Da.Furious

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  Survey---who is inactive, disfellowshipped/disassociated or active?

  by minimus in

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  2. friends

  i am inactive for about 10 years now..

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  Da.Furious

  Enlightened since childhood but still active - Fading is not working!
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  ...The WBT$ Theft of Kingdom Hall Bank Accounts and JW Elders...

  by OUTLAW in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  .. the new wbt$ donation arrangement/ jw kingdom hall bank account theft... is a very hot topic right now... the wbt$ is literally going to clean out kingdom hall bank accounts,filled with donations from jws... that theft is going to happen world wide..the wbt$ is going to steal from 7 million plus jw`s... .. we have jw elders here on jwn,that know whats going on... they "serve" in kingdom halls,they are "supposed" to be looking after the welfare of the average jw... they know there is a 4 page letter,only one page will be read to the congregation..the rest will be kept secret... they know the wbt$ is about to steal jw donations..on a world wide scale!!!...

  .. i would like to know what you active jw elders are going to do about this??!!...

  are you going to let "your" congregation know about the other 3 secret pages?...

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  I believe elders in this case are like departmental heads with lots of people eying their jobs. If they don’t comply when the CO visits them they get the chop and somebody much worse will take over.

  I don’t envy them, I spoke to an elder and he somehow expressed his doubts in this arrangement and then changed the discussion. No one trusts anyone with anything, what guarantee they have a R&F will not report them to another elder or CO - elder x has doubts and does not like the new arrangement.

  After all it all about position in the congregation. Some are totally brainwashed they will not notice and others are afraid to talk and very few will get the chop for raising doubts when the CO will come.
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  I'm In London!

  by FL_Panthers in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  can anyone recommended any good congregations to visit?

  my hotel is in waterloo area so something close please.

  anyone else here from london?.

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  Da.Furious

  Tempted to join you guys but not sure!
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  BOE: Re: Midweek meetings during visit of circuit overseer

  by pixel in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  you read it here first!.

  to all congregations.

  re: midweek meetings during visit of circuit overseer .

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  Da.Furious

  Very interesting. Wonder if this has to do with crowded kingdom halls. I attend at a hall with 4 congregations and the only free day is Monday with the current schedule. So having the extra meeting causes lots of trouble and changes for the other 2.

  So, is the plan to cram more congregations to one hall, hence no one can complain about the CO visit and change in schedule!
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  Question for active trolley publishers. Are you told not to approach anyone unless they approach you as part of your trolley training?

  by KateWild in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  if you actively do fs on a trolley i would love you to answer this question.

  if you don't but know publishers that do can you ask them please.. are you told not to approach anyone unless they approach you as part of your trolley training?.

  thanks kate xx.

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  Da.Furious

  My understanding it all depends on the type of ministry. Here it the UK, there is:

  - Metropolitan: Organised and directed by the branch and only for good standing pioneers. You have to send an application and are expected to be there on the days you are assigned.

  This type does not use trolleys and the brothers and sisters hold the magazines in their hands. The technique they use is eye contact and greeting people passing by and asking if they want magazines.

  - Trolley: organised by congregation and done on rota bases, usually accompanied by a pioneer. Dress code is fully suited and booted, same as business territory. One stays at the trolley, in case someone approaches and stand with couple of magazines and follows same process of metropolitan.

  I think it all depends on your partner and if you are shy!

  EDIT: and yes no bibles visible, no place to have hold them and we do not give any away. Only Bible teach book and WT/Awake combo.
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  QFR August 15, 2014 - Resurrection and Marriage

  by wisdomfrombelow in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  the article addressed luke 20:34-36 and now they finally admit jesus could have been referring to the heavenly resurrection.

  they said "put simply, the answer is that we cannot say" which is surprising because they have something to say about everything.

  perhaps all the old people who are waiting the new world as widow and widowers want to know if they have a chance to be reunited with their dead loved one.

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  Da.Furious

  Here is the article:

  http://www.sendspace.com/file/pm18c6
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  Would WTS use: 'right to be forgotten'?

  by Da.Furious in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  as you are aware of the new ruling that was made by the european court that allows anyone to apply for any old stuff on the internet search engines to be removed basically untagged.. there are several articles discussing this new ruling and how this will impact search engines and peoples life.

  apparently a paedophile in addition to the person who won the case applied for this 'right to be forgotten'.. the question here, i know in the us there is the freedom of speech and apparently this ruling will not have much effect on usa, do you think the wts will apply for something like this and request all old material they have published prior to 2000 be removed completely from the search engines?.

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  Da.Furious

  As you are aware of the new ruling that was made by the European Court that allows anyone to apply for any old stuff on the internet search engines to be removed – basically untagged.

  There are several articles discussing this new ruling and how this will impact search engines and peoples life. Apparently a paedophile in addition to the person who won the case applied for this 'right to be forgotten'.

  The question here, I know in the US there is the freedom of speech and apparently this ruling will not have much effect on USA, do you think the WTS will apply for something like this and request all old material they have published prior to 2000 be removed completely from the search engines?
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  Sudan woman faces death for apostasy

  by Da.Furious in

  1. social
  2. current

  source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-27424064.

  a sudanese court has sentenced a woman to hang for apostasy after she left islam and married a christian man.. "we gave you three days to recant but you insist on not returning to islam.

  i sentence you to be hanged to death," the judge told the woman, afp reports.. western embassies and rights groups had urged sudan to respect the right of the pregnant woman to choose her religion.. local media report the sentence would not be carried out for two years after she has given birth.. meriam yehya ibrahim ishagsudan has a majority muslim population, which is governed by islamic law.. the judge also sentenced her to 100 lashes after convicting her of adultery - because her marriage to a christian man was not valid under islamic law.. earlier in the hearing, an islamic cleric spoke with her in a caged dock for about 30 minutes, afp reports.. then she calmly told the judge: "i am a christian and i never committed apostasy.".

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  Da.Furious

  Tom, this makes us no better than them!

  In my honest opinion, it is less painful to die than to suffer all your life alongside the people you care about.
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  An increase in security at this summer's conventions??

  by gingerbread in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  we've heard from friends in two separate congregations in our city that convention security will be tight.. the brothers made announcements this week and reminded everyone to be sure to wear their name badges.

  those that don't may be questioned and have their belongings searched.

  the same will be happen to anyone arriving during the sessions.

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  Da.Furious

  Blondie has a valid point, legally no one is allowed to open or search any bag unless he is a police officer or working on behalf of them.
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  Sudan woman faces death for apostasy

  by Da.Furious in

  1. social
  2. current

  source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-27424064.

  a sudanese court has sentenced a woman to hang for apostasy after she left islam and married a christian man.. "we gave you three days to recant but you insist on not returning to islam.

  i sentence you to be hanged to death," the judge told the woman, afp reports.. western embassies and rights groups had urged sudan to respect the right of the pregnant woman to choose her religion.. local media report the sentence would not be carried out for two years after she has given birth.. meriam yehya ibrahim ishagsudan has a majority muslim population, which is governed by islamic law.. the judge also sentenced her to 100 lashes after convicting her of adultery - because her marriage to a christian man was not valid under islamic law.. earlier in the hearing, an islamic cleric spoke with her in a caged dock for about 30 minutes, afp reports.. then she calmly told the judge: "i am a christian and i never committed apostasy.".

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  Da.Furious

  The interesting thing that Sudan is the only country that has WTS Branch office publicly mentioned in the arab world!

  Wonder how they got their approval in such a country.