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  Remember that Letter to Elders that asked them to privately inquire if any of the brothers were LAWYERS.....

  by Muddy Waters in

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  i remember a thread here somewhere where a letter to the body of elders was posted and elders were to read part of the letter asking who might have experience or training in video media, graphic design, etc.

  then on a separate page not to be read to the congregation was for elders to make discreet inquiries as to any who might have legal knowledge, experience or expertise.. well, in view of all this new kafluffle about branch closures, building work suspended, bethel layoffs, etc., it really makes me wonder now just what the heck is going on.

  has the gb been shafted by their own legal counsel or financial advisors?

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  I heard that the WT lost half a billion in the stock market on Aug 24 of this year, but I haven't been able to confirm it.
  
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  09-21-2015 Letter to all BOE Re: Letter Dated Oct 4 2015

  by committeechairman in

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  2. beliefs

  the "pre-letter" for the october 4 2015 letter is now posted to the jw.org for elders and it matches what had been leaked.. looks like we can confirm that the preliminary letter and the main letter are legitimate.. unbelievable!.

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  I don't see any letter to elders, is it on the home page? What heading is it under?
  
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  A simple explanation for the financial changes

  by JeffT in

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  2. friends

  as i've mentioned from time to time, i'm a retired accountant.

  i have tried many times to come up with some logical, sound business reason why the wtbs has made the big changes in its financial arrangements: taking the congregations savings, the monthly donations per congregation etc.

  i finally came up with the answer.. the leadership of the watchtower society is batshit crazy.

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  Yep, I had figured that out a while back. They buy into their own bullshit. They believe they are God's chosen ones and anything they do will have sure success. In other words, they are BaT ShiT-CrAzY!
  
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  Just 10 more days. How are they going to spin the news on Oct 3 annual meeting?

  by John Aquila in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so they asked all the kingdom halls for all the money in their savings account and then make them give a monthly payment for the rest of their life.

  the reason for this was because the in-gathering is so great, that they need to build, build, build!.

  now the massive building will stop..

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  So they asked all the Kingdom Halls for all the money in their savings account and then make them give a monthly payment for the rest of their life. The reason for this was because the in-gathering is so great, that they need to build, build, build!

  Now the massive building will stop.

  How will they explain their way out of this situation without raising suspicion on October 3 annual meeting?

  What can they possibly say?
  
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  Recent Ads on this site - Simon this needs some fixing

  by done4good in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i am noticing that when some of the ads run, the page keeps scrolling upward towards them.

  this is annoying and should be addressed, as it makes some threads almost impossible to read.

  have same effect on two different oss, (same browser type, firefox).

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  John Aquila

  Have you tried "Adblockplus"
  
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  Impression of Leaked Letter Regarding Annual Meeting

  by freemindfade in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  the letter that watchtower free put up was very interesting.

  here is my impression.. the watchtower is becoming more and more geared towards idiots.

  the midweek meeting has a stupid name, and the parts sound equally dumb.

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  Can anyone think of a financial gain in recruiting lower IQ members?- Millie

  Maybe the best explanation is the most obvious and simplest one.

  The Governing Body is made up of a few ignorant men who have no more than a high school education, if they even have that.

  On top of that, they really believe their own bullshit, that they are being directed by Jehovah the Almighty God and Creator of everything.

  Then on top of that, everything they have tried in the past has worked.

  Blood fractions----all the jdubs believe

  Overlapping generations---- all the jdubs believe

  Give us you money in your savings accounts---all the jdubs believe

  What Child abuse? Those are lies. -----All the jdubs believe

  They have never lost.

  They have a winning streak---- so far.

  So why not push the envelope and see how far they can get away with?

  Romans 8:31 If God is for us, who can be against us?

  Remember those words?
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  Latest rumor - all WT construction "suspended", except for Warwick

  by sir82 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  heard 4th-hand, but from a full-on believer, so not likely to be an "apostate lie":.

  apparently, at bethel's morning worship this morning, it was announced that all worldwide wts construction is "suspended" for an indefinite time, except for the new world headquarters at warwick.. also, the "relocation" of remote translating teams is also suspended.. finally, there will be a "worldwide" reduction in bethel personnel.. all this came to me in a non-english language, and,as noted, 4th-hand.

  so it is possible something may have been lost in translation and/or in the multiple steps between bethel morning worship & me.. but if true, it would be quite stunning.

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  I just talked to a brother who is in construction at Wal-kill and came home for two weeks to visit his family, he said he is going back Sunday, and he has not heard anything about stopping construction. He said there is still a lot of work to be done.
  
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  Rumor Confirmed!: Bethel Downsize First Hand

  by freemindfade in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i just texted a very good remote worker friend, said i heard that there is a reduction in force coming at bethel and i hoped he wouldn't be affected.

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  he said its true, its not a rumor.

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  freemindfade 4 minutes ago

  I will have you all know this info came at great cost to me, having to pretend to be interested and care about 'kingdom interests" and agree with things like how "the end needs to come

  We do care about "kingdom interest and the END" Just not the way JWs think!!!!

  
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  Latest rumor - all WT construction "suspended", except for Warwick

  by sir82 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  heard 4th-hand, but from a full-on believer, so not likely to be an "apostate lie":.

  apparently, at bethel's morning worship this morning, it was announced that all worldwide wts construction is "suspended" for an indefinite time, except for the new world headquarters at warwick.. also, the "relocation" of remote translating teams is also suspended.. finally, there will be a "worldwide" reduction in bethel personnel.. all this came to me in a non-english language, and,as noted, 4th-hand.

  so it is possible something may have been lost in translation and/or in the multiple steps between bethel morning worship & me.. but if true, it would be quite stunning.

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  LostGeneration

  I don't give many JWs credit for adding 2+2

  WingCommander

  THIS? I agree, this has just GOT to wake some more people up.

  
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  Latest rumor - all WT construction "suspended", except for Warwick

  by sir82 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  heard 4th-hand, but from a full-on believer, so not likely to be an "apostate lie":.

  apparently, at bethel's morning worship this morning, it was announced that all worldwide wts construction is "suspended" for an indefinite time, except for the new world headquarters at warwick.. also, the "relocation" of remote translating teams is also suspended.. finally, there will be a "worldwide" reduction in bethel personnel.. all this came to me in a non-english language, and,as noted, 4th-hand.

  so it is possible something may have been lost in translation and/or in the multiple steps between bethel morning worship & me.. but if true, it would be quite stunning.

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  Phizzy

  It was only a short time ago that they were begging for money for Construction of all the K.H's that are "needed".

  They also stole the money Congregations had in their Banks.

  If true, this is the most blatantly open Rip Off they have ever done !

  I was thinking the same thing, what is one of my old kingdom halls going say now, especially when they took away their money "Twice"