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JW to be banned in Russia soon?
by I am a Bible Student in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i saw this on jw.org today:.
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Walking a thin line - Resigning Elder
by Sanchy in
1. jw
2. friends
warning of a long boring post ahead.

i feel like i need to vent my story out, as i feel quite helpless at the moment.. i'm 31 year old, married, father of toddler with another one on the way, due later this month.

i've been serving as elder for about 4 years now in a south florida congregation.
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Brooklyn news on sending the elderly packing
by I am a Bible Student in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
johnny the bethelite on this program talks about the older bethelites being targeted by watchtower.they are getting rid of those at bethel who are 65-87 years old, some being anointed even the widows of former governing body members who gave decades of loyal service time to the watchtower organization.. the reasons the very elderly are being expelled are money in that for their age range they cost so much to cloth, fed, and medicate, having problems from high blood pressure to dementia.

they include persons such as sister henschel whose husband had been a watchtower president and marian sydlik whose parents are long dead.. https://soundcloud.com/rick-fearon/jan-16-2016-johnny-the-bethelite-watchtower-insider-host-his-radio-program-from-brooklyn-ny .
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Please help with Rama Singh's letter
by I am a Bible Student in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
hello could someone please help me with the actual letter that rama singh wrote asking wt to retract and apologise for misquoting him in the january 2015 awake?

i am giving it to the elders in my former congregation as part of my farewell letter.
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South Africa Zone Visit
by wifibandit in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
did anyone here attend?

https://www.reddit.com/r/exjw/comments/40cjvn/the_special_streaming_talk/.

per this bootleg audio (2nd part) the "headquarters representatives" were robert ciranko, a helper to the writing committee of the governing body and vaughn guy, a member of the australasia branch committee..
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Bethel layoffs of oldies
by I am a Bible Student in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
is this true?

has anyone heard of it?

saw it on my facebook.. "jan. 6 bethel update 108 elderly bethelites getting the boot.. brooklyn, ny.
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New definition of lying
by I am a Bible Student in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
the watchtower no 1 for 2016, entitled 'why be honest', has this definition of lying on page 5:.

"saying something false to someone who is entitled to know the truth.".

so if i tell my husband an untruth, i.e.
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Certain lies are acceptable per Watchtower. Where can I find that?
by FatFreek 2005 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
watchtower has defined certain circumstances where it's permissible to withhold certain facts, even telling an untruth.

like some outsider, or enemy, may not be deserving to know certain factual answers.. where can i find such quotations?.

len.
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Ex JW's - Which Christian denomination are you with now and why?
by Truthexplorer in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
this is a question for ex jw's who have joined another christian faith group.

the purpose of my question iis to find out which christian faith group you chose after leaving watchtower and what convinced you to travel this new spiritual path you are on.

i am interested to know because i personally would like to find a genuine faith group where i can feel true christian liberty as i initially thought i had with the witnesses.
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A question about fading....
by Tornintwo in
1. jw
2. friends
i understand that many on this forum are undertaking a slow fade, over months, years even.. can i ask what is the benefit of that instead of a fast fade?.

as i understand it, the elders only have to deal judicially with people who are still active witnesses, known in the community as witnesses, having contact and influence with witnesses etc.

so surely the sooner you stop attending meetings the better.