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  Dreading the memorial

  by Isambard Crater in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  hey.

  does anyone else dread attending (in person or on zoom) the memorial months in advance?.

  literally as soon as new year hits, i feel sick and super anxious, and i've realised it's because of the memorial, which i only attend because of family, who kinda tell me the reason they have bad health is cuz i left the jw sevel years ago..

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  Ding

  Jesus said to eat the bread and drink the wine in remembrance of him.

  The Watchtower tells 99% of JWs to refuse to eat the bread and drink the wine in remembrance of him.
  
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  Is there really any universal issue of Sovereignty?

  by Linda14 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i can agree that satan doesn't see god as a good ruler as stated at gen 3:1-5. he doesn't seem to see gods laws as right or good.

  but whether there is an understanding/agreement between god and satan afterward to the effect that he can take the mantle of rulership to show whether his style is best is doubtful.

  that conclusion is probably reached because god hasn't destroyed satan, and he is also called the ruler of the world in the bible.

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  The Watchtower uses the sovereignty issue to keep JWs in line.

  Whose side are you on?

  Us v. them.

  Loyal followers of Jehovah v. evil apostates...
  
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  Dreading the memorial

  by Isambard Crater in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  hey.

  does anyone else dread attending (in person or on zoom) the memorial months in advance?.

  literally as soon as new year hits, i feel sick and super anxious, and i've realised it's because of the memorial, which i only attend because of family, who kinda tell me the reason they have bad health is cuz i left the jw sevel years ago..

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  Ding

  My advice would be to break free of it and just not go.

  But that's a call you have to make based on your relationship with your family.

  Are things going to get worse with them if you decide not to go?

  They already know you've stopped being a JW, right?
  
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  Breaking News: Anthony Morris III no longer serving on the Governing Body

  by WingCommander in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this has been announced on the jw's official website, in the "jw news" section.

  this is not a joke.

  anthony moron da turd is out as a gluttonous body member!

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  In Watchtowerland, only the latest "truth" matters.

  JWs quickly forget the past.

  It never happened, or it's been distorted by evil apostates...

  Nothing to see here... move along...
  
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  Breaking News: Anthony Morris III no longer serving on the Governing Body

  by WingCommander in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this has been announced on the jw's official website, in the "jw news" section.

  this is not a joke.

  anthony moron da turd is out as a gluttonous body member!

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  Ding

  Hellothere,

  The GB is still deluded from reality.

  They think God has anointed them to rule over his kingdom with Jesus.
  
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  Depiction of Governing Body on JW org

  by Listener in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  a topic was started over at reddit directing people's attention to a depiction on jw.org of the governing body.

  it's not in their publication, only on the website under the topic of "what is the governing body?

  but who are these guys in the depiction?.

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  Ding

  Better for the organization to have them silhouetted this way.

  When JWs can see and hear them on YouTube it becomes clear that they are just men, not anointed oracles.
  
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  Every JW Elder In State Of Pennsylvania Subpoenaed

  by JW GoneBad in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  breaking news!

  every jehovah’s witness elder in the 67 counties of pennsylvania are being given notice by state attorney's office to turn over any & all documents relating to child sex abuse cases!

  watch attached video beginning at time-stamp 101:00...pay particular attention to what is said after 103:00.this is wild!.

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  Subpoenas are court orders requiring a person to come and testify, in this case before the grand jury that's investigating the WT.

  A subpoena duces tecum is a special kind of subpoena which requires the person to deliver up records in his or her control. That may or may not be followed up by requiring testimony, depending on what is or isn't produced.
  
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  Every JW Elder In State Of Pennsylvania Subpoenaed

  by JW GoneBad in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  breaking news!

  every jehovah’s witness elder in the 67 counties of pennsylvania are being given notice by state attorney's office to turn over any & all documents relating to child sex abuse cases!

  watch attached video beginning at time-stamp 101:00...pay particular attention to what is said after 103:00.this is wild!.

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  This could be a long process.

  I think Phase 1 of the subpoenas is focusing on getting records rather than on getting testimony from elders and ex-elders.

  Once the Attorney General's staff goes through those records and identifies situations where the elders did nothing or covered up abuse then will come Phase 2 where they will have questions prepared for elders and ex-elders regarding what they did or didn't do, what COs or the Branch advised them to do, etc.
  
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  Every JW Elder In State Of Pennsylvania Subpoenaed

  by JW GoneBad in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  breaking news!

  every jehovah’s witness elder in the 67 counties of pennsylvania are being given notice by state attorney's office to turn over any & all documents relating to child sex abuse cases!

  watch attached video beginning at time-stamp 101:00...pay particular attention to what is said after 103:00.this is wild!.

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  A couple years ago I talked with an elder from Pennsylvania.

  He assured me there were no problems in that State with regarding to reporting because there are mandatory reporting laws that the Society complies with.

  I wonder what he thinks now.

  I wonder what he will think as more information comes to light.
  
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  Underage child: PIMI vs PIMO parents rights

  by psyco in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i am a pimo, inactive, parent of an underage child.

  i was wondering what rights i have in regards to avoid that my child will be baptized when still underage, not having read the entire bible and before being able to clearly evaluate all the alternatives and consequences (like it happened to me) whereas the other pimi parent has all the rights to do it.

  any experiences about children in a pimi vs pimo parents situation?

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  Ding

  In the United States, usually the parent who has legal custody of a minor child has the right to determine the child's religious upbringing.

  Of course, the other parent could get the child baptized without your knowledge.

  You might want to get a specific order through the divorce court preventing that.

  Even if they're baptized in violation of a court order, the WT will consider them to be a JW and will shun them if they leave.