Posts by Anders Andersen

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Service report for all countries published on JW.org

by Anders Andersen in

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an 'old style' service report for 2017 has been published on jw org.

so far it appears to be only for igbo language.. https://www.jw.org/ig/akwukwo/akwụkwọ/2017-service-year-report-of-jehovahs-witnesses-worldwide/.

i wonder if this is a fuck up, or other languages will be posted later, or igbo readers can have this while others can't?.

Anders Andersen

Thanks Darkspilver!

I wasn't paying attention....

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Service report for all countries published on JW.org

by Anders Andersen in

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an 'old style' service report for 2017 has been published on jw org.

so far it appears to be only for igbo language.. https://www.jw.org/ig/akwukwo/akwụkwọ/2017-service-year-report-of-jehovahs-witnesses-worldwide/.

i wonder if this is a fuck up, or other languages will be posted later, or igbo readers can have this while others can't?.

Anders Andersen

An 'old style' service report for 2017 has been published on JW org. So far it appears to be only for Igbo language.

https://www.jw.org/ig/akwukwo/akwụkwọ/2017-Service-Year-Report-of-Jehovahs-Witnesses-Worldwide/

I wonder if this is a fuck up, or other languages will be posted later, or Igbo readers can have this while others can't?

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How can?

by Gorbatchov in

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with all those happy holidays gorby took some time to search in online dutch newspaper archives.

great to see how much information is on the net.. i searchedon the subject jw and many articles, from negatie to positive and all in between came on the screen.. like the blood issue, 1975 worlds end, ray franz incident, former witness, finance,etc etc.. the question i asked myself, is that if there is so much kind of scandals and negative information over the years,how can a person ignore this?.

if it looks like a pig, it smells like a pig and makers the noise of it... it has to be one.. g..

Anders Andersen

To take myself and my wife as an example:

We don't read any hardcopy newspapers.
We don't watch TV news.
Both of us normally only read news online through a single source (nu.nl)
In the car we have the radio on, so once or twice a week we may hear the news there.

So even with the recent avalanche of news paper articles in our country, my wife saw exactly....none of it.

JW aren't interesting enough (yet) to make headlines or be top articles online. Unless you have a decent (hardcopy) newspaper that you read front to back, it's unlikely you ever see those JW articles.

And it's not like the JW that do see them share them on Facebook or talk about it with others....don't want to stumble anyone yo...

I now have Google alers set up to notify me of JW related news. But my wife doesn't...

So she only knows about these issues if someone tells her about it....as a return visit did some weeks ago...

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Don't you think that some people are just better off within the org?

by paradiseseeker in

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this is my first post, i will introduce myself later.

first of all, i must say that english is not my mother tongue (i'm spanish), so excuse me if i make any mistake.. do you think that some people simply can't cope with being outside the jws?

some of them are too worldlyphobic to be around non-jws, too dependent on a fixed set of rules in order to carry on with their lives, too dependent on the hope of paradise and resurrection, too unable to leave their personal comfort zone within the organization.

Anders Andersen

Don't you think some people are just better off within the org?

No.

They may suffer from anxiety, loss of identity, loss of structure or whatever when exiting the cult, but all that can be addressed by education, therapy, etc.

The JW mind disease is contagious. Any JW who exits the cult is one less recruiter that can ruin someone else's life by drawing them into the cult.
If a JW leaves others may be triggered into waking up as well.

Any JW who exits the cult is one less money source to keep the cult alive.

Any JW who exits the cult is one less seat filler. Less filled seats equals less 'encouragement' and a lower morale for those who stay in.

So even if there is no apparent improvement for some individual, their exit may likely prove beneficial for society in general, for people both in and outside the cult.

Therefore I'll likely try to wake up anyone I can, regardless of their individual benefits.

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Important spiritual food

by moreconfusedthanever in

todays watchtower study is all about singing complete with instructions on how to sing.,............

"but we all have the responsibility to sing praises to jehovah.

so hold your songbook up high, lift your head, and sing with enthusiasm!".

Anders Andersen

They seem to be suggesting that Jehovah is hard of hearing.

Well.....they know he is. Everybody knows that. Or is prayer useless for different reasons?

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FINALLY sexual abuse among Dutch JW gets attention on national TV! 80 reports received at Reclaimed Voices reporting centre during 1st month

by redpilltwice in

those who have been aware and informed have seen this coming.. of course it's just the beginning.

80 reports seems to be only the tip of the iceberg.

reclaimed voices is expecting hundreds of cases more.

Anders Andersen

As far as I know my wife hadn't heard about it in the congregation, but a RV threw it at her....

And that was some weeks ago. Since then we have seen more coverage.

@George, what region are you located? Of course feel free to keep that to yourself :-)

I'm in Groningen.

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FINALLY sexual abuse among Dutch JW gets attention on national TV! 80 reports received at Reclaimed Voices reporting centre during 1st month

by redpilltwice in

those who have been aware and informed have seen this coming.. of course it's just the beginning.

80 reports seems to be only the tip of the iceberg.

reclaimed voices is expecting hundreds of cases more.

Anders Andersen

Quite a lot of news sites and newspapers reporting on this:

(all links to sites in Dutch language)

Then there are probably more regional and local newspapers reporting on this both online and in print.

Reclaimed Voices and the media do an excellent job to get all this out in the spotlights!

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FINALLY sexual abuse among Dutch JW gets attention on national TV! 80 reports received at Reclaimed Voices reporting centre during 1st month

by redpilltwice in

those who have been aware and informed have seen this coming.. of course it's just the beginning.

80 reports seems to be only the tip of the iceberg.

reclaimed voices is expecting hundreds of cases more.

Anders Andersen

Thanks for sharing.

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Flat earth vs round earth

by Jrjw in

my brother has been talking about the earth being flat and some big conspiracy going on to make people beieve otherwise.

what are people's thoughts on this?.

Anders Andersen

Imagine just how much money the most vocal Flat Earth liars make on their books, YouTube videos and lectures.

It's just another religion, just without gods or structure. A lot of money flows from gullible believers to devious priests of ignorance.

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St Petersburg Assembly Hall to be given to Russian scientists

by OrphanCrow in

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https://realty.newsru.com/article/26dec2017/iegov_med.

(the following article is translated using google translate).

the building selected in "jehovah's witnesses" in st. petersburg will be given to scientistsdecember 26, 2017 publication time: 09:42. in a building selected from a banned organization in russia, "jehovah's witnesses", will soon be able to read scientific lectures.

Anders Andersen

The ruling annulled a 17-year-old contract between the Witnesses’ national headquarters in Russia and the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania. If upheld on appeal, the ruling opens the way for Russian authorities to seize the property and other Witness properties under foreign ownership in Russia.

Interesting. Apparently the branch office building was owned by Watchtower Pennsylvania, and CCJW Russia then leased it (back)?

Nice way to siphon funds out of a country and protect your real estate portfolio.