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  Disaster Relief Funds

  by StephaneLaliberte in

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  if the need for relief is beyond what the congregations in the area can provide, the governing body of jehovah’s witnesses arranges to supply what is needed.

  [...] since the work is performed by unpaid volunteers, the funds that are allocated go toward actual relief, not administrative expenses.

  - jw site.

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  Watchtower is also effective in compelling those that they help to send in their insurance checks.

  Never heard of that before...
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  What changes would stabilize JW membership?

  by StarryNight9 in

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  2. beliefs

  i've seen many topics about how things are changing or might be changing in jw doctrine/culture.

  some have extrapolated how those changes would result in declining jw membership.

  i'm curious to know what changes others think would stabilize those numbers.

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  They don't shun. Just ask them.
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  WATCHTOWER Is Trying To Put Cameras In All of Their Kingdom Halls

  by minimus in

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  2. friends

  one of my best friends is in the security business.

  he told me the other day of how the watch tower has been in contact with his good friend and business associate.

  evidently they are inquiring about putting cameras into every kh so that they can do 24 hour monitoring.

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  HaHaHa - SBF:

  a Facecrime - I would be in the dog house all the time if I still attended.
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  Watchtower Corp of New York worth over$ 2 billion

  by Diogenesister in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  in the montana sex abuse court case for the first time watchtower has been required by the courts to give a financial statement to the court to assess awards of punitive damages for negligence and (for the first time)malice in non compliance of mandatory reporting laws.. watchtower corp of new york has finances in excess of $2 billion while cc of jw is worth $49 million.

  this doesn't include the pensylvania corp or what overseas branches may have.. pretty healthy bank balance by any standards..

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  Joe134cd - interesting thoughts! I wonder if they will do option #2.

  JW Gonebad - you are not wrong, but my parents lived below the poverty level and still made their monthly donations. They would rather skip a meal or two, than not put money in the box.
  
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  Watchtower Corp of New York worth over$ 2 billion

  by Diogenesister in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  in the montana sex abuse court case for the first time watchtower has been required by the courts to give a financial statement to the court to assess awards of punitive damages for negligence and (for the first time)malice in non compliance of mandatory reporting laws.. watchtower corp of new york has finances in excess of $2 billion while cc of jw is worth $49 million.

  this doesn't include the pensylvania corp or what overseas branches may have.. pretty healthy bank balance by any standards..

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  SBF - "So what do they do next?"

  Tithe is the answer....just sayin

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  Taking children out on the ministry

  by Freedom rocks in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  can i ask your views on taking children out on the ministry?

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  do you have any experiences you can share of things you as a child/your children/grandchildren have witnessed on the ministry that they shouldn't have?.

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  Mom took me out EVERY Saturday morning - rain or shine. I was embarrassed, afraid I would run into school mates etc. My anxiety levels were extremely high back then. To this day I suffer from stomach problems related to the stress and anxiety that the JW's caused during my childhood.

  If not worrying about FS, there were all the other rules to be adhered to, and no playing with the worldly kids. Left me lonely and alone a lot of times.
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  Naked JW's day in court

  by Moster in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the latest from the 'tea' drinkers in canada.

  https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/canada/police-were-monsters-who-would-kill-them-details-emerge-in-alberta-naked-kidnapping/ar-aaab1wh?li=aaggfp5&ocid=calheader.

  i can hear them chanting now.

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  Yes Steve2 - last year
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  How many here think Trump's news conference this evening was absolutely brilliant

  by ShirleyW in

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  2. friends

  i'm being serious, i would like to hear from folks here that support him describe to me how that news conference was absolute brilliance, he answered all the questions, he knows what he is talking about.

  just want to compare note with those who aren't his supporters (and have common sense) as you know this forum is here to hear both sides, so, have at it .

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  Coded Logic

  "But I’ve known people for a long time. I never saw them do anything wrong. I never saw them do anything wrong."

  Lets not forget he was and still is a friend and supporter of OJ.
  
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  Naked JW's day in court

  by Moster in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the latest from the 'tea' drinkers in canada.

  https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/canada/police-were-monsters-who-would-kill-them-details-emerge-in-alberta-naked-kidnapping/ar-aaab1wh?li=aaggfp5&ocid=calheader.

  i can hear them chanting now.

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  sparrowdown - my thoughts exactly.

  Naked - hmm

  Extreme strength - hmmm

  Slithering under a car, naked, laying in the snow, having to drag them out with a strap - hmmmm

  The adults being pepper sprayed and tasered more than once to subdue them - hmmmmm

  Sounds like drugs to me. Are they trying to hide this from the congregation? What is the game here? Did one of the group knowingly slip them all something and now doesn't want to fess up?

  Shared psychosis perhaps, but the other bits don't really fit I don't think. Interesting for sure.
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  Naked JW's day in court

  by Moster in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the latest from the 'tea' drinkers in canada.

  https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/canada/police-were-monsters-who-would-kill-them-details-emerge-in-alberta-naked-kidnapping/ar-aaab1wh?li=aaggfp5&ocid=calheader.

  i can hear them chanting now.

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  When it happened in November of 2017 there were reports of tea drinking, but now "the agreed statement of facts submitted in court says alcohol and drugs were not factors and there is no mention of tea in the document."

  At the time "The father of the girls, ages 13 and 15, has said his daughters and their mother (his ex-wife) were having breakfast Monday morning with another couple when they decided to have some tea recently brought back from a trip overseas.

  The father said the tea was from India, but the family that was allegedly kidnapped said one of the accused had travelled earlier in the year to Thailand and South Korea." "It's absolutely crazy," said the father, who cannot be named due to a court publication ban protecting the identity of youths involved in the case. "It's a scary thought thinking, 'Oh, let's try this tea that we purchased.' And then all sit down thinking they're just going to have a nice morning and end up in that circumstance." He said the girls don't remember what happened. The Mounties have not said if they're investigating whether a hallucinogenic tea motivated the alleged crime but have said drugs and/or alcohol may have played a role."

  So why no 'tea' drinking defense now? Is there some reason they dont want that to be part of the record? Something just doesn't add up here.