The Green Bay news article is BS. I personally knew of elders that used their position to book hotel rooms ahead of the posting of "approved hotels" on the information board. After the list was posted, there was a mad scramble to book rooms right after the meeting. Many would book rooms at several hotels until they learned where their friends were staying. They would then cancel the other rooms so regular R&F JWs could claim the seconds. Some would wait until a week before to make their final choice....depending upon the latest beef with a "fellow soldier in Christ" Hotels would tell you that they were fully booked. You would call back a week before the assemble and many rooms were available.
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JW said they are unique
by StephaneLaliberte inlooking at a news article, i read the following:.
“that’s one thing that’s unique about jehovah’s people,” said marty mettler, a spokesman for the green bay convention.
“they even tell the hotels when they book they’re coming because some people book and don’t show.
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Shooting in the foot (homophobic video)
by Syme inwith the newly released homophobic video by the wts, it gets clearer that those people can't stop shooting themselves in the foot.
they are already under examination and de facto trial by the australian committee; more and more people and officials in western democracies inquire into their abusive tactics and put them under the microscope, and what do they do?
they release a video which confirms those worries.
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Could this video be a poke in the eye to the "superior authorities?" The video, though politically incorrect, may serve it's purpose in instigating the government to comment on the views and beliefs of these "honest-hearted" bible students. (loaded JW propaganda) Then, the GB can claim persecution from Satan and his world governments, unite the rank and file,and rally in the "great tribulation." Some may even "return to Jehover." We are so close brothers and sisters! We need to support God's organization. Give us your time and give us your money. 8,000,000 suckers waiting to be fleeced. -
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Start your own Prince rumour!
by purrpurr ini see the jw rumour mill is going into mad overdrive about prince.
the stories seem to be more and more unlikely.
so i thought as a bit of fun how about us here try to make up our own rumours?
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Prince was so distraught that the new "silver sword" Bible didn't have a purple cover that the WT was removed from his will. -
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What Are the Top JW Issues That Just Burn Your Buns the Most?
by Wild_Thing inwhich ones make you the maddest?
covering up of abuse, shunning, failed end of world predictions?.
my list is long and heavy, but the top 3 that set me off the most are:.
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For me, it's the more recent obsession of fleecing the entire flock. Cleaning out the congregation's savings account, mandating perpetual mortgage payments through an official congregation motion, asking kids for their ice cream money, publishing a means to leave the WT an "inheritance," selling all the Brooklyn property that was refurbished by volunteer labor of the rank and file, cutting costs by kicking bethelites to the curb, instituting new KH designs that favor flipping them as commercial property, getting rid of special pioneers, and fattening the wallet with pseudo convention and assembly costs. -
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Circuit Overseer Coming For Lunch – Everything Has to be Perfect
by SAHS inwe have the circuit overseer’s visit this week, and my folks are having him and his wife over for lunch today.
of course, i’m making it a point of hightailing it out of there to have my lunch elsewhere.
when my mom asks me “why don’t you stay and meet him,” i just say, “well, he’s just a man like everybody else.” she says, “well, of course.
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When the CO use to visit the congregation, you could easily guess who was going to be assigned talks in the TMS and demos in the "circus" meeting. It was always the well connected members.....sons, son in laws, daughters, and wives of elders and m servants. Rarely, did a regular, unconnected member ever get to speak from the platform or pray when the ultimate "gift in men" was visiting. In addition, attendance was high, tardiness was low, and people were on their best behavior. The Greatest Show on Earth for a couple of hours. -
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Is Russia the "king of the North" of "the South?" Or is it North Korea? I forget.....is it Iran? They flipped so many times. I guess it changes as the world changes....It depends on who is "touching the eyeball" or could touch the eyeball at the current time. I'm sure that this will ratchet up the persecution complex. -
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Gossiping
by Sabin inso last night we had some friends around for dinner, (not jw) & it was a really wonderful evening.
we talked about a variety of subjects, just had a laugh & drunk wine & beer.
this morning my husband & i were talking about how nice it was, how free we felt with our opinions.
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Sorry..."tear"..blaming it on auto-correct.
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Gossiping
by Sabin inso last night we had some friends around for dinner, (not jw) & it was a really wonderful evening.
we talked about a variety of subjects, just had a laugh & drunk wine & beer.
this morning my husband & i were talking about how nice it was, how free we felt with our opinions.
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JWS don't have much going on in their life except serving the Borg. It's easier to gossip and tare people down to elevate and feel better about yourself. -
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I lied to the elders
by atacrossroads ini stopped attending meetings all together in january 2015. before that my attendance was irregular at best.
my husband followed suit a few months ago after months of research, agony, and indecision on his part.
from the very beginning i laid low and did not share with anyone what i found out about the witnesses because i did not want to be df'd.
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You gave the elders a taste of their own medicine, "anti-spiritual warfare." They are not entitled to know this information so deception is not lying. -
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Has a 'Christian' ever murdered somebody?
by goddidit ina jw made the claim "no christian [jw] has ever murdered anyone".. when i showed examples of such, the goalposts moved a bit with "was he a baptized, dedicated witness?".
can anyone provide examples of murders committed by "baptized, dedicated" jws?.
thanks.
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Is suicide considered "self murder?" If so, there are many that have killed themselves....even at God's House, Bethel.