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JWs featured on BBC 3 program about Queer Britain
by ignored_one in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
riyadh khalaf meets a dis-fellowed jehovah's witness, a muslim woman seeking a marriage of convenience and trans-masculine christian, elijah, as he is renamed in church.

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p050zy0v/queer-britain-series-1-1-does-god-hate-queers.
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Jehovah's Witnesses charity drops attempts to block abuse inquiry
by NikL in
1. watchtower
2. child-abuse
guardian this morning.... https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jan/23/jehovahs-witnesses-charity-drops-attempts-to-block-abuse-inquiry
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A Watchtower double standard: Rejection and the silent treatment.
by ScenicViewer in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
a recent watchtower study article shows how bad it is to be rejected over religious beliefs when olga revealed that her husband was not speaking to her because she is a jehovah's witness.. 9 in south america, olga proved loyal to god by showing respect for her husband even under trying circumstances.

for years, he expressed annoyance at her for being one of jehovah’s witnesses.

he abused her emotionally, insulted her, refused to speak to her, and threatened to take the children and leave her.
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A cording to today's wt not speaking to someone is evil
by poopie in
1. jw
2. friends
wow
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Question: HQ sold for $700 million, will this be announce on the JW site?
by goingthruthemotions in
1. jw
2. experiences
so i can't stomach going to the jw site, much less spell the site completely.

but, here is my question....do you think they will announce on the site that they sold the brooklyn building for $700 million?

my bet is no!.
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JW jailed for £8million investment fraud - UK
by OrphanCrow in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
http://m.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/14276665.victims__brainwashed__in___8m_investment_scam/he told investors that his status as a jehovah’s witness meant he was unable to break the law, in an effort to win their trust.. teesside crown court heard how many of the 350 victims were elderly and had been deliberately targeted.some had since died with the stress of the county durham-based fraud having contributed to their ill health, and others had lost homes and life savings.a third man the crown said was involved, anthony kemp, is currently serving a prison sentence in new zealand for a separate but similar fraud, but is expected to be extradited back to the uk to stand trial when he is released.. .

full aricle at link.
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I'm a coward.
by cappytan in
1. jw
2. friends
since the move, it has been so enjoyable to not have jw's breathing down our necks asking why we didn't make the meeting, or having to pretend to be "spiritual" in front of family all the time.. 90% of my week is virtually stress free.

then, my mom calls or texts wanting to talk to her grandkids.

every dang call, she asks about the new congregation, if we went to the meeting, etc.. why can't i tell her to fk off?
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Rumor Confirmed!: Bethel Downsize First Hand
by freemindfade in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i just texted a very good remote worker friend, said i heard that there is a reduction in force coming at bethel and i hoped he wouldn't be affected.

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he said its true, its not a rumor.
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Had to go to a JW funeral yesterday.
by Crazyguy in
1. jw
2. experiences
it's amazing how ones shun former witnesses or faders.

a couple of people said high to me that know i do not go but the rest no.

but the main reason i post is how ridiculous the funeral talk was.
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News Which UK J.W.'s Won't Get in their Kigdom Ministry!
by The Searcher in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
a source tells me the following: .

for shropshire uk by the name of anthony manning has been removed and judicially reproved.

portishead congregation in north somerset is being merged or disbanded on sept 1st 2015 due to "aging elders, poor attendance, decrepit kingdom hall and landslip" - of course the suspicion is wt just wants to sell the hall off.