Posts by InquiryMan

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rumor out that governing body is going to adjust the loveing disfellowshiping arangment df yes shunning no.

by poopie in

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can anyone confirm they seem to be having disagreement writing dept and service dept some feel that df ok as long as you do not add wholesale across the board shunning regardless of the sin ..

InquiryMan

Maybe not so farfetched after all. See what recently happened in Finland after even governmental ministers looks into this:

http://yle.fi/uutiset/jehovahs_witnesses_to_hand_over_top_secret_manual/7244267

Until now, only senior members of the Jehovah’s Witnesses Committee have had access to the congregation's secret book of rules.

The disciplinary activities of the Jehovah's Witnesses Committee have been criticised for violating human rights.

According to Anna-Maja Henriksson, Finland's Minister of Justice, the purpose of the handover is to examine the book and determine whether its rules and regulations run counter to Finnish law.

Henriksson and Interior Minister Päivi Räsänen met on Thursday with the leadership of the Jehovah's Witnesses in Helsinki. The book will be handed over on Friday for inspection.

According to representatives of the Jehovah's Witnesses, committee practices have been changed recently and the committee no longer addresses or interferes in the matters of its members that are considered to go against church guidelines.

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March JW Broadcast: Once again disparaging Higher Education - this time in the Music Video.

by cappytan in

i will have the music video separated shortly.

will post the link once it's done..

InquiryMan

Wow, US witnesses seem to have a dire prospects compared to their Scandianavian counterparts...

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The floodgates are about to open in the UK.. Sunday Times article

by defender of truth in

jehovah church faces flood of sex abuse cases.

"a woman who was abused from the age of four by a senior officer of the jehovahs witnesses has lodged a 500,000 claim for compensation in a test case that could open the door to hundreds more suits involving members of the religious organisation in the uk.".

http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/news/uk_news/crime/article1525363.ece.

InquiryMan

Thanks for the input on contacting them.

Just did:

Thank you for your email to The Sunday Times Newspaper.

Now awaiting an answer

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The floodgates are about to open in the UK.. Sunday Times article

by defender of truth in

jehovah church faces flood of sex abuse cases.

"a woman who was abused from the age of four by a senior officer of the jehovahs witnesses has lodged a 500,000 claim for compensation in a test case that could open the door to hundreds more suits involving members of the religious organisation in the uk.".

http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/news/uk_news/crime/article1525363.ece.

InquiryMan

Surprised though, that a serious newspaper use a somewhat inaccurate term as Jehovah church instead of the proper name of the organization involved.

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WT now promoting literature officially at book fairs

by StarTrekAngel in

can there really be any doubt now on how commercial it is?

if you thought the new kh design seemed commercial in nature, now imagine one of those halls turned into a jw store.

we know they exist.

InquiryMan

In Croatia, too. Visited by the president of the republic.

International book fair in Croatia, even visited by the president of the country.

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What's with this "no windows in kingdom halls" thing?

by Trapped in JW land in

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i hear many people on this forum say that kh's don't have windows.

but i have never been to one that didn't have windows.

is this only in a certain area or something?.

InquiryMan

I have been in kingdom halls in more than a dozen countries. All had windows. I guess this is mainly a US thing...

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I'm Shocked The Jehovah's Witnesses Even Allow Their Kids To Go To Mainstream Schools.

by Jehovanomics in

judging by the material that my kid brings home on a daily basis in copius amounts.

everything about everything in elementary school goes against the doctrines of the jehovah's witnesses.

how do jw's expect to make any money if all of their kids are defecting the jw's?

InquiryMan

Fortunaly homeschooling is more of a USA thing...

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The Hum Drum Lives of Jehovah's Witnesses

by minimus in

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boring and useless, a waste of valuable time..

InquiryMan

I see many JWs leading a rather full life at the same time being active... So did I when I was in. Visited a lot of countries, read many books, (including all the WT literature), watched TV, went to the movies...

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Abuse among JWs once again highlighted on national TV / Norway

by InquiryMan in

the major commercial tv network in norway, has once again highlighted abuse within religious communities.

the only group not willing to reveal any information on abuse cases is jehovahs witnesses.

this case is highlighted very prominently on their web site today and will most likely be on their evening news tonight (i reckon).. http://www.tv2.no/2014/12/01/nyheter/overgrep/6261340.

InquiryMan

bttt

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Abuse among JWs once again highlighted on national TV / Norway

by InquiryMan in

the major commercial tv network in norway, has once again highlighted abuse within religious communities.

the only group not willing to reveal any information on abuse cases is jehovahs witnesses.

this case is highlighted very prominently on their web site today and will most likely be on their evening news tonight (i reckon).. http://www.tv2.no/2014/12/01/nyheter/overgrep/6261340.

InquiryMan

Today, more coverage was given to this subject:

This article also hightlights the financial issues involved here:

http://www.tv2.no/2014/12/03/nyheter/overgrep/6261244

this article hightlights a support group for people who have left various high control religious groups.

http://www.tv2.no/2014/12/03/nyheter/overgrep/6287887