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  Kingdom Halls for sale - Australia

  by no-zombie in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  this appeared on the abc news website this morning.. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-06-09/sale-of-jehovah-witnesses-halls-an-expansion-plan/6533544.

  and here are the halls.http://www.commercialview.com.au/211-yorktown-road-craigmore-sa/commercial-for-sale-details-8894836 http://www.commercialview.com.au/8-james-street-crafers-sa/commercial-for-sale-details-8890348 http://www.commercialview.com.au/53-woodside-road-lobethal-sa/commercial-for-sale-details-8915140when is the branch going to sell your hall?

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  I expected to see dlilappidated old buildings that were run down and ready to be bulldozed , not some fine serviceable buildings that still had life in them .

  Any update on what the congregations who met in those halls are now doing ?

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  Midweek meeting

  by loneranger in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  almost two months into the change in format of the mid week meeting from the school and service meeting format to the christian life and ministry (clam) format.

  in my congregation, seems attendance is down 10-15% over the normally low attendance for the mid week meeting before the change.

  some indicate that the meeting under the clam format is very "intense"...you really need to study and research to be able to participate or get anything out of the meetings.

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  Midweek meetings were always under attended , and I`m going back well over 20 years ago .

  So if meeting attendance is dropping even further that is good news to me.

  The trickle leaving the religion, may yet turn out to become the floodwaters leaving , that no one can stop.

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  Brothers - Reach Out for a Fine Work!

  by cappytan in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0c1ixarr31y.

  they must really be having issues finding brothers to slave for the org..

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  Preparing answers for the W.T.study ? You have to be kidding me , a 5 year old with no schooling could do it in 5 minutes .

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  Harry Holt - JW elder sexually assaulted 8 girls over 4 decades

  by OrphanCrow in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  church elder who sexually abused vulnerable children was invited to speak at first victim’s wedding.

  a church elder who sexually abused vulnerable children was invited to speak at his first victim’s wedding, a court heard.. a court was told harry holt, 71, now of rutland street, nelson, went on to attack seven more girls as young as nine after the jehovah’s witnesses failed to report him to police.when the matter was raised, a local beat officer advised parents to ‘just keep your children away from him’, the court heard.. holt is facing a lengthy prison sentence after being convicted of attacks against eight girls in scotland dating back over 40 years.. .

  full article at link..

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  A church Elder said Child Abuse was a despicable crime and a sin , however Elders never inform Law Enforcement Agency`s or Child protection Authorities about these abuses when they come to light.and want to keep it in-house to protect Jehovah`s name.

  What hypocrites

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  OK!!!!ITS ME!!!!

  by brandnew in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so y'all dont think im always a lil mad puppy 😂😂😂.

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  That`s some mean machine brandnew , ohhh to be young again

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  Celebrating for the first time!

  by stephanie61092 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  okay i'm so excited, i'm celebrating valentines day today!

  i walk into work this morning (normally a sterile office filled with boring engineers like myself) to find everyone clad in decorative hearts with streamers hanging from the ceiling and heart shaped goodies in the kitchen.

  had i walked in on this last year, i would've kept my head low and tried to avoid all conversation unless it was strictly about work.

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  Freedom is not a dirty word , you should be able to do what you want ( lawfully that is ) without having the thought police saying NO you can`t do that

  J.W.`s hone in what you can`t do according their rules , it`s more like a dictatorship.

  Good for you Steph.

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  Incredible documentary about the exclusive brethren and their extreme shunning policy

  by Truthexplorer in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  just watched this remarkable documentary about the exclusive brethren here in the uk.

  their shunning policy is remarkably like watchtowers policy except even more extreme.

  its heartbreaking how families are torn apart by such man made policies based on their interpretation of scriptures.

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  So what would YOU suggest Simon with all due respect .? Jehovah`s Witnesses , Mormonism ,Exclusive Brethren

  etc , . etc, with over 40,000 Christian sects where do you start ?

  And that`s only Christendoms religions , what about all the rest ?

  It`s too big for one Country to tackle , it is only something that a united approach from a quorum of World Governments could achieve. If they have the willpower or the incentive to do so .

  Surely in this 21st Century Religious superstition has run it`s course .

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  If JWs are a religion why haven't they got a word?

  by slimboyfat in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  what is the word for jw religion?

  is there any other religion that doesn't have a word?

  catholics => catholicism.

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  JW.Org .asm

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  Does anyone think Jehovah is protecting the org. despite all the talk about THE ARC ?

  by tor1500 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i've been thinking this for a while.

  even before the arc scandal.

  it seems no matter what, the org.

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  Fisherman ...,Elders and MS, committed these crimes and they , the powers that be ,the G.B , .Legal ,dept. did not in any case in Australia , or in any Country overseas , did the Elders report Child sexual Abuse to the Law Enforcement Agencies , it has always been the policy to treat these situations in-house , and not to involve the police , social or child protection Agency`s , because they never did so .

  It also has to be noted that individual publishers in the congregation have been involved in child sexual abuse that the Elders have been involved in judicial Committee matters within the congregation and again it has been dealt with in -house , with no involvement with the police or Child protection Agency`s .

  We don`t want to bring reproach on Jehovah`s name .

  So nobody in the Elder , Ministerial , Governing Body or the Legal Department ,ever notified the police or Law Enforcement Bodies or Child Protection Services of the Abuse against children under their care,.

  And they never ever warned the public of a potential sex offender in their midst , who could still go door to door in the ministry ,failing the 2 witness rule , nor did they ever warn their own congregants of a potential sex offender in their own congregation .

  And that remains a fact to this day.

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  Really Good DarkMatter Video on the Ridiculous Claims of Religions

  by LostGeneration in

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  2. friends

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y201qzddzbg

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  That was a very interesting video thank you LostGeneration

  smiddy