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  No, They Will Never Notice!

  by Atlantis in

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  since the watchtower has already made this bible public, i can put a link out here.. no, the rank & file will never notice the words "governing body" have been inserted into acts 15: 1-35 in the 2019 new world translation, matthew to acts.. click the image to make it larger if need be.. https://postimg.cc/sqvdl10w petra!

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  Drearyweather

  Thanks for the link Atlantis.

  Actually the term "governing body" was already inserted in the 2013 revision of the New World Translation, in the Outline of the Book of Acts.
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  Australian Royal Commission’s “BCG” is told “Screw You” from an exJW

  by Las Malvinas son Argentinas in

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  csa victims need our support, not vindictiveness.

  in that vein, lord farquaad has these kind words for shelly, aka “bcg”.

  false dilemma logical fallacy.

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  Drearyweather

  Did Lloyd clarify that his rant was for Dwayne and not Shelly? He should have directed it at Dwayne, rather than keeping it hanging for all to decide.

  In another unrelated incident, when the founders of T&T foundation couldn't achieve their Gofundme target of $40k (only collected $13k) and were forced to settle it with the WT, Lloyd asked the founders to return the Gofundme fund amount to the donors and settle the case from their own pockets as they did not win it.

  Adding this to the AAWA facebook fiasco, and the 'asking money from victims to add their stories in his book' incident, a pattern is being created, and that's not good-looking.

  With all of this in his kitty, he should be careful how he portrays himself.
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  Mandatory Donations??? Is This Accurate?

  by Atlantis in

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  does the information about mandatory donations in this post sound accurate to you?.

  https://www.reddit.com/r/exjw/comments/i1gews/new_letter_1000_donations_are_mandatory_now/ petra!

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  Drearyweather

  This practice has been going on for a number of years. Except that instead of different amounts one single amount is being sent now.

  Congregations have the option to change the amount anytime they like. They just have to talk to the branch.

  In many congregations, the amount decided by the elders is almost laughable. In my congregation, the amount that is sent every month is equal to my electricity bill for a month, and we have 90 publishers, more on the wealthier wide, due to us being in a metro city.
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  And this isn't a cult? Wife put on name tag for zoom assembly

  by goingthruthemotions in

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  and this isn't a cult?

  just saw my wife put on her name tag for the zoom assembly.... what the what?

  i thought these things werent even live.

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  Drearyweather

  Not sure about other countries. But in my cong, no one has been asked to wear a badge, just have been asked to watch the convention from their homes at their own convenience. Those who cant access the video can watch in on zoom after the meetings. The announcements stated that if anyone wanted a badge, they can contact the elders who can give them a copy. In the session last Sunday, not a single soul had the badge or any lapel on.

  Not sure about the fuss of the name tags. Now that I work from home, in my office meetings, I have to compulsorily have the video on, wear a full suit, wear my office ID, and have a plain wall behind me. In fact, all the conferences that I have attended virtually or digitally, I was requested to wear a name tag or get risked being thrown out.

  Attending a JW meeting is far simpler and fuss-free. If someone is wearing a badge, then its their choice. There's no official instruction mandating it.
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  2020 Convention- Worse fear-mongering propaganda video

  by Newly Enlightened in

  1. watchtower
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  https://youtu.be/p7jx8sbghck .

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  Drearyweather

  This video is 2 years old and was shown during the 2018 Annual Meeting while explaining the attack of the Gog of Magog during the release of the Pure Worship book. (Ezekiel's prophecy)

  https://www.jw.org/en/library/videos/#en/mediaitems/VODPgmEvtAnnMtg/pub-jwb_201901_4_VIDEO

  17:45 - 22:05
  
  
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  Watchtower Sues to Keep Convention Videos Off Internet

  by Sea Breeze in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2020/07/20/mormonleaks-founders-pay/?fbclid=iwar31g8tcjkq3dtzxjx6mhinhqnk6fequaiwu_278zkhia6vmbyb6ha_jz28.

  so i guess the wt holds free public gatherings, but will sue anyone who publishes a video of the free speeches?

  what happened to advertise, advertise advertise the king and his kingdom?

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  Were the Truth and transparency foundation simply publishing entire videos on their site, or providing their critique on certain excerpts?
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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..

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  Drearyweather

  Slim: That’s a shame. Did he receive support or funding from x JW community

  https://www.truthandtransparency.org/press/2020/07/20/truth-transparency-settles-with-watch-tower/

  Just have a look at the comments section and John Cedars (Lloyd's) comments on the issue.

  They collected $13,800 as funds from their GoFundMe page. Their target was $40k. Lloyd wants them to return the funds to the donors and foot the settlement bill of $15k from their own pockets as they did not fight till the end and did not win the case.

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