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  Are they studying the Truth book in Sunday's photo?

  by berrygerry in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  this got buried in a thread, so i'll ask in a new thread.. in the 2017 convention program is this photo for sunday.

  can someone with better eyes tell me if those are truth books?.

  https://assetsnffrgf-a.akamaihd.net/assets/m/1102017403/univ/art/1102017403_univ_lsr_lg.jpg.

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  I did a double take when I first saw the photo. A Truth Book!!!
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  NPR News: Lack Of Education Leads To Lost Dreams And Low Income For Many Jehovah's Witnesses

  by breakfast of champions in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  http://www.npr.org/2017/02/19/510585965/poor-education-leads-to-lost-dreams-and-low-income-for-many-jehovahs-witnesses.

  can't comment on this right now because i'm heading off to school .

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  burnedout

  I shared this on fb and soon received a message from a still-in that I should let go of my hate...

  I do not have any hate, only regrets that after graduating high school I was not in college but trying to hand out magazines that no one wanted.
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  Another Burnt Out Elder

  by Spoletta in

  1. social
  2. family

  young elder(mid-thirties) in my congregation stepped down last night.

  nicest guy, with two lovely kids, a great supportive wife.. it got to be too much, as the other elders are practically useless, let him do all the hard work, while they did all the "important" stuff.

  literally ran him ragged.. he's still in good standing, gave the final prayer.

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  burnedout

  After 10 years as a MS followed by 10 years as an Elder, I had a spectacular public burnout. My alcoholism and anxiety put me in the hospital and nearly killed me, other times I wanted to take my own life just to make it all stop.

  Watchtower's yoke is strangling and the load is crushingly heavy...

  I repeatedly asked for less responsibilities, but was not taken seriously until I flipped out right before I was going to start the meeting. THEN they realized I was DONE.
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  US vs THEM

  by Anders Andersen in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i still remember that feeling.

  thank god it's gone for good.

  i used to be part of us witnesses.

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  burnedout

  Incredible read! I have had similar experiences but can not put it into words as you have.
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  Has WT actually drafted an End of Days tract?

  by schnell in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i heard in years past that there was such a tract planned for the great tribulation.

  my father at the time denied this, and reasoned that that would not be a loving thing for them to do, to essentially say, "told ya so!".

  last year, the bunker videos had brother brown mention "a message of judgment".. has such material been drafted or is this just another bluff?.

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  burnedout

  Good one, BOC!!!
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  TV commercial seen in the United States, from a Law firm "Asking if you were ever sexually abused by JEHOVAHS WITNESSES, please call".

  by Dunedain in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  ok, so i don't know if this is "old news", and if this has been seen, and or mentioned already.

  if it was, i do apologize, but i feel i have to mention what has been seen on tv, within the past 24 hours.. first off, i would like to say that i did not personally see this commercial.

  however, it was seen by someone that i can verify 100% is telling the truth, as it was my own father who saw it.

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  burnedout

  The feeding frenzy has begun.
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  2.16.2017 NJ Star-Ledger Ad: "Were you sexually abused by the Jehovahs Witnesses?"

  by breakfast of champions in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  my wife found this 1/4 page ad on page 2 of yesterday's nj star-ledger, probably the biggest newspaper in nj.

  pretty telling.. .

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  The lawyers are smelling the blood in the water... the feeding frenzy is about to begin.

  Good.
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  Griffin Assembly Hall (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) now a Megachurch

  by Sanchy in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  my mom, while pregnant with me, was one of thousands of jw volunteers to work on the construction of this once beautiful assembly hall in south florida circa 1984. it had a beautiful pond, waterfall, and even a resident alligator.

  many remember it as well for it's huge plaster murals on the walls showing scenes of paradises.. pics as it was before (sorry for the low quality, struggled to find good pics of the auditorium as it was, if you have any good ones, do share them):.

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  burnedout

  It looks a lot more up-beat than when I was there for a km school. The plaster murals were neat, though.
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  Elders getting burnt up.

  by biblexaminer in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  the elders in this area are getting burned out.

  i have overheard comments that demonstrate this, but in my dealings with them, i clearly see it.

  they can't keep it straight.

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  burnedout

  I too was told soon after my resignation as elder that the org is realizing the stress they have put on appointed men and that the burdens are being made lighter.

  My response: "The damage is done, the damage is real, it is too late."

  I could sense their desperation and need for someone, anyone, to take on the role.
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  Remember this old timers?

  by ScottyRex in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qltpqze_kyi.

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  burnedout

  Great, now I will have that song stuck in my head all night.