Beth Sarim

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  The HLC do not pressure JWs

  by usualusername1 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the hospital liaison committee (hlc) for jehovah’s witnesses does not pressure members to refuse blood transfusions.

  rather, their role is to support jehovah’s witnesses in adhering to their pre-existing religious beliefs, which include a strict prohibition against accepting blood transfusions based on their interpretation of biblical scriptures.. jehovah’s witnesses are well-informed about their stance on blood from an early age, and refusing blood is a deeply ingrained religious conviction, not something imposed during a medical crisis.

  the hlc’s purpose is to provide assistance in accessing bloodless treatment options, facilitating communication with healthcare providers, and helping ensure that the patient’s choices are respected.. while the hlc strongly supports adherence to the beliefs of jehovah’s witnesses, the ultimate decision remains with the individual.

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  It is to my understanding that elders on the liason willl be at the JWs bedside to make sure the JW follows the WT direction.

  What a JW does NOT know,,,,,or doesn't know if they don't know about the the Sheppard the Flock of God book,, is that if they do accept a transfusion is worst case scenario they will only be reprimanded or talked to and lose their privileges for a period of time.

  The elders know this,,,but the poor average JW DOES NOT!!!

  The average JW could die,,,not knowing about this ""lose privileges"" loop hole. The elders know & they enforce this policy without the rank and file being totally oblivious to it,,,, thinking if they """,accept blood I will be kicked out"". Not so

  God bless the internet & all the leaks!!
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  Reddit thread about Bethel Reducing Headcount

  by LongHairGal in

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  2. friends

  apparently, the downsizing is still happening and from what i read those let go are over 50!.

  sad because these people expected to be lifers.

  now they have to make their way in the world at an advanced age with no education or desirable skill!..

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  If congregations tried to do what happened in Menlo park in 2010,,,, a suburb in San Francisco,,, the Borg can simply now do a cash & grab and sell the kh's because they can. The Borg now has all rights to the assembly halls & khs.

  Should there be a resistance,,,,or a revolt with what happened in Menlo park USA those years ago.
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  The fading of a well known American religion. Could this happen someday to Jehovah's Witnesses?

  by Balaamsass2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  new york times 9/5/24.

  " there are only two shakers left.

  they've still got utopia in their sites.. "by jordan kisner.

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  Beth Sarim

  Phizzy;

  I hear this all the time:

  ""I thought I'd never grow old in this 'system' ".

  Rinse & repeat.
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  Jehovah's Witnesses in the news again. Wise use of publisher's donations? New Zealand News

  by Balaamsass2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  do jws feel this is a wise use of their donations?

  does this bring honor to jehovah's name?.

  9/1/24 :"new zealand abuse in care.

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  "'Streisand Effect" alright !!
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  JWlite can be the purple pill

  by Teddnzo in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i really like the red pill analogy in the matrix.

  the one guy wishes he didn’t take the red pill and would have preferred to take the blue pill.. many used to be pimi which is the blue pill and then they wake up to the fact that the gb are not who they claim to be which is taking the red pill.. they go through conflict and confusion as to what to believe now?

  does god exist?

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  The purple pill.

  Having it both ways. As the Borg always does.

  Conveniently half way between blue & red
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  Reddit thread about Bethel Reducing Headcount

  by LongHairGal in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  apparently, the downsizing is still happening and from what i read those let go are over 50!.

  sad because these people expected to be lifers.

  now they have to make their way in the world at an advanced age with no education or desirable skill!..

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  Ahhhh yes!!!

  I have Keith's book. He outlines beautifully how unceremoniously you are welcomed to bethel.

  And on the flip side how unceremoniously you are um,,,,,let go.

  And all the drama,,backstabbing,,, politics & infighting in between....
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  Reddit thread about Bethel Reducing Headcount

  by LongHairGal in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  apparently, the downsizing is still happening and from what i read those let go are over 50!.

  sad because these people expected to be lifers.

  now they have to make their way in the world at an advanced age with no education or desirable skill!..

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  Beth Sarim

  LHG;

  That is all done by design

  There's a reason for this "tight-lippedness"'.
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  Reddit thread about Bethel Reducing Headcount

  by LongHairGal in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  apparently, the downsizing is still happening and from what i read those let go are over 50!.

  sad because these people expected to be lifers.

  now they have to make their way in the world at an advanced age with no education or desirable skill!..

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  Beth Sarim

  Yes I believe that something like a round of layoffs happened sometime in 2015.

  The writing should have been on the wall for the remainder of the bethellites.

  The printing era is totally gone. Its alllllll digital.

  Bethel no longer serves any purpose.

  They can sell those properties,,whats left & they can cloister up the heavies & the ones they only care about like the governing bodies.
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  Reddit thread about Bethel Reducing Headcount

  by LongHairGal in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  apparently, the downsizing is still happening and from what i read those let go are over 50!.

  sad because these people expected to be lifers.

  now they have to make their way in the world at an advanced age with no education or desirable skill!..

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  LHG.

  About the young bethellite who was let go some years ago and was given a bill for his last cafeteria meal.. Im gonna go out on a limb and venture a guess at it.

  Marcus Vaughn.

  It sounds like what he went through. To a tee.

  He was just booted out with no place to go. He had to call & pay for a cab to the bus station. With only bag full of his clothing.
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  Jw Broadcasting Sept 24 : Making up stories about Miriam

  by raymond frantz in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  https://youtu.be/mvhvtxh3fn0?si=yw_pszgyh8xvmoy8.

  so the following video is part of the latest jw broadcasting for september 2024 the script for this video is taken from the publication "immitate their faith" which is like "my book of bible stories" but for adults but is full of inaccuracies and outright falsehoods and here we deal with an outright fabrication about miriam, the sister of moses:.

  under the subtitle "miriam the proud" we read: privileges and prominence bring blessings as well as dangers.

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  Mike & Kim had a very recent video about this today

  They uploaded a very " culty clip"".

  About obeying the organization at no matter what the cost.

  They put a clip in there from a secret leaked video a few years ago. Where a spokesman said the prime objective is the ""organizations image"" or directives.

  Voila,,,,& there we have it!!!