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  Associated Press. "JW's Time Keepers No More

  by Bill Covert in

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  associated press article.

  11-22-23 peter smith.. "timekeepers no more rank-and-file jehovah's witnesses say goodbye to tracking proselytizing hours".

  made big time news..

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  " more to the ministry" brings back memories of Ray Franz.

  My bet new elders will have to be pioneers now
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  The Blood Policy

  by NotFormer in

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  a couple of decades ago, any question of the wt dropping or changing the blood policy was met with something along the lines of "they're in too deep, they've killed too many people, the lawsuits would kill them; they can't change it".

  a somewhat warped version of the "sunk costs fallacy".. they're already in very deep with the other rod for their own back, the csa payouts.

  and some small changes have occurred in the way they handle csa cases.

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  A tickled memory says the HLC still exists, but now you are supposed to contact them directly. Probably to deny claims they sent in mafia dons to (encourage (watch) free the sheep.
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  Have Kingdom Halls ever been used as evacuation centres?

  by no-zombie in

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  while our attentions has been drawn many times to kingdom halls being used as distribution centres (often distributing government supplied relief goods), during a local disaster.

  i can't remember reading or hearing of, kingdom halls being opened to house displaced witnesses during these times.. can any one else?.

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  Most all halls are ill equipped for that. No kitchen, inadequate restrooms, bolted down chairs, no storage for emergency supplies or cots. (Inadequate chaperones?)

  But put on your necktie and offer an old tract to people trying to sweep mud from their home.
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  Governing body

  by moley in

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  2. scandals

  are the governing body really in charge or are they just a figurehead with the real power being behind the curtain .

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  Hoser

  Note that we are getting older and infirmer too. We can't see at night, travel is further in worse traffic, thanks to sharing meetings are at 3 or 4 every third year. Covid amplified the loving isolation. (Elders here don't even know some of us are now in hospice). Meetings are still snooze fests.
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  Doctrines and Bible Interpretations

  by IWant2Know in

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  i would like to know if ex's and formers who are not church christians, believe that many of jws' doctrines and bible interpretations are correct, or do you feel that they aren't?

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  Elderberry. I will disagree on a great way of life. Too many petty rules; education, overtime, music, etc.

  Good ol boys club

  Avoid anything " worldly" often just for the controversy
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  Doctrines and Bible Interpretations

  by IWant2Know in

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  i would like to know if ex's and formers who are not church christians, believe that many of jws' doctrines and bible interpretations are correct, or do you feel that they aren't?

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  Morality comes down to logic. (Thanks spock)

  Religion comes from a need for hope.

  Like many pimo's I am becoming an agnostic
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  Is There Going to be Money in the New System?

  by NotFormer in

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  if not, what's in it for the gb?.

  but seriously, how is it supposed to work?

  pictures of jws in paradise show them raising crops, wearing clothes and building houses.

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  Is there going to be a new system?

  Money ( except tge fiat currency used now) represents a tangible asset, be it gold, grain, cattle, etc., so there is a need for documentation and record keeping.
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  BREAKING NEWS | Highlights of 2023 Worldwide Service Year Report

  by Drearyweather in

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  breaking news | highlights of 2023 worldwide service year report.

  on november 15, 2023, the service committee of the governing body shared highlights of the 2023 worldwide service year report with the bethel family.

  the following exciting increases were announced: baptisms: during the 2023 service year, 269,517 persons were baptized.

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  Local KH accounts tells only monies in, expenditures, and remaining balance, which had not be too large. No breakdown on utilities, required payoffs, etc.

  Years ago I detailed every expense so the congregation knew where things were spent
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  Finally fixing my teeth, since "The End" never materialized.....thx WT HQ!

  by WingCommander in

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  this is just one of several sore subjects for me concerning growing up in the toxic cult known as jehovah's witnesses.

  health care.

  specifically, dentistry.

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  Look at the teeth of the speakers used in videos. No Hollywood smiles
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  Will the GB Eventually "observe" Tithing?

  by Sea Breeze in

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  found this on fb from the recent losch talk.

  time for a new business model?.

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  Is it likely he would bless those who are stingy greedy?