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  Another One Bites the Dust!

  by freddo in

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  2. friends

  it's goodbye to bristol - hengrove congregation of jw's and the inmates ... err ... members, will be sent to two other bristol congregations either side of it.. i'm told by two elders from bristol, england it is being disbanded on may 1st 2018. this is the 2nd congregation in this circuit to be disbanded recently - the 1st being portishead in late 2014.. hooray!.

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  freddo

  To answer Stan. No. They already shared 3 to a hall but attendances were low in all 3 congs and they were the ones that got the chop, so now down to two.
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  Another One Bites the Dust!

  by freddo in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  it's goodbye to bristol - hengrove congregation of jw's and the inmates ... err ... members, will be sent to two other bristol congregations either side of it.. i'm told by two elders from bristol, england it is being disbanded on may 1st 2018. this is the 2nd congregation in this circuit to be disbanded recently - the 1st being portishead in late 2014.. hooray!.

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  freddo

  It's goodbye to Bristol - Hengrove congregation of JW's and the inmates ... err ... members, will be sent to two other Bristol congregations either side of it.
  

  I'm told by two elders from Bristol, England it is being disbanded on May 1st 2018. This is the 2nd congregation in this circuit to be disbanded recently - the 1st being Portishead in late 2014.

  Hooray!
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  PORTUGAL: Petition to terminate the legal entity of the Jehovah's Witness gets national news coverage

  by EdenOne in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the petition is now going on 537 signatures.. today the newspaper "diário de notícias", the leading non-tabloid newspaper in the country, gave the story front page coverage and a full page to the article inside.. here are the links to the pictures of the pages:.

  front page:.

  page 6 and article: .

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  freddo

  Ah but it makes a difference to that starfish, Simon - and even if NYHQ have no concern it will concern the local branch, because typically outside the English speaking world very little jw activism little gets through.

  Portuguese is the language of Brazil and there is common interest between the two countries. And Brazil is one of the biggest jw "lands" with a "professed " 858,000 jw's.

  From little acorns and all that. AWARENESS is the first step.
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  My Dissociation letter

  by TJ Curioso in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  hi to everyone!i was summoned to the judicial committee and went.

  it was a respectful conversation from one side to the other.

  in the end i handed the dissociation letter in hand and a binding to each of the elders, with an article i wrote on the subject, "are jehovah's witnesses a destructive sect?

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  Fantastic. I loved ALL of your letter but enjoyed this bit especially:

  "While the Bible categorically affirms that Jesus is the mediator of ALL mankind (1 Timothy 2: 5), the Governing Body asserts that he is only the mediator of a small elite of Christians: the 144.000 anointed; and then these anointed place themselves as mediators between us and Jesus Christ. This is simply a theological aberration, not to say a blasphemy against Christ!"
  

  Bravo, Sir!
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  Circuit Overseer Meets with Elders and Ministerial Servants

  by accesible in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  ¿necesitan los demás bosquejos?.

  https://drive.google.com/open?id=1dvhuodkcahf6efu2xqxfk6o8ambqe5rm.

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  freddo

  In answer to smiddy 3's question

  "Are their more pages than the 3 shown here ? as it doesn`t finish with the usual sign off ?"
  

  This is because after the E&MS meeting the MS's get asked to leave and the Elders' only meeting starts. So the first meeting finishes at the end of the conclusion on page 2. The MS's file out and immediately the CO will start page 3 with the elders only.

  So page 3 will be a "loving reminder" for the elders (in any congo) and at the end of page 3 they will finish with the CO outline and carry on with the specific stuff for that particular congo.

  You know - appointments/deletions + any particular problem like low hours etc.
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  avoidjw.org

  by Solaris11 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i heard avoidjw.org is under legal attack from the watchtower society.

  it's a shame because it's such a wonderful resource.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cmhopfvoim.

  does anyone know what is happening with this site?

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  AA wrote: "If it's truly nothing more than "Bitter Apostate Lies," then why go through the hassle of taking legal action? I don't get it"

  Because it is "Bitter Apostate Truths". That is why Watchtower attacks websites that are critical of them.
  
  
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  UK IndependentUK Commission on Child Sexual Abuse possible new, separate inquiry into JWs

  by Lostandfound in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  the guardian newspaper today reports that the iccsa has received “numerous” reports relating to child sexual abuse among jehovahs witness's, and it is possible they will establish an entirely separate inquiry into these reports.

  the government set up the iccsa independnt inquiry into child sexual abuse some time ago and their has been a delay in the inquiry operating as thw role of chair s established.. typo in heading, sorry .

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  Bobby's scripture-containing case is bigger than anyone else's on the forum.

  His grave will have more whitewash on it too.
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  UK IndependentUK Commission on Child Sexual Abuse possible new, separate inquiry into JWs

  by Lostandfound in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  the guardian newspaper today reports that the iccsa has received “numerous” reports relating to child sexual abuse among jehovahs witness's, and it is possible they will establish an entirely separate inquiry into these reports.

  the government set up the iccsa independnt inquiry into child sexual abuse some time ago and their has been a delay in the inquiry operating as thw role of chair s established.. typo in heading, sorry .

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  freddo

  "Watchtower" / Governing Body / Bobby2446 - all modern day Pharisees.

  All finery and scripture-containing cases to the front - an open gown at the back.

  Sadly for them the wind blows more strongly these days.
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  Are some of the long serving Bethel servants being given marching orders?

  by carefullyread in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  does any one have any info on the treatment of long serving elderly bethel servants who are retiring or virtually having to retire?

  with the closing & selling off of their properties & relocation's, what is happening to their elderly servants who cannot just move away & have lived at some of their jw accommodations for so long?

  many of these servants have worked for very little financial rewards & i have heard some have no life savings or superannuation retirements payouts.. shouldn't the society be paying out a redundancy sum to them?

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  Here in UK it seems that the danger zone is 40 - 60 and those that have "issues".

  In our circuit I know of three couples kicked to the kerb last year.

  The oldest is a "nondescript" elder (mid 50's I'd guess) who has been a bethelite 25 years and his pleasant enough zealot wife (late 40's I'd guess) who were on "maintenance" (him) and "laundry" (her).

  He has a menial job (cleaning quelle surprise) with a local gangmaster brother who is known for being a harsh taskmaster and having a screw loose! She has a job doing admin. work in a Doctors' Surgery.

  Another couple is a mid 30's brother who was in transport and his "nervy" wife who was often sick with unfathomable illnesses - so they were obviously right for the chop.

  Then a couple about 40 where the wife was really only there to please him and do her duty but who hated the place.

  It seems if you are over 60 then they are shamed into keeping you and the keen under forties seem OK too - mind you, when Chelmsford luxury retirement complex is finished we'll get more booted I'm sure.
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  suicide

  by zeb in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  who among us has known a jw who has committed suicide.

  i believe this as a separate subject has not been covered..

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  freddo

  Several.

  Of the following four successful attempts one was was actually in my congregation.

  Four who were "active" baptized publishers at the time of suicide. 1. One brother used a car exhaust; 2. A sister took an overdose of drink and pills. 3. Another brother hanged himself in the garden shed. Each one left teenage or adult kids.

  4. The final one (single - no kids) was early twenties and he locked himself in a walk-in cupboard and overdosed on pills and drink.

  Then there are those on the periphery of JW'ism. (Relatives of JW's or ex JW's or brought up as JW's)

  One jumped from a high bridge, one gassed himself in a kitchen oven.

  Then there are those who you aren't sure whether it was a suicide attempt or being high on a drug/drink cocktail or did they "jump" or "fall" from the balcony or building.