Posts by Wakanda

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E-MAIL Shepherding during Covid stay at home

by wannabefree in

my wife is getting regular emails from the cobe ... you know we have the truth, the world is in the dark, we're special, hang in there, read this encouraging watchtower ... blah blah blah ... just wondering if these are coordinated from org.. recent mass email example .... " .... an excellent watchtower article in the july 2020. it is entitled “be convinced that you have the truth”.

the scripture is from 2 tim 3:14. we are to continue in the things we have learned and be persuaded to believe.

reflect for a moment what appealed to you about the truth which drew you to jehovah.

Wakanda

General WT priorities regarding shepherding IMO:

1. Men who do stuff for them for free.(a)

2. Anyone who looks like they are leaving and might do stuff for free or give stuff or money if they stay in.(a)

(a) Women are second class citizens/property of men, and we have too many of them anyway. If their husband is faded, the wife will most likely fade, so don't waste your time.

Most of our shepherding falls under #1. Will you do this for us? Will you do that for us? I mean that they combine, or count begging my husband to do things as shepherding.

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Zoom zoom rules +

by Wakanda in

1. and this is most important, everyone listen up: dress up like you normally would for meeting!

-oh, gawd.. 2. if you use a zoom background, make sure it is not distracting, or something crass like prison.

stick with something dignified and subtle.

Wakanda

1. oh oh Wanna be! If they hear we are not always paying urgent attention, they'll clamp down more!

2. I'm happy to say my husband starting to loosen up a bit. He had the camera off the whole last meeting until it ended. But... then he turned it on with the mic (in one of his many efforts to save me) so we can 'socialize'. It was nice to see some pets ;)

3. Hey, I had a shower moment, and I think I know the reason they are dragging on going back to the hall. If they start up when only a small percentage are (is?) going to the hall and the rest are on Zoom, it is the perfect set up to fade.

4. Also, they are of course testing the on-line only thing.

5. Couldn't tell if anyone is getting beat. It wouldn't be on vid. The kids are funny tho. squirming around! Poor things. I remember vividly being bored to death and every other kid being able to color, sleep, or even read a wt book. Not my parents! I had to listen to the grooming! (not abused in that way, btw)

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Miss Piggy----Thrown Out of Zoom Meeting!

by Atlantis in

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miss piggy was thrown out of the zoom meeting because she was showing to much cleavage.. https://docdro.id/s9jhehton her way out she grabbed the co's briefcase and gave him the finger.https://docdro.id/szfjix4then miss piggy jumped into her hot rod and is delivering all the co's secret documents to the neighborhood.https://docdro.id/bed59f8if you are on the email list, these documents are already in your email.

so just keep eating your buttered popcorn.2020-04-27--broadcasting meetings2020- information notice of broadcasting congregation meetings2020-notice of broadcasting2020-information on broadcasting congregation meetingspetra!.

https://docdro.id/i8d4tli.

Wakanda

me too please!

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Jehovah’s Witnesses Sue Owners of FaithLeaks for Posting 74 Convention Movies

by AndersonsInfo in

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https://news.bloomberglaw.com/ip-law/jehovahs-witnesses-sue-faithleaks-owners-over-convention-videos .

https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2020/05/01/jehovahs-witnesses-sue-owners-of-faithleaks-for-posting-74-convention-movies/.

the watch tower bible and tract society of pennsylvania, which oversees the jehovah’s witnesses, is suing the truth and transparency foundation and its founders ryan c. mcknight and ethan g. dodge alleging copyright infringement..

Wakanda

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdeRY12BgHs

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Jehovah’s Witnesses Sue Owners of FaithLeaks for Posting 74 Convention Movies

by AndersonsInfo in

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https://news.bloomberglaw.com/ip-law/jehovahs-witnesses-sue-faithleaks-owners-over-convention-videos .

https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2020/05/01/jehovahs-witnesses-sue-owners-of-faithleaks-for-posting-74-convention-movies/.

the watch tower bible and tract society of pennsylvania, which oversees the jehovah’s witnesses, is suing the truth and transparency foundation and its founders ryan c. mcknight and ethan g. dodge alleging copyright infringement..

Wakanda

They need to start suing because Judge Cathy Seibell was asking why all the subpeonas and no suits?

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The Myth About Jehovah as a "GOD of LOVE".

by smiddy3 in

i`ll list a few things and welcome any input, comments you may have .. 1.when adam & eve "sinned" disobeyed him, surely god could have handled it better than to condemn all future generations to disease and death ?.

2.his handling of satan who supposedly seduced eve to disobey god could also have been done a lot differently with a finality to it.. 3.i find little if anything in his dealings with the patriarchs that suggests a loving god protecting them.?.

4.taking on the nation of israel and leading them as his chosen people does not inspire confidence or trust as a god of love.. 5.throughout the hebrew scriptures / old testament his chosen people were constantly at war with other nations which of course would have meant many deaths of the israelite`s during these battles .and the grief that comes with family members in those times.

Wakanda

So, I only read the title of this thread and have no interest in reading of Jehovah's crimes. He makes me want to be a Satanist.

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Alert: Following blindly jw.org these day / RISK

by Gorbatchov in

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this night i could not sleep and my thoughts went on and on.

the result:.

i observe that many jw family members follow the instructions of the elders at zoom meetings like they come directly from god.

Wakanda

They are getting more culty.

More secrets, more whispers among the men in charge.

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Any suggestions

by Xena73 in

i just woke up and i'm new on here.

if your an unbaptized publisher can you be disfellowshipped or dissociated?

please send me a message.

Wakanda

Welcome Zena 73. You cannot be DF or DA as others have said.

Research, research, research. That way they have no chance of sucking you back in.

So sorry about the abuse. NY has opened up, until August, to file against WT institutional abuse (allowing such). There is no statute of limitations from what I remember. Zalkin law firm is probably taking cases if you are interested. Just want you to know about that law. It is all institutions actually, but WT is the one of interest here.

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US Letter Read Sunday 4/26 at Meeting - No KH Use and No Field Service Indefinitely

by JWTom in

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there was a letter read sunday at our meeting that mentioned some parts of us are starting to open back up.

however, regardless of things opening up that no kingdom halls should be used for any meetings of any kind.

also, no door-to-door ministry or any form of in-person ministry is allowed.

Wakanda

If they closed the halls, they would meet in small groups in homes and zoom. Same as book studies afterward and before; they stopped book studies because people were talking too much. I don't think they'll do that. Besides, they aren't going to tell people not to meet together after the pandemic.

Are they going to pull the one and only GT card and say stay in your interior rooms? That would only last a few years and they're done.

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Hospital is laying off and furloughing

by Anony Mous in

i've been having a tough time today, i just got notice that our hospital is laying off a large group of people and furloughing others.

nurses, doctors, we just don't have enough business during this covid crisis, we've only ran at 60% capacity, while cuomo is telling us about shortages, they weren't ever realized, and nys simply won't open up fast enough for us to recover.

nys has given notice that hospitals are likely going to be out for 4-5 more months before all restrictions will be lifted, only necessary surgeries are allowed right now, with a few hundred of millions per month revenue shortfall, this is going to destroy and contract our business and our remote (rural) hospitals are the hardest hit, probably going to close permanently.

Wakanda

OMG. Sorry. IDK what to say, but you have my condolences and good luck.