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  Rumor : Elders' meeting about pedophilia issues

  by yalbmert99 in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  hi everyone, there is a rumor on a french speaking forum saying that the elders were to assist to a 9 h meeting,yesterday or today depending on availability, about pedophilia exclusively.

  meeting directed by an circuit overseer.

  more infos to come.

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  Question about future enthusiasm of the congregations.

  by Fading Begins in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i was the store manager of a large furniture store - part of a national chain.

  we had large sales once month, and giganic four day sale every quarter with a large amount of print and tv advertising.

  for these quarterly sales we would have conference calls every morning with our directors to report our numbers, contests for the salespeople, and target goals for each salesperson, individual store, and the national district.

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  What were your favorite assembly foods?

  by NoRegrets in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  so i'm young enough to not remember having hot prepared meals at assemblies, but heard all about it from my parents and the like.

  but what i do remember were all of the cold sandwiches and institutional snacks and soda.

  remember the food tickets we started to use?

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  For those still "in"... is it just me?

  by leaving_quietly in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i'm still "in" and i've noticed an odd trend recently.

  conversations with jws seem to be more jw-ish than ever!

  in normal conversation, i'll hear: "these watchtowers are just wonderful!

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  Parents - How can I tell them what I have learnt and hope they leave too.

  by free and happy in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  my husband and i and our children having been left the jws for 5 years now, for me it was how we were treated, the lies elders told about us and the blood issue that really opened my eyes and while all this was happening, my parents watched, supported and even sympathised with us,they said they understood our decision and even though it sadden them we were leaving, they understood.

  they have never shunned us and we have a really good relationship with them.. what i don't understand is how they can still stay and play happy families with the people who caused us so much pain and anxiety, without the transfusion my eldest had, she would be dead, it truely was a life saver, why did they not question the religion that was quite happy to let her die for it.. i think the problem for me is that when i was at home, we never really talked, any problems were just glossed over , in fact i don't think i have ever had an indepth jw talk with my parents about how i felt about being a witness which makes it so hard to tell them what i've learnt now, i haven't a clue where to start.. for my husband it seemed quite easy for him to have discussions with his mum and step dad as he never had the same closeness that i had with my parents when growing up even though we were raised in witness families, but then it dawned on me that we never really spoke indepth about anything much so how do i start now?.

  so i'm asking for any advice anyone can give, if you have any suggestions i would love to hear from you..

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  Is there anyone out there who married a non jW...?how did it turn out for ?Are u happy?

  by Chichi89 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  please be honest....did love conquer it all?.

  how did u make it work?.

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  Watch Tower Corporation Listed Top Forty Revenue-Generating Companies in New York City, Reporting an Annual Revenue of About 951 Million US Dollars

  by frankiespeakin in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so are they a religious non profit corporation?

  how is this dicotomy possible that they could generate such revenue and not make an accounting to irs?.

  originally known as the peoples pulpit association, the organization was incorporated in 1909 when the society's principal offices moved to brooklyn, new york.

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  Short Introduction and Reply to Lazarus

  by Fading Begins in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  hi lazarus - i'm new here, and i'm a little disturbed by some of the judgmental comments i have read here concerning your situataion.

  isn't that what the borg has done to all of us?

  each individuals situation can only be judged if that person walks in your shoes.

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  Should Jehovah's Witnesses be added to the Wikipedia article on Doomsday Cults?

  by jwfacts in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  there is discussion of doomsday cults at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/doomsday_cult, and much of it aligns closely with watchtower predictions and behaviour, so i was wondering why jehovah's witnesses are not mentioned.

  here are some quotes from the article:.

  doomsday cult is an expression used to describe groups who believe in apocalypticism and millenarianism, and can refer both to groups that prophesy catastrophe and destruction, and to those that attempt to bring it about.

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  Why I didn’t left JW an don’t plan to do so

  by Lazarus in

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  2. experiences

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  in another thread i wrote: i didn't left the jw's and don't plan to do so.

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