Can you believe for parents to say" my son is handling mikes now" and see them on stage (kids) saying their goal was to serve at Bethel when finished school- it was such a blessing for one's kid to be active in the "truth". Now I look back and see the grift, the grooming, the BS that was so prevalent. Today we see those guys sitting in the audience, not reaching out for anything but just being there. Many of the kids from that time are out, parents have allowed others to take music, dancing, outside groups, soccer at school - so they can become accustomed to dealing with others outside the org. They are thriving but staying with it. That could be the lessening of hardline, just as beards and women wearing slacks have been allowed to do. Even buying a lotto ticket isn't a big deal that warrants a committee. In our family - 3 elders - stepped down, all kids out, Kids and grandkids. Today's elder making is a desperate move- most elders old or sick. No one stepping up. Congregations grow somewhat due to those in org moving in and out of areas. No real interest at doors.
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They are running out of people to do their stuff.
by liam inthis is the watchtower study article being studied today.
so it’s the current new light!.
what are the new qualifications to be an “elder-aka older man...and circuit overseer?.
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Applying the facial hair change in New Order portrayals
by careful ini have a hard time watching the org's vids and reading the publications.
however, that's not the case with others here.
hence this post.
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So according to scripture women should not wear clothing of male, must have long hair - her glory.....so are we dressed in long, white dresses, or can we look shiek in a nice two piece while working to build the house? Take care of the flocks, gardening? Or will all females be changed to males as org stated many years ago - or is that just in heaven?
I like the recent indication they did not now what they were talking about (since we should not speculate) that 'ONLY JEHOVAH KNOWS'. This was from the GB2.
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The Governing Body is Restructuring the Org.and encouranging young ones to REACH OUT!
by liam inthe governing body just doesn't let up on encouraging the young children to reach out to do free labor for the organization.
so another generation of young people with ruined lives.
another generation of young people that will get old and wake up in their 50s to realize they were in a religious doomsday cult.. and they are getting rid of some old workers that ran the branches of the organization, and giving them different assignments or maybe they are just sending them home, who knows.
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I too knew a CO in service for years. However, the green handshakes netted him an apartment building, several houses and money all the way to the bank. Due to a scary hidden part of his private life, was df'd and re-instated within 1 year- now out of service as CO. One of the good ole boys. This is the other side of the coin.
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It’s now official - The Governing Body Members are called for Legal Deposition in a Major Court Case Against Jehovah’s Witnesses!
by liam init’s now official - the governing body members are called for legal deposition in a major court case against jehovah’s witnesses!
https://www.reddit.com/r/exjw/comments/1ke6cgh/its_now_official_the_governing_body_members_are/.
recent court documents show that members of the jehovah’s witnesses governing body — including former member tony morris — have been officially subpoenaed to give sworn testimony regarding cases of sexual abuse in new york and how the organization dealt with (or essentially hid) them.
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Sections 94,95,100 - all - should have, may have known? Section 100- parents liability- let her go with this guy more than once - will org get off once again? This is what happens when you call each other brother and sister. Breaks down the stranger danger warnings in a childs mind.
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What did the WTS say the "inner rooms" to find safety
by blondie inas recently as 2025, the wts has compared the "inner rooms" to the congregation as a place of safety.
do you remember this?
notice the "weasel words" the wts uses to lay the foundation for "adjustment" or "clarification" of their statements.
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When the time comes, bricks and mortar won't be there- if you depend on contact with the congregation - meaning elders or ms- I doubt that will be happening. They will be scrambling like everyone else and blood is thicker than water. This is just another scare tactic put forth for years and now that too has changed. I doubt we will be able to get to Walkill and the rest of the super bethels they have, so the main body would be tantamount to the governments of the land, where they have contingency plans should a WW3 start. No rooms for the peasants.
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Trump Tariffs started today, Some Countries Caved in early morning.
by liam inusa politicians in charge of the economy for the past 50 years were too stupid to understand how the economy works.
this just proves my theory, that an education on the top tier universities just sucks and means nothing in the real world, unless its in the stem education.
for 50 years usa had zero tariffs on other countries.
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Trump Tariffs started today, Some Countries Caved in early morning.
by liam inusa politicians in charge of the economy for the past 50 years were too stupid to understand how the economy works.
this just proves my theory, that an education on the top tier universities just sucks and means nothing in the real world, unless its in the stem education.
for 50 years usa had zero tariffs on other countries.
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Anonymous- US citizens have been coming to Canada in busloads to get their prescriptions filled because it was cheaper than US was charging them, putting a strain on Canadian supplies. This was going on for years. I just checked the list of tariffs items and no mention of medicines. Here is an explanation off the news--The FDA announcement underlines the appalling gulf in drug prices between the United States and other developed nations. Pharmaceutical prices in the United States overall are more than two-and-a-half times higher than those of our peers, with manufacturers charging nearly three-and-a-half times more for brand-name drugs.
Not only are costs egregiously higher in the United States, but American patients are more exposed to those costs than their counterparts in other rich countries, as over twenty-five million people have no health insurance, and even those who do often pay steep out-of-pocket costs.
So I guess there may be a charge but albeit a minor one compared to USA drug charges.
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Analysis of the Property Ownership Model of Jehovah’s Witnesses
by Paul Bonanno inanalysis of the property ownership model of jehovah’s witnesses.
jehovah’s witnesses have developed a structured and financially efficient model for acquiring, building, and managing properties worldwide.
their approach maximizes resources contributed by members while ensuring that ownership and financial control remain centralized within the organization.
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Look this is and has been for years a scheme to get properties donated, congregation paid off the build , pay mortgage for years, then turn over the deed to the corporation. They and only they have the right to sell when market is high in an area. It's a game and they play it well, Amway, you buy their product, (land)you sell the product,(truth) you bring others in to support and sell product(baptism), build a distribution area,(door to door) bring in more people (service/baptism ), commissions (deeds) go to the top - a triangle with those at the top holding all the resources and monies. SLAVE LABOUR. Meanwhile several years back, the org did away with paying off a loan mortgage for a hall. We thought hey great, we now own the hall outright. But no, then a meeting was help to ask pubs to make a monthly contribution for the rest of their lives to take its place- another sucker game but hey, blessed by GB , so that was a help. Then another contribution on top to defray costs of insurance and ww work. Never ending call for money when you see only a few halls being built as they promised. Lot of reno's- and now they till want cong to pay for that- but now the devastations could be the next big win for the org. General funds go a long way for everything but then there are their stocks and investments - JW/ billion dollar corp.
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What the new JW light position really is 👍
by ElderBerry ini’m still an elder and i consider myself jw light.
as my fellow elders are.
we don’t throw our weight around like elders used to in the past, it’s all very easy going these days.
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I cannot get over the non seriousness of Elderberry. How long have you been in the org? How long an elder? Your responses are mostly off the cuff, no deep thought, just that everything is ok, easy going, so what.
Do you realize what those who have been in the org for years see you as? Someone who can take their total life as they know it, and ruin it with a 3 man committee. If not them then their child, who may have been raped by another elder or ms. Have you handled such a case? Do you know an elder in Pennsylvania just got 30 years for raping two children? So far the number is up to 14 in jail and one committed suicide so he would not have to stand in court. The State of Pennsylvania is heavily into finding out ALL congregations records so as to reveal more cases. Are you aware? Cause all this board of POMO PIMAS are very well aware.
You make it so laid back but deep down there are so many issues that you do not seem to relate to. I think you have a long way to go with the smiling, cheerful faces that greet you, yet may be grumbling behind you back if you are not being a hands on elder, coasting along with a clique in the congregation, not calling on them at home, not visiting the sick at home or in hospital, shepherding work, not helping a widow or lonely one in the congregation. There are many aspects to being a in depth full time elder- a responsibility Jehovah gave you to carryout fully.
You really sound like you are new, a social media type, who is very light on responsibility. And do not really work hard in research to know what the depth of the truth as the org calls it, really is.
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Her Handbag Told Her to Stop Preaching
by raymond frantz inhttps://youtu.be/qzpj3kzgidi?si=x1xazpqmed1zq5h2.
ah, yes, another shining example of the watchtower’s *unmatched* commitment to rational thought.
forget logic, science, or even basic common sense—just blame that suspiciously cursed handbag for all your troubles!
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Oh does that bring back memories. In my area there is a second hand store with tons of clothing from the US- Frenchys and NO ONE should have been shopping there. Anything cast off may contain demons. You would not find a witness going into one, but ohoh an elders wife was first in line, every morning and wore the best. AT the same time it was a wrong thing to do. Demons were high on the list- even a TIME magazine had a report on it and the org followed up on that as a scare tactic. However I liked the clothes, most of them directly from retailers with tags on them. My mate would not go into one until I started bringing home shirts of top quality, brand new- that did it! HE was first to say "let's go to Frenchys". The closet was full of them(shirts) and believe it or not, he became an elder and a Frenchys addict. I just threw that in for a laugh. To this day, this outlet is still there along with Value Village- who overcharges and I visit very little but I have spotted some bargains.