Hoffnung

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  How, exactly, does Watchtower's literature publishing bring them money?

  by Island Man in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i've heard is said many times that watchtower is a publishing company bringing in money from the proliferation of its literature.

  how exactly does this process work?

  i know that jws are encouraged to tell the householders of the donation arrangement to support the worldwide work.

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  Hoffnung

  It is not the householders who pay fir the literature, it are the JW who pay for it all. Money is made by:

  - donations to the worldwide work in return for literature which is hardly read

  - monthly congregation contributions to the society as per resolution, e.g. car for circuit overseer, building loan,...

  - donations at the conventions, assemblies,...

  - buying land, building with free labor, then selling of kingdom halls, bethel homes,...

  - heritage going to the society (they made a special brochure for this)

  - last but not least: tax free status
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  I was shy on my first JW.ORG Video, I am so happy sharing God's Organization with you!

  by JWCart1975 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  jw.org is the fastest growing media outlet in the world, our local cobe said we are going to take the media from satan's wicked world!

  repent before it's too late and come back to the kingdom hall with all your loving brothers and sisters!

  you won't find happiness without jehovah's organization and you know it!

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  Hoffnung

  I have never slept so well since getting to know that JW faith is just a shaky house of cards and leaving it behind me, together with my other half.  Many are the worries of JW in my area who feel they are not doing enough, or cannot live up to what is expected from them. And many are the guilt trips in the new JW TV channel videos. Billy Graham will look like an amateur soon compared to law school Tony Morris 3. If the governing body is so humble, why are they still forcing unbiblical and harmful teachings upon the poor witnesses, something condemned with the strongest words in the bible. For one, where is it written in the bible you should not get a decent university education. Many lives would have been easily more interesting if they had taken the opportunity to increase their education. the contents of your cart is not even a shadow of what Jesus taught in the 1st century. JW have turned into salesmen, and the JW leadership into merchants. and we know what Jesus thought about that. The only reason JW exist today, is because some people (the Adventists) did not want to believe the end did not come in 1844. JW , as off-shoot of the Adventists, still cannot accept, after 170 years of hoping, and tens of unfulfilled promises, the end is not near. Millions of lives have been wasted on waiting for an Armageddon that did not come, and is not going to come. I hope your master has enrolled you in a wheelcart 401k, otherwise you will never be able to give your wheels some rest when they start aching from old age
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  The biggest sell off of Kingdom Halls in Britain :Update

  by raymond frantz in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  the biggest sell off of kingdom halls in britain.

  hi guys last night i posted this here but only a few notes as it was quite fresh and only announced lasdt night at the meeting.i have now updated article and included a couple of useful links about this matter .

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  Hoffnung

  this is also terminating the previously applauded quick builds. instead of erecting a hall on one or 2 weekends, it will take longer now. and it offers an extra career opportunity in the org, becoming a full time builder in service of the org.
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  New Zealand News: Jehovah's Witness dies after refusing blood transfusion

  by AndersonsInfo in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  jehovah's witness dies after refusing blood transfusion.

  monday, october 20, 2014.

  3 news - nzn.

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  Hoffnung

  it has been noted before that doctors who need blood transfusions during routine operations, are usually butchers, which should not be trusted with a scalpel. this one seems a real bad one.
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  HELP! Elder bombarded me with scripture...& I don't know what to do.

  by Smoky in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i have been lurking on this site for many years.

  i rarely post anything, because my english isnt the best and not sure if anyone understands.

  i just recently had a run in with an elder, have not seen him in a few years.

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  Hoffnung

  1st of all, you have no obligation to him, he has no authority over you, so do not allow him any influence over your decisions. if you do not want to go to the meetings, or any other jw activities, just tell him so. 'sorry, i understand this is something big for you, but i have lost interest' or similar. i tried it, and it works.

  2nd, every single point he might being out can be debunked, with the bible. even if you are not up to the task, he still has no real point. are we living in the time of the end¿ according to their own understanding, the time of the end is already going on for 140 years, and no sign of the end yet. do we have to go from door to door¿. taking a look in the kingdom interlinear learns us that 1, nor Jesus, nor his apostles, nor Paul ever went from door to door. 2 the only place where 'from house to house' is mentioned, literary says ' do NOT go from house to house', a command from ... jesus.

  so there is no reason at all you should feel intimidated
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  My appeal was successful. Now what?

  by noonehome in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  faders: why do we bother staying in?.

  we cling to some false hope that people we love will accept us despite our not believing, even though its as much a fairytale as the dogmas based on untruths.. ive never been anything but a good friend and human being and would do anything for the people i love; i couldnt dream of shutting out someone i care about.

  and its not like theyd revel in the idea of doing it either, yet its seen as not just the only choice, but also as undoubtedly the right thing to do.

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  Hoffnung

  many people who got disfellowshipped could not process the rupture, because there was no-one they could really talk to, and they never get rid of their feelings of guilt. by avoiding the DF, you increase your chances to keep the process of disconnecting going on at your own chosen pace. some of the 'friends' will stop talking to you, and others not. it gives you some time to build up a network with people outside the org before you really walk away.

  that is what i gathered from my own experience
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  New development in my life

  by EdenOne in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  no longer a ms ........................... can't give details atm, for it might be a dead-giveaway and it ain't quite over yet.

  but, it really taught me one thing: if you're trying to fade or stay in, trust no one.

  and i mean no one.. eden.

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  once on the radar, it takes years to be too low to be seen. do you want to give any details
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  Turns out it was true - "the truth" was the only reason my marriage lasted so long

  by Shattered Reality in

  1. social
  2. relationships

  i haven't really been on here in like, a year.

  my stbx introduced me to this site and then a whole buch of life happened and i just sort of never had time for forums.

  but here i am at 3am, another sleepless night, and i feel like i am simply lost.

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  Hoffnung

  quite obviously your hubby is exploiting you big time. a parasite as far as i can see. and blown all the chances to straighten up. he needs a good kick in the butt
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  Some JW on the street, my reaction...

  by sp74bb in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  today i had some of my worst experiences.

  i saw a jw group walking on preaching.

  one of them knows me well, we share a lot of week-end on rbc.. my first reaction was rage and nerves.

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  Hoffnung

  Funny enough, a happy former JW does not fit into the view of JW, so they are very unprepared to handle this. Usually if you approach with a friendly long-time-no-see-how-are-you-doing greet, they will respond in kind. Of course it can be very different if you are DF'd.
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  The genius of the new donation arrangement

  by thedepressedsoul in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  ive given this new arrangement a lot of detailed thought and how greatly it benefits the wt and how much it puts a strain on each congregation.. first, let me explain how the old arrangement worked.. you had 3 donation boxes in each kingdom hall.

  one for worldwide work, one for kingdom hall construction and one for congregation contributions.. the congregation contribution box accounted for about 60-75% of all donations.

  the world wide work box probably accounted for 20-30% and the kingdom hall construction for about 5% of the contributions.

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  Hoffnung

  if anything, it gives the organisation way more leverage over the elders and congregations, and will be very hard for any body of elders to stand up against the organizations wishes