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  JWs kicked on Monty Python

  by dropoffyourkeylee in

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  2. humour

  just ran across a mention of jws on a '70's monty python sketch.. at about the 1:05 mark:.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiba_3ak0hg.

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  dropoffyourkeylee

  Just ran across a mention of JWs on a '70's Monty Python sketch.

  At about the 1:05 mark:

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIBA_3aK0Hg
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  Is there a 'for dummies' on Robert Hendriks thread?

  by carla in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  can anyone give me a rundown or send me to a thread on the robert hendriks thing?

  he was recently 'dismissed' from bethel and was pid (public information department?

  ) i'm not even sure i have this right..... thanks much.

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  Wow, he was front and center on jw.org for so long. It’s like Trotsky being erased from that famous photo with Lenin.
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  Zoom replaced with KHCONF+ app for meetings?

  by joey jojo in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  just heard about khconf+ app replacing zoom for hybrid meetings at kngdom halls.

  did a quick search here and didnt find any posts about it.

  have i missed something?.

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  Wife says that KH Conference doesn’t allow you to comment or otherwise interact.
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  FOND FAREWELL TO THE BI-MONTHLY AWAKE!

  by steve2 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  with the jw congregations about to be informed that the ubiquitous awake!

  magazine is to be issued just once a month from january 2006, now is an apt time for interested parties to share brief memories and/or impressions about the bi-monthly awake!

  magazines, whether poignant, hard-hitting or humorous.

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  The only thing better than one per year is ZERO
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  Nothing's changed in 30 years.

  by was a new boy in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  a decade after leaving brooklyn bethel, the presiding overseer's son drops by, offering a bible study.. was so disillusioned with the hypocrisy found there and being able to peak behind the curtain.. it was like, 'are you freakin crazy?'.

  what could happen to a mature christian?.

  18. what about those today who become inactive... .

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  The picture doesn’t seem to match the narrative. It looks like the older man is the elder ( tie, etc) and the younger man is the recipient of the harassment, err counsel
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  A talk about 1975 from 1972

  by Nostromo in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  everybody knows the famous "stay alive still 75" audio clip but here is a clip from 1972 with english subtitles.

  harold mouritz was the branch committee member in finland when he gave this talk.

  later he became the coordinator of the australian branch.

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  Our Man!

  Assuming the translation is accurately done, quite a damning recording.

  It's no wonder things are going south in Norway.

  The speaker was born in 1927, so it seems unlikely that either he or his wife, who is also pictured a couple of times, are still living in 2023. Maybe, but unlikely.
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  2024 Addendum to Shepherd The Flock Book-and February S-147-Announcements And Reminders!

  by Atlantis in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  2024-01 addendum to shepherd book.. 2024-02-s-147-february announcements and reminders.. .

  zipped folder.. .

  https://www.filemail.com/d/mcrweztlglnoheb .

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  Fascinating.

  From the wording it is evident is is intended for the European branch which is under GDPR. Also it appears to me to be translated into English.

  I guess my question is whether the addendum to Shepherds Manual would apply across all branches or is it only for the GDPR affected branches.

  I personally would be delighted if they would delete all my records and erase any written connections I may have had with them.
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  What you think consequences gonna be for watchtower if they lose the court appeal in Norway?

  by Hellothere in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  personally i think they gonna realise god's not backing org.

  that idea gonna get even more established in their minds.

  i think the real selling of kingdom hall gonna start then.

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  This Case is not about "Charity Status" though is similar,

  Kudos Phiz for bringing the thread back to point. This is not about losing status as a charity, which (in the US at least) would mean losing tax exemptions. In Norway, the case is different, and unique as far as I know, where religions receive tax dollars directly from government funds. In Norway, WT has received something like 45 million dollars (US equivalent) over a 30 year period. To receive this money, the religion has to meet criteria outlined in the law, one of which is that people must be free to leave one religion and join another anytime they want without punishment. The court sees JW disfellowshipping as coersion limiting a person's free choice, especially minors. Thus the court concludes that JWs disqualify themselves from receiving the government subsidy.

  When I was growing up in the religion, the JWs were very proud of their US Supreme Court victories related to free speech and freedom of religion. They presented it as standing for Jehovah against Satan's world, 'legally defending' just like Paul. My dad was particularly proud of it. Now however, the JWs are going to court to defend their right, not to preach, but their right to disfellowship some kid who was baptized at 12 and now decides he or she doesn't want to be a JW anymore. It's sad, really.
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  What you think consequences gonna be for watchtower if they lose the court appeal in Norway?

  by Hellothere in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  personally i think they gonna realise god's not backing org.

  that idea gonna get even more established in their minds.

  i think the real selling of kingdom hall gonna start then.

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  dropoffyourkeylee

  I think the WT would find a way to spin their disfellowshipping doctrine to satisfy the courts, particularly for minors. The Norway situation is all about the government subsidies, and the fact that JW disfellowshipping as taught and practiced fails the government's criteria.
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  The Next Big Thing In WT World

  by NotFormer in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  things got a bit lively after the agm leaks in october.

  there was a lot of discussion going on on this board for a few months.

  now that all the leaks have been more or less confirmed as policy, and we've had lively discussions at length concerning the changes, things seem to have slowed down here.. a few suggestions have been raised as to what might be the next changes, such as women being allowed to wear slacks (in the usa, anyway), decoupling from 1914 as an anchoring date and others.. so, what changes do you think will be announced this year?.

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  Expanding role of women