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  Russia forbids Jehovah's Witnesses. El País newspaper also points to complaints in Spain

  by sp74bb in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  source: el país newspaper.

  http://internacional.elpais.com/internacional/2017/04/21/mundo_global/1492792022_341557.html.

  russia forbids jehovah's witnesses.

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  Skepsis

  I can remember El Pais a year ago covering child abuse claims in the religion. A sister shared with me the link by Whatsup and asked me if we have some argument to still defend we are a chosen organisation by God. In fact, it had an impact on my brothers in the area I live.
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  Who keeps the data of the 110,000 Jehovah's Witnesses in Spain?

  by sp74bb in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  a new interesting article.... a group of former members denounce "breaches" of the protection law; the congregation emphasizes that it complies with the norms.

  spanish: http://cronicaglobal.elespanol.com/vida/datos-testigos-jehova-lopd-proteccion-abusos-tj_71381_102.html.

  english: https://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=1&nv=1&rurl=translate.google.com&sp=nmt4&tl=en&u=http://cronicaglobal.elespanol.com/vida/datos-testigos-jehova-lopd-proteccion-abusos-tj_71381_102.html&usg=alkjrhg84wp4qeizkmlijx_wtdrzx-zg9a.

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  Is Anibal Matos still serving as spokesman for the Branch or at least still in Bethel?

  I haven't seen him for a long time and I can remember the kind of interventions in the press regarding the blood doctrine and others. Although I was a true believer at the time, I could see that man was clearly a liar!
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  Anyone know what the special talk is this weekend?

  by charity7 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  non jw so thank you for bearing with me.

  do special talks happen with individual congregations or is it throughout?

  i was told by my husband that i had to go with him and the rest of his family to the special talk that was happening this weekend.

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  carla: Thanks Skepsis, I had forgotten this tradition after their annual reject Jesus memorial. Must be a senior moment?
  

  No, it's not like the Memorial when everyone dress up. It's just another talk. I guess it used to have some importance in the past but not today.

  Most of the attendants at the Memorial who are not witnesses don't attend this special talk which is one of the reasons why it's called "special" as this talk is also printed on the invitations to the Memorial and is in some way related to it.
  
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  Anyone know what the special talk is this weekend?

  by charity7 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  non jw so thank you for bearing with me.

  do special talks happen with individual congregations or is it throughout?

  i was told by my husband that i had to go with him and the rest of his family to the special talk that was happening this weekend.

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  Skepsis

  The so called "Special Talk" is not special, it's just another talk at the same time and same place that a public talk. Don't know why they're keeping this, it's one of those JW's traditions nobody can understand.
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  Growing up JW kid: do you recognize

  by Gorbatchov in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  born in 1970, 4th generation jw and parents who were loyal to but could also think on their own.. my father always said, the show goes on, so he had a respectable community job, advisor of the city counsel of the town.

  and buying ald building houses for us.

  we were on the move.. what i remember is the many conversations at home about the other witnesses.

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  Hi Gorbatchov,

  Yes, I do. I could see in other young witnesses in the area and it was hard for me to understand. I really believed in all the doctrines so I was astonished by the apparent lack of faith of other young JWs. I was trying to do my best and was the "model young JW". I was at the conventions being used as an example to others, I was interviewed many times and always doing what the publications and elders said.

  Finally I moved to a foreign-language congregation where all youngs were so uber-spiritual like I was.

  It was just one thing that I couldn't stomach and always had doubts about: why couldn't we go to uni? What was wrong about it? I went to uni at time and tried to be even more zealous in other areas to balance that.

  I would have liked to be one of them. I wouldn't have lost so much time in worshipping the WT: they never pioneered, they never did so much effort. I should have done the same!
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  Have a friend who only speaks Spanish and want him/her to learn TTATT? www.verdadtj.com

  by ILoveTTATT2 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  if you have a friend who only speaks spanish, or they speak english but spanish is their preferred language, i am pleased to tell you that there is a spanish translation of jwfacts in progress.

  so far, these are the completely translated articles:asociación de la watchtower con las naciones unidas - un ngo associationcelebración de los cumpleaños - birthdayslas transfusiones de sangre - bloodpredicción fallida de 1975 - 1975¿por qué está mal el ser un testigo de jehová?

  - what's wrong with being a jw?escándalos de la watchtower - watchtower scandalsexpulsión y rechazo - disfellowshippingfolleto general acerca de la watchtower - pdf - general pdf about wtvideo - crecer como testigo de jehová - growing up a jw¿debería estar jehová en el nuevo testamento?

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  Thanks Hecce!

  I'll check those two boards later.

  The blog seems quite impressive, there's a lot of information there! There's even information about the Ajalvir Branch here in Spain.
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  Is it possible to decline preaching in the carts?

  by Skepsis in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hi folks,.

  i have a difficult dilemma.

  since i'm not pioneering any more, i'm reducing my hours wasted at that artifact known as cart or trolley.

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  @dubstepped:

  Well, it would have been too much at once. I will be doing less and preaching less. In fact, some of them spoke with me during last weeks because they're worried I'm going to lose some meetings for work and they need me to do talks and tasks in the congregation.

  Don't know what will happen but I'm thinking in stepping down this year.
  
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  Have a friend who only speaks Spanish and want him/her to learn TTATT? www.verdadtj.com

  by ILoveTTATT2 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  if you have a friend who only speaks spanish, or they speak english but spanish is their preferred language, i am pleased to tell you that there is a spanish translation of jwfacts in progress.

  so far, these are the completely translated articles:asociación de la watchtower con las naciones unidas - un ngo associationcelebración de los cumpleaños - birthdayslas transfusiones de sangre - bloodpredicción fallida de 1975 - 1975¿por qué está mal el ser un testigo de jehová?

  - what's wrong with being a jw?escándalos de la watchtower - watchtower scandalsexpulsión y rechazo - disfellowshippingfolleto general acerca de la watchtower - pdf - general pdf about wtvideo - crecer como testigo de jehová - growing up a jw¿debería estar jehová en el nuevo testamento?

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  My mother tongue is Spanish, if needed I could help to translate it. I'm a bit busy with many things right now but I could be of some help.

  I'd also like to know what happened to the EXTJ forum in Spanish. It was the first website when I found the TTATT last year but then was closed. Is there now a board similar to this in Spanish?

  Thanks!
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  Single Sisters Over A Certain Age Group Getting A Bad Rap

  by HiddlesWife in

  1. social
  2. relationships

  i'm new here; one of my relatives was a member on this forum a few years ago and told me about it.

  anyways, as a sister who has been in the org since childhood and now in her late 40's (plus as a woman of color), i have noticed that a number of brothers have an ageist attitude.

  they are very accepting of young women under 26 and rejecting women over that age, particularly those in their 30's and over.. is this an unspoken mindset from wthq (specifically from bethel), or is it that quite a number of males (sorry, i'm not sexist here) have this type of mentality?

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  Skepsis

  Quite interesting thread.

  I think for both women and men is hard to find a partner inside the WT. In many areas the number of available men and women is reduced. Sometimes there's no one you really feel compatible with.

  The fact that there are more over-30 single women than men is not that men has it easier to find a partner but that if men are still single at that age, many quit the religion and find outside instead of keep waiting. Women tend to get attached to the religion despite they are unhappy.

  And why? Well, I think men at 30 have been living how the WT really is if they have served as MS or elders. Yes, the WT has a patriarchal structure where it's more important to be a man than to have a brain to get appointed but it also means that all the work and responsibilities are assigned to men and in that way it's easier for men to find out the TTATT about the religion.

  Regarding age, I'm almost 30 and since I broke up with my exgirlfriend, elders have been insisting on me that it's not so bad to be single for your whole life and it can help you to serve Jehovah better. Of course I'm not searching for a partner inside the Organisation but if I were, it would be very hard and elders know it.

  Add to the fact that there is a limited number of possible partners, that it's not encouraged to get alone with someone to speak with him/her and know that person and it becomes very difficult to date if you're an adult. I heard of a brother and a sister in their 30s being admonished by the elders because they were having a coffee alone! That environment is so insane! Are you supposed to be in your 30s and need someone to supervise you?

  It's another sad situation created by the WT.
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  So, any comments from the Memorial?

  by NewYork44M in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  perhaps i missed the comments, but i did not see a lot of comments from, or about, the memorial.

  it happened last night, right?.

  in years past the jwn board was hot with comments.

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  Skepsis

  I think each year the Memorial is less important for the Organisation. Brothers were apathetic. I'm included in some Whatsapp groups of brothers and they tried to follow the Biblical reading daily and to share the points in the group and almost no one took part.