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  Jehovah’s Witnesses Sue Owners of FaithLeaks for Posting 74 Convention Movies

  by AndersonsInfo in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  https://news.bloomberglaw.com/ip-law/jehovahs-witnesses-sue-faithleaks-owners-over-convention-videos .

  https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2020/05/01/jehovahs-witnesses-sue-owners-of-faithleaks-for-posting-74-convention-movies/.

  the watch tower bible and tract society of pennsylvania, which oversees the jehovah’s witnesses, is suing the truth and transparency foundation and its founders ryan c. mcknight and ethan g. dodge alleging copyright infringement..

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  The file structure takes some wading through but there are a lot of English (and other languages) resources available here too.
  http://da-ip.getmyip.com/PDF/
  
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  Number of Kingdom Halls Worldwide

  by wachttorenkijker in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  how many kingdom halls are there worldwide?

  even better how many in the years 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019.. i'm asking this to get a picture of the total real estate owning of the jw and how this become to the money-cow in these days..

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  I've just checked the spreadsheet I made from field service data in the Year Books and at the website but Hall Numbers isn't something I've tracked.
  One thing to bear in mind might be the closure and sale of high-value Western halls being replaced by low-value halls in lower-income countries where the growth is.
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  The purpose of conversion testimonies and stories

  by LeeT in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  a hunch has just struck me.we get frequent accounts in the literature and videos of people whose dysfunctional lived have been turned around by studying with the jw's and coming to belief in the org (sorry, jehovah).

  evangelical type christian groups also use similar testimony stories.here's the hunch:the purpose of these is quite different among jw's compared to other religions.other groups use these testimonies primarily to persuade non-believers.the jw's use them to reinforce the beliefs of those already in the "truth.

  "any thoughts?.

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  Yes, I get that the point is to reach straight for the heart and bypass the brain.
  It's the target audience aspect I'm thinking of.
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  The purpose of conversion testimonies and stories

  by LeeT in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  a hunch has just struck me.we get frequent accounts in the literature and videos of people whose dysfunctional lived have been turned around by studying with the jw's and coming to belief in the org (sorry, jehovah).

  evangelical type christian groups also use similar testimony stories.here's the hunch:the purpose of these is quite different among jw's compared to other religions.other groups use these testimonies primarily to persuade non-believers.the jw's use them to reinforce the beliefs of those already in the "truth.

  "any thoughts?.

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  A hunch has just struck me.
  
  We get frequent accounts in the literature and videos of people whose dysfunctional lived have been turned around by studying with the JW's and coming to belief in the Org (sorry, Jehovah). Evangelical type Christian groups also use similar testimony stories.
  
  Here's the hunch:
  The purpose of these is quite different among JW's compared to other religions.
  Other groups use these testimonies primarily to persuade non-believers.
  The JW's use them to reinforce the beliefs of those already in the "Truth."
  
  Any thoughts?
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  My dad is now a ministerial servant tonight

  by Wagurl in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  my dad just became mistrial servant should i move out i’m almost 18. what the hell should i do?

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  My parents converted when I was a kid.
  My older sister took the explosive route out and ran away to move in with her boyfriend's parents aged 16. Amazingly it worked out really well for her.
  
  I took the patient waiting game approach and, aged 19, left for university. I remember that period dragging on for years and being a total misery.
  
  Find some interest of group of friends that will mean you can get out of the house and into a JW free environment as much as possible.
  
  Find forms of secret rebellion. Posting here for example. I spent some time sneaking off to midweek meetings at other churches to see how they did Christianity.
  
  I'm guessing you've spent years being indoctrinated into learning how not to think. Learn to think. Developing critical thinking skills, a bit of logic, how to do research properly, what makes a sound argument etc are all transferable skills. Do that and you're less likely to fall for the next set of BS presented to you and you'll spot bad JW arguments all the more clearly. The number of exJW Flat Earthers I've seen is scary.
  
  Figure out exit strategies. Knowing I had a uni place and just needed to work and save for a year first because I had no parental support was a lifeline giving me light at the end of the tunnel.
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  MANUAL!--2020-04 SFL.

  by Atlantis in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  2020-04-addendum letter.. https://docdro.id/n0hm6tg.

  2020-04 shepherd the flock of god elder manual.

  https://docdro.id/llechtz.

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  edit: My posts are no longer there.
  
  Thanks. I've posted all languages to date to an unofficial Jehovah's Witnesses Facebook group.
  Hopefully, some non-elders will be curious enough to have a read.
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  A Video Series about 607 BC vs 587 BC

  by Londo111 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  this is the main series playlist:.

  http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=plynx0om_bmgbfmnapjr_v5fe9_pf8sqa1.

  this is the accompanying video appendix:.

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  Just to bump this thread because these videos are great and Londo deserves far more views.
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  Good Youtube channels

  by belogical in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  ok i'll start the ball rolling.

  winston from jamaica with his excellent channel.

  lots of short and to the point videos.. https://www.youtube.com/channel/ucmfy5skgfysq36ug1ismnsg.

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  I've about 250 ExJW Youtube channels in my bookmarks.
  
  John Cedars for consistent output and quality.
  
  Spoonfed NoMore has gone quiet but I just love her character
  
  Kevin McFree for hilarity
  
  MichaelJFelker produces very thoughtful analysis of JW literature and is massively under-appreciated. So a big plug for him.
  Michael J Felker Youtube
  
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  Zoom zoom rules +

  by Wakanda in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  1. and this is most important, everyone listen up: dress up like you normally would for meeting!

  -oh, gawd.. 2. if you use a zoom background, make sure it is not distracting, or something crass like prison.

  stick with something dignified and subtle.

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  I've just seen this.
  New York Attorney General Looks Into Zoom’s Privacy Practices

  Maybe this might dent JW use of zoom.
  
  
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  We’re ready to go.

  by lastmanstanding in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  we meticulously obeyed the divine counsel from the slave.

  we prepared our “to go” bag, and we await gods direction from the slave on our exit plan.

  we submitted our “destination” away back when, the address of our worldly relatives where we planned to flee to for salvation.

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  The GB should have a private jet like Kenneth Copeland. Then they needn't miss that appointment in Jerusalem.

  https://youtu.be/vColOxUf-8s?t=88