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  Imagine if the JW logo were an idol, no wait...

  by HiddenPimo in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  i’m in germany for work and guess what is next to the bowling alley in karlsruhe?

  same thing as a cross.... .

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  HiddenPimo

  I’m in Germany for work and guess what is next to the Bowling Alley in Karlsruhe? Same thing as a cross...

  
  
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  Annual Meeting

  by Lynnie in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  my uber cousin and wife are going back to wallkill this weekend for the annual meeting since they have a daughter and son in law in the inner sanctum so they are always invited.

  cousin said it was going to be broadcast from patterson to wallkill.

  anyone hear anything else about subject matter etc?.

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  Weird - The usually have the Annual meeting the first October weekend of the year. I guess things are advancing very fast towards Armageddon...
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  Money! How much did you "Contribute" To The WTB@TS When You Were A Member

  by The Bethelite in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i was in full time service for six years including bethel.

  once i got out of bethel, i figured i had already given them six of the best years of my life (ages 18-24) working as a slave/drone in their factory, so i rationalized that i had given them enough... so over the next 27 years i would say maybe $200 bucks is it.

  i think their whole "voluntary contributions" idea is biting them in the ass, because over all jehovah's witnesses are a cheap group people with a few exceptions.

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  I have to be honest I gave $100 a month to the WWW and $100 to the Local Congregation Expenses $100 to every convention/assembly. (For over 15 years)

  I honestly did it to lower my taxable income and nothing else. When I found out about the CSA lawsuits and was PIMO I stopped all together...

  I'd gladly donate that amount each month if it helped burn that bitch of an org to the ground. F that cult...
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  William sisters....what’s that all about?

  by Theonlyoneleft in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  ok... so the william sisters have in the past spoken openly about their faith by saying they are jehovah witnesses.

  but do they attend regular meetings?

  door to door ministry?

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  Watching ESPN News this morning, S. Williams thanked Jehovah when addressing the crowd about having to withdrawal due to back spasms. Moments earlier they showed her dropping expletives (beeped out) and I had to laugh. They Borg makes allowances for the high rollers like them and Prince, cause they donate(d) so much $$$$
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  More fear-mongering in Nov. 2019 WT

  by neat blue dog in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  first of all, there's a new imaginary picture of jws during the great tribulation:.

  then there's a picture of a jw family refusing to listen to "apostate lies" via pre-programed, self imposed information control:.

  the description says:.

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  I love how all pictures show that the men have time to stay clean shaven with pressed trousers and the women have their hair all done up with makeup to boot. Love the fact that despite all the terrible conditions the 'great tribulation' will bring, they are all in the standard JW apparel / I give them a G for dress and grooming.
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  Cost of Attending the International Conventions

  by RubaDub in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i have never been invited/requested/applied to any international convention, other than it happening to be our own convention in new york city where we were already assigned (i think back and maybe this happened two times or so when i was growing up).. anyway, people here keep commenting about the cost to attend; the inflated airfares, rooms, transportation, etc.. does anyone have some actual numbers to provide?

  i realize that the cost of attending a convention in a different country will be affected by some variations in airfare from the departure city but generally how much do these things cost?

  are they comparable to a tour from an expedia, travelocity or other travel site?.

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  It’s about 3-6 thousand USD per person

  you have to use their hotels and they are ridiculously high (I travel internationally for work and know the costs are inflated)

  Mandatory contributions for meals and tours (highly suggested contribution amount)

  in the USA I heard from a person who had family in that they review your contributions now electronically to see if you are donating a high enough amount to be considered worthy to be invited.

  Being from South Carolina not once approved to go to Atlanta or any other ones.

  Its a-huge money making scheme..
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  The beauty in being mortal

  by HiddenPimo in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i am only speaking from my personal point of view and not to encroach on anyone else's belief system:.

  one of the main points of attraction to the jw life was the 'panda paradise', once i woke up, i began to think about the future and it made me realize that jw's have little or no regard for life and the way they treat others even in those who are jw's.. e.g.

  no blood, shunning, theocratic warfare, no real charity work for those in need, etc.... if we live forever on earth we would get bored, we would take relationships for granted and possible want to actually die.. what makes anything valuable is the not the beauty of it but the rarity of it or the limited amount of it.. time is not only limited but all of our hourglasses are opaque leaving the amount of sand remaining a guess at best, and this is what moves us to appreciate life and ever little thing it gives us.. there is a beautiful and poignant song by jason isbell 'if we were vampires' and it perfectly describes the beauty one can find in ones mortality and how it moves us to love & care deeper than if we were immortal.. the 2nd verse goes .

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  Thanks for all the different viewpoints. I can appreciate that. We all deal with reality in different ways. I certainly hope my OP was not viewed as an attack on anyone's personal viewpoints (as I outlined at the outset)

  Everyone have a great day!

  Jared
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  The beauty in being mortal

  by HiddenPimo in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i am only speaking from my personal point of view and not to encroach on anyone else's belief system:.

  one of the main points of attraction to the jw life was the 'panda paradise', once i woke up, i began to think about the future and it made me realize that jw's have little or no regard for life and the way they treat others even in those who are jw's.. e.g.

  no blood, shunning, theocratic warfare, no real charity work for those in need, etc.... if we live forever on earth we would get bored, we would take relationships for granted and possible want to actually die.. what makes anything valuable is the not the beauty of it but the rarity of it or the limited amount of it.. time is not only limited but all of our hourglasses are opaque leaving the amount of sand remaining a guess at best, and this is what moves us to appreciate life and ever little thing it gives us.. there is a beautiful and poignant song by jason isbell 'if we were vampires' and it perfectly describes the beauty one can find in ones mortality and how it moves us to love & care deeper than if we were immortal.. the 2nd verse goes .

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  HiddenPimo

  I am only speaking from my personal point of view and not to encroach on anyone else's belief system:

  One of the main points of attraction to the JW life was the 'Panda Paradise', once I woke up, I began to think about the future and it made me realize that JW's have little or no regard for life and the way they treat others even in those who are JW's.

  e.g. No Blood, Shunning, Theocratic Warfare, No real charity work for those in need, etc...

  If we live forever on earth we would get bored, we would take relationships for granted and possible want to actually die.

  What makes anything valuable is the not the beauty of it but the rarity of it or the limited amount of it.

  Time is not only limited but all of our hourglasses are opaque leaving the amount of sand remaining a guess at best, and this is what moves us to appreciate life and ever little thing it gives us.

  There is a beautiful and poignant song by Jason Isbell 'If We Were Vampires' and it perfectly describes the beauty one can find in ones mortality and how it moves us to Love & Care Deeper than if we were immortal.
  

  The 2nd verse goes

  If we were vampires and death was a joke
  We'd go out on the sidewalk and smoke
  And laugh at all the lovers and their plans
  I wouldn't feel the need to hold your hand
  Maybe time running out is a gift
  I'll work hard 'til the end of my shift
  And give you every second I can find
  And hope it isn't me who's left behind

  Country may not be your thing but if you want to hear the song:

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyiEJaf-IzE
  

  
  
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  Laura and Lorenz Reibling starting Family Foundation

  by TheWonderofYou in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  http://reiblingfoundation.org/press/.

  reilings's foundation active in supporting certain project .

  - holocaust education, boston university, film festivial about concentration camps and persecution of jw in wwii,.

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  So this picture was on reddit and it was said that this is Lorenz in this picture - he was a terrible person behind the scenes

  
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  Get you surplus Disaster Relief Supplies Here WTF?!?

  by HiddenPimo in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  make money on stuff already purchased with donations and insurance refunds....

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  I think the Big deal is that there is no transparency with anything they do. They just throw out a big number like "We spend over 26 million in relief efforts last year"

  Let us look at these equipment auction from the perspective of someone who saw this happen as an Elder with the Orangeburg, SC assembly Hall Project and Also the Salisbury, NC assembly hall project

  Step 1 - WT announces a need for equipment to help relief efforts (They purchase very little)

  Step 2 - WT receives generous donations of equipment and funds for relief work

  Step 3 - WT Repairs members homes and then victims of disasters sign over their insurance checks

  Step 4 - Instead of keeping the equipment for the next disaster which is bound to occur in this 'time of the end', they sell it for 100% profit

  Step 5 - Hurricane or Flooding occurs and so WT repeats Step 1 - 4

  I don't know about you but if you gave your Kid a Bicycle for their birthday and then they turned around and sold it and then next year they asked for another bicycle, how would you feel about that?

  At the end of the day, just be transparent that's all....be transparent with CSA list of abusers and with the donated funds as to where they are actually going...