Topics Started by lostinthought

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My sister who is still in is going to Costa Rica as a missionary
by time2keepmoving in
1. jw
2. friends
i left the organization in 2011 and never look back.

i left behind my sister and her two daughters by mid 2015 both her daughters (both are in their early twenties) were disfellowshipped and left the organization.

she has decided to go to costa rica as a missionary (i guess that's what they are still calling them, unless that has changed, been gone so long i don't know if they came up with a new term for it).
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Warwitch (warwick) Workers Needed!
by DwainBowman in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
but no girls allowed!

as of january, women won't be accepted as volunteers, at any of the job sites!.

it has to do with the rooming arrangements.
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Angelo Catanzaro
by Room 215 in
1. jw
2. friends
i recently heard angelo catanzaro, a rather prominent figure in the organization .. a long-time district overseer and a favorite of knorr's, died recently.

there was some indication that he and his wife figured out ttatt in their latter years and turned "apostate"... .

does anyone out there know what happened to them?
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Do JW's use the bible to preach anymore?
by lostinthought in
1. jw
2. friends
so...i totally stopped going to meetings two years ago.

since then, i have gotten married and moved into my husband's home.

his father and mother also live there.
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Watchtower in local newspaper
by lostinthought in
1. jw
2. friends
forgive me if this has been posted already but this was in my local paper today.. http://m.recordonline.com/article/20150307/news/150309486/0/wap&template=wapart.

if you have time to read, this is an interesting article talking about watchtowers property in ulster and orange county ny and how much the properties are worth.

it also goes on to show how the tax exempt stays is hurting the communities..
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Jw's buy a fushkill apartment complex
by lostinthought in
1. jw
2. friends
http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/story/news/local/2015/02/16/jehovahs-witnesses-envisoin-fishkill-complex/23527469/
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Watchtower buys apt complex in Fishkill, NY
by lostinthought in
1. jw
2. friends
http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/story/news/local/2014/12/22/jehovahs-witnesses-buy-fishkill-rivercrest-apartments/20788311/.

jehovah's witnesses now owns a major apartment complex in the town of fishkill.. tenants say they've been told their leases will not be renewed.. the sale of the 250-unit rivercrest luxury apartments closed dec. 3, the deed on file at the dutchess county clerk's office shows.

while sale price is not stated, the transfer tax indicates a transaction for $57 million.. rivercrest is a modern development west of route 9d just north of beacon and was a project of avr realty, which also developed other housing and commercial spaces in that area as well as projects in eight states.. the sale deed is between rivercrest development llc, based in yonkers, and watchtower bible and tract society of new york, inc. as the buyer.
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Is this why the book is grey?
by Doug Mason in
1. watchtower
2. bible
the 2014 revised edition of "what does the bible really teach?

" uses the text of the 2013 nwt.

i therefore assume this is the reason for the grey colour of the "bible teach" book.. examples of the adjustments appear at pages 216 and 217 of the book:.
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Wedding question
by lostinthought in
1. jw
2. friends
can a witness get in trouble for attending an inactive family members wedding?

just wondering because i am getting married this summer and my mom tried to blackmail me by saying she and other family members would attend but only if i returned to the meeting.

i told her i am not going back to the meetings.
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How many born ins actually stay?
by lostinthought in
1. jw
2. friends
i was wondering if anyone know sany statistics of the amount of born ins that actually stay in the orginization.

i think i have read it before on here but i can't really remember what it was.

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