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  New letter, re: Fully Utilizing Kingdom Hall Auditoriums

  by suavojr in

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  let the merging begin!!!.

  to all bodies of elders in the united states branch territory.

  re: fully utilizing kingdom hall auditoriums.

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  EdenOne

  Can we perhaps make the assumption that the WT, circa 2008, has lost unimaginable amounts of money that it had invested in hedge funds, and therefore they've been trying to make up for their losses since then - at the same time they deal with declining membership in the rich countries? The timeline is, at least, suggestive .... and we know they have invested in hedge funds ... we just don't know exactly how much.

  That assumption makes a lot more sense to me than any assumptions that they're lacking funds due to child abuse lawsuits or shrinking contributions per se.

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  My introduction and confession

  by elderINewton in

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  well another big bad elder here just wanting to say sorry.. i'm sorry that so many were treated like crap, and shown that god's love is not to be found around jehovah's witnesses.

  i'm sorry that inadvertently i've likely taught many to judge and as such see that racism permeates every corner of the jw world, else why else would someone be of the world, or even inactive.

  i'm sorry i sat in on a jc, and voted to df.

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  EdenOne

  Newton, welcome to this forum. Many of us, including me, have been in your shoes, so we understand. It'll be hard to fade, because you're too visible as an Elder, but it's possible. Step down as soon as you can and let the dust settle for a month or two. Don't accept any "privileges" in the meantime. If you have a neighboring congregation, start attending meetings there now and then, and make sure your congregation elders know about it. Be vague about your reasons. Then, start skipping a meeting now and then. In time, you know you will start be perceived as 'spiritually weak', which can be hurtful, but it's the price to pay.

  Your daughter will be grateful to you that you took this decision. My son certainly is to me. It made a huge difference in his life and personallity. If your wife leaves with you, what a great win! Let us know of your progress. And don't feel guilty, it's a waste of energy. Focus on what's to come and help your family.

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  Hello Everyone

  by MarieK in

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  i hope everyone is having a good saturday.

  i've visited this many times in the past month or so, joined yesterday and finally got the nerve to post!

  needless to say, i'm super nervous, being new to this whole experience.

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  EdenOne

  Dear MarieK, welcome to this forum.

  You'll find many, many here who have experienced what you're going through now - the fear of posting for the first time on an "apostate" website (yes, those that the WT would have you believe are Satan's work), the anger of finding out that you have been duped by an organization whom you entrusted your life with, and the frustration for the wasted years serving this unworthy slavemaster. You'll find many here who will relate with your story and will offer you support. It won't be long until you feel more comfortable in expressing yourself, when you start finding out that the people who post here are just like yourself, who, one way or the other, woke up to the cold hard "truth about the truth" and could never look at the WTS the same way again.

  This forum opens the door to many excellent resources about the WTS - the kind of information that the GB so desperately warns you against because it's so damning for them.

  It's excellent to know that your husband is on your side as you both wake up to reality. That will be a great asset in the future, trust me.

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  What started me on the path to waking up about the lies the WT teaches?

  by oppostate in

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  2. beliefs

  it was a simple question: isn't jesus my "mediator" if i put faith in him like the scriptures say?

  the research to that answer, from the w79 4/1 p. 31, was mind blowing.

  how dare they deny me a belief firmly stated in the scriptures?

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  Finding out the blatant revisionism of their own history was the first violent wake up call that this organization was thoroughly dishonest. From then on it was all downhill.

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  BREAKING NEWS!!!

  by DATA-DOG in

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  breaking news from co!!

  according to a reliable source, the co in my area says that jws may have been hearing the phrase, "final push" being used.

  what sage advice did this shepherd, duke, and "star" of revelation have to say?

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  It's the final countdown!
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  List of Prominent JW Urban Legends...

  by Tuesday in

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  hey folks,.

  i'm wondering if you all could help me with my next video that i want to put up in the next couple of days (though i'm hoping for tonight), i want to come up with a list of the most prominent urban legends surrounding jws and then refute them whatever they may be.. i'm thinking there's the urban legend about the question on jeopardy that said the nwt was the most accurate would be a good one.

  that one stems from an online powerpoint presentation named theological jeopardy and a book which was written comparing six different translations of the bible.

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  There was this one that I've heard some 30 years ago (apparently originated in South Africa):

  A JW woman is married to an unbeliever husband who opposes her relentlessly. But she stands firm in the truth and he apparently gives up. Then the memorial day comes and, out of the blue, the husband offers to drive her to the KH. She is thrilled with his changed attitude, but suddenly her drives her into the bushes instead, forces her out of the car, throws her in the ground and draws a gun, pointing at her head. He says, "This ends today". The sister closes her eyes, waiting for the shot. But instead she hears some strange sounds and the sound of something falling on the ground. She turns and finds her husband's body slashed in slices. The police, after analyzing the body, said the cuts were so precise and perfect that couldn't have been done by a human hand.

  Oh, and I also heard from a relative who's a CO, that opera singer Andrea Boccelli started a concert and couldn't sing properly. Then he stopped the performance and addressed the audience asking if there were JW's among them. He then asked them to leave and offered to refund their tickets. The reason was that the demons that would help his singing were unable to do that with JW's in the audience.

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  Education Level of GB

  by The_Doctor10 in

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  after seeing so many topics about the stupidity of the gb, just got me wondering, anyone know the secular education levels of the gb?

  are they high school level religious zealots or are they college educated manipulators?

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  EdenOne

  The way I see it, their problem isn't in itself not having academic achievements.

  If only they had some common sense, intellectual honesty and chose not to be willingly ignorant, and surround themselves with educated, capable people ... but they choose otherwise. They're blinded by the power they're invested with and won't part with it.

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  BREAKING NEWS!!!

  by DATA-DOG in

  1. watchtower
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  breaking news from co!!

  according to a reliable source, the co in my area says that jws may have been hearing the phrase, "final push" being used.

  what sage advice did this shepherd, duke, and "star" of revelation have to say?

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  EdenOne

  SimonSays, you're a laughable deluded one.

  40 years have passed and now Joshua can lead his flock to the Promised Land. For those that didn’t understand 40 years its 1975 the date that sectarians like Ray Franz put doubt on the weak.

  So, while your idols at the GB completely dismissed the type/antitype interpretation of the Scriptures, here you come with a completely personal *new light*: 1975 was the equivalent of the bad report from the 12 spies at the doorstep of the promised land, and now, in 2015, 40 years after the desert wandering, "Joshua" is going to lead the Jehovah's Witnesses to the promised land / paradise ? By all means do submit your private musings to the GB, they may actually publish that on the WT before the October edition.

  *shakes head*

  On January 1st, 2016, I'll be here to accept your apology.

  Eden
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  Lorenz Reibling gives interview about real estate

  by OrphanCrow in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  this interview was posted april 16, 2015 on youtube.

  lorenz reibling's replies to the reporter in argentina are in english.. lorenz reibling is intimately connected to the watchtower society and, according to some sources, is a jw himself.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3ssa-9yvii.

  so who is lorenz reibling?

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  EdenOne

  Interesting article on how JW's Axel Hofmann and Shannon Farmer made 4 millions AUD off public taxpayers with the Western Australian (WA) State authorities to implement a PBM (Patient Blood Management) program.

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  Lorenz Reibling gives interview about real estate

  by OrphanCrow in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  this interview was posted april 16, 2015 on youtube.

  lorenz reibling's replies to the reporter in argentina are in english.. lorenz reibling is intimately connected to the watchtower society and, according to some sources, is a jw himself.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3ssa-9yvii.

  so who is lorenz reibling?

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  EdenOne

  Yes, Sherry Ozawa popped up on my research, but at least on a superficial look I couldn't find a connection to the JW's. But there it is ...

  Eden