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  Some JWs overseas use a false name to evade the authorities. Is this a common practice?

  by dropoffyourkeylee in

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  i had posted this a few days ago and got no response, then i realized i had messed up the title, so here goes again;.

  i have learned from a credible source that jws from the us have recently gone to morocco to witness, where the work is under ban, and while living there have lived under assumed names.

  this is (according to my source) under the direction of the branch (i'm not sure which branch it would be, but i would guess france).

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  Does anyone remember the similiar situation in the Phillipines about 14-15 years ago? The brother who risked his neck to preach the word in a VERY Muslim area disguised as a cosmetics salesman (Avon? can't remember exactly). He was captured and beheaded. His physical brother had to collect his head which was in a box. It was all over the news. It wouldn't surprise me if something along the same vein happened in Muslim Morroco...and the WTBTS will be able to wring their hands and say 'too bad, too bad' and be completely absolved of compilicity, as they weren't funding or helping these poor deluded in their preaching work, it was merely a suggestion to go to where the need is greater.
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  My granny died.

  by LouBelle in

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  last week friday i was delayed in going to work, for which i am glad.

  it was an opportunity for me to help my gran one last time.

  she thanked me, told me she loved me and that i would be very blessed.

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  So sorry for your loss, LouBelle.
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  An Interesting Thing Happened at the Meeting Yesterday...

  by PaintedToeNail in

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  2. friends

  this was reported to me by an attendee: during the watchtower, a brother commented that "we shouldn't question things that we don't have the full facts about, such as why is it so expensive to have an assembly at the grantville assembly hall?

  it would be far cheaper to rent our own space to have an assembly than it is to use grantville.

  we don't have all the facts so we don't know the reasons why and it isn't our place to question".

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  I thought it was interesting that this brother introduced something so unrelated to the Watchtower Study, almost as if he planned to plant a seed of doubt and questioning at the KH.
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  An Interesting Thing Happened at the Meeting Yesterday...

  by PaintedToeNail in

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  this was reported to me by an attendee: during the watchtower, a brother commented that "we shouldn't question things that we don't have the full facts about, such as why is it so expensive to have an assembly at the grantville assembly hall?

  it would be far cheaper to rent our own space to have an assembly than it is to use grantville.

  we don't have all the facts so we don't know the reasons why and it isn't our place to question".

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  This was reported to me by an attendee: During the Watchtower, a brother commented that "We shouldn't question things that we don't have the full facts about, such as WHY is it so expensive to have an Assembly at the Grantville Assembly Hall? It would be far cheaper to rent our own space to have an assembly than it is to use Grantville. We don't have all the facts so we don't know the reasons why and it isn't our place to question".

  What a way to put that nugget of information to the entire congregation, framed as an innocent statement! I wonder how many sitting in attendance ever thought about the high cost of utilizing the Ass. Hall in that context before, a worldly venue would be cheaper....
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  Update - Protest done - Hi Everyon

  by LouBelle in

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  i have been rather scarce i know, i've been so very busy with work that i don't really have much time to log on, and we had someone come into our home and steal our laptop, so haven't been able to log on at home either.. work is still going very well.

  it's not easy cold selling, but i've had a good few ads come in and keep me ticking over.

  every now and again i pop because i simply don't know what else management want me to do, i'm doing everything i can.

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  People who protest...so much courage! Hello back, by the way.
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  1975 - The Killer WT quote

  by tim hooper in

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  2. beliefs

  one thing is absolutely certain, bible chronology reinforced with fulfilled bible prophecy shows that six thousand years of mans existence will soon be up, yes, within this generation!

  (matt.

  24:34) this is, therefore, no time to be indifferent and complacent.

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  William Abbott, a practising Jehovah’s Witness at the time, subjected one young girl to a bizarre “rape test”. Wales, UK.

  by Sol Reform in

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  2. child-abuse

  http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/husband-ex-wife-jailed-over-series-6071503 husband and ex-wife jailed over series of historic sex offences20 sep 2013 16:16william abbott, 61, and his ex-wife helen ward sentenced to a total of 26 years for their involvement in crimes dating back three decadesshare on print share on email william abbott andrew price/viewfinder pictures a 61-year-old man has been jailed for 16 years after being convicted of historic sex offences dating back 30 years.

  william abbott, a practising jehovahs witness at the time, subjected one young girl to a bizarre rape test.

  he told her that she would have to learn to fight off men in later life and tested her to see if she was strong enough to fight off a rapist.

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  Teary-what does religion have to do with it? Everything! These people were professed Jehovah's Witnesses at the time of the crimes. These people were going out in Field Service telling other people to convert to JW-hood because you will DIE, you are wick and we won't because we are better than you.
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  Somewhat embarrassing confession - my step-MOTHER and her MOTHER are PROSTITUTES who love badmouthing other prostitutes (in print).

  by Fernando in

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  2. scandals

  i was born in my step-mother's home and lived there for more than 40 years before walking out mid-2009 never to return.. because i have rejected her and her mother, they now falsely accuses me of also being a prostitute.. i have made great strides in improving my mental health after living with these seriously twisted and demented women for so long.. this is some of what they have written:.

  *** w80 5/15 p. 22 par.

  2 the calamity facing all religionists of the world ***.

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  Fernando-Mothers can be the most toxic and mean people. I'm sorry that you are having problems with yours. Wishing you the best.
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  This WT book allows one raised as a JW to do a critical review of the religion and elders can't go against it.

  by EndofMysteries in

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  2. beliefs

  i love this gem, it was taken off the jw.org website, it seems only material after 1990 is up now, but it's here, http://www.scribd.com/doc/5472988/the-time-for-true-submission-to-god .

  page 6, "the need to search for the truth".

  says this....and i couldn't agree with it more!

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  Today I had coffee with Mouthy!

  by NVR2L8 in

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  a few months ago i found out mouthy lived a short drive away from where i live and we communicated by pm.

  so this morning i called her and was able to meet with her for coffee.

  what a pleasure it was to finally meet her.

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  Heart warming!