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  Facebook post by a JW on Pope & President & May 2012 WT

  by rosyray in

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  long time no post.

  couldn't help myself when i saw this in my facebook feed.. .

  the caption that followed:.

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  cognac

  In one of the comments it said, "smh". Doesn't that mean, "So much hell"?

  Why would a JW openly say that?
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  Watchtower Society: something terribly going on - scenarios

  by Gorbatchov in

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  2. friends

  if an (aggressive) real estate fund is stopping it's operations directly,.

  and if an publishing house is minimize the portfolio,.

  and if a member of it's board of directors is telling the costs are higher then the profits,.

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  cognac

  Steve2 - how do you know that?
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  Watchtower Society: something terribly going on - scenarios

  by Gorbatchov in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  if an (aggressive) real estate fund is stopping it's operations directly,.

  and if an publishing house is minimize the portfolio,.

  and if a member of it's board of directors is telling the costs are higher then the profits,.

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  cognac

  I think they made expansion plans as an investment because they are hemorrhaging money left and right and they have been for years.

  However, something happened all off a sudden that had to put a quick halt on those plans- I.e., losing a crap ton of money suddenly in bad investment(s).
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  How many Watchtower properties still to sell in Brooklyn yet?

  by Gayle in

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  2. friends

  does anyone have an accounting of those properties?

  which properties and possible value of sale?.

  sounds like that the watchtower may want to sell quickly?

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  cognac

  "GB said during their borgcast that with even the sales of their buildings they still don't have enough money."

  
  

  Do you have a link to this?
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  Remember that Letter to Elders that asked them to privately inquire if any of the brothers were LAWYERS.....

  by Muddy Waters in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  i remember a thread here somewhere where a letter to the body of elders was posted and elders were to read part of the letter asking who might have experience or training in video media, graphic design, etc.

  then on a separate page not to be read to the congregation was for elders to make discreet inquiries as to any who might have legal knowledge, experience or expertise.. well, in view of all this new kafluffle about branch closures, building work suspended, bethel layoffs, etc., it really makes me wonder now just what the heck is going on.

  has the gb been shafted by their own legal counsel or financial advisors?

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  cognac

  JeffT - that would depend on exactly what they invested in. I wouldn't be surprised if John Aquila was correct. It would make sense with all these recent changes, etc.
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  My Mom Is Dying

  by minimus in

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  i just wanted to say that my dear 89 year old mom is terminally ill and will soon pass.

  she is on morphine and hanging on.

  she has been a devout witness for about 60 years and a wonderful mother.

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  cognac

  I'm so sorry Min...
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  Tragedy: Another JW baby dies because mother refused blood

  by ILoveTTATT2 in

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  2. friends

  http://laprensademonclova.com/portal/2015/09/26/impiden-transfusion-a-bebe-herido-y-fallece/.

  use google translate to get the story.

  essentially, a 10-month old died recently because the mother refused blood transfusions for the baby.

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  cognac

  This is putrid. Wonder how this mother is going to feel in a few years when the JWs go bankrupt or if she figures out ttatt. Ugh...
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  How many Watchtower properties still to sell in Brooklyn yet?

  by Gayle in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  does anyone have an accounting of those properties?

  which properties and possible value of sale?.

  sounds like that the watchtower may want to sell quickly?

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  cognac

  Good question, I'd like to know too. I'd be surprised at this point if they kept them much longer...
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  FMF: A Wake Up Story

  by freemindfade in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  sorry for the length of this, i hope anyone stopping by to read will take the time and read it.

  i haven't included any things i would consider "apostate" specifics about doctrines, or major scandals.

  it's just a general layout of the path i took to becoming an exjw.

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  cognac

  Wow. What a story! The part where you talk about your excitement turning to dread when you learned new things. I can relate to that so much. Touching story, I'm sorry you had to live with the feeling everyday you weren't good enough and you'd die because of it.
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  A funny little diplomatic cable regarding the Malawi atrocities against JW's in 1975

  by Saintbertholdt in

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  2. bible

  no doubt that atrocities were perpetrated against jehovah's witnesses in 1972-73.. but what about the reports in 1975?.

  here is an excerpt from a diplomatic cable sent to the us secretary of state in 1977.. the cable was released/declassified in 2009.. .... re jehovah's witnesses, why do we go back to the.

  events of 197273?

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  cognac

  Bookmarked - thank you