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  Notice to the Congregation and Members of the Burns Kingdom Hall - possible entitlement to monetary distributions

  by OrphanCrow in

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  2. friends

  *i saw this posted on reddit and thought that it might interest some here.... https://btimesherald.com/classifieds/.

  notice to the congregation and members of the burns kingdom hall of jehovah’s witnesses, as of 5-17-2011. notice is hereby given that the trustee of the zelma christine brooks revocable living trust is attempting to identify all qualifying beneficiaries fitting the following description:.

  “dedicated, baptized active heads of households, male or female, members of the burns, oregon congregation jehovah’s witnesses,” on the exact date of 5-17-2011.. qualifying individuals may be entitled to monetary distributions from the above named trust.

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  I hope someone can keep us updated on this i would like to know the final outcome if possible.
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  Be Bold Circult assembly

  by Rattigan350 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  at the 2018-2019 be bold circult assembly yesterday.

  yes, curcult, change the i to an l. because when they have 2 demonstrations about youths not going to university and another talk says for adults at work to be bold and refuse birthday treats being given away, it shows so much pettiness and lack of real concern for the people.. i was actually looking forward to the ca because a week before tornadoes went through our circuit and passed 2 miles by a kingdom hall and less than 1 mile by another that had meetings that afternoon.

  i was expecting the circult overseer to give a report on it.

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  They always have a deficit regardless of how much profit they make, me think its amazing
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  Need help. Daughter wants to leave org but does not know how.

  by Indian Larry in

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  2. friends

  long question, but very important.. i can use some help.

  my daughter wants out of the organization and i need some advise.. here is my background in a nutshell.

  i am fully faded for 10+ years.

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  I think Indian Larry should stop trying to control his 20/ something daughter and encourage her to go to sites like this one and jwfacts etc as they are therapeutic in themselves and do help so many people .

  As a father I know you just want the best for your daughter and want to protect her but maybe your just being a bit over protective .?

  She is in her early twenties is she not ? Give her the freedom to make her own decisions we all grow by making our own mistakes and learning from them .

  If she is really potentially suicidal then she must seek professional help now .

  take care.
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  Cardinal George Pell sentenced to 6 years in Jail

  by smiddy3 in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  today cardinal pell received a sentence of 6 years in jail with a 3 years & 8 months before he is eligible for parole.. and he has been put on the sex offenders register list for the rest of his life.. his appeal case comes up in june .. i wonder what pope francis will do now ,wait till after his appeal is heard before he acts ?.

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  Today Cardinal Pell received a sentence of 6 years in jail with a 3 years & 8 months before he is eligible for parole.

  And he has been put on the sex offenders register list for the rest of his life.

  His appeal case comes up in June .

  I wonder what Pope Francis will do now ,wait till after his appeal is heard before he acts ?
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  Is JW.Org the true religion?

  by Maria Nieves in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  jw.org states that they are the true religion.

  i was told that it is written in the bible that jw.org is the true religion.

  the following is the "alleged" evidence that was presented to me:.

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  Maria Nieves

  When was that scripture applied to the Jews ? ,hundreds of years before Jesus or Christianity ever came upon the scene.

  Did the Jews ever identify themselves as Jehovah`s Witnesses from that time on ? No .And Jesus never condemned them for not taking up that name upon themselves.

  In fact the name / word "Jehovah" never existed before the 13th century when it was invented by a Spanish Catholic Monk no less, taking the latinized four consonants of the Hebrew Tetragrammaton as JHVH and adding some vowels ,coming up with Jehovah .

  Now think about what the Bible actually says and not what Jehovah`s Witnesses say .

  Phillipians 2:10 So that in the name of Jesus every knee should bend of those in heaven and those on earth and those under the ground and every tongue should openly acknowledge that Jesus Christ is lord to the glory of God the father

  And finally :.Acts 11:26 b "it was first in Antioch that the disciples were by divine providence called Christians "

  Think about that phrase " by divine providence " doesnt that mean by GOD / JEHOVAH / YAHWEH, the ALMIGHTY himself ?
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  Review of March 2017 Royal Commission With Watchtower Representatives

  by Brokeback Watchtower in

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  2. child-abuse

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwxdykgduja.

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  These two goons were pathetic to say the least. Rodney Spinks looked as though he was constantly waiting for the Holy Spirit to put words in his mouth ,that never came .

  And Terence O`brian just flat out lied in his testimony

  Terence O`Brian ,and Rodney Spinks were constantly referring back to the legal dept. of the JW religion ,not the Bible for there defence in doing nothing to help or support the victims of abuse .

  Thanks for the video BW
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  "The little one becomes a thousand" The "ingthering" is speeding up!

  by stuckinarut2 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  heya all!.

  over the last few months i've been doing a lot more support work with people who are waking up and exiting the "truth" .

  i'm part of a team that receives on average 10 new emails, messages or contact through various means, from ones who have just awoken to the realisation that they have been in a cult!.

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  Hi stuckinarut2 ,could you enlighten us a bit more ?

  I'm part of a team that receives on average 10 new emails, messages or contact through various means.

  What various means does your team employ ? maybe more of us could do something similar as it sounds like you are having good success with it.

  just asking.
  
  
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  Research Help Needed for University Presentation

  by dubstepped in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  my wife and i will be presenting in a class at the local university in a couple of weeks.

  the class is about social media and psychology.

  of course they talk about fake news and propaganda.

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  My wife and I will be presenting in a class at the local university in a couple of weeks. The class is about social media and psychology.

  I wish you and your wife success in giving your presentation at the local university dubstepped of course i know you will highlight how JW`s / GB frowns upon higher education ,that shouldn`t go down too well with a university campus .

  I wish i could help you more but there are better men and women than I am here who can help you better than i can .

  Take care and good luck
  
  
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  Research Help Needed for University Presentation

  by dubstepped in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  my wife and i will be presenting in a class at the local university in a couple of weeks.

  the class is about social media and psychology.

  of course they talk about fake news and propaganda.

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  " the time left is reduced " that was said by Paul 2000 years ago and he GB member is using that to inspire his listeners today ?

  Do Jehovah`s witnesses even THINK for themselves anymore ?

  All and any scriptures JW`s use to manipulate the rank & file to doing what "THEY" want them to do are over 2000 years old ,it might have applied back then in some small measure ,but it certainly has no bearing whatsoever on anything to do with today .
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  JW`s Religion are being investigated by { how many} ? Countries for there handling of Child sexual Abuse .?

  by smiddy3 in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  i`m thinking about the last couple of years but more importantly there seems to be a greater number in the past year than never before .. off the top of my head i think i could name about 6-10 countries.. does anybody have any stats on this ?.

  and is it only the issue of child sexual abuse that governments / countries are focused on or are their other issues that they are being investigated for ?.

  such as charitable status ,do they really qualify ?

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  I`m thinking about the last couple of years but more importantly there seems to be a greater number in the past year than never before .

  Off the top of my head I think I could name about 6-10 Countries.

  Does anybody have any stats on this ?

  And is it only the issue of child sexual abuse that Governments / countries are focused on or are their other issues that they are being investigated for ?

  such as charitable status ,do they really qualify ? for tax exemption ?

  If somebody has done or could do such an investigation , I think it would be very enlightening .

  i`m too old and a PC illiterate to do it myself. but i think there has been a trend in this direction .

  I appreciate your thoughts .

  pro or con.