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  Hotels Deny Watchtower Discount Rates For 2020 Regional Conventions

  by JW GoneBad in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  the wtbts is not being given special room rates by 2 major hotels at the long beach convention center area for the upcoming 2020 regional conventions & wt is t'd off.

  letters are being read in surrounding circuits and congregations.

  apparently wt is afraid that other hotels are going to blackball them as well.. has anyone else heard this?

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  DesirousOfChange

  It's always been about WT getting free rooms for the CO's/DO's/Bethelites/etc. I've seen their "rooming dept" give up some of the extra unused "free" rooms to JW families that would be asked for a voluntary "donation" for the value of the room.
  
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  How Does It Make You Feel Kids?

  by neat blue dog in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  a recent printable kids activity asks kids to describe their feelings when marketing various jwdotorg products:.

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  meanwhile, here's a recent public post from harvest inn's social media profile:.

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  DesirousOfChange

  Cute little robot!

  
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  Do You Think Jehovah’s Witnesses Are A Threat To Any Government?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  russia believes they are a threat.

  the usa has put witnesses in jail in the past.

  other countries look at jws as a nuisance.. do you think the witnesses are a threat to governments?

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  DesirousOfChange

  Not a threat to any government, but definitely a threat to the peace and harmony of any family

  That's the issue. The family is the basic building block of civilization. A person who "falls on hard times" (financial or health problems) that lacks a strong family network becomes a problem for and a burden to "society".

  The fact is: Jehovah's Witnesses break up families and thus are a threat to the "government" or to society.
  
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  Huge JW storyline (blood) on Chicago Med (US TV Show)

  by tresdecu in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  anyone else watch chicago med last night??

  one of the writers had a bone to pick...made the dubs look like a cult.

  (not hard to do, i know) very realistic, and they got all the lingo right.

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  DesirousOfChange

  Well, at least he took the "right" position to maintain the relationship with his parents. He can go back to drinking and drugging after they console him for the "evil" that was done to him.

  (You're right about someone knowing the Cult thinking.)
  
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  Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is Dead

  by cofty in

  1. social
  2. current

  the so-called caliph, one of the most evil men in human history, has blown himself up along with three of his young children while being pursued by american special forces.. the ambition of isis was to expand the territory of the caliphate under the leadership of al-baghdadi to whom individual jihadists swear allegiance.

  now isis have nowhere to call home and no leader.

  what a pathetic bunch of losers.. they will of course appoint a new caliph and reprisal attacks will no doubt follow in western capitals by christmas but the more contemptible they appear they less likely it is that young men and women will join their delusional cause.. respect to the elite forces who hunted him down - those on the front line and the many intelligence specialists who made it possible.

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  DesirousOfChange

  Well done to the American commander-in-Chief who will probably Tweet about his success for a long time to come.

  Cofty, I did read the OP. Do you mean that little "jab" didn't make it a little "political" from the get-go?

  And I agree that the Trump vs anti-Trump thing is out of control. Be thankful you're 3500 miles from it as it's even more "full time" and "prime time" here. Nothing else matters. We have no budget. No immigration reform. No healthcare reform (you DO NOT want to know what I pay for med ins), etc.The overpaid/underperforming politicians we have here would let the Republic burn to the ground rather than cooperate with the other Party and let them have any credit for success in helping the citizens. And of course, EVERYTHING comes to halt when it's time for re-election.
  

  But it sounds a lot like what you blokes are going through with Brexit and even immigration (too late for) reform.
  
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  Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is Dead

  by cofty in

  1. social
  2. current

  the so-called caliph, one of the most evil men in human history, has blown himself up along with three of his young children while being pursued by american special forces.. the ambition of isis was to expand the territory of the caliphate under the leadership of al-baghdadi to whom individual jihadists swear allegiance.

  now isis have nowhere to call home and no leader.

  what a pathetic bunch of losers.. they will of course appoint a new caliph and reprisal attacks will no doubt follow in western capitals by christmas but the more contemptible they appear they less likely it is that young men and women will join their delusional cause.. respect to the elite forces who hunted him down - those on the front line and the many intelligence specialists who made it possible.

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  DesirousOfChange

  This thread is not about American politics.

  Really?

  And everyone from those at the "helm of the ship" to the actual men/women (Special Ops) on the ground with the guns were from WHERE?

  With the kind of "politics" there was during the Carter administration, they proved this kind of covert operation would fail. Can you say "444 days of Hostages in Iran"? These hostages were released the exact minute that Ronald Reagan completed his inaugural address and ushered in a different kind of "politics". The running joke of the day was: "What is flat as a pancake but glows in the dark? Iran when Reagan is elected!"
  
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  PIMO Elder with a Dilemma

  by xjwsrock in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i haven’t been on here in awhile and this is my second user name because i was busted by my pimi wife on the first one.

  i have been basically awake since 2013. i have a super dub wife that i love and don’t want to lose and my sick mom in the hall that is a true believer.

  stupid religion has gotten between my wife and i (of course).

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  DesirousOfChange

  JAMES JACK: Totally relate to nearly everything you stated. With the 1975's all getting old (if not dead) you'ld think there would be a rebellion about failed false prophecy. I guess most of us who got disillusioned tended to "fade" away.
  
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  Did You Think Jehovah’s Witnesses Were Typically “Racists”?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
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  i was a jw from infancy.

  we had a melting pot type of congregation.

  i grew up with all types of witnesses , all with different backgrounds.

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  DesirousOfChange

  I witnessed (haha) very little racism or bigotry between JWs of different races. However, I think there often was the same racism/bigotry towards non-JW's of different races. It was like THESE FOLKS were OK -- BECAUSE they were JW's. Being a JW it seems, made them different (OK) from the rest of persons of their race.
  
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  Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is Dead

  by cofty in

  1. social
  2. current

  the so-called caliph, one of the most evil men in human history, has blown himself up along with three of his young children while being pursued by american special forces.. the ambition of isis was to expand the territory of the caliphate under the leadership of al-baghdadi to whom individual jihadists swear allegiance.

  now isis have nowhere to call home and no leader.

  what a pathetic bunch of losers.. they will of course appoint a new caliph and reprisal attacks will no doubt follow in western capitals by christmas but the more contemptible they appear they less likely it is that young men and women will join their delusional cause.. respect to the elite forces who hunted him down - those on the front line and the many intelligence specialists who made it possible.

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  DesirousOfChange

  It's a great "win" for Trump.

  To all the hoopla that he broke precedent by not informing the Dems -- it's nothing like the lack of precedence in the "impeachment" hearings. I think many Americans see this as the ultimate example of "playing politics" and so many of them are not smart enough to realize that that is what got Trump elected -- People are tired of the politics! Clearly Trump is NO politician.
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  The John Cedars Channel on YouTube taken down after posting a critique of leaked videos for Regional (District) Convention

  by oppostate in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  the wt is at it again it seems.

  playing dirty as it can, trying to silence dissenters.. the john cedars channel on youtube has been taken down after the posting of a video critique of regional (district) convention leaked videos.. sounds like something putin would do in russia.

  you know what they say, birds of a feather fly together--what a murder of crows all of'em!.

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  DesirousOfChange

  Sounds a bit narcissistic.