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  Kingdom Hall Upgrades

  by stuckinlimbo in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  hi all :) been a looooong time since i've been around.

  anyways, i was wondering if the kingdom hall reno/upgrade scam is going on in australia as well?

  the hall where i live apparently needs a complete gut and redo (admittedly the decor was horrid).

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  Further to travel, more inconvenient meeting times, but the WT get a pay day.
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  The Vedas - Scientific Knowledge - Prophecy - The Truth?

  by LAWHFol in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  the vedas are the core sacred texts for the people of the east.

  generally the vedas are to the east as the hebrew scriptures are to the west.

  supporters of the bible, boast of it's scientific accuracy,prophetic accuracy & general infallibility.

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  Viviane wHy iS THere ranDOM CAPTiaLIZAtioN IN yoUR opENINg Post?

  *** w08 4/15 p. 14 par. 11 Young People, Remember Your Grand Creator Now ***
  young ones who study the Bible and strive to apply its principles in their lives get the best education available

  
  *** w02 3/1 p. 25 Serving With a Spirit of Self-Sacrifice ***
  the full-time ministry is the greatest safeguard and provides the best education.

  
  *** w96 12/1 p. 17 par. 10 Youths Who Remember Their Creator ***
  You will, of course, want to pursue what even many secular authorities regard as the best education—the one realized from a careful study of God’s Word

  
  *** g93 4/8 p. 10 Home Schooling—Is It for You? ***
  How effective has home schooling proved to be? Some studies have shown that home schoolers generally earn scores at or above the national average on standardized achievement tests.
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  The Org is terrified of apostates

  by SecretSlaveClass in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i knew apostasy was a serious concern for the org, but until i watched this video, i had no idea how afraid they actually were.

  all this guy wants is to do is not turn in his fs hours and immediately they (elders) set about drilling him about who are what influenced his decision, as if he was incapable of making his own (which as the elders confirm, in the org is highly discouraged).

  they are convinced he has been communicating with apostates or visiting apostate web sites.

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  It's all about control.
  They have to control you entirely and as soon as you look to be breaking that control because you see it for what it is, unscriptural, they are hard on your case.
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  Canadian branch getting rid of their trucks and drivers

  by wannaexit in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  a recent letter to the elders outlined the new arrangement for delivering literature to the congregations.

  the canadian branch will be downsizing by eliminating drivers and trucks and utilizing commercial carriers to bring the boxes of monthly literature .

  more outsourcing and more lay offs.. the funny thing about it is that they want to have the literature delivered to various private homes of the rank and file rather than have the literature delivered to the kingdom hall.

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  There's very little consideration for the worker bees.

  So long as the nest can better itself, the drones are expendable.
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  Paul Grundy

  by Lozza Aussie in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hi all, been a while since i posted here.

  i am in australia and heard paul grundy being interviewed by someone on abc radio in sydney.

  it was good to put a voice to the guy on jw facts.

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  The cure for JW fundamentalism is Paul Grundymentalism
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  Canadian branch getting rid of their trucks and drivers

  by wannaexit in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  a recent letter to the elders outlined the new arrangement for delivering literature to the congregations.

  the canadian branch will be downsizing by eliminating drivers and trucks and utilizing commercial carriers to bring the boxes of monthly literature .

  more outsourcing and more lay offs.. the funny thing about it is that they want to have the literature delivered to various private homes of the rank and file rather than have the literature delivered to the kingdom hall.

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  wannaexit To cover up this "worldly scheme" , they made up a story about it being better for times of persecution to have the literature delivered to private homes.

  More likely so they don't have to keep changing the logistics when they sell the kingdom halls.

  Either that or they have just realised they have been in contravention of some legal requirement and this is the best way to address it.

  Either way, having a truck full of literature turn up at someone's house instead of the kingdom hall is going to cause more problems during times of persecution, not less.
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  Royal Commission of institutions into child sexual Abuse in Australia.

  by smiddy in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  by their own admission the jehovah`s witnesses have acknowledged to the royal commission that 1006 child sex abuse cases against members of their religion have been handled in house.. 1006 cases over 65 years , equals to more than one , every month , every month , every year , for the next 65 years.. a judicial committee consists of 3 elders ,so 3 elders handled 1006 sexual abuse cases over 65 years equals 3018 elders who know about this abuse and never contacted the authorities .either police or ,child protection services .. what sort of morals or ethics do these so called christians have ?.

  smiddy.

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  The total number of victims on the list submitted to the Royal Commission came to about 3,500.

  That's more than one every week for 65 years. Known.
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  Jackson Vs Lett and Morris: Pedophile Fiasco

  by BashfulAshG in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  so jackson admits that there's a problem in the jw community with pedophiles, but lett says that it isn't true that jw are permissive to pedophiles.

  also, morris says that jws where ahead of the game with the 1980s watchtower by blaming homosexuals for pedophilia.

  hmm...seems legit.

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  I wish there was a video mashup of these three statements.
  I read on here somewhere that they've taken down one of the videos where a GB member says there's no paedophile problem.
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  Do you believe Jehovah's Witnesses' Governing Body is the "faithful slave"?

  by Marvin Shilmer in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  this question is known to be posed by jws to other jws as an acid test of loyalty.

  i'm not the first to notice what i'm about to point out and comment accordingly, but today i felt compelled to add a short article on my blog highlighting the new language that governing body member geoffrey jackson supplies as a response.

  a person who honestly hesitates to respond with a robust "yes!

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  Fisherman I do not know for a fact what GJ meant, neither do you, only he does. What I do know for a fact is [...] he tried to clarify that HS is how God directs people...

  Beautiful WT doublespeak, well done. Add the word "evidently" and we can put this in the next Awake!

  When you read what he said and not what you wanted him to have said, the truth becomes clear.

  "That, I think, would seem to be quite presumptuous to say that we are the only spokesperson that God is using."

  The WT magazines clearly state that the GB are God's mouthpiece. The GB set the rules and only the GB can change the rules. Why? Because God speaks through them alone. Can a JW listen to information and teachings apart from the GB? No, because only the GB are God's mouthpiece.

  Every JW knows this! In fact it is so central to JW dogma that it has even become the back room acid test to detect loyalty in the congregation. Go ahead and ask old sister Faithful if the GB are God's spokeman, guess what she'll say?

  WT articles trump Bible verses. Deborah as a judge is one such relevant proof. The GB interpret and speak for God for the rest of JWdom, but GJ is simply too embarrassed to state it plainly and admit it publicly.

  It's ok Fisherman if you wish to twist your mind and GJ's meaning into something that you find acceptable, something that fits your preprogrammed allegiance, but please don't expect everyone else to blindly accept your WT-like agenda of intentional misconstruing things. We've already done that but got fed up with it.
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  Do you believe Jehovah's Witnesses' Governing Body is the "faithful slave"?

  by Marvin Shilmer in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  this question is known to be posed by jws to other jws as an acid test of loyalty.

  i'm not the first to notice what i'm about to point out and comment accordingly, but today i felt compelled to add a short article on my blog highlighting the new language that governing body member geoffrey jackson supplies as a response.

  a person who honestly hesitates to respond with a robust "yes!

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  @SimonSays You're mental if you believe what you've written.

  ALL OF US, which include the slave class must be ready to obey who? JAH by any instructions we may receive.
  

  Who exactly will be giving us these new instructions from "Jah"? Oh, how convenient, it's the GOVERNING BODY! If you can't see how this undermines your flimsy reasoning then I have some chocolate teapots you might be interested in buying.

  Please keep rearranging all your words, the law of averages says that you will eventually make sense.