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  The Jehovah's Witness Sister (Lottery Winner) who turned to stripping after blowing the cash

  by TerryWalstrom in

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  vivian nicholson.

  everybody called her “viv.”she worked in a factory as a mother of 4 kids.

  she lived in yorkshire.now viv was not yet a jehovah’s witness when what happened...happened.it was after what happened she turned to the cult for solace.what horrible event had ruined her life you ask?viv’s husband had bought a winning lottery ticket and won $5.5 million.in the u.k. they call it playing the “ football pools.”they were the biggest winners in history (at the time) and the year was 1961.the first question winners are asked is: “what will you do with all that cash?”viv’s honest reply later became the title of her book (and a musical!

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  AverageJoe1

  Love that song. Great album too that one, by Paul Thorne.
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  Help: Anyone identify Gary Breaux's ring?

  by Fay Dehr in

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  2. beliefs

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  can anyone identify this ring?

  (ideally, a link to a page on the internet with photo and description).

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  AverageJoe1

  They are so hypocritical in their rules as they think nothing of wearing pinkie rings, although in several cultures in the world this signifies that you're gay.

  However, their reason for not wearing beards is that (according to WT) in several cultures in the world, it is not acceptable for a Minister of God.

  Double standards shining through again.
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  Anyone think Assemblies will stop?

  by blownaway in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  not completely but the expensive renting of halls or assembly hall ownership.

  maybe with streaming they could have assemblies at the kh and stream the program.

  i bet they cut costs in a lot of ways.

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  We can always live in hope!
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  Time to remind JWs of this famous quote from CT Russell!

  by stuckinarut2 in

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  2. beliefs

  with the ever present issue of the society seeming to run out of money, and constantly asking the flock for more donations, maybe it is time to revive this quote!.

  the leaked financial dept videos that have done the rounds, clearly show the society is in desperate trouble financially.. so, where is the "almighty's hand"?

  where is his ability to provide funds?

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  AverageJoe1

  I remember when we studied the Kingdom Rules book last year and the announcements, RIGHT AFTER THE STUDY WITH THAT QUOTE, they read a begging letter for money! There were more than a few chuckles in the hall at the irony.
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  LEAK: Convention Overseer Guidlines (63 pages)

  by Fay Dehr in

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  2. beliefs

  https://1drv.ms/b/s!amcrvjcxi6m6gqs1dzkwdgsi41qx.

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  AverageJoe1

  Links work fine and you don't have to sign up for OneDrive. Just press the DOWNLOAD button on the top left menu.
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  60 years of SMURFS ...

  by wozza in

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  running through kingdom halls near you!

  !.

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  AverageJoe1

  Their phobias spread to music too. I know JWs whomstill wont listen to KISS as they think the band name means “Kids In Satan’s Service”. All the other freaky small Bible following religions started that one and the WT jumped straight on the bandwagon.

  Nowadays you can refute those myths by searching the Net but the JWs still stick to their old superstitions.
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  Reveal News Article: Jehovah’s Witnesses double down on Scripture used to ignore abuse by Trey Bundy

  by AndersonsInfo in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  https://www.revealnews.org/blog/jehovahs-witnesses-double-down-on-scripture-used-to-ignore-abuse/.

  jehovah’s witnesses double down on scripture used to ignore abuse.

  by trey bundy / november 9, 2017. gary breaux, a senior jehovah's witness official, speaks on the religion’s official internet video channel.

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  AverageJoe1

  Mods, you might want to put a full stop (period) after the word “abuse” in the post title. Otherwise it reads like Trey is doing the abusing!

  Another great article by the way. Journalism at its best.
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  WT Finger Pointing

  by Vanderhoven7 in

  1. watchtower
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  do you have examples of wt style finger pointing (with 3 pointing right back).

  "satans organization claims to be gods organization, and persecutes those who are actually members of gods organization.

  satans organization sails under the high-sounding name of "christendom".

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  AverageJoe1

  Have a look at this thread with the magazine covers...

  https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/4863622292439040/am-imagining-this-cover-what
  
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  Religious Discrimination; now LEGAL

  by lastmanstanding in

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  newsflash.

  there are businesses that are now discriminating in their hiring practices based on the fact that you are a jw.. sure, you think i'm mad.

  but it's true.. the business circles have become acutely aware of the -not even 1 year old- decision in the industrial court where a jw ratted out a fellow jw and brought disrepute to the bank where they both worked.

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  Here’s what happened when I tried to access the link (a new one for me):

  
  
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  Am I imagining this cover or what?

  by carla in

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  2. bible

  i am trying to remember a cover of a wt or awake that had a picture of a priest or maybe even the pope.

  i think the issue came out in the height of the catholic sexual abuse cases and being disappointed in your religion or something like that.

  i have searched this site and google images but not be using the correct key words.. the reason i am looking for it is because should it come up that jw's are being persecuted due to all the recent publicity i would like to ask a jw if the wt and the mainstream media were 'persecuting' the catholic church when they were uncovering wrongdoing in that religion or any other.

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  @Carla

  You’re more than welcome. I too seem to recall a picture like that. I think it was in episode 2 of the “Cults & Extreme Belief” series but I don’t think it was an actual WT cover as I’ve looked through my collection of all WT & Awake covers in colour.

  @Days

  Interesting observation about the colour scheme. Now that you mention it...