I recall a brutha telling the service group that in the new system, we would wear no clothes. One counsel sandwich later, he stopped spooking the sisters with that visual - yeah he was nothing special to look at believe me.
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2024-05-May-S-147-Dress-and-Grooming-Announcements!
by Atlantis in2024-05-may-s-147-dress and grooming-announcements and reminders!.
https://pdfupload.io/docs/4d0d5bcf.
grandpa!.
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Disaster preparedness
by ElderBerry inas your family considers its disaster preparedness plan, please ensure that the secretary has up-to-date contact information for you and your emergency contact.
also, we have re- peatedly seen good results when brothers and sisters are prepared with go bags and are ready to obey direction when they face various kinds of disasters.
please be sure you have a go bag, and review its contents at least once a year.
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The whioe GoBag avenue was a ploy to keep the sheep stirred up - nothing more- period.
Previously they featured fearful JWs in bunkers hiding. Then they were in open field surrounded by soldiers armed with machine guns, then came the GoBags.
Shame on WTC for trying to frighten the ones they control. It is disgusting!!!
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Where is Tony?
by Athanasius inon february 22, 2023, anthony morris iii was officially removed from the governing body of jehovah's witnesses.
a few months later it was revealed that the watchtower bought him a house in lumberton, north carolina.. however, and correct me if i am wrong, since leaving the gb nobody has reported seeing tony attending jw meetings or participating in field service.
in fact nobody has reported seeing him anywhere, not even at a local liquor store.
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Samcats! He looks GGGGGGGGREAAAAAT!
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1,500 Days since Stephen Lett said this:
by Chevelle in"so the events unfolding around us are making clearer than ever that we’re living in the final part of the last days.
undoubtedly the final part of the final part of the last days.
shortly before the last day of the last days.
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Watchtower Campus
by Gorb ininformation about the new watchtower campus, ready in 2027.. https://www.brplusa.com/projects/watchtower-bible-tract-society-new-headquarters-campus-development.
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Its a red herring in my we are growing and constructing!”
WTC is predictable.
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Why does it matter whether or not Armageddon is near?
by TxNVSue2023 inwhy does it matter whether or not the end of the world ( (armageddon) is near?
if it was next week, next year, next decade, next century?
what is to be gained by knowing how close or far it is?
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Sue, the whole point of convincing publishers that the end is about to come is to control behavior. Jesus prophesied that the end of the system would come but he NEVER used that teaching to leverage his followers for his own enrichment as Watchtower Corporation has done. There was no shunning for planning or pressure to give.
You clearly are in for the social benefits, whether you admit that or not.
Teachings matter. Watchtower is a bad player in the religion arena.
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New lawsuit against the Watchtower in Ontario, Canada
by yalbmert99 inthe new class action lawsuit against the watchtower for having covered up child sexual abuse will begin in court on may 13-14-15, 2024 in the province of ontario, canada.
it is not the same as in the province of quebec because the laws aren't the same.
i don’t have more details.
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Vidiot - they ahave had financila problems for many years - they just didn't realize it. PM me and I will explain.
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New lawsuit against the Watchtower in Ontario, Canada
by yalbmert99 inthe new class action lawsuit against the watchtower for having covered up child sexual abuse will begin in court on may 13-14-15, 2024 in the province of ontario, canada.
it is not the same as in the province of quebec because the laws aren't the same.
i don’t have more details.
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As for completing Ramapo in 2026 - they better get crackin'. :)
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New lawsuit against the Watchtower in Ontario, Canada
by yalbmert99 inthe new class action lawsuit against the watchtower for having covered up child sexual abuse will begin in court on may 13-14-15, 2024 in the province of ontario, canada.
it is not the same as in the province of quebec because the laws aren't the same.
i don’t have more details.
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Bill - I PM'd you.
Joe1234cd - fully agree with your synopsis. I have said for years that loss of charity status, even in Europe would finish them off.
DOC - CSA cases have not been on the decrease since the Org is still full of abusers. JWism is a magnet for active perverts. The prison ministry was actively courting them to come in - that says it all. Now that states have extended statutes of limitations, the flood gates are wide open.
TonusOH - it is difficult to tell how much they spent vs received, but the constant pleas and reminders for donations are a sure indicator that times are lean. Settlements are always less than what might be awarded in court. WTC knows this and dangles "quick closure" in front of litigants. It is hard to resist, but I suspect that during negotiations, WTC suggests that they will otherwise 'fight to the death in court'. One case I am familiar with was particularly egregious. The plaintif was adamant that no settlement would be accepted - until they offered and the attorney said take before they file Chap 11. In disclosure, WTC revealed what I consider to be dangerously low funds given the many attacks they are facing. It certainly must be worse now. I am of the opinion that they have leveraged a large part of the real estate to banks for cash. That would explain why they had LDCs appraise all properties several years ago. They can do this now since they own them all. If they decide to stop making payments, the property is forfeited. This might be why so few KH's that are sold never had signs advertising for sale. Banks got them at a discount and flipped them for a little profit. Only the publishers lost.
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New lawsuit against the Watchtower in Ontario, Canada
by yalbmert99 inthe new class action lawsuit against the watchtower for having covered up child sexual abuse will begin in court on may 13-14-15, 2024 in the province of ontario, canada.
it is not the same as in the province of quebec because the laws aren't the same.
i don’t have more details.
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Thanks Yalbmert99.
The resources of Legal must be near exhaustion. I have lost track of all the cases they are defending - some handled internally and some managed remotely by JW attorneys or non-JW paid attorneys which are very expensive and have potential risks of being aired in public (even with the exhaustive safeguards, people still like to share what they know).
All these cases require careful attention to manage and timely replies to avoid default judgements. I have not heard of any recent victories by WTC.
Then there are the negotiated out of court settlements which have grown in number. These require legal attention also for the non-disclosures and direct negotiations on $ amounts. The NDAs are really tight. I have not heard ANY actual settlement amounts - just hints and comments that WTC is bleeding profusely. One litigant was advised to settle before WTC collapses financially.
I have seen some comments (mostly on this forum) that WTC has limitless funds. NO ONE HAS UNLIMITED FUNDS. The last time I saw a disclusure of WTC net worth (liquid assets), it was barely enough to cover annual operating expenses. I am skeptical that those funds were all donated given the declining attendance. When publishers stop attending, they usually stop donating - even though WTC encourages them to donate online. By the time I faded, I stopped all donations - online and in-person. How about you?
The sale of assets may be the only thing keeping their nose above the water line. I suspect that many of the properties are leveraged for the cash they need to cover settlements, pay legal fees to hired attorneys, and feed the Bethelites.
Don't believe it? Whatever happened to Ramapo, the large Patterson renovation, the Geico flip/consolidation combo and other projects? Are these on hold or scuttled entirely? A silt fence is not evidence of intention to complete a project. Show me concrete being poured.