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Latest Leaked BOE letter to Elders Oct. 4th
by Watchtower-Free in
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october 4, 2015. to all congregations.

re: new provisions announced atannual meeting.

dear brothers:.
Elisa1966

I think, the new Teach book will replace the old Teach book in a few years/months.
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Latest rumor - all WT construction "suspended", except for Warwick
by sir82 in
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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.
Elisa1966

Sir82:
It is utterly confusing.
They had a big, big, BIG roll-out dog & pony video show earlier this year, inviting ALL elders to attend.
They completely revamped, top to bottom, how Kingdom Halls are going to built, how they are to be financed, and how they are to be maintained. They created new departments & new "special full-time" positions. They were gushing about building dozens of multimillion dollar "Remote Translation Offices" all over the world.
And now - pull the plug? Full speed ahead to dead stop in 9 months?
Lawsuits are not new. Contributions wouldn't plunge so precipitously in 9 months.
I just don't get it.
The same last Saturday (!!) here in Germany: Transmission from Selters in all Kingdom Halls in Central Europe (elders and MS only): Brothers, we need you for all the scheduled buildings. Interviews etc, all very "encouraging". Very detailed description of new LDC.
And now: nothing!
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The new RBC
by drawcad_1 in
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the new rbc now called the ldc.

sold to us as new and improved rbc.

working with all of the congregation funds after we sent them all back to new york and what have they done.
Elisa1966

There was a broadcasting from Selters to all elders and minsterial servants in the Central European Branch (Austria, Switzerland, Luxemburg, Liechtenstein; Germany).
There seems to be some resistance in the boe's concerning the new LDC arrangement. They especially talked about the new LDC-representative-arrangement: The LDC-rep is visiting the congregations and is making a report on the building, whether the KH needs a renovation, on the number of attendance etc. Then the LDC will make a priority-list. It's also about the neighboring congregations and the possibility of merging cong's.
In the beginning they started with the idea, that the Kingdom Halls belong to Jehovah, not to the congregation or the elders. So, we can say "our Kingdom Halls" but we have in mind, that it is Jehovah's (and he can do with it, what he (i.e. org) thinks is right
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Apathy trollies in my city.
by punkofnice in
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is it me or are people giving them a wide berth?.
Elisa1966

In Germany (October Kingdom Ministry): About 3500 Trolleys were ordered from the2795 congregations of our Branch Area (Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Luxemburg, Liechtenstein).
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Annual Meeting 2015 - any information?
by Elisa1966 in
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so, there is the annual meeting in october - do you have any news about it?

topics etc?
Elisa1966

So, there is the annual meeting in october - do you have any news about it? Topics etc?
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Geoffrey Jackson - Royal Commission Live Hearing Now!
by LostinJapan in
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https://www.childabuseroyalcommission.gov.au/case-study/636f01a5-50db-4b59-a35e-a24ae07fb0ad/case-study-29,-july-2015,-sydney.
Elisa1966

New video on jw.org re child abuse:
Jehovah Has Done So Much for Me
Crystal, a victim of sexual abuse as a child, tells how learning what the Bible teaches helped her to build a relationship with Jehovah God and to find meaning in her life.
http://www.jw.org/en/jehovahs-witnesses/activities/living-bible-principles/adult-survivor-child-abuse-video/
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DC ooopps I mean RC
by tresdecu in
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so, i gotta go this weekend.

ugh!!!

fml!!!
Elisa1966

The new brochure s just public relations. They can say: "Look, we care for inactives, we reach out our hands!"
It's just propaganda...
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Italian Ex-JW website: Jehovah's Worshipers Organisation (JW.org) to come?
by Elisa1966 in
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any guess?.

http://www.roccopoliti.it/?p=12152&cpage=1#comment-22384.

german translation: .
Elisa1966

Hi,
any guess?
http://www.roccopoliti.it/?p=12152&cpage=1#comment-22384
german translation:
http://forum.sektenausstieg.net/showthread.php?16855-Wird-es-die-Zeugen-Jehovas-bald-nicht-mehr-geben
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Apathy trollies in my city.
by punkofnice in
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is it me or are people giving them a wide berth?.
Elisa1966

In our congregation it is harder to get bro's to take part in the street witnessing.They seem to be tired ...
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Change to dress and grooming rules for JWs in USA soon?
by RayPublisher in
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my guy with the lurk account on jwtalk (where all the kool-aid drinking jws go to talk about how wonderful 'the twoof' is) sent me some more interesting threads, here's one:.

spoiler: starting new the new service year september.

"there will be new directives from the branch through the circuit overseer on dress and grooming that will disqualify one to be a congregation publisher.
Elisa1966

The mormons are doing the same: https://www.lds.org/youth/for-the-strength-of-youth/dress-and-appearance?lang=eng

Elisa1966

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