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  2022-07-01--Additional Contribution Box!

  by Atlantis in

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  2. friends

  the watchtower wants more money!.

  https://we.tl/t-jyt0susog5.

  atlantis!.

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  It is truly exciting to see that the rapid growth in Jehovah's organization is creating a need for expanded theocratic facilities to support audio/video production.

  How much truth is there in any of this statement?

  Where is this rapid growth as it's not being demonstrated in their annual figures?

  The small growth does not corelate to any requirement to expand audio and video production. If they numbered 5 million instead of 8 million, the number of audio and video's required for propaganda would still be the same.
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  Results of Australia's 2021 Census- More Unbelievers than Believers

  by fulltimestudent in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this abc (a national government owned media group) report states:.

  "for the first time, fewer than half of australians identified as christian, though christianity remained the nation's most common religion (declared by 43.9 per cent of the population).. meanwhile, the number of australians who said they had no religion rose to 38.9 per cent (from 30.1 per cent in 2016).".

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  Wikipedia has put up a table of stats., comparing religion within Australia over a number of years with the census data collections.

  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_Australia

  It shows JW's at 84,400 or .3% of the population for the 2021 Census

  For every other Census shown on this table, it has been .4% of the population, except for 1996 which was .5%
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  It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars

  by Newly Enlightened in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  original reddit post (removed).

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  That's great Diamondfrog. I hope you are successful.
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  It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars

  by Newly Enlightened in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  original reddit post (removed).

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  Did he put the Australian Bethel visit on his Youtube?
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  Watchtower's NEW Legal Learning Studio

  by Newly Enlightened in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  https://youtu.be/qn4z2uzsabm.

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  Cappytan is really getting motivated and it sounds like he's doing some great networking.

  He's created a new website

  www.legallearningstudios.com

  not to be confused with the Watchtower's

  www.legallearningstudio.com
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  Watchtower July 22 - JWs being interrogated need to muzzle their mouths

  by Listener in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  the watchtower has printed a disturbing article about self control and gives this instruction to the r & f .

  self-control also allows us to remain silent when opposers try to trick us into revealing things that could endanger our brothers and sisters.

  this might occur when we are being interrogated by the police in a land where our work is banned or restricted.

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  Thanks Atlantis for the scan of the Watchtower article.

  Blues Brothers, I can only remember them relating examples of what other JWs have done and praised them for their actions under persecution. I don't recall where they have said that they need to remain silent under questioning is it might put other Brothers and Sisters in the spotlight.
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  Watchtower July 22 - JWs being interrogated need to muzzle their mouths

  by Listener in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  the watchtower has printed a disturbing article about self control and gives this instruction to the r & f .

  self-control also allows us to remain silent when opposers try to trick us into revealing things that could endanger our brothers and sisters.

  this might occur when we are being interrogated by the police in a land where our work is banned or restricted.

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  The Watchtower has printed a disturbing article about self control and gives this instruction to the R & F

  Self-control also allows us to remain silent when opposers try to trick us into revealing things that could endanger our brothers and sisters. This might occur when we are being interrogated by the police in a land where our work is banned or restricted. We can apply the principle to “guard [our] mouth with a muzzle” in these and other situations as well. (Ps. 39:1)

  One common way in which authorities would try to trick a person into divulging information is by threatening them or their family and friends. It could be physical harm, material harm or something else. The Watchtower is telling them to shut up if the information might, not will, but might, endanger other JWs. How would they be endagered? Possibly just rounded up and interrogated as well.

  But this instruction applies not only to JW men, but to females and teenagers.

  It's not up to the Watchtower to decide when and how JWs should act when caught up by the higher authorities. It is up to the individual, their own conscience after weighing up what they perceive as risks.
  
  
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  Dear Female ExJWs

  by Simon in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  judging by some forum comments and tweets, it seems like some female exjw's feel they are being ignored or excluded from things.

  i thought i'd share my views.

  what could possibly go wrong .... first, i think it's unfair to post and judge people based on a private chat shared without permission and posted without context.

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  It is any Youtuber's right to decide what they want on their channel. There are dozens of reasons why they may choose a particular panel without jumping to the conclusion that they are misogynistic or deliberately excluding females.

  None of these ex JWs are professionals so choosing a panel isn't necessarily focused at presenting a discussion that encompasses a wider dynamic. Their choice of participants may simply be a matter of who they can best relate to and feel comfortable in taking a topic in the direction they wish or choosing people they personally feel can give the most input on the same wave length as themselves.

  The different time zones of participants and availability is another consideration.
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  Watchtower's NEW Legal Learning Studio

  by Newly Enlightened in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  https://youtu.be/qn4z2uzsabm.

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  Cappytan is currently on his YouTube channel along with Mark O'donnell and Alt Worldly reviewing the Watchtower live stream from Friday.
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  Watchtower's NEW Legal Learning Studio

  by Newly Enlightened in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  https://youtu.be/qn4z2uzsabm.

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  There is a Youtuber, Paul Lane who was advertising and interviewing Bethelites regarding this past Friday's streamed event discussing the 20 year old case between Watchtower vs Stratton. Robert Hendriks is one Bethelite interviewed.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0i5L8TP7lc&t=1475s

  At a guess it looks like the Legal Learning Studio was established for providing CLE credit (Continued Learning Credits) for attorneys in the USA.

  It had made this past event regarding the Watchtower vs Stratton available to all attorneys and went to the effort of getting it accredited for use as CLE credits in various States.

  It may be costly for the JW Attorneys to obtain their required CLE credits and this may be an effort to save costs as well as keeping them Watchtower focused.

  If they provide it free to 'worldly' attorneys they would probably consider it as part of their preaching work.

  There is an indication on the website that the Watchtower is planning future events but none are listed yet.