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ARTICLE: Jehovah’s Witnesses investing more than $50M on Woodbury project
by AndersonsInfo in
1. jw
2. friends
https://libn.com/2024/03/04/jehovahs-witnesses-investing-more-than-50m-on-woodbury-project/.

long island business news.

march 4, 2024. the christian congregation of jehovah’s witnesses, which bought the former geico property in woodbury for $27 million in dec. 2022, plans to spend at least another $23 million to build an assembly hall and two support buildings on about half of the site.
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Door to Door
by pontoon in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
just wondering if the witnesses still go door to door.

once in a while i see them doing their cart work and my still in relatives talk about going out in cart work, never mention door to door.

i haven't had a knock on my door since probably 2 years before covid.
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the toll of being PIMO
by enoughisenough in
1. jw
2. experiences
for those of you who are pimo, how do you feel it may be effecting your mental and physical health?

is it easy to pretend to be what you are not?

how do you feel about falsely supporting the pimi which builds them up and therefore an org you don't believe in?
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No more REPORTING field service!!!!!!!!!
by BoogerMan in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
this is going to break the hearts of a lot of uber-jw's!

reddit has now removed the video link of samuel herd telling jw's they will no longer have to report time or placements - just tick a box which says "active.".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akdshyx79rm&t=13s.
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Can Elders Voluntarily Resign?
by NotFormer in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
an elder with half a brain (and they must exist 🧐) is going to see the writing on the wall with the way the wt is manoeuvring them into taking the fall over csa cases.

can an elder in good standing step down with no consequences, official or social?.
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Could this be the end of JWs? What are the consequences if it is?
by Teddnzo in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
multiple very serious allegations against tony and then huge efforts to remove him from all pictures and videos, have to admit it doesn’t look good.. once the pennsylvania investigation becomes public knowledge and front page news it will be very very hard for 8 million pimis.. is it possible that this could be the largest problem the branch has ever faced?

larger than 1975, the overlapping generations or any other ‘test of faith’.

many will feel heartbroken and betrayed.
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Observation
by pontoon in
1. jw
2. experiences
haven't been to a meeting in 13 years.

family that lives 1300 miles away doesn't know.

just visited them and here is what i observed.
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Very Interesting Post...
by XBEHERE in
1. jw
2. friends
and then, for two years…..nothing happened.until they pretended everything was normal and sent everyone back to the hamster wheel.

back to meetings, back to d2d, back to assemblies & conventions.

everyone, get back on the hamster wheel, and don’t you dare complain or try to get out of it by using zoom.. https://www.reddit.com/r/exjw/comments/14fhe4y/exercise_patience_classic_gaslighting_from_wt/ .
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If you have a question maybe I can help doctor of theology and one of Jehovah's witnesses
by Jehovahisgod in
1. jw
2. experiences
my name is ari matthew davies.

i am a life experience consultant counselor i have a doctor's degree theology psychology clinical addictions and computer sciences.

i am also baptized as well as jehovah's witnesses.. if you have a question i've got a lot of experience and a lot of real life training.
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Prediction of Watchtower in a Few Years
by Foolednomore in
1. jw
2. friends
kingdom halls will be the thing of the past.. conventions (mini assembly halls will still be going on) but will charge for attending and parking and always a donation.

elders will play a much smaller role since csa.

cart preaching will replace door to door.