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  Clip of shocking testimony from Day 2 of the Royal Commission hearing

  by cappytan in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  i posted this as a reply to another thread, but thought it deserved it's own thread to draw attention to this important moment in the day 2 testimony.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zl4fobrocc8.

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  Are the trolley dollies* getting any results? Or, is it just another waste of life?

  by fulltimestudent in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  steve2 initiated a discussion on how our former loving brothers and sisters are behaving, while engaging in the 'trolley work.

  ' (link: http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/93590001/within-one-minute-jw-trolley-directs-me-jw-org ).

  my own observations are the same as the posters report on steve2's thread.

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  JW Reaction to Royal Commission Reports

  by maksutov in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  has anybody confronted any jws with the royal commission reports on the news yet?

  i showed my 8-year old daughter a newspaper headline about it, and when she told my jw wife that the jws in australia were in trouble for not reporting over 1,000 child abusers to police, her response was "oh, really?

  well, i don't know what the rules are over there.

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  We don't know what the rules are over there. Maybe the Watchtower encourages elders to cover up child molestation in Australia. If the slave says it's OK, then we should all just wait on Jehovah and let them continue to protect pedophiles.
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  WT Flip-Flops on Jesus’ Inspection… Was it in 1918 or 1919?... Did the WT PASS or FAIL?

  by Alfred in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  this is utterly ridiculous.... .

  the more i research this particular subject, the more flip-flops i uncover.

  it seems the fds cant even make up their minds regarding what happened in 1918 (or should i say 1919?).

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  Just wondering if there have been any more "flip flops" lately regarding this "inspection"...
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  Bible Students Convention ......New Understanding of 607!!

  by umbertoecho in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  july 23, 2015 at 3:35 pm.

  i have just read this from berean pickets in the comment section.

  it's quite a leap.

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  Zeb... it's "Gentile Times Reconsidered" (not "Revisited")...
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  Governing Body Obesity

  by Calebs Airplane in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  not sure if this subject has been covered recently but i thought i'd make this observation anyway.... i remember when the word "gluttony" was a frequently mentioned sin in public talks, in the wt publications, in convention talks, etc.. in fact, in the 80's and 90's it wasn't unusual to hear the words "gluttony" and "disfellowship" mentioned in the same sentence.

  i haven't been to a meeting in over 5 years, so i'm not sure if they still harp on the subject of gluttony or other excesses.

  but i can't help but notice how much heavier the gb 2.0 has become compared to previous regimes.

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  daringhart... thanks!
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  Governing Body Obesity

  by Calebs Airplane in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  not sure if this subject has been covered recently but i thought i'd make this observation anyway.... i remember when the word "gluttony" was a frequently mentioned sin in public talks, in the wt publications, in convention talks, etc.. in fact, in the 80's and 90's it wasn't unusual to hear the words "gluttony" and "disfellowship" mentioned in the same sentence.

  i haven't been to a meeting in over 5 years, so i'm not sure if they still harp on the subject of gluttony or other excesses.

  but i can't help but notice how much heavier the gb 2.0 has become compared to previous regimes.

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  Wow... Thanks Morpheus... Looks like the GB 2.0 need to disfellowship at least 4 of themselves.
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  Governing Body Obesity

  by Calebs Airplane in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  not sure if this subject has been covered recently but i thought i'd make this observation anyway.... i remember when the word "gluttony" was a frequently mentioned sin in public talks, in the wt publications, in convention talks, etc.. in fact, in the 80's and 90's it wasn't unusual to hear the words "gluttony" and "disfellowship" mentioned in the same sentence.

  i haven't been to a meeting in over 5 years, so i'm not sure if they still harp on the subject of gluttony or other excesses.

  but i can't help but notice how much heavier the gb 2.0 has become compared to previous regimes.

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  Not sure if this subject has been covered recently but I thought I'd make this observation anyway...

  I remember when the word "gluttony" was a frequently mentioned sin in public talks, in the WT publications, in convention talks, etc.. In fact, in the 80's and 90's it wasn't unusual to hear the words "gluttony" and "disfellowship" mentioned in the same sentence. I haven't been to a meeting in over 5 years, so I'm not sure if they still harp on the subject of gluttony or other excesses. But I can't help but notice how much heavier the GB 2.0 has become compared to previous regimes. Geoffrey Jackson, Samuel Herd, Tony The Turd and Gerritt Losch could all stand to lose at least 30 pounds. Lett burns a lot of calories with his frequent face spasms so he's not too bad. That said, I suspect the new regime is really enjoying their newly acquired rock star status in every way possible. I actually wonder if they even eat at Bethel or simply walk out the back door to a waiting limo that takes them to gourmet restaurants.

  Nevertheless, I'm curious to know if gluttony is still mentioned from time to time as a sin. Or perhaps the new (and much heavier) GB has given the rank and file permission to indulge in the guilty pleasure of stuffing their faces so they can do the same.

  Any insight into this subject from "still in" JWs would be appreciated... Thanks!
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  Who oversees the money for the WT?

  by John Aquila in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  when the wt sells property for a billion dollars profit, who decides what that money is going to be used for?.

  when all the money comes in from all the kingdom halls bank accounts worldwide, did all that money go into one big account and who has authority to spend it and cut some checks to whoever?

  when all the monthly donations come in to the watchtower headquarters, who decides distribution, and to who?

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  The Rothschild family.
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  Demoted from elder to MS, anybody ever heard of this?

  by Naoscillator in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so a friend in a nearby hall told me their co came through, and in a hellish week of long meetings and inquisition overhauled the boe.

  only one remains as elder, three were re-appointed as ms, and one, the cobe was deleted entirely.. two new elders were brought in as new secretary and cobe / watchtower conductor, respectively, and introduced to the congregation from the platform on sunday immediately following his second talk.

  he reminded everybody of the authority he has and then named the new appointees.

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  I've seen this happen once in the mid-90s in Puerto Rico (which is a US territory). Multiple complaints to the CO over a period of several years about uncaring elders in my congo eventually led to a revamp very similar to the OP. But the CO did not make any changes and allowed this behavior from the COBE for way too long. In fact, he only took action after the Field Circus hours and rag placements dropped significantly.