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  How the Bethel family responded to the bethel layoffs (profanity warning ***)

  by Brokeback Watchtower in

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  2. scandals

  i think we can say many of those laid off no longer trust the governing body because of being lied to repeatedly over so many things.

  things are getting very explosive at the governing body's home location kind of ties right in with being moved to a seriously pcp contamined chemical dump site, in fact bad karma has come to rest where ever these stupid lying clowns go.

  these gbs are a bunch of real ass holes and they treat the faithful shit and expect them to just take it like a bunch of dummy drones.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8kuldpksze.

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  freddo

  Sadly I think most reassignees will just suck it up and become regular faithful types. I mean they have wasted many years if not decades and are probably too old to have kids so they will hate to admit they have been fooled.

  About half a dozen London ex-bethelites (aged late 30's through early fifties) landed in our circuit in the spring and the men are continuing as elders. I don't think there are any pioneering yet but they are probably scrabbling around getting work and accommodation sorted first.

  No sign of rebellion at all. But there was a definite feel of comparative bewilderment and shock and dare I say apathy among those I have heard reports about. They haven't come out beating the zealousness drum for sure!
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  Any Predictions on what happens to the participants of the failed coup in Turkey?

  by OneGenTwoGroups in

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  2. friends

  they are rounding them, i'm guessing there will be a mass execution?

  one like we haven't seen in a long time i'm guessing..

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  freddo

  I guess the ringleaders and higher ranking officers will be shot. Possibly the Privates and Corporals will be spared on the basis that they were - literally - obeying orders.
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  My son is coming home to me soon. Yey!!!

  by KateWild in

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  2. family

  my son sent me a wonderful song a month ago on this thread.

  https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/5704271907520512/my-wonderful-son.

  it's amazing how a bad experience can trigger action.

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  freddo

  Good news indeed!
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  Don't have sexual fantasies! Today's watchtower...

  by purrpurr in

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  2. bible

  the watchtower today says not to think of sex, or to have sexual fantasies.

  i'm just wondering... how many people in the hall hearing this watchtower today would be having sexual fantasies?

  sitting there thinking about sister hottie or brother hunky ?.

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  freddo

  Maybe if the meetings weren't so boring ...
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  My daughter graduated Bachelor of Arts with First Class Honours yesterday.

  by Xanthippe in

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  stash: /intesoft-inc.appspot.com/post/867be77a3c2f41bd8d3b930cbfb629c0.html

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  freddo

  Woot!
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  Guardian Article: "How the police ended up running a paedophile site." Can only wonder if any JWs were caught

  by AndersonsInfo in

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  2. child-abuse

  https://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/jul/13/shining-a-light-on-the-dark-web-how-the-police-ended-up-running-a-paedophile-site?utm_source=esp&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=gu+today+main+new+h+categories&utm_term=181471&subid=15989913&cmp=emcneweml6619i2.

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  freddo

  Gotta love Satan's old system and it's "few good men (and women; thanks Barbara)" who put the Governing Body to shame.
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  Mr. Flipper Talks with Bethel Legal Service Desk Rep About JW Child Abuse

  by flipper in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  well - i had been wanting to do this for a long time , to question a legal department representative at bethel about the child abuse settlements and jw child abuse, since last year when the news came out about it.

  especially since my dad , an elder for years was never aware of it and has on his own taken steps to see that families with children are informed if a former pedophile is in their congregation.

  i was curious as to what the current views and policies in place are .

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  freddo

  Bump!
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  Midweek meeting

  by loneranger in

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  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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  Not only is it mind numbing but the 30 minute "bible" (ha!) study is at the end. It's like torture.
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  I'm back

  by phats in

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  2. friends

  hi everyone, phats here.

  i haven't posted for about 2 years as things have been so busy with work + a nervous breakdown along the way so been on meds & all sorts but things but are now beginning to get stronger & the mists are clearing.

  business is great with loads of work.

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  freddo

  Hi Phats and welcome back. Do you mind me asking specifically how you faded out without getting the elders on your case? Or did you and if so how did you deal with them?
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  Underlying Resentment Among the Members

  by xjwsrock in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  most of us here have seen and experienced the judgmental attitude among jw's.

  the pioneers look down on the publishers.

  the appointed men look down on the non-appointed men.

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  freddo

  @Spiral

  I see some of this too. Here in the UK they are raising and equalising the age at which you can get your state pension.

  Up until about 5 years ago men got their pension at 65 and women at 60. This is being raised to 65 for each over the next few years - at present women women are going through the process and their pension age is about 63.

  Those men and women retiring in the later part of 2020 will be 66 and those in the late 2020's will be 67. Those in their 30's and 40's now will be 69 or 70!

  So there are a lot of crusty elders in their 70's who with their similar aged wives aged 66 or more who have been getting full pension for 5 or 6 years more than those in their 50's will be.

  This group were also the ones that tended to have jobs with private pensions and who could afford to buy houses on average incomes. That's all changed for the next two generations down!

  Methinks resentment will be rife!