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  Human imperfection, church policy or hypocrisy?? Watchtower vs BMG

  by lssjr in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  this new lawsuit continues to compound undeniable evidence that jehovah’s witnesses is keener in monopolizing "the truth" or making "kingdom assets" an exclusive right, so that they can interests of their "king, jesus christ".

  it is clearly evident also the they are willing to fight for frivolous and materialistic rights they believe they are entitled to, but when it comes to child sexual abuse issues and their role, they certainly love to twist and hide behind law, to escape blame and responsibility.. below is the full text from https://avoidjw.org/en/news/watch-tower-bmg-music/.

  the court documents are also available for download in the aforementioned link.. further commentary can also be found on watchtower sues bmg rights management over aled jones song.

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  Vidiot

  Yeah, good luck spinning “paying back Caesar’s things to Ceasar” as persecution.
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  Human imperfection, church policy or hypocrisy?? Watchtower vs BMG

  by lssjr in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  this new lawsuit continues to compound undeniable evidence that jehovah’s witnesses is keener in monopolizing "the truth" or making "kingdom assets" an exclusive right, so that they can interests of their "king, jesus christ".

  it is clearly evident also the they are willing to fight for frivolous and materialistic rights they believe they are entitled to, but when it comes to child sexual abuse issues and their role, they certainly love to twist and hide behind law, to escape blame and responsibility.. below is the full text from https://avoidjw.org/en/news/watch-tower-bmg-music/.

  the court documents are also available for download in the aforementioned link.. further commentary can also be found on watchtower sues bmg rights management over aled jones song.

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  smiddy3 - “They will be publicly named and shamed.”

  More than that, I think.

  I’m willing to bet that their tax-exemption in Australia is approaching the chopping block (why else would they have moved all their Down Under dollars out of the country two years ago?), with other countries to follow.

  Every once in a while, the Legal system needs to make an example of someone. When it’s genuinely justified, that’s just the icing on the cake.
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  -0:6 negative growth 2020 service year

  by Fadeaway1962 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  phttps://www.jw.org/finder?wtlocale=e&pub=syr20&srcid=share .

  plus another increase in memorial partakes number etc .

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  slimboyfat - "In other words, to state the obvious, reducing the number of congregations, and Kingdom Halls, in the United States has more to do with generating money, than it does rational or considerate organization of local congregations."

  I can distill it down even further.

  It's about survival.
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  What went WRONG with the Great Pyramid teachings of Isaac Newton, Piazzi Smyth, Pastor C.T. Russel

  by Terry in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  pyramidology .

  of isaac newton, piazzi smyth, pastor c.t.

  russell:)what went wrong?let’s keep our investigation simple!where and how was the obsession with the great pyramid begun?

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  Vidiot

  As far as I'm concerned, asking "what went wrong with pyramidology?" suggests that something with it was (somehow) originally "right".

  WTF, man?

  
  
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  In what year was the last time wt had negative growth?

  by Yomama in

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  anyone know..

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  Vidiot

  WTWizard is right, folks... take any growth-related number the Org puts out with a Gibraltor-sized grain of salt.

  "Growth = God's Blessing" has, over time, become such an integral cimponent of the JW worldview that from their POV, they have to display it...

  ...even if it's complete horseshit.
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  What Are Jehovah’s Witnesses Like Nowadays?

  by minimus in

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  2. friends

  i’ve been gone a long time.

  after my mother passed away a few years ago, i pretty much lost most contact with the witnesses.

  a couple that were family friends for many years stopped checking on me to say hello.

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  Individual Jeghovah's Witnesses?

  The ones still active and loyal are a little more culty, In my observation.

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  The "Jehovah's Witness" organization?

  Trying to adapt to recent environmental changes whilst maintaining the religion's core defining characteristics is making them look weird as fuck.
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  Are there more Bethel layoffs in the immediate future?

  by LongHairGal in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i just saw a post on reddit: ‘wt are prepping the r&f for changes in the march/april meeting workbook’.. in the post the person noted what they read (for march 8) and it mentioned bethel adjustments and reference was made to 2015 when bethelites were let go.. if this happens (yet again) another bunch of people are being sent home to fend for themselves in the big bad world at an advanced age with little to no preparation.

  even though this doesn’t surprise me, it could not come at a worse time with a global pandemic and massive job loss everywhere..congregations are already in turmoil because of so many who reached retirement age totally unprepared because they were told armageddon would be here before they reached that age.

  this is in addition to all the other ‘needy’ and troubled types in the congregations looking for as$istance.. i hope any bethelites there have a plan and some people they can contact.

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  LongHairGal - "Are there more Bethel layoffs in the immediate future?"

  Does a bear shit in the woods?
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  So what have the rank and file been saying now that a vaccine is being given. What happened to Armageddon

  by goingthruthemotions in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  a vaccine is here!!!

  the light at the end of the tunnel is visible!!!

  so what happened to armageddon?.

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  Re. Pistolpete‘s post...

  And why would “God’s Exclusive Earthly Organization” capitulate to the commands of “Satan’s World”?

  And where are all the black-clad NWO stormtroopers? Don’t forget those guys.

  
  
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  My new definition of cult.

  by Yomama in

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  forcing someone to believe something that is untrure and shunning them if they do not believe it.

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  Vidiot

  I prefer the term “authoritarian high-control group”.

  A bit wordier, but break it down into its individual components, and I think even the most die-hard loyalist would find it difficult to refute the label.
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  Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Victims' advocates: Abuse not just a 'Catholic problem' [Advocates ask for an investigation like ARC]

  by AndersonsInfo in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  http://www.philly.com/philly/news/victims-advocates-abuse-not-just-a-catholic-problem-20180625.html.

  victims' advocates: abuse not just a 'catholic problem' .

  by peter smith, pittsburgh post-gazette .

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  Vidiot

  In fact, every decision they make...

  ...every decision...

  ...is tailored to some degree towards reinforcing the Organizational claim.