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  WT Sues 2005; Blames Puerto Rico's Controlled Access Law For Lack Of Growth

  by Justitia Themis in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  the watchtower brought suit in puerto rico claiming that the controlled access law is the reason their growth rate has stalled.

  i lost some formating trying to get it to post, but here are some excerpts:.

  watchtower bible and tract society of new york, et al., plaintiffs vs. roberto sanchez ramos, et al., defendants no.

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  Update on this lawsuit filed in 2005 (almost 8 years ago)...

  It's been over 2 years since a federal appeals court in Boston finally ruled that all congregations of Jehovah's Witnesses in Puerto Rico may freely enter any gated community to peddle their literature and spread their teachings.

  However, not much has changed. I live in a gated community in Puerto Rico and have confirmed that NO JW has even approached the front gate. Most of my co-workers also live in other gated communities and tell me the same thing. Wait... there is one exception... they have been in my neighborhood about 3 times in the past 10 years to hand out memorial invitations (and that was because an elder lives in my neighborhood).

  So all this fuss about winning a judgement 2 years ago was just a brief marketing event that left the situation in Puerto Rico pretty much status quo...
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  More connect-the-dots madness...

  by cedars in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  that's right, a knife and a baby in close proximity.... .

  http://www.jw.org/assets/m/ijw13fr/502013178/ijw13fr_id-502013178_e/502013178_e_cnt_1.pdf.

  anything goes, so long as you're proving how "wise" king solomon was.. .

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  The next connect-the-dots will be of drowning children with Noah's Ark in the background...
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  At JW.Org, for kids, a connect the dots coloring page of Lot's wife turning into salt.

  by Theocratic Sedition in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  http://www.jw.org/en/bible-teachings/family/children/picture-activities/lots-wife-becomes-salt/.

  is it me or is this kinda sick?

  i mean i can understand learning from the account, but this is kinda deviant.

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  The sooner you start scaring children, the longer they'll stay brainwashed. These sick bastards will stop at nothing to retain membership...
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  1973 versus 2013 (40 years later)... How much confidence have J-Dubs lost in the Slave's "End-Time" estimations?

  by Calebs Airplane in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  back in 1973, when i was just a pre-teen, i remember that meetings in general were chock full of persecution talks, great tribulation talks and armageddon talks.

  so much so, that there was a hightened sense of anticipation that the end was really just a few years away.

  most j-dubs really believed, without any doubt, that freddy's estimation about armageddon in 1975 was a certainty (give or take a few months... not years).

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  Back in 1973, when I was just a pre-teen, I remember that meetings in general were chock full of Persecution talks, Great Tribulation talks and Armageddon talks. So much so, that there was a hightened sense of anticipation that the end was really just a few years away. Most J-Dubs really believed, without any doubt, that Freddy's estimation about Armageddon in 1975 was a certainty (give or take a few months... not years). In fact, many sold their homes to pioneer in what they believed to be the few remaining years of this old system. The few Dubs who really didn't believe this, probably had a later year in mind but certainly not any year after 1999. But I remember having my fair share of scary Armageddon nightmares after misbehaving in the school yard.

  Now in 2013, talks in general rarely mention Persecution, the Great Tribulation or even Armageddon (probably not even 1/4 of how often these subjects were covered just 40 years ago). Lately, from what I'm hearing, talks in general have evolved into more generic stuff that other religions talk about as well... morality, family, etc... with the occasional "do-more/give-more" guilt talk whenever the numbers dropped..

  Have the GB 2.0 finally realized that most J-Dubs today are no longer buying their "Armageddon is just around the corner" message anymore?

  Have they finally realized that the Dubs have gotten wiser over the years (thanks to the information highway) and want to hear a different message? It would appear so...

  The next 10 years will prove to be very interesting.
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  Special Assembly in Puerto Rico Coliseum to annouce Branch Closure

  by Calebs Airplane in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so, 2 weekends ago, my wife is showing an apartment to a potential buyer in the financial district of san juan and walks the buyer over to the balcony to show her the awesome views.

  the buyer looks down at a crowd approaching puerto rico coliseum (aka jose miguel agrelot coliseum) and asked my wife: "are those jehovah's witnesses?

  " my wife looks down from 19 stories up, notices the "pioneer pace" of the crowd and says: "yes.

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  Thanks Hoffnung... I guess a Special Assembly Day sort of lessens the blow and allows certain borg point men to disseminate the "official" white-washed version of why bethelites are being kicked to the curb...

  Standard operating procedure indeed... They'll simply say something like: "Since THE END is quickly approaching, Jehovah has decided to simplify things so that bethelites can provide spiritual uplifting to congos in need"

  (versus "Oh f**k!! More pedophile lawsuits when we're not even making as much money as we'd like? No way!!! Let's have a big sell off!!!")

  But they always manage to land feet first, don't they?
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  John Aquila Brown ?

  by eva luna in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i was wondering if anyone has a pdf of the book,.

  'the even tide' by.

  john aquila brown.. it is out of print it seems.

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  Eva... yes it is... this is what actually started it all...

  But Anthony Morris III in the 2010 DVD "Faith In Action" makes this deceiving comment: "The fact that they (The Bible Students) were able to pinpoint that year (1914) is just phenomenal". No mention at all in this DVD about them plagerizing the 360 X 7 thing from John Aquila Brown...
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  List of Branch Offices and Country Offices of Jehovah's Witnesses

  by cedars in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i'm trying to put together a comprehensive master list of watch tower society branch offices that corresponds roughly with the figure published in the worldwide report.. i feel it would be useful to monitor the number and location of existing branch offices, because i believe the distribution of branch offices worldwide is a good indicator of the society's financial wellbeing.

  we now seem to be entering a period of branch office closures, with last year seeing an unprecendented 16% reduction in branch office numbers over the year before.

  it will be interesting to see how things develop moving forward, but i'm hoping that by keeping a list of the offices we will be better placed to keep track of the "retreat" if branch office numbers continue to dwindle.. here we go.... .

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  The Puerto Rico Branch will close next month...
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  Special Assembly in Puerto Rico Coliseum to annouce Branch Closure

  by Calebs Airplane in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so, 2 weekends ago, my wife is showing an apartment to a potential buyer in the financial district of san juan and walks the buyer over to the balcony to show her the awesome views.

  the buyer looks down at a crowd approaching puerto rico coliseum (aka jose miguel agrelot coliseum) and asked my wife: "are those jehovah's witnesses?

  " my wife looks down from 19 stories up, notices the "pioneer pace" of the crowd and says: "yes.

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  So, 2 weekends ago, my wife is showing an apartment to a potential buyer in the financial district of San Juan and walks the buyer over to the balcony to show her the awesome views. The buyer looks down at a crowd approaching Puerto Rico Coliseum (aka Jose Miguel Agrelot Coliseum) and asked my wife: "Are those Jehovah's Witnesses?" My wife looks down from 19 stories up, notices the "pioneer pace" of the crowd and says: "Yes. But they only use the coliseum a few times a year." The buyer responds: "Thank God".

  Anyway, cutting to the chase... my wife called me after the buyer signs the contract and asks me if I knew what was going on in the coliseum since she can see J-Dubs all over the place (from 19 stories up). She also mentioned that the assembly appears to be less than 2 hours long and she'd already seen 2 crowds so far with a possible 3rd crowd starting to arrive. My wife and I have been out for several years and I had no idea what this was about so, later that day, I called my co-worker who is starting to fade (thanks to me). He tells me that the main purpose of the 1 hour 45 min program was to have have a few Brooklyn bethelites announce the closure of the Puerto Rico Branch. They threw in the Watchtower rag study for good measure and a talk.

  While the Brooklyn bethel guys talked about the closure of the Puerto Rico Branch, they also mentioned that the big guys (Parkin and Truman) will be sent to Brooklyn bethel for whatever few years of life they have left (so much for life in a tropical paradise). So the English-to-Spanish Watchtower magazine translating department (the one that changed Steve hit Selma to Steve got furious with Selma) will obviously be closed down and the translation for the Watchtower rag will now be done in Spain.

  What I want to know is this... Is it a NEW thing to rent entire coliseums just to announce the closure of a branch? I've never heard of this... please do tell...
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  Former Elder Michael J Norris IN CUSTODY

  by Tylinbrando in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  fbi and santa barbara agents arrested michael at the airport.

  he is locked up in santa barbara county jail.

  he awaits bail hearing and i intend on presenting evidence to revoke his $250,000.00 bail.. thanks to everyone for your encouragement and support!.

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  I see... I guess he's arrogant as well...
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  I am totally confoused who is the Faithful and Discreet Slave Class?

  by booker-t in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i have been hearing and reading on websites about some "new light" jws are saying concerning the faithful and discreet slave class.

  it sounds like the same information they have been saying for years.

  i was always taught the faithful and discreet slave class is the annoited governing body members dispensing food at the proper time for the non annoited jws.

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  Who really is the Faithful and Wise Servant?

  That's easy... 8 dudes in Brooklyn, NY:

  • Mark Sanderson
    Anthony Morris III
    Stephen Lett
    Gerrit Losch
    Samuel Herd
    Geoffrey Jackson
    Guy Pierce
    David Splane

  see illustration on page 29 of the April 15, 2013 Watchtower magazine booklet.