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  Quotes update: Free to publicly comment on the action

  by Quotes in

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  for the newbies, this post is a follow up on my situation regarding the watch tower's law suit against my due to my watch tower quotes web site.

  for the background on the story so far, see these threads:

  quotes website receives "cease & desist"

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  YoursChelbie

  Jst2laws said it much the same way I would:
  
  

  Now your work, that they tried to shut down, is going up all over and in places they can't reach. It is so embarrasing I think they bring reproach on Jehovah's name by claiming he supports them.

  Peter, the WTS with their "legal department" and billions of dollars they could not shut your work down. There are so many others who have the guts to also make known the truth about the Watchtower. Thanks for all you've done. You've helped people in ways you can't even imagine.

  YC
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  Calling all BETHELITES

  by YoursChelbie in

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  if you have previously served at bethel, can you post word for word the "vow of poverty" that you are asked to take?

  is this a written document that you keep?

  has the wording of it changed a lot or always the same?

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  YoursChelbie

  Since the comments are all on target and compliment each other, here's a link to WAC topic for those who wish to have it for easy reference:

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/106721/1.ashx

  YC
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  WTS Letter: Tracking Down Displaced JWs

  by doinmypart in

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  2. friends

  shortly after the hurricanes hit the gulf coast region of the u.s. the wts organized committees and met with elders in the affected/surrounding states.

  one point of discussion was the damage assessment to khs and homes; the other point of discussion was locating displaced jws.. the wts is concerned about losing publishers.

  at the time it was stressed that if a displaced person or family moved into your area be sure to get at least name and former congregation and forward the information to wts.

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  YoursChelbie

  :At present, 97 kingdom Halls are in need of repair. Currently there are 3,300 volunteers in the field,with the goal of having 10,000 volunteers in the coming weeks.

  
  

  
  Does this mean that without the 6700 additional volunteers, the 97 KHs in need of repair won't get repaired?

  Or is WTS just not looking forward to having to pay regular contractors with the insurance money they receive for the damage to those 97 Halls?

  YC
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  Bethel "Vow of Poverty" documents scanned.

  by What-A-Coincidence in

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  vow of poverty scanned from 2002 documents.

  i believe these are the latest ones unless someone has a newer one.

  i posted these in another thread but i thought it deserved its own.. ocrd with 98% accuracy.... initial cover page 1 of 4. vow of obedience and povertyto the.

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  YoursChelbie

  members of the worldwide Bethel family, missionaries, special pioneers,
  
  traveling overseers and their wives, Assembly Hall overseers and their wives, international
  
  servants, and Kingdom Hall construction servants, are subject to the provisions set forth in the
  
  Vow.

  "Construction servants are subject to the provisions set forth in the vow." Maybe people who are sub-contractors in the building and construction industry should create a bogus non-profit organization and have their crew take on such a vow, that way if any "construction servant" has a work-related injury there is no worker's compensation to pay and no financial resposibility towards workers who become incapacitated from getting hurt on the job.

  Now that the meaning of 1914 is rather obscure, the thousands of people who took this vow and served for a good number of years will eventually realize that they have forfeited 401k plans as well as payments into social security which could come in handy right about now. Their future golden years in this system of things doesn't look so good. These people were betrayed and will probably live in destitute conditions in their old age still clinging to the failed promise that "millions now living will never die." So sad.

  YC
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  Calling all BETHELITES

  by YoursChelbie in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  if you have previously served at bethel, can you post word for word the "vow of poverty" that you are asked to take?

  is this a written document that you keep?

  has the wording of it changed a lot or always the same?

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  YoursChelbie

  
  Thanks for trying.

  I was just wondering about this and also if there was any information given before or after such vow, specifically telling the Bethelites that they were responsible for paying self-employment tax on their "living allowance."

  YC
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  Calling all BETHELITES

  by YoursChelbie in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  if you have previously served at bethel, can you post word for word the "vow of poverty" that you are asked to take?

  is this a written document that you keep?

  has the wording of it changed a lot or always the same?

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  YoursChelbie

  
  IF you have previously served at Bethel, can you post word for word the "Vow of Poverty" that you are asked to take? Is this a written document that you keep? Has the wording of it changed a lot or always the same?

  Thanks,

  YC
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  JUST SO I NO HO CERTAN PEEPLE FEEL ABOUT GOVERNING BODY IF YOU DONT AGREE

  by Hellrider in

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  i pursonally think thei are very wrong!

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  YoursChelbie

  A new anouncement said many are leaving the Watchtower due to flip flops in the blood doctrine.

  This means that more contributions are urgently needed in the form of

  coupons from the Sunday Paper to buy more of this for the

  Governing Booty:

  All donations will be greatly appreciated.
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  Rename That Magazine!

  by RichieRich in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  attention apostates!

  i'm sick, and i'm bored!!!

  that means fun for all of us!.

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  YoursChelbie

  
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  JUST SO I NO HO CERTAN PEEPLE FEEL ABOUT GOVERNING BODY IF YOU DONT AGREE

  by Hellrider in

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  i pursonally think thei are very wrong!

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  YoursChelbie

  the GB das not wont peopl to tink for themslevs d ey want peopl to be laik pupetts and not hav a say in eny ting maybe they want peopl to too ax also how many ours of slip chuld i get and wich way do i get out of bed left or rite?

  
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  My Husband

  by mrsjones5 in

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  on the 12th of this month, around 9:30pm, i was getting ready to leave for work.

  running around, putting on clothes, making sure i had everything ready and the kids were settled in bed.

  my husband, shawn, was laying aross our bed, resting, he stood up and suddenlly put his hand to his chest.

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  YoursChelbie

  Sorry to hear that ((((Hugs))))
  
  
  
  
  

  
  I hope your husband makes a good recovery and his condition stabilizes. Please take care of yourself too.
  
  

  YC