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Thinking about Flipper
by HappyDad in
1. jw
2. friends
with all the fires raging in california and oregon, i have been thinking about flipper and hoping he is ok. .

flipper..........if you read this, know that we are sending love your way.

we will most likely worry about you until we hear from you..
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Is "Active Publishers" a new concept?
by jwfacts in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i just saw the congregation analysis report for 2020, a form i have not noticed before.

it asks for the number of "active publishers.

" this is a term i have not seen specified before.
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Hello!
by Caedus in
1. jw
2. experiences
been reading here for a few years.. 4th gen jw, born and raised, served for a few years which was the catalyst for me.

the politics, backstabbing, slandering and coercive tactics in particular caused a constant internal struggle.

i started researching and focused only on the stories of ex-elders/servants to see if i was the only one - i wasn't.. the rest is history..
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Parents of Sarah Kellen, Ghislaine Maxwell's 'lieutenant', are JW's. Fear df'd daughter will be charged in Epstein case
by AndersonsInfo in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
"parents of ghislaine maxwell's 'lieutenant' sarah kellen worry their daughter will be arrested and charged in epstein's child sex trafficking ring, as they claim teen was 'brainwashed.

quote: but with concerns mounting over her behavior, kellen was disfellowshipped, a disciplinary sanction whereby she was expelled from the church and ostracized by its members, including her own family.‘it was all handled out there.

it’s very private, there’s a committee that meets and they go over everything.
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This is the one Guy I'd love to heard his take on this Covid-19/Coronavirus! He kinda foretold it
by StoneWall in
1. jw
2. friends
he hit the nail on the head with so much of this in people trading their liberties because of a germ.george carlin: comic,philosopher,actor,atheist.https://youtu.be/x29lf43mulo
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EVERY Religion has Hypocrites- even the TRUE One!
by MuchCloserLook in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
so, if you expect to find 'saints' with halos, you will never find real christians.. after over 30 years of being a jw, there are many things about the org that disturb me- yet no one else even acknowledges the only true god, as jesus referred to him.. not a 'they' or 'them' ('trinity')- but him!and he has always had the name jehovah (yehovah in hebrew)- even though the koine greek had no version of it when the nt was written.. so among the many things real christians have to endure- is often each other!

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Circuit Overseer to Answer My Questions + Concerns...or Not
by Research in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
hello all, i'm 'researching', a jw who is in the first steps of taking a look at their beliefs.. i've semi-recently (about a couple weeks ago) heard about the sexual abuse cases (pennsylvania attorney general’s investigation request) and then the arc in 2015. this lead to a deep investigation, which lead to many questions arising.

a jw friend of mine suggested i be careful (due to apostates) and ask the brothers.

so i typed up my questions + concerns and emailed an elder my mother has known for a long time.
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Rec'd a letter from my Dad - need some advice...
by Fadeaway3pointer in
1. jw
2. experiences
fader here - last meeting was in autumn 2005. lurker on this site and others.

not one to get all controversial.. typical situation, pretty much a born in and left the church at age 38 and never looked back.. i'm 53 now, parents getting older - late 70s but very active, dad is still an elder.. parents, in laws, brother and brother-in-law still uber active jws.. my family (wife and 2 adult children) out since 2005.. we have stayed close to our parents - we have treaded religion lightly and have had a pretty good relationship and have kept our personal lives and beliefs/opinions separated from them.

this was intentional - as we love them and do not want anything to cause shunning since they are getting older and want to be there for them and we respect their beliefs.. got this letter today.
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What does "The disfellowshipping of xyz is now rescinded" mean
by cognitivedizzy in
1. jw
2. experiences
it has happened somewhere i know.

what is it and what does it mean.
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Interesting news - Supreme court throws out case against Watchtower.
by pleaseresearch in
1. watchtower
2. bible
so my mum sent me this link, i need to speak to her about how she feels about this.

maybe she didn't even read it.

but the website looks to pro jw.