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  JW feeling persecuted yet (California)

  by Anony Mous in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  california, after failing to ban all religious gatherings (failed in court) has now banned all singing and chanting in religious places, including if you are on a live stream and the only person around.. i haven't heard a peep yet from the jw.borg about how to handle this new 'persecution' on religion, the only thing that came up with a search was this: .

  https://www.jw.org/en/library/magazines/watchtower-study-november-2017/singing-essential-part-of-true-worship/.

  https://www.jw.org/en/library/magazines/watchtower-study-july-2019/worship-jehovah-when-under-ban/.

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  As DesirousOfChange mentioned, the Borg is laying low. IMO, that is a smart move in a political sense. If you had half of a congregation affected with the virus, it would be considered "bringing reproach on God's name" or some other thing when it was broadcast on the news and throw a negative light on the Borg.

  watchtower is protecting its assets. Because they know their real assets - their cash cows if you will - are the legions of mostly older and often unfit JWs who still deeply believe and still deeply dig into their pockets to donate. Without this their backbone, healthy and able to obey, watchtower is lost.
  
  
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  Did The Elders Bother You or Did You Get Along With Them OK?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i’ve heard a number of horror stories regarding elders.

  i have a lot of stories about elders, some funny, some not so.. were all your experiences with elders bad?.

  did you like any?.

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  Diogenesister

  They knew what I was doing and one of the last visits they came out and said you know why we are here why don't you just ask us to disfellowship you.

  Hang on....I thought it was about your eternal life. Don’t they want to save your life? “Ask us to disfellowship you?”!!! All casual, like?!

  They make it sound like a bloody club! Hmmm. Methinks these guys know it ain’t da twoof
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  Food Boxes given out by Society

  by JustChillin in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  anyone else get a food box delivered by local congregation to your door - allegedly by the society?

  weird.

  i looked online and found a couple of youtube channels saying the society is taking food from food banks and giving it only to their congregations.

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  Diogenesister

  I note farms to families has a remit to distribute the boxes to community and faith groups....and that it should go to those in need.

  Watchtower definitely has pensioners, disabled or needy members....but because Watchtower couldn't give a stuff and offers nothing in the way of charity or support it has no idea who the needy are among its membership.
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  Food Boxes given out by Society

  by JustChillin in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  anyone else get a food box delivered by local congregation to your door - allegedly by the society?

  weird.

  i looked online and found a couple of youtube channels saying the society is taking food from food banks and giving it only to their congregations.

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  Diogenesister

  Someone recorded a service group meeting about it and the elder claimed the society wanted them to make sure to know it was from "Jehoooovah".

  Further they should keep it 'secret', which is Witness code for "tell everyone and their dog".

  I mean isn't it absurd! Why in the world would it be necessary to keep a food box in a pandemic 'secret'?

  Good grief these people need to get a life!
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  P. Ms Letter to non subscibers to Redress Scheme

  by jonahstourguide in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  spotted this article this morning.

  i will try to post a link.. jtg.. australia.. institutions refusing to join the national redress scheme are "doubling down" on the crime of child sexual abuse, prime minister scott morrison says.. mr morrison and social services minister anne ruston have warned institutions they may lose funding and tax concessions if they fail to sign up by tuesday's deadline and will be named and shamed.. "all institutions are doing in not joining is doubling down on the crime and doubling down on the hurt," they said in a letter to 25 institutions.. "we consider it to be reprehensible that you have failed to sign up to the scheme.".

  the jehovah's witnesses is among the organisations that has refused to sign up, arguing it does not have the institutional settings of other faith-based institutions that the redress scheme is designed to cover.. senator ruston is set to name the non-participating institutions on wednesday, when she will announce what action the federal government will take against them.. "we urge you to join the scheme not because of concerns about being identified, but because it is the right thing to do," the minister and mr morrison said.. "it is the right thing to do by survivors and their families and it is what every, decent, honest, australian demands.".

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  I doubt Jehovah’s witnesses have ever been in receipt of commonwealth funding :( so that’s not going to phase them.

  I also note they got in that little piece about there being “less than 10 applicants” in their response, so any Jehovah’s witnesses or bible studies who take the time to read the press will dismiss those few applicants as “bitter apostates” or mentally ill. I only wish the govt, in naming and shaming Watchtower, had mentioned the 1006 cases unearthed by the C.A.R.C. That may have shaken up anyone reading the govt’s statement.
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  P. Ms Letter to non subscibers to Redress Scheme

  by jonahstourguide in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  spotted this article this morning.

  i will try to post a link.. jtg.. australia.. institutions refusing to join the national redress scheme are "doubling down" on the crime of child sexual abuse, prime minister scott morrison says.. mr morrison and social services minister anne ruston have warned institutions they may lose funding and tax concessions if they fail to sign up by tuesday's deadline and will be named and shamed.. "all institutions are doing in not joining is doubling down on the crime and doubling down on the hurt," they said in a letter to 25 institutions.. "we consider it to be reprehensible that you have failed to sign up to the scheme.".

  the jehovah's witnesses is among the organisations that has refused to sign up, arguing it does not have the institutional settings of other faith-based institutions that the redress scheme is designed to cover.. senator ruston is set to name the non-participating institutions on wednesday, when she will announce what action the federal government will take against them.. "we urge you to join the scheme not because of concerns about being identified, but because it is the right thing to do," the minister and mr morrison said.. "it is the right thing to do by survivors and their families and it is what every, decent, honest, australian demands.".

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  Even when guilt is established, they still don’t report to the police. Hence, this has nothing to do with the 2 witness rule. Its all about them not wanting to let the authorities in what they perceive as being “their business”.

  Yes, of course there’s an element of that.

  But as in everything I think the main reason is to protect their image - not to the police, the public or judiciary - but to Jehovah’s witnesses themselves. Above everything else they don’t want Jehovah’s witnesses to see A. there are criminals among them and B. that consequently Jehovah’s witnesses are just like any other religion and just like any other group of people.

  Loss of face to ordinary Jehovah’s witnesses is more important to them even than money, because essentially “The Brand” is money in the bank to them.
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  IT experts

  by Youngaposthate in

  1. forum
  2. tech-support

  good day former jdubs, i'm a new member, particularly looking for it experts whome can verify if the jw apps track its members and record audio, particularly the khonf app.

  if you download app on google play store and click the headphones, a pop up requiring user to click pop up to enable audio recording is displayed.

  i'm minorly aware of the evolution of tech and tracking scandals.

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  E reverse engineering and commentary, feel free to do it and post the code on GitHub, as long as you don’t include the binary, it should be fine.

  can someone explain this in English please? Homeschooling and my sons doing computer science so I’m trying to stay ahead of the game!! What is the young person aiming to do please?
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  Well Englanders, you have been warned!

  by BoogerMan in

  1. social
  2. current

  naughty, naughty little children - going to beaches on a sunny day.. "health secretary matt hancock has "made clear we do have the powers to go back in and act"".

  https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-53190209.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yr5apyxku-u.

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  Diogenesister

  Some of the posts on this thread are unbelievable in their stupidity.

  I personally wish my govt would come down harder on these idiots.
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  John 5:28,29.

  by Lost in the fog in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  we used to use this scripture to show that there was going to be a future resurrection.

  but recently i got to thinking about it.

  if the apostle paul was right in saying that the righteous on death would be changed in the twinkling of an eye from earthly life to heavenly glory why would there be a future resurrection needed for the righteous?

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  Diogenesister

  Hands up everyone who thinks some scribe added "and there was no more sea" at the end of Revelation 21:1😂😂

  Just 'Coz it it occurred to him
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  I’m Seeing Some Trump Fatigue Out There

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i’ve heard from a few trump voters that they are getting tired of the whole trump thing.

  one person yesterday said he lies.

  another person said she hears from her clients in her business that the constant drama and push back from all sides against trump is fatiguing.. i remind people that before this worldwide pandemic, we had the best numbers in jobs.

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  Iwant2leave

  It’s true Melania is attractive, but she also is a tr_mp.”

  I take it you meant that Melania is a Trump, as in Mrs. Trump, of course.

  one thing I admire Trump for is that he didn’t have the hypocrisy of ooogling Melania, yet at the same time pretending to be too moral to marry a lady such as her. He put his money where his mouth (probably) is!!!!🤣🤣🤣😉