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  Anthony Morris the III has been FOUND

  by Terry in

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  note: photos can be found on the blue envelope channelhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nakezkhqbmtony and susan morris are living in lumberton, north carolina.

  a real estate document on the robeson county website is filed:.

  the religious order of jehovah's witnesses has provided a "life estate" for them.they can live in this townhouse until they are deceased or choose to move away and in either case the ownership becomes entirely the property of jehovah's witnesses.

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  My concern is that with news of his location spreading

  I agree. Former GB or not, and whatever the backstory may be, everyone has a right to privacy.

  He is alive, somewhere in NC, I say just let it drop
  
  
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  The Watchtower is in the renovation NOT construction business now

  by raymond frantz in

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  2. scandals

  the watchtower is officially in the renovation business now (no more building) because the "brothers"(freemasonic scum of pensylvania?

  ) know best 🤣🤣🤣.

  ***from the latest watchtower article 07/12/23.

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  Please give the correct citation, as there is no 7/12/23 issue
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  Do You Remember This Speaker?

  by Atlantis in

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  do you remember this speaker?.

  https://imgbox.com/no37wjiy.

  how many people remember the old laurel race track where we had conventions back in the 60's?

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  I remember the assemblies at the Laurel Race track. I think it was about '69 or '70.
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  Lots of empty seats at Jehovah's Witnesses Convention in Tucson, Arizona

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  https://youtu.be/5926nhzyz90.

  the jehovah's witness 2023 convention theme is, ''exercise patience''...by looking at the attendance at this tucson, arizona convention, it should be changed to, '' jehovah's witnesses...running out of patience''.

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  There used to be a saying that JWs come to town with the 10 commandments and a 10 dollar bill, and they don’t break either one.
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  Tried unwitnessing at LDS carts today

  by joe134cd in

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  2. experiences

  i was walking through a market today, and spotted lds cart witnessing.

  so i thought, what the hell, i’ll give him a go.

  i focused on the character of joe smith.

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  I wasn't aware of any cart work by Mormons, though I am not surprised. A door to door approach is becoming more and more ineffective, whether in a religious context or other type of salesperson. I can't remember the last time I had any type of sales person at the door. Fuller brush, Encyclopedia, Bible sales, anything. It just doesn't happen anymore.
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  La préhistoire des témoins de Jéhovah

  by vienne in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  https://truthhistory.blogspot.com/2023/07/la-prehistoire-des-temoins-de-jehovah.html.

  a short review of professor blandre's new book about russell's antecedents.

  it is in french.

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  Some years ago (about 25-30) there was a WT writer who contributed quite a few articles to the WT. It was obviously a French sourced author (always quoted French sources). At the time I thought they were well written and almost something I could believe in. Then they kind of stopped very suddenly. Any chance this was the same person?
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  JWs unrecognisable compared to my grandfathers time

  by ExBethelitenowPIMA in

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  2. beliefs

  my grandfather who has been dead for 37 years would not recognise the borganisation today.

  he would turn in his grave if he knew the end didn’t come by 2023.. back in the 1970s he really believed in the 75 thing.

  he was so disappointed and almost blamed everyone else why the end didn’t come.

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  I would add to Journeyman’s list the withdrawal of the Tuesday Group Book Study.

  Astute comment. In a broader sense, the changes to the format of all or most of the meetings is a big part of the religion's change in the last 15 years. Ministry School, Service meeting, shorter public talk, all of them added together makes the typical meeting quite different
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  Lots of empty seats at Jehovah's Witnesses Convention in Tucson, Arizona

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  https://youtu.be/5926nhzyz90.

  the jehovah's witness 2023 convention theme is, ''exercise patience''...by looking at the attendance at this tucson, arizona convention, it should be changed to, '' jehovah's witnesses...running out of patience''.

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  People tend to vote with their feet
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  Lots of empty seats at Jehovah's Witnesses Convention in Tucson, Arizona

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  https://youtu.be/5926nhzyz90.

  the jehovah's witness 2023 convention theme is, ''exercise patience''...by looking at the attendance at this tucson, arizona convention, it should be changed to, '' jehovah's witnesses...running out of patience''.

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  Convention here (US) I attended Friday only and there was a similar scene with a lot of empty seats. Admittedly, Friday morning is typically the lowest attendance, and it did fill out a bit more in the afternoon.

  Based on anecdotes, I think it is clear that the convention planners' formula for how many congregations to assign to a particular facility is falling short. Between the high cost of travel/lodging and the aging JW demographic, it is evident quite a lot are staying at home and (probably) watching the recorded online sessions.

  Baptism ratio of # of baptisms / # in attendance is a good measure, as both figures can be verified or estimated by observers, and compared with previous years' conventions. Some of the 1970's' conventions had a ratio in the 2% range; nowadays it is running about 0.5% most of the time.
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  Supreme Court Decision on Free Speech this week

  by dropoffyourkeylee in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  this week's first amendment case has a slant that may sound familiar to jws.

  most are aware that the wt won a number of supreme court decisions in the '40s related to free speech (the first amendment of the us constitution).

  in particular, the flag salute case in '39, which they lost, tried to argue that not saluting the flag was a religious issue.

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  This week's first amendment case has a slant that may sound familiar to JWs. Most are aware that the WT won a number of Supreme court decisions in the '40s related to free speech (the First Amendment of the US Constitution). In particular, the flag salute case in '39, which they lost, tried to argue that not saluting the flag was a religious issue. Then it was taken to the court again, with a different attorney and new argument that it was a matter of Free Speech to refuse to make a gesture to salute the flag). The JWs won the rematch case in '43 on grounds of free speech.

  This week's case (one of many videos here:

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFVF9YxPLmo)

  was about a web designer who refused to create a website for a LGBTQ couple based on his differing beliefs. The couple claimed discrimination based on Public Accomodation laws and the underlying 1964 Civil Rights Act. The web designer and his attorney claimed it was his right of free speech to not create a website to say something he did not believe in.

  Sounds to me like the web designer's attorney took a page right out of the JW playbook.

  Not saying I agree or disagree with the court decision, but I thought it worth a mention on this site.