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France - Bethel extension project
by fifth.column in
1. jw
2. experiences
hi everyone, fyi :.

at the mid week meeting we had a letter, and a video to explain the extension project for the french bethel for the next 3.5 years.

the video was 5min long, in 3d (nice job in fact...) to show the future buildings for flats and offices (translation, video dubbing...).
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New congregation accounting system
by thedog1 in
1. watchtower
2. bible
i'm sure i read a thread here about the new congregation accounting procedures.

i ask because i handle the accounts in our cong and in our part of the world the new accounting system has just arrived whereby local congs do not have their own account any longer, but all funds outside of basic monthly costs is forwarded to an account controlled by the org.

this is causing huge confusion in our cong as we have to work out how much we need to keep back for monthly costs and the new idea is that you send all your extra cash to the org and if you need it back you can ask for it but we don't know how easy or hard it would be to do that.
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Wow! Things have moved on!
by Oneoutallout in
1. jw
2. friends
this is only my second or third post.

my previous posts were under the username piglet.

i couldnt remember my log in details so i have now changed my username, which i feel is more relevant now anyway.
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What Are Some Stupid Rules In Watchtower World?
by minimus in
1. jw
2. friends
there's a lot.

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one that i just don't understand is that no one should hold hands during a prayer.. where the hell do they come up with these rules??
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France Bethel Balance sheet
by Viva la Vida in
1. jw
2. friends
on these links we can have a look at the french branch balance sheet, at least the ones that were submitted to the government.

i don't speak french neither i'm an accountant so maybe someone here can made a bit of more of sense out of them.

http://www.journal-officiel.gouv.fr/publications/assoccpt/pdf/2012/3108/434966719_31082012.pdf.
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How Do I Explain To My TalkTherapist That JW's Believe They Will Never Die?
by LoisLane looking for Superman in
1. jw
2. friends
i know for us exjw's that have awakened from this religion, it seems incredulous that we ever.

could have believed we were going to live forever and never die.. not just never die, but never die, like i was raised to believe with.

the millions now living will never die, garbage.. i said that to my highly educated professional therapist last week.. her eyes got big, and she said gently as to a child, "loislane, we are all going to die".. yes, i know that now, but that is not what my religion taught and i believed, for 60 years.. any thoughts on how i explain this lunacy to her?.
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WATCHTOWER IN A PANIC!
by JW GoneBad in
1. watchtower
2. bible
jws are in need of more kingdom halls in many major u.s. cities.

at this years agm where it is expected that most of the faithful will be able to listen to the meeting (being tied in by video), dont be surprised if the wts 8 gb members take part in a symposium delivering some long winded appeal, petition, plea, proposal, proposition, solicitation or otherwise hit-on the masses for $$$ in order to lighten the burden and overuse that many kingdom halls are experiencing.

an acquaintance from the west coast mentioned to me that in late august thru early september of this year that a number of pow-wows involving close to 5,000 elders from numerous areas (riverside, los angeles, ventura and orange counties) took place to drum up financial support from the 800+ (not sure) congregations in those areas.
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Going to the meeting tonight ARGH!!!! So wanna end this pain NOW!
by Julia Orwell in
1. jw
2. friends
i'm only going to the meeting because of my husband!

i was 'in' solo for years while living with my unbelieving family and i know how it feels to be the only one in your house going to the meeting.

i also respect my husband's decision, and know what it's like to have family try to tear down your beliefs.
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Zone visit in France - April 21, 2013
by fifth.column in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
fyi, a zone visit is scheduled in france for sunday, april 21, 2013. .

at bethel : only do, some co, a few bethelites and long time elders will be invited to attend.. in each kh : only elders, ms, and pionneers will have the priviledge to attend the direct live retransmission (each kh is used by several cong).

the rf will have to wait for the mp3 file.... no hierarchy ?
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France : no more local bank accounts for congregations
by fifth.column in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i just joined a few days ago.

still in (physically, not mentally...) for family reasons... how many attendees at the kh in the same situation ?

currently living in france, wont say more on me for the moment.... .