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My brother died last night

by LisaRose in

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i found out this morning that my brother died last night, he was also an ex jw, 73 years old and died of heart disease and kidney failure.

it was not totally unexpected, as he had been in poor health, but it's a blow, especially as i just lost another brother two years ago.

there were six of us, now only four.

I'm getting baptized

by BlackWolf in

jw
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i know i've started similar topics before but this time i'm serious.

my parents have been constantly pressuring me and after yesterday's watchtower study they asked me if i was going to be baptized this summer... and i said yes.

i probably should have thought about it more before making a final decision, but they're pretty much forcing me to do it anyway.

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Dear friend. I only can post the same thing: don't do this.

If your parents pressure you and if there is no way to escape - you will go thru a long list of questions. Please ask here, be prepared. Give really good but wrong answers. Show you don't understand the questions. Look also thru the article again: it says, if you feel ready, you should do the dip - not because your parents want you there. So please, don't do this. I'm so sorry for you. Stay strong ans out of the water.

Hugs from germany.

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When will they start spying on tablets/iPads at meetings?

by purrpurr in

jw
friends

following on from a similar post, the use of tablets/ipads at the meetings is a life saver to many a bored or mentally out jw.

i'm sure the borg must know the potential for surfing the net or reading other books instead of reading the meeting material during the meeting?.

at what point are they going to start policing this?

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You can't use the split-screen on Samsung-devices with the app. This is bad enough...

The bOrg wouldn't spy, it's not necessary. You remenber the last watchtower where the sister run to the elders because she see something at social media? There also sometimes storys when people give there tablet to a brother and this brother see some bad content on the device. I think, they use human to spy, the don't use software for this.

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Anti-gay Kid video in European Parliament

by sp74bb in

jw
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ms. elena valenciano, chairman of human rights commission in european parliament has been informed about this video:.

https://twitter.com/elenavalenciano/status/728122799336775686.

she is taking care to bring and claim about this situation within european parliament.

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What's interesting for me at the moment: No german edition of this crap.

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Germany start a comission against child-abuse

by crazy_flickering_light in

if you live in germany, please share your story.

if not, please spread this link.

i'm so sorry, this is my first topic.

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Thanks.

I love the UK (Scotland). Until today I missed to travel thru England and see London. It's on my list.

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Germany start a comission against child-abuse

by crazy_flickering_light in

if you live in germany, please share your story.

if not, please spread this link.

i'm so sorry, this is my first topic.

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Thanks for the tip. I can't contact them, for the well known reasons. :) But they been contacted from other groups I'm in contact.

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Germany start a comission against child-abuse

by crazy_flickering_light in

if you live in germany, please share your story.

if not, please spread this link.

i'm so sorry, this is my first topic.

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Is it like the RC? I would say no and yes. Same topic, yes. But I think there will be no public hearing and we don't know, how much victims brave enough to go thru hell again. Australia have a "critical mass" going to court before the hearing starts, when I see it the right way. In germany I don't know about a big group like this. Nobody here know about the ARC. We spread it, but we have to be careful. I don't think it affect the tax-status, but a lot of brothers look for a good reason to step down with a bang. It could also raise the awareness of shunning. We got the big bethell here, so it's a fight at an importend place.

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Germany start a comission against child-abuse

by crazy_flickering_light in

if you live in germany, please share your story.

if not, please spread this link.

i'm so sorry, this is my first topic.

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If you live in germany, please share your story. If not, please spread this link: https://www.aufarbeitungskommission.de/

I'm so sorry, this is my first topic. Not a happy one, not a personal one, only a sad topic about an evil thing. But I think I have to. Thanks to all people here, they done so much to raise awareness in Australia, UK and USA. Kudus to you all.

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Branch Vists the new Regional Convention?

by konceptual99 in

so there was a mention yesterday about "next year's" branch visit and this being streamed.. is there a chance these will become the new regional convention?

consider the evidence:.

- branches being closed down or downsized.

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But more and more people leave. In Berlin a brother talk to the congregation that he leave and why he leave. As good as the conventions are, they also spread gossip and other stuff around. So small groups good for reduce the input from outside or about people who leave and how the leave.

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Branch Vists the new Regional Convention?

by konceptual99 in

so there was a mention yesterday about "next year's" branch visit and this being streamed.. is there a chance these will become the new regional convention?

consider the evidence:.

- branches being closed down or downsized.

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I don't think the conventions the big money-maker in the next years. Nearly 50-60% from all money comes from old people. So when more and more older people don't go to the conventions, it maybe make more money to stream it to the hall. So one big convention in each country, stream it to every cong, ask for money - finished. Also the witnesses will go crazy, when they the choosen once for the meeting at a convension that be streamed.

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