Possum thank you for chiming in and thanks to you and your husband for making video! I thought that this was disrespectful to the natives. Why do JW's dress up in native garb from other countries? It is an insult to many people.
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Governing Body Geoffrey Jackson in a Skirt! Is this for real??????
by mrmagic insaw a video with geoffrey jackson giving a talk on stage in a skirt.
is this for reall??.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2m0d4itktmk.
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Watchtower Bible & Tract Society: Pretending to Be Alive?
by David_Jay inaccording to market analysis, the e-book market has taken a dip in 2015. because companies that publish e-books can (and do) monitor the use of the e-books materials they release, not only their sales but the individual e-book’s use gets tracked.
companies like amazon and kobo as well as nielsen book research in the uk all report that while the format remains popular, sales have dipped more than a quarter last year in some places like britain, and that hard copies of books still are preferred.. amazon (u.s.a.) sales figures give an example of how things are working on the world scene.
for instance non-fiction hard copy printed books sales (including religion) made up a healthy 42% of their purchased books in 2015. in the same category, however, e-books made up only 6% of the sales.. kobo monitored its e-book sales and found that 60% of the electronic versions never even got opened.
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This is an interesting topic. I think the cause of the strange changes within the institution of Watchtower is related to a variety of factors, including social media influence, lawsuits, declining membership in the Western world, and increasingly bad publicity.
At the end of the day, the organization is a closed system that has lost all face in the public eye. Internet ready cell phones, accessible to the average person, also don't help JW's to continue pretending.
Disruption is unavoidable in today's day and age. It is in every industry and in every institution. The only thing you can do is either die or adapt. Guess which one JWorg/ Watchtower is doing? -
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Governing Body Geoffrey Jackson in a Skirt! Is this for real??????
by mrmagic insaw a video with geoffrey jackson giving a talk on stage in a skirt.
is this for reall??.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2m0d4itktmk.
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So it's ok for JW men to wear skirts then, or does it depend on whether or not they are in a male skirt wearing country? Would a man in Big Bend, Mississippi be disfellowshipped for cross dressing, but if he were in Samoa or Scottland it would be alright?Or is it ok to wear the traditional skirts as long as you were at an international convention.
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Governing Body Geoffrey Jackson in a Skirt! Is this for real??????
by mrmagic insaw a video with geoffrey jackson giving a talk on stage in a skirt.
is this for reall??.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2m0d4itktmk.
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Saw a video with Geoffrey Jackson giving a talk on stage in a skirt. Is this for reall??
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San Diego abuse case: stay tuned. Zalkin's motion to be considered this Friday.
by Sugar Shane inzalkin proposing huge sanctions if jw leadership fails to produce documents.
unredacted this time!
feds need to get involved with this.
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Yahoo article, "It happened to me: My Mom Dumped Me in Foster Care When I Renounced Her Religion
by fortis et liber ininteresting article and even more interesting comments.
author was molested by a jw elder, told her mom (and others) about it, was not believed, her behavior spiraled out of control (acting out), was placed in foster care by her mother that refused to believe an "upstanding member of the congregation" could do something so despicable.
article here (i hope this works/i'm such a luddite): http://news.yahoo.com/happened-mom-dumped-foster-care-160000998.html?soc_src=mediacontentstory&soc_trk=ma .
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The woman who gave birth to me always threatened me to put me in foster care and give me up for adoption, long before we became JWs. I used to be so afraid if I didn't clean my room or do other chores she demanded. Then when they became JWs the violent beatings increased. This article makes me sad and angry while at the same time it is no surprise. Her mother is a narcissist. Hopefully this young woman will get some kind of healing and closure and a loving support system that *truly* has her back. -
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Shunning: is it still practiced?
by FinchAndWeston inare df, da and apostates still shunned?
are each treated differently?
i heard a secondhand report that they seemed to have eased up on this practice ...
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I know for a fact that someone that used to go to kingdumb hell with me, who was df'd for years is now not being shunned. Granted she has chrone's disease and seems to have gone back to the meetings, but I suspect if it wasn't for her illness, she would not have gone back. I think she is desperate for support (single mom and recently diagnosed with cancer). It's sad to see that her family only helps her because she started going back to KH. Now all the people who were her child hood friends and who shunned her for all these years...now they are all back on her facebook page. Oddly enough, she hasn't deleted me yet and I'm quite open about my disgust with the org and exposing them about the child abuse. I know her friends and the congregation members I knew see me and what I post. I've messaged them, but none of them respond back. Cowards. -
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umbertoecho re the ARC
by umbertoecho inhello to everyone.. i hope you are all well and sorting things out between yourselves.
i have temporary internet access which is probably a good thing for now.
i have been contacted by the arc in a respectful and loving manner today.
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Umbertoecho, on behalf of countless thousands or even millions of survivors, I thank you for doing this. You have my support. Things were so bad for me as a kid, that suicide was the most comforting thought I could think of before going to sleep at night for *years*. Elders knew everything and didn't do anything to help. I wouldn't want any other child to experience what I went through and through your courageous acts there is hope that things will change for the better. We're here for you. -
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Only a few days ago I was entirely lost and without hope the rug was pulled out from under me
by elderess inonly a few days ago i was walking around the house in a mindless wander thinking if i needed to seek professional help.
then i got the courage to seek the comfort of complete strangers on the internet and found a world of support here on this website.
thank you simon and whoever else has made this website possible.
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Welcome elderess what a life it is eh? So glad you are here and we're here for you. Congratulations !