciousness, i knocked on the door of a super popular, rich, "in" kid from my class and he answered the door.

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  Gayle

  What was worse was calling on my teachers too! Then, some would buy the mags, then darn I had to do return visits!
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  3 Baptized at our latest Special Assembly Day at Bristol

  by ThomasCovenant in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  our special assembly day at bristol assembly hall has just finished.

  as i've said before in october 07 http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/7/144194/1.ashx regarding the last two day assembly weekend.

  the numbers are still down.

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  Gayle

  Maybe too many checks were getting 'bounced.'
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  Stay or leave your spouse after leaving JWs - Do you have regrets?

  by Awakened at Gilead in

  1. social
  2. relationships

  i am in a situation that many of you have faced... whether to stay with my spouse or not after having learned the falsehood of the org.. my wife is diehard witness who gets upset whenever i talk about the org negatively.

  she is not happy that i am on jwd... in fact the other day she picked up the keyboard and wanted to throw it accros the room or bash me with it when she saw i was on jwd... she is also very upset about me making friends with "apostates" and worldly people, and told me never to bring them to our home!

  this concerns me, since i am not going to have any friends in the org, and i need at least a few friendships...she doesn't want me to talk to the friends in the cong about my decision so that i don't share my doubts.

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  Gayle

  Wish I could be more encouraging to you. You have gone full circle, Bethel, Gilead etc. I, too, was at Bethel in '69-'74, married there (officated by Nathan Knorr),, left to start family life with full good expectations,,my husband became inactive by late 70s, involving several moves for work, I continued a little more meetings, w/small children.

  We never argued till by mid-80's, only because I was disagreeing with the organization. So it became difficult-to-impossible to have much conversation, only small talk. I thought he would welcome a review as he was inactive. He would try to go back to meetings here & there but the kids were getting older, not indoctrinated, so hated to go.

  In '94 we divorced and 2 mos later he remarried and they divorced a year later. The kids are grown, rarely have contact with him but they say he still tries to speak JW'ese to them. I don't know what the rate of divorce is for such cases of an xJW w/a remaining JW spouse, but I expect much more that half. However, I have read here of a few successful cases. My pride is that none of my children were ever baptized and are mind free of JWdom, and 4 of the 5 have completed college and the 5th will next year.
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  elders testify

  by isaacaustin in

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  http://www.pe.com/localnews/inland/stories/pe_news_local_d_faith11.41dc684.html

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  Gayle

  I hope this gets around to the elders everywhere,,that they can have accountability in the courts on this issue, I hope it scares some to death or at least motivates some of them right out of that insidious position of JWdom eldership. I wonder if this will give the Governing Body some 'new light.'