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  Kingdom Hall ... BURGER KING?

  by sparky1 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i live in a very rural part of the northeastern united states.

  after 9 years of waiting, the local witnesses are getting their new kingdom hall.

  it is being built on a back road next to a sandpit.

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  "would you like Lies with that?"

  We can Supersize them for you too!
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  Daughter gets fondled -- mother's loving strategy takes back seat

  by FatFreek 2005 in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  nightmare on elm street.

  mother to elder: tiffany, my daughter, shocked me last night.

  she told me she was fondled by our hispanic neighbor after she babysat for their children.. elder: that is terrible to hear, sister.

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  That was very nicely told to show the extreme double standards of JWs and the Watchtower organization.
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  Inside the JW HQ Warwick, NY

  by baldeagle in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  here is a short 2-minute video from fox 5 news reviewing the new jw hq in warwick, ny.. the first thing the jw spokesperson says is, “our primary purpose is not to convert, but to give people an opportunity to see what the bible has to say.”.

  next the reporter says, “the new world headquarters, which opened last year, is home to about 800 jehovah's witnesses.”.

  it seems to me that 800 is an extremely low number since the glory days in brooklyn.

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  Oops, double post.
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  Inside the JW HQ Warwick, NY

  by baldeagle in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  here is a short 2-minute video from fox 5 news reviewing the new jw hq in warwick, ny.. the first thing the jw spokesperson says is, “our primary purpose is not to convert, but to give people an opportunity to see what the bible has to say.”.

  next the reporter says, “the new world headquarters, which opened last year, is home to about 800 jehovah's witnesses.”.

  it seems to me that 800 is an extremely low number since the glory days in brooklyn.

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  “Our primary purpose is not to convert,"........... Liar, liar pants on fire!!!!!!!!!!!!

  Thanks for that The Fall Guy. It got a good laugh out of me, and I love it.

  
  
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  Inside the JW HQ Warwick, NY

  by baldeagle in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  here is a short 2-minute video from fox 5 news reviewing the new jw hq in warwick, ny.. the first thing the jw spokesperson says is, “our primary purpose is not to convert, but to give people an opportunity to see what the bible has to say.”.

  next the reporter says, “the new world headquarters, which opened last year, is home to about 800 jehovah's witnesses.”.

  it seems to me that 800 is an extremely low number since the glory days in brooklyn.

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  From the linked article...

  At their new home, the Jehovah's Witnesses plan to keep spreading their beliefs and encouraging others to understand their religion just a little bit better. (bold added)

  Don't worry Watchtower, people are understanding your religion better than they ever have. As a result people on the inside are leaving and people outside are staying out. Nice job!
  
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  Can you be disfellowshiped for reading other religious materials?

  by paradisebeauty in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i am having a conversation with a jw and they say you can not be disfellowshiped for this.

  is this true?

  i thought you can be disfellowshiped for this.

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  ...had some free publications posted to me. I asked Don Maclean, one of the branch committee if that was ok, and he said it was fine.

  I wonder how Maclean would square having other religions' publications sent to you with the strong admonition of not accepting other religions' literature at the door. Sometimes people will say 'I'll take your Watchtower if you will take my literature,' and we were always told to never take it.

  Another curious Watchtower double standard?
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  11-5-17 Warwick Protest Photos

  by thebrokenkite in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  let the reader use discernment:.

  i was disfellowshipped in june of last year.

  while i've been awake for nearly a year, i still often feel groggy.

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  An aside...

  thebrokenkite: We were the third apostate party at the apostate party.

  I like your way with words!
  
  
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  Exjw activists protesting inside a Kingdom Hall today!

  by Crazyguy in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  spoonfed nomore, has uploaded a video on his youtube site, of exjw activists protesting inside a kingdom hall during this sunday meeting.

  several people speak out.

  if some one can put a link on here that would be awesome, i can’t figure out how to do it with an i phone.

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  I'm not a big fan of invading the Kingdom Hall like this but this particular protest was handled better than most I've seen.

  Those were my thoughts exactly.

  If the protesters would have dressed in "meeting clothes" the JW audience would have been more likely to identify and sympathize with them because they appeared to be "one of them" rather than dismiss them as scary apostates.

  Very thoughtful post Pete Zahut!
  
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  Costs Associated with a Regular Size smaller rink Assembly Public Owned

  by truthlover123 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  just came from the one day -- like to call it that cause everything is a changin.... this question would be directed to someone who worked in accounts for an assembly of maybe 1700 in attendance (recently) in a small town, about 2 hours from a main city.

  the accounts report was read and it was a stunner..... i guess i could call the location and see how much it costs to rent this arena for a day and see but i was wondering why would they send a large amount of monies to the wt and say we are short on contribution???.

  anyb ody know - i do know about monies going for child abuse court problems they are having - latest one in canada where there us a class action suit being brought by trey bundy... plus the so called out of court settlements worldwide.. arc, britain, etc...so i know that end of it - just wondering why they are sucking /lying to support the www... .

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  Why doesn't the WTBT$ just tell their members that there's a $10 fee to attend?

  It would be the same thing alright, but Watchtower has always made a big deal of the 'Admission is Free, No Collections taken' type of promotion. I believe this goes back to C.T. Russell's time and continues to today. (Below is a typical invitation - from N.H. Knorrs's era.)

  So to get money they have to get sneaky about it and charge a per-publisher fee that average publishers have no idea that they are paying.

  
  
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  Polish EX-JW Activism compilation video

  by WTS Archive in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i'd like to show you a short video i made about exjw activism in poland.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vt3qdtyxgd8.

  i'm one of the people responsible for those information campaigns/protests, so you can ask me anything you like.

  there's a lot i didn't show on the video because of the limited time i have for editing, i have tons of footage more.

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  ...hopefully this video shows that it can be done in a peaceful, dignified manner.

  Mission accomplished. That was a pleasure to watch.

  From the video:

  ...aggression and abuse will lead to nothing; only a peaceful spirit and solid arguments can help.

  The woman in the video speaking the above words, and the man next to her, were dignified, calm, and appealing, as were all the participants. What a great example of how this kind of work should be done.