Posts by dropoffyourkeylee

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Do You Think “Higher Education “Is All That??

by minimus in

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as jehovah’s witnesses, we were regularly told how awful a college education is.

i’m no longer associated with the religion but i am not so pro university.

it’s not because i think you are better off without a degree.

dropoffyourkeylee

College made it possible for me to get a career in a field I liked, work with people who I like to work with, and make more money.

I don't think it is for everybody, but for me it was a good move and well worth the time and expense.

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2034 - A Future History of Jehovah's Witnesses

by slimboyfat in

i don't know what i am talking about... read this post at your peril.

back in the 1960s there was, seemingly, a brief period of relaxation in authoritarianism among jehovah's witnesses.

those who have read raymond franz's 'crisis of conscience' will have heard the story about dan sydlik's remark about the need to 'open some windows to let some air in here'.

Back in the 1960s there was, seemingly, a brief period of relaxation in authoritarianism among Jehovah's Witnesses. Those who have read Raymond Franz's 'crisis of conscience' will have heard the story about Dan Sydlik's remark about the need to 'open some windows to let some air in here'.

There is a little mismatch of time periods here, I think. There was a time period in the years '77-'81 where there was more open discussion, quoting Barnes Notes, other Bible Translations, etc. Sydlik's quote would have been in that time period, not the '60's. Then the lockdown came with the events Ray Franz describes in his book in '81-'83. That is my recollection anyway.

There hasn't been any period of relaxation of authoritarianism since then. But on the other hand, most of the JWs anymore don't care much about doctrine or study. When they get together now, there is no discussion of Bible, doctrine, or anything like it used to be. It's more of a social club now.

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Requested--Millennial Dawnism-The Blasphemous Religion which teaches The Annihilation of Jesus Christ!

by Atlantis in

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requested by a member of the board.. millennial dawnism- the blasphemous religion which teaches the annihilation of jesus christ; haldeman, d. d.. .

https://docdro.id/amrlkcb.

petra!.

dropoffyourkeylee

LOL, I had an actual copy of this pamphlet at one time. I have no idea what happened to it

High profile NBC article about child abuse issue

by dropoffyourkeylee in

maybe i missed an earlier discussion, but nbc has run a high profile article on the child abuse issue:.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/man-who-raped-jehovah-s-witness-girls-sentenced-5-years-n1082136.

dropoffyourkeylee

Maybe I missed an earlier discussion, but NBC has run a high profile article on the child abuse issue:

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/man-who-raped-jehovah-s-witness-girls-sentenced-5-years-n1082136

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Watchtower facility tour

by Etude in

i'm curious.

it's been a long time since i've even come near the borganization.

do they still allow "tours" in their facilities?

dropoffyourkeylee

We took a tour of Warwick a couple of years ago, and didn't really see much. The main lobby area, the museum, the auditorium, which doubles as a kingdom hall, that's about it. It was bitter cold wintertime, so we didn't go outside around the lake at all. We did get to go up the observation tower to look around, which I think was a little unusual. The whole experience was pretty dull actually.

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Watchtower facility tour

by Etude in

i'm curious.

it's been a long time since i've even come near the borganization.

do they still allow "tours" in their facilities?

dropoffyourkeylee

There are 'museums' at some of the facilities now (Warwick particularly) which take up much of the modern tour.

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2019 Service Year Report Grand Total

by Listener in

the watchtower is thrilled with the amount baptised in the 2019 service year.

they are reporting an increase in publishers of 103,208 from the 2018 year.. this is what they have posted under global news on their website -.

2019 service year report includes largest baptismal figure in 20 yearswe are thrilled to announce that during the 2019 service year, more than 300,000 individuals were baptized as jehovah’s witnesses.

dropoffyourkeylee

There is a lot of growth in Africa. I have a family member who attended a convention in Nairobi Kenya about two years ago where there were about 850 baptized in one day. I don't think that is unusual over there.

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Creepy display

by neat blue dog in

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i dunno about you, but if i walked up to this display at an expo i'd be a little creeped out..

dropoffyourkeylee

What language is that? Does it say ''Curso da Biblia On-Line"?

Strikes me as funny!

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U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Appeal by Jehovah’s Witnesses

by annihilator in

u.s. supreme court rejects appeal by jehovah’s witnesses of 2015 california trial court ordersan diego, ca, october 24, 2019 --(pr.com)-- on october 7, 2019, the u.s. supreme court rejected the petition for writ of certiorari filed by the watchtower bible and tract society of new york, inc. (“watchtower”), requesting that the supreme court review a case filed by the zalkin law firm in 2013. in the case of jw v. watchtower bible and tract society of new york, inc. et.

al., the riverside superior court of california awarded the plaintiff, “j.w.,” a judgment of $4,016,152.39 plus interest at 10% per year after terminating watchtower’s defense, because it refused to obey the court’s order to produce files of known child molesters within the jw organization.

in 2018, the fourth district court of appeal in california upheld that decision.

dropoffyourkeylee

I thought their belief was to obey Caesar's law unless it conflicts with God's law. So why don't they just turn over the records? I haven't read up on it much, but it makes no sense to me.

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Russian raid on 50 Jehovahs witnesses

by Diogenesister in

there has been a raid on a large jehovahs witness gathering in norilsk, above the arctic circle, according to the moscow times.. a building with 50 jws inside was surrounded by masked, armed special forces forces who burst into the building and demanded they surrender all electronic devices.. i'll link the article but it's obviously going to drive these witnesses deeper into the religion.

not to mention the images conjured up in the report are likely to be used by watchtower as more fear mongering, since its very much like last year's terrifying assembly videos where witnesses were huddled in a field and surrounded with similarly masked, armed men.. https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2019/10/22/russian-special-agents-raid-jehovahs-witnesses-resort-as-crackdown-intensifies-a67855.

dropoffyourkeylee

They need bulletproof vests and rifles to go up against JWs? Oh brother.