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  Watchtower Sanctions Decision 2016

  by John Davis in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  date: 06/24/2016 dept: c-75.

  clerk: andrea taylor reporter/erm: paula rahn csr# 11510 bailiff/court attendant: p. darvin.

  case init.date: 09/18/2013case no: 37-2013-00067529-cu-po-ctl case title: padron vs. doe 1 [imaged] case category: civil - unlimited case type: pi/pd/wd - other.

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  smiddy

  Can someone paraphrase this or condense it down for us oldies ?
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  International Covention...my elevator ride with head of Bethel and his ass kiss assistant!!

  by Witness 007 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  melbourne international convention australia, thousands of watchtower robots and i happened to get in an elevator with viv mouritz one of the main men at bethel.

  he had a young pretty sister who was escorting him around.

  i stood behind them and rocognized him instantly.

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  smiddy

  What year was that witness 007 ?just wondering.
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  Is JW.org unbreakable

  by UnshackleTheChains in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i ask this question for good reason.

  let's face it, despite all the books, videos, forums, court cases, hearings, protests etc that have been exposing the society for many years.

  jw.org continues to roll on almost 'it seems' unscathed.. for example, just walk into any kingdom hall there is not so much as a whisper about anything that has been exposed outside of jw land.

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  smiddy

  The Roman Catholic Religion has over 1 billion members worldwide and they go back 2000 years of human history.

  Jehovahs Witnesses have about 8 million members worldwide and they go back as far as aprox.140 years of recent history

  Which one do you think is the more newsworthy ? To the general public ?
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  RUSSIA (20 June 2017): JW video depicting kingdom hall burnings, raids, and interviews with JWs

  by jwleaks in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  video published on official jw website:.

  https://jw-russia.org/news/17062022-182.html.

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  smiddy

  Well if it was staged depicting the Russian police as thugs hiding behind masks raiding and vandalising a place of worship of people who have committed no crime surely it will backfire on those who staged this video .

  Surely the Russian Govt. would not let this go unchallenged and bring those responsible to justice

  And if it was done by well intended JW `s to highlight the percieved persecution in Russia it would not do their cause one bit of sympathy only reinforce that they are a cult that needs to be curtailed.
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  Is JW.org unbreakable

  by UnshackleTheChains in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i ask this question for good reason.

  let's face it, despite all the books, videos, forums, court cases, hearings, protests etc that have been exposing the society for many years.

  jw.org continues to roll on almost 'it seems' unscathed.. for example, just walk into any kingdom hall there is not so much as a whisper about anything that has been exposed outside of jw land.

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  smiddy

  It may be unbreakable in the short term however their are a lot more cracks opening up.

  This is just one ex JW site and yet every day or two a newbie breaks free from the cult and shares their experiences.

  No doubt every other ex JW site is having the same joy.

  Are JW kingdom halls overflowing like they predicted they would be by now or are they actually being sold off because fewer people are using them.

  Wasnt it just a couple of years ago they were talking about building more KH`s because of the increase ?

  And yet today we see the opposite happening.

  When a business/religion is thriving its expanding opening up more venues and branching out with more outlets.

  When a business/religion is in trouble they are consoladating their losses shutting down venues closing what outlets they have..

  Shedding staff ,reducing overheads ,cutting costs every where they can.

  Isnt the writing on the wall for the WTB&TS /Jehovahs Witness religion ?

  I certainly think so ,however that does not mean they will cease to exist anytime soon.

  Think of Christian Scientists ,Assembly Of God (name change now ) Christadelphians,CJCLS (mormons) and Seventh Day Adventists (SDA)

  Most of these were end times religion that sprung up in the 1800`s and they are still functioning today.

  And their are probably a helluva lot more still operating.
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  My Younger Brother Has Left The Witnesses!! :-D

  by pale.emperor in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  absolutely thrilled to give you the news that my younger brother, a zealous full-time pioneer has left the witnesses!!.

  i haven't seen or spoke to him in a year.

  i'd lost all contact with him, no facebook, no mobile number, i didn't even know his address because he'd moved house.

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  smiddy

  Thats fantastic news PE just fantastic. " Your brother was lost but he was found again"

  I have a tear in my eye.
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  jwartwork.org

  by bs_since_1870s in

  1. forum
  2. links

  i just updated my website, any feedback is welcome!.

  jwartwork.org.

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  WOW , I`m impressed
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  info needed on Mexico Scandal regarding KH's meetings with no prayers etc - Thanks.

  by WHATSGOINGON in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  hi .

  trying to find info on the scandal involving mexican congregations not having prayers and singing at the meetings.. i have found some info on jw facts but would like more if anyone knows of a good website to look at.. watchtower observer had some info before but that website is long gone.. any help would be much appreciated.. thanks wgo..

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  Thank you OrphanCrow for that link it answeres a few of my questions .
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  Bible on cassette

  by road to nowhere in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  one thing that i questioned years ago was the release of bible reading so you could listen.

  then when we finally got a tape it was in a thick german accent.

  so much for getting the meaning of it..

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  smiddy

  What's wrong with Dutch? Germans speak German. The Dutch speak Dutch.

  (Duch speaking) Gorby

  Bible is written in double dutch

  Dont take offence Gorby , (or my dutch friends on here if I have any after this ) It`s an Australian expression for talking utter rubbish or gibberish

  I`m not sure where or when this expression originated from ,I`ll have to google it.
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  Do you think the general public cares about former Jehovah's witnesses?

  by Christian Gutierrez in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i was wondering if you guys think if the general public cares about our stories or if they even care what the watchtower does to people??

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  smiddy

  The general public dont care about active Jehovahs Witnesses , so why would they care about former Jehovahs Witnesses.?

  If you did a survey of all the people in the street where you live and asked them the question ",What do you know about the beliefs of Jehovahs Witnesses ?"

  The answers you would recieve are most likely : 1.Idont give a f***k what they believe 2.they dont believe in blood transfusions 3.They dont go to war . 4 They wont salute the flag. 5.They are collecting money selling the Watchtower and Awake magazines for their religion.

  Not one of them in a thousand ,I believe , would answer : They are Advertising Gods Kingdom of a Thousand Year Reign Under Christ Jesus .

  This despite the fact that they have been preaching this message for approximately 120 years going from door to door.

  That is the long answer to your question

  The short answer to your question is NO